SXSW Wednesday Picks and Sleepers

"...combination of urban grime and rural beauty. Given these road dogs' relentless concert schedule, expect a tight live powerhouse...."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

Off the Record

The fast and the furious: the sentencing of J Kapone, Steve Wertheimer's Hot Rod Revolution, and 'How to Tour in a Band or Whatever'

"...was trying to make it happen, getting on the road and trying to do bigger things," relates South by..."

Nov. 19, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Naked City

"...for an independent study of the Central Texas toll road plan after the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization refused..."

March 11, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Love Is All Around

Tracking Sonny Curtis and his tall, West Texas tales

"...to their 1965 cover of "I Fought the Law," thundering down the halls of punk rock's 1977 season on..."

Oct. 15, 2004 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Rhythm is King

"...When Wheat first started broadcasting Horizontes in 1975, KUT's Latin collection was a little..."

June 25, 1999 Music Review by Jay Hardwig

The Scene Is Gone But Not Forgotten

The Evolution of Austin's White Blues

"...rural Sunset Valley, and Ernie's Chicken Shack on Webberville Road. At La Cucaracha on the Eastside, where the newly..."

Aug. 9, 1996 Music Feature

The Reverse Crossover of La Mafia

The Empire Builders

"...fat, heavy clouds. Rain was imminent, gauging from the thunder and lightning that gathered on the dark horizon...."

Oct. 27, 1995 Music Feature

Entanglements, Switchblades, and Tons of TV in the Week’s Events

Treat your weekdays like a weekend with these arts and culture happenings

"...Friday, Yellow Bike Project invites two-wheeled travelers to share road stories. This nonprofit dedicated to bike education will host..."

May 23, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Review: Different Stages' The Tavern

Not to be melodramatic but, damn, Different Stage's revival is a satire worth sitting through

"...course of his remarkable career. Among them are "Mr. Broadway" (the result of the dozens of hit musicals and..."

March 24, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...paths to manhood. Cast: Jojo Bapteise Whiting, Ladainian Crazy Thunder (North American Premiere)..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Chrissie Hynde, Talk of the Town

Pretenders’ ageless voice completes an ATX trifecta

"...City Was Gone,” “Mystery Achievement,” and “Middle of the Road,” a song that cracked like lightning at the Austin..."

March 14, 2017 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

Wednesday night SXSW blurbs

"...sampled by hip-hop artists, the group prompted 2011 documentary Thunder Soul and has been reborn as a live unit..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Stranger Than Paradise

Tucked up in the Catskill Mountains, All Tomorrow's Parties stages a music festival for its own

"...the others being Nutter Butter sandwich cookies and Abbey Road...."

Sept. 10, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Wednesday Showcases

Wednesday SXSW showcases at a glance

"...Hunt the hare and turn her down the rocky road to find the Coronas, whose exuberant indie pop beat..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

Mermen

"...the Ventures' Nokie Edwards, no guitarist has captured oceanic thunder better than Thomas, the only one of the three..."

Feb. 5, 2010 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Purgatory Road

Country mile

"...John Arthur MartinezPurgatory Road (Apache Ranch)..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Music Review by Margaret Moser

I See Dead People

The Black Angels conjure Austin's psychedelic renaissance

"...and a 2007 tour promoting Scott Conn's documentary, Dirt Road to Psychedelia: Austin, Texas During the 1960s...."

May 9, 2008 Music Feature by Austin Powell

The Shepherd

Dripping Springs recluse Sam Beam spills some Iron & Wine

"...There are definitely bigger communities coming up down the road from us, but it's still pretty quiet. It's nice...."

Sept. 28, 2007 Music Feature by Dan Oko

National Top 10s

National Top 10s of 2006

"...3) Kashmere Stage Band, Texas Thunder Soul 1968-1974 (Now Again)..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Music Feature

There's a Light Beyond These Woods

An unrestrained celebration of Nanci Griffith

"...packs and walked out of the kitchen to the road we followed across the wooden bridge and up to..."

Feb. 25, 2005 Music Feature by Louis Black

The Name of the Game

Raising deer, oryx, antelope, and more on central texas ranches

"...Locale It isn't that the idea of keeping game (broadly defined as wild animals suitable for human consumption) is..."

June 7, 2002 Food Feature by MM Pack

History Repeats

A writer and his artist aunt explore cave paintings and see more than just writing on the wall.

"...of yellow coreopsis washes against the banks of the road, speckled with intense dots of red Indian Paintbrushes. Evidently,..."

Aug. 17, 2001 Features Feature by Eli Kooris

Fall Film Previews

September

"...director Yu driving the doll bus on its murder-and-mayhem-themed road tour. (Oct. 16)..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Screens Feature

The Space Program

ST-37, Past & Future Pioneers of...

"...be at least one version of Hawkwind on the road at any given time, and the Nik Turner version..."

Jan. 16, 1998 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

Postmarks

Justice Denied

"...Enviro Seven" now claim that their agenda will be broader than people think. Oh yeah? Broad enough to include..."

June 6, 1997 Column

Fear of Flying

Bombs, Back Pains & Tish Hinojosa

"...Suburban and pulling a U-Haul with equipment, we're a road-weary crew. We are: Marvin Dykhuis, Chip Dolan, Ray Edmundson,..."

Aug. 16, 1996 Music Feature

35 Recommended SXSW Music Acts

From rock to new age to Irish traditional, these are the incoming artists to see

"...with last year’s head-turning debut LP Babe I Hear Thunder in Your Heart managing to hang heavy on the..."

March 7, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Green Day to Crowd: “Tonight Is a Celebration! Austin, We’re Alive!”

The punks reflect on 30 years of F.S.U.

"...a storm in her limbs, the kit sounding like thunder crashes. Their cousin, bassist Eloise Wong (16), rushes the..."

Sept. 12, 2024 Music Post by Cy White

More Subjective Taproom Thoughts From Austin Kids

Beergardigans the Third, courtesy of local half-pints

"...ship in Mazatlán rather than drinking by a feeder road. But the kids were happiest with the thick-glassed bottles..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Jane Leo, a Sharon Jones tribute, a Genuine Joe fundraiser, and more recommended shows

"...nods to The Wizard of Oz soundtrack). Whether tackling Broadway standards or originals onstage, the three-time Grammy winner delivers..."

Feb. 10, 2023 Music Column by Kriss Conklin

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