Sweet Spirit Tour Diary

On the road with Spoon

"...Sweet Spirit, the high-energy pop group led by Giant Dog members Sabrina..."

May 26, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Return to the Hipster Alamo

More Marc Maron: The comedian on WTF, SXSW, and the ATX

"...20-date Oddball Comedy and Curiosity Festival, one name in the pantheon of elite comics stood out as the proverbial..."

Sept. 18, 2014 Arts Post by Russ Espinoza

Peter Murphy the Lionhearted

Bauhaus dramatist prowls Belmont with old-school noir LP

"...Goth godfather, Peter Murphy, who hates that term, prowls the Belmont..."

July 29, 2014 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Tour de France 2012: Stage 12

Bradley Wiggins wears the yellow

"...The route from Saint-Jean-De-Maurienne to Annonay Davézieux is the longest..."

July 13, 2012 Sports Post by Larysa Pachulski

Can't Stop the World

Austin's native contribution to the Go-Go's, guitarist/bassist Kathy Valentine, relives 30 years of Beauty and the Beat

"..."There was a guy I met in Austin that worked..."

Aug. 19, 2011 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Clearing Up Things in the Eastside Studio Tour Story

"...Dear Editor, My name is Johnny Limón. I'm the neighbor that was interviewed in this story [“East Austin..."

July 21, 2011 Postmarks

The Balancing Act of Being in Two Places at Once

I'll Come Running director Spencer Parsons on his states of mind

"...I'll Come Running, which premiered on the video-on-demand service Independent Film Channel Festival Direct on Nov...."

Nov. 27, 2009 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

The Greatest Gift

An oral history unearthing one of post-punk's most seminal acts: Austin's Scratch Acid

"...The afternoon high tops 100 for the umpteenth straight day...."

Sept. 1, 2006 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Flies on the Wall With Attitude

Cinéma vérité pioneer Robert Drew, coming to town this Wednesday for the Texas Documentary Tour, speaks about the films he has made and the film style he helped create.

"...40 years under his belt, is widely viewed as the father of American cinéma vérité, a style of documentary..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Bringing Out the Dead

Swiss documentary maker Richard Dindo considers himself a "portraitist or biographer of those who are no longer with us." This week, he brings two films : about revolutionary Che Guevara and writer Jean Genet : to town as part of the Austin Film Society's Texas Documentary Tour.

"...Swiss documentary maker Richard Dindo has been called the "memory composer"; his films, "political cinema." He considers himself..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

The Reverse Crossover of La Mafia

The Empire Builders

"...Quintanilla Perez was slain last spring, few people outside of the Latin music industry really knew who the young..."

Oct. 27, 1995 Music Feature

Supersizing the Scene

From Rest Stop to Tour Stop

"...I-35's entrance and exit ramps weren't challenging enough, fleets of tour buses and equipment trucks have be-come yet another..."

May 12, 1995 Music Feature by Andy Langer

On Eras Tour, Taylor Swift Can Take Us Anywhere She Wants

Over those bridges and through the woods to Arlington stop

"...After a countdown clock blasting Lesley Gore’s 1963 anthem on feminine emancipation, “You Don't Own Me,” Taylor Swift..."

April 2, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Breaking the Ice With Iceage

“Difficult” singer Elias Bender Rønnenfelt isn’t

"...Elias Bender Rønnenfelt, frontman for Danish punk outfit Iceage, maintains a..."

May 24, 2018 Music Post by Isabella Castro-Cota

Cobalt Cracks the Crust

Enigmatic metallers make a rare Austin appearance

"...force in extreme metal, Colorado duo Cobalt emerged as the blackened doom-prog act behind masterpieces Eater of Birds (2007)..."

Aug. 31, 2016 Music Post by Michael Toland

Springsteen Takes Dallas to The River

Epic stand once again reiterates who’s the boss

"...At the 3:20 mark – hours, not minutes – Bruce Springsteen..."

April 6, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Sharks in the Water

American Sharks kick off tour on Pau Wau’s party barge

"...This week, American Sharks shove off on a national tour. Since releasing their eponymous LP..."

Aug. 10, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Our Most Anticipated Movies of Summer 2015

The summer movie season has begun, and we've got opinions

"...It's official: With the release of Avengers: Age of Ultron, the..."

May 1, 2015 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

Tour de France Report: Stage 12

More tough going for the Green Machine

"...The 101st Tour de France continues through July 27. Click..."

July 17, 2014 Sports Post by Larysa Pachulski

Last Day of Summer

White Denim pours 'Corsicana Lemonade'

"...A friend there had died. I relocated for something that had..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Tour de France 2013: Stages 5 – 9

Team leaders emerge as the Tour enters week two

"...One of the last flat stages before entering into some serious..."

July 10, 2013 Sports Post by Larysa Pachulski

Howard Kaylan: Coming Out of His Shell

Two Turtles scurry back to Austin

"...Howard Kaylan’s new book, Shell Shocked: My Life with The Turtles, Flo & Eddie, and Frank Zappa, etc., reads..."

June 6, 2013 Music Post by Scott Schinder

Over the Wall With Will Sergeant

Rob yaks with Will Sergeant of Echo and the Bunnymen

"...Will Sergeant and Echo and the Bunnymen are Eighties unsung heroes – or at least..."

May 7, 2011 Qmmunity Post by Rob Cohen

It's a Wrap: A Life in Front of Dad's Camera

AFS Documentary Tour: The Kids Grow Up

"...Baby boomers who experienced huge chunks of their kids' lives while squinting through a viewfinder will..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

AIA Homes Tour 2009

Local architects shine on 24th annual AIA Homes Tour

"...it is, what a nurturing environment we have for the creative spirit, or about our sophistication in aesthetic trends..."

Oct. 21, 2009 Design Post by Anne Harris

Across the Universe

Gearing up for a new national tour of her hit show The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, Lily Tomlin took a few minutes to talk about connectedness -- her connectedness with The Search, with audiences, and with Austin.

"...things that are not surprising about a conversation with the brilliant actress Lily Tomlin -- One: She laughs. Ever..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Between the Teeth

"...like David Byrne. Spare, minimalist stage effects combine with the multi-textured pop rhythms of Byrne's music to create an..."

Jan. 21, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

House of Cards

"...Kathleen Turner, Tommy Lee Jones, Asha Menina, Shiloh Strong, Esther Rolle and Park Overall. Ways of speaking without words,..."

July 30, 1993 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Walker Lukens’ The Last Walt and More Crucial Concerts This Week

From Explosions in the Sky to CAPYAC’s Far Out Fest

"...Looking for the best shows happening in Austin this week? Check out..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Still Charmed, Shirley Manson Talks Decades of Touring and New Bionic Hip

Bandleader’s “insanity and drive” fuel Garbage’s June 18 COTA stop

"...It’d been bothering her in fits and starts since she fell off..."

April 11, 2023 Music Post by Carys Anderson

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