Aaron Frazer’s MCU of Soul

The Indications’ drummer and soul crooner introduces himself at ACL

"...up.” Pretty soon after that we had the full hook and Durand was the one who was like, “Man,..."

Oct. 7, 2021 Music Post by Austin Powell

ACL Fest Music Recommendations From Close to Home

Fresh sounds that emanate from the Lone Star State

"...live, but harnesses equally compelling power in her easy hooks and understated pop impulses. –Doug Freeman Blk OdyssySunday, noon,..."

Oct. 8, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Austin Music: What We're Listening to This Week

Spirit Adrift, Luvencie, Jonathan Terrell, American Friend, TSO Jrag with Quin NFN, and Rod Gator

"...single, "Vagabond." The song continues to expand Terrell's melodic, hook-barbed songwriting, combining the big sound of his former outfit..."

Sept. 10, 2021 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

From the Music Desk

On Willie, Billy, Stevie Ray, Blaze, and more highlights from four decades of covering Austin music

"...Honeysuckle Rose, as he met visitors. Moments later, I shook hands with Bruce Springsteen, playing in town and paying..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Michael Hall

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Hook 'Em Guardians: The University of Texas at Austin and..."

Sept. 3, 2021 News Feature

Austin Music: What We're Listening to This Week

Hot Summer Nights 4 Mixtape, Y2, Witchcryer, Suzanne Santo, Hovvdy, and James McMurtry

"...yet/ Promise me you'll never quit." So goes the hook of Me Nd Adam's "Love Me" – a delightfully..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Luv Doc: A Heaven-on-Earth Couplehood

The Luv Doc thinks this reader might have a malfunctioning amygdala

"...I feel the absolute need to distract myself with hookups. That sums it up. It happens 2 to 3..."

Aug. 20, 2021 Column by The Luv Doc

Album Review: Nobody’s Girl

BettySoo, Grace Pettis, and Rebecca Loebe helm a collective effort of defiant, supportive independence

"...though, emerge in two more socially oriented songs, the hook-hung call of "Promised Land" and the stunning "Birthright," which..."

Aug. 20, 2021 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

This Hardcore Carnivore’s In a Class of Her Own

Jess Pryles schools meat-eaters on the how and why of the food they crave

"...so of course they’ve had the good sense to hook up with the Hardcore Carnivore herself...."

Aug. 16, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Day Trips: Goose Island State Park, Rockport

Coastal park offers campsites and a fisherman's paradise

"...Anglers don't need a fishing license when dropping a hook from the park's shoreline or the pier...."

Aug. 13, 2021 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Under the Hoof of the Merciless Kandisha

Julien Maury on a Moroccan myth, and what scares him

"...us it wasn't this way to find a new hook. It was a story that we carry with us..."

Aug. 10, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Music: What We're Listening to This Week

White Denim, Pocket Fishrmen, Sir Woman, and more recommended sounds

"...the corner gonna run and hide." That pure pop hook sets the table for Austin hip-hop mainstay Kydd Jones..."

Aug. 6, 2021 Music Column by Austin Powell

Austin Police Funding Restored; Is It Too Much, or Not Enough?

The 2020 city budget finds itself coming full circle

"...contains two-year "lookback" language that puts Austin on the hook this year anyway, it simply says the Criminal Justice..."

July 30, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Day Trips: South Llano River State Park, Junction

A river runs through it

"...You don't need a fishing license to drop a hook within the park...."

July 30, 2021 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Hook 'Em, Big 12: The University of Texas at Austin..."

July 30, 2021 News Feature

Public Notice: Masks Are Back!

Plus: a November vote on pot decriminalization?

"...The first part, pot decriminalization, is the hook – the lead item in the press releases and..."

July 23, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Listen to This: Rod Gator Condemns Warmongers on “Chickenhawk”

“I’m no longer worried about offending a certain demographic or party”

"...die for the conman” and later explodes into the hook “The older ones ignite it while the younger ones..."

July 15, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Watch This: New Hip-Hop Unit Aux Cutter Go “On Blast”

Ben Buck, Nate Thee Great, and Shadowboxin link up

"...with a gritty synth line, high-intensity beat, and a hook partially comprised of a Wu-Tang vocal sample: “Catch the..."

June 25, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Faster Than Sound: Bartender-Turned-Activist Jeannette Gregor Amplifies Her Profession

Mohawk's new venue manager on her "messy and fickle" industry and getting back to live music

"...added: "This is a reassurance to them that by hook or by crook we're going to find the funds..."

June 25, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

21 Austin Rappers to Know in ’21

A hard-cut list of MCs proving the local hip-hop scene’s legitimacy

"...of [expletive one] and [expletive two] when he desires. Whookilledkenny (fka Kenny Gee)Recommendations: "Finna Charge" and "Vanessa"..."

June 25, 2021 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...me like I'm your mirror," the Austinite commands, a hook so compelling it's ridden for two minutes over a..."

June 25, 2021 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...wherein each line's final two syllables serve as the hook, Maxwell celebrates a bit of personal growth while wishing..."

June 4, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

A Giant Dog Teases Impending Concept Album

Austin punk quintet transports partygoers to “Avalonia”

"...the penultimate offering stood out with a particularly potent hook: “One of these days I’ll learn you just have..."

May 24, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Austin Asian American Film Festival Goes to the Drive-In

Headliners heavy with local films for outdoor screenings

"...Narrative, 2021 Teen artist Angie Chen turns to secret hook-ups with the heartthrob of her private school after her..."

May 19, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...State" feels remarkably more vulnerable without losing its sharp hook. The soft, torquing tension of the LP's title track..."

April 2, 2021 Music Feature by Michael Toland

SXSW Music Review: Yard Act, Do Nothing, Squid, and the Art of the British Post-Punk Soliloquy

SXSW Music’s bread-n-butter: cutting edge UK rebellion

"...minimalist rock group’s ability to hit a simple, memorable hook. Two songs later, they brought it home with “The..."

March 19, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Lege Ticker: Someone Has to Pay the Post-Storm Electric Bill

The price is right?

"...can afford. But many generators are also on the hook for record-breaking natural gas prices during the freeze, for..."

March 19, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Watch Now: Zach Person “Can’t Stop Running”

ATX guitarist rips with Lenny Kravitz flair

"...song roars behind raw bluesy riffs with a hard, hook-laden sensibility that positions the young shredder as artist to..."

March 10, 2021 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Supporting Local Farmers and Ranchers Helps Everyone

Back to the soil

"...different from the farmer's table – maybe you'll get hooked on it and won't want to go back to..."

March 5, 2021 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Riders Against the Storm Hit Their Stride With Flowers for the Living

Three-time winners of the Austin Music Awards' Band of the Year honors keep building community and creativity

"...in the Kid Cudi role of providing a hypnotic hook/outro sends the cocktail's potency into overdrive...."

Feb. 26, 2021 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

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