David Israel

"...A rotating cast of collaborators also enfolds Annecy Liddell's twee backing and other orchestral additions. The Year That Felt..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Music Review by Rachel Rascoe

Carry Illinois

"...guiding light. Strident "Scattered" layers gritty guitar fuzz over twee instrumentalism. "Runaway" dives deep into the frontwoman's childhood anxieties,..."

July 27, 2018 Music Review by Rachel Rascoe

Recommended Live Music for the Weekend

Not going to Float Fest? Stay dry with these show picks.

"...fem-fronted lineup, touting latest lounge-y collab “Slipped Into Sin.” Twee pop trio Stretch Panic and fuzzy grit-rockers Cat Jaguar..."

July 19, 2018 Events Post by The Music Staff

Okkervil River

"...somber pining of 2016's Away. Aside from the delightfully twee absurdity of that Eighties pop, the chorus of "Don't..."

May 25, 2018 Music Review by Abby Johnston

The House of Tomorrow

Punk coming-of-age tale is a little too sweet for its own good.

"...If that sounds cloyingly twee to you, it’s not the fault of the cast,..."

May 18, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Essential Indie Acts at SXSW Music

Sneaks, Speedy Ortiz, and six other indie sets you won't want to miss

"...This Detroiter maintains a careful balance between twee and slacker rock on February solo debut Quit..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature by Libby Webster

Très Oui

"...a tangle of saccharine dream-rock-on-speed and ambient interludes, a twee motif balanced by nimble guitarist Steven Garcia, whose licks..."

Feb. 9, 2018 Music Review by Libby Webster

Tinnarose, Abram Shook, Carry Illinois

Barracuda, Jan. 5

"...the booming, brassy voice of Lizzy Lehman. Powering sleepy, twee-pop instrumentation, the singer/guitarist skewed introspective on "Shameful Feeling," her..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Music Review by Libby Webster

Chulita Vinyl Club Holds the Line Against Cultural Appropriation

All-women, all vinyl, the DJ collective spins for empowerment and togetherness

"...indie-pop, numerous black and brown soul movements, New Wave, twee, Tejano/Chicano oldies, and even lowrider "souldies."..."

Nov. 17, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Okey Dokey

"...Gallo. Love You, Mean It thus swoons with a twee-ish, indie-pop delight. From the bass-driven groove of "Coffee Boi"..."

Oct. 13, 2017 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Review: Holy Roller

The personal is edible at Callie Speer's new hot spot

"...innovation. We were then in the thick of a twee period in Austin food, covered with enough sprinkles for..."

Sept. 8, 2017 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

100 Local SXSW Music Acts

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

"...Mackin, psych rock quartet Annabelle Chairlegs navigates terrain somewhere between Black Angels drone and the melodic experimentation of mid-period..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Ian Sweet

Shapeshifter (Hardly Art)

"...Art yields a discordant, raw intensity, 10 tracks of twee baring sharp teeth. Shapeshifter's dissonant, surprising sound is whittled..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by Libby Webster

Weekend Two Friday ACL Fest Picks

Where to be, by the hour

"...atypical folk balladry. The Nashville quartet's Bemidji EP jumps between raucous shots of percussive indie rock ("Always/Never," "Get Mine"),..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Music Feature

Friday ACL Fest Picks

ACL Friday by the blurb, listicle, and gospel tent testifying

"...falsettos and playful electronic backing became ubiquitous with modern twee (hello, Apple commercial), remains very much at play on..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Music Feature

Afternoon ACL Acts Worth Waking Up For

Get the most out of your pass with these nine artists

"...falsettos and playful electronic backing became ubiquitous with modern twee (hello, Apple commercial), is still very much at play..."

Sept. 28, 2016 Music Post by The Music Staff

Thursday SXSW Picks

"...Playskool toy, Denver's Dressy Bessy became heralded exemplars of twee-pop. Bandleader Tammy Ealom and Apples in Stereo guitarist John..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature

Trumbo

Blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo is essayed by Bryan Cranston

"...modifier must apply to the more sober-minded Trumbo, Roach’s too-twee and terribly theatrical rendering of the battle that blacklisted..."

Nov. 20, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Fun Fun Fun Fest: Joanna Gruesome

Short, sweet, and sadistic Welsh noise

"...your teeth.” Throughout the 20-minute set, their vocals alternated between war cries and muffled screeches buried beneath fuzzy guitars...."

Nov. 8, 2015 Music Post by Libby Webster

Luv Doc: What Is Love?

A philosophical examination of Haddaway's classic 1993 dance hit

"...The alternative, I guess, is to have everything set-directed..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Column by The Luv Doc

DVDanger: The Story of Cinema, Part Two

The Editor and Reality, movies about movies

"...that, once in a while, it feels like a twee riff on mid-period Lynch. In Reality, he pinwheels away..."

Sept. 9, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

This indie hit is sweet and funny

"...or, more to the point, irritants, such as the twee chapter headings and college-essay framing device – are carryovers..."

June 26, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Live Shot: Japan Nite

Family reunion No. 20

"...One accidental burst of feedback aside, Monumou flew their twee pop flag, well, meekly, and charming as a summer..."

March 21, 2015 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Mo' Music Monday: February 2

Dance magic dance your week away

"...and it's nice to hear them experiment, but their twee, personal touch is missed ever so slightly...."

Feb. 2, 2015 Qmmunity Post by Rob Cohen

Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Jersey Lily

Austin Playhouse's Sherlockian pastry may be light, but Jason Newman's Great Detective is seriously good

"...Among those performing in this clever and sometimes twee tale of thievery and blackmail and various connivings that..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Bleachers

"...his main band never wrote, crackle equal parts microscopic twee and universe-swallowing, John Hughes power. Jack Antonoff has figured..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Music Feature by Luke Winkie

Frank

Arthouse comedy amuses yet disappoints.

"...to drown themselves.) But director Lenny Abrahamson establishes a twee tone early that renders tinny the transition into melancholy,..."

Sept. 5, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Wish I Was Here

Zach Braff explores life in one's late 30s: troubles with unruly kids, ailing parents, and creative aspirations complicated by financial realities.

"...the most; it’s Chekhov’s gun maxim retooled for maximum twee effect. And while we’re talking verisimilitude: Those of us..."

July 25, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Obvious Grownups

Jenny Slate and Gillian Robespierre unswaddle their film 'Obvious Child'

"...natural it was, written in the vernacular without being twee or cutesy. It just seemed like a real grownup..."

June 20, 2014 Screens Feature by Amy Gentry

The Good Eye: A (Tiny) Room of One's Own

You call that a small house? This is a small house!

"...year Zilker has invited Austin's top architects of the twee to design and build miniature residences along the garden..."

April 11, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

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