Heading Down to Rock Steady Row

Director Trevor Stevens on his post-Apocalyptic college comedy

"...is hell? Well, in Trevor Stevens’ madcap campus satire Rock Steady Row, it’s not quite the inferno, but it’s..."

July 25, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Rock and a Hard Place

Balancing the Austin Music Ledger

"...it's easy doing one-night stands/ try playing in a rock & roll band/...Geting old/ getting gray/ getting ripped off/..."

Dec. 1, 1995 Music Feature

Hated: G.G. Allin and the Murder Junkies

"...to the life of “the most dangerous man in rock & roll.” After all, Allin repeatedly promised fans and..."

Oct. 8, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sxsw

"...have to make some hard decisions: Tony Bennett, Junior Brown, and Peter Wolf at the Austin Music Hall Thursday..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

The Eagles Come Home to Roost

Three-hour documentary spawns an epic live tie-in

"...Platinum ego encases History of the Eagles, a three-hour rock doc (on Netflix and mailed to concert reviewers) that..."

May 20, 2015 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Record Reviews

"...And as your life slipped away, your head would grow heavy and fall back, your hair wet against your..."

March 14, 1997 Music Review

Pressure Drop

The State of Modern Reggae

"...often the case, he asked my musical preference. "Punk rock, mostly," I managed through my exhaustion, "although many of..."

July 4, 1997 Music Feature

Dancing About Architecture

The Weak in Rock

"...This should have been a banner week for punk rock -- after all, when's the last time the Dead..."

July 23, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Red Lights

Leave it to the French to fashion an anguished psychological thriller that, in its last moments, also turns out to be a tender love story.

"...frequent rest stops along the way, the schluby Antoine grows more bellicose by the mile. He rails at his..."

Jan. 7, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Winter Classic

South by Southwest 1998

"...the mix produced such a surreal show that the crowd didn't seem sure whether it was laughing with Fisher..."

March 27, 1998 Music Feature

Texas Treasures

Moody Anderson and His Western Warehouse

"...dusty floorboards and back in place where it belongs. Row upon row upon row upon row of shelving --..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Shadowplay

Marching to the beat of Manikin's No Wave

"...experimentation beyond its three-minute marches, no wanky solos or rock & roll posturing. Manikin songs are concise in the..."

July 17, 2009 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Chapter 3: Crazy Weekly

September 1988-August 1991

"...bust. The first year or so is hellish. Revenue grows by 20%, except twice as many issues are being..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

SXSW Record Reviews

"...a drop-dead perfect tenor harmony, her voice nasal and steady, his just as flat and smooth: "Way down in..."

March 20, 1998 Music Review

Saturday Night at the Bookstore

The Dicks' Gary Floyd 20 years after Austin's first Punk Prom at the ArmadilloWorld Headquarters

"...probably regulars at Raul's, Austin's Dragbound home of punk rock, where Patti Smith once jumped onstage for an impromptu..."

May 12, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol Stays Hungry

A serious band with a silly name and an all-in mentality

"...you pay any measure of attention to the local rock scene, you've probably seen their name festooning flyers, spotted..."

June 24, 2022 Music Feature by Robert Penson

Live Shots

"..."Johnnie Walker Redneck." Blasting hard-boiled honky-tonk hell-raisers like Chris Rock cussing a blue streak, the scraggly Nashville trio betrayed..."

July 2, 1999 Music Feature

Texas Platters

"...indicate that if there were a school for alternative rock radio, 16-year-old Dallasite Ben Kweller would be its Doogie..."

May 23, 1997 Music Review

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival New Orleans, April 27-May 6

"...cell phones, and fortunately, girlfriend had one. With 18-wheelers rocketing past at knee cap's length, oncoming darkness wasn't going..."

May 18, 2001 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Recommended ACL Records to Get You Psyched for the Fest

The best CPR (concert psychin' rock) to get in the fest mindset

"...Make way Big Grams, there’s a new rap/indie rock collabo on the festival circuit. Banks & Steelz unites..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Music Post by The Music Staff

Playback: ACL Mania

The ACL zeitgeist in review

"...Neil Young & Crazy Horse versus Jack White, top-shelf rockers scheduled simultaneously. I polled soggy concertgoers and concluded that,..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

God's Own Clothesline

In Search of Far Flung Adventures With Butch Hancock

"...within the past couple of years, my interest had grown quickly with each new tale. The peak of this..."

May 15, 1998 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Divine Alignment

Starfish

"...it's not just Ronna Era's buoyant bass lines that steady the band even as they drive it ahead; and..."

Sept. 29, 1995 Music Feature

Hikes and Boyfrndz Mosh McAllen

Austin twofer ventures far south on a Lone Star trek

"...Austin fourpiece resumed their unique brand of technical, mind-bending math-rock, infused with nature-inspired soundscapes dubbed “math-folk.”..."

June 6, 2016 Music Post by Bryan Rolli

Speaking of the Dead

To mark the Grateful Dead's final performances this weekend, a look back on the band's local history

"...relocation from Michigan – but there's no shortage of rose-crowned skeletons in my closet. My parents aren't casual fans...."

July 3, 2015 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...million in corporate welfare under the guise of Smart Growth. Jackie didn't listen to her friend, whistleblower Richard White,..."

May 3, 2002 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...blues singers such as Leadbelly, Josh White, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, and Odetta to kneel down and smooch his..."

Nov. 30, 2001 Column

All Wrapped Up

From biopics to end-of-day thrillers, a look at the films you'll be standing in line for this Christmas.

"...every taste under this wide-ranging list. -- Marjorie BaumgartenAGNES BROWNE..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Live Shots

"...about the campfires, and about some folk stars of tomorrow whose names you'll read for the first time today...."

June 28, 1996 Music Feature

Top 20 Austin Breweries

Gird your liver for our annual Central Texas brewery power rankings

"...Copper Tank, Bitter End, Waterloo, and Lovejoys all got thrown unceremoniously into Town Lake, we mean. It's probably fine,..."

Nov. 12, 2019 Food Post by Eric Puga

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