SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Blurbing the pinnacle of SXSW 2006.

"...was a session musician at fabled Duke/Peacock Records, has toured extensively with B.B. King as musician/arranger, has won several..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature

Roadside Playboys and Texana Dames

The Hancock Family's long, strange, supernatural musical journey

"...pinned a sparkly Christmas tree brooch on the woman's red wool sweater; her clenched hands and crabbed fingers haven't..."

Dec. 31, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Chapter 2: Biweekly and Proud

September 1982-August 1988

"...run - of - 20,000 - distributed - at -hundreds - of - places - around - Austin."Sidney Brammer..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Reasonably Offensive

Two civil suits against live music venues downtown call into question Austin's sound ordinance.

"...rents a home at corner of Eighth St. and Red River. "I simply couldn't turn them up loud enough."..."

Aug. 31, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Dancing About Architecture

Our resident Marshmallow Peep relates the news and hearsay in and around the Live Music Capital...

"...what John Meyer is calling a "precedent-setting case," the Red Eyed Fly owner went to court last week to..."

July 27, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Adult Audio Coloring Book Sampler

A look back at illustrated album covers old and new

"...the band's 1973 opus, Cosmic Slop, the untrained artist delivered a crazed cornucopia of Afrocentric sci-fi imagery that equaled..."

July 29, 2016 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Protect and Preserve

How can we keep Austin's cultural heritage authentic?

"...20, reports and rumors flew. Two beloved clubs on Red River Street – Cheer Up Charlies and Mohawk –..."

July 24, 2015 News Feature by Cindy Widner

There Goes the Neighborhood

North/South/Central – redistricting the live music capital

"...Take 10th Street, between the frontage road and Red River. My secret spot: gone. Vanished. Public...."

July 25, 2014 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Off the Record

A curated survival guide to the Austin City Limits Music Festival

"...the Moody Theater had been certified as an official Rock & Roll Hall of Fame landmark. Ninety percent completed,..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Learning the ones and twos with the Dub Academy and Phranchyze

"...bouts in Atlanta, Orlando, and across the East and West coasts. Imagine the final scene of 8 Mile but..."

June 18, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Texas Top 9s

"...THE STRANGE BOYS ... And Girls Club (In the Red)..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Music Feature

Among the Smoldering Embers

The 17th annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival: Contest results

"...August to represent the Gage Hotel from the far West Texas town of Marathon. That shows a man who..."

Aug. 31, 2007 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

UK Calling

Damon Albarn leads SXSW 07's UK act armada. Again.

"...winningly off his nut. As it turns out, stoned rock & rollers do gather Moss...."

Feb. 23, 2007 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

The Sound and the Fury

Nic Armstrong's IV Thieves, stealing thunder in Austin.

"...compounds the high spirits. They've been itching for New West to release the album since recording it back in..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...GRAVY BOAT: Gravy Boat is 100% South Austin rock & roll, tastier than Güero's and sturdier than singer/guitarist..."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature

Lust for Life

Ahhh … the good old daze

"...creative expression." The groupie lifestyle was "one of the rock era's liveliest, unofficial conceptual art projects."..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

SXSW Music Festival

Picks & Sleepers

"...frontman for local power pop sensations Silver Scooter, Scott Garred has distinguished himself with his delicious whine and penchant..."

March 17, 2000 Music Feature

1999 Austin Film Releases

A complete list of all films released for theatrical runs in Austin in the calendar year 1999 and eligible for consideration in the Top Ten.

"...THE OCEAN2.5(S.D.)3/19/99 DEFYING GRAVITY3.5(S.D.)11/12/99 DESERT BLUE2.0(M.S.)6/4/99 DETROIT 90002.5(M.S.)7/23/99 DETROIT ROCK CITY1.5(M.B.)8/13/99 DEUCE BIGALOW: MALE GIGOLO1.0(M.S.)12/10/99 DEVIL'S ISLAND3.0(M.S.)11/19/99 DICK2.0(M.S.)8/6/99 DILL..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Screens Feature

Record Reviews

"...Every Morning," "Parole Board," and "Semi-Crazy" with scratch basso Red Simpson, are destined to become old country favorites by..."

July 5, 1996 Music Review

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

Standout sets from the clusterfest

"...Though South by Southwest and its offshoots always create a downtown muddle, Thursday..."

March 15, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Teezo Touchdown, Arny Margret, and More Reviews From Tuesday of SXSW

Standout sets to kick off the big music week

"...traversed to events both official and unofficial, from a West Campus corner store to the new home of long-running..."

March 13, 2024 Music Post by Derek Udensi

Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup

Celebrate Chinese New Year, Mardi Gras, Valentine’s, and more in Texas

"...rescued by the Galveston Historical Foundation in 1975. When moored at the Texas Seaport Museum, the Elissa is open..."

Feb. 4, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...Kathy Griffin: A Hell of a Story, where the scarlet-haired hellraiser breaks down what really happened in the wake..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Power of Art in Austin’s Overlooked Objects

Defining the city's personality from the moonlight towers to the railroad bridge

"...until the line between it and life has totally blurred – perhaps evaporated entirely...."

Aug. 5, 2016 Arts Feature by Sam Anderson-Ramos

Untapped Festival Austin Untaps Beer List

Check off your brewery bucket list in one convenient location

"...Greenhouse IPA, American IPA Independence Brewing Co., Austin, TX Red Bud, Berliner weisse Hoppy Diver, session IPA Convict Hill,..."

March 30, 2015 Food Post by Eric Puga

Tuesday's Gone

On your marks, get set, Tuesday SXSW showcases!

"...insight into an estimated 2,030 acts showcasing South by Southwest 2013. Who's playing where, and why do we care?..."

March 8, 2013 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Thursday showcases

Bulked up: Thursday night SXSW showcases

"...7:45pm, Red Eyed Fly..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

Sissies, Comedy, Gay Bi Gay Gay, and a Bishop

Your gay guide for the final leg of SXSoLong

"...12PM-6PM: Girls Rock Camp Showcase w/ Viv Albertine (of The Slits!), Cafe..."

March 19, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

SXSW Showcases

Wednesday

"...of the industry's most expansive international booking agencies. The London-headquartered operation packs a blend of vibrant underground hip-hop scenes..."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature

Double-Barrel Beautiful

Texan sweetheart of the 1960s folk rodeo, Carolyn Hester

"...like she was my connection to it, to the rock-and-roll music that I'd played earlier, to that spirit." –..."

Dec. 19, 2008 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

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