How I Won the War Against Stress With A Little Help From Vinyl & Tequila

Giving praise before the altar of the turntable

"...harmonies ruled the roost: Beach Boys, Beatles, Byrds, Everly Brothers, Simon & Garfunkel. Immortal soul-baring (Sam Cooke, Teddy Pendergrass,..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Features Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Checking In: The Deer’s Grace Rowland Postponed Her Wedding – And Not by Choice

“I was in some pretty intense despair for a week or so”

"...Grace Rowland: I’m sheltering with my partner Jack [Wilson] and his 6-year-old daughter at our home on South..."

May 13, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Local Music to Livestream, Download, and Otherwise Enjoy Digitally

What we’re watching and listening to

"...Mr. Pink Records Livestreamwww.youtube.com/channel/UCP7pUeFe5q-I1NSPR2Tr2vw, Friday 20, 11:30am Jonas Wilson's Mr. Pink Records convenes a YouTube stream worthy of..."

March 20, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

Huge lineup includes new docs on St. Vincent, Ozzy, Zappa

"...people with and without disabilities. Cast: Shannon DeVido, Rickey Wilson Jr., MuMu, Jacob Waltuck, Emily Kranking, Bradford Hayes, Eileen..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Unpacks Longest Lineup List

Soccer Mommy, Caroline Rose, Alyona Alyona, and 351 more

"...Siobhan Wilson (Edinburgh, Scotland)..."

Jan. 14, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Luv Doc: Home schooling

As Confucius says, “There is more than one way to skin a cat.”

"...Me and my brothers and sisters all went to Austin schools. Our teachers..."

Sept. 13, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

Texas Flexes Its Musical Muscle at Grammy Gala

Recording Academy’s Lone Star Chapter celebrates 25 with diversity

"...of a show-stopping set of gospel from Brian Courtney Wilson and current Chapter President Yolanda Adams. Each dished their..."

July 19, 2019 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Austin Kite Fest Celebrates 90 Years

From 1929 to present, the festival is a constant in a changing city

"...the forefront of scientific discoveries – helping the Wright Brothers learn aerodynamics on their journey to building a plane,..."

March 27, 2019 Events Post by Alyssa Hiarker

Second Wave of Acts Added to Moontower Comedy Festival 2019

Latest list of headliners shows Moontower up Schitt's Creek

"...Donnelly, Vanessa Gonzalez, Langston Kerman, Andy Kindler, the Lucas Brothers, the McCuewans (Avery Moore and Mike Wiebe), Kevin McDonald,..."

Jan. 18, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Austinite in L.A.: Chief White Lightning

Josh Logan talks dating pop stars, stage get-ups, and more

"...not about cool riffs, it’s about songs. [Austin’s] Jonas Wilson and I made this timeless record that isn’t necessarily..."

July 24, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

99 Austin Acts at SXSW Music

Support the home team!

"...Sat. 17, Continental Club, 11pm With LeRoi Brothers, Ballad Shambles, Horsies, Meat Purveyors, and Crack Pipes among..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

99 Luftballons (International Acts at SXSW Music)

South by Southwest by way of Sudan, Scotland, Colombia, and more

"...Wed. 14, Blackheart, 8pm This small-town Canadian quartet from brothers Alex, Mackenzie, and Charlie Spencer, plus vocalist Katie Munshaw,..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

The Half-Century Psych of Shiva's Headband

13th Floor Elevators weren't the only local psych act exploring Austin's outer limits – and still doing so

"...advance money from the label, Perskin joined with Eddie Wilson and a $1,000 check from writer Bud Shrake's Mad..."

Dec. 1, 2017 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

A Guide to Finding Beer Outside of Austin’s City Limits

Drinking outside of the box

"...still like about putting our hands around a longneck. Brothers John and Patrick Peck let you relive your craft..."

May 19, 2017 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Playback: Austin Music Awards (On Everything)

Austin Music Industry Awards down, here come the 2016/17 AMAs and a slew of SXSW buzz acts

"...Lemon Twigs Long Island's young, feathered-haired, 4AD-signed D'Addario brothers high-kick through glammy and bombastic pop/rock owing debt to..."

March 10, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Moontower 6: More Headliners

Jay Pharaoh, Chris Hardwick, Morgan Murphy join 2017 lineup

"...Rhodes Matt Sadler Brendan Schaub Danielle Schneider The Sklar Brothers Dave Smith Dan Soder Sarah Tiana Melissa Villasenor Jake..."

Jan. 27, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Do Not Resist Charts the Rise of the Militarization of Law Enforcement

Documentary offers a critical look at evolving present-day policing efforts

"...death of Michael Brown at the hands of Darren Wilson presented unique anguish to Atkinson's father. Protocol in most..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Screens Feature by Kahron Spearman

Linklater/Hawke/Black: The Complete Transcript

"...triple, I wouldn't have got double. But anyway, Warner Brothers is going to put out a double vinyl...."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature

The Most Read Film Reviews of 2015

How to enrage God's flock in 322 words or less

"...one of the first reviews nationally of the Kendrick Brothers’ sleeper hit, which inspired so many pitchforks, not to..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

ACL Fest 2015 Friday Listings

Blurbs on the hour

"...6pm, BMI stage Anchored by the shared songwriting of brothers Sam, James, and Abe Wilson, Sons of Bill carved..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Music Feature

DVDanger: Wild Boys

The Boy and other examinations of the pre-teen male mind

"...bunch of horny high schoolers, and a near-unrecognizable Rainn Wilson as a man with a crashed car and a..."

Aug. 26, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Graceful Dead

Almost 50 years of Jerry Garcia worship comes full circle

"...nearby Hofeinz Pavilion, a double bill with the Allman Brothers turned into the Dead only when Allman bassist Berry..."

June 30, 2015 Music Post by Bill Bentley

SXSW Music: List No. 8

Big Krit, Cloud Nothings, Brandy, Brandi, and 187 more.

"...Peterson Brothers Band (Bastrop)..."

Feb. 20, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Music: Lucky No. 7 List

Action Bronson, Deerhoof, Laura Marling, and 160 more

"...The DuPont Brothers (Burlington, VT.)..."

Feb. 13, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadows

Austin Music Awards Director Margaret Moser goes out with a bang

"...about. A preeminent band beginning in the mid-Seventies, Kim Wilson, Jimmie Vaughan, Keith Ferguson, and Fran Christina did it..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Wednesday SXSW 2014 Showcases

Stay planted for an evening

"...with sharp songwriting and stomping breakdowns. Nashville trio Howlin' Brothers close with the grassy stomp of fiddle, upright bass,..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Time Is on My Side (and My Other Side)

Wrap your head around wibbly-wobbly time-travel features like 'The Infinite Man'

"...with Jack Plotnick (Wrong) directing Liv Tyler and Patrick Wilson in retrosci-fi comedy Space Station 76, the Spierig brothers..."

March 7, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Yes Yes: Sundance Announces 2014 Class

Austinites a-plenty in Competition and NEXT slates

"...repairing their relationship. Cast: Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, Luke Wilson, Ty Burrell, Boyd Holbrook, Joanna Gleason...."

Dec. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Band Invites, Part II

Only 112 days remaining until the Music conference begins

"...Peterson Brothers Band (Bastrop)..."

Nov. 19, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

2012/2013 Austin Music Awards

"...for the Trishas, the stunning female quartet of Jamie Wilson, Liz Foster, Kelley Mickwee, and Savannah Welch, laying harmonies..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

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