Can't Stop the World

Austin's native contribution to the Go-Go's, guitarist/bassist Kathy Valentine, relives 30 years of Beauty and the Beat

"...when I moved to L.A., he was the only person I knew. He had gone from working with the..."

Aug. 19, 2011 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

A Talent for Deception

When Joey Hood is onstage, you want to buy whatever he's selling

"...to submerge himself in the character of Bill, the twentysomething dress designer and is-he-or-isn't-he adulterer in Harold Pinter's The..."

Feb. 19, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Naked If I Want To

Magnum opus on one of rock & roll's Rosetta Stones: 1967's Moby Grape

"...Moby Grape Personnel..."

Jan. 8, 2010 Music Feature by Louis Black

Roy Head

I Wanna Tell You a Story

"...When it comes to soul-shouters, the Lone Star State rules. From Delbert McClinton to..."

Aug. 31, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Lioness in Winter

Eliza Gilkyson finds her roar

"...can only be described as an intimate scene, Eliza Gilkyson with him, the love of her life. They cuddle..."

April 30, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Another Way

Fastball goes extra innings.

"...album, as was the case when Fastball, Austin's great white power-pop hope, hit platinum with "The Way" from 1998's..."

June 13, 2003 Music Feature by Matt Dentler

Postmarks

"...As evil, soulless, groundwater-polluting scum, I'd like to remind both Daryl Slusher..."

July 19, 2002 Column

SXSW News

"...dog-tired. It's been the same each day: get up, hit the Convention Center for gossip, proceed to whichever party..."

March 15, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Postmarks

Readers react to last week's cover story on the murder of Lauryn Paige Fuller.

"...seek ways to make our operations more efficient. Doing so is always important, but even more critical at this..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Column

Fish Out of Water

Seasick and Solitary on the Sandy Beaches Cruise

"...we were in Cancun before I peeled off my sweat-soaked pajamas. Worse yet, just when I thought I had..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Land of the Freberg

Interview with radio-comedy pioneer Stan Freberg

"...he took on in the early Nineties -- he's also featured as narrator in the new children's film Stuart..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

Life A.D.

Former Austin Sun writer Bill Bentley says a prayer for Doug Sahm

"...I couldn't help but feel -- way back on some high-up shelf of my soul -- a big-ass smile...."

Nov. 26, 1999 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

This Old House

"...when the tape recorder is switched off. This isn't so much the case with Mark Pratz, primary architect behind..."

July 23, 1999 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Reissues

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

"...instead you get live, demo, radio, and rehearsal tracks, between-song banter, retreads and reworkings of material from dozens of..."

June 25, 1999 Music Feature

Summer Reading

Brief Interviews With Hideous Men

"...David Foster Wallace Little, Brown and Company, $24 hard..."

June 4, 1999 Books Review

Texas Platters

The Rev. Horton Heat

"...the Lone Star State, on the occasion of his 24-song Sub Pop anthology, the right Rev. Horton Heat would..."

May 28, 1999 Music Review

1999 SXSW Music Festival

"...proficiency, Austin resident and former Zappa -- and Missing Persons -- drummer Terry Bozzio Monte Warden has recently released..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

Coffee Table Books That Depict and Provide Escape From

"...about coffee table books, I think about a remark philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein made in a notebook in 1937: "The..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Faces and Places

"...am eight years old and living in a faceless South Houston suburb. My eight-year-old world is colored by fear...."

Dec. 18, 1998 Books Feature by Margaret Moser

Son of the Circus

Twistin' in the Wind

"...arduous as two lifelong friends and musicians battling a poisonous serpent in a cramped toilet, but when he's finally..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

In It for the Money

Choreboy's Punk Premise

"...disc's jewel case: "Texan punk with members of Skatenigs, Poison 13, and Big Boys! Gibby Haynes (Butthole Surfers) vocals..."

May 23, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

In It for the Money

Choreboy's Punk Premise

"...disc's jewel case: "Texan punk with members of Skatenigs, Poison 13, and Big Boys! Gibby Haynes (Butthole Surfers) vocals..."

May 23, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Record reviews 8/2/96

"...string quartets, Shakespeare, and an entire record of cover songs, all with widely varied results. Yet occasionally, it all..."

Aug. 2, 1996 Music Review

Sitting Down With Your Senator

Sarah Eckhardt goes deep on democracy, womanhood, and our era

"...corridor, you’ll find the office of state Sen. Sarah Eckhardt, where people dress more casually and colorfully...."

April 11, 2025 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

The Off Beat: ACL Weekend One Was Hot, Dusty, and Gay as Hell

Notes from the ground at Zilker, plus tips for weekend two

"...but Weekend One of Austin City Limits started off so hot that I could feel the sun burning through..."

Oct. 11, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

Dog Toys and Puppy Sports Lead Our Recommended Community Events

Bucking broncos, drag vampires, and more highlights

"...on this day in Volunteer Land, you can use some of these fine materials to hand-stitch dog toys for..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Arts Feature by Kat McNevins

Nyad

Biopic of controversial record-setting swimmer just skims the surface

"...fact-checked biopic? Earlier this year, Eva Longoria’s Flamin’ Hot hit theatres – well, Hulu – amidst heated conversations about..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Qmmunity: Carnival of Queers

A carnival of queer cavorting will delight your senses this weekend

"...and the Little Gay Shop, the Heel Country Fair hits the Far Out Lounge and Stage this Sunday, Sept...."

Sept. 15, 2023 Column by James Scott

SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Tuesday

Bartees Strange, Coco & Clair Clair, plus a PinkPantheress misfire

"...Day two of South by Southwest Music fired on all cylinders, with long..."

March 15, 2023 SXSW Post by Nayeli Portillo

Of an Age

Queer sexual awakening drama is depressingly familiar

"...where she just woke up after a night of hard partying, her exact location a mystery...."

Feb. 17, 2023 Movie Review by Steve Davis

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