Finding More Eaze in the World of Experimental Pop

Austin composer Mari Maurice details her nonhierarchical obsessions

"...with Mari Maurice with homework. To listen to the ahead-of-its-time 1999 Jimmy Eat World album Clarity, which she says..."

Feb. 11, 2022 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Strand of Oaks and the Cadence of Joy

Overcoming grief and exploring sobriety, Tim Showalter finds himself In Heaven

"...the reins here. We're somewhere around the 13-minute mark of Davis' colossal 27-minute "Great Expectations." One movement ends and..."

Sept. 24, 2021 Music Feature by E. Ryan Ellis

The Gospel of Progress

Micah P. Hinson lands in Austin – hopefully not on his back

"...The ironies of imperfection envelop Micah P. Hinson. His roguish charm and..."

Aug. 17, 2007 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Fun Fun Fun Fest Preview: Austin in the House

"...Yellow stage, 11:50am) Veteran PBR rawkers perform a whole set of Weird Al songs...."

Nov. 2, 2012 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Return of the She-King

In-depth Q&A with Dead Can Dance hypnotist Lisa Gerrard

"...Reunited at the Moody Theater Friday for Anastasis, DCD offered up oracle Lisa Gerrard...."

Sept. 6, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

We Come From the Land of the Ice and Snow

Sword drummer Trivett Wingo hammers out an appreciation of Led Zeppelin III

"...John Paul Jones' battering basslines, and the marching beat-down of John Bonham conquered a subgenre still in its infancy..."

March 28, 2008 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Girls of Summer

Austin's inaugural all-girls rock camp looks out after its own

"...The rolling of eyes. An exasperated look...."

June 29, 2007 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

"Fire"-man Arthur Brown The God of Hellfire

"...For better or worse, when The Crazy World of Arthur Brown released "Fire" in 1968 it immediately made..."

Aug. 25, 1995 Music Feature

“It’s Like a Family Business, Except Rock Stars”: The Kindred Bond of We Don’t Ride Llamas

Afro rock sibling band is defiantly unconventional on new EP The Oracle

"...For most zoomers and younger millennials, the entrance of the video game Rock Band into our childhood homes..."

April 29, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Dolly Parton Brought Her Full Self to SXSW (and the Dollyverse) with Unforgettable Set of Storytelling and Songs

Substantial concert followed awkward Q&A

"...– Run, Rose, Run – and a companion album of the same name...."

March 19, 2022 SXSW Post by Abby Johnston

The Legend of La Llorona

The weeping woman has reason to cry in this flat supernatural horror

"...It’s a centuries-old Mexican folktale told by generations of parents to scare the bejesus out of their niños..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Movie Review by Steve Davis

At the Intersection of Appalachia and Experimental Folk Broods Little Mazarn

Otherworldly duo pulls attention through mesmeric, emotionally charged minimalism

"...with eyes closed and voice drifting patiently against her softly plucked banjo. Jeff Johnston followed each movement carefully from..."

May 31, 2019 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Page Two: The Good Songs We Need to Sing Together and Loud

Celebrating love and resistance at Terry and Jo Harvey Allen's 55th wedding anniversary

"...Thirty years of confusions and change..."

July 14, 2017 Column by Louis Black

Out of the Gutter

Sober family men, the Bulemics?! Who ARE these punks?!

"...The needle catches groove on a grape Tang-colored piece of 12-inch wax revolving at 45 rpm on the turntable...."

April 1, 2016 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Cost of Living

Ft. Worth R&B great Delbert McClinton has a Downtown Austin condo and a fresh start for his diamond jubilee

"...Susan Antone stands on the sidewalk amid the overflow of construction sprawling from the new Home of the Blues..."

Feb. 12, 2016 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

theGlitoris' Top TraXXX for the Week of December 1

theGlitoris lists her Top 10 TraXXX for the first week of the last month

"...The Glass are comprised of Dominique Keegan and Glen “DJ Wool” Brady. Both DJs..."

Dec. 1, 2010 Qmmunity Post by The Glitoris

Malik Baptiste’s Statement of Self and Four More Songs From Austin Artists

New music picks from Holy Wave, Explosions in the Sky, and more

"..."Paper Cuts" features new songs and music videos from Austin artists. Listen to our..."

July 28, 2023 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Future of Tegan & Sara

Digital age Intervention

"...a film before, but it fell into the post-recording [of Love You to Death] time frame, so we figured..."

Sept. 13, 2016 Music Post by Sarah Marloff

Tale of a Tale Spinner

How a ballplayer, a piano player, beatnik poetry, and Lubbock made Terry Allen an epic storyteller.

"..."I'll tell you a funny story about my mother," offers Terry Allen, grinning wryly like he does. "I was..."

Dec. 19, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Age of Aquarius

With a new production of the "American Tribal Love-Rock Musical" Hair, director Dave Steakley caps 10 years of making the Zachary Scott Theatre Center rock -- and so much more.

"...The members of "the Tribe" wander into the playing space, moving slowly,..."

July 12, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Mother of All Texas Honky-Tonks

A look back at the Mother of All Texas Honky-Tonks

"...Scott Glenn is explaining to Debra Winger the intricacies of worm swallowing. "Mess-kins say eatin' the worm'll give you..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

A League of Their Own

"...more like the rumble just before a volcanic eruption. Often, the town that Richard Linklater's Slacker helped put on..."

March 12, 1999 Screens Feature by Jesse Sublett

In Defense of Paul McCartney

Milquetoast Balladeer or Songwriting Stud?

"...feeling that way because his death was a hell of a tragedy." -- Paul McCartney, 10/29/95..."

Dec. 15, 1995 Music Feature

A Foodie’s Guide to One of North Austin’s Strip Malls

Searching for the American dream at the Spicewood / 183 Center

"...Welcome to "The Strip Club," a series of articles highlighting Austin's growing number of destination strip malls,..."

Nov. 24, 2023 Food Feature by Taylor Holland

S.L. Houser’s Earnest “Wind in the Door” and Five More Songs From Austin Artists

New music picks from Rod Gator, BLK ODYSSY, and Cloud Companion

"...Paper Cuts features new songs and music videos from Austin artists. Listen to our..."

June 2, 2023 Music Column by Alejandra Ramirez

Playback: Pastures of Plenty

Q: Ships and vans share what in common? A: Hazardous waste.

"...Stowed away on the back bench of an old church van called Momma Pearl, I set..."

Feb. 22, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Page Two: Field of Dreams

Summer in Vermont singing Gram Parsons' Grievous Angel

"...A fan of the Byrds from the first time I heard them,..."

July 31, 2009 Column by Louis Black

The Moral of 'Body of War': Don't Make Precipitous Decisions

"...I'm sitting here with my pocket copy of the U.S. Constitution, a parting gift I was handed..."

Sept. 19, 2007 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Aiko, Jurassic 5’s Soup, Quiet Light, and More Reviews From Monday of SXSW

Music fest kicks off with a bang

"...More than a platitude, this exchanging of schedules usually results in at least one alteration, as..."

March 11, 2025 Music Post by Miranda Garza

At Two Step Inn, a New Brand of Country Finds Its Central Texas Audience

Sold-out Georgetown fest matched Nineties legends and rising stars

"...State Festival failed to stick, but the local production powerhouse seems to have found the right mix, and timing,..."

April 17, 2023 Music Post by Doug Freeman

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