The Bruno & Britney Show Waxes and Wanes

Vegas spectacles reiterate that the show must go on

"...to “Versace On The Floor” during the hour-long set. Elvis gifted him his haircut, pelvic thrusts, and genre-blending beats..."

Oct. 22, 2018 Music Post by Clara Wang

Boz Scaggs Doesn't Mean to Be Argumentative

The Texan parses blues, R&B, and rock & roll ahead of two Austin shows

"...that I'd grown up with. And granted, roots music – if you wanna talk about the music that came..."

Oct. 19, 2018 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Sunday ACL Fest 2018 Picks

Saturday handicapping for ACL Fest weekend two

"...connections. His grandmother Genee Harris hit with "Bye Bye Elvis" in the Fifties, and his preacher father led the..."

Oct. 12, 2018 Music Feature

Support the Girls

The hidden rules of life in Andrew Bujalksi's breastaurant comedy

"...Gros, Dylan Gelula, AJ Michalka, Lea DeLaria and John Elvis...."

Aug. 24, 2018 Movie Review by Danielle White

Joe Ely

"...led by Lloyd Maines' lonesome steel leads the convalescence – a folk-rocker out in the wind, casting his deceptively..."

Aug. 24, 2018 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Paul Cauthen

"...booming baritone, cutting between Waylon Jennings' rollicking power and Elvis Presley's trembling croon. New extended-play Have Mercy arrives as..."

June 29, 2018 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...As a senior in high school, Elvis Presley's standard lunch was two ice cream sandwiches...."

June 1, 2018 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Steve Van Zandt’s Soulfire

Springsteen henchman and Sopranos boss hits the road and classrooms

"...Paramount Theatre on Friday. Strap in for an epic Q&A...."

May 24, 2018 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Sammy Allred Dead at 84

Geezinslaw Brother and institutional ATX deejay passes

"...Hayride show in addition to opening for an early-career Elvis Presley...."

May 10, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Ian Svenonius’ Many Musical Irons

D.C. stalwart Levitates twice this weekend

"...three working aggregates: The Make-Up, which occasionally appears; Chain & the Gang, which also occasionally appears; and Escape-ism, which..."

April 27, 2018 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Caroline Says Record Review

No Fool Like an Old Fool (Western Vinyl)

"...her songs. In the same way that 2014's 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong offered a quietly unpredictable swirl..."

March 30, 2018 Music Feature by Libby Webster

SXSW Music Review: Clash + Vero Showcase

Star-studded rap stack croons, swaggers, and hooks

"...bill featured a wide-ranging stacking of velvet crooners, unconventional R&B songstresses, braggadocio bangers, and bubbly funk rappers...."

March 17, 2018 SXSW Post by Alejandra Ramirez

SXSW Music: Ruled by Women

10 from indie rock’s new fem-led gen

"...the Wild Boy" sympathizing with a feral child, and "Elvis Is in the Freezer" eulogizing a deceased pet. Soccer..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Playback: Can Austin Be a Jazz City?

Two venues usher in a new era in Austin jazz. Plus music scholar Bill Bentley brings the Smithsonian Institution to bear at BookPeople.

"...Austin ain't a jazz town – not in the way the city holds identity in..."

Feb. 16, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Film Goes to A Quiet Place

Over 100 films and 43 world premieres fill a noisy nine days

"...fight over transgender service personnel (TransMilitary), Nicaragua's female revolutionaries (¡Las Sandinistas!), and holy drag (The Gospel of Eureka)...."

Feb. 2, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Spike Lee, Rian Johnson, and Chelsea Manning for SXSW

Plus major tech names, Westworld panel, and more added

"...including philanthropist Melinda Gates, and Priscilla Presley to discuss Elvis Presley: The Searcher, HBO's new two-part documentary about the..."

Jan. 30, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

ATX Film News

Our monthly guide to what’s filming and screening

"...The King, Eugene Jarecki's new documentary about road-tripping in Elvis Presley's Rolls-Royce...."

Jan. 26, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Allison Orr Named 2018 USA Fellow

Honor for Forklift Danceworks founder comes with $50K grant

"...nominations for deserving art-makers in nine categories – architecture & design, crafts, dance, literature, media, music, theatre & performance,..."

Jan. 16, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

SXSW Adds Melinda Gates

Philanthropist joins keynote speaker list, plus more names

"...appearing at the event (running March 9-18): Making Film & Episodics..."

Jan. 8, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Top 100 Austin Albums of 2017

Top 10s? Feh! Multiply that by 10 – locally.

"...There have been – at the very least – 400 albums released by..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Top 10 Austin Albums of 2017

Consensus on the best local platters

"...9) Phoebe Hunt & the Gatherers, Shanti's Shadow (Popped Corn)..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Smithsonian Rock and Roll: Live and Unseen

by Bill Bentley

"...Here, similarly bite-sized items on rock & roll and its offspring – from the King (Elvis..."

Dec. 15, 2017 Music Review by Kevin Curtin

12 Days of Christmas Bazaars

A merry miscellany of local art markets and fairs to visit over a dozen days

"...quality panels from Ampersand Art Supply. Seasonal cocktails. Antojitos Navideños. Fri., Dec. 8, 6-9pm. $10; free for members. Mexic-Arte..."

Dec. 8, 2017 Arts Feature

Esther's Follies: The Laughs, the Gossip, and the Story Behind Texas' Most Celebrated Comedy Troupe

In his history of Esther's Follies, author Jesse Sublett follows the flow of four decades of frivolity

"...Flynt. The year the porn publisher turned to Jesus – the same year that Ruth's bro took the oath..."

Dec. 1, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Kurt & Courtney’s Last Stand

Tour finale proves somewhat sleepy

"...same proved true for a cover of Gillian Welch’s “Elvis Presley Blues,” first song of the encore, even though..."

Nov. 12, 2017 Music Post by Libby Webster

Playback: Death by David Vincent

Hanging with Morbid Angel singer-turned-country outlaw David Vincent and other dark tales of the live music capital

"...the wake of the storm, the now Austin-based singer – famous for fronting Floridian death metal pioneers Morbid Angel..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Saturday ACL Fest Picks

One Aussie and five Austinites we like on Saturday

"...in the U.S. in support of her impending LP. – Lauren Modery Local Love by Kevin Curtin..."

Oct. 13, 2017 Music Feature by Lauren Modery

Best WTFs of ACL Fest Weekend One

The good, the bad, and the myriad Tom Petty covers

"...Beyoncé's Lemonade Stand Credit C3 Presents for booking husband Jay-Z..."

Oct. 13, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Eddie Stout Is a One-Man Historical Blues Society

On the eve of his Eastside Kings Festival the Dialtone Records founder remains doggedly preservationist

"...Even so – and including his role as master of ceremonies for..."

Sept. 8, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Judge Marion W. Gooding attended Elvis Presley's August 1956 shows in Jacksonville, Fla., to monitor..."

Aug. 25, 2017 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

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