Playback: ACL Fest Then & Now

What's changed and remained the same for ACL Fest over its 13 years

"...• Mother Falcon, before releasing third LP Good Luck Have Fun with a gig at Empire Control Room..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Lit-urday: All the Single Ladies

The life cycle of a female worker bee sounds strangely familiar

"...and as we’ll discover, her heart. A stroke of luck inspires Flora to rev her thoracic engine for the..."

July 26, 2014 Books Post by Jessi Cape

Yes Yes: Sundance Announces 2014 Class

Austinites a-plenty in Competition and NEXT slates

"...The NEXT sidebar – earmarked for “pure, bold works distinguished by an innovative, forward-thinking approach to..."

Dec. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Tony Scalzo

"...less traveled road with his solo debut. While the pure pop instincts that characterize his Austin trio remain at..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Music Review by Greg Beets

Metallica Creates a New Monster

Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo, and Nimrod Antal go 'Through the Never'

"...film without a central protagonist. It was almost by pure accident that Antal met the inspiration for Trip...."

Oct. 2, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Martial Arthouse

Dan Halsted brings five secret kung fu films to AFS

"...into revealing his magical source. Then, a stroke of luck: "One of the trailers he sent me had a..."

June 28, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Writing's Not on the Wall Yet

Austin's print culture gets a boost from a new batch of indie presses and literary magazines

"...alternate moments of tense lyrical density with bursts of pure narrative, and his delivery combines elements of the rock..."

Dec. 14, 2012 Arts Feature by Amy Gentry

Letters at 3AM: A Jog in the Smog

What we know is increasingly disconnected from what we do

"...to perceive the fumes as active smells, but they're pure poison. Lock yourself in a garage and hit the..."

Aug. 10, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

'The NFL Beat': Browns Face Tough Decision at QB

RG3 looms large in the 2012 draft

"...start at the top: The Colts will take Andrew Luck (QB, Stanford) with pick one. Saint Louis picks second...."

Feb. 18, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

'The NFL Beat': Week 15

Fantasy football semifinals

"...@ Colts (0-13) The Colts continue their “Suck for Luck” campaign this week as the Titans come to town..."

Dec. 16, 2011 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Letters at 3am: Zelda's Law and 9/11

9/11 conspiracy theories will outlive their perpetrators

"...to know this story, much less believe it. Good luck selling it to Hollywood. Hollywood will tell a Titanic-type..."

Sept. 23, 2011 Column by Michael Ventura

Page Two: Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful

Just because you're paranoid, it doesn't mean they are out to get you, either

"...point of extremism) is the only acceptable, moral, and pure exercise of one's responsibilities as a citizen...."

May 27, 2011 Column by Louis Black

Conservative Blogger Needs Math Lessons

RedState.com predicts doom for Doggett – with incorrect numbers

"...Good luck hitting that 40%, Campbell – in both 2006 and..."

Oct. 5, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols

Sundance Announces Shorts Program

Texans get the nod

"...is about -- these films are made out of pure passion without commerce in mind. This year, we're especially..."

Dec. 8, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Interviews

The Decemberists, Echo & the Bunnymen, and Dan Auerbach

"...they were brilliant at were the 3½-minute nuggets of pure tune and hooks. You could hear a song like..."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature

Rock and a Hard Place

Exploring the elusiveness of fame and the ethics of the mash-up in 24 Beats per Second

"...industry itself – a combination of bad timing, bad luck, bad management, and any number of X factors –..."

March 13, 2009 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Luv Doc Recommends: Bye Bye Bush

Hideout Theatre & Coffeehouse, Saturday, January 17, 2009

"...persona is a criminal mastermind – the type of pure evil who pronounces "nuclear" as "nucular" on purpose. That..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Column by The Luv Doc

Best Week of the Year

Glancing at this week's sonic landscape, old and new

"...their annual show because the nasty streak of bad luck dogging Jon Dee Graham wasn't over but the rest..."

Dec. 29, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Surprise Win in Railroad Commission Race

The also-ran won the race

"...a couple of bloggers." Some candidates have all the luck. Thompson says he began studying up on the Railroad..."

April 11, 2008 News Feature by Amy Smith

Off the Record

A prostitute-turned-pop-star exposes her Austin roots; Voxtrot readies for round two; and Rock City Icehouse goes to 11

"...like the Nelson family tree. Electric Touch's string of luck is better attributed to Lawlor's former group Nic Armstrong..."

March 28, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Little Ones

SXSW showcase reviews

"...Esau, which made the group more danceable than most pure pop acts. With all this going on, the most..."

March 14, 2008 Music Review by Greg Beets

World Series: Red Sox in Five

"...knew it was going to take a lot more luck. Something the Cubs aren’t really known for. I hear..."

Oct. 24, 2007 Sports Post by John Hunt

Yardbird's Blues

How the bone-out chicken-fried chicken breast is destroying American menus

"...make the trek for fried chicken. Pflugervillians are in luck. I, however, need something closer...."

June 29, 2007 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

On the Lege

When suffering the Lege, just remember: It could always be worse

"...spoiled-rotten foster children, the proposal merely seeks to inform hard-luck kids of their right to enjoy pretty basic stuff..."

May 25, 2007 News Column by Amy Smith

Irish Pubs on the Event Menu

Beannachtam na Femle Padraig

"...If 17 is your lucky number, you might want to pick the Dog and..."

March 16, 2007 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Texas county. Suing them in their own yard? Good luck on getting a fair trial. My hat goes off..."

July 21, 2006 Column

The Utter Daveness of Dave!

A farewell tribute to artist and co-founder of the Fresh Up Club Dave Bryant

"...Back in May of 2003, I was lucky enough to get involved with the FUC's inaugural show,..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

New Order

"...as ever, New Order – aka the Joy Division Luck Club – have emblazoned the front of this new..."

May 6, 2005 Music Review by Marc Savlov

Wednesday Sleepers

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...an indie diva? Maggie Walters' bedroom voice sounded equally pure and pleasing recently on her self-titled local debut, written..."

March 11, 2005 Music Feature

I Live My Broken Dreams

This year's rock docs examine the 'outsider myth' and more among the likes of Daniel Johnston, Townes Van Zandt, and Wild Man Fischer

"..."In its purest definition," says Jeff Feuerzeig, who directed The Devil and..."

March 11, 2005 Screens Feature by Will Robinson Sheff

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