National Top 10s

Best non-local albums of 2015 – by genre

"...6) Car Seat Headrest, Teens of Style (Matador)..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Music Feature by Neph Basedow

Hot August Nights: Cold

"...Master P's 1996 entry flipped the metaphor to the drug game: "Y'all fools betta recognize I'm the real Ice..."

Aug. 28, 2015 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Blues Cruise

Texas Platters go mondo

"...is astonishing: longtime collaborators Jimmie Vaughan, Derek O'Brien, Denny Freeman, Tommy Shannon, George Rains, plus David "Fathead" Newman, Mac..."

Aug. 8, 2014 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

We Are the World

Recapping this year's Austin Music Awards.

"...a combination of musicians both local and national, industry drop-ins, and vintage Austinites with their children and even grandchildren...."

March 21, 2014 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Friday SXSW 2014 Showcases

Make like a shrub and plant yourself for Friday night SXSW showcases

"...trio emerges as modern inheritors of Massive Attack. Doug Freeman A Handful of Hip-Hop8pm, Quantum Lounge..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

SXSW Live Shot: 2013/2014 Austin Music Awards

An epic last dance for AMA director Margaret Moser

"...a combination of musicians both local and national, industry drop-ins, and vintage Austinites with their children and grandchildren. Many..."

March 13, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Alejandro Escovedo's United Sounds of Austin

"...Alejandro Escovedo's United Sounds of AustinACL Live at the Moody..."

Jan. 17, 2014 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Alejandro Escovedo’s United Sounds of Austin

January 11, 2014. 41 photos.

"...U.S.A. producer and emcee Alejandro Escovdeo...."

Jan. 13, 2014 Photo Gallery

Playback

HAAM Day to the rescue!

"...of high school when they dosed me with magnificent drugs and excavated my wisdom teeth. After filling out a..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

National Top 10s

"...2) 'A MORE PERFECT UNION' Titus Andronicus..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Music Feature

Off the Record

Red River anchorman Frank Hendrix stakes his claim to the Eastside and beyond

"...with blues landmark Antone's in mid-August, Emo's owner Frank Hendrix is now expanding into Riverside Drive's former heavy metal..."

Oct. 22, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Behind Bars, But Bucking the System

Women inmates find redemption in the doc Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo

"...number of incarcerated women per capita, many for minor drug charges. Apart from one woman, he said, "all 12..."

Sept. 17, 2010 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, April 1-8

"...Executive Education and Conference Center, 1900 University Ave., 818/201-5825. www.bevkearneypursuitofdreams.com...."

April 2, 2010 News Column

Powerhouses Begin to Emerge in the ASL

Waterloo, Wheatsville, and C3 Presents remain undefeated

"...Anderson had a home run and a triple to drive in five runs, including what would be the game-winners..."

April 20, 2009 Sports Post by Mike Crissey

Iraq Comes Home

Wounded Warriors return to the Thin Blue Line

"...two men fighting in the street on Purple Sage Drive, just off Ed Bluestein Boulevard. One man, possibly high..."

Sept. 19, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Saturday Showcase Picks

SXSW Music Fest preview guide

"...late-March U.S. release, measures pop rhythms with swirling vocals. Kindred spirits Midlake found a Scottish home with 2004's Bamnan..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature

TCB

Austin's weeklong goodbye to Clifford Antone, while the club he left behind ponders its own future

"...several generations of Austin blues history: W.C. Clark, Denny Freeman, James Cotton, Charlie Sexton, and Chris Layton of Double..."

June 2, 2006 Music Column by Christopher Gray

The Perfect Ride

John Hyams' ode to rodeo stays on for a surprising 5,760 seconds

"...principals Mike Lee (subdural hematoma) of Paradise, Texas, and Adriano Moraes (you name it) of São Paulo, among them..."

March 10, 2006 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...calls for reform and temperance. I mean, really. Lawmakers drinking. Nothing like that ever happens in Texas ......"

June 4, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Cautiously Optimistic

Fifteen Hopefuls Make Up Austin's Musical Class of 2001

"...1998, Texas' best-known rhythm section, bassist Tommy Shannon and drummer Chris Layton, wanted a vehicle for songs they'd written..."

Jan. 19, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Postmarks

Bikes, Beets, and Bastrop.

"...what if auto ownership and oil consumption is a drag on the economy and American competitiveness, not to mention..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Column

Further Reflections

"...of the most dangerous war zones on earth. The driving techno drumbeat of the soundtrack, along with Paget's voiceover,..."

March 26, 1999 Screens Feature

Record Reviews

Ani Difranco

"...Up, an album partly recorded right here in Austin, drugs are bad, the homeless have been criminalized, and the..."

Feb. 5, 1999 Music Review

Wrapped and Ready

"...little Christmas." Oh, there's plenty of the regular old drama standards and entertainment for the kids and family alike...."

Nov. 27, 1998 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dancing About Architecture

The Mighty Four

"...on a quartet of songs (including one featuring Denny Freeman, who, along with Layton, Shannon, and Bramhall, is the..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Postscripts

Mixed Notes

"...E. 13th, with a reception there at 5pm where Dr. Marvin G. Kimbrough, PhD, and Floyd Freeman will join..."

Sept. 19, 1997 Books Column by Clay Smith

Spoon It On

"...Day tickets (for the band's show at San Antonio's Freeman Coliseum on Friday 8) for their 101X-mas tix. 101X-er..."

Dec. 8, 1995 Music Column

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