The Most Memorable Moments of Sunday’s ACL Fest

Spoon, Buffalo Nichols, and Paramore’s devotional nostalgia

"...stumbles, previewing an incoming February record. That was the last time in the set anything felt unfamiliar, as by..."

Oct. 10, 2022 Music Post by Christina Garcia

One Woman’s Battle for Justice After a Cop’s Reckless Driving Killed Her Partner

One moment destroyed Pam Watts' life and created an activist

"...The truck's driver was Ryan Hartman, an off-duty San Marcos police sergeant who trained fellow..."

Sept. 16, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

The Man-Machine: Kraftwerk Materialize at ACL Live ... Or Did They!?

German synthesizer pioneers pop in 3-D

"...Late-Sixties German engineering perfected electronic music past, present, und future. On..."

June 28, 2022 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Escapism and Connection: The Illustrated Life of Billy Perkins

Hustling Austin posters for 30 years, Perkins perseveres

"...suit, so the in-person return of SXSW in 2022 manifested a precious human commodity: hope...."

June 17, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

ATX TV Festival 2022: Bill Lawrence on Life, Death, and Scrubs

A rewind of our 2020 interview with the series creator

"...of the things I talked about on Scrubs was, 'Man, I'm trying to do something different,' and I fully..."

June 4, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Moontower Review: New Faces of Comedy

Auditioning comics go wild in six minute slots

"...the Moontower Comedy Just For Laughs New Faces show last night, he had least to worry about...."

April 22, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

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

"...curiosity and a grin on his beardy mug, and last Friday, April 1, Waterloo's 40th anniversary, the store's first..."

April 8, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Friday

Seventies funk GOATs, queer nu metal, and so much more

"...While for many on our tireless (okay actually very, very tired) music..."

March 19, 2022 SXSW Post by Thomas Fawcett

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Wednesday

The buzzy, the brave, the thrash-able twee-pop

"...so big at Half Step that there were as many waiting outside the venue as there were inside...."

March 17, 2022 Music Post by Michael Toland

Bob Dylan’s Devil Complex and Mysterious Stage Pose

Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour satisfies at Austin stop

"...seeing the great poet of popular music over the last 60 years. The sentiment doubles with “False Prophet” from..."

March 17, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

APD and City Hall Try to Get Their Eighth Street Protest Stories Straight

Cops in trouble?

"...the city of Austin announced that then-police Chief Brian Manley "completed his review of all known complaints/incidents from May..."

March 18, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Days of Being Wild: ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead Reflects on Source Tags & Codes

Twenty years after its release, the band and producer look back ... while always looking forward

"...But at the peak of nü metal and Eminem, many months before Relationship of Command broke down major label..."

March 4, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Austin on Forefront of Addressing Excessive Force Used by Police During Protests

Shock and awe at mass indictment in Black Lives Matter protest shootings

"...Affairs division. In Decem­ber 2020, former APD Chief Brian Manley disciplined 11 officers for their conduct during the protests..."

Feb. 25, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

30 Years Ago, GG Allin Cleared Austin’s Scuzziest Punk Venue in 24 Minutes

Witness accounts of the notorious shock rocker’s antics and arrest at the Cavity Club

"...Lancaster, N.H. He and his band the Murder Junkies managed a nearly 25-minute performance. And unlike the Drive-By Truckers'..."

Feb. 18, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

A New Parish Set to Open in Former North Door Location

Owners behind Empire and Resound Presents team up at Eastside Venue

"...follow me here: a familiar name, in a different long-standing room, operated by two separate independent local concert promotion..."

Feb. 10, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Southeast of Austin, an Unarmed Immigrant's Killing Galvanizes a Quest for Justice

Why did Adil Dghoughi die?

"...Buckley, the communications director for the social justice group Mano Amiga, turns his car into the small neighborhood of..."

Dec. 10, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

IV, III, II, I... Contact! The Latest in the Williams Country Music Dynasty is Keeping Things Warm in Some Very Long Shadows

Coleman Williams talks moving forward with an open mind

"...don’t wanna be in a genre” is a familiar mantra amongst young musicians. No true artist would want to..."

Nov. 23, 2021 Music Post by Gary Lindsey

New Police Chief Sends Signal With Stiff Discipline

Two officers suspended after police use stun gun on handcuffed suspect

"...pair outright – for not following Austin Police Department standing orders that require officers to intercede when they observe..."

Oct. 15, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Eighth Street Survivors Still Wait for Resolution From the City and APD

Sixteen months later, civil and criminal cases move slowly

"...been fired at his head by a still-unidentified officer standing on the steps of the APD plaza, missing his..."

Sept. 29, 2021 News Post by Brant Bingamon

We Have an Issue: Hats Off to a Maestro

Farewell to Arts Editor Robert Faires

"...In this week's issue, Arts Editor Robert Faires issues "Last Bow of an Accidental Critic," his farewell after nearly..."

Sept. 24, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Chris Conde and Third Root, Bully, Robert Ellis, Lil Baby and Lil Durk, Molly Burch, and Pulkingham Layne

"...that surrounds us," says Conde. "It's about acknowledging our humanity then learning how to heal and grow as a..."

Sept. 17, 2021 Music Column by Clara Wang

Austin at Large: The Pleasure Is Not Ours, Sir

If GOP bad boys like Chip Roy dislike Austin so much, why not just leave us alone?

"...have to grin and bear the fact that their congressman actually believes in the Constitution and freedom."..."

Sept. 17, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Impalers Deliver 20 Minutes of Mayhem at Rare Show

Friday’s parking lot concert was the best live punk we’ve seen all year

"...original location and a “For Lease” banner from developers Weitzman Group hang depressingly directly above the band...."

Sept. 13, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Bigger Than Me: The Musical Journey of BLK ODYSSY

A child of funk who lost his brother to police brutality soundtracks a revolution on BLK VINTAGE

"...That claim might trigger a bullshit detector coming from many 24-year-olds, but this is no empty boast. Houston landed..."

Aug. 13, 2021 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...of the Hole in the Wall, where his solo performances garnered attentive audiences in recent years. Following several EPs..."

June 4, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...repeatedly for inspiration and produce mega-hits like Lambert's "Tin Man."..."

May 14, 2021 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

APD Releases Incident Video of Gonzales Shooting

Escalating quickly

"...Three things stand out in the video released last week of Alex Gonzales' January 5 killing by Austin..."

May 7, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Beyond the Horizon with Denny Freeman

Austin lodestar offered the theories of life through a guitar

"...Every time Denny Freeman picked up his guitar, whether a lean and mean..."

April 27, 2021 Music Post by Bill Bentley

Faster Than Sound: White Horse and Sagebrush Regular Jordan Matthew Young Rises on The Voice

"You're just cool, man." – Nick Jonas

"...battle against Keegan Ferrell. The local's win upped his standing in the ongoing season. The judges complimented Young's white..."

April 9, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

World-Class Trombonist Andre Hayward's Spiritual Journey

"Big Butter" brings his warm sound to Austin

"...Standing onstage with saxophonist Elias Haslanger's local quintet, Andre Hayward..."

April 2, 2021 Music Feature by Michael Toland

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