Playback – Lift to Experience: Back at the Crossroads

Lift to Experience returns to Texas-Jerusalem, X Games music crashes, and Prince-a-plenty

"...few who so openly embrace it as a monument to their existence...."

June 3, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

God-Fearing, Honky-Tonk Man Josh T. Pearson Tries to Play It Straight

Airplay with the Lord

"..."Has God ever spoken to you?"..."

April 13, 2018 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

SXSW Online to Feature Stacey Abrams and N. K. Jemisin in Conversation

James Cameron, Ted Lasso team, Bill Hader also announced

"...Venn diagram sweet spot of people who are going to fangirl over voting rights advocate Stacey Abrams and sci-fi/fantasy..."

Feb. 11, 2021 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

Sorry to Bother You

Sly sci-fi satire puts class, race, and selling out under the microscope

"...would expect (Darren Aronofsky’s Mother! comes up a lot), to the routine hyperbole slathered on studio tentpoles (Avengers: Infinity..."

July 6, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...An old friend to the festival from films like Long Shot, Good Boys,..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Bringing the Group to the Vision

As Pat Forgione prepares to say farewell, he looks back on his AISD decade

"...cliffhanger survival of Webb Middle School, nor even that Johnston High School went through three major overhauls before becoming..."

Feb. 27, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Waller Creek Comes to Life

Conservancy seeks radical makeover east of Downtown

"...The cold came on with the setting sun, sinking into Waller Creek and seeping into coats, hats, and the..."

Nov. 13, 2015 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Reindeers and Writing: Alison Brie and Dave Franco on Somebody I Used to Know

The married creative couple take a new angle on the rom-com

"...filmmakers can learn. For example, if you’re ever going to ask your lead actor to take a selfie with..."

Feb. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Michelle Obama Returns to SXSW

Former first lady and her brother will speak on leadership, resilience

"...Michelle Obama is no stranger to South by Southwest. In 2016, she delivered a powerhouse..."

March 5, 2025 SXSW Post by Lucciana Choueiry

Ready to Roll

Garbo's brings the yeehaw to New England

"...iteration of the popular food trucks, you'll never once experience the crispness of a New England autumn or the..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Ley Line & Nané Reopen Paramount Theatre with Spiritual Lift

Live music’s return to the downtown beacon felt familial

"...more like a family reunion than a show, an experience replaying at venues across Austin lately. The energy and..."

May 24, 2021 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Council Recap: A Not-Just-Symbolic Promise to Lift Up Black Austin

Apologies and remedies for a long legacy of oppression

"...the city has played and may still be playing to disenfranchise Black Austinites – from the city’s founding in..."

March 5, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Are You Local? Crit Group Reunion Redefines What it Means to be an Austin Artist

Two-part retrospective exhibition brings local creatives together, and to the main gallery

"...an article for this paper in which I referred to an artist working in Austin as a "local artist"..."

Nov. 19, 2021 Arts Feature by Vivie Behrens

The World to Come

Frontier romance speaks of a love that cannot speak the name it does not yet have

"...Directed by: Mona Fastvold. Starring: Katherine Waterston, Vanessa Kirby, Casey Affleck, Christopher Abbott and Karina Ziana..."

Feb. 12, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Austin Historical Weapons Guild Brings Historical Swordplay to Life

Cut, thrust, parry, fun

"...From lovers of history to fans of fantasy, who hasn't wanted to be..."

Feb. 25, 2022 Arts Feature by Robert Penson

Five Films to Watch at Cine Las Americas

Oscar contenders, Austin stories, and global tales from the Latinx, Portugeuse, and Indigenous communities

"...AFS Cinema, 6406 N. I-35, and the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center, 600 River. Tickets and info..."

June 10, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Musicians on How Best to Employ City Funds Earmarked for the Local Scene

$3 million in HOT funds are coming. Now what?

"...people in the business, $3 million should go directly to musicians who play, tour, release music, pay for studio..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Music Feature

Queens of Pain Shows Commitment to the Sport

For the love of Roller Derby

"...former rollergirl Cassie Hay asked her non-skating sister, Amy Winston, to be co-director on her new Roller Derby documentary,..."

Oct. 16, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

To Your Health

The pros and cons of caffeine

"...Q. I need some caffeine to get started in the morning. What is good and..."

April 22, 2005 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

Do Fries Come With That Shake? Get Down to Hang Town

"...by Virginia B. Wood Hang Town Grill..."

June 9, 1995 Food Feature

The Verde Report: That’s Some Start to the Season

Making sense of Austin FC’s 5-0 rout of FC Cincinnati

"...Three weeks into the 2021 season, I made a rookie mistake. Austin..."

March 4, 2022 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Luv Doc Recommends: Zombie Ball: The Party To Die For

ACL Live at the Moody Theater, Saturday, October 29, 2011

"...but maybe you didn't get the memo. As of today, however, there's no excuse. Everything is Halloween themed. Don't..."

Oct. 28, 2011 Column by The Luv Doc

In Politics to Win, Again and Again

Introducing the passionate people who get our local politicians elected

"...Two kinds of people work political campaigns, David Butts told us. There are those hitching a ride on an..."

Sept. 13, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Council Set to Offset High-End Tax Break With Rent Relief

The ol' homestead

"...City Council on Thursday, June 3, took the first of two votes necessary to double its..."

June 11, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Standing Next to a Mountain

Examining the 3-CD Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble box set.

"...box set laid in front of them, the wood-grain photo on its hardcover jacket blending with the outdoor furniture..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Cloud 9 and Rising

Jesus, space rock from Denton: Lift to Experience

"...You have entered the world of Denton's Lift to Experience, and they haven't even played a..."

May 31, 2002 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

SXSW Releases Final Artist List

Ryan Adams, Lil Yachty, Neko Case, and 184 more

"...Countdown to South by Southwest now trickles down to days, not..."

March 4, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW List No. 4

Dan Auerbach’s father and 118 other acts

"...As the new year picks up speed, so too does South by Southwest. From now until the music..."

Jan. 18, 2018 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Music Review: Discover Denton Showcase

North Texans prove their own live music capital

"...No secret Denton’s musical impact far outweighs the relative size of the..."

March 13, 2018 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Playback: No Really, How Are You?

Daniel Johnston provides backstory to Hi, How Are You? Day, plus the first 2017/18 Austin Music Awards talent reveal

"...but it's not really the frog's name," clarified Daniel Johnston about the happy, tentacle-eyed amphibian famous from both his..."

Jan. 19, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

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