SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...most nightmarish version of family imaginable. Executive Producers include Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell. Cast List: Lily Sullivan, Alyssa..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Leon Bridges Comes Home

Ft. Worth soul sensation Leon Bridges returns for Austin's second-biggest music festival

"...their first shows. Thursday at the Continental Club in Houston drew more than a few curiosity-seekers, but a two-night..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Election Donors

"...Donor NameCityCompanyAmount Bob & Doylene PerryHoustonPerry Homes$4,640,000 Antonio R. Sanchez*LaredoSanchez-O’Brien Oil & Gas$4,544,000 * Sanchez..."

May 5, 2006 News Feature

A Cultural Hero

"...It just kinda happened," says Sam Coronado about his new studio space in the East..."

Dec. 25, 1998 Arts Feature by Mary Jane Garza

Day Trips & Beyond: January Events Roundup

New year, new adventures

"...Cistern Illuminated Jan. 1-Jan. 7, Houston, www.buffalobayou.org..."

Jan. 4, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Finish up the summer with some adventure

"...a shootout in Paris, Texas. Soon after, Belle married Sam Starr, a horse thief and member of the Cherokee..."

Aug. 2, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

March 2020 Club Endorsements

Who's backing whom in the Democratic primary?

"...Coast Area Labor Federation, Sunrise ATX, Black Austin Democrats, Houston GLBT Caucus, Progressive Democrats of America, Sunrise Movement, 350..."

Feb. 4, 2020 News Post

Miles and Miles of Canvas

For 2011, the Texas Biennial lives up to its name by spreading across the state

"...limits. Partnerships were established with BOX 13 ArtSpace in Houston and Blue Star Contemporary Art Center in San Antonio..."

April 8, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Helping 'Urban Colonias'

Give counties more power, Sam Biscoe tells a House committee

"...some have dubbed "urban colonias," said Travis Co. Judge Sam Biscoe as he testified last week before the House..."

June 11, 2004 News Feature

Naked City

"...Sylvester Turner may never be mayor of Houston, but the Bayou City likes light rail more than..."

Nov. 7, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Fighting a Rising Tide

The 78th Lege chipped away at abortion rights

"...granted a temporary restraining order by U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks...."

July 25, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

On the Lege

The GOP prepares to vote down Robin Hood without bothering to craft a replacement school-funding system.

"...nothing at all to replace it. Dems Scott Hochberg (Houston) and Rene Oliviera (Brownsville) voted no; Hochberg said that..."

Feb. 14, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Animation Station

Through ADVision, Austin has become a hotspot for producing English-dubbed anime. Who knew?

"...This particular mouthful comes from Samurai X, a long-running Japanese anime series being dubbed into..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Cultural Coolness Around Texas This Month

"...Art of the Harlem Renaissance Museum of Fine Arts, Houston..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Arts Feature

SAGE Studio Artist Rick Fleming Bags His Biggest Exposure Yet With Joe Biden Portrait

The local artist’s tote bag is now on sale in the Biden campaign store

"...Sears specializing in line drawings of homes and buildings, Sam Eiler creating portraits using Sculpey, and Fleming, who excels..."

Oct. 30, 2020 Arts Feature by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Music List No. 3

Dead Meadow, Sad13, Cindy Wilson, Lizzo, Boogarins, and 494 others

"...showcasing hopefuls in Austin, March 10-19. Other notables include Houston rapper Trae Tha Truth, Weezer guitarist Brian Bell’s the..."

Jan. 10, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Welcome to Hazleweird

Lee Hazlewood

"...Lee Hazlewood couldn’t. “Town” dots Hazlewood’s iconoclastically subversive catalog same as Malvina Reynolds’ “little boxes made of ticky tacky”..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Music List 10

The Damned, 2 Chainz, War on Drugs, and 242 more added

"...Branzil (Houston)..."

March 6, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Collin Shook Strikes a Chord With Jazz Pop-Up Series

Monks Jazz Club improvs a hit for the pop-up pianist/promoter

"...to literally every part of his life," attests bassist Sam Pankey. He and drummer Daniel Dufour co-founded the Collin..."

Feb. 5, 2021 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt's Long Goodbye

State Senate race to succeed Watson complicated by pandemic and controversy

"...resignation to accept a deanship at the University of Houston, his decision evoked a litany of praise for the..."

April 3, 2020 News Feature by Michael King

Speaking of the Dead

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

"..."Dallas – got a soft machine.Houston – too close to New Orleans."..."

July 3, 2015 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Here's Your Congress!

The U.S. Supreme Court refusal to stay the new Republican-drafted congressional map formally inaugurates the electoral season

"...District 10: This is now a West Houston-based district that claws all the way into a bit..."

Jan. 23, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect ...

Part One: The Artists' Application Process

"...smiles. Close to 300 artists have made the exact same trek down their long corridor, some of them (to..."

March 26, 1999 Arts Feature

Summer Sneaks

Apocalypse Whenever: Movies in the Season of Armageddon

"...of big popcorn pushers but not nearly in the same frequency overload as last year. More surprising is that..."

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature

The Winter Classic

South by Southwest 1998

"...Bay Area quartet had come to SXSW for the same reason so many bands and their labels visit Austin..."

March 27, 1998 Music Feature

Coach's Corner

"...Let's ponder the historical status of the Houston Rockets. I assume - look out, Rockets!- that Houston,..."

June 16, 1995 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

SXSW Turns Out Final Weekly Band List

De La Soul, Mavis Staples, Ximena Sariñana highlight 10th lineup drop

"...Range Emotion, RF Shannon, SaulPaul All-Stars, Sharkweek, SierraShante, Syndicate Same Ol’, Walt Wilkins & the Mystiqueros, and Whiteside...."

Feb. 28, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW List No. 7

Music fest drafts Dion, Børns, Sun Kil Moon, Faust and 143 more

"...Sam Binga (Bristol, England)..."

Feb. 12, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Music List No. 9

Spoon, Atmosphere, Charles Bradley, and 243 more added

"...Ape Drums (Houston)..."

Feb. 27, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

After a Fashion

It's hard out here for a Style Avatar, especially after all those DHOHs at the Oscars!

"...SOCIAL DIARY From the "Thank You" fundraiser for Houston's Rep. Senfronia Thompson at Dennis Karbach and Robert Brown's..."

March 10, 2006 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

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