Heartland Theatre Collective’s Little Bird

The vulnerability of small things is at the heart of Nicole Oglesby’s drama of girls and ghosts in East Texas bayou country

"...as thick as the hot, humid air of a swamp – a dread amplified by Oglesby's choice to have..."

June 15, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Congressional District 25: County by County

Competitive race gets down to who brings the votes

"...platforms, with a general attention toward (actually) draining the swamp – namely car salesman turned Texas Motor Vehicle Board..."

May 11, 2018 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Songs of Life and Death: An Izzy Cox Tribute Album, Vol. 1

"...Bang Pow Pow"), punk brazenness ("Had It Coming"), and swamp jazz ("Ain't It Funny") all bristle with the eclectic..."

April 13, 2018 Music Review by Alejandra Ramirez

Playback: Spatula City Limits

Austin music journeys to the desert – and you're not invited

"...before Sabbath Crow unleashed a perfect barrage of snarling swamp metal...."

April 6, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Film Review: If I Leave Here Tomorrow: A Film About Lynyrd Skynyrd

The highs and lows of one of the most iconic Southern rock bands

"...a rehearsal shack on the edge of a mosquito-infested swamp. Combine that with gigs at any Florida honky-tonk that..."

March 14, 2018 SXSW Post by Joe O'Connell

99 Austin Acts at SXSW Music

Support the home team!

"...Music Awards for fourth LP I Got Your Medicine. Swamp-Mex, Tex-Pop, Roots-Wit – the genre's their own, and that..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...Jacksonville’s Shantytown to a tragic end in a Mississippi swamp. (World Premiere)..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Contemporary Austin Goings & Comings

Judith Sims retires, Deming sculpture Mystic Raven returns

"...decades; the affiliation with Houston's Southwest Alternative Media Project (SWAMP) that kept the independent short film series The Territory..."

Dec. 15, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Shuck It 101

Making the case for cracking your own oysters

"...Gulf oysters are space alien swamp creatures, and I say that lovingly. At their worst,..."

Nov. 29, 2017 Food Post by Danny Palumbo

Leroi Brothers

"...I'm a Dog" gene splices in some Golden Triangle swamp-pop. The title track resembles roadhouse Ramones, with Telecasters barking..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Music Review by Tim Stegall

Review: Eldorado Cafe

Finding the gold in an Allandale strip mall

"...like Shiny Ribs – pork ribs, named for Austin's swamp-funk frontman Kevin Russell, drenched with sweet arbol chile glaze..."

Oct. 20, 2017 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Fantastic Fest Interview: Applecart

Into the woods with the media satire horror flick

"...or ID Discovery. I don't care what it is, Swamp Murders, I just watch that stuff nonstop. I think..."

Sept. 27, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: Break It Off Easy

Who gets the cat and the flat-screen?

"...favor. You're going to have to slog through that swamp of raw emotion for – and I think I'm..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

Day Trips: Crocodile Encounter, Angleton

A toothy smile at this animal park means it's feeding time

"...The animal park is well-done with boardwalks through the swamp with lots of shade, knowledgeable guides, and a bit..."

Aug. 4, 2017 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Carolyn Wonderland

"...Tyler-assisted "Hellfire Bitters" travels South through gospel/soul congregations, and "Swamp" journeys through the Delta's muddy water with slide guitar..."

July 14, 2017 Music Review by Alejandra Ramirez

Live Music to See This Weekend

Your handbook for a happy Friday and Saturday

"...Lazy Lester’s residency cores Antone’s 42nd anniversary. Swamp blues harp cat, 84, anchors Friday’s Louisiana riot with..."

July 7, 2017 Music Post by The Music Staff

Page Two: Leaving It Up to Her

On Margaret Moser: Happy together, then, now, and forever

"...musicians, writers, clubs, and renegades, of young performers, women, swamp rockers, and old bluesmen...."

June 30, 2017 Column by Louis Black

Greezy Wheels Take a Last Bow

Still Greezy after all these years

"...muses Cleve, who formed the band in 1970. "It's swamp, it's Bach, it's everything. Every song is its own..."

June 23, 2017 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Tom Petty Soaks in 40

Heartbreaker’s biggest surprise was a show-stealing Gary Clark Jr.

"...zero drop-off from the band’s trademark, albeit universally unacknowledged swamp pop, their inclusion last night barely registered a footnote...."

May 3, 2017 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

In With the Old, in With the New

An epic Saturday at Old Settler’s

"...story. That’s if it weren’t for Kevin Russell’s funky swamp soul roots project Shinyribs...."

April 24, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Ruthie Foster

"...metal staple into a bayou jam bolstered with a swamp grit of resonating harmonicas, zig-zagging slide guitar, and wild-eyed..."

March 31, 2017 Music Review by Alejandra Ramirez

SXSW Music Live: Conqueroo Day Party

ATX hootenanny sends beloved PR maven out with a bang

"...Leading his local sevenpiece, Kevin Russell shimmied Gulf Coast swamp pop and roots rock through the afternoon heat with..."

March 19, 2017 SXSW Post by Doug Freeman

100 Local SXSW Music Acts

A-Z list of 100 Austin acts showcasing at the Fest

"...new disc, No Moment but Now, finds her soulful swamp pop edging into more adult themes, yet still joyously..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

SXSW Tuesday Showcase Picks

"...kings of cross-fertilizing Tom Waits' Dada blues with old-school swamp grooviness, and Broken Gold finds Riverboat Gamblers guitarist Ian..."

March 10, 2017 Music Feature

Review: Grizzelda's

Upscale Tex-Mex joint is a mini vacation

"...But in 2017's anxiety swamp, that's probably what we need out of our dining..."

Feb. 24, 2017 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

DVDanger: Arrow to the Brain

Three titles from the American Genre Film Archive's new partner

"...shown in sparkling detail that was lost in the swamp even in the original theatrical release. From the first..."

Jan. 22, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Walter Daniels

"...Anderson guitar slashin' across an amalgam of punk and swamp-pop, with Memphis garage luminary Jack Oblivian's six-string gracing a..."

Dec. 2, 2016 Music Review by Tim Stegall

These New Crime Thrillers Make Killer Presents

Following the deadly stalkers through the stacks of Mulholland

"...no suddenly Proustian ramble turning the narrative into a swamp of recollection or maximalist detail – but it’s evocative..."

Nov. 30, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Page Two: Two Candidates in Search of a Presidency

And an electorate looking for comic book superheroes

"...doing everything right by the book, while Trump is Swamp Fox and Col. John Mosby fighting a guerrilla war..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Record Review: Bill Kirchen & Austin de Lone

Transatlanticana (Red House)

"...tribute to Merle Haggard and Commander Cody's early days), swamp pop ("Think It Over"), and gospel ("Somebody's Going Home"),..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

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