Imperial Teen

"...grounds them as the godfathers of the new queer twee. (Fri., 11:30pm, Frank)..."

March 16, 2012 Music Review by Kate X Messer

Gay Place: Gay Tee Ex

South by, gay bi, o hai, bye-bye!

"...MUSIC: IMPERIAL TEEN The godfathers of the new queer twee. Fri., March 16, 11:30pm. Frank, 407 Colorado, 494-6916. Badges,..."

March 16, 2012 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place

South by, gay bi, o hai, bye-bye!

"...MUSIC: IMPERIAL TEEN The godfathers of the new queer twee. 11:30pm. Frank, 407 Colorado, 494-6916. Badges, wristbands, tickets at..."

March 16, 2012 Column by Kate X Messer

Joshua Saunders: Crip/Blood

Attaching gang names to mundane objects, the show seems to be one big punch line

"...onto the jerseys of basketball players. There's lots of twee sheen, even a blue-and-red checkered linoleum floor, but little..."

Feb. 17, 2012 Arts Review by Andy Campbell

What Are You Looking At?

Thanksgiving viewing guide

"...out your racist great-aunt's polemics, and bridges the divide between generations – because, really, who can't agree that the..."

Nov. 25, 2011 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Fun Fun Fun Lists

"...Architecture in Helsinki (Sun., 5:50pm) Australian twee-poppers resurfaced with 2011's Moment Bends...."

Nov. 4, 2011 Music Feature

Restless

Gus Van Sant hits a rare discordant note with this story about two death-obsessed teens that is twee and precious instead of genuine and candid.

"...with Restless. This story about two death-obsessed teens is twee and precious instead of genuine and candid, and anyone..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

deEP end

deEP end

"...to shelter the House of Songs project. The collective's twee indie folk compensates size for substance, but endearing closer..."

Aug. 5, 2011 Music Review by Austin Powell

Submarine

This British film is a bracingly deadpan coming-of-age story that proudly wears its Wes Anderson influences on its sleeve.

"...organic portrait of semideluded youth in pseudo-revolt. The relationship between the initially straitlaced and refreshingly vainglorious Oliver and his..."

June 17, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Scrapbook 2011

Some final thoughts from the brink of March madness

"...of “Country Dumb.” OTR’s favorite zinger: “What’s the difference between a large pizza and a musician? A large pizza..."

March 23, 2011 Music Post by Austin Powell

SXSW Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

Wednesday night SXSW handicapping

"...Follin and Brian Oblivion, the band splits the difference between twee and 1960s pop, and an official debut is..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

SXSW Friday Picks & Sleepers

Friday night blurbage of SXSW

"...Working last year's typically warm and warped keyboard showcase, Between the Needles and Nightfall, the bandleader's trio buzzes psychedelic...."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

'The Guardian' Recommends

Who better than the Brits to handicap SXSW UK?

"...Veronica Falls make the kind of ramshackle, reverb-heavy, unashamedly twee indie-pop that first started on UK shores – via..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature by Michael Cragg

SXSW Saturday Showcases

Last night of SXSW 2011 and still plenty of one-venue hang time

"...Chris Colonna-produced Science & Sorcery, which straddles the line between pure rawk and club music. Twee folk-rockers An Horse..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

Off the Record

SXSW news and carryings on

"...2010 breakout Sleigh Bells, amplifier worship with a tart, twee pop twist. In his only appearance at SXSW, L.A...."

March 18, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

After A Fashion

From Bô to Fo' in one fashion show

"...Models wearing clothing by New York designer Thuy (pronounced "twee") came out. I was completely underwhelmed by the clothes...."

Dec. 24, 2010 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Oh No Oh My

"...Four years between LPs can be a lifetime in today's indie cycle...."

Dec. 24, 2010 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Gorillaz

Frank Erwin Center, Oct. 22

"...Rosie Wilson ("Dare") and Little Dragon's Yukimi Nagano (1950s-style twee duet "To Binge"), that breathed considerable life into the..."

Oct. 29, 2010 Music Review by Austin Powell

Sleep Good

Vinyl Platters

"...vinyl, Skyclimber, is a more developed affair, divided evenly between intriguing, near-orchestral instrumentals ("Fractl," "Starbrnt") and light indie pop..."

Oct. 22, 2010 Music Review by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Austin City Limits Music Festival 2010: No rain, no dust, no problem

"...will be remembered as the year when the distinction between band and brand got lost somewhere between the visuals..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

'Mo Music: New Music Tuesday

Belle + Sebastian Write About Love, The Gossip write about Men in Love

"...return with their new album Write About Love. The twee as hell surely have a collective boner today...."

Oct. 12, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Rob Cohen

Tossed Genre Salad

Church of the Friendly Ghost kickstarts its art

"...alternate controllers, antler fancy, electronic expression, queerness, handmade devices, twee, fidget blip, doom construction, bayou skuzz, jazz, Wii core,..."

April 27, 2010 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

Freelance Whales

SXSW Music 2010

"...bleeps and bloops while also drawing comparisons to the twee sensitivity of Sufjan Stevens. Live, they're more raw and..."

March 26, 2010 Music Review by Melanie Haupt

I’ll Give You a Quarter If I Can Bum a Tolstoy Novella

TankBooks, reviving cigarette package design and dead male writers

"...printed books – to create these awesome (if dangerously twee) pocket-sized classic reads...."

March 22, 2010 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Showcases

All the SXSW showcases that fit

"...on your face possible while also casually sidestepping the twee label and moving straight on to "Wow, that's cool,..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

Wednesday Showcases

Wednesday SXSW showcases at a glance

"...on us. Sweet and tender songwriter Soko is Parisian twee heartache served au jus, all lush, love-struck sweetness and..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

Fucked Up

Saturday

"...dance version of "David Comes to Life," while the twee-pop covers of Another Sunny Day ("Anorak City"), Dolly Mixture..."

March 19, 2010 Music Review by Austin Powell

International Bands

Wednesday

"...(Thu., 10:25pm, Friends) being so upbeat in their shamelessly twee homage to vintage Britpop. – Richard Whittaker Cannuck-Hop..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

Adam

Hugh Dancy and Rose Byrne co-star in this love story about a guy with Asperger's Syndrome and the girl who lives next door.

"...thing, the points of interest are few and far between, despite the obvious prep work and resultant authenticity of..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Vaselines

"...the time were 'pretend' virgins and acting up their twee side," reminisces Eugene Kelly in the liner notes to..."

April 24, 2009 Music Review by Austin Powell

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