Living With 'Monstrosities'

Jen Hirt and Scott Webel and their Museum of Natural and Artificial Ephemerata

"...strange things. And Jenny herself, she's a dead skate – a large, stingraylike fish – that's been sliced and..."

June 27, 2008 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

These Are the Breaks

Checking in with Austin's new R&B boys and girls.

"...most people look goofier than Jeff Daniels in Dumb & Dumber. But the look suited the 25-year-old vocalist and..."

Feb. 5, 2008 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

The Power of Three

With ZZ Top mowing down the Backyard this weekend, the power of three – trios – comes into play

"...a lot for the appeal of trios. In rock & roll, two's company, but three's never a crowd. You..."

April 13, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Federal Family-Planning Honcho Resigns

Overseer of funds hits road after Medicaid officials initiate action against his private practice

"...Keroack's appointment angered numerous groups – including Planned Parenthood, the Union of Concerned Scientists, and..."

April 6, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Musicians on the Menu

In concert or in the kitchen, these locals have the chops

"...the studio after an ACL taping earlier this year – the world travelers didn't want to miss their dinner..."

May 12, 2006 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Suspended Narratives

Lora Reynolds Gallery's first group show, 'Suspended Narratives,' is a cleverly developed grouping of artworks that have obscure or hard-to-find meanings

"...references for some of the suspense. David Lieske, Roni Horn, Fiona Banner, Douglas Gordon, Ed Ruscha, and Matthew Brannon..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Arts Review by Rachel Koper

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...at Antone's, this dynamic, climbing toward a dozen members horn- and percussion-driven Latin powerhouse has developed into one of..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

Mozart Birthday Celebration

Once again, this year's Mozart Birthday Celebration hosted by A. Mozart Fest brought out a high level of intensity and enthusiasm from some of Austin's best musicians

"...Sunday afternoon, there were never more than 17 players – six violins and otherwise no more than two players..."

Jan. 30, 2004 Arts Review by Jerry Young

Cut and Dried: A Primer

The Central Texas meat market roundup

"...the most popular, while rib eyes are Lee's favorite.Long Horn Meat Co.2411 E. MLK, 476-5223..."

Jan. 30, 2004 Food Feature

It Takes a Village

Horn orchestra La Tribu blows it DiY style.

"...Somehow, they get together, members of the Groove Line Horns, Blue Construct, Mingo Fishtrap, Lonelyland, Son y No Son,..."

March 2, 2001 Music Feature by David Lynch

Live Shots

NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL

"...Downtown Houston, April 24 & 25..."

May 7, 1999 Music Feature

Stompy Jones

"..."Let's Fall in Love" were from sessions featuring Billy Strayhorn on piano, and Roy Eldridge on horn? It didn't..."

April 30, 1999 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Texas Platters

Jimmy Lafave

"...of those tourists to figure out what local "Picks & Sleepers" pundits hadn't that behind Van King's P-Funk medleys..."

April 23, 1999 Music Feature

Box Sets

Herbie Hancock

"...Blue Note label, Hancock wed the earthiness of funk, R&B, and gospel to bop's aridities without scanting the latter's..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Music Feature

The Spirit of Improvisation

"...the slow and syncopated beat of pianist Carl Settles & company. And when Smith returned and commandeered the keyboard..."

Nov. 20, 1998 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Texas Platters

"...Chiquita showcases the dying art of complex and melodic horn harmonies that define Tejano music, a genre developed and..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Music Review

Saxophone Prolificus

Honorary Texas Tenor David Murray

"...a year, Murray was the most talked about young horn player in New York. His playing brought together the..."

Feb. 20, 1998 Music Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Postmarks

The Executioner

"...you could catch such Chicano bands with a full horn section. Perhaps the most famous practitioner of this sound..."

Feb. 13, 1998 Column

Food-O-File

"...summer at the Travis County Farmer's Market. Owner Chancey Horn raises her own vegetables (including lots of chiles) at..."

Aug. 29, 1997 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Reissues

"...HANK MOBLEY & HIS ALL STARS..."

Dec. 13, 1996 Music Feature

Independent Yet Empathic

Jazz Legend Ornette Coleman

"...the saxophone, yearning to play bebop when Texas roadhouse R&B was the only real option. Years later, when he..."

Nov. 22, 1996 Music Feature by Jeff Mccord

Austin Lyric Opera Makes History With Tannhäuser Our First Wagner

"...hear the word "opera"? A beefy soprano in a horned helmet, right? That's Wagner for you.) Yet when you..."

Jan. 12, 1996 Arts Feature

Explosions in the Sky, Kim Gordon, Dinosaur Jr., and More Reviews From Austin Psych Fest 2025

Alternative nation packs the Far Out Lounge

"...events; read our reviews here, and find more musings – plus full Austin Blues Festival and Austin Psych Fest..."

May 2, 2025 Music Feature by The Music Team

Day Trips: Texas Archaeology Month

Archaeology Month brings out the Indiana Jones in all of us

"...burial site in Bosque County northwest of Waco. The Horn Shelter site has been re-created in the Bosque Museum..."

Oct. 25, 2024 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Blues, Funk, and La Bamba: Antone’s Austin Blues Festival Returns to Waterloo Park

Home of the Blues revives its genre mosh nearly a quarter-century later

"...Cruz as a second percussionist – and a three-man horn section that kept expanding, the Black Pumas guitarist and..."

April 30, 2023 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Austin's Best Breweries of 2022, Power-Ranked

It's Top of the Hops VII!

"...Dropped from Rankings: Draught House (18), Red Horn (21), Circle (23), Blue Owl (24), Beerburg (25)..."

Oct. 12, 2022 Food Post by Eric Puga

Aaron Franklin’s Hot Luck Fest Returns in May

And if you love great food, you’ll likely be returning too

"...Kevin Fink, Hestia (Austin, TX); Maneet Chauhan, Chauhan Ale & Masala House (Nashville, TN); Mason Hereford, Turkey and the..."

March 1, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

A Love Letter to the ATX Comes to the Austin Revolution Film Festival

David Reyes is totally Texas AF

"...the fourth feature from Reyes' Austin-based production company, X Horn Productions, which he launched in 1999 with his wife,..."

Feb. 11, 2022 Screens Feature by Sage Dunlap

Redeeming Love

Nasty faith-based drama is Little House on the Prairie on Cialis

"...she’s tried to run away, once sailing ’round the horn to get to San Francisco to escape her pimp...."

Jan. 21, 2022 Movie Review by Sarah Jane

Day Trips: Top 10 Out-of-Town Spots of 2021

Looking back at a year of Texas travel

"...Powderhorn Wildlife Management Area grew to 17,351 acres by adding..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

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