Spoon's Hot Thoughts Remodels the Locals' Art-Funk

Britt Daniel and Jim Eno talk about the rise of R&B in the band's sound

"...Tim Stegall, April 25, 2017 @ 12:49pmHey, Britt. It's probably going to be closer to 3 before I get..."

June 2, 2017 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Faster Than Sound: Spoon-Feeding the Hits With Britt Daniel

Spoon frontman talks Beto, streaming, and 26 years of steadfast indie rock

"...The group recently announced the departure of longtime bassist Rob Pope, a founding member of the Get Up Kids,..."

July 19, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Opal Divine’s 13th Annual Whisky Festival: A Review

A night of quaffs from those distant lands where the wild haggis roam

"...Walked into Opal Divine’s at Penn Field with friend Rob Bass last Thursday because we were attending the Whisky..."

Dec. 7, 2015 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

16 Punk Rock Bands to Slam Into at SXSW

"...and adenoidal vocals. 2018's Kicker EP, cut when bassist Rob Pope broke away from his concurrent Spoon membership, is..."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Everything Hits at Once

Give the drummer some: Spoon backbeat Jim Eno

"...With bassist Rob Pope busy in Brooklyn opening a bar, Dallas-bound guitarist..."

Aug. 1, 2014 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Larger Than Life

The Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards

"...Fronted by Britt Daniel with Jim Eno, Rob Pope, and Eric Harvey, the band burst on Austin..."

March 4, 2011 Screens Feature by Margaret Moser

The AggreGAYtor: March 7

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...Pope Francis takes another step forward (but not really). The..."

March 7, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

Page Two: Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Watching the Tide Roll Away

The Chronicle at 35

"...to abstract any part of it would for him, rob that part of meaning. To tell about Joe Gould..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Immortal Guardian Prepares for Revolution

Mobile prog/extreme metal quintet takes to the streets

"...CZ: They’re more popular than the Pope. Some people don’t know who the Pope is, but..."

March 24, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

2002 Texas Book Festival Schedule

"...for Children Paula Danziger, James Howe, Francisco Jiménez, Mary Pope Osborne, Moderator: Trevor Romain..."

Nov. 15, 2002 Books Feature

SXSW Film Releases Full Feature Lineup

Slate includes everyone from Wes Anderson to the Zellners

"...Favreau that was shot in part around town and Rob Thomas' Veronica Mars, as well as David Gordon Green's..."

Jan. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Naked City

"...• Stop the Presses: Pope John Paul II, attorney Johnnie Cochran, and Terri Schiavo..."

April 8, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Holy Cross Sucks!

Multitalented Rob Nash has reshaped his "Holy Cross Quadrilogy" -- tracking three friends through four years at a Catholic high school in Houston -- into the evening-length Holy Cross Sucks!, and while the abridgment causes too much to happen too quickly, the result is still as funny and memorable as the best and worst of schooldays.

"...The multi-multitalented Rob Nash plays 29 parts and strings together four of..."

May 23, 2003 Arts Review by Rob Curran

Live Music Recommendations for the Weekend

As September speeds by, here's a cull of tunes to keep you dry

"...cinematic drama. King Coffey’s sludge-trudging power trio USA/Mexico and acrobatic post-punks Exhalants rep ATX. – Greg Beets Mamahawk..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Music Post by The Music Staff

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...But back to that opening night slot: Robert Rodriguez may not have his next film, manga adaptation..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Out of Bounds 2016

"...Brently Heilbron. Featuring Laura House (Blue Collar TV), "Chip" Pope (Last Comic Standing), Howard Kremer (Who Charted?), Matt Bearden..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Gay Place: One Queered Up Year

This way a gay, that way a gay: Steer here, queers

"...Ruby Rose (in dress oranges, we bet), DJ Nixxx, Pope the Barber, Madzilla, and more. Sun., March 22, noon-12mid...."

March 20, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place

Through a queer lens, brightly

"...Many thanks to Neha Aziz, Rob Cohen, Nina Hernandez, and Sarah Marloff for massive SXSW..."

March 20, 2015 Column

Austin Film Festival Drops 20th Anniversary Lineup

'Inside Llewyn Davis' takes center stage

"...Chadwick (director) • Philomena – Steve Coogan (writer), Jeff Pope (writer), Stephen Frears (director) • Big Sur – Michael..."

Sept. 17, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Fusebox Festival

Beaming down to Fusebox and charging it up are Captain Kirk and the King

"...this odyssey and see the Caddy meet a toaster robot, a television and lamp automaton, and a cyborg constructed..."

April 27, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Art Is Formally Known as Prints

A somewhat kaleidoscopic glimpse of Austin's screen-printing scene

"...laid down the first color of a new Paul Pope print. "But Rob Jones and I were able to..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

First, Free Comic Book Day, and Then – Ka-Baam!!

Comic books and comedy improv go hand in hand, sometimes with repulsor rays

"...explorations by Bill Griffith, Shary Flenniken, Jay Kinney, Trina Robbins, and so on, a rising wave of innovation that..."

May 2, 2008 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Luv Doc Recommends: Halloween on Sixth Street

Sixth Street, Monday, October 31, 2005

"...Somebody needs to put in a call to the Pope or maybe Satan, or at the very least Satan’s..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Column by The Luv Doc

Insurgence From the Heart

The 1997-98 Austin Music Awards

"...current movement, but let's not forget that the Derailers probably wouldn't exist had it not been for outfits like..."

March 13, 1998 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Summer of Laugh

This Year, Austin Comics Got Really Hot

"...illustration by Robert Faires It was the essay that struck fear into..."

Oct. 3, 1997 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

Dancing About Architecture

"...few weeks down the line; series regular Brad "Chip" Pope assures me that the second and third episodes are..."

Sept. 19, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...a grand- prize vacation to the Florida Everglades (which probably explains why this picture was postponed from release last..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Butthole Surfer Update!

"...on the same bill! Just imagine: "I shot the Pope/I shot his ass/I saw his face/Now I'm a believer!"..."

July 5, 1996 Music Column