The Sounds of Silence

"...so you may have thought, if you were one of the 700 or so people packed into Emo's on..."

Jan. 29, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

The Shins' James Mercer: Fond of Y-O-U

The Shins' James Mercer winces upon a star.

"...My rave review of the new Shins album, Wincing the Night Away, was..."

March 1, 2007 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...film. Now Wes Anderson's new star-studded canine animation Isle of Dogs will be the top to its tail as..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Capital T Theatre's Small Mouth Sounds

This hilarious and moving production reveals near deafening truths with barely a sound

"...The function and purpose of language can be a double-edged sword. While no sane..."

May 25, 2018 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

The Poetry of Pain

The Fires

"...the holes dug by lies; what breeds in dank silence; what festers in the crammed and locked closets of..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Books Review

Please Kill Me and other ROCK & ROLL BOOKS of 1996

"...as much the direct catalyst for the recent flood of punk books as for the equivalent avalanche of archival..."

Dec. 6, 1996 Books Feature

Faye Webster, Swamp Dogg, and More Reviews From Friday of SXSW

Memorable performances to close out the week

"...What a week. Friday delivered the finale of major multi-day showcases like Resound’s Marshall Funhouse and Rolling..."

March 16, 2024 Music Post by Julian Towers

Faster Than Sound's Musical Top 10s of 2020

Eleven lists of Austin's best releases, theme songs, livestreams, creative pivots and more.

"...Austin music in 2020, other than the eerie lack thereof. Gary Clark Jr.'s January sweep at the Grammys and..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Music Mo'nday: 5 Favorite New Artists of 2011

Rob's picks for the music's great new hopes

"...In a year full of meh comebacks, Lady Gaga, Radiohead, Panda Bear and so..."

Jan. 9, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Rob Cohen

Piece of Work: Crab Trap

On a visit to the inaugural exhibition for UT's newly renovated Harry Ransom Center, writer Madeline Irvine finds herself seduced into the silent undersea world of Karen Glaser's photograph Crab Trap.

"...me away from what had previously been the object of my affection. My new favorite of the day, the..."

Aug. 1, 2003 Arts Feature by Madeline Irvine

Travis Stevens Gets Under the Skin of A Wounded Fawn

How his new art-horror interweaves myths and failed justice

"...Fawn seems like it fits straight into the tradition of films about women being pursued by deranged psychosexual killers...."

Dec. 15, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Outfest 2010: Like the Corners of My Mind

The GLBT film festival with the wide stance

"...hope you'll be kind enough to forgive my recent silence on the subject of Outfest. I've been processing...."

Aug. 13, 2010 Screens Post by Cindy Widner

City Officials Rebuke Out-of-Town Rep Wanting Austin’s Sound Levels Decided at a State Level

Adler says “outside interference” not welcome

"...City officials, along with representatives from Austin’s music venues, came out..."

April 5, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Peggy Chiao Enters A City of Sadness

UT alum returns for rare screening of Hou Hsiao-hsien's greatest

"...Austin Asian-American Film Festival wrap up their retrospective examination of the work of landmark Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien. On..."

Sept. 27, 2018 Screens Post by Julian DeBerry

Unplugged: Lowering the Volume of the Live Music Capital

Ley Line, Aaron Stephens, Team Goodtimes, Uncle Pie Hole, and more grounded sounds

"...Ley Line commits charm to soothing Latin American soundscapes. Composed of Kate Robberson, Emilie Basez, and twin sisters..."

May 18, 2018 Music Feature by Isabella Castro-Cota

The Sublime Beauty of Kogonada's Columbus

Director brings his indie drama to AFS Cinema

"...The frosted maturity, both in style and tangible coolness, of Columbus represents something of a graduation for famed cinephile..."

Aug. 25, 2017 Screens Feature by Kahron Spearman

Is Lockhart the Live Music Suburb of the World?

A growing wave of musical expats heads south

"...Aaron Fox first stumbled across Lockhart in search of a jukebox. In 1990, the University of Texas graduate..."

Sept. 9, 2016 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Page Two: Earth, Stones, and Thorns of the Wild Ground Growing

The poetry of the right-wing soul: an appreciation

"..."In my hour of darkness, in my time of need," as Gram Parsons..."

Jan. 27, 2006 Column by Louis Black

An Alliance of Friends

An Alliance of Dripping Springs residents forms to defend itself against unregulated development.

"...Hindu temple are all landmarks within a few miles of one another along a stretch of roadway that cuts..."

Sept. 21, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

City Hall Hustle: The Mystery of the Mayor's Desk

Wherein many questions are asked ... and zilch are answered

"...Eve, inside a dim, musty storeroom in the bowels of City Hall. The Austin City Council is picking through..."

Dec. 31, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Pet Sounds

A 15-minute phone interview with the Beach Boys visionary Brian Wilson

"...cynical bastard who would never let the adolescent sensation of being starstruck get in the way of telling readers..."

July 21, 2000 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Of an Age

Queer sexual awakening drama is depressingly familiar

"...The sexual awakening in the Australian film Of an Age, set in Melbourne during the summer of..."

Feb. 17, 2023 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Overlooked, Overheard Lets Us Hear the Sound of the City's Money Being Spent

Composer and audio artist Douglas Laustsen geo-tagged sites in the Govalle and Highland neighborhoods where local government's been at work

"...What do they sound like? All the myriad tasks of maintenance and improvement to our city's evolving infrastructure, to..."

June 11, 2021 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Portrait of the Artist as a Road Comic

Long Drives, Low Pay, and Drunks -- What a Life!

"...Road comics are the gypsies of the modern age, wandering far and..."

March 28, 1997 Arts Feature by J. C. Shakespeare

Faster Than Sound: Vivien Goldman’s Lasting Echoes of Feminist Punk

Vanguard journalist brings new book to Austin, the Larriva family remembers their friend Elliott Smith, and local musicians pop up all over the place

"...due out May 7, mentions feminist writer Tillie Olsen's Silences. The landmark 1978 text pointed out various factors stifling..."

April 26, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

How a Genetic Disorder Drove Abby Solomon to the Forefront of Science and Music

After supplying a scientific breakthrough, this Austinite improves one show at a time

"...When Abby Solomon dropped out of college, she picked up the hobby of so many..."

Sept. 7, 2018 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

At the Intersection of Appalachia and Experimental Folk Broods Little Mazarn

Otherworldly duo pulls attention through mesmeric, emotionally charged minimalism

"...show for the duo's debut LP earlier this month, silence swept through the Cactus Cafe. Lindsey Verrill poised herself..."

May 31, 2019 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

L. Shapley Bassen's "Portrait of a Giant Squid"

First Place winner

"...in 1987, younger than he was in this August of 2014. Donna's parents had moved from New York to..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Arts Feature by l. Shapley Bassen

The Uses of Joy

When Conspire Theatre helps incarcerated women, it's all in the game

"...very serious world, we must not forget the importance of play."..."

Nov. 4, 2011 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

Letting the Monster Out of the Box

Did Spalding Gray have any secrets left for his journal?

"...and telling stories about yourself was considered an act of daring. These days it feels like everyone is practiced..."

Oct. 21, 2011 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

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