Los Coast Simplifies

Austin psych-soul buzz band premieres gospel-spiked single

"...transplant, whose prodigious pipes echo the grainy greatness of Southern power hitters John Fogerty and Wilson Pickett, that sky’s..."

Aug. 15, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

BPness: Louisiana's Beleaguered Coast

A snapshot of life since the spill

"...His traffic-stopping "God Help Us All" mural outside the Southern Sting Tattoo Parlor on Louisiana Highway 1 expresses the..."

June 25, 2010 News Feature by Kate X Messer

Live Shots

"...Why were a bunch of pop-happy Anglophiles opening for Southern jam brain-wash guru Col. Bruce Hampton? Probably the same..."

Sept. 13, 1996 Music Feature

Crackpot Crackdown

Joining a long East Texas tradition, Jackson County DA Bobby Bell has convicted 28 black people on drug charges via manufactured evidence and railroaded trials. One small-town exile, her family, and a few neighbors are finally fighting back.

"...drug offenses in connection with a six-month undercover drug sting, a joint operation of the Edna Police Department and..."

Oct. 21, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Food-o-File

Hatch chiles weather the storm, Jane King leaves Central Market for Patricia's Lunchbox, Bill Norris of Fino heads to Queensland with his Bee Sting, and Bennigan's lives on while Ararat goes nomadic

"...Hurricane Dolly dumping rain on far West Texas and Southern New Mexico had me concerned about the green-chile crop..."

Aug. 8, 2008 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Pfoodies

Pflugerville dining has come a long way

"...lima" if you want to amp up the freshness. Southern's at PBK111 E. Main, 512/520-5337 www.southernsofpflugerville.com..."

Aug. 7, 2015 Food Feature by Corina Kellam

The Bela Lugosi Collection

'Poor Bela,' Boris Karloff once lamented to an interviewer who asked him about his old rival. 'He was his own worst enemy.'

"...King of Horror. Lugosi succumbed to increasingly diminishing roles, typecasting, and foolish choices (mostly his), a victim of his..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Screens Review by Steve Uhler

Kendrick Lamar, Ethel Cain, and More Highlights From Friday at ACL Fest

Homegrown acts Font, We Don’t Ride Llamas debut on big stages

"...section, the 72-year-old Dallas émigré locked into his suede-smooth sting by second song “Roll, Roll, Roll.” Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown’s..."

Oct. 14, 2023 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Qmmunity: A Book of One’s Own

Queer book releases from this June, perfect for building a tiny Borrower house

"...tackles the most important issue in modern queer life: podcasting. Riley Weaver Needs a Date to the Gaybutante Ball..."

June 30, 2023 Column by James Scott

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

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Matheny, Kelsey Scult, Marion Hill A surprise reunion in southern France reignites passions and jealousies between two women who..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Recommended Live Music for the Weekend

August rolls in with a fresh batch of tunes to keep you busy this weekend

"...from the Americana pioneer, numbers 30 and 31 disseminating Southern country soul on Time Flies and recently rediscovered recordings..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Music Post by The Music Staff

Journey Through the Past

Down the digital rabbit hole of the Neil Young Archives Vol. 1

"...hits, Topanga 2 (1969-1970) firing off on "Cinnamon Girl," cresting with "I Believe in You" from After the Gold..."

Aug. 7, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Call and Answer

It's been a hard spring of politics in Texas; now it's time to relax with a book.

"...Palast. The U.S.-born, UK-based investigative journalist (for the British Broadcasting Corporation and the nonprofit independent Guardian newspapers) cannot seem..."

June 6, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

What the Right Hand Is Doing

Magician turned sitcom star Harry Anderson returns to Austin at Palmer Auditorium this weekend, and his former partner and cohort, Austin author Turk Pipkin, looks back as he looks forward to reuniting with his old pal.

