Playback: Sound on Sound Fest Is Set, but What About Fun Fun Fun?

SOS Fest dropped its lineup this week, but what of predecessor FFF?

"...King Arthur in Camelot. That the 70-year-old genius wild man has been talking retirement since last year's milestone LP..."

June 23, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Sound on Sound Fest Pops!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Electric Wizard, and king Stooge himself

"...touring, the second annual SOS also boasts indie darlings Grizzly Bear, heart-string-plucking soul man Charles Bradley – bouncing back..."

June 20, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Playback: You Can’t Put Your Arms Around a Memory

But you can still put your arms around Margaret Moser

"...our lives shared a common booster: Margaret Moser. Singer/sound man/booker Paul Minor began under her wing in 1981 when..."

June 16, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: The 2016/17 Austin Music Awards Reveal

"...afternoons were spent spitballing, strategizing, scheming, and dreaming up performances for the 2016/17 Austin Music Awards. All the generals..."

Feb. 17, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: The Westin Sues the Nook Over Sound

And “Playback” votes in the Austin Music Poll

"...Beginning shortly after the hotel opened in July 2015, management repeatedly called APD over loud music coming from the..."

Jan. 6, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Sound on Sound Gets Medieval

Sound on Sound’s über headliner: 23 acres of Sherwood Forest

"...uncharted territory in play, the big question is how many warriors and wenches will turn out for SOS's first..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Luv Doc: Keeping the Sparks Alive

What fresh hell is this?

"...Mother? You remember. The overly sentimental wet blanket who managed to make Neil Patrick Harris seem like a laugh..."

May 15, 2015 Column by The Luv Doc

Gay Place: Well-repped at EAST

Head EAST, young thing...

"...PRECIOUS Austin Seventies ex-pat Steve Cadwell brings one gay man's journey from childhood in rural Vermont to Stonewall, disco,..."

Nov. 14, 2014 Column by Kate X Messer

Estate Sale Roundup: February 21-23

This town has something for everyone this week.

"...jade, coral, and mother of pearl; two matching swivel ottomans; mid-century desk and upholstered desk chair; three woven stacked..."

Feb. 20, 2014 Design Post by Anne Harris

Housecore Horror Live Shot No.4 – Grand Finale

Goblins spook life into a long last day of extremes

"...uttered the magic words “next year” during his second performance of the festival yesterday, the fist he shook matched..."

Oct. 28, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

ACL Music Fest Sunday Listings

"...folkier version of the Swell Season, with an intensity emanating between them that's fierce and fragile. – Doug Freeman..."

Oct. 12, 2012 Music Feature

Up Too Early

Google Streetview fashion critique from Rainey Street

"...you can ever look on a Segway. Seriously. This woman is bringing the style so hard it is actually..."

July 16, 2012 Chronolog Post by The Luv Doc

ACL Music Fest Saturday Listings

The blurbing of ACL 2011

"...transformed from indie backpack rapper to certified California soul man. – Thomas Fawcett Cowboy & Indian..."

Sept. 16, 2011 Music Feature

SXSW Wednesday Showcases

Stay planted on Wednesday night with whole showcases

"...English to one of the toughest ports known to man. – Raoul Hernandez Kanine..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

ACL Music Fest Sunday Listings

Sunday ACL handicapping

"...at the 2007 ACL Music Festival. After the split, frontman/guitarist Matt Oliver went the way of Paul McCartney with..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Music Feature

Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson

Thursday

"...it turned out bad." Considering the rough times this man has seen – homelessness, addiction – it could have..."

March 19, 2010 Music Review by Dan Oko

SXSW 2010 Film Awards

Audience, jury, and special awards

"...Runner-up: War Don Don (D: Rebecca Richman Cohen) Narrative Feature..."

March 19, 2010 Screens Feature

SXSW Film Awards Announced

The envelope, please

"...Eugene Mirman hosted the SXSW Film Awards tonight. After the jump,..."

March 16, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The 1821 Club

Tuning in to the future of Austin's music scene today

"...Red 7, Room 710, playing with pals Hotel Hotel, Salesman, and their "big brother" band, Balmorhea...."

July 10, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Gun Crazy!

Barack Obama may not be coming to get your weapons – but he's sure doing wonders for gun & ammo sales

"...Inside, a woman collects the entry fee – $5 a head –..."

May 22, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Off the Record

Mayoral candidates sound off on the future of Austin music, Scott H. Biram gets back on his feet, and unveiling the lineups for the Austin City Limits Music Festival and Pachanga Latino Music Festival

"...residents – is a work in progress, even after many years. We have to proceed with extraordinary caution on..."

May 1, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

How Do You Say 'Au Revoir' to a Writer Like James Crumley?

Remembering James Crumley

"...The Frenchman looked a little uneasy. He had, he explained, come..."

Oct. 1, 2008 Books Post by Dan Oko

'A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius'

"...upstart Giants would win this game, along with Keith Olbermann and a pet grizzly bear in Montana who predicts..."

Feb. 4, 2008 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

ACL: The Bloc Party

The ACL Aftershows.

"...sponsored by Dell Lounge and Hot Freaks! Art Brut, Grizzly Bear, Brazos, and Crazy Sexy Rainbow appear on Friday,..."

Sept. 13, 2007 Music Post by Austin Powell

National Top 10s

National Top 10s of 2006

"...1) Jerry Lee Lewis, Last Man Standing (Artists First)..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Music Feature

Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll

Portraying the radical bastards of Eric Bogosian's one-man show 'Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll,' Ken Webster is a babbling bear on crystal meth

"...and morphing into the radical bastards of Eric Bogosian's one-man show Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll...."

Oct. 14, 2005 Arts Review by Patti Hadad

Steady as She Goes

Li'l Cap'n Travis humbles its way into Austin's musical heart

"...Here comes trouble. Skinny, bearded Mandon Maloney struts into the living room of his Zilker..."

July 2, 2004 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

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