Reissues

"...of decrepit Victoria, Texas. For $1 apiece, I found myself enjoying all the classic Mothers of Invention albums on..."

Dec. 13, 1996 Music Feature

Eric's World

The Many Fanastic Colors of

"...down the hall just before the master bedroom, is roomy and bright thanks to a skylight that pours sunshine..."

Sept. 27, 1996 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Record reviews Reissues

"...mesmerizing coalition of heavenly vocal harmonies from singers Cyric Myton and Roy Johnson and crunching, hypnotic roots riddems forged..."

Aug. 23, 1996 Music Review

Conflicts and Contradictions

The Choices of Terry Allen

"...They're also some of the most important words of my life...."

Feb. 16, 1996 Music Feature by Lee Nichols

Bob Dylan Puts an End to “Rough and Rowdy Ways” With Two Nights in Austin

Triumphant world tour concludes at ACL Live at the Moody

"...on his baby grand were suddenly recognizable as a melody. It was “Puttin’ on the Ritz.” The band, guided..."

April 8, 2024 Music Post by Shawn Badgley

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

"...punk and the obvious power of a solid time-tested melody. All driven by the most important thing: a band..."

Nov. 23, 2021 Music Post by Gary Lindsey

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, August 27 - September 2

"...(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): "I sing like the nightingale whose melody is crowded in the too narrow passage of her..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

Through New Eyes: Black Angels Frontman Alex Maas Raises Luca

The glow of parenthood and a golden voice shine through on solo debut

"...used to letting the world hear that side of my voice."..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Young), The Caution Horses (Cowboy Junkies), etc., some of my all-time favorite records are sleepy, warm, and ideal for..."

Sept. 4, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Vocalist and Producer Malik Explores Emotion Through Color

Grammy accredited Austinite compartmentalizes himself on the inner-facing Spectrum

"..."It's a battle I'm always in with myself – not external forces," he reveals. "A lot of..."

June 26, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Brunching Up the Dope Chinese of Old Thousand

They're waging a sort of, y’might say, To-Go Box-er Rebellion

"...One reason: I must’ve missed Melody Fury’s review when it was first published, because it..."

April 28, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Checking In: Carrie Rodriguez Passes a Few Precious Days

“The lyrics for Kurt Weill’s ‘September Song’ I quoted should be: ...”

"...Carrie Rodriguez: I’m at home with my husband Luke and our 4-year-old son, Cruz. We’re all..."

April 7, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Terrence McNally Knows About Lasting Impact

About to open a new play at Zach Theatre, the Tony Award-winning playwright talks about what endures

"...a standing-room ticket to the sold-out original run of My Fair Lady. When you love theatre that much –..."

June 7, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Joan Baez Gots to Ramble

Famed folk activist says fare thee well to touring

"...Joan Baez: It’s always been kind of a mystery, because sometimes it’s the music or the melody or..."

April 17, 2019 Music Post by Elise Barbin

Tapping Into the New Old Settler’s Music Festival

Checking in with Donna the Buffalo, Billy Strings, Greensky Bluegrass, the women of I'm With Her, and more

"...and learning about substance abuse, and a lot of my friends were, too. I had a lot of them..."

April 20, 2018 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Red Fang Sinks Its Hooks In

Oregonian hard rockers can’t let up

"...felt pressure to make music. The pressure is whether my bandmates are gonna be happy with what we’re doing...."

Nov. 23, 2016 Music Post by Michael Toland

Grooving With Cass McCombs

“I don’t think people really understand that my music is experimental”

"...Austin Chronicle: My first impression of the new album was that it..."

Sept. 14, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Hey Beautiful

Hot Club of Cowtown fiddler Elana James calls the tune on her second solo disc

"...the suburbs of Kansas City and for people of my age, my generation, that's what was going on. They're..."

April 24, 2015 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

John Dyer Baizley’s Brute Emotion

Baroness frontman cuts through the B.S. for Chaos in Tejas

"...JDB: It was great. It was kind of like my official first week back at work after a long..."

May 30, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Reluctant Celebrity

When you get caught between the moon and New York City, it's time to head back home to Austin

"...In 1981, when his Christopher Cross band collected five Grammys for its eponymous debut, the group's accomplishments met with..."

Jan. 20, 2012 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Sound and the Fury

Monsters of Folk drummer Will Johnson continues demonstrating monstrous musical and compositional gifts

"...either a wedding or a funeral, the Monsters – My Morning Jacket's Jim James, Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes,..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Stephen Sondheim

Three musical directing pros appraise the artistry of this master of the musical

"...a senior trip to New York City. Most of my friends left the production wishing we had been able..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

We Come From the Land of the Ice and Snow

Sword drummer Trivett Wingo hammers out an appreciation of Led Zeppelin III

"...III Viking flagship "Immigrant Song." Robert Plant's wordless invocation, Jimmy Page's "threshing oar," John Paul Jones' battering basslines, and..."

March 28, 2008 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Sound Decision

The Austin Film Society Documentary Tour: Hear and Now

"...rendition of "Rock-a-Bye Baby," having never heard the actual melody. The filmmaker's sister thinks back to what it must..."

July 6, 2007 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

The 'N' Word

Does your chewing gum lose its flavor on the bedpost overnight?

"...have spread locally like kudzu: SSIK smooched KISS, the Tommy Hall Schedule lifts the 13th Floor Elevators, Big Balls..."

May 21, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Wop-bop-a-loo-bop

Little Richard, the pompadour himself, raps a little

"...piano talk! Little bitty fingers, too! He's one of my favorites...."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Seela

Something happened to local singer-songwriter.

"...local singer-songwriter's voice dances like the Hindu deities' Divine Melody. Seela is something else. But Something Happened, namely this..."

March 3, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Land of the Freberg

Interview with radio-comedy pioneer Stan Freberg

"...schtick he had developed after being drafted into the Army's Special Services branch, the 1951 song was a soap-opera..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

All the Pain Platinum Can Buy

"...clock. "Anytime I start to lose focus, I remind myself of being in the van and wondering if my..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Record Reviews

"...happen if I used an actual band to play my songs instead of the usual DATs and sequencers and..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Music Review

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