Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Quiet Light, One Be Low, a few July 4th traditions, and more recommended shows

"...Quiet Light Album Release Hole in the Wall, Saturday 1..."

June 30, 2023 Music Column by Wayne Lim

Willie Nelson’s 90th Birthday Tribute Convenes Keith Richards, Snoop Dogg, Norah Jones, and More at the Hollywood Bowl

Two-night song extravaganza pulled stars from across generations

"...Beyond the songs, Willie Nelson’s greatest legacy may be as a..."

May 1, 2023 Music Post by Doug Freeman

The Best Things We Saw at Austin Psych Fest 2023

Toro y Moi, Automatic, and more highlight homegrown festival’s return

"...Considering Austin’s inclement weather and the precarious state of national touring – survival..."

May 1, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Arya’s Weyes Blood aftershow, celebrating SPOT, Urban Cultural Fest, and more

"...Arya's relationship with music mirrors the winding path she took from Belgrade to Austin, where..."

March 31, 2023 Music Column by Angela Lim

A Walk Through the Wildflower Center's Field of Light

Acclaimed artist Bruce Munro basks in the evening glow with his new installation

"...A rare blossom is flowering at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. It is not indigenous..."

Sept. 16, 2022 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Faster Than Sound: Black Fret Ball Returns to the Stage With $250K for Austin Artists

The latest on two homegrown music nonprofits looking to expand

"...and taking part in South by Southwest Online – the comeback Black Fret Ball let musicians do what they..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Winning the 50th Anniversary Pillsbury Bake-Off

Austin’s Julie Holden scores big with a cookie/pancake hybrid

"...Yeah, the winner of this year’s Pillsbury Bake-Off isn’t playing it..."

Sept. 14, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Friends to the End (of the World)

Ric Roman Waugh and Gerard Butler reunite in Greenland

"...When a director finds an actor on their same wavelength, it’s a relationship to be cherished. John..."

Dec. 16, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Challenges of Going Back to School

Parents, teachers, and students share their anxieties over starting the fall semester while COVID-19 is still rampant

"...We asked our readers how they were feeling about starting the fall semester, now six..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Features Feature

Into the Woods With Gretel & Hansel Director Osgood Perkins

How the retelling of the classic fairytale remained true to its roots

"...Once upon a time, there was a man called Osgood Perkins, and he decided..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Musicians on How Best to Employ City Funds Earmarked for the Local Scene

$3 million in HOT funds are coming. Now what?

"...of thought and consulting with musicians and people in the business, $3 million should go directly to musicians who..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Music Feature

Faster Than Sound – Beerland & Beyond: The Year in Music News

Squeezing out the decade's end in local music headlines

"...The morning of May 28, Beerland owner Richard Lynn announced..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

People, Not the Place, Make This Festival a Utopia

UtopiaFest's triumvirate of land, music, and people takes shape

"...Smoke signals welcome me to the future site of UtopiaFest. It's early October – more..."

Nov. 15, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

The New-Look Songwriters Across Texas Goes Beyond the Honky-Tonk

Local music show is back on the CW with its broadest lineup yet

"...There's a lot more to Texas music than honky-tonks, and..."

June 28, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

How to Jail the Poor

Travis County tries to fix its Driving While License Invalid issue

"...ago in Travis County, 3,266 people got booked into the county's criminal justice system for the high crime of..."

Sept. 21, 2018 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Trumpet Colossus Kenny Dorham Towers Alongside the Jazz Gods

The Austin musician stands alone in showing up Miles Davis in his autobiography

"...In Miles Davis' autobiography, one of the mightiest forces in music, let alone jazz, recounts a..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

The Austin Music Awards’ Ecstatic Experience

Thirty-four awards and six musical sets in 211 minutes

"...In a metropolis where music does the talking, words buoyed the 2017/18 Austin Music Awards as..."

March 1, 2018 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Some Say the World Will End … in Ice

City Council dodges the ice storm, and much of its agenda

"...With last Thursday’s potential ice storm looming, the City Council meeting had a hurry-up vibe that produced..."

Dec. 11, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Local Musicians on Avoiding the Sophomore Slump

Five trending Austin-hatched acts that sidestepped recording’s biggest pitfall

"...can learn a lot about people from observing how they fidget...."

Aug. 4, 2017 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Letters to the Editor: Classic Cuts

35 years of "keeping it weird"

"...For this special anniversary issue, we've gathered letters from over the years that embody the voice..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Features Feature by Danielle White

Playback: The Future of Austin Recording Studios

Studio owners look at different solutions to surviving in an increasingly expensive city

"..."The Wizard" vanished...."

Aug. 5, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

With the Grain

How Austin kitchens are beginning to love gluten

"...In the past decade, wheat-free lifestyles have become more mainstream, with..."

Jan. 29, 2016 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

The Big Picture

Taking stock of Austin music's female legacy

"...When Marcia Ball moved to Austin in the early Seventies there were only a handful of female..."

Nov. 28, 2014 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Then There's This: Suffer the Little Children

Some Texas communities turn their backs as young refugees seek protection

"...couldn't have been more than 6 – hop across the railing about 30 feet ahead of me and bolt..."

July 25, 2014 News Column by Amy Smith

And All the Country Wept With a Loud Voice

Second-place winner

"...What the fuck do you mean, says Tina, squinting at me..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Books Feature by Greg Koehler

Then There's This: The Big C Stands for Corruption

Even after reforms at CPRIT, Rick Perry still remains in charge

"...On the Friday before District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg stood trial for..."

Dec. 20, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

Reclaiming 'The Corner'

Neighbors, police, and prosecutors applaud the 'Drug Market Intervention' at 12th and Chicon

"...lined up along Salina Street, just a block from the intersection of East 12th and Chicon, ground zero for..."

Sept. 20, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Power to the People

Cue the linemen! 'Trash Project' choreographer Allison Orr is making Austin Energy dance

"...Allison Orr is back in the old routine: up at 5am (5:30 on a "good"..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Animated Adventures of Don Bluth and Gary Goldman

The men behind 'The Secret of NIMH' visit Austin this weekend

"...From The Land Before Time to An American Tail, from Dragon's..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

How the Nez Was Won

Texan Monkees-tamer Michael Nesmith returns to the fold

"...A funny thing happened to the Monkees on their way to being dismissed as prefab..."

July 26, 2013 Music Feature by Scott Schinder

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