The Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo Turns 50

The landmark album spins at the Moody Theater via two of its makers and their virtuosic friends

"...So says Marty Stuart, the 60-year-old Mississippi hillbilly rocker with a rhinestone cowboy wardrobe and a..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Old Settler's Music Festival Interviews

Talking bluegrass with five OSMF headliners and a Dripping Springs dweller

"...The influence of multi-instrumentalist Sam Bush, best known for his colorful mandolin picking,..."

April 17, 2015 Music Feature

The Hills Are Alive

The Hill Country is teaming with Austin songwriters.

"...James, he of the gimme cap and quick wit, issues a warning in an accent thicker than July in..."

May 9, 2003 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Hill Country Breakdown

"...April evening, but the silent stage, normally bustling at this point with last-second soundchecks and guitar tunings, was bare..."

June 4, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Texas Platters

"...by updating the band's classic FM sound with tasty Ozomatlisms, while "Die Trying" is pure Alice in Chains. In..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Music Review

Dancing About Architecture

Fastball: The Band That Saved Hollywood?

"...Okay, so by this point you're expecting to see the lads of Fastball..."

May 1, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Day Trips

The 'Baseball As America' exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, is a baseball lover's dream come true

"...Many of the items haven't been on public display in decades. Almost everything in the show is so..."

June 3, 2005 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

After a Fashion

Thanksgiving? What with the day-after mall mania and less-than-stellar eating experience we had on Turkey Day proper, at least we can be thankful for Austin's cool fashion shows and celebrity sightings.

"...Masliyah, who dazzled the crowd as usual; Brooke Carter's reconstructivist fashion; Meredith Moseley's very fun and sexy pieces for..."

Nov. 30, 2001 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Family Food Fun

The mystical Manchaca Rancho Winslow Supper Club

"...To call the home of Chris and Diane Winslow in far southwest Manchaca a ranch..."

Feb. 21, 2014 Food Feature by Mick Vann

All-American

Jimmie Vaughan at 50

"...seven years ago, hot on the heels of the guitarist's first solo album, Strange Pleasure. Since that time, Vaughan..."

Nov. 23, 2001 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

A Cultural Imperative

"...Speckled Red to the New Orleans style of George Lewis to bop and post-bop to AACM avant-garde. Delmark has..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Music Feature by Harvey Pekar

The Party Circuit

The Real Southwest Conference

"...draws are fading and young contenders are having trouble establishing a following. Yet in the midst of what feels..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Music Feature by Andy Langer

SXSW Saturday Showcases

"...weird and who's keeping it so? Park here. Multimedia publishing house Monofonus Press prints small runs of carefully packaged..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Black Fund Awards, a Moon Mullican tribute, S.G. Goodman, and more recommended live shows

"...small town of Murray, even as her profile has risen behind last year's standout sophomore LP, Teeth Marks, the..."

Feb. 24, 2023 Music Column by Doug Freeman

Page Two: Wonder Stories

The unbound adventures and outrageous duets of a life spent with science fiction

"...Then, when I was 14 or 15, I broke my arm in three places, ending up in a hospital..."

July 25, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Back Home in Texas

The return of the reigning Queen of Austin Country Music

"...a voice honky-tonk's dreams are danced to. "He took my rubber duck, and left his tattoo on the table,"..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Record Reviews

"...Showcase information is subject to change; please check the SXSW schedule. TITO..."

March 20, 1998 Music Review

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...with films like the Austin-shot Song to Song and his directorial debut, Lost River. But now he's bringing his..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Poughkeepsie Kid

Shadowing Austin City Limits Executive Producer Terry Lickona

"...This is your 10-minute warning for a taping of Austin..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Beer Convenience

Finding great craft brew selections in unlikely places

"...A box of tampons, some Salem Lights – Robert Earl Keen, "Merry Christmas From the Family"..."

June 24, 2011 Food Feature by Lee Nichols

Let There Be Rock

AC / DC's first gig on American soil? Austin's Armadillo World Headquarters!

"...This week's unveiling of the new AC/DC single, "Rock 'n..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Music Feature by Marky Billson

TCB

Scuttlebutt from the Dead Club Capital of the World

"...Nearly 23 years after the Armadillo World Headquarters closed its..."

Aug. 8, 2003 Music Column by Christopher Gray

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...LATIN ACADEMY OF RECORDING PRESENTS: ... three of the hottest regional..."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature

Misery

In bringing Stephen King's Misery to the stage, the Zachary Scott Theatre Center production paint the story's characters in the most awkward fashion possible and mixes horror and comedy to a degree that's confusing.

"...Misery: King Overthrown Zachary Scott Theatre Center..."

Nov. 2, 2001 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...PRESENTS: All you major-label types want to know where this dramatis personae of aspiring MCs is repping? Try the..."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature

Reissues

"...recording them unthinkable. As GWTW was an independent film distributed by MGM, there was even less concern that no..."

Dec. 13, 1996 Music Feature

Birth of Western Swing, Death of Milton Brown

Chapter excerpt from the new book by ATX music historians Michael Corcoran and Tim Kerr spotlights the debt that the kings of country swing, Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys, owed to Texan Milton Brown and his Musical Brownies

"...with fellow Austinite, pioneering punk musician, illustrator, and music folklorist Tim Kerr. The DIY pairing first collaborated on two..."

March 27, 2020 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

Texas Book Festival 2019: The Full Lineup

Malcolm Gladwell, Sonia Sotomayor, John Grisham, and 300 more

"...The Lone Star State's annual bibliophilic extravaganza is set for Sat., Oct 26 and Sun., Oct. 27..."

Aug. 28, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Tomar Williams Hones Four Decades of Soul

Breakout of his family band, the performer seizes on his pop, soul, R&B, and hip-hop successes and failures in Tomar & the FCs

"...Tomar Williams is as much a preacher as he is a singer,..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Playback: Inside Antone's

Christening Antone's new location, SXSW reveals, and a new documentary on old Dicks

"...Antone's was christened with a six-pack of Lone Star beer late Tuesday..."

March 6, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

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