Sentimental Family Band Isn’t Hung Up on the High Times

The softie ex-art-rockers arrive at Austin’s honky-tonk revival

"...being conducted on his patio. He calls the lot’s newest resident, a mopey black-and-white puppy named Marfa, “a broken-heart..."

April 12, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Short and Sweet: The Passing

Ivete Lucas and Patrick Bresnan take a tender look at a vet's work

"...old hometown is the location of the South By Southwest 2024 selection, "The Passing." Lucas explained, "This short was..."

March 8, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Broadway in Austin Announces 2024-25 Season

Corn, kindness, and the boy who never grew up come to the Bass

"...like "why hasn't this happened before?" The book by Lynn Nottage takes a peek into the rehearsal studios for..."

March 5, 2024 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Oil Billionaires Start a Spinoff PAC

Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks replace Defend Texas Liberty

"...How else to explain the news on Wednesday that West Texas billionaires Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks have created..."

Jan. 26, 2024 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Austin’s Best Breweries of 2023, Power-Ranked

Top of the Hops VIII, baby!

"...The “AC Power Rankings Trend” moves from oldest to newest. GREEN indicates a brewery moved up in the rankings;..."

Oct. 10, 2023 Food Post by Eric Puga

Historic Pease Elementary Becoming Child Care Center for AISD Teachers

Pease rises from the ashes with federal renovation funding

"...Lynn Boswell, secretary of the AIDS Board of Trustees, spoke..."

Sept. 4, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Austin Restaurant Weeks, Texas French Bread’s Secret Garden, Hyde Park Bar & Grill’s Partial Departure, MASS Gallery’s New Food Trailer, the Diner Bar’s Austin Family Kitchen, and More, More, More…

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...– the one on Duval, not the one on West Gate. In fact, soon there won’t be a Westgate..."

Aug. 30, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Magna Carda's Wild West Refresh and Four More Songs From Austin Artists

New music picks from Farmer's Wife, Sentimental Family Band, and more

"...Hip-hop artistry being its own wild Wild West, Austin duo Magna Carda's latest relates to the unsung..."

July 14, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Daniel, Kurt, and Jeremiah: Why “Hi, How Are You” Matters

Austin's most famous mural is a case study in art preservation and cultural impact

"...the side of the former Nau's Enfield Drug on West Lynn. Austin-based PR firm GSD&M sponsored Johnston in 2014..."

May 26, 2023 Arts Feature by Joe Gross

AISD Moves Toward Affordable Child Care in Old Pease Campus

Plus other news from their latest meeting

"...elementary schools – Pease Elementary School, located five blocks west of the Capitol, and the Anita Ferrales Coy Facility,..."

March 31, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Friday

A Margo Price keynote, Koffee's evolution, & Obongjayar's rising star

"...to come, Friday wrapped a number of South by Southwest Music spectacles...."

March 18, 2023 SXSW Post by Abby Johnston

Garbo’s Second Brick-and-Mortar Opens; JNL Barbecue’s First Brick-and-Mortar Opens; Flo’s Wine Bar & Bottle Shop Is Born; Oseyo Hires Laura Sawicki; Vixen’s Wedding’s New Menu Is *Chef’s Kiss*; and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...with the celebrated local minichain set to open its newest outpost there (in the Lakeline Market Shopping Center) on..."

March 1, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Bigg Robb, Weedeater, the return of Lou Ann Barton, Mike Sailor's Good Time Orchestra, and more

"...presents a program of commissioned music lauding Marfa and West Texas, as well as a few of his other..."

July 1, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Top 10 Arts Stories You Cared About the Most

From racist comedy to new books, returning theatre, and new textile joy, the most read stories about the Austin arts scene in 2021

"...Brenner sat down with that titan of temptation, Terri Lynn Raridon, whose a-HEM adult store Forbidden Fruit has become..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Second SXSW Lineup Installment Adds Over 300 Acts

KT Tunstall, Shamir, Sunflower Bean, and Circuit Des Yeux highlight

"...Revving up for the fest, March 11–20, South by Southwest adds 323 acts to the music lineup. The second..."

