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Disney enthusiasts had an opportunity to hear their favorite tunes ring throughout campus.
Austin Ferguson, music theory sophomore and member of the Guild of Student Carillonneurs, performed a playlist of 15 Disney songs on the carillon Saturday, the instrument controlling the bells at the top of the Tower.
While serving in the Vietnam War, native Texan Joel Nelson began his poetry writing career by sending letters to friends and family back home.
Today, Nelson is considered one of the most celebrated cowboy poets, with 25 years of poetry writing under his leather belt. His distinct resume includes a degree in forestry and range management, work as a custom saddle maker and horse trainer as well as a Grammy nomination for his album The Breaker in the Pen, the only cowboy recording ever nominated for a Grammy.
Last fall, while trying to book gigs for his nameless band and juggle hours of practice at the Butler School of Music, music business sophomore Josh Delgado gave what seemed to be a harmless answer to the man recording their demo, who asked what the band’s name was.
“Oh, it’s in the works,” Delgado said. At his answer, the man immediately declared, “That’s it,” and In The Works was born.
Praised by local and national fans alike, the Austin Psych Fest caters to those who like their music strange, transcendent and synesthesia-friendly. Just one look at the festival’s website and you will understand: Bright flashes of neon crimson mix with purple, green and blue, a palette of colors that vibrates and shines with the music it accompanies.
The UT Tower has glowed orange to commemorate rivalry football victories, academic achievements and Texas Independence Day. For the first time, the Tower will light up to celebrate the rock climbing team’s first national championship victory.
This past Saturday, the Texas rock climbing team took first place at the National Collegiate Climbing Series in Boston and competed against roughly 30 other collegiate teams, said Will Butcher, Texas Rock Climbing club president and Plan II and finance and business honors senior.
On Sunday, freshman Dillon Peters received the first weekend start of his short colligate career, and it did not go well. In only one inning of work, he allowed two runs and couldn’t make it through the lineup once, facing only eight batters.
The weekend games are tough, there is more pressure and all the Big 12 opponents — even weaker hitting lineups such as Kansas — present a challenge each and every game, and Peters found that out the hard way.
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 dark messages of lust, drug-derived insanity and political agitation — the perfect accompaniment to any happily-never-after movie.
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 the bedroom, and the fact that Nicholas Sparks has single-handedly convinced us that true love is a little painful.
Considering the fact that Texas did not bring back either of its three starting pitchers from last year, the Longhorns’ starting pitchers have done well this season.
In “Bernie,” Austin-based filmmaker Richard Linklater’s newest film, Jack Black plays real-life Texas criminal Bernie Tiede, a mortician who strikes up an unlikely friendship with millionaire Marjorie Nugent (Shirley MacLaine). When the friendly, unassuming Bernie is driven to murder the curmudgeonly Marjorie, District Attorney Danny Buck (Matthew McConaughey) swoops in to pick up the pieces.
For Ramona Gonzalez, composing music and songwriting is second nature. Recording under the moniker Nite Jewel, Gonzalez has approached music-making through a much different method than her contemporaries — that is, until recently. While she usually records on portable 8-track cassette deck, arranging her songs through layered tape edits, she’s transitioned into a cleaner sound with her second full-length album, One Second of Love.
Beloved Texas bluebonnets and other wildflowers may be threatened this season by an appropriately named pest: bastard cabbage.
Bastard cabbage, an invasive weed that originated from the Mediterranean region, has taken over many areas typically covered by native wildflowers, said Dennis Markwardt, director of vegetation management for the Texas Department of Transportation.
From its bungalow porch setting with wicker and foliage to its English Victorian-meets-American Craftsman interior, Austin’s newest boutique hotel, the Heywood, is an urban restoration in the residential East Side. The hotel is in the middle of a Cesar Chavez neighborhood within walking distance of downtown.
Seeing him walk off the track at Texas Relays, sporting a huge smile as he became the new focal point of every flashing camera, you could almost see the imaginary cape draped across his shoulders.
But Isaac Murphy’s smile was actually one of shock and disbelief that he had accomplished something so great. What appeared to be an almost effortless series of events leading to his victory were nearly unbearable the week before.
Associate government professor Terri Givens teaches two government classes, updates two weekly blogs, runs marathons and insists on holding a family dinner every night.
The voices of 32 UT students rose above the Performing Arts Center Saturday night during the show “Starstruck: Own the Night,” where performers treated the audience to renditions of current hits as well as ‘80s classics.
Drink.well, the sleek new neighborhood pub situated in a small building on East 53rd Street, offers a refined respite from a long day at school or work. Although this is not your typical dive bar down the street (you know the type — smoky, dark, filled with questionable drinks and even more questionable men), the atmosphere is comfortable and relaxing.
Editor’s note: An editorial cartoon on the Trayvon Martin case that ran Tuesday has generated many responses, several of which appear below:
In light of all of the incredibly offensive, racist material on campus and online this week, I’d like to encourage every Longhorn to refrain from rushing to judgment or letting anger take over in the form of a knee-jerk reaction. In times like these, it’s very easy to have such a response, but the results are often short-lived and ineffective.
For many students, living situations in college offer a respite from living under the reins of parental supervision and are a better place for alone time with your boyfriend or girlfriend than the backseat of your ’97 Honda Civic that’s parked in the park past city curfew. Despite living in a space you can finally call your own, there are parts of you that magically disappear when your partner stays the night.
The perfect escape before final exams roll around is in New Orleans. The Big Easy is an eight-hour road trip away, and though sitting behind the wheel for half a day may seem like torture, it seems like nothing with a good playlist and friends to take over the wheel when your legs start to cramp up.
Friday
The annual Lady Bird Johnson Artists and Artisans Festival allows people to view exhibits and purchase artwork that highlights the beauty of Texas’ environment.
Over 20 art vendors and several hundred visitors attended the event, which took place at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower center on Saturday and Sunday. The exhibits featured many different styles of art, including watercolor, origami and mixed media collage.
Editor's note: Our tireless movie critic Alex Williams will be taking a break from Tuesday's festivities, but will be back reviewing the best of film at SXSW on Wednesday.
Girls Against Boys
Directed by Austin Chick
When “Girls Against Boys” opens with a stylish, tantalizing, and intense scene of Lulu (Nicole LaLiberte) seducing and killing a police officer, the film promises to be an interesting examination of gender politics. The film rewinds in time a bit to introduce us to Danielle Panabaker’s Shae, a co-worker of Lulu’s. After a particularly rough weekend, Shae and Lulu decide to get revenge on the boys who have wronged them.
Mitch Clem is a cartoonist, perhaps best known for ongoing webcomic Nothing Nice To Say, which examines the culture surrounding punk music. He has also authored the autobiographical comic series San Antonio Rock City, and My Stupid Life. His work appears in zines like Razorcake, and on album covers and flyers.
Outside of Kanye West and Jay-Z, rap can be a foreign genre to even the most diehard indie fanatics at South By Southwest. The genre has managed to become one of the most multifaceted and diverse in music, subsequently making it amongst the most difficult to parse, including when it comes to choosing who to see at the fest. Here are five on-the-rise acts in rap that you should definitely see at SXSW this year.
1. A$AP Rocky
