Free Week 2019 Is in the Rearview Mirror, but These Homegrown Standouts Aren't

10 local showcases that got us excited for what’s to come this year

"...distortion. Carrie Fussell then ignited a full venue with charmed songcraft ("Kitty of the Year") and dynamic, soulful singing,..."

Jan. 11, 2019 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Review: Sophisticated Giant

The long-awaited bio of sax legend Dexter Gordon is here

"...wife Maxine Gordon was by his side throughout that charmed period, and we get a particularly intimate look at..."

Oct. 23, 2018 Arts Post by Jay Trachtenberg

Playback: Pickathon, Texas

Austin talent looms large at Oregon fest

"...stitched in tailored cowboy threads, the Davey Crockett kinsman charmed with down-home banter and accessorized his stable of covers,..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

What’s Showing at the Indie Meme Festival

Highlighting the best of South Asian cinema

"...Dhh, 10am Be charmed by this children's film about three best friends and..."

April 20, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Music Review: Khalid

Texan chart-topper champions youth in VR and IRL

"...Then, just as he had the capacity crowd universally charmed, the clock struck 1am and he signed off with..."

March 16, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Bassboss Speaker Systems Take Charge of Austin's Low End

These go to 11

"...the world of high-end audio and dismisses impressionable listeners charmed by brand names...."

Jan. 26, 2018 Music Feature by Dan Gentile

Seen / Soon: Jan. 19

Seeing where geometry's order meets nature's chaos in Jason Middlebrook's art and listening to more of Jospeh Keckler's darkly funny arias

"...Joseph Keckler charmed Austin at the 2017 Fusebox Festival with his self-composed..."

Jan. 19, 2018 Arts Column

Knife in the Water, Star Parks, RF Shannon, Julia Lucille

Cheer Up Charlies, Jan. 3

"...romanticism of 2016 debut Don't Dwell. Singer Andy Bianculli charmed with quick-witted blues guitar and a big take on..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Music Review by Rachel Rascoe

Top 10 Austin Breweries

Power ranking the local leaders in craft beer

"...act of love for over 20 years, and has charmed us with its bouquet of German-style lagers. However, packaging..."

June 23, 2017 Food Feature by Eric Puga

The Mastersons

"...constant touring, so Transient Lullaby tempers the sometime Austinites' charmed harmonies with more mellow, highway-worn tunes. Recorded locally at..."

May 26, 2017 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Marketplace Art Gallery's Open Studio

In the Marketpace Art Gallery, four women have created a studio where they can develop as artists together

"...lawn flamingo nuzzling under a charcoal sky. We were charmed by its weirdness. The two birds are framed by..."

March 17, 2017 Arts Feature by Sam Anderson-Ramos

Casual Strangers

"...band, the Boxing Lesson, will be disappointed. Self-indulgent but charmed, this is a true wedding album – available for..."

Oct. 21, 2016 Music Review by Michael Toland

Texas Book Festival 2016: The Full List

TBF hosts Don DeLillo, Thomas Dolby, Emma Cline, 277 more

"...Bears Make the Best Reading Buddies Janet Fox, The Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle A.S. King, Still Life With..."

Sept. 15, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Trevor

An aging chimp in show business provides the focus for this engrossing vehicle for Capital T Theatre

"...is also much stronger than the baby primate that charmed the town years ago. Sandra is a case study..."

May 27, 2016 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Moontower Comedy & Oddity Fest: Local Stars on the Rise

Because nobody knows funny like ATX

"...humor tackles everything from rugby to sex and has charmed audiences from Montana to Montreal. Catch her at The..."

April 11, 2016 Events Post by Samantha Johnson

I Like to Watch

Finding the heart in Syfy's The Magicians

"...regularly accomplishes the impossible: We root for and are charmed and mesmerized by our protagonist, the Sad Young Literary..."

April 8, 2016 Screens Post by Jacob Clifton

SXSW Music: Grammy Museum's 40 Years of Ramones Tribute

Flash covers traverse time, age, and ilk

"...on “Sheena Is a Punk Rocker.” Nashville’s Wild Feathers charmed next with crowd pleasers “The KKK Took My Baby..."

March 18, 2016 SXSW Post by Neph Basedow

The Great Discord

"...to teeth-gritting headbang and back again at will, a charmed demon to the last. (Fri., 10pm, Sledge Hammer)..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature by Michael Toland

SXSW Interactive: The Journey to Mars

NASA lays out the steps before a trip to the red planet

"...NASA: The Journey to Mars, was at capacity, which charmed panelist and astronaut Victor Glover. “It’s beautiful outside,” said..."

March 15, 2016 SXSW Post by Ashley Moreno

Austin Symphony Orchestra With Jennifer Frautschi, Violin

The ASO's latest musical tour of Russia took a literary turn

"...the playfulness of Prokofiev's instrumentation, they were sketches that charmed...."

Jan. 15, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Josh Kupecki's Top 10 Films of 2015

"...West A lyrical and precocious gem, this Western fable charmed me to my toes, before ripping out my heart...."

Jan. 1, 2016 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

Son Volt Hasn’t Changed

Jay Farrar’s trio lets the songs do the heavy lifting live

"...Union Ballroom. During the June performance, the Wilco singer charmed with his customary between-song knee-slappers and witty anecdotes. Friday..."

Nov. 16, 2015 Music Post by Neph Basedow

ACL Review: Mandolin Orange

Likable earnestness and folk-Americana

"...folk-Americana clocked in at under 45 no-frills minutes and charmed several hundred fans beneath a brutal sun...."

Oct. 12, 2015 Music Post by Libby Webster

Wise Guys

Blue Owl Brewing brings sours to the masses

"...says Shaffer. "We want people to feel welcome and charmed."..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Food Feature by Anna Toon

Summer Loving

"...the album's covers ("Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" "Semi-Charmed Life"), sailing through shrill noise to offer a welcome..."

July 24, 2015 Music Feature by Waylon Cunningham

STK Rebel to Open in Austin

Upscale steakhouse landing at old Melting Pot space

"...snaking long. Fancier, higher-end chains have also recently been charmed by Austin’s appeal. Houston-based Liberty Kitchen (507 Pressler) opened..."

June 15, 2015 Food Post by Serena Yeh

Summer Fun: Movin' on Up

Charm School Vintage and Coco Coquette move into larger spaces

"...events like the 12th Night Parade. Coco Coquette has charmed with wig parties (a way more enjoyable bachelorette party..."

May 19, 2015 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Paramount Summer Classic Film Series: Schemers

Nightmare Alley, Beetlejuice, Shadow of a Doubt

"...in a suit of jail-yard stripes. When the not-so-easily charmed Lydia (Winona Ryder) invokes Betelgeuse, he goes from pestering..."

May 15, 2015 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Culinary Ladies of the Eighties: Elaine Martin

Chef, restaurateur helped pioneer Eastside treasure

"...feel at home in the dining room. Everyone was charmed by the cozy cottage setting with a refreshing, bucolic..."

Feb. 18, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Stephen Doster

"...breezy Americana of "Second Story Balcony." Doster manages one charmed melody after another, never failing to engage the listener..."

Nov. 21, 2014 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

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