Lagniappe Mac

A review of Rob Trucks' 33 1/3 novella ‘Tusk.‘

"...missing in adjectives barnacled to 1979 Fleetwood Mac opus Tusk. Trucks’ own wagging member, Tusk, offers no less...."

July 15, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Black Tusk

"...Black TuskTaste the Sin (Relapse)..."

June 18, 2010 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Thursday Picks & Sleepers

S.H.I.T. – So Happy It's Thursday blurbs

"...hole of happily pretentious, dizzily genre-defying mindwarp in which black metal, experimental classical music, avant-garde jazz, and prog join..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Friday Picks & Sleepers

TGIF! Friday night insight to SXSW 09.

"...an LP reportedly close to completion. – Austin Powell Black Tusk..."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature

Fun Fun Fun Live Shot: Deafheaven

Blasting heartstrings so as to moot questions of authenticity

"...shoegaze, but the aggression and Clarke’s feral screech scream black metal. “Sunbather” sounded like Explosions in the Sky with..."

Nov. 10, 2014 Music Post by Michael Toland

Saturday Picks & Sleepers

The blurbing of SXSW 2010

"...is still vaguely in the works. – Chase Hoffberger Black Tusk..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

SXSW Band Announcement, Part III

1,500 of some 2,000 showcasing acts now vetted

"...Action Bronson, Trae Tha Truth, Mr. MFN Exquire, and Black Milk. A few other at-a-glance notables include the Dead..."

Jan. 7, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Stay up Late for FFF Nites

Fun Fun Fun late shows return with day players and after dark specials

"...the nights, like the ever-rebellious Girl in a Coma, black metalers Nachtmystium and the unstoppable Glitoris, plus a special..."

Aug. 27, 2012 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Saturday Showcases

"...sludge into a massacre of sound. Forth Worth's Pinkish Black released its self-titled debut last May, with Suicide, Magma,..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

Finntroll

Finnish metal returns to Emo's for a sequel

"...Kreator, Emo’s (Mar. 27) Pentagram, Black Tusk, Mala Suerte, Emo’s (May 26) Watain, Goatwhore, Averse..."

Feb. 3, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Playback: Fun Fun Fun Fest 8

Fun Fun Fun Fest finally arrives

"...space-rock legends Hawkwind (Red 7, Sun.), Savannah metal outfit Black Tusk (Hotel Vegas, Sat.), a DJ set by Portlandia's..."

Nov. 8, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Thursday International Bands

Thursday, pace yourself

"...Black Tusk (Wed., 8:45pm, Barbarella Patio)..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

Top 10 National Albums of 2016

Our favorite picks from across the country

"...3) David Bowie, Blackstar (ISO)..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Music Feature by Neph Basedow

Can Kitties, Weed, and Votes Save Blockchain?

As the cryptocurrency bubble looks ready to burst, developers and innovators at SXSW see new uses for the underlying tech

"...working, it's totally uninteresting," said blockchain startup investor Bradley Tusk. He'll be part of the "Block(chain)-the-Vote" panel at SXSW,..."

March 15, 2019 Screens Feature by Tom Cheredar

Dead Dicks

The realities of depression meets the trap of reincarnation

"...his apartment keeps bringing him back, much to his coal-black-humored chagrin. The debut feature by writer/director Chris Bavota and..."

July 24, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Interview: Riding The Wave With Justin Long

The actor talks psychedelics, jobs, and ... rabbits?

"...Frank, his character in absurdist psychedelic time traveling workplace black comedy The Wave, directed by Gille Klabin, which received..."

Oct. 1, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Blurbing SXSW 04 music – Wednesday only

"...year's "Need to Get Some," off Epitaph barn burner Black City, and has been a staple of the Austin..."

March 12, 2004 Music Feature

Qmmunity: A Real Scream

Brigitte Bandit envisions an Elvira movie marathon as a drag show. Plus: What's your favorite scary movie?

"...offices, proofreader Jasmine Lane waffles between The Descent and Tusk after much deliberation. Proofer/News writer Lina Fisher (seated to..."

Oct. 21, 2022 Column by James Scott

Q&A: Colin Mochrie Goes to Summer Camp in Boys vs. Girls

The Whose Line is it Anyway? star talks nerves and narwhals

"...ended up with a defense of Monodon monoceros' rogue tusk and the sporadic possibility for stabbing. "I've always loved..."

Jan. 12, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Hot Luck Announces Musical Talent, More Chefs

Aaron Franklin's inaugural fest keeps getting bigger

"...high gear on Thursday, May 18, with Rayland Baxter, Black Joe Lewis, Robert Ellis, the Black Lips, and more..."

April 4, 2017 Food Post by Brandon Watson

After a Fashion: Wandering Lust

Finally! Details about Your Style Avatar's return to fashion

"...bought me a great bracelet made out of a tusk, but there were so many desirable, cool things to..."

Sept. 21, 2012 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Other Worlds Review: Dead Dicks

The realities of depression meets the trap of reincarnation

"...his apartment keeps bringing him back, much to his coal-black-humored chagrin. The debut feature by writer/director Chris Bavota and..."

Dec. 11, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Saturnalia Festival 2018

"...Laser Tusk..."

Nov. 21, 2018 Photo Gallery

Era Ceramics Creates Dinnerware for Austin's Top Restaurants

Local couple creates dinnerware for Austin's top restaurants

"...This spring, the couple met Joshua McFadden of Port­land's Tusk during Aaron Franklin's Hot Luck Fest, and now their..."

Nov. 24, 2017 Food Feature by Adrienne White

Clinic

"..."Family" and "Gideon" follow kick-drum grooves, similar to the Black Angels, but fail to develop. "Jigsaw Man" and "The..."

Feb. 16, 2007 Music Review by Austin Powell

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...Hard Rock Cafe Longtime Aussie faves Powderfinger bring the Black Crowes rawk with Vulture Street (V2), their epic follow-up..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

Goodbye Cruel World

"...(C.H.U.D.II: Bud the Chud) and Niciphor, the screenwriter of Tusk, the legendary unfinished behemoth directed and abandoned by Chilean..."

June 9, 2000 Screens Review by Ken Lieck