That’s So Cool: Celebrating Bob Johnston

The late producer’s staggering output somehow excluded his own renown

"...before Dylan even. You’d have to check out the records, see which ones came out, but it was one..."

Aug. 20, 2015 Music Post by Louis Black

Dram Shop Girl

Native daughter Carson McHone comes a courtin'

"..."Fridays exploded," affirms O'Donnell. Brewery Baby..."

July 31, 2015 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

B.B. King Saved My Life

He played blues so we can find a way through ours

"...had thrown gasoline on an open fire. Every song exploded with promise, and when he suddenly hit the high..."

May 15, 2015 Music Post by Bill Bentley

Soundpainting Bowie

In The Bowie Project 2, everyone is Bowie, and nothing stays the same

"...personal, more interesting, less commercial." He also performs and records as the surly feline in the sado-vaudeville duo Mistress..."

Jan. 30, 2015 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Twinkies, Twerking, & Paraplegic Crowd Surfing

Fun Fun Fun Fest 8 – wrapped

"...were dealt at Holy Mountain while neighboring Red 7 exploded with the atomic energy of Austin's OBN III's. Frontman..."

Nov. 15, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Last Housecore on the Left

Horror film fest's extreme metal soundtrack

"...a metal/horror fest hybrid fed with Anselmo' label Housecore Records, plus old friends in Louisiana and Dallas. The lineup..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Music Feature by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe at ACL Fest

First weekend of ACL Fest – that's a wrap. Number two starts now.

"...started playing our music in the UK and it exploded from there. So we basically love Austin."..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

99th Floor

Austin Psych Fest boldly goes where no local music trip's gone before.

"...and "Drum Buddy," Quintron lays down beat-driven psychedelic pop exploded by the frontwoman's maraca breakdowns and hand-crafted puppets. Last..."

April 26, 2013 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Smart Growth

Reflecting on 20 years of South by Southwest Interactive Festivals

"...icons as Sound Exchange, Dobie Theater, Quackenbush's, and Tower Records. All of those have since gone out of business,..."

March 1, 2013 Screens Feature by Monica Riese

Cisco, R.I.P.

APD apologizes for shooting death of dog

"...Facebook exploded internationally Monday at the death of Cisco, a blue..."

April 20, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Norah Jones

Norah Jones in a Russ Meyer flick? Just kidding.

"...In 2002, Norah Jones exploded into the national consciousness with her diamond-certified, multi-Grammy-winning debut,..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature by Dan Oko

The Hightower Report

Massey's Mess; and Not-So-Little Corporate Piggies

"...lie, and a few days later, Upper Big Branch exploded, killing 29 miners...."

July 15, 2011 News Column by Jim Hightower

Page Two: A Column Where First We Ramble

Then we let others blow our horn. And with SXSW 2011 only weeks away, there's lots of horn blowing still to come.

"...all familiar definition, as it becomes an imploded and exploded mass of stories...."

Feb. 4, 2011 Column by Louis Black

Slack to the Future

Slacker at 20

"...and the Big Boys, Sound Exchange and Inner Sanctum Records, hugely changed. The skyline, the population, the sheer, overwhelming..."

Jan. 21, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Grim History

Author traces Texas prison system from its roots in plantation slavery

"...from historians but is just as prominent in the records. And that's a hard-fisted retributionist model, tied up with..."

Aug. 20, 2010 News Feature by Michael King

The ATX Connection

Exploded Drawing colors outside the lines

"...Insect Records mascot Butcher Bear is kicking the hive again tomorrow,..."

Aug. 13, 2010 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

UT Visual Arts Center

David Ellis creates a 'motion painting' – or is it several? – for the university

"...Because it's been a while since such records of creation were more exclusive to the sanctums of..."

April 23, 2010 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Livin' On

Up on the 13th Floor, the 10-CD Sign of the 3 Eyed Men lives on and on and on

"...Stacy Sutherland, Hall and Erickson didn't just spark, they exploded – full-blown, right out of the heart of Texas...."

Aug. 14, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Such Stuff as Screams Are Made On

Austin punk gets the museum treatment, but does the scene come off as dead or alive?

"...only seven dates the band played in the U.S., exploded into a riotous face-off between band and audience, and..."

March 20, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW 09 Picks 2 Click

Latin funk beamed down from the Grupo Fantasma mother ship

"...in the shadow of mother ship Grupo Fantasma, which exploded last year with A-list gigs backing Prince and a..."

March 13, 2009 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Around the World of Weird

The many genre delights of Fantastic Fest 2008

"...all places, in the past five years has just exploded off of the map. I was so charmed by..."

Sept. 12, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Turns Out the Winners Do Write History: Late 'Chronicle' Comeback Stuns BookPeople, Clinches Series

"...down. The Chroniclers nosed ahead 12-11, and the field exploded into equal parts revelry and hairy-eyed cross words. Not..."

Aug. 13, 2007 Sports Post by Shawn Badgley

Famous Long Ago

Legendary "Humanzee" Oliver, his friends, and the bitter fight over animal welfare at a Texas refuge

"...date and place of his birth aren't certain – records suggest he was born in 1962, somewhere in the..."

Dec. 15, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...employer; the contractor claimed so when it couldn't produce records requested by OSHA on a site inspection, as political..."

Oct. 6, 2006 News Feature

The Complete Motown Singles Volume 4: 1964

In Box

"...make or break most start-ups, but in 1964, Motown Records "exploded." As put into perspective in this fourth installment..."

March 31, 2006 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Harvesting History

An appreciation of the pecan

"...Pratz, who lived in Louisiana between 1718 and 1734, records in his Histoire de la Louisiane that pecans had..."

Nov. 25, 2005 Food Feature by MM Pack

Naked City

Some provisions encourage renewables, but fossil fuels still reign

"...even as oil companies continue to break all-time profit records, and evidence of the ecological and social peril posed..."

Aug. 19, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

New Model Army

Anarchy in the UK

"...a hit on these shores in 1983 when IRS Records was the hippest label in the land. Mike Peters..."

Feb. 25, 2005 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Bob Marley & the Wailers, Dennis Brown

Reissue

"...Before Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, and Bunny Livingston exploded onto the international scene in 1973 with Island Records'..."

April 4, 2003 Music Review by Jay Trachtenberg

Tributes

"...Parsons ... a monster in sheep's clothing. And he exploded out of his sheep's clothing -- God! It's George..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Music Feature

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