Covering Music, Film and Pop Culture
At 11 p.m. on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, my husband and I walked into the Chaparral Ice rink in North Austin. Despite the warm day, I was carrying my winter coat, hat and gloves....
Once upon a time (in the early 1990’s) a dude I was smitten with took me to see a band called Uncle Tupelo at Liberty Lunch in Austin, Texas. My date was always broke...
In this Internet age, censorship isn’t much of a going concern in America. Yet, things were different in this country back when cars had a rumble seat, a lady never went out without her...
Drinks at Haddingtons in Austin, Texas My husband and I have a modern mixed marriage. My husband cares a great deal about food, while I do not. Much to my surprise, I am one...
Just before I was sucked into the movie madness of Fantastic Fest, I called my mother to let her know I wouldn’t be answering my phone much the next week. When I explained I’d...
On the Friday afternoon of the Austin City Limits Music Festival, I met Marina, 19, a sophomore political science student at Texas A&M International University in Laredo. The day before, she had taken an...
It’s September, which means it’s totally time to start getting ready for the enormous haunted event SCARE FOR A CURE . Today I ran across the cell phone bumper that a lot of people...
Twin Shadow is one of the acts that I’ll totally be seeing at the Austin City Limits Music Festival, 2011
One of the things I find very curious about music is how stratified it is. If you are 20 something you listen to one kind of music. If you are older, you listen to...
I spent a few days loitering on the fringes of the South By Southwest Interactive festival this past week. Every year the festival blows into town, bringing a cornucopia of digital goodies that promise...
