Cy White

When I listen to Mr. Morale, I think about my brother. When I was almost 3 years old, a voice from a distant star whispered to me that there would be a child, and that child would be mine to love. My mother gave birth to a chubby baby boy, who took…

Through the Black woman’s body, we’re given an intimate look at the multiple flavors, hues and memories of aging. There’s a moment in Dr. Lisa B. Thompson’s {The Black Feminist Guide to the Human Body} where our lead narrator, Dr. Beatrice “Bea” Free…

Host Publications, one of the few poetry presses in Austin, offers a unique space for underrepresented voices. It’s a moderately cool Saturday in November. Hundreds of people have converged on the Capitol for the 28th Annual Texas Book Festival.…

As night deepens on a rainy Thursday, not even conference fatigue could tamp the energy on Stubbs’ back patio. Rule #1 of SXSW: Pace Yourself Anyone who attends SXSW will tell you it can be a draining prospect. Pushing yourself every day to attend…

For Six Square Executive Director Pamela Benson Owens, activism is a constantly evolving fight for liberation. By Cy White. Photos by Romina Olson. Styling by Empress Bey (with inspiration from Garden Room Boutique and Estilo Boutique) Shot on…

After a 30-year hiatus, pop-folk outfit Those Who Dig return with the syrupy, simply love pop of “Underwater.” Known for their blend of pop, folk, funk, disco and ballads, Austin-founded quintet Those Who Dig bring their latest piece of musical…

Diane Warren is a complex and endearing figure in music history. Her documentary film Diane Warren: Relentless, helmed by documentary director Bess Kargman, dives into the kind, quirky electric life of one of music’s most enduring and important song…

Musician Nagavalli is on a journey of constant evolution. By Cy White. Photos by Annie Ray. Styling by Parke Ballentine with inspiration from Impact Vintage (impactvintage.org, @impactvintageatx) and Nordstrom. Shot on location at Antone’s. Special…

Fashion was in full spectacle at Austin Woman’s inaugural fashion show as some of Austin’s fashion mavens showed off their legendary style. On Feb. 13, Austin Woman magazine and ACC’s Fashion Incubator collaborated to bring Austin the publication’s…

Illustrator Jessica Wetterer expresses her admiration for one of Austin’s most legendary soul musicians, Miss Lavelle White. 94 “Age ain’t nothing but a number.” Never has a statement rung so true as when describing the legendary 94-year-old blues…

ACC Fashion Incubator Director Nina Means makes fashion her ultimate expression. Nina Means emerges from her office at Austin Community College’s Fashion Incubator, the black frilled lace almost perfectly identical to the onyx curls of her crown. A…

Surprisingly in the most pleasant way possible, Naomi Sharon is the closest contemporary vocalist I've experienced (thus far) to truly encapsulate the mysticism and sensuality of Sade Adu (or the enigmatic timbre of Weekend Players frontwoman Rachel…

Is Naughty any different than what you’d hear from young R&B singers in the West? Not at all. But I’ll concede that she’s willing to really lean into the “Hot Girl Summer” trope, something that most R&B singers in Korea (man- or woman-identified) are…

The album starts decently, with a melodic piece of R&B-pop (featuring a rather…puzzling “rap” from Jack Harlow). “3D” works as a cute song about virtual romance, but it’s a bit dated. Something that would’ve been a Pharell throwaway on the Justified…

Okay, let me just start by saying some of the music on Rad Museum's GIRL EP is just downright disrespectful! Again, products of the former CLUBESKIMO collective (now largely part of DEAN's you.will.knovv creative) continue to quietly really bring…

Baby Rose has a sound out of another time. Her voice has shades of Nina, the vibrato a dead giveaway that she is inspired by Mother Ancestor. Beyond that, her influences range from ’70s funk a la Curtis Mayfield and Sly & the Family Stone (“Fight…

Well, this is certainly a shift in aural direction for MILLIC. I’m not mad at it. He’s always erred on the side of melodious instead of “traditional” hard-hitting hip hop that proliferates through South Korea’s music scene. There’s still a very…

First thing to note: Range! Taemin's high notes are impressive (“Guilty”). Not so much that he can hit them but that he’s got the confidence to go for them with his entire body and sustain it with zero lack of confidence. Digging deeper into the…

Qveen Herby delivers an album of absolute anthems. Forget bangers! The Muse is an album of affirmations that could set a woman’s ego into the stratosphere within the first five minutes. More of this, please! Getting into the mechanics of the thing is…

Instantly, listeners are enveloped in a melodic piece of loveliness. Opening track “Washed Away” delivers vocal and ethereal music that washes over the listener, bringing serenity to the spirit as soon as the first note slides softly into our space.…