Dan Gentile
The 10 Most Bizarre Things We Saw at SXSW
Those hoping to see Lady Gaga perform in a Doritos vending machine may have been disappointed, but there’s still no better place on earth to be a curious music fan.
Living Among the Monsters at Lady Gaga's Vegas Residency
On a night when even a power outage couldn't stop her, what impressed us most were the moments Gaga stripped back the neon, sitting alone at the piano.
I Ate My Way through Oaxaca with Instagram Legend Oaxacking
When I ask Omar Alonso his favorite thing about Día de los Muertos, the answer is easy: the food.
Will Coffee Survive Climate Change? We Traveled to the World’s Highest Farm to Find Out
"Unlike a human, a coffee plant cannot walk away from where it is. As a tree, it bears the brunt of the changing conditions over its lifespan.”
The Guide to Getting Into Brian Eno, the Playful Genius
From ambient soundtracks to alien planets to mega-hits fit for supermarkets to, uh, working with Coldplay, the legendary English producer has done it all. Here's where to start.
Is Wagyu Beef Really Worth It?
I sat down with the self-proclaimed head of Japan's 'Wagyumafia' to find out.
The Myth of Prophet, a Lost Funk Great Who's Back From Outer Space
Decades after his cultishly beloved debut 'Right On Time,' the mononymous musician returns with a new record, ready to tell his story of acid, aliens, and a lifetime hustling.
Inside the 100-Hour Hell Week of a SXSW Programmer
A behind the scenes look at the logistics behind booking 2,000 bands—from breakout youngsters like Starcrawler to solo guitar experimentalists like Yonatan Gat to freaky jazz phenoms like Ezra Collective—playing on 100 stages in 6 days.
This Compilation of Synth Music Is Chilling, Dystopian, and Cool as Hell
'Holodeck Vision One' brings together Texas' best—including Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein of 'Stranger Things' fame—together with a community of similarly electronics torturers from across the globe.
Austin's Dance Scene Is as Weird as the Rest of the City
Enterprising DJs, promoters, and producers explain how they're making a space for electronic sounds in "the live music capital of the world."
Austin Synth Music Is a Lot More Than 'Stranger Things'
A recent re-scoring of 1965 Japanese horror film 'Kwaidan' showcased a range of talented local knob-twisters.
Austin Synth Music is a Lot More Than 'Stranger Things'
A recent re-scoring of 1965 Japanese horror film 'Kwaidan' showcased a range of talented local knob-twisters.