"...wired shut for months afterward. An extended liquid diet consisting (I've always imagined) mostly of Southern Comfort led Harry..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Features Feature by Turk Pipkin

No Law & Order

"...and dance tunes. The Bees can just as readily sting you with their punchy riddems as soothe you with..."

March 12, 1999 Music Feature

Hot Line to Jesus

Edison's Speaking Phonograph

"...something: The word jukebox is derived from the black Southern slang "juke," which variously means to dance, to get..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Music Feature by Jay Hardwig

Live Review: With Nothing Left to Prove the Black Crowes Shake Their Moneymakers – Front-to-Back

Robinson brothers invoke a good old-fashioned rock ‘n’ roll bash

"...bar set up in the corner and a jukebox blasting the Elmore James song for which the album was..."

Aug. 16, 2021 Music Post by Michael Toland

Election Ticker: Are We There Yet?

The latest – and last! – news from the campaign trail before Election Day

"...to flip seats in East Texas and in Houston's southern suburbs. No currently Dem seat is at risk; new..."

Oct. 30, 2020 News Feature by the News Staff

Nolan Potter Becomes the Sorcerer’s Apprentice in New Video

Prog-psych composer battles creepy reaper in “Caberfae Peaks”

"...the air, the smell of ozone and fried metal sting the villager’s noses... but hope’s bell rings eternal. A..."

Nov. 11, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

AISD's "School Changes" Process Places Equity Front and Center

“Historically, this is a very racist city, and unfortunately, this school district is a part of that system"

"...district. Many parents urged district staff not to disrupt existing vertical teams and feeder patterns – the arrangements of..."

Sept. 13, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Recommended ACL Records to Get You Psyched for the Fest

The best CPR (concert psychin' rock) to get in the fest mindset

"...The daughter of Gordon “Sting” Sumner, Eliot Sumner formerly performed as I Blame Coco...."

Sept. 30, 2016 Music Post by The Music Staff

Locals Los Coast Break Out at ACL Fest

Singer Trey Privott on the band's origins and influences

"...Hiram Bullock, who worked with Miles Davis, Gil Evans, Sting, and Steely Dan. Cancer took Bullock in 2008, but..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Review: Boiler Nine

Three isn't necessarily a charm for La Corsha's latest venture

"...and the tangle of flour-battered onions somehow invokes the Southern fried preparation without being a deconstruction at all. Then..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Come and Take It

Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears' lightning strike sophomore disc, Scandalous, stops in for a G&T at the Mustang Ranch

"...of Memphis groove, with Chicago soul, Delta rhythms, and Southern gospel melted in. The sound thumps, sweats, huffs, and..."

April 8, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Joseph Stack Manifesto

Reprint of pilot's suicide note

"...even having to make a shaky recovery from the sting of the first lesson on what justice really means..."

Feb. 18, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols

Off the Record

Room 710 goes out with a bang as roundball ruckus takes over Red River, an all-American night at the ballpark, and more confirmations for the 2009 Fun Fun Fun Fest

"...Joyride., the Boxing Lesson, and Mothfight!. Where Is Thy Sting?..."

Aug. 7, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

After a Fashion

Stephen saunters, sashays, and gets sassy at SXSW

"...Nakia Reynosa was the surprise in the set of Southern Sirens, also featuring Suzanna Choffel, Carolyn Wonderland, and Ruthie..."

March 27, 2009 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Wesley Coleman

Record review

"...bash, 2005's Scorpion Stomp #2, found the guitarist's rusty sting deeply embedded in Lone Star dust and grit, and..."

March 10, 2006 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Crimes of the Heart

Onstage Theatre Company's production of Crimes of the Heart focuses on the relationships among Beth Henley's small-town Southerners and describes them simply, truly, and beautifully

"...It's not about flashy performances that deliver Henley's trademark Southern quirkiness in bold, brassy colors. It's about relationships in..."

June 4, 2004 Arts Review by Robert Faires

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

"...Spelbring keeps up the pace at his kit. McDonough's Southern white-trash rasp adds a certain je ne sais quoi..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

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