Organ Great James Polk Works Wonders Outside the Limelight

We speak with Austin’s esteemed multi-instrumentalist and former arranger for Ray Charles

"...Cogent and considered recollections of older black men from Texas and the broadly American..."

Jan. 18, 2019 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...your SXSW Film Festival planning now: the annual celebration of screens large and small has announced its first wave..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Glover Gill’s Last Tango

Smithville swing savant explains why he’s throwing in the towel

"...elbow as he yanked open and shut the bellows of his gigantic tango accordion at a recent gig...."

Dec. 28, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Crowdfunding Kyle Shutt

With Sword on hiatus, guitarist plots solo album

"...Six weeks after the Sword dropped the H-bomb – “hiatus”..."

Oct. 23, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Luv Doc: Hot Mom

Austin has more Peter Pans than just about any city this side of San Francisco

"...in her 20s. I always run into her at clubs, concerts, and parties around town and she always seems..."

Oct. 12, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Playback: That’s the Breaks

In studio with Confucius and Fresh, hosts of KUTX’s first ever hip-hop specialty show

"...stars," declared Fresh on 98.9FM during last Saturday's installment of The Breaks...."

Aug. 31, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

July Is Crime Month: The Crime Blotter, Week 1

A curated guide to unlawful activities around town July 4-8

"...week we'll fill you in on films, readings, book clubs, and more where crime does pay – for a..."

July 4, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Soccer Watch

World Cup kickoff right around the corner, U.S. prepare for a series of pre-WC matches, and more

"...Three weeks until World Cup kickoff, and there's a lot of news floating around about..."

May 25, 2018 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Ian Svenonius’ Many Musical Irons

D.C. stalwart Levitates twice this weekend

"...IS: We played a show a couple of weeks ago. We sorta revived the band a couple..."

April 27, 2018 Music Post by Tim Stegall

The Austin Music Awards’ Ecstatic Experience

Thirty-four awards and six musical sets in 211 minutes

"...flash mob, putting bons mots to the last half-century of auditory ephemera. Even notoriously loquacious bar etiquette couldn't drown..."

March 9, 2018 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Turns the Tables on Comedy Connoisseur Dick Cavett

The veteran talk-show host matters because he took the art of being funny seriously

"...and Johnny and Joey and Joe. Like the rest of them, he often booked comedians as guests, but unlike..."

March 9, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Austin Music Awards’ Ecstatic Experience

Thirty-four awards and six musical sets in 211 minutes

"...flash mob, putting bons mots to the last half-century of auditory ephemera. Even notoriously loquacious bar etiquette couldn’t drown..."

March 1, 2018 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

A Broken Trust at the Alamo Drafthouse

After executive mismanagement of sexual harassment accusations, the movie chain reconsiders what it means to do the right thing

"...It started off as a cute phrase, purloined from the movie Antichrist...."

March 2, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Can Austin Be a Jazz City?

Two venues usher in a new era in Austin jazz. Plus music scholar Bill Bentley brings the Smithsonian Institution to bear at BookPeople.

"...some would argue it's been the local redheaded stepchild of genres, overlooked and underbooked to the extent that Herbie..."

Feb. 16, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Soccer Watch

"...The CONCACAF Champions League round of 16 starts this week, Tue.-Thu., Feb. 20-22, with five..."

Feb. 16, 2018 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Playback: The First Hit’s Free (Week)

Free Week, free rides, and freeing your mind!

"...with crutches in the air to the extraterrestrial funk of Golden Dawn Arkestra. The light show continues afterward at..."

Jan. 5, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Five Arty Things to Do: Nov. 17-19

AND YOU TOTALLY WON'T BELIEVE THE FOURTH ONE!

"...friendly assistance in combating the oppressive, near Thanos-level tyranny of choice. Thus:..."

Nov. 16, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Is Austin's Growing Dance Music Scene in Need of Its Own HQ?

We talk to a dozen members of ATX’s electronic music community

"...renamed a street Hot Mix 5 Way in honor of pioneering house music DJs. Here, we traverse Willie Nelson..."

Nov. 10, 2017 Music Feature by Dan Gentile

Austin’s New Batch of Supper Clubs

Three of the city’s latest additions to the underground dining scene

"...to connect with complete strangers over a shared love of food, during a one-of-a-kind experience in a clandestine location,..."

Sept. 15, 2017 Food Feature by Adrienne White

Buck Dharma in the 21st Century!

Epic Q&A with Blue Öyster Cult’s “Reaper”

"...singer-songwriter cabal Blue Öyster Cult composed art-rock unlike any of their era peers between the late Sixties and the..."

Aug. 9, 2017 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Soccer Watch

"...This time next year, we'll be in the middle of World Cup 2018 in Russia. And if you're looking..."

June 23, 2017 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Penfold Theatre’s Around the World in 80 Days

This original, gender-bending theatrical take on Jules Verne’s adventure tale is a grand story told with delightful imagination

"...One day, a debate arises in one of those staid, elite 19th century London clubs for gentlemen:..."

June 23, 2017 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Playback: “Hastily Prepared” Ordinances Head to City Council

Revised drafts of Agent of Change and OMV permitting head to Council, but again, live music interests raise alarms

"...Economic Development Department (EDD) revealed its re-draft on Agent of Change and Outdoor Music Venue (OMV) permits, the latter..."

June 9, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Sunday Morning Coming Down

Last Sunday marked the death of two Austin music connectors; plus, in regards to local public policy, Mayor Steve Adler calls

"...Late last November, resentment consumed Jimmy LaFave. Because of his record label partnership with Dakota Access Pipeline villain..."

May 26, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback – Now Hiring: Austin Music Office

Austin’s top governmental job in music is up for grabs

"...(EDD) this week posted an online application for manager of their Music Division, a top governmental position held by..."

April 28, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Austin Music Awards (On Everything)

Austin Music Industry Awards down, here come the 2016/17 AMAs and a slew of SXSW buzz acts

"...appearance by Austin's brilliant vagabond songman (1949-1989) would require six feet of shoveling. Instead, loaded into the show's thematic..."

March 10, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Council: What’ll We Do Without Zim?

First 2017 meeting hints new alignments

"...In the absence of defeated District 6 representative Don Zimmerman (and to a..."

Jan. 31, 2017 News Post by Michael King

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...big features like Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, the debut of Starz's American Gods adaptation, and documentaries on subjects from..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Soccer Watch

"...San Antonio FC announced their six-game preseason schedule this week; it starts Feb. 11 and..."

Jan. 27, 2017 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

The Austin Music Scene's Spectrum of Sexism

From sexual assault to all-female bills, women musicians face myriad issues in the live music capital

"...During an overcast morning over coffee last summer, Miranda Fisher sat at a picnic table,..."

Jan. 20, 2017 Music Feature by Libby Webster

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