The Flatlanders Create a Defining Album During Their Pandemic Pause

West Texas trio unearths a Treasure of Love

"...old Flatlanders files at his home studio in Dripping Springs. Among their recordings from the past decades, both in..."

July 9, 2021 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re playing

"...the Texas Lottery, the ATX native haunts the Enchanted Springs Ranch ghost town in Boerne for a unique performance...."

July 31, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...Brooke Bloom, Tonya Pinkins, Eboni Booth, Brandon Micheal Hall, Leon Lewis, Tiffany Villarin (World Premiere) EPISODIC PREMIERES..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Patty Griffin on Her Battle With Breast Cancer and New Album

Local songwriter rises through the fire

"..."I wanted to try and do a song like Leon Russell's 'A Song For You,' where he's talking about..."

March 29, 2019 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Best WTFs of ACL Fest Weekend One

The good, the bad, and the myriad Tom Petty covers

"...feather. Their synesthetic sound waves broke in the Barton Springs stage, an isolated platform across its namesake street exemplifying..."

Oct. 13, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Sunday ACL Fest Picks

"...first you might think you're listening to Kings of Leon, but with two albums under their belt, the North..."

Oct. 6, 2017 Music Feature

Levitation Interviews

Sun., 5:25pm, Levitation Tent

"...third LP – recorded in Brooklyn with soul maestro Leon Michels (Aloe Blacc, Lee Fields, the Arcs) – moves..."

April 29, 2016 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Playback: White Denim Stiffens

White Denim v.2 bows a new debut, Magna Carda raps its full-length debut, and the Austin Music Census holds on to its virtue

"...opposite happened: Jenkins' and Block's gig as mentors/bandmates to Leon Bridges became their main concern when the Ft. Worth..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: ACL Fest Then & Now

What's changed and remained the same for ACL Fest over its 13 years

"...Strokes), NPR darlings (Decemberists, Alt-J), and big buzz up-and-comers (Leon Bridges)...."

Oct. 2, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Festicular Fortitude

Ten music festivals in 10 weeks? Bring it on.

"...in between. Music snobs get Sturgill Simpson, Decemberists, and Leon Bridges. Appeal generated? 150,000 or so attendees...."

Sept. 4, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Food-o-File: Friday Lagniappe

A little extra Austin food news

"...Cesar Chavez), in the former home of the El Leon bar with a series of events this weekend. Though..."

Jan. 30, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

SXSW Music: Third Whopping List

Another 547 acts booked for the 2015 Music Conference

"...Leon Bridges (Fort Worth)..."

Jan. 13, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Gay Place: Seal '14 With a Kiss

Seal '14 with a kiss

"...3) GAY MARRIAGE GLADIATORS Nicole Dimetman & Cleopatra De Leon take marriage equality to the 5th Circuit...."

Jan. 2, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

The Life & Friends of Tarka Cordell

Celebrating the late UK production scion and songwriter

"...subsidiary Aladdin, then formed his own label, Shelter, with Leon Russell...."

June 3, 2014 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Playback: ACL Fest – Can't Stop the Music

ACL Fest met both supply and demand. Mostly.

"...Just after 9:30pm, while the Cure and Kings of Leon turned the last laps on their headlining sets, a..."

Oct. 18, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Think Memphis

Music industry alignment visits Uncle Lucius

"...received an enthusiastic reception locally, and earned them a Leon Russell tour. They claim 120 shows in the past..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Notes of a Football Addict (Vol. III)

The ancient Chinese knew precious little about football

"...for maybe the single dumbest play I've seen since Leon Lett played for the Dallas Cowboys. Somewhere in his..."

Sept. 16, 2010 Sports Post by John Razook

The Making of an Endorsement

"...East Austin Republicans, Independent Texans - Austin, Save Our Springs Alliance, South Austin Democrats, South Central Coalition of Neighborhoods,..."

Oct. 24, 2008 News Feature

Cosmic Cowboy Souvenir

'Austin, 1972,' an excerpt from Joe Nick Patoski's new tome, Willie Nelson: An Epic Life

"...near the corner of South First Street and Barton Springs in South Austin, just across the Colorado River from..."

April 25, 2008 Music Feature by Joe Nick Patoski

Hell Is Other Candidates

BTP's jaundiced eye peers into the next election cycle.

"...Shade had her kickoff yesterday, at, imaginatively enough, Nuevo Leon. The Place 3 contender gunning for Jennifer Kim has..."

Nov. 14, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

"...sites, and more than 85% of samples from Barton Springs. To fight its spread, the city is encouraging gardeners..."

March 16, 2007 News Feature

Endorsements

"...also no better. With the similarly unknown Adrian De Leon out of the race, it's quite possible Alvarado will..."

April 7, 2006 News Feature

Endorsements

"...also no better. With the similarly unknown Adrian De Leon out of the race, it's quite possible Alvarado will..."

March 31, 2006 News Feature

Primary Colors: Part II

More races to watch, up and down the ballot

"...governor – until his filing check bounced. Adrian de Leon, still very low profile, owns a business in Carrizo..."

Feb. 17, 2006 News Feature by Michael King

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...in the contributing zone, would be "in the Barton Springs Watershed." However, even if runoff from the site doesn't..."

April 22, 2005 Column

TCB

Young Heart Attack and the Austin City Council's 'Mouthful of Love'

"...meeting 6pm Monday at One Texas Center, 505 Barton Springs Rd., Rm. 325...."

April 30, 2004 Music Column by Christopher Gray

TCB

If John Lennon had attended this weekend's ACL Fest blowout he might have screamed, "I've got blisters on my feet!"

"...and manager Sally Clark searched in vain along Barton Springs Road for Clark's missing cell phone. Inside Zilker Park,..."

Sept. 26, 2003 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Shall we close Barton Springs to protect sunbathers from skin cancer? What about bicycles..."

May 30, 2003 Column

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...incumbent Council Member Raul Alvarez, held Monday at Nuevo Leon on East Sixth. So far, no one has announced..."

Feb. 7, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

King of the Swing Fiddle

Honoring country music's second most famous fiddle player, Johnny Gimble

"...greets me in the driveway of his modest Dripping Springs home with a smile and a warm handshake, and..."

April 5, 2002 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

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