The Hot Spot

How Richard MacKinnon and the Wireless City Project are making Austin the center of the tech universe – again

"...Richard MacKinnon is changing the city of Austin on a fundamental level. For a city driven by..."

June 11, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Long and the Short of It

The expansive Cinematexas short film festival

"...Sex. Also of note: Greta Snider's "The Magic of Radio," a documentary about DIY radio that features the Free..."

Sept. 14, 2001 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

Public Notice

Our weekly calendar of activist and volunteer events and fundraisers.

"...place earns less than they should. Or knowing that Austin is so ridiculously divided on something as elemental as..."

Oct. 13, 2000 Column by Kate X Messer

Media Clips

San Antonio Express-News pays its editor an amount "in the millions"to hire new reporters, open new bureaus, and try to improve its notoriously mediocre coverage.

"...to such things as uniformly bad television news, nonexistent radio news, and monopoly newspapers. And, in such situations, the..."

March 24, 2000 News Column by Lee Nichols

'The NFL Beat': Brees, Tannehill, and More

The latest NFL news

"...I played alongside Drew Brees in high school at Austin-Westlake. We were state champions and I was an all-district..."

March 31, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Fivehead

Indie rock accoring to Austin's Fivehead

"...in bands together at Georgetown's Southwestern University, migrating to Austin separately and eventually hooking up in Fivehead. Singer/guitarist John..."

March 3, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

'The NFL Beat': USFL Making NFL Inroads

First NFL minor league in the works

"...Jim Steeg oversaw the creation of an annual holiday..."

May 16, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Critics Poll 2000

"...Jerry Renshaw: The Derailers, Austin City Limits..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Music Feature

CinemaTexas5

International Short Film and Video Festival Schedule

"...Your Money," and Buster Keaton's "The High Sign." The Austin Eye and Ear Film and Music Series returns for..."

Oct. 13, 2000 Screens Feature

Page Two: We Hold These Truths to Be Self-Evident

Free speech: Do we have to spell it out for you? Plus, a farewell to a great American filmmaker.

"...on the Dixie Chicks by right-wing media, especially talk radio, went on for so many months and were so..."

Nov. 24, 2006 Column by Louis Black

After Napster Part 2

Does having your music free online bring more or less cash?

"...somebody had to pay. All those computer servers aren't free. Napster, for its part, had millions of dollars of..."

Aug. 24, 2001 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

My Obsession

Joe Nick Patoski leaves this terrestrial plane -- radio plane, that is.

"...All I wanted for Christmas was satellite radio, but I couldn't wait...."

Dec. 19, 2003 Music Feature by Joe Nick Patoski

Psychographical Communities

Internet Radio: Sounds Heard 'Round the World

"...before. It's a streaming audio resource/listing of far-flung pirate radio stations broadcasting live over the Internet via RealAudio technology...."

Dec. 19, 1997 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Playback: Antone's Resurrected

The return of Antone's, Free Week, and the Austin Music Poll Ballot

"...New Year's Eve unveiling of Antone's. The comeback of Austin's brand venue, reopened Downtown after two years on mute,..."

Jan. 8, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Media Watch: Shiver Me Timbers

Pirate radio station tells FCC to go walk a plank

"...Federal Com­mun­i­ca­tions Commission moved to shut down an unlicensed Austin radio broadcast, the pirate station is still on the..."

Aug. 6, 2010 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Forte at Forty

Thriving under Jack Allen's leadership, KMFA endures as Classically Austin radio

"...European white guys and make it local, cool, and Austin-y – with a 'blue-jeans' instead of a 'tuxedo' attitude?"..."

July 6, 2007 Arts Feature by Katherine Gregor

Home From Home

Austin opens arms to New Orleans 'guests,' longing to return

"...Sampson and Irma Louis found themselves wandering around Downtown Austin in the grip of one of Katrina's side effects...."

Sept. 9, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

None of the Hits, All of the Time

Austin's Real "Alternative," KVRX

"...station manager of KVRX, the University of Texas student radio station and home to some of Austin's finest self-expression..."

Jan. 24, 1997 Music Feature by Kate X Messer

KUT by the Numbers

That ringing sound you hear? It's the cash register at Austin's public radio station.

"...of "noncommercial" stations established to serve communities, in theory free of the need to hump for advertisers. When public..."

Jan. 20, 2006 News Feature by Kevin Brass

The Shot Heard 'Round the Dial

Austin' "Alternative" Radio Market

"...taken a while, but the three favorite words in Austin radio are no longer "Stevie Ray Vaughan." Now it's..."

Sept. 8, 1995 Music Feature

Pure Happiness

Unassuming Austin singer-songwriter stumbles upon the big time.

"...If you've listened to country radio in the past two months, you know it was..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Getting on the KUTting Edge

Austin NPR affiliate's lofty goals aim well beyond the status quo

"...began "serious" discussions about the future of the station, Austin's primary public broadcasting outlet. Every aspect of the station..."

Nov. 25, 2005 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Flew the KOOP

Pacifica Network Pulls Out of Local Radio Cooperative

"...The conflict between Pacifica Radio and Austin's KOOP radio has come to a head..."

Oct. 24, 1997 News Column by Lee Nichols

Jess Williamson, Stay Black & Live, Babestock, and More Crucial Concerts

Recommended shows for the week in Austin

"...ethos for inspiration even after decamping to L.A. Boot-stomping Austin fourpiece Rattlesnake Milk opens on the Texas dates.  ..."

June 14, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

The Off Beat: The Four Horsemen of the SXSW Music-pocalypse

Trying on four local personifications of fest success

"...hear that? As globe-trotting suits confirm their hotel reservations, Austin’s most music-loving, hard-partying locals let out a collective, temple-rubbing..."

March 8, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

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

3 Body Problem , more announced for 2024 festival

"...artier side of Ryan Gosling with films like the Austin-shot Song to Song and his directorial debut, Lost River...."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Anthem of the Sun

Non-commercial frequency Sun Radio broadens its solar-powered Americana throughout Central Texas

"...Up on the second-story rooftop of Sun Radio, one looks east to the antenna farm near Loop..."

Jan. 22, 2016 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Postmarks

The Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival is not sexist; the city/Bradley settlement bodes poorly for Barton Springs; golf courses pay their way; and more reader mail.

"...at Zoot, I hosted the inaugural meeting for the Austin Chapter of the IAWCR with Barbara Tropp, Susan Spicer,..."

March 24, 2000 Column

Tentatively Titled

Austin's Class of 1997

"...over a dozen artists have reserved their spots in Austin's "Class of '97" yearbook by announcing their intentions to..."

Jan. 24, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Blues on the Green Back On, Thanks to City Council and H-E-B

New resolution outlines city co-sponsorship of free event

"...officially head back to Zilker Park this summer, organizers Austin City Limits Radio announced Friday. The beloved free concert..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

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