Casual Strangers Trip Rhapsodic

Cosmic rock locals premiere “Holocene Dream”

"...The Strangers’ second movement, a rose-colored cassette called Pink Panther, forgoes the skin-melting psychedelia and..."

Jan. 19, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

News Roundup: On the Other Hand ...

Judges, sheriffs, and council members try to overturn old decisions

"...suffering in his lawsuit against Austin Police officers Russell Rose and Eric Copeland when he argued the officers used..."

Sept. 14, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

SXSW Band Announcement, Part III

1,500 of some 2,000 showcasing acts now vetted

"...Chris Mitchell (Houston)..."

Jan. 7, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis'

A contrarian view

"...his songs and talk. Many of his contemporaries also rose above their material, especially the traditional songs, by spectacular..."

Dec. 27, 2013 Screens Post by Louis Black

Orbiting SXSW

Return of the Secaucus 7? Try the arrival of a SXSW septet: Dana Falconberry, Shakey Graves, The Eastern Sea, My Jerusalem, Black Pistol Fire, The Preservation, and The Boxing Lesson.

"...currently finds the one-man band, informally known as Alejandro Rose-Garcia, quickly becoming a cornerstone of the Austin concert scene...."

March 1, 2013 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

While My Ukulele Gently Weeps

Get ready to see a lot more ukuleles

"...a guitar, people would immediately compare me to Joni Mitchell...."

Feb. 1, 2013 Music Feature by Luke Winkie

Top 10 Theatrical Wonders of 2012

History plays with contemporary urgency and giddy surprises made the year memorable in theatre

"...1) 'ROSE RAGE' (The Hidden Room Theatre) Shakespeare's left-for-dead histories of..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Gay Place: Tops & Bottoms

Tops? Hell, the Gay Place like Tops and Bottoms. Who's on Top? Who's on Bottom? How can we pick just 10?

"...6) POLARI Austin's newly rebranded gay film fest: A rose by any other name may smell sweeter...."

Jan. 4, 2013 Column by Kate X Messer

Jimi Hendrix: A Brother's Story

Jimi's brother Leon has some insight, yes.

"...Jimi Hendrix: A Brother's Storyby Leon Hendrix, with Adam Mitchell Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 288 pp., $25.99..."

Dec. 7, 2012 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

ACL Music Fest Saturday Listings

ACL Saturday by the blurb

"...Texan Caitlin Rose is currently trying her country-folk luck in Nashville, Tenn.,..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Music Feature

Longlist for Man Booker Prize Announced

A dozen authors - including some repeat performers - make the cut

"...David Mitchell: The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet (Hodder &..."

July 27, 2010 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Long Road Out of Eden

The Eagles, Muse, and Phish to headline ACL 2010

"...Shermans, the Kicks, Ponderosa, Two Tons of Steel, Caitlin Rose, Speak, Run With Bulls, Maxim Ludwig, Gospel Stars, Heavenly..."

May 18, 2010 Music Post by Austin Powell

Day Trips

The Centex Wing of the Commemorative Air Force fills a giant wooden hangar with vintage flying machines and memories

"...Raiders sits out in the hangar. The CAF's B-25J Mitchell is similar to the planes used on Doolittle's legendary..."

Dec. 25, 2009 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

When the Sun Rises

In the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, a group of teenage filmmakers galvanize the tales of their island

"..."My winds grew strong, my waves rose to heights I had never before achieved, and my..."

June 5, 2009 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Beside the Point

A look at the CM finalists, and the search

"...appointed by outgoing CM and mentor Jesus Garza; Garza arose as an executive fiat from ... shudder ... former..."

Jan. 18, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Ronnie

Ronnie Wood leaves a few stones unturned in his autobiography

"...on a modest estate near London's Heathrow Airport, Wood rose to musical prominence with relative ease. As soon as..."

Nov. 30, 2007 Music Review by Dan Oko

Roy Head

I Wanna Tell You a Story

"...revived by a working-class Irish band, "Treat Her Right" rose from the oldies ashes like a brass-powered phoenix. The..."

Aug. 31, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Naked City

"...to be governed from the middle." – Rep. Patrick Rose of Dripping Springs, announcing that he will no longer..."

May 25, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

Breaking news from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...news echoing national and state indicators, Austin's sales-tax collections rose 4.1% in September over the same month last year...."

Nov. 21, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...and Facts: A Guide to the Arab-Israeli Conflict, by Mitchell Bard..."

June 13, 2003 Column

SXSW Film Winners

SXSW announces its 2002 Film Awards winners.

"...Doug Schachtel), "Modern Daydreams: Islands in the Sky" (D: Mitchell Rose)..."

March 15, 2002 Screens Feature

2001 Texas Book Festival Schedule

"...Mark Busby, Angie Cruz, Alan C. Huffines, Caroline Rose Hunt, Rosa Shand, Moderator: Edward Swift..."

Nov. 16, 2001 Books Feature

Alive and Kicking

Just when a heavy cynicism about the future of independent film has overtaken the industry and most of its observers, the Sundance Film Festival came along during the early weeks of 2001 and, almost unexpectedly, brightened the downcast mood shared by its most dour participants.

"...After the premiere screening of Waking Life, the audience rose to its feet in a jubilant standing ovation...."

Feb. 2, 2001 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Territory Schedule

"..."Human Remains" (Jay Rosenblatt, California, 29:27 min., 1998) This experimental documentary presents portraits..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Screens Feature

Work for Hire

The RIAA amends a copyright law that labels "sound recordings" as "work for hire" thus robbing most musicians of right to their masters.

"...Upon its discovery, an uproar rose from the recording community. A number of marquee artists..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Lust for Life

Ahhh … the good old daze

"...the Driskill Hotel has seen since: Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Bob Neuwirth, Joan Baez, Roger McGuinn, Kinky Friedman, and..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Day Trips

A small Texas town tries to determine its destiny.

"...the old hotel, Virginia businessman and former Brownwood resident Mitchell Phelps, was recently fined more than $13,000 after the..."

July 7, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Film Fest Winners

Winners of the SXSW Film Festival Awards.

"...(Tie) "Fishing" (Dir: David Gainey) and "Elevator World" (Dir: Mitchell Rose)..."

March 17, 2000 Screens Feature

Craig's Wife, Harriet Craig, The Little Foxes

Stephen MacMillan Moser celebrates those glamorous, backstabbing, deliciously bitchy divas: Rosalind Russell in Craig's Wife; Joan Crawford in the remake of that film, Harriet Craig; and Bette Davis in The Little Foxes.

"...Rosalind Russell, John Boles, Billie Burke, Jane Darwell, Thomas Mitchell, Dorothy Wilson. Rosalind Russell acting. Imagine. The very woman..."

Jan. 28, 2000 Screens Review by Stephen MacMillan Moser

1998 Texas Book Festival Schedule

"...Swing Moderator: Dick Holland; Jean A. Boyd, Duncan McLean, Rosetta Wills..."

Nov. 13, 1998 Books Feature

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