Down on the Farm for Down With the King

Bob Tarasuk talks rap and agriculture in the new Freddie Gibbs film

"...the worlds of rap and agriculture meld deeply as disillusioned MC Mercury Maxwell (rapper Freddie Gibbs) tries to find..."

July 9, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

BoomBaptist and the Art of Crafty Self Promotion Schemes

Instrumental hip-hop mastermind sells us his world

"...the very image of press conference cool. But when one pointed question placed the Komfort Food CEO under a..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Bands Are Practicing Again, but Does Austin Have Enough Rehearsal Space for Them?

A love letter and state-of-affairs on the practice space scene

"...In waking life, that bygone practice space might as well represent an ancient civilization...."

June 18, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...an Old Testament voice on Uh-Huh, that of the One Above or He That Dwells Down Below. No in-between..."

June 11, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

AFS Cinema Announces Reopening Date, First Lineup of Films

The arthouse mecca brings new titles, immortal classics

"...encouragement. It shows us that not only are people ready to return to the movies — to watch and..."

June 9, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: “The category is love, y’all, love”

Plus trailblazing trans choreographer Sean Dorsey returns to Austin and Lez B In Touch says so long summer

"..."The category is love, y'all, love." Billy Porter, one of the brilliant stars of Pose, made history Sunday..."

Sept. 27, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

Tapping Into the New Old Settler’s Music Festival

Checking in with Donna the Buffalo, Billy Strings, Greensky Bluegrass, the women of I'm With Her, and more

"..."When you're an old-time player, festivals are the highlight of your year. There's four..."

April 20, 2018 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

World Series Soundtrack 111

Songs that are played at the boiling point and winning moments

"...Only one college offered Murphy a baseball scholarship. He signed with..."

Oct. 27, 2015 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Local Video Game News

Esports news on the web, Barfcade comes to town, and more

"...show. The Daily Dot has proven itself to be one of the best news sites covering the world of..."

Aug. 29, 2014 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

Wednesday night SXSW blurbs

"...in the late Eighties, hard-headed Texas troubadour McMurtry was already talented and insightful beyond his years. Since then, his..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Who the Hell is this Seth White?

And what, if anything, do RPGs and LARPing have to do with art?

"...print out every rule, every card, everything. So that everyone can play every aspect of the game right off..."

July 30, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Sad Music for Somber People

Toasting My Education and its dearly departed

"...instrumental. At that point, Chris Hackstie [41, guitar] was already in the band, and James [Alexander] joined."..."

Jan. 11, 2013 Music Feature by Adam Schragin

What to Expect From Game On Austin

A clickable guide to the participating studios and their games

"...expect the game to be downloaded to various people’s iPhones and iPads before they leave the party. If the..."

Oct. 18, 2012 Screens Post by James Renovitch

ACL Music Fest Friday Listings

"...Western Swing Hall of Fame, on her 2010 debut Honest Words (Ryko), McCormick weds honest, emotionally open lyrics and..."

Oct. 12, 2012 Music Feature

Get Real. Get Right. Get Savage: The Return of Barrence Whitfield

Whitfield rekindles his local love affair

"...I was down in Boston doing a tribute to one of the sax player in the Savages. The one..."

June 27, 2012 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Texas Smells Repeat Title Game?

Make it so, Mr. Simms Gilbert Applewhite

"...the 2001 Big 12 title game. The Horns had already beaten the Huskies 41-7 earlier in the year, but..."

Sept. 3, 2010 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Saturday Picks & Sleepers

The blurbing of SXSW 2010

"...Cudi than Kid Capri, but the NYC MC was one of the surprise electrifiers of last year's Nah Right..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

Luck and the Literature of Football

Longhorns live to fight another day

"...the most literary of novels. It’s about a struggle. Someone wins, someone loses, and sometimes the line is nice..."

Dec. 7, 2009 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Brown's Muschamp Scam Makes 2009 Glow Burnt-Orange Bright

Will Muschamp named Mack Brown's successor

"...be close, Texas will be lucky to get that one year. The Muschamp-coaching-impact moment was when tough guy Blake..."

Nov. 19, 2008 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

ACL Sunday Picks

The blurbing of ACL 2008

"...LP, Future Women, and this year's follow-up, Real Close Ones, both on Illinois indie farm Polyvinyl, pair Brit-glam swagger..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Music Feature

When I'm 64

Veteran musicians retire to Austin

"...As piano player with artists such as Buck Owens, the Byrds, and..."

Feb. 4, 2005 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Girls on the 50-Yard Line

Documentarian Mylène Moreno always wanted to be a professional athlete. Instead, she made True-Hearted Vixens, a film about women who did. Moreno brings Vixens, documenting the attempt to create a women's professional football league, and her short "Cormac's Trash" to the Alamo Drafthouse this Wednesday.

"...True-Hearted Vixens, one of the two films Moreno is bringing to the..."

May 25, 2001 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Letters at 3AM

The experience of jazz is the experience of beauty

"...I recorded the dream that morning I knew that one day I must write those Cantos From Hell, but..."

March 2, 2001 Column by Michael Ventura

Almost Willie

On the Road Again with the King of the RV Parks.

"...await the evening's entertainment. "He's shorter than the real one," a champagne-haired woman whispers loudly to her husband. The..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Music Feature by Melissa Sattley

Down Came the Rainey

With downtown redevelopment encroaching and property values the highest they've ever been, Rainey Street residents are getting ready to cash in their chips and leave.

"...dozen neighbors and property owners on Rainey Street are ready to bail. Many have been ready for decades, but..."

Nov. 3, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Mother, Jugs, & Speed

What It Takes to Win at Video Games

"..."What?" he'll impatiently ask, eager to load up on Player's Guides and test his thumbs against the latest brain..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Coach's Corner

"...to wake up yet, Longhorn fan. Nothing can be done anyway, and dawn is coming soon. We'll keep the..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Coach's Corner

"..."Is anybody going to San Antone?..."

Feb. 27, 1998 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Coach's Corner

"...As the house lights go down, just before the player introductions, I try, unsuccessfully, to get her off the..."

Jan. 23, 1998 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Dancing About Architecture

Whither Austin or: Funny, It Looks Bigger on TV

"..."Live Music Capital of the World," found time during one of the channel's Eighties blocks to run the little-seen..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

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