Straight Out the Trailer

Examining the current overwhelming white trash influence in popular culture

"...shorthand for the spectrum spanning "ignorant" to "slovenly" to "Southern," "white trash" is a convenient way to describe all..."

July 28, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...solo directorial credit for wilderness chiller Body at Brighton Rock)...."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

1999 SXSW Music Festival

"...album is an outstanding collection of songs that inject rock & roll lifeblood into folk and country structures, beautified..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...is about to change the world. Cast List: Monique Rockman, Carel Nel, Alex van Dyk, Anthony Oseyemi (World Premiere,..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...SXSW has strapped on the rockets with not just a few titles for this year's..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Celebration of Black Women, a Benefit for Palestine, and Other Crucial Concerts

Hans Zimmer, Superfónicos, Lola Tried, and more recommended shows

"...Lola Tried, who fuse pop and indie rock with noise sensibilities, plan to premiere new single “Degrader”..."

Jan. 31, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...kids jamming in a basement in Akron, Ohio to rock ’n roll super-stardom. (World Premiere)..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Oh, Lady, You're Good!

Dee Dee Bridgewater

"...year of Sarah McLachlan's Lilith Festival, women ruled the rock & roll roost. Shawn, Eryka, even Abra landed headlines,..."

April 17, 1998 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...for love – and profit. Cast: Emily Mortimer, Finn Wittrock, Rachel Keller, Scott Cohen, Jessica Hecht, James Ransone, Andrew..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Reluctant Celebrity

When you get caught between the moon and New York City, it's time to head back home to Austin

"...it's true nonetheless. Stardom thrust a sensitive soul with rock-solid credentials and a poet's heart into the unforgiving glare..."

Jan. 20, 2012 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Record Reviews

"...up one of his records, you expect a certain Southern Gothic, highly dramatic, and dark brand of music. Not..."

June 21, 1996 Music Review

Record Reviews

"...neither does it sail on this all-original set. Dayton's country-meets-rock-meets-honky-tonk tunes aren't to blame; they manage to sound current..."

July 7, 1995 Music Review

Paramount Announces Summer Classic Film Series Lineup

See the whole schedule and get some tickets to escape the heat

"...journey based loosely on a real-life crime spree that rocked the country in the late 1950s. 4:10pm The Lion..."

May 16, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Thursday Picks & Sleepers

Thursday SXSW can't escape the blurbs!

"...8:15pm, Karma Lounge Composer, producer, and London rocker Prokofiev – grandson of Russian composer Sergei – comes..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

SXSW Friday Showcases

Friday night's SX showcases are bar-the-door-Katy good

"...Hard rockin' closer Steve Hill (1am) has been called "the meanest..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

Friggin' Genius

SXSW Film announces feature film lineup

"...Cherie Currie (Dakota Fanning), as they rise from rebellious Southern California kids to rock stars of the now legendary..."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Wooly Bully

Simple, the 2006/2007 Austin Music Awards

"...Whitlock as the city's musical ambassador simply because the Southern gentleman gushes endearingly about his new home...."

March 9, 2007 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Cyndi Lauper, Pleasure P, Luxury Television, and More Crucial Concerts

Live music to drown out the week's news

"...as ever – the newly celebrated, surprisingly prolific indie rockers land at Emo’s alongside Charlotte beatmaker Dirty Art Club...."

Nov. 8, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Recommended Austin Events

Highlights for your week in music, arts, community, and more

"...two decades, the D.C. act shares an ATX-sourced art rock bill with Wet Dip’s thrashing No Wave and Water..."

Jan. 26, 2024 Column

After a Fashion

What is keeping Stephen inside six nights a week, glued to the boob tube? And why would anyone want to go waaaaaaaay down south? Answers within.

"...breakfast at the stylish Galaxy Cafe, lunch at the southern outpost Brick Oven, and a terrific Tex-Mex dinner at..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Texas in the Title

"...Chart Position: none This tightly packed amalgam of blues, Southern soul, and funk finds Gilmer, Texas-born guitar great Freddie..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Housecore Horror Live Shot No.2 – Day One

Repulsion, Headcrusher, Goblin, and Down – killing it

"...Following the deafening Little Rock quarry that is Pallbearer, grindcore pioneers Repulsion put in..."

Oct. 26, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Chapter 4: The Nineties!

March 1991 -- December 2000

"...for the government, which is my equivalent of 3rd Rock from the Sun...."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Record Reviews

"...spontaneity; its repetitive yet lyrical force can -- like Southern Gospel music -- send listeners into trance. Members of..."

Nov. 1, 1996 Music Review

St. Paddy’s Day, SXSnacks, Sailor Moon, and More Weekend Events

Our recommendations for the waning days of the Fest

"...Lynch-directed prequel to his and Mark Frost’s much-beloved soap opera. Before experiencing the bisected cinematic story of Laura Palmer’s..."

March 14, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Sound and the Fury

Monsters of Folk drummer Will Johnson continues demonstrating monstrous musical and compositional gifts

"...seated in the home run balcony for the Round Rock Express' Aug. 22 bout against the Oklahoma City Redhawks...."

Oct. 8, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Record Reviews

"...dishes it out onto the backstabbing nature of punk rock in-scene politics. Solid, like Anna Nicole Smith's upper foundation...."

Jan. 3, 1997 Music Review

Dev Patel Swings Into South by Southwest With Monkey Man World Premiere

Fest gets new docs on Stormy Daniels, Alex Jones, and Jon Bon Jovi

"...which director Gotham Chopra got extraordinary access to multiplatinum rock star Jon Bon Jovi as he struggled with the..."

Feb. 7, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Step Inside

The Cult’s Ian Astbury on Boris and "The End"

"...an unlikely meeting point between the Japanese trio’s Heavy Rocks and the latter’s operatic brooding...."

Sept. 10, 2010 Music Post by Austin Powell

Jerry Bywaters: Lone Star Printmaker

The landscape shapes us, say these prints by the Texas regionalist, and we are it

"...so that a passing thunderhead has to graze their rocky shoulder...."

Aug. 28, 2009 Arts Review by Robert Faires

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