Dec. 8, 2021 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Exhorder, Lera Lynn, Sobbrs, a Tom Waits tribute, and more shows worth seeing

"...Vatican, barks and bursts as rabid as the band's West Coast peers/progenitors. Lined with punk and hardcore, its gnarly,..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Sex Sells: 40 Years of Forbidden Fruit

Terri Lynn Raridon gives Austin over to absolute pleasure

"...That woman holding the vibrator is Terri Lynn Raridon. She's a local business owner, a community champion,..."

Nov. 5, 2021 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Penfold Theatre Gives Live Readings of Radio Plays in the Ransom Center Archives

The company has dusted off radio adaptations of Shakespeare, Fitzgerald, and Thackeray for the 21st century to hear – live

"...Jimmy Stewart, Ingrid Bergman, Fredric March, Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne, Charles Laughton, and even Austin homeboy Zachary Scott...."

Sept. 3, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

New Roky Erickson Tribute Books A Waterloo Records Release Party

Black Angels, Eve Monsees, Charlie Sexton, and more sign vinyl July 18

"...Waterloo Records at the corner of North Lamar and West Sixth Street in Austin. There will be a celebration..."

June 28, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Zombie Taco Promises Munchies for the Late Night Crowd

New Moxy Hotel brings 24-hour Mexican to Guadalupe

"...attempts at coolness ($10 W.A.P. drinks, anyone?), Moxy "Captain" Lynn Snyder seems confident that Zombie Taco has something for..."

April 2, 2021 Food Feature by Carys Anderson

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...two oldest and most defining elements of South by Southwest, find harmony in the three headlining films announced for..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Ten Key Moments in a Year of Endless Texas Election Drama

Vote Early and Often

"...run-off, but three days after Super Tuesday, South by South­west was canceled (No. 1 under "The Plague Year"), starting..."

Dec. 18, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

After Close Races, Candidates for AISD Board Face Off Again in the Run-Offs

Winners in District 5, At-Large Place 8 to face decisions on remote learning, school closures alongside other trustees

"...The District 5 race to replace West Aus­tin's current representative, Amber Elenz, was incredibly close in..."

Dec. 4, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Record Number of Votes Were Cast in AISD Board Races. The Run-Offs Will Be a Different Story.

Lower voter turnout may intensify already close races

"...run-offs will be a different story, as voters in West Austin's District 5 and across the district for the..."

Nov. 13, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Democracy is Saved, Salt & Time Patties Up, Chicken Salad Rules, and Here Comes Another Broken Egg

All the news that's fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...pig roast and more from Sonya Cote’s acclaimed Eden West. That’s happening this Sunday, and the brunch features live..."

Nov. 11, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

AISD Trustee Election Sees Highest Turnout Ever

Zapata, Foster to join board; two races set for run-off

"...the ballot will go to run-off on Dec. 15: Lynn Boswell and Jennifer Littlefield will face off in West..."

Nov. 6, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Election Day Live Coverage for Travis County

Tracking the local races

"...races will go to runoffs between their leading contenders, Lynn Boswell v. Jennifer Littlefield in D5 and Noelita Lugo..."

Nov. 3, 2020 News Post by the News Staff

A New Plan for Austin ISD?

School board elections tee up calls for change – and rebuilding broken trust

"...three candidates – Ofelia Maldanado Zapata in D2, and Lynn Boswell and Piper Stege Nelson in D5 – were..."

Oct. 16, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Yellow Rose

The real New Country in this very Austin story of musical roots

"...and cleans rooms. With a deep love for Loretta Lynn and a knack for songwriting, Rose strums her own..."

Oct. 9, 2020 Movie Review by Beth Sullivan

Day Trips & Beyond: October Travel Updates

A true beer cave softens the blow of pandemic cancellations

"...live in Texas. Time to take a drive out west or find something new closer to home. Plus, more..."

Oct. 1, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

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