Faster Than Sound: Erwin Center Replacement, the Moody Center, Opens on UT Campus

The 15,000-capacity concert/basketball arena, plus more debuting venue news

"...Moody Center offers a leading Austin locale for major concerts and events, as well as a home court for..."

April 22, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Page Two: Dancing at the Revolution With the Radio On!

Louis Black recalls the joys of driving around and falling in love with pop songs

"...cater to the working classes, combined with this state's diversionary championing of restrictive and oppressive social legislation, is more..."

June 16, 2017 Column by Louis Black

Perry Chills on Pot Decriminalization

Texas Gov comes out in support of less punitive drug policy

"...During a panel discussion last week at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland,..."

Jan. 31, 2014 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Party on the Patio

Live review of ZZ Top's 1st Annual La Grange Fest.

"...Never mind Johnny Depp and Billy Gibbons joining Bill Carter onstage at the Continental Club Saturday..."

Oct. 24, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Page Two: High Dive

As they abandon their platform, Republicans threaten to take government down with them

"...to speak good English)." – Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland..."

April 1, 2011 Column by Louis Black

Hanging Fire: The Tortuous B&C Task Force

"...in the words of mayoral aide Rich Bailey, "a long and tortured history." One hard-working member of the 2001-2003..."

Jan. 30, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Off the Radar, On the Gaydar Shows

‘Gay Place Xtra’ reviews of Dreadful Sorry, Zoe Lewis, the Gossip, and the Eagles of Death Metal

"...one time. This cello, combined with Terri Lord's hypnotic voice..."

March 17, 2006 Features Feature

Drawing Lines on Prop. 1

The city debates campaign finance reform.

"...The fight over Proposition 1 is finally heating up. If passed, Prop. 1,..."

May 3, 2002 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Hooked on Phonics

"...it past middle school, you didn't have to say "phonics-based reading curriculum" because that's what reading was. But times..."

May 28, 1999 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Review: On the Ground at Levitation 2024

Gang of Four, Swirlies, Slowdive, and more highlights from the four-day fest

"...Some festivals pander to older audiences by relying heavily on music veterans; others push modern talent with a lineup..."

Nov. 8, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

aGLIFF President Todd Hogan and Spotlighting Filmmaker Fernando Andrés Reflect on Identity

PRISM 37 highlights the poignantly human and relatable

"...Todd Hogan, aGLIFF’s president, carries an unquestionable adoration for Austin’s oldest film festival. His memories of..."

Aug. 21, 2024 Screens Post by Cy White

With Equity in Mind, Austin Embarks on Bringing Its History Up to Date

So many more stories to tell

"...In 1895, a wealthy cotton trader named Daniel H. Caswell found his way to..."

July 2, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Arcade Fire

Pastime becomes passion project becomes Pinballz

"...a dead industry, swept aside by home gaming and console ports of Dance Dance Revolution. Conventional wisdom says no..."

April 6, 2012 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

On the Campaign Trail: Shade Racks Up Most Cash

The pulse quickens in heated Place 3 race

"...spending in the home stretch headed toward City Council election day, with Place 3 incumbent Randi Shade's eight-day-out fundraising..."

May 13, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Austin at Very High Speed

The who, what, where, when, and why of Formula One racing

"...The sound of a Formula One car is like hornets – if the hornets were..."

July 9, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

On the Lege

The first days of the special session feature a rhetorical slugfest between the governor and the comptroller

"...The fourth-called special session of the 78th Legislature began with a whimper, as..."

April 23, 2004 News Column by Michael King

Playing on the Past

"...Gorf. QBert. Zaxxon. Kaboom. Yar's Revenge. Hunt the Wumpus. Dig Dug. For..."

June 11, 1999 Screens Feature by Chris Baker

Spoon It On

"...After - gosh, how long has it been now? - Spoon have finally caved..."

Dec. 8, 1995 Music Column

How Austin Is Tackling Homelessness on the Street and at City Hall

More shelters, more beds, and more fights about ordinances ahead

"...she shared with her boyfriend Philip Mitchell had caught fire, her thoughts went to the daycare at St. George's..."

Aug. 2, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Sentimental Doom Death Song

Monarch Event Center's metal christening

"...The bands, Opeth, High on Fire, and Baroness, were proven commodity: Molten with..."

Oct. 17, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Levitation Adds Flipper, Flaming Lips & David J

Mercury Rev, Cherubs, Windhand, and Vagabon also set for November fest

"...At long last, Flipper returns to Austin. The San Francisco act..."

July 23, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Owls, Hooters & the Devil: Graveyard Part II

Graveyard Part II

"...8pm: That’s what time Graveyard lifts off at Stubb’s on Saturday. The Sword lops heads beginning at 8:45pm, then..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

100% Texan

Kevin Fowler is among the brightest of the Young Texas rising stars.

"...elbows, the surface peppered with buckshot holes from a long-forgotten barroom brawl. Beside it is another bar, even older..."

Aug. 9, 2002 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Levitation Live Shot: Boris, Sunn O))), Sleep

An endurance test of both appreciation and relief

"...Originally scheduled to share the Levitation Tent on Saturday night, Boris, Sunn 0))), and headliner..."

May 1, 2016 Music Post by Michael Toland

Checking In: Beto Martinez Stays Home for the Summer

Triple threat shredder adapts from Buda

"...franchises seldom mainstream in this country, but Austin counts one of the most recognizable in Grammy-winning big band Grupo..."

June 1, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Faster Than Sound: Falling Into Levitation

With a new autumn time slot, Levitation finds footing as a Downtown “gaggle of bands,” Angel Olsen chimes in on new album All Mirrors, and more music events

"...Speaking on next week's lineup of some 35 separate shows, Levitation..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Top 40 Vices Playlist

A walk on the wild side with songs of the seven deadly sins

"...him the UK's street poet laureate with this 1977 corruption of ancient hedonist credo "wine, women, and song." Wed..."

Jan. 6, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

The Church, yeule, Codeine, and More Highlights From Levitation’s Thursday and Friday

Standout sets from the multi-venue Austin festival’s opening dates

"...Call it a curse or just seasonality, the almost-annual presence of storms during Levitation luckily narrowly..."

Oct. 28, 2023 Music Post by Genevieve Wood

High On Fire

White-hot metal for your red-hot summer

"...A two-volume live release feels like a formality for stoner thrash beast High On Fire, given that the Oakland..."

Aug. 2, 2013 Music Review by Michael Toland

National Top 10s

Best non-local albums of 2015 – by genre

"...3) Deerhunter, Fading Frontier (4AD)..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Music Feature by Neph Basedow

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