The Power of Three

With ZZ Top mowing down the Backyard this weekend, the power of three – trios – comes into play

"..."The trio is," declares Billy F. Gibbons, "a nat'chul fave,..."

April 13, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

People, Not the Place, Make This Festival a Utopia

UtopiaFest's triumvirate of land, music, and people takes shape

"...Smoke signals welcome me to the future site of UtopiaFest. It's early October – more..."

Nov. 15, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Here Comes the Naderhood

Preview of Ralph Nader and Democracy Rising's visit to Austin

"...Moore doesn't consider himself a Green Party sort. Yet the conservative Republican-turned-independent liked what he saw in Ralph Nader,..."

Jan. 25, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Best Things We Saw at Austin Psych Fest 2023

Toro y Moi, Automatic, and more highlight homegrown festival’s return

"...Considering Austin’s inclement weather and the precarious state of national touring – survival..."

May 1, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Can't Stop the World

Austin's native contribution to the Go-Go's, guitarist/bassist Kathy Valentine, relives 30 years of Beauty and the Beat

"..."There was a guy I met in Austin that worked..."

Aug. 19, 2011 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Book of Eli

In a post-apocalyptic time, Denzel Washington is the lone man who carries the world's last remaining Bible.

"...Jennifer Beals, Evan Jones, Michael Gambon, Frances de la Tour, Tom Waits and Malcolm McDowell. Has it really been..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gina Chavez Tour Diary Numero Uno

U.S. State Department ambassadors stake Latin America

"...Park, and Lyle Lovett. My parents still live in the same house I grew up in, with Shoal Creek..."

April 1, 2016 Music Post by Gina Chavez

The More You Learn About God, the Further Away from Him You Move

mewithoutYou frontman Aaron Weiss likes a good question, but finds some answers easier than others

"...Aaron Weiss is a man of God. Not because the mewithoutYou frontman sings about Judeo-Christian matters throughout the Philadelphia..."

June 15, 2009 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Man With Two Brains

Ghostland Observatory pulls back the curtain

"...and trademark shades whipped off, Aaron Behrens bursts through the sturdy door of Thomas Turner's home studio, letting the..."

Oct. 22, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

In a Previously Unpublished Interview Late Power Trip Frontman Riley Gale Talks SXSW, COVID, & American Health Care

“I’m having nightmares about what [COVID] is going to do to the status quo”

"...civic authorities canceled South by Southwest on March 6, Power Trip never blinked. The Dallas thrash group remained dogged..."

Sept. 4, 2020 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Shot in the Dark

The Texas Documentary Tour presents Paul Devlin's 'Power Trip'

"...Paul Devlin (SlamNation, 1998) dubs his most recent film, Power Trip (2003), a "dramatic real-life thriller about corruption, assassination,..."

Nov. 4, 2005 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Going on an Adventure With Banff World Tour

Adrenaline junkies, artists, and film fans unite for a great cause

"...The second night of the Banff Mountain Film Festival World..."

April 16, 2013 Screens Post by Jessi Cape

The Next Fun Fearless Female Rock Star

Austin's now generation comes of age in Suzanna Choffel

"...Striding across the full parking lot of Central Market near Ben White..."

Nov. 28, 2008 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Austin’s Best Breweries of 2023, Power-Ranked

Top of the Hops VIII, baby!

"...Click here to jump straight to the brewery rankings...."

Oct. 10, 2023 Food Post by Eric Puga

Denny Laine Saves the World

British Invasion pioneer played it, sang it, saw it all

"...weeks ago, Denny Laine (born Brian Frederick Hines) entered the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with the Moody..."

April 26, 2018 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Born on the Fourth of July

Explosions in the Sky are blowing up. (Sorry, we resisted the pun as long as we could.)

"...A surge of lightning flickers as thunder cracks above the rumble of molten lava...."

Oct. 24, 2003 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

In the Shadow of the Dinosaurs

The Death of Indie Labels: Reports Have Been Exaggerated

"...illustration by John Keen It's everybody's favorite number these days -- 28,000 -- which is the staggeringly absurd..."

May 2, 1997 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Alex Gibney Untangles The Armstrong Lie

How a comeback documentary became something else entirely

"...As detailed in the paper this week, director Alex Gibney’s The Armstrong Lie,..."

Nov. 7, 2013 Screens Post by Chase Hoffberger

Page Two: Personalizing the Mythic

How a former president's understated decency and the hectic birth of rock & roll electrified Toronto screens

"...The Toronto International Film Festival is simply a fantastic event,..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Column by Louis Black

The Documentary Craft

Hector Galán: The Texas Documentary Tour

"...age 44, Hector Galán may not yet fall under the "Elder Statesman of Documentary Filmmaking" heading, but he's on..."

Oct. 3, 1997 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Basement Tapes

The Netherworld of Iconoclastic Music

"...Throughout history, the economics of creativity have often acted as a barrier..."

March 28, 1997 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Faster Than Sound: Unpacking Harry Styles' Austin Run With the Professor Teaching a Class on Him

Texas State's Dr. Louie Dean Valencia offers a crash course in the Harry-verse

"...Prepare for an influx of feather boas and bell-bottoms later this month. September 25 through..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Page Two: The Time of the Toad

The New McCarthyism, or why the way the Dixie Chicks incident passes into history matters

"..."Some time before he became involved in the Dreyfus Affair, Emile Zola wrote an article called 'The..."

Nov. 3, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Moon-Shaped Panties & the Saint of White Trash

The Late Lucinda Williams

"...The morning starts normally for Lucinda. Well, maybe not normal,..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Residential Address: Jenny Parrott's Cozy Nest of Songs and Stories at Hole in the Wall

The Austin folk experimentalist offers a free-entry Friday time portal

"...Walking up the Drag's ever-growing skyline these days, it's impossible to avoid..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Music Column by Gary Lindsey

Austin Punk Chronicles: "I Don't Think the Sex Pistols Inspired Anything Other Than a Buncha More Punk Bands!"

The San Antonio shoot-out ricochets locally in Chapter 4 of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

"...Austin’s punk culture, written by veteran journalist Tim Stegall. The first three chapters delved into seminal expressions of the..."

Dec. 31, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Have Austin's Magicians Vanished for Good?

With the coronavirus shutdown, it's now you see 'em, now you don't

"...But some of us, even here in Austin, are the other sort of magician: the professional entertainers, the showbiz..."

April 17, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Day Trips & Beyond: Daytripping in the Age of a Pandemic

Stay home, stay safe, and still scratch that travel itch

"...drive might improve your mental health, it goes against the statewide ban on nonessential travel. A little daytripping may..."

April 8, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Gina Chavez Tour Diary 5: Dominican Republic

A vibrant lesson in infectious polyrhythms and communal spirit

"...I’m curled up under the blankets in my crisp Buenos Aires hotel room. It’s..."

April 29, 2016 Music Post by Gina Chavez

The Reich's Right-Hand Man

AFS Documentary Tour presents Harlan: In the Shadow of Jew Süss

"...Oppenheimer was a well-known historical figure, a Jew in the court of 18th century Württemberg, about whom a sympathetic..."

March 19, 2010 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

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