A Guide to Austin Stand-Up: Comics

The stand-up people behind the city's comedy scene

"...broaches some pressing social and political issues − like police brutality, economic inequality, racism, and, as Cubas' current Twitter..."

March 31, 2017 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

100 Local SXSW Music Acts

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

"...Storm, Da'Shade) to drop bars of truth bombs combating police brutality and anti-immigrant racism. – Thomas Fawcett Thousand Foot Whale..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Jamila Woods

Heavn

"...hip-hop dispersed. Even through the death of slavery and police brutality, Heavn imagines a world where "not even death..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

The Gay Place Guide to a Kweer SX 2017

SXSW: Another year queerer

"...Livestreamed: Justice & Law – A sobering discussion on police brutality, technology, social media, and blackness. Incidences include last..."

March 3, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Seven Local Acts to See at SXSW Music

"...a moment. "Black people know that. You know people [police brutality] happened to. You know that...."

March 3, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Free Week Live Shots

Mohawk, Jan. 2

"...Mountains) asking in the chorus as a conveyance of police brutality toward people of color, "How many shots rained..."

Jan. 13, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Blxpltn Streams New York Fascist Week

Austin electro-punk duo unloads second LP

"...like these demand protest songs. Rampant racial hatred, unchecked police brutality, and a nightmarish presidential race has worn down..."

Oct. 31, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Eco: A Better City Built to a Hip-Hop Beat

How architecture can be used to challenge injustice

"...take to the streets and social media to protest police brutality or environmental dangers, they are using their voices..."

Oct. 7, 2016 News Feature by Annamarya Scaccia

Gay Place

What an excellent day for an exorcism

"...in a world of mass incarceration, racial profiling, and police brutality. Wed., May 25, 7pm. BookWoman, 5501 N. Lamar..."

May 20, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Moontower Review: David Cross

At the Paramount, Cross makes nastiness great again (again)

"...criticism of the news media and their current obsessions: police brutality, the GOP, mass shootings, the works. But the..."

April 23, 2016 Arts Post by Sean L. Malin

Fighting to Stay

As Austin's housing market booms, its poorest residents fight to exist

"...welcome to join," he said. "Whether it be against police brutality, gentrification, or what have you." The group's main..."

April 15, 2016 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Building a Path to Literacy

Educators and nonprofits work to close the achievement gap in Dove Springs

"...Are you scared of snakes, are you scared of police brutality, are you scared of ghosts or zombies or..."

April 8, 2016 News Feature by Sam Anderson-Ramos

Coming Together

Organizing for justice in the African-American community

"...protest “the widespread death, rising racism, mob attacks and police brutality on Blacks coupled with economic deprivation and stark..."

Dec. 9, 2015 News Post by Amy Kamp

Blind Pets’ Slideshow Shenanigans

Austin rockers’ iPhone travelogue

"...to become pocket documentarians, resulting in viral recordings of police brutality, cat videos, and an endless stream of WordStarHipHop..."

Nov. 16, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Carrie Brownstein Stays Hungry

Sleater-Kinney slayer reps BookPeople on the Sabbath

"...terms of inequality and economics, and in terms of police brutality, in terms of women’s healthcare and the war..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Music Post by Alejandra Ramirez

ACL Preview: Jidenna

Full, uncut Q&A with a true G

"...the artists on Wondaland speak about in their music. Police brutality, the prison industrial complex, the entire war on..."

Oct. 8, 2015 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Essence of SXSW

"...hashtags. One particular street performer I watched angrily referenced police brutality and the incarceration system. “I don’t know, it..."

March 25, 2015 Postmarks

SXSW Eco: The Culture War to Save the World

Punk, hip-hop and literature sign up for the eco fight

"...same ones suffering from social inequality and poverty and police brutality. "Our ultimate goal is to save the planet..."

Oct. 9, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Santa Arrest a Travesty

"...there appears to be a witness to this blatant police brutality. The officer in the background, seen over the..."

Jan. 9, 2013 Postmarks

sxswf: 'Uprising'

New doc revisits the L.A. riots

"...darker chapters in late-20th century American history: the 1991 police beating of Rodney King and the 1992 riots in..."

March 15, 2012 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

Pressley Settles on Martinez

Businesswoman Pressley sells rainwater and is an anti-fluoride activist

"...issues on the Eastside, social justice on the Eastside, police brutality as well – we'll be able to say..."

Jan. 27, 2012 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

What Happened to You, 'Austin Chronicle'?

"...the Chronicle would have been on top of a police brutality and corruption story like gravy on the rice...."

Jan. 21, 2012 Postmarks

Res Publica

Citizens calendar, July 9-15

"...City Hall, and let all of Austin know that police brutality will not be tolerated on our streets. 1:30pm...."

July 10, 2009 News Feature

D.O.A.

Sunday

"...shockingly good new songs, such as "Devil's Speedway" and "Police Brutality." Throughout, Keithley outplayed and outperformed his noticeably younger..."

Nov. 14, 2008 Music Review by Daniel Mee

Wednesday Picks

The 'Chronicle' says see these SXSW acts now

"...Phenom, and Black Prophet rally around neighborhood issues of police brutality and gentrification. With two albums and four videos..."

March 9, 2007 Music Feature

Life Is a Rhythm

Ground zero for Austin hip-hop: University Hills' 2-3

"...testified before the Texas Senate on the issue of police brutality and continue to work diligently as contributors to..."

Nov. 17, 2006 Music Feature by Robert Gabriel

Don't Mourn, Take up Fight for Justice

"...you did not cover at all the problems of police brutality, job discrimination, or the encroachment of developers into..."

May 4, 2005 Postmarks

Dorothy T. Goes Home

Fiery, feisty queen of Austin civil rights activists is recognized, remembered

"...of the John Brown Anti-Klan Committee, as crusader against police brutality, as champion of the Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex..."

April 22, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Adopting a Survivor's Tale

Stephen Mills' journey into the Holocaust leads a community toward tolerance

"...talking about genocide around the world. You're talking about police brutality, about homophobia. You're talking about all sorts of..."

April 1, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation

Sheet music

"...Public Enemy and the anti-apartheid movement. Chided by blatant police brutality and a rift in "Black Korea," the festering..."

Feb. 25, 2005 Music Review by Robert Gabriel

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