Archive: 2016

Today (Saturday) I went all in on Linklater (along with topped off horror extravaganza). Between the long lines terrorizing downtown and the insistent Segway tourists, it was time to topple down the rabbit hole. Two notable things about having a Linklater type day: 1. Old white people are really into the Austin-based director and 2. […]

The death of legendary keyboard player Keith Emerson adds to the sad tally of legendary icons who have been suddenly and unexpectedly taken from us in rapid succession so early on in this already fateful year. Each death confirms the fact that an exclusive club of musical greats, particularly those who took part in the […]

This year, with both myself and Danielle Houtkooper covering the film side of SXSW, we had taken some steps to ensure that we wouldn’t encounter any overlap in content, and that allow us to deliver coverage as far-reaching as possible. Naturally, we both ended up at the same event when the day started at noon. […]

[rating=6.00] Lucius have long been a buzzed about band that seem to be popping up everywhere over the last couple of years, whether backing up Roger Waters and Mavis Staples on stage at Newport Folk Fest or teaming up with Wilco, all the while amassing a steady following. The faces of the group are lead […]

Keith Emerson, the keyboardist and founding member of the 1970s progressive rock group Emerson, Lake and Palmer, died Thursday at home in Santa Monica, California. He was 71. The death was announced on Emerson, Lake and Palmer’s verified Facebook page Friday. No further details were provided. “We ask that the family’s privacy and grief be respected,” the post read. […]

As a thriller of near Hitchcockian intensity, it’s best you know as little as possible before seeing 10 Cloverfield Lane.

It’s hard to believe that a little over a year ago, Leon Bridges was bussing tables at a restaurant in Fort Worth, TX and now he’s selling out 3,500 seat venues like The Wang Theater in Boston, MA. The audience was already buzzing with excitement on Saturday when Bridges and his band took the stage […]

Craig Finn and Patrick Stickles are separated by more than a decade in age, yet they are kindred spirits. With Finn’s band The Hold Steady and Stickles’ Titus Andronicus, each musician has dedicated his career to writing songs that explore the dark underbelly of suburban life and the troubled, outsider characters who inhabit that world. […]