Covering Music, Film and Pop Culture
Today a front-page above-the-fold story “Should Austin charge ACL organizer more for use of Zilker Park?” in the Austin American-Statesman referenced my op-ed column from last fall on the Austin City Limits Music Festival. If you missed...
My cousin’s son’s friend, Stanley, just came for a visit to Austin, Texas. Since Stanly is quite tiny, he is able to travel by envelope. Traveling by envelope is nearly as good as traveling...
If all of our furniture could talk, it would have something to say. Maybe this couch in East Austin has self-esteem issues? For more on our cultural relationship to objects, you should really read...
Hanging out at a friend’s party this past weekend, discussion turned to the upcoming Levitation festival, and the Australian psychedelic act King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. I like what I’m hearing from them,...
In a few hours the Murfreesboro, Tennessee band (who both went to school in Murfreesboro at MTSU) Cherub is taking the stage as one of the Sunday headlineers at the Euphoria Festival in Austin,...
One of the most visually incredible events at this year’s South by Southwest was the show from Ireland’s Macnas. It made SXSW feel more like the Edinburgh Festival Fringe than SXSW. It was magical, complete with...
If you missed it, you can read today’s Statesman column “Hanks: More women, minorities needed for tech roles on screen” here.
At the end of SXSW, I was drug into the Swan Dive to see a band from Canada, who were sporting marching band outfits. They were crazy fun!
By Anna Hanks – Special to the American-Statesman Posted: 12:36 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, 2016 A giant Ferris wheel dominated Congress Avenue during the South by Southwest Film and Interactive Conferences. The neon attraction...
During the South by Southwest Film or Interactive Conferences in Austin, Texas there was a giant ferris wheel that appeared just south of the state capitol building. The ferris wheel that added a touch of boardwalk...
