Scavengers of the Vast Wasteland

Whether they're riffing on punk, metal, funk, jazz, film scores, or even klezmer music, Brown Whörnet attacks each passage with a vociferous intensity that seldom fails to keep an audience at attention.

"...have to wade too deep into the Op/Ed section of any newspaper to find some egghead attributing our civilization's..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Music Feature by Greg Beets

The Poetry of Pain

The Fires

"...by René Steinke William Morrow & Co., $23 hard..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Books Review

The Big Films of Summer: Picking the Winners

"...Mira Sorvino stars in Mimic..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature

Residential Address: Jenny Parrott's Cozy Nest of Songs and Stories at Hole in the Wall

The Austin folk experimentalist offers a free-entry Friday time portal

"...these days, it's impossible to avoid that internal dialogue of cliches about the changing face of Austin...."

Sept. 15, 2023 Music Column by Gary Lindsey

Richard Whittaker’s Top 10 Films of 2022

"...2) Babylon Hooray for Hollywood in all its debauched glory...."

Dec. 16, 2022 Screens Feature

Strand of Oaks and the Cadence of Joy

Overcoming grief and exploring sobriety, Tim Showalter finds himself In Heaven

"...the reins here. We're somewhere around the 13-minute mark of Davis' colossal 27-minute "Great Expectations." One movement ends and..."

Sept. 24, 2021 Music Feature by E. Ryan Ellis

Meghan Shogan Carves a Career Path Through Solid Rock

With hammer, chisels, and steel brushes in hand, the Austin artist is on a trajectory in stone

"...stonecutter. Hammers, chisels, calipers, steel brushes against rough raw rock: Shogan carves stone for her art and she carves..."

Sept. 17, 2021 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

50 Years of Rolling Stones

Today, I’m as old as rock & roll itself

"...– more dead tech. Online or in the (get off my) cloud, film and music won’t even be sold..."

Aug. 7, 2015 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Letters at 3AM: My Top 10 of All Top 10s

A list of the Top 10 cultural artifacts that have shaped my life

"...9) 'THE WAR OF THE WORLDS' (1953), DIRECTED BY BYRON HASKIN Scientists find..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura

What's So Funny About Peace, Love, and Ice Cream?

Matt Allen's free ice cream melts the hearts of rockers everywhere

"...dipped in rich, dark chocolate with almonds. Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie has a sweet tooth for..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Music Feature by Austin Powell

The Zen of Revolution

Career sideman Michael Ramos steps out with 'Charanga Cakewalk'

"...Michael Ramos bears not a single distinguishing characteristic of the revolutionary. He's a quiet, unassuming, trim, and well-dressed..."

Aug. 18, 2006 Music Feature by Dave Marsh

El Borrego de Oro No. 2

El Borrego de Oro No. 1 is in Red Rock, halfway between Lockhart and Bastrop, but from the tastes at unit dos, we would have expected it to be somewhere deep in Mexico

"...El Borrego de Oro No. 2..."

May 13, 2005 Food Review by Mick Vann

Tale of a Tale Spinner

How a ballplayer, a piano player, beatnik poetry, and Lubbock made Terry Allen an epic storyteller.

"..."I'll tell you a funny story about my mother," offers Terry Allen, grinning wryly like he does. "I was..."

Dec. 19, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

For the Love of Crap

Local doc PrizeWhores gets cozy with koozie-junkies.

"...prizes,' wonders Chris Donahue, a sixtysomething radio-giveaway addict, one of the subjects of local disc jockey Jenn Garrison's new..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Will Anybody Ever Love Neal Medlyn?

For vulnerable performer Neal Medlyn, Dork = Cool.

"...called "It's Like We Are Infiltrators." It was the 28th public performance that Medlyn had staged since his debut..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Arts Feature by Ada Calhoun

Color of Justice

A drug bust in tiny Tulia, Texas opens up old racial wounds and raises questions about the veracity of the undercover cop-for-hire who orchestrated it all.

"...didn't take place in the high-volume inner-city cocaine rings of Houston or Dallas, or in a major trafficking hub..."

July 28, 2000 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

A Time of Recognition

An excerpt from John Cale's new autobiography, What's Welsh for Zen?

"...Southwest panel dedicated to the same, an attendant SXSW 2000 showcase, and two booksignings of his new autobiography, What's..."

April 14, 2000 Music Feature by Victor Bockris

The Mother of All Texas Honky-Tonks

A look back at the Mother of All Texas Honky-Tonks

"...Scott Glenn is explaining to Debra Winger the intricacies of worm swallowing. "Mess-kins say eatin' the worm'll give you..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

A League of Their Own

"...more like the rumble just before a volcanic eruption. Often, the town that Richard Linklater's Slacker helped put on..."

March 12, 1999 Screens Feature by Jesse Sublett

Son of the Circus

Twistin' in the Wind

"...photograph by John Carrico..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Qmmunity: A Book of One’s Own

Queer book releases from this June, perfect for building a tiny Borrower house

"...were that little, I'd build my living quarters out of queer books like the ones released during this year's..."

June 30, 2023 Column by James Scott

Austin's Best Breweries of 2022, Power-Ranked

It's Top of the Hops VII!

"...Yes, the era of chasing ultra-rare, saccharine-sweet candy beer all over town, brewed..."

Oct. 12, 2022 Food Post by Eric Puga

Faster Than Sound: The Spiritual Side of Quentin Arispe

Plans for Pride Month, Resound concert promotions, and IRL record store day

"...band rooted the artist locally, while a prolific run of recordings – including 2019's Fruit with prominent cumbia producer..."

June 11, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

25 Years Ago, Sublime Arrived in Austin and Cut One of the Decade's Biggest Albums

Local producer Paul Leary put some Austin in the Long Beach surf/punk/dub trio's mix

"...Epitome of tragedy and triumph, Sub­lime's eponymous third album became a..."

May 7, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Doc Brewmaster Takes a Sip of the Heady World of Craft Beers

Douglas Tirola puts a human face on those labels in the liquor store

"...than 100 operating breweries located in the country; by 2017, that number had jumped above 5,000, with some estimates..."

March 9, 2018 Screens Feature by Matthew Monagle

Best WTFs of ACL Fest Weekend One

The good, the bad, and the myriad Tom Petty covers

"...moments. After 33 hours immersed in the first weekend of ACL Fest, the spiral-bound pocket notebook "Playback" packs had..."

Oct. 13, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Wonderful World of Frank Oz

It’s time to meet the folks behind Muppet Guys Talking

"...Muppets. They taught us to count, the value of diversity, and what vaudeville was. They took us to..."

March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: 'The Lords of Salem'

Or, in defense of Rob Zombie as a filmmaker

"...Case in point: This week's DVD release of The Lords of Salem. I feel like I have..."

Sept. 8, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

In Play: 'Dishonored' & 'God of Blades'

Two new games from local developers

"...DishonoredBethesda Softworks (publisher), Arkane Studios (developer) Playstation3, Xbox 360, PC, $59.99..."

Oct. 12, 2012 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

We Come From the Land of the Ice and Snow

Sword drummer Trivett Wingo hammers out an appreciation of Led Zeppelin III

"...John Paul Jones' battering basslines, and the marching beat-down of John Bonham conquered a subgenre still in its infancy..."

March 28, 2008 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

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