Cicadas

Honorable Mention

"...sidewalk catches your eye: it's the wing of a cicada; you see the other wing; and a portion of..."

Jan. 31, 2003 Books Feature by Billy Cope

EAST: 'Eclosion'

'Eclosion' portrays the natural glories of insectdom with ingenuity and wonder

"...Marjorie Moore provides a lovely watercolor illustration of a cicada, embellished by an array of actual cicada carcasses and..."

Nov. 22, 2013 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Wind in Your Face

Jaston Williams explains why life in Lubbock blows

"...workin' 'em over. And what distracts him is a cicada shell hits him in the face. The wind just..."

May 28, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Cat Scientist

Record review

"...Cicada (Australian Cattle God)..."

June 23, 2006 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Chest Cavities, Empty Kneecaps, and Elbows

A week at Austin's all-ages live music venue Redrum and the 'School of Rock' lessons learned

"...Vin Diesel, but by the tall, dark-haired singer for Cicada 17. The Austin quartet is having a demo CD..."

Nov. 11, 2005 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

The Joy of Shower Beer

Advice: Get sudsed up with these eight Austin craft brews

"...sweat to peel off of yourself like a molting cicada. You're only ironing out those sheetlines on the heavy..."

Sept. 25, 2020 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Lit in the Time of Coronavirus

From emerging writer to potential vector at AWP in San Antonio

"...Cicada bleat is the new sound...."

March 12, 2020 Arts Post by Mark Gozonsky

Levitation Review: La Luz, Omni

Sinister, jarring – just another afternoon psych fest pairing

"...launched a jammy interlude followed by nervy new track “Cicada,” with its constant pitter-patter of cartoonish synths. A surf-noir..."

April 29, 2018 Music Post by Libby Webster

SXSW Music: Ruled by Women

10 from indie rock’s new fem-led gen

"...Shrine existential dread around Shana Cleveland's sharply floaty vocals. "Cicada" is cinematically smoke-filled with glowy guitar backlighting, teasing propulsive..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW’s Big Third List

YFN Lucci, Wyclef Jean, Ought, and 572 more

"...Cicada Rhythm (Athens, GA.)..."

Jan. 10, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW List No. 5

NOFX, Leon Russell, and Trae Tha Truth join Iggy Pop

"...Cicada Rhythm (Athens, GA.)..."

Jan. 29, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Tortilla Strip

A trio of taco joints spice up midtown

"...the month. The taco is gorgeous, glistening like a cicada wing, with nutty miso and woodsy maple drawing out..."

Oct. 24, 2013 Food Post by Brandon Watson

Bug Up and Educate Yourself on Entomophagy

Saving the planet, one bug at a time

"...Perfect for the impending Cicada Invasion of 2013, here is a recipe from David..."

May 29, 2013 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Presidential Visit Causes Road Closures

Capital Metro bus routes to be detoured

"...for everything from declining morals to New York's apocalyptic cicada population can add a new calamity to their lists...."

May 8, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

SXSW Film: Selected Shorts

From 3,597 submissions, 106 emerge

"...Cicada Princess Director: Mauricio Baiocchi Cicadas spend a long time..."

Feb. 6, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Long and the Short of It

It's an uphill battle securing a future for a short film

"...short film is kind of like that of a cicada: They both spend most of their lives underground, in..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Screens Feature by Dan Solomon

SXSW Scares & Shorts Revealed

Late-night fare and short film lineup announced

"...663114 I am a 66-year cicada. There was a big earthquake. There was a big..."

Feb. 8, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

30 Rock

Thirty recordings for 30 years of music Chronicling

"...indie revolution? The B-u-t-t-h-o-l-e Surfers went Top 40. Buzzing cicada rap "Pepper" usurped both the hard rock leftovers of..."

Sept. 2, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

deEP end

deEP end

"...roots. "Campanera" lumbers down a rickety highway, meeting the cicada sway of classic cumbia "La Bruma." Even when genres..."

Aug. 8, 2008 Music Review by Darcie Stevens

The Black Angels Reviewed

"...The Love-era Cult-ification riff of "You in Color" and cicada madness ("The Return") confirm that Ghosts come from within...."

May 9, 2008 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Australian Cattle God

Who Let the Gods Out?

"...two DVDs Notable releases: Gorch Fock, Thrilller; Cat Scientist, Cicada; Bleach03, The Head That Controls Both Left and Right..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Saturday Picks

SXSW Music Fest preview guide

"...make Talking Heads fans swoon. Their 2006 local debut, Cicada (Australian Cattle God), is a Casio-fueled journey into a..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature

Saturday Showcase Picks

SXSW Music Fest preview guide

"...indie rock into the delectable dance-pop of last year's Cicada. Local avant collective Attack Formation are equally adept at..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature

Texas Top 10s

Local Top 10s of 2006

"...3) Cat Scientist, Cicada (Australian Cattle God)..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Music Feature

Desk Set

Its inaugural class – equipped with cameras, computers, and expert instruction – wades into a sea of possibility

"...it uses the heliotropic burr and whine of summertime cicada action to underscore a comic/tragic meditation on – no..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Glass Eye

SXSW live shot

"...Every Woman's Fantasy (RexyRex); Beattie sang the intensely rockin' "Cicada Buzz;" and Weir took the spotlight for the dissonant..."

March 24, 2006 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

The Road to Esmeralda

'The Road to Esmeralda' is, in some basic senses, a political thriller. However, it's also the story of mind-blowingly pretentious, self-indulgently self-loathing, overprivileged, and underclever yuppies.

"...who's taken a freshman writing workshop knows that the cicadas in bad poetry outnumber those in real life. The..."

June 24, 2005 Books Review by Jess Sauer

Musica del Mar

Hanging Ten with Austin trio the Sir Finks

"...melodies, until a buzz-fuzz guitar invades like an oversize cicada and sets the tone for the Finks' approach to..."

May 12, 2000 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Live Through This!

The Semi-Annual Rock & Roll Round-up

"...it's about as juicy and mouth-watering as a month-old cicada carapace...."

Dec. 5, 1997 Books Feature