Dancing About Architecture

The New Blues Revue

"...the Hard Rock Cafe people, as well as B.B. King's blues club in Los Angeles, has elected to open..."

Oct. 16, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck

The Week in Recommended Live Music

Narrow Head, Pussy Gillette, the Nude Party, and even some innuendo-less acts to see

"...floor boxes like the treasures of Tutankhamun. A $30 early shopper ticket buys a whole extra day Friday, plus..."

May 3, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

The Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo Turns 50

The landmark album spins at the Moody Theater via two of its makers and their virtuosic friends

"...popular YouTube clip of the pair essaying Sweetheart's signature honky-tonking of Bob Dylan's "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" on a..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Gale Theatre Company's Salomé

This original drama reworks the familiar tale to give us a new perspective on the Judean princess

"...John the Baptist is alive again, and Salomé is speaking with him, and Herod, the king who wed her..."

Aug. 19, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

All the Way

In Zach Theatre's staging of this epic political drama about LBJ, the fight for civil rights feels particularly urgent

"...graphically in Zach Theatre's production by the massive mural backing Cliff Simon's set: the iconic image of the signing..."

May 1, 2015 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Old Settler's Music Festival Interviews

Talking bluegrass with five OSMF headliners and a Dripping Springs dweller

"...multi-instrumentalist Sam Bush, best known for his colorful mandolin picking, extends beyond his pioneering role in the newgrass movement...."

April 17, 2015 Music Feature

Family Food Fun

The mystical Manchaca Rancho Winslow Supper Club

"...some parrots, a herd of angry and disrespectful chickens (looking right at you, Dwayne Jr.), rat snakes in the..."

Feb. 21, 2014 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Happy Bard Day!

'Living With Shakespeare' helps you manage Will-ophilia

"...to deep investigations of specific plays. Many share their early encounters with Will's works – James Earl Jones hearing..."

April 23, 2013 Books Post by Robert Faires

Two Pals Pop Their Pie-Making Cherries for National Pi Day, March 14

A sordid tale of two pie-making neophytes rolling in dough

"...age 62, after having been in the restaurant and cooking business in some form or another since the age..."

March 14, 2013 Food Post by Mick Vann

SXSW: BADBADNOTGOOD

Young Kings of Climax

"...favorite artist, including Tyler, the Creator, Frank Ocean and Earl Sweatshirt, winning them widespread notoriety...."

March 5, 2013 Events Post by Derek Van Wagner

Off the Record

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

"...1978: Introducing "Stephen Earle" from Wimberley..."

May 27, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

SXSW Friday Picks & Sleepers

Friday night blurbage of SXSW

"...All showcases subject to change FRIDAY PICKS Earl Poole Ball & The Cosmic Americans..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

Crackpot Crackdown

Joining a long East Texas tradition, Jackson County DA Bobby Bell has convicted 28 black people on drug charges via manufactured evidence and railroaded trials. One small-town exile, her family, and a few neighbors are finally fighting back.

"...1954, in a precedent-setting opinion authored by Chief Justice Earl Warren, a unanimous Supreme Court disagreed. Hernandez had "the..."

Oct. 21, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

2004 ACL Fest Guide

Everything you need to know

"...were indeed just first-year jitters, your biggest problem is picking which act to see when. ACL has taken to..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Music Feature

Old Man River

Once an outlaw, always an outlaw: The Return of Steven Fromholz

"...epic, and along with inspiring singer-songwriters like Lovett, Robert Earl Keen, and Nanci Griffith, it's been the subject of..."

April 20, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Naked City

MLK Community Celebration

"...this year's march and rally, held on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Monday, Jan. 17) and led by East..."

Jan. 14, 2000 News Feature

A Cultural Imperative

"...The Dirty Dozen in 1929 and was living and working day jobs and playing in bars at night. Perryman..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Music Feature by Harvey Pekar

Postscripts

"...* WED, NOV 13: James Earl Hardy will read from and sign copies of his..."

Nov. 8, 1996 Books Column

Live Shots

"...JUNIOR BROWN, ROBERT EARL KEEN..."

Aug. 16, 1996 Music Feature

Spoon It On

"...single in March and an album in April. The working title is currently 30,000 Russians Below Detroit, but the..."

Dec. 8, 1995 Music Column

Texas Book Festival Unveils Full Author Lineup for 2024

Matthew McConaughey and Malcolm Gladwell headline

"...Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis..."

Sept. 19, 2024 Books Post by Amaya Austin

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem , more announced for 2024 festival

"...attendees get to feel the Hollywood heat two months early at the film's world premiere as the centerpiece title..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Eat Your Heart Out: A Three-Day Meal Plan for ACL Eats 2022

Paramore, Lil Nas X, and SZA aren't the only acts to watch for

"...39 restaurants and food trucks near or around Austin. Nearly one quarter of the vendors will make their music..."

Oct. 6, 2022 Music Post by Kriss Conklin

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...a middle finger to all the people out there making shallow shitty pop music...."

Nov. 13, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Band Invites, Part II

Only 112 days remaining until the Music conference begins

"...the full rundown. And make no mistake, the clock’s ticking. Only 112 days remain until the circus posts its..."

Nov. 19, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Terms of Engagement

If 'We Can't Make It Here,' then James McMurtry's in big trouble

"...signs suggests one thing and a Texas state trooper, blocking a gate that's presumably the back entrance to President..."

Sept. 9, 2005 Music Feature by Andy Langer

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...arena rock, punk, and glam custom-made for sullen youths kicking beer bottles down the railroad tracks. Denmark's Defectors are..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

Texas Titles in Toto

"..."Corpus Christi Bay," Robert Earl Keen..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Music Feature

Page Two

Make sure we get the details right for the 2000 Austin Chronicle Music Poll by voting. Also, an introduction to the Politics staff and memories of watching 2001 for the first time.

"...presented their own chronicle of the Austin music scene. Looking back through all the old music poll issues is..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Column by Louis Black

Dancing About Architecture

Austin leaves Ken Lieck homeless and fuming.

"...things just happen in bunches. Chris Wright, formerly of King Friday and most recently of the newly formed Leon,..."

April 28, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

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