Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

First night SXSW Music recommendations and hints

"...and tighter production, but still bristled with a lackadaisical slacker vibe and tongue-in-cheek humor. (Also: Fri., 9:30pm, Bar 96) –..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

SXSW Film Review: Uncle Kent 2

An inessential sequel that is oddly unmissable

"...its indie intellectualism with Osborne's goofy humor and aging slacker mournfulness. Uncle Kent 2..."

March 14, 2015 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Hear Clinic + Your Ear Holes

HAAM looks out for your hearing

"...Since then, I’ve been a slacker, occasionally remembering to jam in cheap earplugs about once..."

Feb. 23, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Bright Lights, Little City

An icon makes a big comeback

"...to town to the old, really cool guy from Slacker to the most uptight business guy, but they were..."

Feb. 20, 2015 Food Feature by Dan Gentile

Telling The David Whiting Story or, the Cesar Romero Joke

Louis Black reflects on working decades ago with Walter Reuben

"...may feel the call to arms whenever Gina Lalli (Slacker) appears in her increasingly insane performance as a dead..."

Feb. 16, 2015 Screens Post by Louis Black

John Wesley Coleman III

"...LP and serves up a sonically superior platter of slacker rock spiked with punk and country. Propelled by the..."

Jan. 23, 2015 Music Review by Kevin Curtin

Free Week Live Shots

"...night force despite the chill. A tall, bearded, corduroy-wearing slacker is what Scuare's appearance would lead you to believe..."

Jan. 9, 2015 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

One in a Crowd: The Honor Farm

Austin documentary expert Karen Skloss takes us back to school

"...Lee Daniel (the eye behind most Linklater movies from Slacker to Boyhood, and a previous collaborator with Skloss on..."

Dec. 29, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gayplace: Breathe

Relax, we've got kittehs

"...Cinema East: HIDE & SEEK Former Austinite, Slacker 2011 producer Daniel Metz returns for this exploration of..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Column by Kate X Messer

They Went to the Woods

Hide and Seek: The utopian rebellion will be improvised

"...and produced, co-written by, and co-starring former Austinite and Slacker 2011 co-producer Daniel Metz (the two are now married),..."

Oct. 31, 2014 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

For Your Consideration

What to see at the 21st annual Austin Film Festival

"...filmmaker's career from a perspective of 21 years after Slacker and compiles a bunch of interviews with collaborators who..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Playback: Jon Pettis Rising

One man's life touches so many others

"...a tight-knit neighborhood east of Cameron Road, full of slacker musicians without cars who barbecued daily, drank nightly, and..."

Oct. 17, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: I'm in Love! What's That Song?

Weekend one ACL Fest wrap

"...Quesada and John Branch, and ending with indie rock slacker Mac DeMarco. In betwixt, New Orleans garage boogie upstart..."

Oct. 10, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

ACL Live Shot: Beck

Take that, Outkast

"...opened with Odelay single “Devil’s Haircut” trailed by 1994 slacker anthem, “Loser,” a dancing crowd singing along to every..."

Oct. 4, 2014 Music Post by Neph Basedow

Flesh Lights

7 & 7 Is

"...released an irresistible 45 with just that line. Soulful slacker love song, "Happy Every Day" rides overdriven slide guitar..."

Aug. 8, 2014 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Video Premiere: The Painted Redstarts

‘Curtains Wide’ evokes a classic ‘120 Minutes’ spot

"...“Mmkit” animation earlier this year. He also contributed to Slacker 2011, his segment featuring Graham’s father, veteran rocker Jon..."

Aug. 4, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Jump on 'The Band Wagon'

George Morris recommends that you see 'The Band Wagon'

"...a friend and teacher of Richard Linklater, who dedicated Slacker to his memory. George Morris died of AIDS in..."

Aug. 1, 2014 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Three choreographers take Austin to the Scottish fest that's bigger than SXSW

"...old-guard Austinite whose work here dates back to the Slacker era. She was fringe when Austin itself was fringe..."

Aug. 1, 2014 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Golden Girl

In 'Boyhood' and beyond, Austin native Zoe Graham acts naturally

"...Wants to Leave Country in Karen Skloss' segment of Slacker 2011, and at the age of 15 nabbed the..."

July 25, 2014 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

Spanish Gold

"...Laredo street life. "Day Drinkin'" spills a front stoop slacker anthem, while "Movin' On" proves all the time Schwebel..."

July 11, 2014 Music Review by Thomas Fawcett

Jewels of the Tanjavur Tradition: Live Music and Dance of Southern India

This Austin Dance India program celebrated the continuum of classical dance from generation to generation

"...Seventies (and also known as the sidewalk psychic in Slacker), sitting alone in the audience. Her spine is no..."

June 27, 2014 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Giving up the Swan

Randall Stockton prepares to transfer his 12th street lounge

"...Stockton cites June 2013’s final performance from notorious slacker punks the Chumps, who packed the bar to the..."

June 14, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Dulcey and Roxy at City Hall

"...madcap energy – special credit to Gricelda Silva, whose slacker Dulcey turns ass-kicking militant and spends much of Act..."

May 9, 2014 Arts Review by Robert Faires

ACL Fest’s Danceability Matrix

Sweaty dance pits to lawn-chair toe tappers

"...won’t be able to focus on your own moves. Slacker Mac DeMarco and Real Estate cap this quadrant with..."

April 24, 2014 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Playback: Taco Queen Upgrades

Maria Taco Xpress keeps up with South Lamar, Moistboyz debut Dean Ween in Austin, and SXSW footnotes

"...has been witness to South Lamar's evolution from a slacker strip to constant hard-hat zone of booming development and..."

March 28, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Thursday Picks & Sleepers

S.H.I.T. – So Happy It's Thursday blurbs

"...this year on Fairfax leans back toward more melodic slacker tones, but no less punched with jagged aggression. Doug..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Richard Linklater's Diamonds in the Rough

The legendary Austin filmmaker provides a guided tour through three years of a formative decade

"...that showcases it, on the map. By 1991, Linklater's Slacker came out, helping to bring eyes to Austin filmmaking..."

Jan. 24, 2014 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Playback

Christmas wishes for the local set

"...food pantry this month. Please be generous to the slacker musicians of Austin and all the people who do..."

Dec. 20, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Friday Fun Fun Fun Fest Blurbs

FFF Friday by the blurb

"...last seen opening for Phoenix, Montreal's Mac DeMarco cuts slacker jams that sound like West African guitar-pop on a..."

Nov. 8, 2013 Music Feature

Lemuria

"...settle for the easy hook. The Buffalo trio produces slacker-lilted jams on command, yet across this third LP, they..."

Nov. 8, 2013 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

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