Spotlight: Bobby Whitlock & CoCo Carmel
Derek's still-standing Domino and his new vocal counterpart
"...of the The Johnny Cash Show, barrel-chested in a blue tuxedo shirt and black velvet vest...."
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March 14, 2008 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez
Flight of the Conchords
The reality about Aussie and Kiwi acts
"...5) Ash Grunwald: Delta blues after a couple of months on Zoloft...."
Feb. 22, 2008 Music Feature by Michael Bertin
'Counting Water'
Third-Place Winner
"...wanted. So the jeweler put it in the little velvet box. I didn't know how Al planned to swing..."
Feb. 15, 2008 Books Feature by Carolyn Lindell
After a Fashion
Is Stephen a closet furry? And what did Dr. Twink diagnose?
"...I felt like a fashion orphan in my black velvet blazer and demanded that we stop by my house..."
Jan. 18, 2008 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser
Thursday Picks
SXSW Music Fest preview guide
"...Joe Lewis lays down a variation of talking punk blues that yielded an EP on Italian label Shake Your..."
March 16, 2007 Music Feature
I Saw the Light
Clifford Antone, hardcore to the end
"...Yes, the club owner – whose worship of the blues guided his life – unabashedly adored the Broken Spoke..."
May 26, 2006 Music Feature by Margaret Moser
Nordic Noise
Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland – 26 inches of SXSW over four days and nights
"...scene has spawned internationally noted acts like Copenhagen's the Blue Van, who rock the Jutland peninsula like it was..."
Feb. 24, 2006 Music Feature by Greg Beets
Starry Eyes
Roky Erickson's monumental comeback
"...As Evelyn Erickson, petite and pretty in black pearl velvet, sashays through the crowd, Fred Krc is handed the..."
Dec. 30, 2005 Music Feature by Margaret Moser
I'd Much Rather Be With the Girls
What a box set should be:'One Kiss Can Lead to Another: Girl Group Sounds Lost and Found'
"...time. It's the poem of everlasting love, written in blue ink during class and ripped from the spiral notebook,..."
Dec. 9, 2005 Music Feature by Margaret Moser
Thursday Picks
SXSW picks & sleepers
"...Margaret MoserTWO HIGH STRING BAND8pm, Opal Divine's Freehouse Austin bluegrass trio Two High String Band – mandolinist Billy Bright,..."
March 18, 2005 Music Feature
Summer Fun
Oh, Galveston
"...VenuesTHE BALINESE ROOM Home to regular "players" like Old Blue Eyes, this relic from Galveston's casino heyday has been..."
May 14, 2004 Features Feature by Kate X Messer
Echo & the Bunnymen
Phases and Stages
"...a band clearly in thrall of the Doors and Velvet Underground and not far removed from Joy Division or..."
Feb. 20, 2004 Music Review by Christopher Gray
Chapter 2: Biweekly and Proud
September 1982-August 1988
"...she came by the CinemaTexas office to watch a Velvet Underground film that we had shown as part of..."
Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature
Angel in the Dark
The last release from pop noir princess Laura Nyro.
"...by the 5th Dimension ("Stoned Soul Picnic," "Wedding Bell Blues," "Sweet Blindness"), Barbra Streisand ("Stoney End"), and Three Dog..."
April 6, 2001 Music Feature by Margaret Moser
Dancing About Architecture
Collapsing Beams at the Mercury, Asleep at the Wheel Beams into Your Home, SXSW Marches On
"...will be on a SXSW panel on his late Velvet Underground cohort, isn't confirmed as far as that particular..."
Feb. 4, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck
Record Reviews
Barbarito Torres
"...Briyumba Palo Congo (Blue Note)..."
July 9, 1999 Music Review
A Pinch of Yin, A Dash of Yang
"...that proper salting has the effect of a light blue shirt under a dark blue jacket and red tie,..."
Feb. 26, 1999 Food Feature by Ronna N. Welsh
Reissues
"...a falsetto, McPhatter was gospel-influenced even when singing the blues; his style of singing is quite relaxed. The Drifters..."
Dec. 18, 1998 Music Feature
AMOA and Mexic-Arte Shows Take Us to Personal Places
"...vibrant village life and rich oil paint colors of blue, green, brown, and red. The diptych Daily Activities Are..."
May 22, 1998 Arts Feature
Texas by Georgia
How O'Keeffe Adopted the Lone Star State
"...color. In both early watercolors and later paintings, sky blue-pink rolling hills tuck seductively into valleys, billowy white puffs..."
March 20, 1998 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen
Dancing About Architecture
Network Affiliations
"...his management informed SXSW that he was "not a blues artist, he's a pop artist," the source says. Currently,..."
Feb. 13, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck
Worth a Thousand...
Words Play Off Images in Four New AMOA Exhibitions
"...new, something I don't know about orange, red, or blue, about cultural icons and Texas iconography, about herself. I'd..."
Nov. 29, 1996 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen
Record Reviews: Texas Platters
"...Deep Fantastic Blue (Plump)..."
Nov. 29, 1996 Music Review
Album Review: Big Bill’s Strawberry Seed
Austin’s Big Bill grows up – sort of
"...The band reimagines Smog through the eyes of the Velvet Underground on album opener “Ex-Con.” While Bill Callahan’s original..."
June 21, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson
The Austin Music Awards, a Black Rock Maverick, and More Crucial Concerts
Our recommended shows for the week ahead
"...celebration spotlights the melodic R&B cohesion of Alesia Lani. Velvet vocals ebb and flow between thudding basslines on her..."
Feb. 23, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe
Austin Restaurant Weeks, Texas French Bread’s Secret Garden, Hyde Park Bar & Grill’s Partial Departure, MASS Gallery’s New Food Trailer, the Diner Bar’s Austin Family Kitchen, and More, More, More…
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
"...beer-battered asparagus with buttermilk ranch, a flat-iron steak with blue cheese butter and port sauce, the legendary Ruby Slipper..."
Aug. 30, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
Laughs and Hip-Hop With Bryson Brown
With new stand-up album Lifestyle Jokes, the comedian keeps repping his roots in Austin's rap scene
"...Now the self-described blue-collar comic ("Dog, I'm literally the first hood comic to..."
July 7, 2023 Arts Feature by Haris Qureshi
Radio Coffee & Beer Has Half-Priced Heatbusters, Dovetail’s Got a Brand New Brunch, Nixta Knocks Out Tasty Patio Narratives, Wax Myrtle’s Tips the Pool, Your Favorite Uncle Ben Runkle Goes Wagyu with Peeler, and More, More, More
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
"...a splash with your truest crew in the cool blue above sweltering streets before you’re back in the wage-slaving..."
June 28, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
Faster Than Sound: A Belated Introduction From Your Incoming Music Editor
Music columnist graduates to Music editor after four years
"...Austin's McCallum High. Visiting from out of town, my velvet leopard tee, Gap skinny jeans, and loafers felt very..."
Sept. 30, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Big Bill, CupcakKe, Echo & the Bunnymen, Blxst, Boris, and more live shows to fill your evenings
"...diversified sounds. The unusually patient "Picture" resembles an apocalyptic Velvet Underground, while "Almost Everybody" is an alt-y nugget of..."
