Saturday Picks

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...LynchBUCK 659pm, Emo's Main One of the most intriguing hip-hop discs of 2005 is a collection of reworked older..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

TV Eye

Trio tells the story of the N-word, and then Chuck D takes over

"...a wide range of notable scholars, actors, comedians, and hip-hop artists who discuss the word from its origins as..."

July 2, 2004 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Naked City

Happenings

"...Rights at UT explores "Progression vs. Regression," the effect hip-hop culture is having on American society, and how this..."

April 25, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Beat Box

"...Beat Box As the Texas summer starts wetting your upper lip, shade, Kool-Aid, and cool..."

May 3, 2002 Music Review by Christopher Coletti

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...sweet, scratching Oso, and Sindicato Argentino, who bring el hip-hop. Also aboard is the swaggering hard rock hip-hop of..."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature

"...With hip-hop apparently taking 2001 off to puzzle over how much..."

Aug. 17, 2001 Music Review by Christopher Gray

Afrodisiac

Femi Kuti carries on his father's legacy

"..."Hip-hop has gotten a lot of its rhythm from Afrobeat,"..."

April 27, 2001 Music Feature by David Lynch

More Flava Than Juicy Fruit

Wednesday Night SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...WEDNESDAY PICKSHIP HOP HUMPDAY: Since last summer, the place to get live on Wednesday nights has..."

March 10, 2000 Music Feature

Postmarks

"...I ordered the "Summer Palace," a spicy curried chicken dish, mmmm curried chicken..."

Sept. 18, 1998 Column

Live Shots

"...Crisol, to town for the first stop on a summer-long tour that will hit most of the major jazz..."

June 20, 1997 Music Feature

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

"...Zona Rosa last year, as the highlight of the hip-hop portion of SXSW, Biz 3 is back, bigger, and..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

Record Reviews

"...to the next like molten vaseline on a sunny summer Sunday in Sri Lanka. Vocalist Skye Edwards still has..."

May 1, 1998 Music Review

The Big Cheese

South by Southwest 1997

"...kudos with impressive Japanese versions of "Hang On Sloopy," "Summertime Blues" (as performed by the Who), and the Ramones'..."

March 21, 1997 Music Feature

Lunar Vacation, Nané Day, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

Grab the earplugs and hit the clubs

"...album Warp Riders prior to half a dozen European summer festivals.   – Raoul Hernandez Rubblebucket..."

April 11, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Hot Sauce Fest, Bat Fest, and More Crucial Concerts

Mitski, Childish Gambino, Lucinda Williams, and others worth hearing

"...snacks and bevvies for the interested. After a wild summer, don’t we all need a little ambient cool-down?  ..."

Sept. 6, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

Hey, Look! It’s the Crucial Concerts for This Week.

Cooling temperatures mean no reasons not to go out and see some music

"...One of Brooklyn’s most fascinating purveyors of hip-hop makes his way to Austin to scare the hoes..."

Aug. 30, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

Crypta, Cherubs, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

Must-see shows for the weekend and beyond

"...beats of “Soy Chingona” fuel a swinging, infectious statement. Hip-hop artist Mexstep, groove-driven funk collective Ex Romantika, and dynamic..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

A DAWA benefit, A Giant Dog album release, and a country showcase headline our recommended Austin shows

"...Austin. Doubling as an album release party for Austin hip-hop artist Ben Buck's latest, Back Burner '97, the show..."

Aug. 18, 2023 Music Column by Adam Cherian

Solid Roots Support the Tiarras' Indie Chicana Sound

No longer Tiarra Girls, the outspoken sister trio still puts family first

"...As he shuffled between cumbia rhythms, R&B hits, and hip-hop hooks, the kid sisters danced around, played imaginary instruments,..."

July 28, 2023 Music Feature by Wayne Lim

Elvis

If you're looking for trouble, you came to the right place

"...Austin Butler, star of the latest Elvis, Baz Luhrmann’s summer blockbuster turn at the tale...."

June 24, 2022 Movie Review by Tim Stegall

Artists Guaranteed to Turn Heads at ACL Fest

Six unique acts that'll blow your mind before the sun sets at the festival

"...As definitive proof as any that hip-hop rules the world, Maidza (birth name Takudzwa Victoria Rosa..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Paul Cauthen, Bun B, Diplo, Vrywvy, and more recommended shows

"...Labor Day weekend signals the end of summer with barbecue and America's last concession to labor unions,..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Music Column by Abby Johnston

Interview

Detroit MC making the revolution irresistible

"...only spoke Hebrew when I moved to Michigan, and hip-hop helped me learn the language. I would look up..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

ACL Music Fest Friday Listings

ACL Friday by the blurbs

"...a decade, Two Ton Tuesdays has been an essential summer tradition at Gruene Hall in New Braunfels, offering the..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Music Feature

Cult of Personality

Insect Records head and Attack Formation commander Ben Webster has never been photographed with Red River mascot-to-be Butcher Bear

"..."Misbehaving." Beauty and the beast, performance art with a hip-hop soundtrack...."

June 25, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Off the Record

A flashback from Red River's seedy past, the Sour Notes hit a sweet spot, and Patty Griffin gets Grounded in Music

"...Stars." Grounded in Music, which was founded in the summer of 2007 and has become the signature music program..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Bangers and Mash

France and Germany, allies in the dance dance revolution

"...on Speed but with more theatrics and performance-art creepiness. Hip-hop/electro remix duo Sick Girls and pogo-friendly Hamburg duo Digitalism,..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

The Beat Goes on Without Stern

Infinity adopts new talk format but leaves Austin hip-hop property alone

"...to focus on its rapidly escalating head-to-head competition for hip-hop supremacy with Emmis Broadcasting's KDHT-FM (Hot 93.3). Instead of..."

Nov. 4, 2005 News Feature by Kevin Brass

2005 ACL Music Fest Preview

All 'picks' no 'sleepers' for the Austin City Limits Music Festival, one blurb at a time

"...tree on their 2004 debut album, 11:11 (Memphis). A hip-hop jam-band known for its live energy, Free Sõl explores..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Music Feature

All About the Benjamins

"...Reggie and Bucum's girlfriends, and Smith (He Got Game, Summer of Sam) juice up their pat roles with interesting..."

March 15, 2002 Movie Review by Russell Smith

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