Keeping Cesar Alive

Actor Ed Begley Jr. explains how he was inspired to write a musical honoring his friend Cesar Chavez

"...Day, 2002, I showed it to my friend Edward James Olmos. "Eddie, you tell me if this is anything...."

Sept. 23, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Wednesday Sleepers

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...Candissi, Experimental Aircraft, and the Swells. Double keys, guitar, bass, and drums create a vintage, psychedelic party. – Darcie..."

March 11, 2005 Music Feature

Sergei's Big Score

Austin Symphony conductor Peter Bay has tremendous regard for both Sergei Prokofiev's score and Sergei Eisenstein's images for the 1938 film Alexander Nevsky, and as he prepares for a live performance of the score as the film is being shown, he talks about this remarkable fusion of image and music and what's involved in performing it live.

"...for Alexander Nevsky as the film is shown at Bass Concert Hall. This is the fourth time he has..."

May 23, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Inspiration of Necessity

"...Joe Jones, guitarist Jim Hall, and Pearcy Heath on bass continues making magic. "Freddie," he says with a wide..."

March 5, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Trawling Panthalassa

Sound Sorcerer Bill Laswell Takes Miles Davis

"...school ensembles and progressing to paid gigs, Laswell played bass in cover bands, performing a steady diet of Wilson..."

May 1, 1998 Music Feature by David Lynch

Dancing About Architecture

Knocking 'em Dead in the Streets

"...Your Buns in the Bed." All Units Return To Bass!..."

Dec. 5, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Record Reviews

"...troop off to class in the morning just as James was coming home from last night's rituals and spells...."

April 25, 1997 Music Review

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

Alternative nation packs the Far Out Lounge

"...a grand, hazy symphony. The crowd silenced when double bass player Thierry Amar and violinist Sophie Trudeau plucked the..."

May 2, 2025 Music Feature by The Music Team

This Changes Everything: Austin Witnesses to Sex Pistols' Chaotic Randy's Rodeo Show Go Home and Start Bands

UK instigators blow the roof off San Antonio dance hall in Chapter 4, Part 2, of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

"...McLaren's designer partner Vivienne Westwood, scowled at the press. Bassist Sid Vicious sneered and shot the finger, in filthy..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Janie Cowan’s Fascinating Musical Journey Finds Her Playing Alongside Bob Dylan in Shadow Kingdom

Checking in on the one-time Austin bass standout

"...were impressed and delighted to see Cowan on upright bass. The Alaska-raised musician had been a fixture on local..."

July 28, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

12 Can't-Miss Austin Bands at SXSW

Hip-hop, roots rock, pop, shoegaze, and more to keep your ears ringing

"...tale dovetailing nicely with those of bandmates Taylor Browne, bass, and guitarist/vocalist Zach Wood. "Then I went to college..."

March 7, 2019 Music Post by The Music Staff

Gypsy Woodsheds

Young local trio dreams big and small

"...fresh air to talk to singer Payton Keller and bassist Devin North of locals Gypsy...."

April 23, 2013 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Holiday in San Antonio

The birth of Austin's punk scene: the Sex Pistols at Randy's Rodeo in San Antonio, 25 years ago this week.

"...great stuff." The night of the Sex Pistols show, James Cooper from the store was getting married, and there..."

Jan. 10, 2003 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Songs in the Key of Ethan

A Postmodern Fear of Significance

"...Texas Showdown to get to the bottom of things. Bassist "Stinkpot" Johnston couldn't make it because, well, he forgot...."

June 30, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Live Shots

Dianne Reeves, Pam Hart/Austin Music Festival

"...Rich Harney's "That's the Way of Love" proceeding through James Polk's "The Memory of You" and Michel Legrand's "What..."

June 18, 1999 Music Feature

The Winter Classic

South by Southwest 1998

"...jagged angles and minarets. For much of the show, bassist Kim Gordon played third guitar, adding simple and woven..."

March 27, 1998 Music Feature

Record Reviews

"...that inner water rod perhaps, or the insistence of bass legend and longtime friend Sarah Brown, brought Egge east..."

March 14, 1997 Music Review

Little Women, Big Games, and More Recommended Weekend Events

Get in the spirit with these arts and cultural happenings

"...Thursday 19, Bass Concert Hall..."

Dec. 20, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Royal Hotel

Disturbing trip to the sexist outback is cut short by a simplistic ending

"...Garner, Jessica Henwick, Hugo Weaving, Toby Wallace, Herbert Nordrum, James Frecheville, Daniel Henshall and Ursula Yovich...."

Oct. 6, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Heavy Lifting: The Hammond Organ Has a Special Place in Austin ... I Should Know

Austin's an epicenter for an instrument that stopped being manufactured 47 years ago

"...and Mel Brown, but I was excited when Dr. James Polk came into Ludwig's Bar on Fourth Street and..."

April 1, 2022 Music Feature by Red Young

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...in this case the loss of my brother/our manager," bassist Jack O'Brien wrote about the new vinyl platter...."

Sept. 18, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Playback – SXSW: Zero Hour

SXSW started early this year, but now – as usual – everything hits at once

"...first female keynote since 1999," observed SXSW Music GM James Minor. "But as far as any perception that this..."

March 14, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

Second night SXSW handicapping

"...as one of the most hedonistic disciples at the bass-music altar. One spin of "Ordinary Thing" and you'll be..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

Come and Take It

Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears' lightning strike sophomore disc, Scandalous, stops in for a G&T at the Mustang Ranch

"...the Conqueroo, drummer Bevis Griffin, punk producer Spot, late bassist Byron Scott from the Trouble Boys, and Marc Fort..."

April 8, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Saturday Picks & Sleepers

The blurbing of SXSW 2010

"...9pm, Spill According to the Taipei Times, Go Chic bass player Sarah Wen took up the instrument because "everyone..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival New Orleans, April 27-May 6

"...tent. If altar-size pictures of New Orleans' piano prince James Booker, Thelonious Monk walking alongside Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington..."

May 18, 2001 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Two for the Road

Larry McMurtry's New Books Continue His Journey

"...in the book, with contributions by Max Apple, Rick Bass, Dagoberto Gilb, William Hauptmann, Dave Hickey, and Dao Strom...."

Aug. 4, 2000 Books Feature by Dick Holland

The 50+ Books

"...The Deer Pasture, Rick Bass..."

Jan. 1, 1999 Books Feature

A Redhead, Pink Pony, and Kaleidoscope in This Weekend’s Events

Arts and culture to keep you entertained

"...go together.” Your dog’s response, probably: Woof!   – James Scott Kaleidoscope..."

May 2, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Hideaway

A descendant of the father of our country in the Antone's House Band? For three decades now, believe it!

"...back door of the club's sixth iteration carrying my bass, Monsees is onstage with Marcia Ball and guitarists Denny..."

Jan. 15, 2016 Music Feature by Sarah Brown

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