Sound Unseen is Blowing Up Your Stream

The hybrid music and movie fest unifies the ATX and the Twin Cities

"...his life to weaving a legacy; crafting art through spoken word, music, and fashion. With the band Fishbone, as..."

Nov. 10, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips: Dobie Dichos, Oakville

Gather under the stars to celebrate storytelling and J. Frank Dobie

"...J. Frank Dobie and celebrate the art of the spoken word. Speakers climb into the bed of an old..."

Oct. 22, 2021 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Lydia Lunch: The War is Never Over Finds the Anti-Punk in Full Fury

Beth B blows it all up in new documentary

"...message's continued relevance through recent footage of both European spoken word dates and packed houses witnessing current band Retrovirus...."

Sept. 10, 2021 Screens Feature by Tim Stegall

Qmmunity: Fear, but Make It Queer

Abbott revives attack on trans kids, Netflix brings queer Fear Street party to Austin, and more news

"...Summertime For aGLIFF's return to in-person screenings, see the spoken-word poetry musical as well as poetry and a conversation..."

July 9, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

21 Austin Rappers to Know in ’21

A hard-cut list of MCs proving the local hip-hop scene’s legitimacy

"...discography into the color wheel. A proficient poet of spoken word, the McCallum High alum uses unorthodox technique to..."

June 25, 2021 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Faster Than Sound: Mobley vs. the Occident Supreme

Virtual tour of new EP caps Mobley's movie-sized year

"...that are hard to talk about in a thousand words, and finds a way to talk about them in..."

Feb. 19, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Watch: Urban Heat Dances As the World Burns

“A Simple Love Song” reiterates romance during the apocalypse

"...The Austin post-punk trio’s latest single, a catchy, spoken word cut with big drums and swirling synth arpeggios,..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Is ARIC Still Watching?

Though under scrutiny, fusion center still keeps tabs on protests

"...by the Carver Museum and streamed online. With music, spoken-word performances, and a presentation by Council Mem­ber Natasha Harper-Madison,..."

Dec. 11, 2020 News Feature by John Anderson

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...lower register, which, when he pauses into an almost spoken word passage on initial highlight "Countess Apollyon," chills pleasingly...."

Nov. 27, 2020 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Top Tracks for Sound Unseen Film + Music Festival

Band histories and soaring romances at the streaming fest

"...of itself, regularly hosting drag shows, punk rock, and spoken word performances. Rebecca Heidenberg's film follows multiple members of..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Screens Feature by Sara Hutchinson

Faster Than Sound: R&B Innovator Nayome Gets Personal

Sade-loving local Naomi Sutton previews sophomore EP, Latin music enters Live Music Fund conversation, and more music news.

"...it. I wrote it in the form of a spoken word, as a letter to myself." Commission Asks: What..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re playing

"...echo and electronic beats on "Three Love Three." Vulnerable spoken word portions and indie rock finale "Land of Numb"..."

July 10, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Faster Than Sound: Clarence James Finds Clarity Post-Breakup on Debut

Following high school breakout, 20-year-old Georgetown crooner sticks a jazzy bedroom pop debut

"...Nook Turner introduced musical and spoken word guests during the George Washington Carver Library's virtual..."

June 26, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

Here's what we're listening to

"...Lani, and Riders Against the Storm. The event includes spoken word contributions by Ebony Stewart, Faylita Hicks, Stephanie Lang,..."

June 19, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Member Natasha Harper-Madison kicks off an evening of music, spoken word, a raffle, and a multidenominational sermon. Find more..."

June 19, 2020 News Feature

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re playing

"...show fuses arresting imagery by cinematographer Anlo Sepulveda with spoken word performance from environmental scientists and the agile music..."

June 5, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Summer Fun Playlist: Quarantine Chillout Tunes

"..."Slow Down," Ley Line: Timely reminders ascend through spoken word and charm-pop...."

May 29, 2020 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Checking In: Carrie Rodriguez Passes a Few Precious Days

“The lyrics for Kurt Weill’s ‘September Song’ I quoted should be: ...”

"...that would weave music in and out of their spoken word narratives, and also accompany them as they sang..."

April 7, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Shows Must Go On(line)

More Austin performers take their acts to the internets for streaming

"...of other performative artists – actors, dancers, comedians, wrestlers, spoken-word poets, and even that one guy who rides a..."

March 19, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Local Music to Livestream, Download, and Otherwise Enjoy Digitally

What we’re watching and listening to

"...ambient sound collage. Frontwoman Emily Cross delivers a thoughtful spoken-word script encouraging the listener to get comfortable and relax..."

March 20, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

In Memoriam: Peg Miller

Last call for the big-hearted co-owner of Chicago House

"...with a wealth of open mics for music and spoken word, small indie theatre productions (most notably locally generated..."

Jan. 27, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Qmmunity: The Queer Adoration of Robyn

Plus Halloween-inspired drag and QTAPI storytelling

"...to create space for QTAPI folks. Expect laughs, tears, spoken word, music, and performances from some amazing drag artists...."

Oct. 18, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

"Sanctum" Explores Ancestral Memories in Our DNA

Alyssa Taylor Wendt and five other artists look at inherited memory in this group show at Big Medium

"...variety of performances and mediums that personally move me. Spoken word, gospel singing, rock & roll, tap and modern..."

Sept. 6, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Essentially Relevant Performance

"...much more! This telling of this story, through music, spoken word, images, but mostly incredibly emotional and compassionate dance..."

July 9, 2019 Postmarks

Austin Dance India Calls on Us All to Respect Mother Earth

Multimedia, multicultural production Sacred Earth Stories appeals to the heart

"...an original score played live by local musicians, with spoken word commentary by Austin Critics Table Award winner Carla..."

June 28, 2019 Arts Feature by Sumaiya Malik

Review: black girl love: an adaptation project

GenEnCo play emphasizes range of gender roles, relationships

"...of relationships to exist. And through Monts’ utilization of spoken word and Michael J. Love’s choreography, it even addresses..."

June 18, 2019 Arts Post by Lilli Hime

Terror Fest Review: Indian

Tones no humans should ever be able to make

"...which featured an O’Toole vocal that might qualify as spoken word if it hadn’t been able to peel layers..."

June 9, 2019 Music Post by Michael Toland

Faster Than Sound: A Festival Blooms in the Desert

Amid concern over a new C3 festival, homegrown Marfa Myths strives to grow with the Texas city

"...Goldman's spirited set worked in new dub/pop tracks and spoken-word commentary. During finale "It's Only Money," the celebrated British..."

May 3, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Music Interview: Fontaines D.C.

How frontman Grian Chatten worked his childhood in Dublin into debut album Dogrel

"...A pregnant city with a Catholic mind" off the spoken-word "Big" ring heavily localized. Still, the singer holds the..."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Nine Must-See Indie Rockers at SXSW

"...with warmth and moments of honeyed vocals mingled with spoken word, its seven self-love songs all prompt "How radical..."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Libby Webster

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