Sad Daddy includes Melissa Carper and might sometimes remind you of Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks. The band favors acoustic instruments and playful music.
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Book Review: ‘Grub: Why We Eat, Why It Matters and the Seven Forces That Shape Our Food’ by Lee Cadesky
Drawing in part from his experience in the insect-protein industry, Cadesky uses alternative protein and emerging food systems as part of a broader conversation.
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"Each of these four figures, Marsha P. Johnson, Harvey Milk, Jeanne Manford, and Xulhaz Mannan, carried a kind of radical tenderness into a world that often met them with hostility."
Read More »Comic Review: ‘Declaration/Emancipation Illustrated’ by R. Sikoryak, from Drawn+Quarterly
Sikoryak presents three famed historical documents along with modern characters in a pairing that delights and informs.
Read More »EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: ATX TV Fest Founders Caitlin McFarland and Emily Gipson Talk About ‘TV Camp for Grown Ups’
For four days every spring, Austin turns into “TV Camp for Grown Ups" with the Austin TV Festival.
Read More »Theater Review: ‘Celebrity Autobiography,’ a Rollicking Show Filled With Celebrities
'Celebrity Autobiography' is a rollicking production of celebrated actors reading excerpts from various stars' memoirs that are unintentionally laugh-out-loud.
Read More »Party Game Review: ‘In A World’ from Ludonaut
'In A World' from Ludonaut Games draws players together to decide what in the world they would want in a world a little or very different from our own.
Read More »Discovering Funny at ATX TV Fest: Five Shows, and the Writers of ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’
What is "funny?" Besides just showing us funny shows, this year’s ATX TV Festival took two deep dives into the subject.
Read More »Music Review: ‘A Forest Unfolding’ – a Collaborative Cantata Inspired by Trees
Four composers combine in an appealing work promoting "a shared community between us and the other living creatures that make us possible."
Read More »Graphic Novel Review: ‘Dogs on Dates’ by Luke Healy, from Drawn+Quarterly
In 'Dogs on Dates' by Luke Healy Bernie and Brad are two dogs just trying to find love in a world full of awkwardness and untold joy.
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