99 Luftballons (International Acts at SXSW Music)

South by Southwest by way of Sudan, Scotland, Colombia, and more

"...Josée Caron and Lucy Niles brandish an openly queer, pro-slacker, totally 420 lifestyle on first full-length In Search of..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

Mac DeMarco’s Scenes From an Italian Restaurant

Slack rocker serves poundcake at Austin City Limits taping

"...on the pledge. Rather than lean into the reverb-heavy slacker rock sonic aesthetic he’s become famous for, the singer..."

Feb. 28, 2018 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Getting a Read on the State of Anti-State Bookstores

Brave New Books and Monkeywrench Books keep thinking outside the mainstream

"...Around the turn of the century, Slacker-era Austin was on its way out. The city saw..."

Feb. 9, 2018 Arts Feature by Taylor Prewitt

Kurt & Courtney’s Last Stand

Tour finale proves somewhat sleepy

"...Despite the slacker image foisted upon Barnett, the bulk of her music..."

Nov. 12, 2017 Music Post by Libby Webster

Richard Linklater on His New Film Last Flag Flying

Cranston, Carell, and Fishburne star in the director’s most mature film to date

"...new chapter for the director. His earliest works – Slacker, Dazed and Confused – were standard-bearers for the bright..."

Nov. 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

There's Something in the Woods

Celebrating the Alamo Rolling Roadshow with Bruce Campbell

"...but Fantastic Fest faves Nacho Vigalondo, Eugenio Mira, and Slacker's Criterion Collection DVD design shaman Marc English did and..."

Sept. 8, 2017 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Live Music This Weekend, Aug. 25-27

Your auditory agenda for the next three days

"...Giant Dog’s second LP for Merge Records. Second song, slacker anthem “Fake Plastic Trees,” blares in the first person,..."

Aug. 25, 2017 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

The Luv Doc: A Long F%#king Way From Smith

The Luv Doc has a confession to make

"...I know, I know. It could have been a..."

June 9, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

DVDanger: Beyond the Gates

Throwback horror resurrects the VHS board-game phenomenon

"...John (Chase Williamson, best known as soy sauce-sipping slacker David in John Dies at the End) and Gordon..."

May 21, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

New French Cinema Week

Austin Film Society series restores a bit of hope for humanity

"...A hilarious and surprisingly emotionally effective story of two slackers in a small town in Normandy who are given..."

April 21, 2017 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

SXSW Music: Must-See Indie

11 essential indie bands at SXSW

"...Chastity Belt Wed. 15, Barracuda Backyard, 10pm Tongue-in-cheek slacker rock from this Seattle feminist foursome spotlights vox reminiscent..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by Libby Webster

Bleached

Can You Deal? (Dead Oceans)

"...rock, now shut up about it. Lightning fast and slacker surf rocky as ever, Can You Deal? follows up..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

SXSW Comedy Review: A Good Trip With Shane Mauss

Mauss lights up Hideout with cleverness and faux-slacker charm

"...and sneakers. It became apparent within minutes that his slacker-comic costume was part of a calculated ruse to pleasantly..."

March 15, 2017 Arts Post by Sean L. Malin

SXSW Monday Showcase Picks

"...by music discovery platform DIY and TicketWeb. New Jersey slacker rock quintet Forth Wanderers' stunning EP Slop features a..."

March 10, 2017 Music Feature

2017 SXSW Film Venue Guide

Where to go, how to get there, and how to navigate the lines

"...back of the Primary Access line for you, ya slacker. Getting Around..."

March 3, 2017 SXSW Post

Seven Local Acts to See at SXSW Music

"...and Mead's big-band drumming, spikes the energy as Eaton's slacker vocals simultaneously temper it. There's something familiar about the..."

March 3, 2017 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

Linklater’s Before Trilogy comes to Criterion

Love, dreams, and destiny

"...Hometown hero Richard Linklater's classic movies Dazed & Confused, Slacker, and Boyhood are all already members of the elite..."

Feb. 24, 2017 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

Fast, Cheap, and in Control

Cost-of-living increases are making local artists do more with less

"...Joe Sears and Jaston Williams' Greater Tuna, Rick Linklater's Slacker, and Robert Rodriguez's El Mariachi. These new rapid-fire performing..."

Feb. 3, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top 40 Vices Playlist

A walk on the wild side with songs of the seven deadly sins

"...work. As was getting the San Jose doom trio's slacker epic released: London Records dismissed the 1996 recording it..."

Jan. 6, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Croy & The Boys

"...Croy & the Boys' debut LP, capturing Austin's still-surviving slacker vibe circa 2016. Produced by Adrian Quesada, Hey Come..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Sound on Sound Review: Car Seat Headrest

Slacker Pavement hooks meet James Murphy’s drollness

"...notes in raging against modern ennui, from Stephen Malkmus’ slacker hooks to a James Murphy-esque droll intoning that flows..."

Nov. 6, 2016 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Cherubs Flourish in the Afterlife at SOS Fest

"We didn’t want to be a Cherubs cover band playing Heroin Man over and over for people"

"...led to him being cast as "Jilted Boyfriend" in Slacker. McMahon played bass in the Joint Chiefs, and Prager..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Leon and Stella Alesi: Love Conjures All

Leon and Stella Alesi provide ocular proof of a life in the arts

"...characters. I met Jerry Delony, the UFO guy from Slacker...."

Oct. 28, 2016 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Letters to the Editor: Classic Cuts

35 years of "keeping it weird"

"...be the only person in Austin who didn't like Slacker. In the past few weeks, there hadn't been an..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Features Feature by Danielle White

Historic Landmarks With Killer Views

Putting Austin in perspective

"...Re-enact the final scene from Slacker at Mount Bonnell...."

June 15, 2016 Columns Post by Shaundra Smith

Ben Snakepit Releases His Manor Threat

New collection of diary comics debuts at Beerland this Saturday

"...July 21st, 1999. And I was kind of a slacker for the first year or so, but then when..."

June 8, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

DVDanger: Fragile Minds

Dementia and Remember find terror in age

"...mother so happy for so many years; and to Slacker, my four-legged movie-watching buddy...."

May 28, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Danny Barnes Works Harder

Seminal ex-Austinite talks banjo, minimalism, and experimentation

"...AC: You’ve graduated from the slacker music epicenter of Austin in the Nineties and become..."

May 5, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Sleepers Worth Showing Up Early For

"...Amphitheater Exactly what the Los Angelenos' name suggests: sleepy, slacker psych in the vein of "Mac DeMarco after one-too-many..."

April 29, 2016 Music Feature by Libby Webster

SXSW Film Review: Keanu

Comedy duo screens work in progress

"...lords kidnap Keanu, the adopted kitten of a Hollywood stoner-slacker (Peele), and he and his uptight cousin (Key) must..."

March 13, 2016 Screens Post by Michael Agresta

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