Danny Barnes Works Harder

Seminal ex-Austinite talks banjo, minimalism, and experimentation

"...is a nice place to catch me,” chuckles Danny Barnes, pausing a recording session to field a call in..."

May 5, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Four-Hour Guru Tim Ferriss on the Path to Perfection

Meta-learning explored through the art of the kitchen

"...Tim Ferriss, author of The Four Hour Work Week and..."

March 11, 2013 Food Post by Margaret Shugart

Roxane Gay, Tim O’Brien Join Texas Book Festival Lineup

Full author roster revealed for November fest

"...coffers: “bad feminist” and essential culture critic Roxane Gay; Tim O’Brien (The Things They Carried), debuting his first novel..."

Sept. 13, 2023 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

Lisa Frankenstein

Diablo Cody and Zelda Williams show their Tim Burton love with charm but not enough visual style

"...the late 2000s: when Eighties nostalgia was at an all-time high, Barnes & Noble had a specific slice of..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Deconstructing Sonic Borders

The 13th annual No Idea Festival explores everything from phenological sound art to avant jazz and microtonal composition

"...in that sect. The No Idea Festival remains one time a year to experience the overlap and interplay of..."

Feb. 26, 2016 Music Feature by Conor Walker

Levitation Q&A: Lee Ranaldo

Sonic Youth stringer’s set overlaps slightly with former bandmate

"...the World Trade Center, so we were kind of intimately involved that day. Cell phone towers went down, but..."

April 28, 2016 Music Post by Neph Basedow

Levitation Interviews

Sat., 6:15pm, Elevation Amphitheater

"...2012 solo LP Between the Times and the Tides unwittingly readied the Manhattan-dweller for his..."

April 29, 2016 Music Feature by Neph Basedow

Musical Personae

"...Tim Barnes: Percussionist, sound designer, and Jeph Jerman collaborator from..."

Feb. 26, 2016 Music Feature

Erotique

"...by: Clara Law, Monika Treut and Lizzie Borden. Starring: Tim Lounibos, Hayley Man, Kamala Lopez-Dawson, Priscilla Barnes, Michael Carr,..."

Sept. 9, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

100 Local SXSW Music Acts

A-Z list of 100 Austin acts showcasing at the Fest

"...and cheaper crystal meth. Definitely talkin' 'bout their generation. – Tim Stegall Band of Heathens..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...It's Been Here Changing for a Long Time (PorchFire)..."

June 4, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Joe Lansdale

The Hardest Working Unknown Author?

"...D.C. where he single-handedly (along with friend and artist Tim Truman, that is) resurrected the character of Jonah Hex,..."

Aug. 22, 1997 Books Feature by Marc Savlov

Texas Writers Month Events

"...The Texas Writers Month Kick-Off Gala, sponsored by Barnes & Noble and GSD&M, held last Tuesday, May 4..."

May 14, 1999 Books Feature

Big Circus of Life

Books Editor Clay Smith and Litera columnist Ric Williams handicap which of the 200-plus international poets attending this year's Austin International Poetry Festival will be best bets.

"...in Austin, AIPF grew out of the vibrant and sometimes disparate venues that played host to the arts scene...."

April 19, 2002 Books Feature by Ric Williams

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...BELLS OF JOY: Arguably the old-time gospel group in Central Texas, the Bells of Joy..."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature

Return to Chicago House

"...all its details hammered out, according to Liver Danny Barnes. As of last Tuesday, Barnes said he couldn't imagine..."

Aug. 9, 1996 Music Column

More McCanlies, Texas

The full interview with the director of 'Secondhand Lions'

"...circulating through the film industry (it was optioned four times). Hollywood viewed from the outside is any number of..."

Sept. 19, 2003 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Danny Barnes, Robyn Ludwick

"...Danny Barnes, Robyn Ludwick..."

July 28, 2006 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Coach's Corner

"...one of the most charismatic sports figures of our time. Crabcakes don't often appear on the prison menu. A..."

March 5, 1999 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Post Scripts

"...Thin Air, 7pm... Mary Willis Walker will be at Barnes & Noble for her new book Under the Beetle's..."

Oct. 20, 1995 Arts Feature

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...unusual ideas to life in New York City. As time on his work visa runs out, a job assisting..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

After a Fashion

Stephen goes to Galveston only to be pwned by a bicycle

"...Cliff Redd and his partner, Rick Johnson, and Michael Barnes and his partner, Kip Keller. Michael and Kip picked..."

May 29, 2009 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...Saturday PicksAll showcase times subject to change. Please check www.sxsw.com...."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

News/Print

This editorial content is brought to you by the Steve Miller Band. And … I'm having job dreams.

"...sections across the country alike. Franken's Austin appearance at Barnes and Noble Arboretum, originally scheduled for October, has been..."

Sept. 5, 2003 Books Column by Shawn Badgley

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

"...Saturday PicksAll showcase times subject to change. Please check official SXSW schedule...."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

Postscripts

The $10 house in which Katherine Anne Porter grew up in Kyle is now worth nearly $1 million due to fundraising efforts to save and restore the house. What does the change mean for Porter's reputation?

"...with a library accessible to the public provided by Barnes & Noble. A retired pharmaceutical magnate from Germany recently..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Books Column by Clay Smith

Friday Picks & Sleepers

TGIFriday of SXSW, blurb by blurb

"...and more vital than what they'd released in their time. Tight, powerful tunes like "Conversations" are melodically and rhythmically..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

These Things I've Come to Know

What times are we living in? South Austin's James McMurtry spells it out.

"...McMurtry shows up 15 minutes before the scheduled set time carrying two acoustic guitars, one six-string and the other..."

Feb. 13, 2015 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Postscripts

Fall is officially here once the press releases grow to an unmanageable heap on Clay Smith's desk. This week, upcoming literary events are listed, including Nathan Englander, John Phillip Santos, Elmer Kelton, and Dan Savage.

"...September 16 at 7pm in Flowers Hall, room 341. Tim O'Brien will read on September 30, 7:30pm, in the..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Books Column by Clay Smith

Litera

Lectures, Classes, Misc.

"...the sacred will be examined. Activities include group discussion, time for shared and silent reflection, a walking meditation, and..."

March 14, 1997 News Feature

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