Dinosaur Jr., Flo Milli, Estevie, and More Reviews From Thursday of SXSW

Standout sets from the clusterfest

"...FLOODfest. It’s not everyday Red River sees a clean-cut young accordionist and bassist in crisp button-downs and cowboy hats,..."

March 15, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

A Stoner Jam, 3-Legged Dog Day Party, and More Crucial Concerts

SXSW-adjacent lineups and other shows worth seeing

"...showcase Stoner Jam cover all ends of the rock & roll spectrum. Local psychedelic veterans Tia Carrera revel in..."

March 15, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Review: Dickie Lee Erwin, Snake Doctor

Rootsy singer-songwriter’s 11th LP adds new pop shimmer

"...songs like “Highway 62,” which resembles an outtake from Neil Young’s Harvest Moon. The biggest surprises are the banjo..."

Feb. 2, 2024 Music Feature by Michael Hall

Briscoe’s Youthful Americana-Pop Gains Traction

Could this guitar-banjo-sax duo be on a Black Pumas trajectory?

"...kept in touch, bonding over shared tastes from Simon & Garfunkel to modern country/bluegrass purveyors like the Avett Brothers...."

Jan. 19, 2024 Music Feature by Amber Williams

Wonka

Roald Dahl's candy king gets a flavorless and cloying origin story

"...Probably every kid who ever read Roald Dahl’s Charlie & the Chocolate Factory wondered at some point what the..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

With Bad Dream Jaguar, Sun June Hasn’t Given Up on Texas Yet

The Austin pop in-betweeners’ third LP arrives at Parish on Nov. 18

"...company car bound to Chicago. The Hudson River. Late-era Neil Young...."

Nov. 3, 2023 Music Feature by Laiken Neumann

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

The heroes in a half shell evolve into their most stylish adventure yet

"...first introduction to martial arts and superheroes for many young film fans. And with new animated feature Teenage Mutant..."

Aug. 4, 2023 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Review: Shrewd Productions’ Small Steps

Intriguing maiden voyage for local playwright’s campy sci-fi romp

"...charming and thoroughly engaging Dane Parker. Skip’s a sweet young man of low self-esteem who has come to realize..."

July 25, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Frank Kozik (1962-2023), the Man Behind a Poster Revolution

How Austin shaped the punk artist behind print mania

"...for the 1993 world premiere of Richard Linklater's Dazed & Confused. But he wasn't just a local artist: acts..."

May 12, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Willie Nelson’s 90th Birthday Tribute Convenes Keith Richards, Snoop Dogg, Norah Jones, and More at the Hollywood Bowl

Two-night song extravaganza pulled stars from across generations

"...on both nights. Warren Haynes ripped “Midnight Rider,” while Neil Young and Stephen Stills reunited for “Long May You..."

May 1, 2023 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Review: Matthew Logan Vasquez

As All Get Out (Nine Mile)

"...call to arms Does What He Wants (2017) and Neil Young-meets-Michael Lee Aday solo spotlight Solicitor Returns (2016), these..."

April 7, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

2023 Oscar-Nominated Short Films – Animation

Selections prove (yet again) that animation is for everyone

"...that whole glitch-in-the-matrix deal. Only this time, office drone Neil (voiced by Pendragon) has solid evidence that there may..."

Feb. 17, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Hurrah for Headlines

"...included Led Zeppelin songs, Thanksgiving foods, Christmas movies, and Neil Young tunes. I don’t remember this being the case..."

Jan. 9, 2023 Postmarks

Old Man

Uninspired cabin-in-the-words horror elevated by engaging acting

"...Twilight Zone episode or the chorus of that one Neil Young song whose name escapes me...."

Oct. 14, 2022 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Austin Corn Lovers Fiesta, Kady Rain, More Eaze, Pusha T, and more non-ACL shows

"...mini fest has now popped off for 13 years – giving it a stand-alone legacy as one of Austin's..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

House of Darkness

Neil LaBute takes a smart bite out of the vampire drama

"...Directed by: Neil LaBute. Starring: Justin Long, Kate Bosworth, Gia Crovatin and..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Inu-Oh

Japanese medieval history gorgeously reimagined as a rock & roll fable

"...and bloody historical musical drama Inu-Oh, is a rock & roll, stadium show, pyrotechnic extravaganza...."

Aug. 12, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...was a hoax ... that I was an actress – you think I'm an actress?" An attorney representing Lewis..."

Aug. 5, 2022 News Feature

Do You Really Know Your Parents if You Don’t Go Through Their Record Collection?

Who we are is what we listen to

"...dismiss your parent’s record collection as standard boomer fare: Neil Young, the Byrds, the Beatles, Cheech & Chong, Dark..."

June 19, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

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

A rewind of our 2020 interview with the series creator

"...medical comedy he created 20 years ago, to his youngest son – a landmark, since all his kids were..."

June 4, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

What We’re Listening to This Week

A. Sinclair, Quin NFN, Denis O’Donnell, Alexalone, and more sounds worth your time

"...and notably collaborative. With producer Justin Douglas, Sinclair recruited co-
conspirators recording remotely across the country, including Sean Murphy's tortured..."

May 27, 2022 Music Column by Doug Freeman

Moontower Review: Nikki Glaser

Headliner takes down pickup artists as she tests new material

"...material, and two books in particular: The Game by Neil Strauss and Getting to “I Do” by Sandra Harmon...."

April 19, 2022 Arts Post by Dina Barrish

Top 5 SXSW Comedy Shows

From a family of Pythons to upstanding citizens, this year's biggest laughs

"...Presented by UCB co-founder Matt Besser, and co-
created with Amy Poehler, Matt Walsh, and Ian Roberts, ASSSSCAT..."

March 11, 2022 Features Feature by Dina Barrish

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

"...Maybe there's a reason why ecstasy is the young person's synthetic molecule of choice. MDMA's cocktail of psychoactive..."

March 4, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

What We're Listening to Right Now

Medellin Collection, Kady Rain, David Ramirez, Slomo Drags, Whitmore Sisters, and User Unauthorized

"...in, enter crunchy heavy metal and ensnared blues rock – raging stylistic winks amid the band's studious references to..."

Feb. 25, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Joe Rogan Conundrum: For Independent Artists, What's the Cost of Quitting Spotify?

Musicians, managers, publishers weigh in on the boycott

"...her own jazz band and the rockabilly act Jolie & the Jackalopes. "Does it make sense for me to..."

Feb. 11, 2022 Music Feature by Chad Swiatecki

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...• After a six year break from movies, SXSW regular..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Matrix Resurrections

Overly talky, shoddy action ... but at least it's a Matrix movie, right?

"...Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jessica Henwick, Christina Ricci, Jonathan Groff, Neil Patrick Harris, Priyanka Chopra, Lambert Wilson and Jada Pinkett..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

“No Willie, Waylon, or the Armadillo in 1977!!!” The Punk Beast Begins to Stir in Austin

A nascent scene takes shape in chapter three of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...and Doug Sahm spurred this primal strain of rock & roll, and Chapter 2, delineating the pre-punk world of..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

What We're Listening to Right Now

Ayo Tamz, Blushing, Whookilledkenny, Chief Cleopatra, and more have us dialed in

"...Young reggaetonera Ayo Tamz has released sex- and dembow-drenched bilingual..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Music Column by E. Ryan Ellis

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