Archive for March, 2013

Cinemaniacs and casual moviegoers can share the love during this month%26rsquo;s Dallas International Film Festival. In addition to a gala honoring legendary producer Sherry Lansing (Forrest Gump, Titanic) and director William Friedkin (The French Connection, The Exorcist), the seventh annual DIFF features a something-for-everyone lineup, including a tribute to iconic Italian films, %26agrave;... | Read More

Cinemaniacs and casual moviegoers can share the love during this month%26rsquo;s Dallas International Film Festival. In addition to a gala honoring legendary producer Sherry Lansing (Forrest Gump, Titanic) and director William Friedkin (The French Connection, The Exorcist), the seventh annual DIFF features a something-for-everyone lineup, including a tribute to iconic Italian films, %26agrave;... | Read More

On this edition of All Songs Considered, hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton share some final discoveries from this year's South by Southwest music festival, including the British noise-rock group Savages and Valeska Steiner and Sonja Glass, the Swiss-German pop pair that records and performs as Boy.

Also on the show: A stellar new record from Vampire Weekend; a long-awaited return for the... | Read More

Fresh from their musical trek to Austin, Texas for this year's South by Southwest music festival, Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton are joined by Sami Yenigun and Otis Hart, who share some of their favorite electronic, house, and dubstep discoveries.

Sami kicks things off with the first track from techno producer DJ Koze's new album Amygdala, which you can stream in full on our site right now.... | Read More

The latest frisson of activity in the Dragon Street corridor comes from the South, as respected Houston arts maven and SMU alumna Laura Rathe opens new Dallas digs, marking her second location in the state. And what an impressive entrance: The eponymous Laura Rathe Fine Art occupies pride of place on the corner of Dragon and Howell in a gleaming two-story 5,000-square-foot aerie that most... | Read More

The latest frisson of activity in the Dragon Street corridor comes from the South, as respected Houston arts maven and SMU alumna Laura Rathe opens new Dallas digs, marking her second location in the state. And what an impressive entrance: The eponymous Laura Rathe Fine Art occupies pride of place on the corner of Dragon and Howell in a gleaming two-story 5,000-square-foot aerie that most... | Read More

Bob Boilen, Robin Hilton and Stepehn Thompson wrap up our coverage from SXSW 2013 in a late evening churchyard discussion

We continue on a theme of following your dream and find your voice, a theme so eloquently presented by Dave Grohl's keynote address on Wednesday as we talk with former All Songs Considered intern Will Butler, who only last week, broke and with no plan decided to find a way to attend SXSW. Will is also blind, but got work writing for Noisey.Vice.com and he tells this inspiring... | Read More