The Last Shall Be First

New Year's Eve becomes a cultural extravaganza with First Night Austin

"...Strolling guitar/mandolin player and singer/songwriter perform original roots rock, Americana and modern folk. 2-11pm..."

Dec. 30, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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"...is an increasingly vocal movement that seeks to engage America in war, leading to thousands of unnecessary deaths. This..."

March 7, 2003 Column

SXSW Adds Iron Man, Captain Kirk, New Order to Speaker List

Robert Downey Jr., William Shatner, Deepak Chopra headed to Austin

"...lore: instead, he'll be part of Online Crime: An American Crisis, a panel tackling the massive impact of cybercrime..."

Feb. 14, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Letters at 3AM

Cry over the election if you must, but don't let the bastards sap your vitality. American progressives started seriously mass-scale organizing only about a year ago, and in just one year we came within reach of victory.

"...polls. Everybody thought conservatism was forever politically dead in America. But conservatives regrouped, rethought, and organized patiently from the..."

Nov. 12, 2004 Column by Michael Ventura

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"...-- he's smart, right on the issues, well-grounded, good inside, and he plays well with others ... I couldn't..."

June 6, 2003 Column

Nemegata's Folkloric Futurism Boosts Austin's Budding Colombian Music Scene

Local trio powers up its magnetic roots fusion in new release Voces

"...elephantine resonance in the room. Valencia's bass shakes. Life inside a vintage stereo speaker bristles and buzzes...."

Sept. 29, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Announces Gaming Award Nominees and Hosts

WWE star Xavier Woods to co-host ceremony in March

"...as 2017 critical darlings Dishonored 2, Doom, Overwatch, and Inside lead the pack. Voting for the awards begins …..."

Jan. 25, 2017 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Countdown to Ecstasy

A New Drug for a New Millennium

"...May 1985, before the drug went Schedule I, before "America's War on Drugs," before many of the current crop..."

June 9, 2000 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Jesus Gonna Be Here

Johnny Toxic

"...Fender, Rosie Flores, Joe Ely, and Mariachi Campañas de America, Treviño took the stage and continued the creative and..."

March 26, 1999 Music Feature

The Reverse Crossover of La Mafia

The Empire Builders

"...was. Her audience was undeniably Latino. Long popular among Mexican-Americans, or Chicanos, her fame had already crossed over into..."

Oct. 27, 1995 Music Feature

Five Themes at This Year’s Texas Book Festival

What’s hot, what’s intriguing, and who’s gonna be at the annual literary bonanza

"...both recent – the blam! pow! terrific Superfans, Assemble: Inside the Marvel Cinematic Universe by Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales,..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Arts Column by Kimberley Jones

'Chrome Underground' Goes Classic Car Hunting

Motoreum's Yusuf & Antonio talk about the biz and their reality TV debut

"...to the building where he's led you. He goes inside and...disappears. With your Gs. You chase him, but it's..."

May 22, 2014 Screens Post by Jordan Smith

SXSW 09 Film Lineup Announced

What's all the ruckus? Why, it's the SXSW Film lineup!

"...Ross An inquiring look at everyday life in middle America, the film explores the congruities of daily life in..."

Feb. 1, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Naked City

"...district will give prospective students and parents a peek inside on Jan. 27. Staff will be on hand to..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature

Meet the New Neighbors

A fugitive sect of Mormon polygamists is building a home – and an end-time temple – in the West Texas town of Eldorado

"...to take in order to be accepted by mainstream America, a goal many considered blasphemous in itself. Indeed, Krakauer..."

July 29, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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"...How is that not a healthy part of our American democratic process and a free press? Thank you, and..."

April 1, 2005 Column

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Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...Singing "God Bless America," waving the flag, and threats of violence are ineffective..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Column

Prison Buff

Peeking Behind the Curtain of Incarceration

"...What intrigues me is life inside prison walls. How does a person find family, community,..."

April 6, 2001 Books Feature by Amanda Eyre Ward

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"...Great story on Linda Curtis["Inside Agitator," Vol.17, No.15]! She is a rare and precious..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Column

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Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...York Times. You may also have read the Austin American-Statesman and The Dallas Morning News, both of which did..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column

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"...to criticize about daily life and its shortcomings in America, such as myself, have taken at least a moment..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Column

Who Killed Father Ryan?

A 1981 Odessa murder haunts crime researchers, the Catholic Church, and an ex-con determined to prove his innocence

"...beaten Ryan and sliced the priest with a razor inside Room 126 of the Sand and Sage Motel. Despite..."

June 17, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...and military posturing. Rather, the best defense is for Americans to begin to ask why our nation is singled..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Column

Lucy Dacus, a Gary Floyd Retrospective, an EXTC, and More Crucial Concerts

Sounds all over town and all over the musical spectrum

"...from yacht rock to R&B, soul, and yes, even America’s classical music. Lebanese rapper Free Hamze operates Sahar Studios..."

May 9, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Tuesday

A Zamrock fruit plate, apathetic Irish drone-poetics, and so much more

"...in her live iteration. Like to end dazed opener “American Spirits,” Jenkins raised an iPhone to play a voicemail..."

March 16, 2022 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Buttigieg Back for SXSW, Plus Kenan Thompson and More

New speaker list adds keynotes and notables to virtual conference

"...his new book, Out of Many, One: Portraits of America’s Immigrants, the second collection of his art, as part..."

Feb. 24, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

As Charlie Jones Exits C3, He Traces His Journey From College Station to Founding ACL Fest

Leaving the music promotions empire he helped build, Jones begins his new events company, Four Leaf

"...You've mentioned outdoor shows. So much music takes place inside at night. Did you want to be outside?..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

American Hypocrisy Revealed in The Misogynists

“Self-righteous, smug and wicked.” Onur Tukel pulls no punches in this extended Q&A

"...was to hold up a mirror up to all Americans, to show the ugly side, the hypocrisy. I wanted..."

Jan. 24, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Shot Caller's Vivid Look at Crime and Punishment

Local director Ric Roman Waugh offers a brutal look at the penal system

"...spent two years up-close with the reality of life inside and out of some of the most terrifying and..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Gross In

Is any writer in Austin as revolting and entertaining as Andrew Hilbert?

"...how to write a poem. She said: "Write whatever's inside of you." So Andrew wrote poems about bones, blood,..."

April 22, 2016 Arts Feature by François Pointeau

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