Dancing About Architecture

Austin Music goes to Amsterdam, and the Spankers come back from there; more albums don't come out, and more bad club news

"...corner from the apocalypse, things are already kicking into high gear at South by Southwest World Headquarters, and next..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Strange but True

Jad Fair making art out in Manor with monsters, aliens, and dead dogs

"...and monster figurines, and a framed print of Daniel Johnston's famous "Hi, How Are You?" frog-lien greets us at..."

Jan. 25, 2008 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

TCB

Praying for Daniel Johnston, marveling at Townes Van Zandt, and wondering 'what hath Snoop Dogg wrought'?

"...Fear Yourself Daniel Johnston, eccentric singer-songwriter, gifted artist, and Austin folk hero, remains..."

Dec. 9, 2005 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Faster Than Sound: Music Lab Explores Consolidation

Rehearsal space’s Oltorf location posted for sale; Hi, How Are You Day draws the Flaming Lips; and Esme Barrera tribute launches Girls Rock El Paso

"...You Day to celebrate elusive, Austin-launched song savant Daniel Johnston's birthday and encourage open mental health conversation. The Jan...."

Jan. 18, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Daniel Johnston: The First 50 Years

SXSW panels

"...Daniel Johnston: The First 50 YearsAustin Convention Center, Wednesday, March 16..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Jad Fair and Daniel Johnston

Texas Platters

"...Jad Fair and Daniel JohnstonIt's Spooky (Jagjaguwar) Those who attended the Fair/Johnston gigs around..."

Aug. 17, 2001 Music Review by Ken Lieck

Trial and Error

Questions raised about whether cards were stacked against Davidians in their civil suit against the federal government.

"...that cost a dime apiece. Where Caddell relied on high tech machinery and exhibits in the courtroom, Clark relied..."

Aug. 18, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

First night SXSW Music recommendations and hints

"...gloss. With Lewis' croon, you can't go wrong. – Abby Johnston..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

Live Shots

"...Kathy McCarty/Daniel Johnston..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Faster Than Sound: Ryan Garrett Assumes Beerland Lease

Stubb’s GM Ryan Garrett takes over lease on neighboring punk club Beerland, expanding Red River Cultural District involvement.

"...thankful for the learning experience." The Late Great Daniel Johnston..."

Oct. 18, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

35 Years of the Austin Music Awards

Living in a dream

"...Nanci Griffith, and James McMurtry. All that and Daniel Johnston stole the show regardless. Flown in on a private..."

March 3, 2017 Features Feature by Doug Freeman

AISD to Consider Ridding School Names of Confederate Legacy

AISD Board in the process of crafting a mechanism that allows for renaming schools upon public request

"...after Confed­er­ate figures (Robert E. Lee Elementary, Sidney Lanier High, John H. Reagan High, and Eastside Memorial High School..."

Nov. 20, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Coolest Board in Town

Arlyn Studios just upped its ante

"...from the Butthole Surfers (Electriclarryland) and Meat Puppets (Too High To Die). The hits stopped around 2002, when the..."

Sept. 21, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Dog Years

Austin's version of the Band – the Gourds – steps into those brown shoes almost literally with Old Mad Joy

"...fired by the Gourds' sister band the Damna­tions. Max Johnston worked with Uncle Tupelo and Wilco and made the..."

Sept. 23, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Dancing About Architecture

Austin's live music scene turns up missing.

"...crash landing site," which, along with the explosions and high-volume music and noise, should provide quite an interesting view..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Saturday Picks & Sleepers

Last night blurbs – hip-hop Picks and slept-on Sleepers

"...are in a fascinating study of vocal ambience. – Abby Johnston..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

SXSW Friday Picks and Sleepers

"...jangled like a stripped down Real Estate. – Abby Johnston DJ PREMIER..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

ACL Fest Friday Review

"...Daniel JohnstonIs and Always Was (High Wire/Eternal Yip Eye)..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Dancing About Architecture

Kissinger gets lost

"...[guitarist] Steve Garvey's birthday in Memphis drinking $1 Miller High Lifes on Beale Street until 5:30am," singer Chopper hazily..."

May 18, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Austin Street Art Enters Into a New Era

With the city cracking down on graffiti and Hope Outdoor Gallery set to close, artists look for permission to paint

"...Two of those artists were Mike Johnston and his brother-in-law, Lucas Aoki. Cheatham saw them at..."

July 27, 2018 News Feature by Kate Groetzinger

Friday Picks & Sleepers

TGIFriday of SXSW, blurb by blurb

"...out of its cage, but not running rampant. Abby Johnston Forest Swords..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

30 Rock

Thirty recordings for 30 years of music Chronicling

"...instrumentation/arrangement, and as produced by Stephen Bruton, but by high plains existentialism. Jump-starting the 1990s roots revival, Elektra Nonesuch's..."

Sept. 2, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Infinite Capacity

Kathy McCarty explains why it took her a decade between albums

"...project," an album of songs by our friend Daniel Johnston, so I clutched the idea like a drowning man..."

April 29, 2005 Music Feature by Kathy McCarty

Page Two

SXSW 2005 looms on the horizon

"...pressure is up to 100% and will only get higher and higher as tasks, crises, procedures, deadlines, decisions flood..."

Feb. 11, 2005 Column by Louis Black

Dancing About Architecture

The Austin music scene benefits the Red Cross.

"...of Austin's Kissinger are among those holding their heads high, having taken part in two benefits over last weekend..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

The Austin Avalanche of Rock & Roll!

When IRS Records' 'The Cutting Edge' Came to Town and Made Me Want to, Too

"...-- "Broken Dreams," Daniel Johnston..."

March 16, 2001 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

No Child Left Untested!

"...High schools: Johnston, Lanier, LBJ, Reagan, Travis..."

Oct. 8, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...Their Chicago hammerhead grunge is still defined by ecstatic highs and post-grunge lows, with the energy this duo generates..."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature

Postmarks

Plan for People, Not Cars

"...the excellent article detailing the often hidden and disregarded high costs of progress and development, specifically when it is..."

March 26, 1999 Column

Picks & Sleepers

South by Southwest '97

"...been said? Arguably among the pioneers of cowpunk, their high-energy old-school take on country rock is flamboyant and loud..."

March 7, 1997 Music Feature

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