Sticking it to the Fat, Lazy Americans

International Acts at SXSW

"...alles. Deutsch trio Surrogat has the Afgan Whigs' swagger down pat. It's a little looser, and the guitars aren't..."

March 13, 1998 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Review: On the Ground at Levitation 2024

Gang of Four, Swirlies, Slowdive, and more highlights from the four-day fest

"...lion king Atsuo can conduct Kabuki death-psych – wound down their extensive Amplifier Worship Service tour by beginning at..."

Nov. 8, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

ELO Signs Off, Over and Out

English hits jukebox, 54, retires at the Moody Center

"...Lone Star State, Birmingham’s classic(al) pop brigade hadn’t touched down for a U.S. tour since 1981. Dallas proved the..."

Oct. 16, 2024 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

How Texas Wreaked Havoc on One Man's Journey to Citizenship

Living the American nightmare

"...those recently deployed in Austin. "President Biden is laying down the welcome mat to people across the entire world,..."

May 19, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...Twenty-five years and counting can't slow down SXSW Film. As the festival enters its second quarter-century,..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Origin Story of the Liberty Lunch Brand

Former venue owner Mark Pratz on Stubb’s potential re-branding

"...News broke last week that owners of Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater..."

July 10, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Playback – Carnegie Bound: Gary Clark Jr.

Gary Clark Jr. strips down on his way to Carnegie Hall, hardcore duo Street Sects kills the lights, and Savannah Welch makes her first public appearance since losing her leg

"...tour of solo performances that includes Sunday through Tuesday Downtown here at the historic Paramount Theatre...."

Dec. 2, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Last Call for DWIs at AFD?

Fire chief cracks down on drunk driving firefighters

"...and reported that he'd stumbled, mumbled, and nearly fallen down. He told authorities he'd consumed "a few" drinks that..."

Aug. 1, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Cold Sweat

Where have all our black clubs gone?

"...Everyone gets up and dances, hugs, then sits back down in different seating arrangements. Wright calls up her friend..."

June 13, 2014 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Lost Pines Found

How a handful of neighbors helped rebuild Bastrop County – one home at a time

"...when it hit a propane tank. It would die down, then all of a sudden, become bright orange." She..."

Nov. 29, 2013 News Feature by Kate X Messer

Last Man Standing: Ray Benson

Asleep at the Wheel doc debuts at the Long Center Sunday

"...nominated me for a musician walk of fame in downtown Philadelphia. She never even got a call back...."

Sept. 6, 2013 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Filibuster Fallout: The Gallery Arrests

After spending hours on crossword puzzles in the Senate gallery, an elderly woman gets cuffed

"...third point of order against Sen. Wendy Davis, shutting down the filibuster. Dewhurst gave the order to clear the..."

July 12, 2013 News Feature by Amy Gentry

Cushing Leads Texans D

Houston should manhandle Jags on Sunday

"...that Cushing took steroids as a rookie saw his slimmed-down appearance as proof that he was not the same..."

Oct. 28, 2011 Sports Post by Barrett Walton

Psychotic Reaction

Golden Boys ringleader John Wesley Coleman indulges his compulsion

"...where Coleman has worked since it opened and arrive down the street at Antone's Records, looking for Gary Stewart..."

Nov. 12, 2010 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Texas Smells Repeat Title Game?

Make it so, Mr. Simms Gilbert Applewhite

"...the Huskies 41-7 earlier in the year, but Simms broke down that day with three first-half interceptions and one..."

Sept. 3, 2010 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

What I Want to do With My Life

Mike Krusee on New Urbanism, Smart Growth, toll roads, and why Bobby Kennedy is his hero

"...Austin Chronicle: Was the decision to step down personal or political?..."

Dec. 7, 2007 News Column by Michael King

Gypsy Rose

The 'Rockabilly Filly' bucks back into Austin

"...Anderson, part of the deal being that she tone down her look...."

Aug. 10, 2007 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

For the Sick: An Interview With Michael D. Williams

A post-jail interview with Eyehategod's frontman.

"...forced him to abandon his home, which later burned down, and led to a 91-day stint at the Morgan..."

June 20, 2007 Music Post by Austin Powell

Saturday Picks

SXSW Music Fest preview guide

"...heartache to death, with new album Flat-Pack Philosophy dialing down "Orgasm Addict" into "Reconciliation" mode. – Darcie Stevens Pink..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature

Tell It Like It Is

Cyril Neville holds nothing back

"...was almost murdered when one neighborhood thug held him down and another slit his neck and shoulder with a..."

April 28, 2006 Music Feature by Robert Gabriel

Candy Hell

Or, it takes a lot of patience to play Mrs. Santa Claus.

"...themselves weren't really the problem, they just slowed me down a bit. I'd never owned copper pots before, so..."

Dec. 19, 2003 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...poet ... sigh. Seriously, though, this young pup from Down Under has garnered a lot of attention for a..."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature

Austin Confessions

Chris Gray gets laid.

"...It would be a doc-style reality show about a down-on-his-luck songwriter who, after selling out to write hits for..."

March 9, 2001 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

A Walk on the Dark Side

An interview with Karen Bernstein, producer of Lou Reed: Rock & Roll Heart (playing at the Alamo Drafthouse on Wednesday, Jan. 10), a breathless, soundtrack-shaped romp through Reed's career so far

"...throwing lyrical rocks and rhythms at the establishment -- broke down when told that the enemy had just tossed..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Young, Loud, and Cheap

The Skunks were a band. A loud one.

"...thought it was good, fat rock & roll, stripped down American-style, that matched the time perfectly, and I'm glad..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

The Night Doug Sahm Died

"...I told [my wife] Ginger I was gonna lie down and take a nap, I didn't feel too hot...."

Dec. 1, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Postmarks

Yoga and Starbucks. Karaoke and republicans. Squirrel rifles and Al Gore. Together for the first time in this week's letters to the editor!

"...buses come at seven-minute intervals. When a bus breaks down or fails to arrive, another shows up within seven..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Column

SXSW Music Festival

Picks & Sleepers

"...is poised for bigger pastures with his new album, Broke Down. Cleaves' songs ache with a desperate honesty, mired..."

March 17, 2000 Music Feature

Coach's Corner

"...quits, the Stars -- counter to history -- declined. Down 3-2, they killed the Avalanche 4-1 in Denver, then..."

June 11, 1999 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Live Shots

"...hammering out lurching riffs with "Big Shoe Head," "Falling Down Again," and the band's unofficial theme song from their..."

Nov. 20, 1998 Music Feature

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