Off the Record

Paying tribute to Tony Campise and rolling out the red carpet for the Kashmere Stage Band and SXSW Film

"...Song at the Academy Awards on Sunday for the Crazy Heart theme "The Weary Kind." Likewise, in his acceptance..."

March 12, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Crazy Heart Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

"...Crazy Heart Original Motion Picture Soundtrack(New West)..."

Jan. 15, 2010 Music Review by Austin Powell

Screens Top 10s

"...The Lovely Bones), Alfred Molina (An Education), Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart) ACTING KUDOS (FEMALE)..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Cowboy Song

Thin Lizzy's 'Cowboy Song' comes alive in rodeo vet turned Red Dirt ranger Ryan Bingham

"...makes his acting debut in the major motion picture Crazy Heart. With the release of his new album, Roadhouse..."

June 5, 2009 Music Feature by Austin Powell

God Willing

Two disparate cultures come together in Austin's Ojalá.

"...with songs of heated passion to wrenching cries of heartbreak. Traditional Spanish songs are given new breath with Persian..."

April 13, 2001 Music Feature by Belinda Acosta

Arrested Development?

Young-at-heart Austin is home to a booming Young Adult literature scene

"...the context of Young Adult literature – itself a crazy amalgam of genres – is the perfect metaphor for..."

Dec. 24, 2010 Books Feature by Melanie Haupt

Mad World

Dobro, mandolin, and banjola ease April’s cruelty

"...voice at the Moody on April 13. Tropico’s “A Crazy World Like This” (“sometimes I don’t know, what will..."

April 22, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Get Real. Get Right. Get Savage: The Return of Barrence Whitfield

Whitfield rekindles his local love affair

"...in the Nineties are things of local legend. Wild, crazy nights of pure rock & soul abandon. Whitfield's reunited..."

June 27, 2012 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Snapshots From the Fest

Interviews and winners from the Austin Film Festival

"...A packed crowd at the Heart of Film Screenwriters Conference was treated to revelations of..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Pen-Ultimate Fest

Austin Heart of Film Screenwriting Conference & Festival

"...title says, a screenwriter's words on paper are the heart of film. But according to Dennis Hopper, the heart..."

Oct. 10, 1997 Screens Feature by Russell Smith

The Producer

Austinite Robert Rodriguez has, of course, been a maverick from the get-go, but it's wife and producer Elizabeth Avellán who often seems the cogent heart and soul behind her husband's outrageously entertaining productions.

"...but it's producer Avellán who often seems the cogent heart and soul behind her husband's outrageously entertaining productions. Mother..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Austin's Reluctant Bedroom Pop Idol Dayglow on Making Music That Matters

"It's crazy suddenly having so much weight put onto what I say and do now."

"...to be) a celebrity of any sort, so it’s crazy suddenly having so much weight put onto what I..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Music Feature by Alyssa Quiles

Comedian Danny Palumbo's Hot Take on Gas Station Coffee

Lattes are not the way to this caffeine junkie's heart

"...Caffeine will always be about feeling inspired and crazy. Adding things like whipped cream and pumpkin takes away..."

Oct. 20, 2017 Food Feature by Danny Palumbo

The Devil's Backbone

Bill Wittliff's debut novel is a picaresque tale with a "Lucky Heart"

"...who adopts Bird, tells Papa: "That just the o'human Heart for you. Not never no telling where it might..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Arts Feature by Joe O'Connell

True Believer

You're at SXSW today because of its late creative director, Brent Grulke.

"...their seats when Waits pulled out "(Looking for) the Heart of Saturday Night." Written about small-town boredom and desires..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

'Downton Abbey' Watch

Another wedding, and the war between Thomas and O'Brien ramps up

"...interesting of the Crawley clan. Oh, but how the heart ached for her last night...."

Jan. 14, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Clash of the Titans

Neil Young & Crazy Horse (Saturday, 8pm, Bud Light stage) vs. Jack White (Saturday, 8pm, AMD stage)

"...Career High Point: 1972 No. 1 "Heart of Gold"; inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall..."

Oct. 12, 2012 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Sarah's Muse

Sarah Jarosz, 'tweener' no more

"...a never-ending, nonstop audience of hormonal angst and bright-pink heartache, an audience that starts when 12 trades up for..."

Jan. 15, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Off the Record

Mourning the loss of two Austin music giants, Stephen Bruton and Randall 'Poodie' Locke

"...director with T Bone Burnett for the upcoming film Crazy Heart. While in L.A. undergoing treatment, he also completed..."

May 15, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Charlie Sexton and Stephen Bruton hang with the Dude, and Haunting Oboe Music's calender year

"...Bone Burnett, Stephen Bruton is co-producing the soundtrack for Crazy Heart, which finds Bridges trying his hand as a..."

Sept. 19, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Crafting the Song

Austin theatre actor Robert Fisher has the heart of a rock & roller, the work ethic of a medieval craftsman, and the style of a Bob Fosse. Either he's in the wrong business or he is, as playwright Kirk Lynn calls him, "a wonder."

"..."If I sit still for too long, I go crazy."..."

March 16, 2001 Arts Feature by C. Denby Swanson

Something Completely Different

Comedy writers Bob Odenkirk and David Cross took everything they’d learned from past comic masters and made their Mr. Show variety show into something completely different.

"...films from Mr. Show as part of the Austin Heart of Film Festival...."

Oct. 8, 1999 Screens Feature by Ron Deutsch

Playback: Gourds Co-Leader Jimmy Smith Heads to Montana

Jimmy Smith heads for higher ground, Pete Mitchell reaches a higher plane, and Izzy Cox would like to remain upright on terra firma

"...of the singer's post-Gourds output. His unbridled songwriting and heartbeat grooves have gone underappreciated since his flagship outfit disbanded..."

July 29, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Film Review: Chicken People

A lively peek into the high-stakes world of competitive poultry shows

"...Haimes’ first feature documentary, and folks after my own crazy, chicken-lady heart...."

March 13, 2016 Screens Post by Ashley Moreno

Ryan Bingham Packs Holy Mountain

Yours, mine, & our song wrangler tests new songs solo acoustic

"...snagged an Oscar for the theme to Jeff Bridges’ Crazy Heart, but even the year before when he opened..."

Nov. 12, 2014 Music Post by Nina Hernandez

SXSW Preview: Kumbia Queers

A Q&A with Ali Gua Gua of Kumbia Queers

"...blossomed into a world-touring band that’s "reinterpreting Latin American heart-aching" machismo, politics, and fun...."

March 14, 2014 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Tuesday's Gone

On your marks, get set, Tuesday SXSW showcases!

"...old-time music, and swing. – Jim Caligiuri Jason Isbell10pm, Blackheart..."

March 8, 2013 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

KGSR Broadcasts Vol. 20

"...leaving any impression at all (the Head & the Heart, Walk the Moon). More soul's needed to accompany Michael..."

Nov. 23, 2012 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Top Chef Texas, The Finale. Finally.

Whose cuisine will reign supreme?

"...the underdog both hard stats-wise and in America’s collective heart...."

March 6, 2012 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

Off the Record

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Kerrville Folk Festival one year at a time

"...with thanks to founder Rod Kennedy's Music From the Heart, Erinn R. Barefield's The Kerrville Folk Festival: The Path..."

May 27, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

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