The Cult of Neutral Milk Hotel

Suddenly, there they were, first show of a sold-out Moody stand

"...which almost seems impossible in retrospect. They were worn by a lonely, laughable soul affected so deeply by a..."

Feb. 18, 2014 Music Post by Luke Winkie

Day Trips

Rancho de las Cabras left a legacy of agriculture terms and techniques that survive today

"...are the last physical reminders of a 2-acre fort built to protect the ranch inhabitants from marauding tribes...."

Aug. 17, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Whole Bow

Alvin Crow fiddled it his way

"...line the walls. His trademark ripped-sleeve Western shirt displays well-built arms honed as much by weights as a lifetime..."

Nov. 12, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The People's Porch

From Compact to Smart

"...another man is upset because a roundabout has been built on one of the streets in his neighborhood...."

May 14, 1999 News Feature by Melissa Sattley

Day Trips

Not all day trips should be within a day's drive of your couch

"...cascades down solid rock-stair steps washed clean and smooth by centuries of runoff from high in the Green Mountains...."

July 30, 2004 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Shoegaze, Synthpop, Hip-Hop, and More Crucial Concerts

Whatever your genre, we got you

"...lads, the legends, FLOW? Their career, it seems, was built specifically for my childhood and teen years. Unlike the..."

Aug. 16, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...of the most creative artists in country music ever. Drive-by Truckers, also from Athens, may be the last great..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

Wrapped and Ready

"...Scream turned into a certifiable blockbuster, and thus quite by accident, a new teen-scream release strategy was born. Last..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin at Large: More Alike Than Different

Where to start a conversation about creating decent housing for all of Austin

"...my suggestion that we preserve the precious bits of NIMBY Austin under glass and focus on the rest. Mostly..."

July 9, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Folk Music Fireball!

Sixty years ago this month and next, Elvis Presley destroyed Austin

"...Maybe so, but it was built in 1876 by German settlers as a two-story polka..."

Dec. 25, 2015 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Hightower Lowdown

The Smithsonian gets sold to the highest bidder; a tiny university builds a first-rate baseball stadium; and a common weed killer plays havoc with Mother Nature.

"...public museum and science center. The Smithsonian was established by Congress in 1846 for "the increase and diffusion of..."

May 10, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

Austin's Comic Strippers: Part of the Big Picture

Divya Srinivasan

"...be drawn to her art. One room is dominated by a giant piñata of her father. In the hallway..."

May 12, 1995 Books Feature

Hideout Theatre's The Hallmark Holiday Musical

This delightful improvised spin on Hallmark Christmas movies has just what the real things never do: surprises

"...movie? Surprises. Over the last 12 years, Hallmark has built a cottage industry around its incredibly popular Christmas flicks,..."

Dec. 27, 2019 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Christy Hays' Watershed Moment

One foot in Austin, one in Montana, the singer-songwriter jumps in with both on breakout River Swimmer

"...successfully treated the disease with a bone graft. He rebuilt the guitarist's left wrist with bone marrow from her..."

July 20, 2018 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

All the Hill Country's a Stage

No matter where you are in the Hill Country, you're never too far from a theatre. From Boerne to Kerrville, Marble Falls to Uvalde, community theatres are enthusiastically serving up choruses of "76 Trombones" and Odd Couples with a Lone Star twang, as well as some theatrical surprises.

"...The fare you'll find at these theatres is, by and large, the comfort food of the stage: staples..."

May 9, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Few Faves From the Paramount Summer Classic Film Series

Immortal gems of the cinema help us define a classic

"...this glorious ... impossible! You probably know the premise by now: Dark-humored Harry (Billy Crystal) meets bright-eyed Sally (Meg..."

May 24, 2019 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

Let Him Entertain You

Why producer Charles Duggan is staging the biggest holiday spectacular Austin's ever seen

"...at the Long Center, he plans to make it snow inside Dell Hall. And not just on the stage,..."

Dec. 25, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"..."managed facility." Four of the new courts would be built less than 50 feet from homes on Herndon and..."

May 20, 2005 Column

Record Reviews

"...The following are albums by artists playing the 1997 South by Southwest music conference...."

March 7, 1997 Music Review

Tributes

"...of the songs here were re-recorded with greater success by other artists; Ron Sexsmith sings "Reason to Believe," originally..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Music Feature

Record Reviews

"...is just as beautiful. Having performed alongside gospel singer Bobby Jones, Hayseed takes to a cappella ("Father's Lamet") and..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Music Review

Embark on a Halloween Recipe to Suit Your Fear Factor

A dish best served frightening

"...treasure trove of creepy food experiments to aspirations I've built after hours of web searches. Figure out where your..."

Oct. 23, 2020 Features Feature by Jessi Cape

Fantastic Arcade: Day 1

As the airhorns sounded, the indie game onslaught commenced

"...Apparently certain ditties, when played with the simple keyboard built into the game, can effect the mountain’s environment. Di..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Friday Local Limits

Austin bands at ACL Fest, Friday, Oct. 11

"...Sunny pop harmonies, folk-y depth, and gorgeous rock led by former Weary Boys' singer Mario Matteoli...."

Oct. 4, 2013 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Darkness With a Twist of Dime-Store Novel

White Whale Games brings the pulp-fiction aesthetic into the Aughties

"...king whose planet is one of many under attack by the unnamed darkness. An homage to the fantasy and..."

Dec. 9, 2011 Screens Feature by Ashley Moreno

Joe Begos Wishes You a Christmas Bloody Christmas

Writer/director talks fusing holiday horror and hangout movies

"...That's why the script is built for several scenes around Tori and Robbie drunkenly screaming..."

Dec. 12, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Neutral Milk Hotel

"...LP, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, was made by a band that until last year had been broken..."

Feb. 21, 2014 Music Review by Luke Winkie

Festival Fest

Old Settler’s, Austin Reggae, and Convergence converge

"...his quartet though a phenomenal version of “Rain and Snow.” McCoury earned his bluegrass wings as a vocalist for..."

April 22, 2013 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Silver Lining

The Octopus Project's Avalanche instrumentalism

"...we'll just leave them on the other side." Exploding Snowhorse..."

Oct. 5, 2007 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Drastic Space: Part II

"...illustration by AJ Garces There's a glowing thing in the house...."

June 6, 1997 Column by Michael Ventura

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