Top 25 Austin Breweries of 2021

Our annual list of Central Texas’ top beers returns

"...AC Power Rankings Trend! ▶ NEW ENTRY..."

Oct. 12, 2021 Food Post by Eric Puga

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Musician Who Went Above & Beyond: Jonathan "Chaka" Mahone..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Faster Than Sound's Musical Top 10s of 2020

Eleven lists of Austin's best releases, theme songs, livestreams, creative pivots and more.

"...of Sanctification. Already attuned to swapping voice memos, rappers Ifé Neuro, Ukeme, and Chucky Blk meshed under Njune's production..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Unhinged

Russell Crower bulldozes his way to unwarranted revenge

"...story. For audiences trained to believe the protagonist was automatically the hero, it took a while to understand that..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re playing

"...The pianist and his troupe of strings, horns, guitar, bass, and drums ventures into the realm of..."

June 5, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Our 2019 Guide to Central Texas Breweries

A comprehensive list of places to grab a craft beer in and around Austin

"...BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse Multiple locations, www.bjsrestaurants.com..."

July 12, 2019 Food Feature

Midsommar

Ari Aster’s folk-horror excursion to Scandinavia never sees the forest for the trees

"...member Pelle (Blomgren), serious academic Josh (Harper), and cliched horndog Mark (Poulter, many of whose lines are delivered off-screen..."

July 5, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Hagazussa

Witchcraft and oppression in late-medieval Austria

"...Across four chapters - shadows, horn, blood and fire - Geigelfeld subjects Alburn to every..."

April 19, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

"The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss" Unveiled at Ao5 Gallery

Mythical taxidermy and more in Theodor Geisel's "midnight paintings"

"...series of sculptures that Seuss created called Unorthodox Taxidermy. Horns of a caribou, ears of a rabbit, and the..."

March 19, 2019 Arts Post by Gracie Awalt

Steve Cropper Recalls Rhythm & Blues History Through Six Strings

Chatting with the most egoless guitar hero in history

"...He co-bills with Traffic's Dave Mason in the Rock & Soul Revue at the Paramount Theatre next Thursday, Feb...."

Feb. 21, 2019 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Texas Craft Brewers Festival Unveils List of Brews

77 ways for you to capitalize on the celebration of suds

"...(pale ale) because I’m way into cussin’ and rock & roll and Whataburger and super against zodiac killin’...."

Sept. 10, 2018 Food Post by Eric Puga

Guide to Central Texas Breweries

Our comprehensive list of places to grab a craft beer in and around Austin

"...BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse Multiple locations, www.bjsrestaurants.com..."

July 13, 2018 Food Feature

They Made Me Do It: Five WEST Picks!

Carefully curated, under dire conditions, for your weekend pleasure

"...So, Evan Horn “gave up on architecture school to make designer homes..."

May 17, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

99 Austin Acts at SXSW Music

Support the home team!

"...it wasn't helplessly cliche to like the Black Keys. – Abby Johnston A Giant Dog..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

My Little Pony: The Movie

A rainbow-hued acid trip for 8-year-olds

"...Tempest Shadow (Blunt), a mean-girl unicorn with a broken horn and broken heart. Inexplicably, three screenwriters receive credit for..."

Oct. 6, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Austin’s New Batch of Supper Clubs

Three of the city’s latest additions to the underground dining scene

"...and reminds him of his family's move from Ciudad Juárez to El Paso for a better life. While he..."

Sept. 15, 2017 Food Feature by Adrienne White

Gimme Shelter: A Song for Margaret Moser

A stoned soul picnic of Rolling Stones for Wattser

"...locals given the surreality of the World’s Great Rock & Roll Band™ performing right in their own backyard...."

Sept. 1, 2017 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

La La Land

This bittersweet musical will make your heart soar

"...the opening traffic snarl – he lays on his horn, she flips him the bird – in the first..."

Dec. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

A soldier returns home in Ang Lee's war movie

"...soldiers. A fast-talking manager (Tucker) is constantly on the horn trying to sell the squad’s story to Hollywood, and..."

Nov. 23, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Brownout

"...ricocheted bullet congas of "Supernaut" and "Sweet Leaf," squealing horn marches in "Electric Funeral," and crashed percussion bombardment on..."

Nov. 25, 2016 Music Review by Alejandra Ramirez

The Rebirth of Doyle Bramhall II

For his first solo LP in 15 years, Eric Clapton’s top lieutenant may have put out the blues album of 2016

"...stays busy. Slipping in and out of multiple modes – producer, singer, songwriter, sideman – the Dallas-born guitarist, 47,..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

Weekend Two Sunday ACL Fest Picks

ACL sendoffs

"...Cutting surf and folk-psych tones both intimate and expansive. – Doug Freeman..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Music Feature

ACL Review: Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats/St. Paul & the Broken Bones

Battle of the blue-eyed soul titans

"...corner of Zilker Park, with Denver eightpiece Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats kicking off a 4pm set on..."

Oct. 3, 2016 Music Post by Libby Webster

Texas Craft Brewers Festival Debuts Beer List

The Texas-only beer celebration returns to Austin

"...TCBF debuts who we are anticipating, like Austin’s Friends & Allies, Cedar Park’s Whitestone, and Blackwater Draw out of..."

Sept. 1, 2016 Food Post by Eric Puga

We Can't Make It Here Anymore

As the city's Economic Development Department readies its recommendations to City Council on Mayor Adler's Austin Music & Creative Ecosystem Omnibus Resolution, is it already too late for local artists in terms of local affordability?

"...most musicians teetering on the brink of sustainability (see "Pen­nies From Heaven," May 18, 2012), the exploded cost of..."

May 27, 2016 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Sturgill Simpson, Sink or Swim

The Sailor’s tour kickoff searches for its sea legs

"...Sunday Valley revival “Oh Sarah,” as his new three-piece horn section blared, Simpson looked lost...."

May 6, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Thursday SXSW Interview: Dion

"...a cleverly disguised blues song," says New York rock & roll pioneer Dion. "When I did [2006's acoustic blues..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Grupo Fantasma’s Quinceañera

And you thought you had Problemas

"...subtle on that one, because it has a huge horn arrangement. It’s more evident on “Otoño,” one of Greg’s..."

Oct. 29, 2015 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Take Me to a Party

Sweet Spirit pops big

"...and ex-frontwoman for the like-minded Bobby Jealousy (revisit "Reckless & Romantic," Feb. 15, 2013), segues excitedly into the 12..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

James Taylor Pleases All at ACL Taping

The elder statesman of Americana makes a comeback

"...lifetime, a musical envelope recreated live by Walt Fowler’s flugelhorn, Lou Marini’s clarinet, and Zonn’s fiddle. The rendition of..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

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