Spoon's Hot Thoughts Remodels the Locals' Art-Funk

Britt Daniel and Jim Eno talk about the rise of R&B in the band's sound

"..."You don't understand," declaims Britt Daniel urgently. "We told people we're on at this..."

June 2, 2017 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Taking Austin for a 'Spin'

TCBlog make the Austin rounds in the new Spin.

"...have to find some other complaint. From cover boy Britt Daniel on down, Austin is all over this issue..."

April 25, 2007 News Post by Christopher Gray

Tomorrowland

Seeming more like a calculation than a flight of fancy, this adventure tale has both hits and misses

"...Directed by: Brad Bird. Starring: George Clooney, Hugh Laurie, Britt Robertson, Raffey Cassidy, Tim McGraw, Kathryn Hahn, Keegan-Michael Key,..."

May 22, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

All Over Creation: Element of Surprise

The joys and importance of 'I didn't see that coming'

"...some baddie but by a fall down the stairs, Jeff Britt's Superman confessing his culpability in this Princess Diana's..."

Sept. 16, 2011 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Confidence Men / Start Trekkin'

Improvised Mamet as sharp and fast as gunfire; Trek a bit slow getting to warp speed

"...from the suggestion "aquarium," with the opening byplay as Jeff Britt's assistant manager informed a Mantegna-smooth Asaf Ronen and..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Guide to Austin Improv

The venues, events, troupes, and individuals who have transformed Austin into a "Yes, and" boomtown

"...Tom Booker, Troy Miller, Ceej Allen, Michael Ferstenfeld, and Jeff Britt. Pulling off a two-act narrative, each performer playing..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Tempest

Faraway-feeling Rain Lily Farm proves a perfect setting for the enchanted isle in Shakespeare's late romance

"...of Milan-turned-sorcerer, seeks to punish his usurping brother, Antonio (Jeff Britt), by orchestrating the eponymous storm that lands him..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Arts Review by Elissa Russell

Kenjutsu: The Art of the Sword

The Hideout improvises tales of samurai battle and broken honor

"...samurai tropes and tribulations features an ensemble cast of Jeff Britt, Quinn Buckner, Justin Davis, Cat Drago, Brad Hawkins,..."

March 28, 2014 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Always on a Sunday: The Comedians of 'Thinning the Herd'

Tyler Bryce wrangles up an improv-spiked weight-loss competition

"...Bryce: We've got Tom and Chuy. And Britain. And Jeff Britt of Confidence Men. Jesse Pangelinan, Heidi Caldwell …..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The 24-Hour Sketch Brawl

Ten teams fight to see how much funny they can cook up in one day

"...Deano Jones, and Mike Sullivan) and Star-boat! (Chris Allen, Jeff Britt, Peter Rogers, and Ashley Lowe)..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Confidence Men: Wham! Bam! Thank You, Mamet!

The Mamet-inspired troupe of improvisers nails it to the fucking wall

"...men. Asaf Ronen. Troy Miller. Michael Ferstenfeld. Tom Booker. Jeff Britt. Chris Allen. These are men, and they know..."

June 11, 2010 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Postmarks

"...Jeff Britt..."

Dec. 19, 1997 Column

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...Pretty Problems Director: Kestrin Pantera, Screenwriters: Michael Tennant, Britt Rentschler, Charlotte Ubben, Producers: Katya Alexander, Britt Rentschler, Charlotte..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Dancing About Architecture

Fastball gains velocity, Herring swims upstream, and Spoon's new single is ripe for consumption

"...Yeah, Yeah, Yeah If Jerry Jeff Walker's manager-wife Susan Walker has her way, Austin could..."

Aug. 9, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Can a Working Musician Find a Decent Job in This Town?

Musicians looking to subsidize their poverty-level passion already have one strike against them

"...band called Western Keys and supporting Crooked Fingers and Britt Daniel of Spoon. Sharing room in his SUV, the..."

Jan. 27, 2017 Music Feature by Leslie Sisson

Friday Picks

"...Detroit7, Petty Booka, and Ketchup Mania. – Michael Bertin Jeff Hanson..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature

Manifesto Destiny

Literate pop, the Elephant 6 in your Parish

"...all began in the late Eighties, when Robert Schneider, Jeff Mangum, and Will Hart turned their childhood kinship into..."

July 23, 2004 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...Jeff Klein..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

Further Reflections

SXSW Film Festival

"...Dir: Jim Sikora; Prod: Joe Carducci; with Jeff Strong, Paula Killen, David Yow, Rex Benson, Richard Kern...."

March 21, 1997 Screens Feature

Texas Titles in Toto

"..."I'll be Your San Antone Rose," Jerry Jeff Walker..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Music Feature

100 Local SXSW Music Acts

A-Z list of 100 Austin acts showcasing at the Fest

"...ballads, alt.country stompers, and guitar-ripped Southern rockers. – Doug Freeman Jeff Lofton..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

2005 ACL Music Fest Preview

All 'picks' no 'sleepers' for the Austin City Limits Music Festival, one blurb at a time

"...have been churning out complicated rock since 1994. Vocalist Britt Daniel and drummer Jim Eno helmed this year's commercial..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Music Feature

Dancing About Architecture

Tosca are no Slackers, Pong bounces back, the Dicks still hate the police, and Ken Lieck finds a new journalist pal in this week's "Dancing."

"...use that toward placing a bid on -- Jerry Jeff Walker?!? Well, yeah. Cindy Toth's former employer was up..."

July 6, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Austin Music Awards Show Performers 1983-2016

Every AMA performance lineup of the past 34 years

"...Will & the Kill, Asleep at the Wheel, Jerry Jeff Walker & David Bromberg (unannounced)..."

March 3, 2017 Features Feature

Guitar Pedals

Gas prices are down, so the boutique guitar pedal boom is up

"...garage band and aural terrorist beginning with a Yardbirds-era Jeff Beck and Jimi Hendrix...."

Feb. 6, 2015 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Fantastic Fest Tells Tales of the Long and the Short and the Tall

Short film selection from Austin to Estonia, animation to sushi

"...Sulfuric (USA, 2013) D: Jeff Brown, 9 min, World Premiere A woman returns from..."

Sept. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Blood in the Water

Headliners avalanche SXSW a week out from the music fest

"...Seeds, highly personal performances by Spoon and Divine Fits' Britt Daniel, Alejandro Escovedo, Adrian Quesada (with Grupo Fantasma horns),..."

March 8, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback

'Good Day Austin' anchor Joe Bickett says adios, the Scottish Rite Theater, Good Music Club, and Spider House say hello again, and Emo's owner Frank Hendrix goes cable

"...Austin's Spoon, announced this week that the group's frontman Britt Daniel has a collaborative disc scheduled this year with..."

May 25, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

TCB

Remembering a tattoo legend, bracing for Texas' upcoming festival season, and saying so long to 'hippie hour.'

"...the cover of Spin. Sort of. An Armani Exchange-clad Britt Daniel is next in line for the Porta Potty..."

April 27, 2007 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Playback: 35 Years of Chronicle Music Covers

We wade through the roughly 300 issues stamped with the mug of a musician

"...Billy Joe Shaver, Jerry Jeff Walker (5/27/83)..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

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