Notes on Kitsch

... or W.W.S.S.T. (What Would Susan Sontag Think) about Austin's love of camp?

"...1964, culture critic Susan Sontag wrote the landmark piece "Notes on 'Camp,'" exploring the nature of American culture to..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Beatbox

Local Reviews

"...years. The dark horse of the lot: lively rapper Notes Floats, whose sophomore album The Transfer arrives both funked-up..."

June 22, 2012 Music Review by Chase Hoffberger

P.S. I Love You

Academy Award-winner Hilary Swank needs to call her agent before getting involved in any more romantic codswallop like this.

"...Victory while acting and keeping house, as her mother notes, like a mad Miss Havisham. This sudden dashing of..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Playback: The Greyhounds Hoof It

Groove-mongering R&B duo the Greyhounds get mule-headed, S.S. Hangover floats Laguna Gloria, and the Austin Music Commission overlooks music hub

"...this Saturday and Sunday, 11am-3pm. A special sunset performance floats on April 22. Music Commission Ignores Mosaic..."

April 13, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Austin Top 10

"...7) Notes Floats, The Transfer..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Critics Poll

"...Notes Floats (Fawcett)..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Music Feature

Day Trips & Beyond: November Events Roundup

Baby Buc-ee's, a bonfire ban, and bluebonnet planting top our fall news

"...“Burning” of David Best’s Houston Temple, Houston, www.full.orangeshow.org/davidbest Travel Notes:..."

Nov. 1, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup

Travel news for history buffs, art appreciators, foodies, and more

"...Houston. The monument is currently closed for restoration. Travel Notes:..."

Jan. 31, 2025 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Austin’s Crucial Concerts for the Week

Jackie Venson, Grace Sorensen, Monte Warden, and many more

"...release show at Parker.   – Michael Toland Slater, Floats..."

May 17, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

What We’re Listening to This Week

New, local platters from Brazos, Fuvk, Eric Hisaw Band, and Discreet

"...Grab Hold of What Floats (Sudden)..."

Dec. 30, 2022 Music Column by Austin Powell

Between Round Rock and a Hard Place

Northridge Acres can't find water, water anywhere.

"...Northridge Acres are pretty sure about two things: "Shit floats" and "Water flows toward money."..."

Nov. 15, 2002 News Feature by Walter Howerton Jr

Exhibitionism

New Paintings By Sarah Higdon: Nonsense and Sensibility

"...is a good example. In it, a female cow floats above a lineup of bulls (and a stray goat)..."

April 23, 1999 Arts Review

Texas Platters

"...Nick Patoski terms in his typically smart then-and-now liner notes "intellectual heavy metal music."..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Music Review

Uptown, Not Upscale

Xena and Z-Tejas, New at the Arboretum

"...your dining pleasure. We did experience a few sour notes, especially with the Pork Adobo ($8.95), a large bowl..."

Oct. 25, 1996 Food Feature

Wild Child to Sir Woman, Kelsey Wilson Is Taking the High Road

The laid-back ringleader reinvents Wild Child and forges a new path with Sir Woman

"...Kelsey Wilson floats into the Pershing in her familiar long black dress,..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Spirit Adrift's Nathan Garrett Lands His Astral Metal Rocket in Bastrop

Ride into the light

"...once and they're each playing two or three different notes, and when you put it all together, it forms..."

Oct. 16, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Sour Notes

"...Rounding into the decade mark, the Sour Notes are now veterans of the local indie scene, and..."

Dec. 1, 2017 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Rich Talarico

Key & Peele writer reveals how the comedy sausage is made

"...deep improvisational comedy backgrounds, among them Rich Talarico, who notes wryly, "We all have performance experience." Emergency vehicles should..."

Aug. 29, 2014 Arts Feature by Amy Martin

Now for Something Uplifting

Ballooning with Austin Aeronauts

"...a balloon (without a serious accident to date, he notes) and sends a final blast into the envelope that..."

Jan. 2, 2014 Sports Post by Jesse Mandell-McClinton

Playback: Still Weary

Weary Boys reunite, Red River vies for cultural district designation, and MusicMania to close

"...world with so many music venues in walking distance," notes AMP Executive Director Jennifer Houlihan. "This is about the..."

Sept. 27, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Exley: A Novel

This is a book that charms without seeming to try

"...(Frederick Exley) of a semiclassic novel (1968's A Fan's Notes – "A Fictional Memoir," as it were) with which..."

Nov. 19, 2010 Books Review by Cindy Widner

Speeding Motorcycle

In that tenuous space where heartbreaking loneliness meets relentless hope lives this beautiful, strange Daniel Johnston rock opera

"...love. The role is fairly lean – her character floats as an elusive figment at the edges of Joe's..."

March 7, 2008 Arts Review by Hannah Kenah

Production Row

The Downtown Film Scene

"...(by Kodi Sawin and Harry James, among others), Weidenkopf notes that they're "busy all the time. I think one..."

Jan. 30, 1998 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Dancing About Architecture

Taking a P in the Snow

"...in-demand Depp on bass chores, of course, and Carter notes that "many, many beautiful Viennese women" were conspicuous in..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Boom and Gloom

Austin's Budget Struggles to Keep Up

"...The word "crisis," especially when attached to "General Fund," floats on the Municipal Building breeze. As Councilmember Beverly Griffith..."

Aug. 22, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Hot Luck, Vibe Vault, No Idea, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

A smattering of sound suggestions

"...for musical improv junkies.   – Michael Toland Music Notes by Derek Udensi Darude..."

May 23, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Restaurant Review: Swim Club

An excellent beverage program and retro vibes are further improved by a much-needed menu overhaul

"...area with cabanas, beach chairs, and round pink-and-white pool floats where restaurant guests and hotel guests alike can lounge...."

Nov. 22, 2024 Food Feature by Taylor Tobin

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

Catch up on Lone Star State news and plan some fall fun

"...Kickoff of Texas Wine Month, Marble Falls, texaswinegrowers.com Travel Notes:..."

Oct. 4, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Album Review: Suzanna Choffel’s Bird by Bird

Fourth album accentuates the genre-hopping artist’s commitment to showcasing her voice

"...less interesting voice than Choffel’s, but her smooth alto floats on top of it, entrancing, but not demanding. On..."

Oct. 4, 2024 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

Free Week’s Big Weekend and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Plus back-to-back gigs from Cactus Lee, Runner and Bobby

"...melodic barroom odes, and the recent Lagniappe Session sequel floats incredible covers, like Butthole Surfers' "TV Star" and a..."

Jan. 5, 2024 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

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