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"...bigass word: "the presence of God everywhere at the same time." Charlie Pierce possesses such an Old Testament voice..."

June 11, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, March 5-11

"...good at loving yourself, you will have a difficult time loving anyone, since you'll resent the time and energy..."

March 5, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

Faster Than Sound: R&B Innovator Nayome Gets Personal

Sade-loving local Naomi Sutton previews sophomore EP, Latin music enters Live Music Fund conversation, and more music news.

"...State student last year, Naomi Sutton launched herself as Nayome by utilizing beats off YouTube. Moving to Austin in..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Luv Doc: A Big Camping Trip

There is a huge difference between encouragement and pressure.

"...They are fun people and that’s why we hang out together, but in the last few weeks we haven’t..."

April 10, 2020 Column by The Luv Doc

With SXSW 86'd, Foodservice Industry Preps for Struggle

And you thought extra sidework was bad? Oh, baby.

"...the weeks-long festival that floods this town with paying customers, always means tons of extra money for so many..."

March 11, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

A Guide to Getting a Beer During SXSW

Ditch the convention center and check these brewpubs

"...the brain, Austin likes to put on its elite game face for the 25 million visiting coder bros, internet..."

March 15, 2019 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Review: The Big Book of the Continental Op

All of the Dashiel Hammett PI's cases in one energetic volume

"...of fascism were getting ready to gobble up Europe, America saw its destiny to be the tough guy on..."

July 27, 2018 Arts Post by Jesse Sublett

The Luv Doc: A Surreptitious Grope

Not exactly the Kama Sutra of hugs

"...does everyone in Austin feel the need to hug me after even the most insignificant interaction? Work colleagues, people..."

May 18, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Page Two: Row My Boat Ashore

Louis Black bids farewell in his final “Page Two” column

"...couldn't do this, and if we had to do something different than this, we wouldn't have. So after 25..."

Sept. 8, 2017 Column by Louis Black

Council Members Shine New Light on Fire Department

CMs Alter and Flannigan stoke the flames of AFD negotiations

"...Austin Fire has spent the summer in the spotlight as the city's three public safety..."

Sept. 1, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Carrie Elkin’s Life-and-Death Folk

Her father's death and daughter's birth upped the stakes of the singer's finest work

"...Like most teenagers, Carrie Elkin felt embarrassed by some of her father's actions. For one, he seemed obsessed..."

April 14, 2017 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Undocumented, Unafraid

Balancing fear and power in the wake of ICE arrests

"...Yunuen Alvarado sat motionless at her desk. The 18-year-old undocumented Texas State University student fixed her eyes on a..."

March 10, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Sun Ra Commander Marshall Allen

Intergalactic RAS Day headliners tap universal vibrations

"...and has been steering the ship ever since his mentor (and the band’s namesake) died in 1993. Sun Ra,..."

Aug. 24, 2016 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Getting to Know Robert Morrow

Newly elected GOP county chair causing a Republican revolt

"...a Tuesday, March 8, resolution passed by the Travis County Republican Party Executive Committee...."

March 8, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Building Austin

As the city grows, is it being cavalier about the well-being of the laborers who are assembling Austin's new face?

"...while working on a balcony at the Eastside Station Apartments...."

Aug. 28, 2015 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Talking Curation With Art Alliance Austin's Asa Hursh

Lora Reynolds Gallery's exhibition of work by Troy Brauntuch, Andy Coolquitt, and Jeff Williams proves a good case study in putting together an art show

"...cloudy gradients of rusty umber. "I can feel there's something there, I can sense the space, but ...."..."

Aug. 21, 2015 Arts Feature by Seth Orion Schwaiger

DVDanger: From the Dark

Star and director talk monsters, mud, and New Kids on the Block

"...like Marina de Van (Dark Touch). Both North and South of the border, it's become the burgeoning scream scene,..."

April 11, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

All but Illegal

As the final provisions of HB 2 loom, Texas abortion clinics brace for closure

"...activists, many with tears in their eyes, took turns recounting aloud their experiences fighting one of the most draconian..."

July 25, 2014 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Playback: Smiling Your Way to Heaven

Supernatural advice by West Texas sage Tommy Hancock, tears from Billy Gibbons, and Casual Strangers coupling

"..."Even smile to people who don't merit it. If someone bad-vibes you, smile. It fucks them..."

July 18, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Lost Pines Found

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

"...exploded to the east. Janice Butler could not go home. The most destructive wildfire in Texas history had claimed..."

Nov. 29, 2013 News Feature by Kate X Messer

Growing Pains

Emily Hagins became a household Austin name for her work as a teen director, but what happens when that novelty wears off?

"...12 years old forever. Zombie Girl: The Movie, the documentary about her that won a Spirit of Slamdance award..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Screens Feature by Dan Solomon

Another Round

A poetic third act for carnival riot Shoulders

"...Mention the band Shoulders to veteran locals or a certain..."

Oct. 18, 2013 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Craft Beer Is Their Creed

Forget 'ladies who lunch' – it's ladies who like lager at BitchBeer.org

"...There are a couple of tried-and-true ways for women to get Internet-famous: showing lots of boobs, as in..."

Aug. 2, 2013 Food Feature by Ivy Le

SXSW: A Cold One With Joe Swanberg and His 'Drinking Buddies'

The festival's oddest and most comfortable press gathering

"...Most times a press event is themed, the result is cloying..."

March 14, 2013 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

'The NFL Beat': Raiders in Long Form

Al Davis is watching

"...of the NFL as a product should be a shameless admirer of the late Oakland Raiders owner and GM...."

Dec. 29, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Bedside Manner

Rules to read by

"...I adhered to a pretty common rule when it came to reading: one book at a time...."

Aug. 20, 2012 Books Post by Josh Kupecki

All Over Creation: Surprise, Surprise

Peter Bay's work in 'Solo Symphony' revealed sides of him that hadn't been seen before

"...a project, his sensibility, his style, what appears to come to him naturally and what doesn't. And after enough..."

July 27, 2012 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Playback

The Eastern Sea catch the 'Plague,' Eagle Claw goes samurai, John Wesley Coleman III wants to direct, and you can't pee on the Midgetmen

"...Matt Hines, captain of the Eastern Sea, named his album Plague before the local band began recording...."

June 22, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Endtroducing

Record Store Day: Don't forget the actual record store, America's 'musical town square'

"...Austin's a special place. I came here in a camper three years ago and couldn't..."

April 20, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

By the Time I Get to Austin

Q&A with FFFF headliner Chuck D of Public Enemy

"...What are you gonna do? Talk about Flavor of Love? This is Fun Fun Fun Fest..."

Nov. 1, 2011 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

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