Bittersweet Life

Folksinging, an education

"...Jon Konrad Wert, known for his fiery fiddle, banjo, and guitar playing as well as his emotionally arresting songwriting,..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Blind Boys of Alabama

"...Formed at the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind the..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Arctic Monkeys

"...five years has validated the proclamation made by the band's 2006 breakthrough: Whatever People Say I Am, That's What..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Their Satanic Majesties

Dark knowledge and Jäger shots with Austin’s Ancient VVisdom

"...Ancient VVisdom are the nicest Satanists I’ve ever met; nothing like the four guys from my hometown who..."

July 25, 2013 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Record Review

"...After 71 years on Earth and 15 albums of unparalleled creative exuberance, what can one..."

July 19, 2013 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Overseas

"...Johnson (Centro-matic/South San Gabriel), David Bazan (Pedro the Lion/Headphones), and the Kadane brothers (Bedhead/the New Year) – isn't an..."

June 28, 2013 Music Review by Austin Powell

John Dyer Baizley’s Brute Emotion

Baroness frontman cuts through the B.S. for Chaos in Tejas

"...Baroness’ bus plunged over a viaduct in the UK and nearly killed everyone aboard. The heavy rock quartet counts..."

May 30, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Ray Manzarek: Trying to Set the World on Fire

The late Doors keyboardist at the Garden of Eden

"...at Sonoma State University in 2006, I received an assignment that required I interview a person older than 65...."

May 23, 2013 Music Post by Danielle Zelisko

Loving Cup

The Whiskey Sisters' single-malt harmonies

"...of March's Austin Music Awards, shall we? How many times are the Whiskey Sisters or a member of the..."

May 17, 2013 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Summer Fun: Season’s Screenings

Austin filmmakers pick their favorite summer movies

"...Oh sure, it’s all blue skies and 80 degrees right now, but the dog days are..."

May 14, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Somebody Up There Likes Me

Bob Byington's filmed-in-Austin, indie comedy takes place over decades as a guy wanders through life with (scene-stealing) coaching from his best friend, played by Nick Offerman.

"...Marshall Bell, Kate Lyn Sheil, Kevin Corrigan, Jonathan Togo and Megan Mullally...."

April 5, 2013 Movie Review by Leah Churner

Somebody Up There Likes Bob Byington

The writer-director talks about his fifth feature

"...If the release of Somebody Up There Likes Me represents a moment of reckoning..."

April 5, 2013 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

Get Down Brother

San Antonio soul vein yields a goldmine

"...the War Room, a dark bar on a haphazard entertainment strip just north of Downtown San Antonio, a meeting..."

April 5, 2013 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Playback

You thought SXSW was the spring festival end-all/be-all? You thought wrong.

"...succession of local festivals fills the calendar into June and proves that, even though the Austin City Limits Music..."

April 5, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Stoker

Starring Nicole Kidman, this first English-language outing of Korean fave Park Chan-wook is stylish but wanting.

"...Mia Wasikowska, Matthew Goode, Nicole Kidman, Jacki Weaver, Phyllis Somerville, Dermot Mulroney, Alden Ehrenreich, Lucas Till and Harmony Korine...."

March 22, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Buddy Miller & Jim Lauderdale

"...Buddy Miller & Jim LauderdaleBuddy and Jim (New West)..."

March 15, 2013 Music Review by Doug Freeman

SXSW Thursday Showcases

"...year with a diverse lineup highlighting recent recruits. Boston's Mellow Bravo begins with burly rock informed as much by..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

'Don't Let It Get Weird'

SXSW Comedy bits: Maron offends Franco, Adomian in your face

"...The first weekend of SXSW Comedy offered several examples of comedians not engaging in the..."

March 11, 2013 Arts Post by Russ Espinoza

Stronger With Each Tear: Mary J. Blige

Soul queen slays the Moody Theater

"...My SXSW was mindblowing. Dome ripping. Doesn’t start until Thursday, but as a host,..."

March 1, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Orbiting SXSW

Return of the Secaucus 7? Try the arrival of a SXSW septet: Dana Falconberry, Shakey Graves, The Eastern Sea, My Jerusalem, Black Pistol Fire, The Preservation, and The Boxing Lesson.

"...Out of the tens of thousands of words we'll generate on the music portion of..."

March 1, 2013 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Reckless & Romantic

Two bands joined at the lips – Sabrina Ellis

"...Negotiating a 1am traffic jam of denim and leather in a packed Hotel Vegas proves no easy..."

Feb. 15, 2013 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Downton Abbey recap: Episode 5

Cora gives Lord Grantham the cold shoulder

"...hired a hooker (to work as her maid/cook). Bates and Anna grokked Vera’s Evil Suicide Pie plan. Sybil had..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Screens Post by Melanie Haupt

Supper Club Love

Austin's supper clubs and Valentine's Day go together like chocolate and red wine

"...Food is love, and for optimum pleasure in mid-February, both need at least..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

The Bandera Way

Scenes from a marriage in four acts.

"...Feels like April on this warm and sunny day, but it's late January. At a comfortable..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

SXSW Film Unveils March Lineup

So much ado!

"...this year’s Sundance Film Festival was the wealth of standout films made by Austin directors. Today, the South by..."

Jan. 31, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Q&A Hole: Why Didn't the World End?

With: John Erler, Annie La Ganga, Arcie Cola, Owen Egerton, and more

"...Welcome to The Q&A Hole...."

Dec. 24, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Just Start Talking

Bob Byington on the exercise that got him writing again

"...Two things happened for me as a writer that got me over a hurdle..."

Nov. 29, 2012 Books Post by Bob Byington

Amen

Leonard Cohen lays siege to Bass Concert Hall

"...seven years older than Dylan, 15 more than Springsteen, and 17 months junior to Willie – Leonard Cohen makes..."

Nov. 1, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The XX

"...Like 11 beautifully silent machines working in perfect harmony, the XX's eponymous 2009 debut became irreplaceable. Londoners Romy..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Music Review by Luke Winkie

'The NFL Beat': ACL Edition

Art mirrors life mirrors NFL

"...my double-life is compromised of pounding out quarter, eighth, and occasionally sixteenth notes...."

Oct. 13, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

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