I came to Paris just like any other UT exchange student has before. Despite the ceaseless excitement, I was riddled with anxieties — the lack of a linguistic safety net, the speed of the city and...
Jesse Crandell perfects his craft every Tuesday and Thursday on the South Mall lawn. Crandell spins a wooden staff around his body, sometimes flourishing behind his back, but never losing focus.
Crandell,...
The most eye-opening moments — the moments when we are most capable of important and necessary reflection — are the moments when life stands still. During this year’s South By Southwest,...
The music portion of South By Southwest is the most unpredictable aspect of the festival. Unlike traditional music festivals such as Austin City Limits or Fun Fun Fun Fest, where schedules are solidified...
Those who didn't get into the monstrous Jay-Z/Kanye West reunion Wednesday night were most likely at the NPR Showcase. At Stubb’s Bar-B-Q, arguably the headquarters for live Austin...
Eighty-three-year-old Louis Murillo said he would never sell his home — not even for a million dollars. That’s because almost everything inside Murillo’s small, East Austin home...
On Tuesday nights, the crowd gathered at the Spider House Cafe & Ballroom isn’t waiting for a band to tune its guitars. They’re not waiting for the sarcastic banter of a comedian to fill...
Hostel Earphoria is a hostel for musicians and music lovers, a place of collaboration and the manifestation of founder Jules Esh’s 8-year-old vision. And it’s coming to Austin this year.
Esh...
Mogwai — Rave Tapes, Jan. 20
Everything Scottish post-rock band Mogwai touches is immediately rendered beautiful. They are masters of song craft and instrumentation and have dominated the post-rock...
Transatlanticism is Death Cab for Cutie’s saving grace. It is the band’s opus. It is their finest collection of songs, cover to cover, laden with melancholy melodies, unbridled emotion and...
For movie buffs, the month of October means one thing: 31 days of horror movies. With tons of horror flicks to choose from, The Daily Texan is going to be providing a daily horror recommendation. Whether...
From Sunday at Zilker Park to Tuesday night at the Moody Theater, Neko Case remains at large in Austin. Hot on the heels of the release of her latest critically acclaimed album, The Worse Things Get, the...
FRIDAY
Underrated band: Savages
Stage: Honda
Time: 1 p.m.
This young all-female post-punk quartet from London might be the most talented and electrifying act of the weekend.
Local...
It’s the tale of yet another rock band struggling with a severe identity crisis. It’s the tale of two different albums smashed together into one.
Mechanical Bull is the sixth studio...
They were the sound track to high school experiences, they were the feel-good songs of summer and they were just pure fun. MGMT was all of those things but its new direction bears no resemblance to their...
Classic rocker Elvis Costello has got his groove back. Teaming up with The Roots, Costello returns to the scene with his latest project, Wise Up Ghost.
With the help of The Roots, Costello sounds revitalized...
If you don’t know what the Arctic Monkeys sound like, that’s because they never did either.
The Sheffield, England, four-piece’s newest addition to the world of rock ‘n’...
Neko Case is a breath of fresh air, and she always has been. Few artists traverse the line of folk-country and alternative-rock as boldly or creatively as Case. At her most emotional, she is Regina Spektor...
Out of Austin comes the indie-folk six piece band, Okkervil River, with its newest release, The Silver Gymnasium. This album’s ingenuity is hidden, but front man and songwriter Will Sheff’s...
Why on Earth would you want to leave Austin during spring break? As I hope you know, next week, Austin plays hosts to one of the greatest annual events nationwide, the South By Southwest Music, Film and...
Editor’s note: As the use of laptops in class becomes widespread across campus, we asked two columnists if glowing screens should be allowed to remain open. Are laptops a necessary tool that professors...
Video games are a staple of the modern-day college experience. But what role do they play in college students’ lives and the national gun control discussion?
A Pew Internet Research study conducted...
