Texas Platters

"...music is heard on roughly equal footing with the performance itself. It's a somewhat unorthodox approach that makes perfect..."

April 11, 1997 Music Review

Further Reflections

SXSW Film Festival

"...their willingness to perform the act at all. For many, misogyny is one mere blip on the extensive list..."

March 21, 1997 Screens Feature

Please Kill Me and other ROCK & ROLL BOOKS of 1996

"...to make drums sound like cranked guitars!); and Jac Holzman, the one-time founder and president of Elektra Records who..."

Dec. 6, 1996 Books Feature

WALK It to `Em

"...Shoe-In. Volunteers from last year's shoe drive noticed that many of the kids had no socks to go along..."

Oct. 25, 1996 Column

Record Reviews

"...strings. (I'm still waiting for him to break into "Manic Depression" at a polka-silly pace.) In the meantime, his..."

July 5, 1996 Music Review

Blink-182 Bring the Banter to “Austin Titty Limits” and More From ACL Fest’s Friday Kickoff

Chris Stapleton twangs and bangs, Leon Bridges grooves

"...temps – that’s fall in Austin, y'all – and performances ranging from fest OGs Asleep at the Wheel to..."

Oct. 5, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Scary Movie Comes Back From the Grave

Austin's 1991 indie horror rises again

"...The Movie and Disney's animated 1949 short "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." "Some scenes, he's literally copying that character," Erickson added...."

Oct. 21, 2022 Screens Feature by Matthew Monagle

Adrian Quesada Talks Collaborative 20-Person Austin City Limits Taping and Fest Performance

“A pretty massive undertaking in a span of a few days”

"...of international singers into Austin last weekend for two performances showcasing remote-collaboration-on-steroids June album Boleros Psicodélicos, Adrian Quesada admits..."

Oct. 12, 2022 Music Post by Chad Swiatecki

Fantastic Fest Review: Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror

Encyclopedic and engrossing wander into the wilderness

"...mid-20th century (not just cinematic classics like The Wicker Man, but in print, radio, and even kids shows). However,..."

Sept. 28, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Music Sucks

Michael Corcoran's infamous 1986 music column

"...see that Omar and the Howlers are No. 4? Hollow? I thought so ... Lou Ann Barton: Don't feel..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Michael Corcoran

Stop Asian Hate Rally and Vigil

"...mental health services for Asian residents after a Nepalese man was shot by Austin police. “Because we’re proud to..."

April 22, 2021 Photo Gallery

SXSW Film Review: Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror

Encyclopedic documentary finds the global roots of a genre

"...mid-20th century (not just cinematic classics like The Wicker Man, but in print, radio, and even kids shows). However,..."

March 16, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Opinion: Mother Nature / Murder Nurture

A single mother tries to process the shock and grief of losing beloved pediatrician Dr. Lindley Dodson to murder

"...On Jan. 26, my childrens' pediatrician was murdered. The gunman, another doctor from an unknown practice, entered the office..."

Feb. 5, 2021 Column by Katy Chrisler

Kevin Curtin Hung Out With All of Austin’s “Tree of the Year” Winners

A socially distanced journey through the city’s green spaces

"...It's tough, this many months into the pandemic paradigm, finding fresh socially distanced..."

July 31, 2020 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

Exit Interview: So Long, Jeff Pinkus

BH Surfers/Honky/Melvins bassist off to Asheville, banjo on his knee

"...He liked my Guild hollow body bass. We were doing a song where I..."

May 1, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Faster Than Sound: Austin Bands for Bernie

Bands turn out for Bernie Sanders, plus a dive into the SXSW rumor mill and an expanded lineup for the Austin Music Awards

"...performed earlier that day in Houston during the Vermont statesman's Texas tour. Meanwhile, over 30 local artists aligned at..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Land for Water

The city is asking voters to send more money to a little-known program that protects Barton Springs

"...following him into this small cave. Thuesen, a land manager for Austin Water Utility who loves to tell jokes..."

Oct. 26, 2018 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Austin Filmmakers’ Waking Nightmares

They're just making a movie. What could possibly go wrong?

"...on Jeremy's house, and a Kickstarter campaign. Everyone wore many hats and locations were catch-as-catch-can. ..."

Oct. 5, 2018 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

What's Up With Warren Wildlife?

Bouldin Creek's night at the museum

"...last three years into the playhouse of a wealthy man. Think the Batcave meets Night at the Museum: a..."

Jan. 5, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Playback: Walter Tragert Rises Up Singin’

Musician with MS finds hope in a songbook, Margaret Moser passes, and last shots at Bull McCabe's

"...speaking terms, so he can still play guitar, banjo, mandolin, bass, and horns. He records in Austin's smallest studio,..."

Sept. 1, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

How to Talk Like a Local in Under a Minute

Your pronunciation guide to Austin

"...invite, stop and think. If you're lost, remember that many of us still refer to things by what they..."

Aug. 25, 2017 Features Feature by Nina Hernandez

SXSW Announces Gaming Award Nominees and Hosts

WWE star Xavier Woods to co-host ceremony in March

"...with their brand spankin’ new system. If you didn’t manage to get a Switch on its release date a..."

Jan. 25, 2017 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Rolling Stones

Rolling Stones in Mono (ABKCO)

"...God intended man to hear early rock & roll in mono. Box..."

Dec. 16, 2016 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Fantastic Arcade Announces 2016 Lineup

Interactive arm of Fantastic Fest probes video games' outer limits

"...O’Reilly) Following up his barely interactive experience Mountain, the man behind the games in Spike Jonze's film Her has..."

Aug. 10, 2016 Screens Post by James Renovitch

I Like to Watch: Looking Past HBO’s Looking

“LGBT visibility” is a strange thread to pull

"...Trek Beyond was intriguing. He explained to the gay man (bad) famous for portraying the character (bad) that, among..."

July 22, 2016 Screens Column by Jacob Clifton

Journeyman Neal Schon

Definitely progressive fusion rock

"...the Internet, slow things down, watch fingers. There’s so many visual lessons that nobody had in those days. Basically..."

May 17, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Playback: RSD in ATX

Record Store Day local exclusives, and out-of-the-way wax emporiums that may carry them

"...For many of Austin's 10 vinyl retailers, RSD stands as the..."

April 15, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Short-Term Regs Getting Longer ... and Longer

Council split on regulating Type 2 STRs

"...they call "commercial" STRs in residential areas; CMs Don Zimmerman and Ellen Troxclair say Coun­cil is overreaching, and should..."

Sept. 25, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Big Gay Summer Closeout

The next few weeks bring an all-you-can-eat buffet of gay

"...to waste, Sunday is the big day at Hippie Hollow. So don your skivvies and nurse that hangover at..."

Aug. 17, 2015 Qmmunity Post by Blake McCoy

The Pitch

Ted Geoghegan gets gory for We Are Still Here

"...and even a few acting roles (yes, he is Man on 7 Train Platform in Sharknado 2: The Second..."

March 15, 2015 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

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