Texas Platters

The Scabs

"...odes to weed, and a distinct lack of ruff-ryder/gunslinger posturing make? Can an MC whose credo is "Spread love,..."

July 30, 1999 Music Feature

Live Shots

Dianne Reeves, Pam Hart/Austin Music Festival

"...Upchurch, as well as Texas trumpet phenomenon Roy Hargrove trading solos with saxophonist Sherman Irby as part of McDuff's..."

June 18, 1999 Music Feature

Specialty Bookstores

Miles of Aisles or One-on-One?

"...and horror, many of them autographed, plus magazines, comics, trading cards, and three rooms of used books, the store..."

Feb. 23, 1996 Books Feature by Barbara Strickland

Who's Got the Hootie?

Comparing Austin' and Dallas' 1995 Output

"...the slew of signings might just hold the insider trading tip necessary for a leg up, not just for..."

Jan. 19, 1996 Music Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...complacent life lessons to an appreciative group of male post-grads. The film focuses on the plight of Grover (Hamilton)..."

Nov. 17, 1995 News Feature

Weekday Events to Make It a Craft Night, Movie Night, Trivia Night, and More

There's also some events during the day

"...nostalgia for the fashion, music, and culture of the post-Reagan era on the rise as we yearn for a..."

April 11, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Theatre Review: Born With Teeth

Marlowe’s mad and Shakespeare’s sad in Austin Playhouse production

"...accepts that Marlowe’s a spy for his wealthy patrons, trading information for status and protection. But his seemingly assured..."

April 12, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Beyoncé’s New Album Features a Willie Nelson Collaboration

“Smoke Hour” drops Friday on Cowboy Carter

"...Stylized like an old school tour poster, the graphic presents “Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin’..."

March 27, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Sentimental Family Band, Leti Garza, Dorian Electra, and More Crucial Concerts

Plan your week in music

"...Trading agile punk for measured, electronic alternative, Sleater-Kinney’s second act..."

March 1, 2024 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

The Church, yeule, Codeine, and More Highlights From Levitation’s Thursday and Friday

Standout sets from the multi-venue Austin festival’s opening dates

"...violin bow for a shredding solo on “Sulky Baby.” Trading her usually ephemeral vocals for a full-blown screamo wail,..."

Oct. 28, 2023 Music Post by Genevieve Wood

Raul's in Overdrive: "Have a Good Time, Get in Free, and Drink Some Beer"

Enter 1978, when Austin punk meets San Antonio’s the Next and Dallas’ the Nervebreakers

"...the Next's more sinister sound, fronted by the singer's post-Iggy showmanship, propelled them to the local front lines. Snarling..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Back to the Scene of the Crime With Heat 2

Austin author Meg Gardiner and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Michael Mann team up for a literary sequel to the classic heist flick

"...Vincent Hanna confront a particularly savage home invasion crew. Post-film, the focus shifts to Chris Shiherlis (Val Kilmer in..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Arts Feature by Joe Gross

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Swallow the Sun, Benny the Butcher, Every Time I Die, Buck Meek, and more recommended shows

"...realm, duo Deep Cross unhurriedly traverse darkwave-tinged industrial while trading off a black metallic vocal fry and sullen incantation..."

Nov. 19, 2021 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, May 29 - June 4

"...strategies about how to satisfy them both in the post-pandemic world, and fine intuitions about which one to prioritize..."

May 29, 2020 Column by Rob Brezsny

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth

What we’re spending time with

"...JT hasn't released new music since trading in his major label Southern rock outfit the Northern..."

May 1, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Levitation Live Shot: Third Man Records Showcase

John Brannon stream rolls Vegas with his negative approach

"...Omaha’s David Nance Group followed, with the titular singer/axeman trading in the spiky post-punk of 2017’s Negative Boogie for..."

Nov. 11, 2019 Music Post by Michael Toland

Judas Priest Slam Dunks First Night at ACL Live

British steelers ram it down in one fell swoop. Tonight follows!

"...without seemingly ever breaking a sweat. If ever metallic post-blues deserved a drum solo, then the Virginian Painkiller wants..."

May 29, 2019 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Hi, Gene!

"...Mueller and Nate Buckley, Hi, Gene! finds the two trading off vocals as well as guitar and bass, with..."

March 22, 2019 Music Review by Libby Webster

10 Free Week Acts to Watch This Weekend

Keep an eye out for these musicians in 2019

"...the Wall, Sat. 5; Hotel Vegas, Sun. 6 Most post-punk looks down its nose at the genre's last syllable...."

Jan. 4, 2019 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Boz Scaggs Doesn't Mean to Be Argumentative

The Texan parses blues, R&B, and rock & roll ahead of two Austin shows

"...Witness 1969's first post-Miller solo disc, Boz Scaggs, featuring the Muscle Shoals Rhythm..."

Oct. 19, 2018 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Hot Luck Review: Blackillac

Dynamic rap duo ready for prime time

"...the primal staccato hooks of rap’s modern wave, while trading off expansive and energetic verses that can ring heads..."

May 27, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Levitation Review: Holy Wave & Ringo Deathstarr

Lauded locals align for psychedelic/shoegaze double feature

"...Ryan Fuson and Kyle Hager fronted the serene crew, trading off on drifting choruses and swapping posts on guitar..."

April 27, 2018 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Playback – Austin Record Convention: The Greatest Record Store on Earth

ARC of the covenant, good Reputations, and Blind Sight

"...Mad Monk Center for Anachronistic Media (Rasputin Music's vinyl outpost) and San Francisco's enormous Amoeba Music. Previous journeys have..."

May 5, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Austin Bucket List

Dip your toe in local culture

"...distressed Fryes at neighboring Leighelena (1714 S. Congress), Brazos Trading (6539 N. Lamar), or Blue Velvet (217 W. North..."

June 20, 2016 Columns Post by Molly Burke

Editor's Note

"...Nick Barbaro's "Public Notice." Kamp and Tuma will be trading off weeks, writing about city, state, and national issues,..."

Jan. 22, 2016 Features Feature by Kimberley Jones

Opal Divine’s 13th Annual Whisky Festival: A Review

A night of quaffs from those distant lands where the wild haggis roam

"...to do with the imbibables perfected in our extremely post-colonial, jazz-inventing, free-market crazy, firearm-obsessed country...."

Dec. 7, 2015 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Stomped Out

As Sheffield's case awaits trial, he still wonders why CLEAT took such drastic action against him

"...stepping down as APA president. In 2012, his first post-APD employer, the Combined Law Enforcement Associa­tions of Texas (CLEAT),..."

Oct. 16, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Doubling Down

In The Great Society, playwright Robert Schenkkan and his subject, LBJ, both gamble big

"...playwright Robert Schenkkan, LBJ marshaled all his skills at horse-trading and arm-twisting, his matchless command of Senate rules, and..."

Oct. 10, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Film Review: 'We'll Never Have Paris'

The writing is whip-smart, but the characters fall short

"...at times whip-smart, especially a joke that references longstanding [post]-colonial tensions between France and Algeria. Albert Molina sparkles in..."

March 11, 2014 Screens Post by Melanie Haupt

From Russia, With Love

More than 20 years after the Soviet Union fell, Austin finally experiences some culinary glasnost

"...in Austin is a rare find, and Austin businesses trading in eastern European culinary products have not fared well..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

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