SXSW Picks and Sleepers

"...and combines it with the dirty grind of Jon Spencer and Mick Taylor-era Stones. The quintet's debut EP from..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

Austin City Limits Festival Picks & Sleepers

"...firecracker of a new live band (featuring guitarist Mark Spencer) this is your best bet to kickoff Sunday with..."

Sept. 27, 2002 Music Feature

Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

"...JAMES HYLAND: There's a reason Central Texans are good at..."

March 9, 2001 Music Feature

Other Voices, Other Rooms

"Sharon Bridgforth's works aren't meant to be read silently," Suzy Spencer writes. "Some folks would say that's like eating barbecue without the sauce. But if it's good barbecue, you can do without the sauce because it has plenty of flavor on its own."

"...blues -- Ma Rainey, Ruth Brown, Coco Taylor, Etta James. But when Bridgforth writes plays, as she has many..."

July 28, 2000 Books Feature by Suzy Spencer

No Law & Order

"...Netherlands. Their CD Drip Drip owes more to Jon Spencer than to Eric Clapton. (Maggie Mae's West, 10pm) --..."

March 12, 1999 Music Feature

Art

Art Openings

"...Soil" is photographic images of the South by Jack Spencer. Clark's charming old home photo gallery consistently shows the..."

March 5, 1999 News Feature

Ecstatic Improvisation

St. Cecilia's Jazz Festival

"...church are not a new phenomenon to Austin. St. James Episcopal on East MLK, which McNulty cites as the..."

Aug. 14, 1998 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Recommended

"...KIRK WHALUM, BOB JAMES..."

Nov. 21, 1997 Music Feature

Postscripts

Mixed Notes

"...at the Austin Writers' League (AWL) monthly meeting (where James Manguson, director of the Texas Center for Writers, will..."

Sept. 19, 1997 Books Column by Clay Smith

Live Shots

"...the Hollywood show, leading into an all-too-brief reading of James Brown's "Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothin." That too had..."

Aug. 22, 1997 Music Feature

Texas Platters

"...strong support of local jazz vets like Rich Harney, Spencer Starnes, A.D. Mannion, Mitch Watkins, Tony Campise, John Mills,..."

April 11, 1997 Music Review

Music Recommended

"...Dale Watson, Stephen Doster, Vallejo, the Jels, T.D. Bell, James Polk Trio, Damon Bramblett, Cattleguard, Missile Command, Robert Earl..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

Record Reviews

"...All 14 songs drip with more testosterone than Jon Spencer's underwear and ooze more sex than a lingerie modeling..."

March 7, 1997 Music Review

Dry Cleaning, Hinds, Rawayana Announced in SXSW 2024’s First Artist List

The first wave of 149 showcasing acts headed to Austin

"...SWEDEN) Kassa Overall (Seattle WA) Kelz (Westminster CA) Kibi James (Atlanta GA) Kiwi Jr. (Toronto CANADA) Kyra (London UK-ENGLAND)..."

Oct. 11, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Jordan Moser's August residency, a pair of Millers, and more recommended Austin shows

"...LCD Soundsystem. Vocals inflect with slightly more charisma than James Murphy's sad drone. Call that post-post-post-punk? – Laiken Neumann Miller..."

July 28, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Pro-Cop Fake-Oversight Petition Drive Still Raises Questions

A strange mistake?

"...paperwork, filed with the city on Nov. 2, lists James Wood as its treasurer. Initially, when we messaged him..."

Dec. 8, 2022 News Post by Austin Sanders

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival, Unsane, Lola Tried, Nick Shoulders, Esme Patterson/Sabrina Ellis/S.L. Houser, and Jeff Lofton's tribute to Miles Davis

"...rhythm section Dave Curran and Vincent Signorelli, guitarist/shouter Chris Spencer convenes like-minded bassist Eric Cooper (Made Out of Babies,..."

Sept. 10, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Will Landin (tuba, bass), Jeffrey Barnes (clarinet, saxophone), and Spencer Jarmon (guitar) enlist Michael St. Clair (trombone), Derek Phelps..."

June 11, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Kalu James reflects the whole of humanity on this revelatory new..."

Oct. 30, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

The Hot Sauce Fest, a Love & Lightstream, and more sounds to check

"...the song gets a gorgeous black-and-white video courtesy of Spencer Peeples, capturing the team working from Robison's analog Lockhart..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Council Thinks Hard on Homelessness

Action on new rules set for June 20 meeting

"...Not Handcuffs coalition included those with lived experience; Steven James Potter said he has been homeless for years, and..."

June 7, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Headlines

"...400 people, including Mayor Steve Adler and City Manager Spencer Cronk, gathered Saturday evening at St. James' Episcopal Church..."

March 22, 2019 News Feature

Glass

M. Night Shyamalan's meta-comic trilogy crashes into Earth with a dull splat

"...M. Night Shyamalan. Starring: Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, James McAvoy, Sarah Paulson, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlayne Woodard, Spencer Treat..."

Jan. 18, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Top 10 Austin News Milestones of 2018

Days like these

"...to become Austin's permanent police chief, with City Manager Spencer Cronk and other leaders citing his even-keeled performance during..."

Dec. 28, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Headlines

"...or sentencing reductions." Earlier this year in state court, James Miller used the "gay panic" defense to reduce his..."

July 20, 2018 News Feature

Countdown to a Deal

City to work on stadium deal while fielding other development offers

"...In the end, both sides prevailed. City Manager Spencer Cronk was directed to spend the next five weeks..."

July 6, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

SXSW Film Review: American Animals

A docudrama as audacious as the heist it re-creates

"...illuminated manuscript, 20 sketches by noted wildlife artist John James Audubon (he of the Audubon Society), and a copy..."

March 19, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Council: Hello, Columbus!

Meet the would-be city managers … and an Ohio soccer team … ?

"...five known wannabes are: Daniel Alfonso, Miami city manager; Spencer Cronk, Minneapolis city coordinator; Howard Lazarus, Ann Arbor city..."

Nov. 13, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Live Music to See This Weekend

Unpacking Christmas in July

"...trebly shoegaze to roaring acid doom. Soaring melodies and Spencer Ussery’s breathy moan keep the pop side accessible on..."

July 14, 2017 Music Post by The Music Staff

HOF Hopefuls

"...Carl Black, Arthur Brown, Dennis Keller, Shiva’s Headband & Spencer Perskin, Ed Vinyard, Jerry Barnett, Kenny Parker, Freda &..."

March 13, 2017 Postmarks

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