For those who embrace major reverb amidst a hazy melody, Austin’s fifth annual Psych Fest will showcase plenty of bands who will hit the sweet spot, including local band Pure X.
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The Dandy Warhols may be based in Portland, but as an alt-rock band with almost 20 years of experience in the industry and a large cult following, they hardly fit the hipster label that’s grown to...
Alternative hip-hop trio Death Grips sound like they belong on the soundtracks to movies like “Kids” or “Requiem for a Dream.” Doomsday cacophony crashes in all directions, spreading...
From former upholsterer to blues-rock virtuoso, the one and only Jack White has paved a successful road for himself. Having originally made history with two-piece rock group the White Stripes, White has...
When Katie Rose Pipkin and Olivia Pepper became roommates, they didn’t plan for their house to become a nexus for Austin artists; it developed organically. But that happenstance has proven formative,...
Christopher Hitchens never followed the rules of polite dinner party conversation. Boisterous, argumentative, stubborn and, most frustratingly, often right, he had a way of making his views — often...
Convenience meets quality at Fresa’s, the newly opened drive-through on North Lamar Boulevard downtown. The chicken al carbon restaurant, opened last Monday by well-known restaurateur Larry McGuire...
As sociology junior Taylor Orth waited for friends to pick her up, she watched their faces move closer and closer to her location on the map. Even though they were running late, she knew they were nearby...
Skateboarders have Go Skateboarding Day, comic book aficionados have Free Comic Book Day and record connoisseurs have Record Store Day. Record Store Day, an internationally celebrated event that occurs...
“Detention” director Joseph Kahn spends pretty much the entirety of the film’s runtime alternating between daring his audience to hate him and making it clear how little he cares either...
Reality TV star turned one-woman-brand Lauren Conrad signed copies of her new book, “The Fame Game,” at BookPeople Thursday night. Conrad sat down with The Daily Texan to discuss the book,...
The many reasons people often get back together with an ex include, but are not limited to: the comfort of being around someone you’ve already gotten to know, toe-curling chemistry inside and outside...
