All-Star Austin Contingent Gets Out the Vote Covering R.E.M

A. Sinclair, Jana Horn & Royal Forest cover “scathing satire”

"...an audio sample of U.S. Army Chief Council Joseph Welch admonishing Senator Joseph McCarthy: “Have you no sense of..."

Oct. 13, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re spending time with

"...tour last year. A cover of Americana heroine Gillian Welch's "Elvis Presley Blues," the locals' brand new single also..."

May 8, 2020 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

SXSW Turns Out Final Weekly Band List

De La Soul, Mavis Staples, Ximena Sariñana highlight 10th lineup drop

"...British singer songwriter Yola – whose new album finds Dan Auerbach in the producer’s chair – and expressive Flint,..."

Feb. 28, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Recommended Shows for Levitation Weekend

The sounds may be scattered all over Austin, but here are a few must-see performances

"...turn with "Wide Awake!," title track to their forthcoming Danger Mouse-produced sixth LP. Elements of Seventies Big Apple disco..."

April 27, 2018 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Point Austin: A Turning Point?

Flake, Corker, and Straus ... does the new GOP have room for decency?

"...Donald Trump in words first used by Attorney Joseph Welch to excoriate Sen. Joseph McCarthy: "You've done enough. Have..."

Oct. 27, 2017 News Column by Michael King

2017 Payne Theatre Award Nominees

E.A. Poe musical Nevermore leads the way with 11 noms

"...Madison & Nicholas Weindel, It Came From Your Brain! Jordan T. Maxwell & J.R. Zambrano, How I Saved the..."

Sept. 20, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Live Music to See This Weekend

Your game plan for the next three days

"...Songwriters in the Round Hogg Auditorium Fri., June 23,..."

June 23, 2017 Music Post by The Music Staff

Austin Music Awards’ Message of Love

35th annual local prom sets a new standard

"...country sirens the Trishas took the stage with Savannah Welch carefully steadying herself on a new prosthetic leg as..."

March 13, 2017 Music Post by Doug Freeman

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...Tukel), while Austin transplant Macon Blair, fresh off the Sundance success of his directorial debut I Don't Feel at..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Tribune Fest Held This Weekend

Nancy Pelosi, Julián Castro to join Trib Fest

"...Evan Smith will moderate opening remarks from Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, making this sentence the closest the words "Dan..."

Oct. 16, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Things That Go Bump

Ghosts, nightmares, and flashlights in this horror roundup

"...Found footage is nowhere near dead (cf. Afflicted, Mr...."

May 16, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Quote of the Week

"...– Pastor David Welch at Texas Faith and Family Day at the Texas..."

Feb. 27, 2015 News Column

Keeping It Weird: Bills on the Fringe

Early bills show reliable signs of Texas Weird

"...be a war looming against daylight saving time. Rep. Dan Flynn, R-Canton, has filed HB 150, which would do..."

Jan. 9, 2015 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Other Worlds Austin Announces Lineup

New SF fest announces latest Amy Seimetz feature as closing title

"...Lu Richardson, Booboo Stewart, Max Charles, Nicole Fox, Michael Welch, Jon Gries It’s been a decade since the last..."

Oct. 16, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

Wednesday night SXSW blurbs

"...for Seventies R&B outfit Haze. An upcoming LP features dance floor groovers and a slow funk flip on Rodriguez'..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

SXSW Film Releases Full Feature Lineup

Slate includes everyone from Wes Anderson to the Zellners

"...Those local Sundance Film Festival favorites you've been reading about – including..."

Jan. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Libertarians Line Up for 2014 Election

Far right could pose major headache for GOP next November

"...far right vote just enough to terminate Republican Bill Welch's chances...."

Dec. 12, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback

You thought SXSW was the spring festival end-all/be-all? You thought wrong.

"...Sons of Fathers, and Wheeler Brothers, Uncle Lucius, Dustin Welch, and the Trishas...."

April 5, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Saturday Picks & Sleepers

Last night of SX handicapping

"...Da Bully, flexes lyrical strength akin to M.O.P's Billy Danze. They'll either clown ya or clock ya. – Chase..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

19th Annual Short Story Contest

Happy endings

"...go to marketing champs Erin Collier, Logan Youree, and Dan Hardick, and to our savvy, superliterate team of first-readers:..."

Feb. 4, 2011 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

The Judges

"...also wrote a movie for Warner Bros. and producer Dan Lin and is currently working on a project with..."

Feb. 4, 2011 Books Feature

Gay Place

Top 10s from the bottom to the top

"...Obama's slow-and-steady-wins-the-race policy is still difficult to swallow, but dang, this victory feels good. Tangentially, some interesting news: In..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Column by Kate X Messer

Gavel Hunt Is Go

GOP eats its own in House speaker struggle

"...out a "special alert" penned by executive director Dave Welch. Going on a scorch-the-earth party-purging, they slam Straus as..."

Nov. 12, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

The blurbing of SXSW

"...bass-buster Sami Yaffa, ex-Blackheart Jimmy Clark on drums, former Danzig/Motörhead guitarist Todd Youth, and chaotic attractor Ginger of UK..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

Saturday Picks & Sleepers

The blurbing of SXSW 2010

"...and slide guitarist Stefanie Franciotti. – Austin Powell Dustin Welch..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, Oct. 22-29

"...DAN RATHER The veteran news anchor discusses the Crisis in..."

Oct. 23, 2009 News Feature

The Kids Stay in the Picture

Diana Welch talks about the joint memoir she wrote with her siblings about surviving childhood

"...eating bugs for 30 days, but then again, Diana Welch –most definitely a survivor with a capital "S" –..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

Taking Back the House

Texas Democrats say this could be their November

"...the early Nineties. Then in December, Fort Worth Democrat Dan Barrett turned a 2006 blowout loss to incumbent Anna..."

Oct. 10, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

AFF's finalized lineup

"...runs October 16-23. Joining previously announced Marquee Screenings of Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire, Charlie Kaufman's directorial debut Synecdoche, New..."

Sept. 24, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Absolutely Dan Dyer

If Dan Dyer couldn't sing, being 'easy on the eyes' wouldn't matter

"...of footsteps ascending the stairs to Momo's doesn't stop. Dan Dyer sits onstage at the keyboard singing "Anne-Marie," four..."

June 6, 2008 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

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