Real Austin Stories

Austin's Exploding Documentary Scene

"...on how to bring it all about. "Paul Stekler kind of serves as a poster child for how to..."

March 13, 1998 Screens Feature by Jerry Johnson

Dancing About Architecture

Sweaty-sniffing, Credential-pressing

"...the band's single, "The Way," slowing down anytime soon. Radio adds continue unabated and more than one local scenester..."

Feb. 20, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Girls in the Hood

Girls Like Us: The Texas Documentary Tour

"...years since have created a number of works for radio and TV: 1997's Two or Three Things but Nothing..."

Feb. 6, 1998 Screens Feature by Jason Silverman

Reissues

"...Tail Feather," "Cissy Strut," "It's Your Thing," and "Some Kind of Wonderful," it also includes Dallasite Bobby Patterson's ultra-funky..."

Dec. 12, 1997 Music Feature

Tackling Texas Truisms

Filmmaker Don Howard and the Texas Documentary Tour

"...philosophy, but I ended up getting a Masters in Radio-Television-Film instead. I ended up doing a lot of stuff..."

Dec. 5, 1997 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

¿Quieres Chanclar?

East Riverside's "Latin Strip"

"...at La Dillard's in Barton Creek Mall. It's the kind of buckle you could only wear without bruising your..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Music Feature by James E. Garcia

A Chip off the Auld Sod

Off the Bookshelf

"...reviewing staff in the Sixties, they'd send me all kinds of undistinguished records I didn't want to criticize. Negative..."

Oct. 24, 1997 Books Review

Texas Platters

"...represents the album's commercial centerpiece. It's an undeniably slinky, born-for-radio pop song, perfectly calculated to become next summer's summer..."

Oct. 10, 1997 Music Review

New Wave Schtick of the `90s

Just Can't Enough

"...belong under that banner. Simply put, it was any kind of music (including punk) that came from a need..."

July 18, 1997 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

Six Days on the Road

Rig Rock Deluxe Trucks Down Country Byways

"...to Number One on the charts during the C.B. radio craze and later became a film with Kris Kristofferson..."

Sept. 20, 1996 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Janis Joplin, Texas, and the Big Beat

How East Texas Shaped Rock's First Female Superstar

"..."I'll tell you 'bout Texas Radio and the Big Beat...I'll tell you 'bout the hopeless..."

Jan. 12, 1996 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Whither Grunge? Seattle Rocks

"...sharp and witty text are full of the same kind of humor, passion, and energy that many fans found..."

Dec. 8, 1995 Books Feature

What Happened to Our Buzz?

Riffing on a "Buzz"

"...Zoology. A sound that bees make. 3. Carpentry. A kind of saw. 4. Communications. A radio station in Houston...."

Aug. 11, 1995 Music Feature

This Is Pop?

Pondering the Beatles' Legacy

"...musically aware. There I'd find like-minded souls who'd understand, kindred spirits who'd think Brian Wilson hung the moon, Paul..."

Aug. 11, 1995 Music Feature

The Fisher King

"...a shock DJ's unknowing on-air comments. As Jack, that radio celebrity, Bridges plays his self-centered glory days and subsequent..."

Sept. 27, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

Catch up on Lone Star State news and plan some fall fun

"...the preserve is amazing. Inside the BTNP are four kinds of carnivorous plants, hundreds of species of birds, mammals,..."

Oct. 4, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Saint Teresa: Richard Linklater and John Pierson on the Icon of Slacker

The director of Slacker and the film's sales agent discuss the creative importance of actor and musician Teresa Taylor

"...she got from her own obituary. She liked that kind of thing, and I don't think it would have..."

Aug. 4, 2023 Screens Feature

John Aielli’s Eccentric Home Opens for an Estate Sale

The legendary deejay's home was a reflection of who he was, and now Austinites get a glimpse inside

"...a lamp in with him like there was some kind of BYO-lamp situation. Who does that?..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

Meet Me at Waterloo Records: Playing, Shopping, and Encountering Life-Changing Moments at the Heart of Austin Music

Influential Austin characters reminice on 40 years of playing, shopping, and encountering life-changing moments at the heart of Austin music

"...V. Marc Fort(Schatzi, Fuckemos, Bo Bud Greene bassist; KOOP Radio DJ; Texas Music Office marketing & communications specialist)..."

April 8, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

21 Austin Rappers to Know in ’21

A hard-cut list of MCs proving the local hip-hop scene’s legitimacy

"...Confucius Jones, co-host of KUTX's invaluable hip-hop radio show The Breaks, clarifies hip-hop existed locally long before..."

June 25, 2021 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

ACL Stands With Austin, Tonight!

Fundraiser features nearly 20 exclusive performances

"...Presented by Austin City Limits Radio 97.1 FM in conjunction with PBS live music staple..."

March 20, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

How Did How Did This Get Made? Get Made?

Paul Scheer brings his live movie podcast to Austin

"...getting people to come see [them]. I also love radio – I'm a huge Howard Stern fan – and..."

June 7, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Faster Than Sound: Pop Goes the Arts District

Fight over an empty lot near Riverside Drive intensifies, Xetas’ Kana Harris will open Bluebonnet Records in Lockhart, and Why Bonnie get a peachy opening gig

"...by Jan 1. Or at least that's what Sun Radio Founder Daryl O'Neal was told when his station entered..."

Jan. 11, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

100 Local SXSW Music Acts

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

"...blues, taking a louder and dirtier approach to the radio-ready sounds of ZZ Top and the Vaughan brothers. 2011's..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Sound on Sound Review: Damian Abraham

Fucked Up frontman podcasts from Sherwood

"...Later, Abraham and Ackerman (kind of) hashed out the actual best hardcore record of..."

Nov. 6, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Page Two: In Dreams Begin Responsibilities

Too much noise, too little quiet

"...living room, in the car and listening to a radio. The music was always there. In our heads. But..."

May 27, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Kerry Dawson 1949-2016

Austin’s master of the radio graveyard shift passes on

"...arrived in Austin from Waxahachie in 1967 and studied Radio-Television-Film at the University of Texas. His career crystallized two..."

Feb. 23, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Black Sheep Boy Will Sheff

Okkervil River folksinger reflects on the past decade

"...dying, and you’re about to go into something that’s kind of like a new birth. I feel like that..."

Dec. 11, 2015 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Chicago Remixes Chicago

Founding keyboardist Robert Lamm’s gym kismet

"...of a time when Chicago wasn’t playing on the radio. Songs like “Saturday in the Park” and “Beginnings” supplied..."

July 16, 2015 Music Post by Greg Beets

Eric Church – Insider

The contemporary country conundrum of an industry mega-star

"...in his regular round of CMA Award nominations, blockbuster radio play, and the fact that he can draw an..."

March 5, 2015 Music Post by Doug Freeman

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