God, Guns & Guitars: Willie’s Picnic

Midwest farmer’s daughters, dirt road anthems, and a whiskey river

"...lineup stacked by both classic and contemporary artists coaxing country diehards and casual listeners alike outdoors all day into..."

July 5, 2016 Music Post by Bryan Rolli

A Certain Ringing in the Ears

Rat Bastard's noise caravan rolls into town

"...that Thursday night vibe to different cities across the country. On Monday at Emo's Lounge, Austin gets its chance..."

April 4, 2008 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

Ten Minutes Till Heartaches

Martí Brom's 'Heartache Numbers' comes together just in time for her departure from Austin

"...vocal ability on a variety of music styles, rockabilly, country, and Western swing, but never with this much confidence..."

Nov. 25, 2005 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Pioneer Grit and Newfangled Novels

Debra Monroe's Hill Country Life

"...out of Austin toward one of the legendary Hill Country towns and my scheduled interview with writer Debra Monroe...."

April 17, 1998 Books Feature by Tom Doyal

Australia

Baz Luhrmann teams with fellow Aussies Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman for this romantic action-adventure epic.

"...love of bar brawls and progressive views on the country's second-class citizenry, the indigenous aborigine. (That's not all Drover..."

Nov. 28, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Sir! No Sir!

The GI anti-war movement during the Vietnam war is recounted in this revelatory documentary whose current implications cannot be underestimated.

"...movies that concentrate on America’s Vietnam war experience, our country’s popular imagery of the anti-war movement remains robust due..."

May 19, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Around the Bend

Family elixir is by turns weepy and hilarious, a little bit Caine and a whole lotta Walken.

"...mementos until a grimacing, wire-haired wraith appears at the front door one evening and turns everything into a Sundance..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Transit

A contemporary retelling of life in occupied France has chilling modern resonances

"...freedom. Once there (the film moves from urban to country quite quickly), he discovers things are perhaps going to..."

March 29, 2019 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

This overflowing action stew is loaded to the brim with half-formed ideas, action stereotypes, and hints of characters.

"...don’t realize the enemy has struck on the home front. The president (Pryce) has been replaced by a body..."

April 5, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

Don't Look Back

Why the crush at the Hole in the Wall on Wednesdays?

"...dusty Southwestern instrumentals, almost in defiance of what a country bar-band should be...."

April 4, 2008 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

First Descent

This vertiginous documentary about snowboarding talks with the sport's greats and shows them in action, rocketing down crag-encrusted, virgin slopes like buckshot fired from God’s own 20-gauge.

"...ski slopes, with a steering rope mounted to the front – ended up under scads of Christmas trees starting..."

Dec. 2, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Wedding Vows

No one believes more firmly than Jack Ingram that Jack Ingram 'is' the future face of country music

"...music I play. You tell them that I play country music. And when they tell you – and they..."

Nov. 4, 2005 Music Feature by Andy Langer

The Five Obstructions

This sublime documentary, which recounts a bizarre battle of creative wits between Danish film director Jørgen Leth and the notorious Lars von Trier, also features a segment animated by Waking Life's technical wizard Bob Sabiston.

"...to an artist little known outside of his native country, and part boomeranging pie in the face for poor..."

Sept. 24, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Perfect Candidate

"...and Robb in an election that held the entire country's attention. Told principally from the point of view of..."

Oct. 11, 1996 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Plutonium Circus

"...light of a rose window, the irascible artist in front of the Cadillacs he has embedded in the windswept..."

Oct. 20, 1995 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Death and the Maiden

"...very, very disturbing. Set in an unnamed South American country, the film centers around Paulina Escobar (Weaver), a woman..."

Feb. 3, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The LCRA Moves to Turn on the Tap

Future of Hill Country waits on Authority's decisions on water plan

"...that little piece of heaven known as the Hill Country...."

Dec. 3, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Letters at 3AM

Our country's newest immigrant generation is no longer learning that this nation will belong to them

"...news to anyone that the fundamental nature of this country is changing in more ways, and on more levels,..."

July 9, 2004 Column by Michael Ventura

Three Canyons

The Southwest Edge of Texas Hill Country -- Home to Lost Maples and Garner State Park -- Is Rich in Both Beauty and History

"...The place is the southwestern edge of the Hill Country, consisting of three large river valleys, the Sabinal, Frio,..."

May 18, 2001 Features Feature by Brant Bingamon

This Ain't Brain Surgery

Carvin' Country with Roy Heinrich

"...ain't brain surgery," Heinrich says of his chosen vocation, country music. (True to form, Heinrich pays the bills daylightin'..."

June 21, 1996 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Behold a Pale Horse: the White Horse Turns Ten with No Signs of an Apocalypse

A look back at the early days of the “black sheep” of Austin honky-tonks

"...Humble beginnings are all but mandatory in a good country song. You’re not going to hear many references to..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Music Post by Gary Lindsey

Country Mile

Country mile

"...Local country releases have been cropping up recently like this year's..."

April 9, 2010 Music Review by Margaret Moser

How Zach Bryan’s Surprise Set at Sagebrush Came to Be

South Congress honky-tonk to be featured in star-studded music video

"...On Tuesday evening, breakout country act Zach Bryan announced a surprise in Austin on..."

Jan. 10, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup

Nature news, scenic drive routes, and events all over Texas

"...lights are calling and it’s time for a Hill Country drive...."

Dec. 1, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

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 storm, the now Austin-based singer – famous for fronting Floridian death metal pioneers Morbid Angel during the band's..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Looking Back on the Champions Tract Rezoning

Does this development belong in this particular corner of the Hill Country?

"...in what still looks like relatively unspoiled Texas Hill Country, may soon have a new landmark. Rezoning and special..."

June 30, 2017 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

Last of a Breed

Veteran Austin music scribe tackles a topic equal to his skill: Willie Nelson

"...the family farmer. So yeah, he's that. He's a country traditionalist. Yeah, he's that. But he's completely outside the..."

April 25, 2008 Music Feature by Dan Oko

SXSW Music Review: Keith Urban

Country superstar’s “Wasted Time”

"...the end of his 80-minute, 16-song set. Though the country superstar and SXSW keynote speaker gave a genuinely enthusiastic..."

March 17, 2018 SXSW Post by Doug Freeman

Sturgill Simpson, Sink or Swim

The Sailor’s tour kickoff searches for its sea legs

"...Here comes Sturgill Simpson, disloyal savior of country music high on recent chart-topper A Sailor’s Guide to..."

May 6, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Squeeze

Gamblers, mobsters, and high-stakes golf matches

"...that hour and a half differently. Perhaps on the front nine...."

April 17, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

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