Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da

The new photo exhibitions “Kosova24: Life After Wartime” and “The Welcoming Table” may document radically different experiences, but they share a sense of life turning from season to season, generation to generation, persisting even in the face of dramatic upheavals. Life goes on, and both shows offer portraits of human resilience and perseverance.

"...mother pull a large eggplant out of the refrigerator in preparation for the family's evening dinner. A young boy..."

June 23, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Coach's Corner

"...No space for idle chit-chat, dating tips, or selective rose-shaded parables from the past. I..."

Jan. 3, 1997 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Hard Back

You got grime in my hip-hop!

"...way first got hipped to East London's Dizzee Rascal in 2003, when he swiped the famed Mercury Music Prize..."

July 18, 2008 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Spotlight: Dizzee Rascal

Dirty South makes Brit rap star Dizzee Rascal dizzy

"...1am, Aussie's "When I first started hearing Down South rap I actually laughed at it because..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature by Robert Gabriel

Dizzee Rascal

"...Dizzee RascalBoy in da Corner (Matador) Proclaiming, "I do the fuck..."

March 19, 2004 Music Review by Robert Gabriel

Def Jux Is Not a 'Much Larger' Label Than Matador

"...Chase Hoffberger attributes Dizzee's sophomore effort, Showdown (2004), to being a joint release between XL and Matador. This is..."

July 22, 2008 Postmarks

Off the Record

Examining the foreign exchange rate with Ocelot, White Denim, and Dizzee Rascal, while Suzanna Choffel promotes further tourism to Texas

"...Until there's a microchip hardwired into each of us that instantly gratifies our every musical..."

July 25, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Slanted & Enchanted

Matador Records magnate Gerard Cosloy turns the 'live music capital' into a Casual Victim Pile

"...The yellow warning tape still hangs in tatters from the neighboring fence..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Dizzee Rascal

Record review

"...great time to be an epileptic, especially if you're in the UK, where you can bask (uh, twitch) in..."

Sept. 10, 2004 Music Review by Marc Savlov

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...by five nights, divided by you. And that's not counting the attendant acts the conference sweeps in every year...."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

All Times Through Paradise

Introducing Austin's patron saint of musicians, Saint Cecilia

"...You are my hiding place..."

Nov. 20, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Agony of the Ecstasy

Will the federal and local crackdown on ecstasy put raves out of business?

"...Ditto for those colorful glow-sticks endemic to most mass gatherings with a median age under 35, as well as..."

Nov. 16, 2001 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Juke Joint Blues

Blues Boy Hubbard strolls down Eastside Austin's Chitlin' Circuit memory lane

"...Linear stories age with their storytellers. Each subsequent telling becomes..."

July 13, 2007 Music Feature by Jonny Meyers

Your Field Guide to 80 Essential Acts at SXSW Music

Highlighting the best and buzziest at this year's Festival

"...All roads lead to Austin come March 13-18. South by Southwest Music 2023 invites..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Ray Manzarek: Trying to Set the World on Fire

The late Doors keyboardist at the Garden of Eden

"...When I was a freshman at Sonoma State University in 2006, I received an assignment that required I interview..."

May 23, 2013 Music Post by Danielle Zelisko

The Quiet Girl

Irish tale of a lost girl finding hope will break and mend your heart

"...Directed by: Colm Bairéad. Starring: Catherine Clinch, Carrie Crowley, Andrew Bennett, Michael Patric and..."

March 10, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Winter Classic

South by Southwest 1998

"...Johnny Winter on the outdoor stage at Stubb's Saturday, March 21..."

March 27, 1998 Music Feature

Hip-Hop on the Verge

Austin finally cemented a scene, but who will break out nationally?

"...Months before becoming only the second local rapper to play the Austin..."

Jan. 16, 2015 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Sxsw

"...Okay, take a deep breath. Hold it. Exhale. Again. There. Feel better? Look, just calm down. So what..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

Playing the Violin

Mr. Sinus Theater's Jerm Pollet is also a musician!

"...For lack of a better term, I've been calling Jeremy "Jerm" Pollet a Renaissance punk ever since first..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

More tributes to Doug Sahm

"...In your article "A Full Plate" [Nov. 19], there appears..."

Dec. 3, 1999 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...I was deeply offended upon viewing this week's cover[Dec. 7]. I hope I will not..."

Dec. 14, 2001 Column

Play It Again, Sam

All About Eve (1950)

"...All About Eve D: Joseph L. Mankiewicz; with Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm, Gary Merrill, Marilyn..."

June 4, 1999 Screens Feature

Record Reviews

Prince Paul

"...A Prince Among Thieves (Tommy Boy) DR. DOOM..."

May 14, 1999 Music Review

SXSW Showcases

All the SXSW showcases that fit

"...pop is a family affair for the members of Minneapolis' Lynhurst. Brothers Matt and Jake and sis Mari extrapolate..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

Ray of Light... and Dark

"...Do we really need to see Mulder (David Duchovny) and Scully (Gillian Anderson) or is it just..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...& Dragons: Honor Among Thieves will be this year's opening night film, while eagerly-anticipated horror sequel Evil Dead Rise..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Announces Features Lineup

Competitive narratives and docs unveiled, plus more

"...sneak peek of a half-dozen titles, SXSW Film has finally drawn back the curtain on its 2016 lineup...."

Feb. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Friday

"...FRIDAY PICKSAll showcases subject to change..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature