The Texas Book Festival

Chapter Three

"...to El Paso, stranger again in yet another strange land. To compound his adjustment problems, his marriage fell apart..."

Nov. 13, 1998 Books Feature

Texas Platters

"...this is a live recording of Daniel Johnston solo, accompanying himself on guitar and occasionally keyboards. If you've heard..."

June 5, 1998 Music Review

Texas Rights Under Siege

"...its denial of a hearing request filed by a landowner located less than one mile downstream of the City..."

Jan. 16, 1998 News Feature

The Texas Horns

"...its gleam. Once again, the three veteran Austin blowers – saxmen Mark "Kaz" Kazanoff and John Mills, and trumpeter..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Music Review by Jay Trachtenberg

Paul Cauthen

"...evolution. First of seven new songs, "Everybody Walkin' This Land" summons Johnny Cash in a God-fearing anthem, yet with..."

June 29, 2018 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Greg Vanderpool

"...rhythm thrumming like coarse highway bumps into a West Texas expanse. "Has the whole world lost its mind?" pleads..."

April 14, 2017 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Dorćol Distilling Introduces Rakia to Central Texas

Serbian inspired apricot brandy defies expectations

"...Repeat after me: "RAH-key-yah." Good! Now again – this time roll the R. For most of us,..."

Jan. 13, 2017 Food Feature by Adrienne Whitehorse

Chaos in Texas Live (Finale): Infest

Putting the power and violence into hardcore

"...had never played a show in the state of Texas. The restless, notably straight-edge crowd could hardly wait. They’d..."

June 3, 2013 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Tom Russell

'Mesabi'

"...places real and imaginary: Juarez, Mexico, and Never Never Land. The second consecutive disc he's accomplished with assistance from..."

July 13, 2012 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

The Beautiful and the Damned: A Portrait of the New India

TBF capsule reviews: 'The Beautiful and the Damned'

"...A Portrait of the New Indiaby Siddhartha Deb Faber & Faber, 272 pp., $26..."

Oct. 21, 2011 Books Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Aggies Hook Horns, Astros Land Lee

"...position: bent over. Adding insult to obviously-not-healed shoulder injury, Texas can't even count on possible revenge for LSU's 2000..."

Nov. 25, 2006 Sports Post by Christopher Gray

If It's Thursday, This Must Be Texas

On the morning of January 24, NY Loves America: The Broadway Tour delivered a Big Apple thank you in the form of a dozen beautifully belted show tunes to a small but appreciative audience in the Texas State Capitol Rotunda.

"...14 cities in 16 days; by the time it landed in Austin, just six days in, it had already..."

Feb. 1, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Jimmy LaFave

"...title track. Peace Town rings loudest in its vulnerability – 
fellow Okie Leon Russell's "Help Me Through the Day,"..."

July 27, 2018 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Golden Dawn Arkestra

"...the Austin psychedelic cult's mania on vinyl is thus – unsurprisingly – a challenge. Children of the Sun, the..."

June 1, 2018 Music Review by Michael Toland

Bill Converse Shapes Texas Techno

Underground turntable maestro needs no introduction to local DJs, but to the broader community he's flown under the radar

"...brought out the holy trinity of techno gear: a Roland TR-909, TR-808, and TB-303. Acid melodies ping-ponged over scattered..."

Oct. 20, 2017 Music Feature by Dan Gentile

Anastasia

"...some luck and the right connections, her skill should land her on Top 40 radio in short order...."

June 23, 2017 Music Review by Kahron Spearman

The Cuckoos

"...the rhythm section grooves like it's heard a contemporary R&B tune or two. Indeed, the bluesy "Get It On"..."

June 9, 2017 Music Review by Michael Toland

Kiko Villamizar

"...Taking its name from the Andean foothills outside of Medellín, Colombia, where Austin's Kiko Villamizar grew up, Aguas Frías..."

April 28, 2017 Music Review by Thomas Fawcett

Peter O'Toole Archives Land at HRC

Peter O'Toole archives acquired by UT's Harry Ransom Center

"...The Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas has added to its celebrated holdings with the recently..."

April 22, 2017 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Council Preview: Promised Land Use

Austin Oaks, Plaza Saltillo loom large at Thursday meeting

"...emanating from Washington, most recently the Immigration and Customs Enforce­ment raids that have roiled Austin and reportedly five other..."

Feb. 17, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Cotton Mather

"...for the hooks. "The Book of Too Late Changes" – based equally on No. 24, "The Return," and the..."

Aug. 5, 2016 Music Review by Michael Toland

Scorpion Child

"...clear of vocalist Aryn Jonathan Black, his ascending howl – somewhere between Robert Plant and Ronnie James Dio –..."

June 10, 2016 Music Review by Michael Toland

Hovvdy

"...blooming in small towns between the sprawl of Texan land and sky. "I'll walk you home/ You say you're..."

June 3, 2016 Music Review by Libby Webster

Jared Leibowich

"...with an inexplicable hopefulness on "Another New Day" and "Fantasyland" after Leibowich has delivered the LP like a traveler..."

May 13, 2016 Music Review by Libby Webster

Council: It’s Floodin’ Down in Texas

Special Sunday meeting addresses latest Onion Creek disaster

"...demolished over what is now park and flood protection land), more than 260 since 2013. But another 270 homes..."

Nov. 9, 2015 News Post by Michael King

Wildfires

"...each was great. On their debut, dream-pop locals Wildfires land in a similarly not-so-mutually-exclusive territory. Opener "Bad Breath" embarks..."

Aug. 21, 2015 Music Review by Neph Basedow

Everyone's Dead Before They Leave: A Tribute to the Cherubs

"...the Christ Punchers take a full nine minutes to crash-land "The Big Groovy" somewhere on the other side of..."

Feb. 14, 2014 Music Review by Greg Beets

The Bremen Riot

"...pub punk of "Scenes From a Hot Tub" and "Land of 1000 Dancing Pills" keeps faith with the Riot's..."

Jan. 31, 2014 Music Review by Michael Toland

All ATX Vol. 1

"...All ATX Vol. 1(Odyssey Productions) Broadcasts Vol. 21(KGSR 93.3FM 
Radio Austin)..."

Nov. 29, 2013 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Bob Schneider

"...Bob Schneider Burden of Proof (Kirtland)..."

July 26, 2013 Music Review by Margaret Moser

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