Friday SXSW 2014 Showcases

Make like a shrub and plant yourself for Friday night SXSW showcases

"...Metalhead news 'n' views never read as informative as they do in the hands of the smartass souls at..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

SXSW Preview: Lee Fields & the Expressions

‘Faithful Man’ dishes the difference between gospel and soul

"...of questions to fill out 15 minutes of conversation. Others require only two or three...."

March 12, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis'

A contrarian view

"...Rather, it is a journey of exploration, if you will..."

Dec. 27, 2013 Screens Post by Louis Black

The Gospel Truth

Zilker Tent stage

"...your must-see schedule this weekend, take a stroll to the gospel tent. With shade, seating, and relatively small crowds..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Keepin' Up With the Jones Family

The Jones Family Singers hear the spirit speak in Austin

"...September 2005: Hurricane Rita is threatening to postpone the fourth annual Austin City Limits Music Festival. At the..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 12A: 1972

Soul Patch

"...The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 12A: 1972(UMG/Motown Select)..."

Aug. 16, 2013 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

The Gospel Truth

"...The Gospel TruthA Lonely Man Does Foolish Things (12XU)..."

July 19, 2013 Music Review by Chase Hoffberger

Playback: A Weekend on the Crust

Cruising Austin's Eastside with the Gospel Truth, Chumps, and Stza

"...I didn’t cross the highway into Downtown all weekend, missing the opportunity to..."

June 17, 2013 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Chaos in Tejas Live Shots

"...who come up here, it's really wet and slippery," the band's singer advised his stage divers. "Just be careful."..."

June 7, 2013 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Chaos in Tejas Live (Saturday): Los Crudos/Framtid

Preaching punk from the inferno

"...who come up here, it’s really wet and slippery,” the band’s singer and emanating focus advised his stage divers...."

June 2, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

On the Bus Again

On the eve of turning 80, Willie Nelson's still calling the tune

"...ACL Live at the Moody Theater crams to the rafters with generations of..."

April 12, 2013 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

SXSW Thursday Picks and Sleepers

"...In his maiden voyage to Austin last fall for the ACL Music Fest, the bearded ball of energy covered..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

Band of Heathens

"...Band of HeathensThe Double Down: Live in Denver Vols. 1 & 2..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Feedtime

What no one else is doing: Aussie one-chord punk

"...My account of last night's At the Drive-In spectacle at Red 7 appears in Thursday's Chronicle,..."

April 10, 2012 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Hops to It

The gospel of good beer is spreading

"...springtime. For Austinites, that means a drive out into the Hill Country – over the rolling hills, crossing the..."

April 6, 2012 Food Feature by Lee Nichols

Full Circle

The gospel according to Ruthie Foster

"..."When my mind didn't know how to get there, I trusted my heart, and I swear, my soul..."

Jan. 27, 2012 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Cruddy, Nazi Gold, Naw Dude, the Best

"...Cruddy, Nazi Gold, Naw Dude, the Best29th Street Ballroom, Jan. 5..."

Jan. 13, 2012 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Luv Doc Recommends: NYE 1977

Spider House Ballroom, Saturday, December 31, 2011

"...Saturday night begins the year of the Mayan apocalypse. Time to get your..."

Dec. 30, 2011 Column by The Luv Doc

Family Affair

Austin's archeological imprint Heavy Light Records uncovers Texas history one record at a time

"...For the packed house at the Moody Theater on June 20,..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Dog Years

Austin's version of the Band – the Gourds – steps into those brown shoes almost literally with Old Mad Joy

"...In 17 years together, the Gourds have fielded everything the greater music business..."

Sept. 23, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

He Needed a Hero

A regular schlub turns caped crusader in James Gunn's Super

"...screenwriting debut for Lloyd Kaufman's notoriously gonzo Troma Entertainment, the Bard's star-crossed lovers end up living a fate worse..."

March 11, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Preaching Beyond That Choir

San Fran Bishop Yvette Flunder has some 'mighty real' revelations

"...She's spent a life in the cloth, the third generation of a family that has..."

June 4, 2010 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

TV Eye

Jamie Oliver takes on the American diet ... but is he pointing his finger in the wrong direction?

"...The mostly likeable and superanimated British chef Jamie Oliver, formerly..."

April 9, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Wednesday Showcases

Wednesday SXSW showcases at a glance

"...Under the Influence..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

Back in wax

Back in wax

"...To borrow a line from Jack White's Raconteurs, the Happen-Ins are consolers of the lonely. The local quartet's..."

March 5, 2010 Music Review by Austin Powell

The Long Vindication

After 35 years and a lengthy sentence for robbery, Ronnie Barrs remains determined to prove his innocence

"...Barrs has insisted that he was not involved in the 1973 robbery of an Austin Minimax grocery store, a..."

Jan. 15, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The God's Heaven Truth

Rev. Gean West & the Relatives add another chapter to Texas funk history

"...Saturday night, down at the Continental Club, a little-known 1970s Dallas gospel group takes..."

Oct. 16, 2009 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Hot Summer Jam 2009

Travis County Expo Center, Aug. 15

"...The nearly two-hour wait to get from Decker Lane into..."

Aug. 21, 2009 Music Review by Chase Hoffberger

Home Is Where You Hang Your Hat

Cyril Neville returns to the blues

"...Cyril Neville made his name as a musical chameleon, slithering between funk and R&B, rock and reggae. Brand New..."

May 13, 2009 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Off the Record

Mayoral candidates sound off on the future of Austin music, Scott H. Biram gets back on his feet, and unveiling the lineups for the Austin City Limits Music Festival and Pachanga Latino Music Festival

"...As the ongoing hullabaloo over the Austin sound ordinance in regard..."

May 1, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

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