Playback: Hanging in the House of Songs

The House of Songs, Hotel Vegas on tour, and Terminator Too: Judgment Play

"...on a hill in South Austin, a cozy white house stands indistinguishable from neighbors on the block. Inside, though,..."

Jan. 23, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

December's House of Songs

A partnership between Texas and Danish songwriters yields great music

"...Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Before Spot Festival in Denmark last May, a group..."

Dec. 8, 2010 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Qmmunity: House of South By

House of Lepore makes ballroom culture an official part of SXSW

"...moves – and no one makes moves quite like House of Lepore, the local ballroom family headed up by..."

March 17, 2023 Column by James Scott

House of Cards

Who gets to see the best band in the world?

"...always seen Thom Yorke & Co. as a measure of time, growing from the glorious pop of “Creep” to..."

May 15, 2008 Music Post by Darcie Stevens

In the House of (Kate) Bush

Puff Puff and the Receivers' trauma-rock revival

"...retail outlets), it’s tough not to hear a sort of biblical litany of lady-rock legacy in your head: Kate..."

Feb. 24, 2009 Music Post by Jonanna Widner

The Most Memorable Moments of Saturday’s ACL Fest

Adrian Quesada, Big Boi, and painting the town P!nk

"...Saturday of Weekend One squeezed many more fans into Zilker than..."

Oct. 9, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Price of 1,000 Songs

'Ordinary Peephole' celebrates the delights of songwriter Dick Price

"...include – unless you were Matt Hislope. As one-half of the Rubber Repertory creative team, the Esther's Follies star..."

Jan. 20, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...film. Now Wes Anderson's new star-studded canine animation Isle of Dogs will be the top to its tail as..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Tracks of My Tears

A new documentary, Standing in the Shadows of Motown, signs a light on the men behind the Motown sound, the Funk Brothers.

"...45th birthday. According to Motown, Gerald Posner's sobering exposé of "Money, Power, Sex, and Music" at the fabled Motor..."

Nov. 15, 2002 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Voxtrot: The (Re)start of Something

12 years after disbanding, the forerunners of modern indie-pop call on the "mystical, inexplicable force" that flowed through their Early Music

"...Ramesh Srivastava makes an extended metaphor comparing the breakup of his beloved indie-pop band to, hmm, 1970s TV detective..."

Sept. 23, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Video Premiere: Band of Bastards Debut a Hardcore “Holy Roller”

Singer & TOD legacy Jason Reece: “These motherfuckers can play”

"...(… And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead), guitarist Andrew Leeper (Markov), bassist Erick Sanger (ex-Sparta),..."

July 7, 2021 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The House Is Rockin’

A final tune for ‘Breaking Bad’

"...Breaking Bad, winds to a close Sunday. For all of the meth-slinging, backstabbing, and general destruction of humanity, one..."

Sept. 27, 2013 Music Post by Abby Johnston

The Soundtrack of Our Lives

Long Center’s Soundtrack Series continues Friday & Saturday

"...were driving through Charleston, SC., on the tail end of a road trip up the East Coast when an..."

Sept. 6, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Texas Platters Hall of Fame: Rank & File's Sundown

Punk drummer/singer Rhys Woodruff of Borzoi shares his love affair with the first cowpunk album

"...I heard Rank & File was at my grandparents' house. My first long-term relationship had just ended and I..."

April 5, 2019 Music Feature by Rhys Woodruff

Texas Medal of Arts

The Texas Cultural Trust honors its sixth group of notable Texans in the arts

"...After a decade of handing out Texas Medal of Arts Awards to the..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Very Ecstasy of Love

"...this past month in low-grade agony, without the thrill of constant argumentation and online contentiousness that made July bearable,..."

Aug. 18, 2008 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

The Ascension of the Toros; and the Joys of Minor-League Basketball

"...B.J. Elder – the suddenly not-so-lowly Toros, who started off their season with 12 straight losses, have won their..."

Feb. 6, 2007 Sports Post by Josh Rosenblatt

Songs of Innocence and Experience

From poetry scrawled on walls to poetry inscribed on CD: the saga of the Gourds.

"...Bowl is a place that prompts a good stirring of intellect. The fleeting nature of earthly beauty and happiness,..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

The Ballad of Townes & Blaze

The twisted but not-so-tall tale of Van Zandt and Foley, Lonesome Dove meets Barfly

"...The jigsaw of geography in filmmaking is such that one day during..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Sybil Rosen

Last Day of Summer

White Denim pours 'Corsicana Lemonade'

"...Honeybears. I wolfed down bland queso at a Maudie's knockoff called Lobo. Nothing helped. I was a stranger in..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

The Return of Lila Downs

‘La Reyna’ makes another rare stop in Austin – tonight

"...Lila Downs performs with all the force of a tropical depression. On 2012’s Pecados y Milagros, her..."

April 9, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Standing in the Shadows of Motown

"...Directed by: Paul Justman. Just about every American of a certain age knows the Motown sound and can..."

Nov. 15, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Spotlight: Red House Painters

The Red House Painters are back.

"...After a three-year wait, the Red House Painters' Old Ramon is finally seeing the light of..."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Musical Top 10s of 2021

One writer's favorite Austin-sourced albums, songs, and such from the last 12 months

"...on new music in 2021. Faced with constant reevaluations of whether to go to events and festivals, aurally venturing..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Son of the Circus

Twistin' in the Wind

"...when he's finally seated, going through a mental check-list of everything he's done since the April release of his..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Unplugged: Lowering the Volume of the Live Music Capital

Ley Line, Aaron Stephens, Team Goodtimes, Uncle Pie Hole, and more grounded sounds

"...Line commits charm to soothing Latin American soundscapes. Composed of Kate Robberson, Emilie Basez, and twin sisters Madeleine and..."

May 18, 2018 Music Feature by Isabella Castro-Cota

The House

"...when you're younger, you notice what's right in front of you [like rock & roll], and after you get..."

Sept. 27, 1996 Music Feature

Cactus Lee’s New Phase of Folk Realism

With Perfect Middle Hall, songwriter Kevin Dehan steps out of honky-tonk confines

"...20 people stood sweating and watching a man play songs at a laundromat. If the heat was oppressive outside,..."

Jan. 6, 2023 Music Feature by E. Ryan Ellis

The Ramblin' Soul of Songwriter Melissa Carper

Following the critically acclaimed Daddy's Country Gold, the spotlight-averse artist is primed for broader attention

"..."Watch out, there's a bird's nest in the outhouse," Melissa Carper warns as she points out the small..."

Sept. 2, 2022 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Beach House’s Spring Party Blowout

Beyond the stars on sound and vision

"...Sunday night’s Beach House art show paved the way for a Monday evening..."

April 12, 2016 Music Post by Abby Johnston

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