Recap Austin Psych Fest 4

Things that droned (and didn’t drone) at the annual psychedelic bacchanal.

May 2, 2011 | 2:45pm -

Interview Worst Tattoo In Austin Contest winner Kathleen Boyle

She’s made a lot of mistakes, but only one can be Austin’s biggest.

March 24, 2011 | 12:00am -

feature How to get High For The Holidays

Suggested drug-and-film pairings for the Alamo’s twisted Christmas slate

December 21, 2010 | 12:00am -

feature You’d better watch out: Surviving Santa Rampage 2010

A few hints for navigating the Christmas chaos

December 10, 2010 | 12:00am -

Recap Fun Fun Fun Fest 2010

Wrapping up festival season with 30 years of “Weird Al,” 60 combined years of punk, and even some Yellow Stage oddities.

November 8, 2010 | 5:30pm -

feature Austin shirty limits: Apparel to watch for, snicker at during ACL Fest

A field guide for Zilker Park voyeurs and gawkers.

October 4, 2010 | 12:00am -

feature Fantastic Fest, Day 8: The end, game over, etc.

Wrapping up coverage of the festival with 13 Assassins, fun times in a ghost town, and our own awards ceremony.

October 1, 2010 | 3:00pm -

feature Fantastic Fest, Day 6: RED alert

As fatigue sets in, Fantastic Fest thrills/frustrates with RED, as well as another low-profile secret screening.

September 30, 2010 | 1:00pm -

feature Fantastic Fest, Day 6: A fantastic day to skip class

Also: Bedevilled, A Horrible Way To Die, and life advice from Jackass’ Steve-O.

September 29, 2010 | 1:55pm -

feature Fantastic Fest, Day 5: Golden Slumber fills your eyes, frames you for murder

While returning fan favorite Yoshihiro Nakamura dazzles, other inventive premises frustrate.

September 28, 2010 | 1:00pm -

feature Fantastic Fest weekend recap: Of worthwhile Drones and lackluster Legends

September 27, 2010 | 2:00pm -

feature Fantastic Fest Day 1: Let the glitches in

The festival begins with a few hiccups, and The A.V. Club simply goes with the flow.

September 24, 2010 | 12:30pm -

feature Fantastic Fest: Must-see films unleashed

Killer tires, punks, Norwegian ninjas, corporate aliens, and more await you at the Alamo Drafthouse.

September 23, 2010 | 1:30pm -

feature Fantastic Fest: The routes of fan

No matter whether your interests lean more toward Star Trek or star-sighting, there’s a path through the festival for you.

September 22, 2010 | 12:00am -

feature Where they at, Austin?: Bounce comes to town 

This New Orleans-derived style of hip-hop is finding sympathetic ears in Austin—and more importantly, sympathetic asses.

June 24, 2010 | 12:00am -

feature Get on your bike and ride (naked): Who's who in the World Naked Bike Ride

The A.V. Club presents further insight into what kinds of people these bikers in the buff might be.

June 11, 2010 | 11:00am -

feature Punk-thropology: A field guide to Chaos In Tejas

Spotting the "homeless crust punk" and "obsessive record collector" in their natural habitat: Austin's annual celebration of all things loud, fast, and hard.

May 27, 2010 | 12:00am -

Music Review In And Out And Back Again 

Austin psych-rock trio loses the map—but could care less.

May 12, 2010 | 2:00pm -

Recap Austin Psych Fest 3

Soaking in the sunshine (not the one that comes on blotter paper) at the third-annual reverb-athon.

April 26, 2010 | 3:20pm -

feature Surviving SXSW: 9 simple rules to live by

 Put down that free beer and listen up.

March 12, 2010 | 12:00am -

Interview Tommy Swenson of Viva VHS! explains why DVDs can suck it

 Commentary tracks? High-definition video? Who needs it?

February 24, 2010 | 12:00am -

Recap Four Tet at the Mohawk

 Kieran Hebden puts some of his London DJing experience to good use moving a normally stationary crowd.

February 22, 2010 | 1:05pm -

Interview Ryan Sambol and The Strange Boys Be Brave—even in the face of electrocution

"To think that I could die doing this was kind of silly."

February 19, 2010 | 12:00am -

feature Exit Interview: Mack Henson of Gadjo Disko

"Once you've been shoving wine up your ass on the pool table, you know what kind of night it's going to be."

February 6, 2010 | 12:00am -

Interview Wherever there's injustice, you'll find Anti-Flag

Battling homophobia, capitalist greed, and exploitative labor: It's all in a day's rant.

January 26, 2010 | 12:00am -

Interview A Sunny Day In Glasgow: "This is not a career yet."

Ben Daniels rebuilt his band and took more journeys into experimental sound to create the new album Ashes Grammar.

November 23, 2009 | 12:00am -

Interview Fun Fun Fun Fest: The slow evolution of Growing 

The Northwestern group has metamorphosed beyond mere drone to something far weirder, and all without turning it down.

November 4, 2009 | 10:00am -

Interview Mount Eerie's Phil Elverum hears the Wind in black metal

The songwriter formerly known as The Microphones dabbles in heavier territory and draws inspiration from Twin Peaks on his new record and tour.

October 20, 2009 | 12:00am -

Interview Making Wavves

"People didn't like how quickly I got big, so when I did fall, a lot of people wanted to jump on it. But that's just how people are." 

October 9, 2009 | 12:00am -

Recap Fantastic Fest Thursday

 The last of our look at the festival includes Fireball, Hausu, and The Revenant, plus awards for "worst Q&A," "biggest badass," and other post-mortem reflections.

October 2, 2009 | 12:00pm -