Local Musicians on Avoiding the Sophomore Slump
Five trending Austin-hatched acts that sidestepped recording’s biggest pitfall
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Aug. 4, 2017 Music Feature by Tim Stegall
Drillbit Taylor
This mediocre tween comedy that stars Owen Wilson comes from some very talented people – Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen – who appear to be experiencing a delayed sophomore slump.
"...talented people who appear to be experiencing a delayed sophomore slump. With Judd Apatow's (Knocked Up) name hovering comedy-god-like..."
March 21, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Mulholland Falls
"...Hollywood debut, it should be noted) is a classic sophomore slump, all bark and very little bite...."
April 26, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
The Inkwell
"...black ghetto tenement. Well, chalk it up to either sophomore slump or plain incompetence, but Rich's new film The..."
May 13, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Mr. Wonderful
"...to spice things up. No such luck. As a sophomore slump, Minghella's effort is better than most: it's cute,..."
Oct. 22, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
King of the Hill
A young boy who's separated from his family spends time in a dilapidated hotel in this Depression-era drama. Soderbergh's film is a lyrical piece of well-crafted passion that doesn't shirk the bleak realities of the time
"...who seems never to have heard of the term “sophomore slump.”..."
Oct. 8, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
The Borrower
"...The Borrower, is that McNaughton clearly has had his sophomore slump, and that Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll, the..."
Oct. 18, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher
Behind Two of SXSW Music’s Biggest Free Lineups
How media players and Penske partnerships avoid the sophomore slump
"...The Chronicle chatted with organizers behind both about their sophomore stints at the fest. Rolling Stone’s Future of Music..."
March 8, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe
Head of the Class
With Senioritis, the conclusion to his quartet of plays set at a Catholic high school in Houston, solo performer Rob Nash is all set to graduate -- to Off-Broadway, says Robi Polgar.
"...Vortex, as he did with Freshman Year Sucks! and Sophomore Slump. Now comes Senioritis, the last installment of his..."
Dec. 24, 1999 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
Reissue
"...There's the sophomore slump (U2's October) and the sophomore slam (Led Zeppelin..."
Aug. 6, 2010 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez
The Holy Cross Quadrilogy
Through his Holy Cross Quadrilogy, a solo show that tracks three friends through four years at a Catholic high school, writer-performer Rob Nash takes us back to adolescence, re-creating that time of life in all its cruelty, uncertainty, agitation, and yearning, but also blessing it with an abundance of good humor and compassion.
"...each of high school's four years: Freshman Year Sucks!, Sophomore Slump, Junior Blues, and Senioritis. Now, with the quartet..."
Dec. 29, 2000 Arts Review by Robert Faires
Why Should Anyone Care Now?
"...long out-of-print albums, vinyl-mostly Headache Machine (1985) and The Sophomore Years (1987). Not long after playing Liberty Lunch's farewell..."
Aug. 27, 1999 Music Feature by Kent H. Benjamin
Feels Like the First Time
The 36th annual Austin Music Awards mark a number of debuts
"...transcendence on last year's Shanti's Shadow (see "Avoiding the Sophomore Slump," Aug. 4, 2017). From meditative retreats in India..."
Feb. 23, 2018 Music Feature by Doug Freeman
Exhibitionism
Refreshingly Unfamiliar: Uncommon Congruity
"...For a group show, that's refreshingly unfamiliar.— Cari Marshall SOPHOMORE SLUMP: SOUPED-UP TEEN ANGST..."
Aug. 21, 1998 Arts Review
Us
Jordan Peele has met the enemy, and they is Us
"...his latest metaphorical horror – while far from a sophomore slump – lacks the seamless elegance of his debut...."
March 22, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Nocturnal Animals
A dark meditation on regret and revenge
"...his debut, but nobody should peg this as a sophomore slump. It’s a narratively audacious, ultra-stylish, and at times..."
Nov. 18, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Holy Cross Sucks!
Rob Nash plays 29 characters over four years of high school and makes it look so easy
"...four of the high school plays, Freshman Year Sucks!, Sophomore Slump, Junior Blues, and Senioritis, that form the basis..."
March 27, 2009 Arts Review by Barry Pineo
The Savages
Starring Laura Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman, this smart, funny, thoughtful, and exquisitely realized film is one of the best of the year.
"...feature debut), the writer/director’s follow-up happily avoids the dreaded sophomore slump. In fact, The Savages skips a whole grade..."
Dec. 28, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Junior Blues: A Bullet Train Through Adolescence
In this week's section of Austin Chronicle Arts reviews, Robert Faires gets hooked on Rob Nash's Junior Blues and Robi Polgar goes under the Big Top for Suzan-Lori Parks' Venus.
"...from 1981-82 in Freshman Years Sucks to 1992-93 in Sophomore Slump to 2013-14 in Junior Blues to 1954-55 in..."
Sept. 10, 1999 Arts Review by Robert Faires
Land of 1,000 Dramas
Venues
"...Georgia (Joy Cunningham), Norm L. (Aaron Brown), Triskelion (ethos), Sophomore Slump (Rob Nash), Beauty Vultures and the Plague of..."
March 12, 1999 Arts Feature
SXSW Picks & Sleepers
Blurbing the pinnacle of SXSW 2006.
"...gorgeous, expansive "Breathe Me." The Australian chanteuse released her sophomore album, Colour the Small One (Astralwerks), a thing of..."
March 17, 2006 Music Feature
Dancing About Architecture
The Next Best Thing!
"...print mid-Eighties albums, Headache Machine and the prophetically titled Sophomore Slump. If you're wondering whether the tracks have been..."
May 7, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re listening to
"...In direct opposition to the dreaded sophomore slump arises the sophomore realization. "This spry post-punk trio's..."
May 14, 2021 Music Feature by Doug Freeman
Recommended ACL Records to Get You Psyched for the Fest
The best CPR (concert psychin' rock) to get in the fest mindset
"...but Jazz Cartier is hellbent to do so on sophomore mixtape Hotel Paranoia. “I am the Prince of the..."
Sept. 30, 2016 Music Post by The Music Staff
Jazz Cartier
Hotel Paranoia
"...but Jazz Cartier is hellbent to do so on sophomore mixtape Hotel Paranoia. "I am the Prince of the..."
Sept. 30, 2016 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez
Andy's Tops & Bottoms
Sometimes you win, sometimes you nay
"...9) QUEERBOMB 2.0 No Sophomore slump for this crew. More like Sophomore hump! Yeah!..."
Jan. 5, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell
The Beatles
"...Apply all that to sophomore slump With the Beatles, November 1963, in which Lennon-led..."
Oct. 2, 2009 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez
Journey to the Center of the Discographies
"..."On a Saturday Nite" opens sophomore telescopic like a bicentennial bar fight. Follow-up "It's All..."
Sept. 25, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez
Off the Record
Mining the vaults of Austin City Limits, navigating the SXSW grid, and hanging with Jenny Wolfe After School
"...Jenny Wolfe is clearly avoiding the dreaded sophomore slump. At Antone's Record Shop on Sunday afternoon, commemorating..."
Feb. 27, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell
Arcade Fire
Saturday, Sept. 15, Zilker park
"...Montreal's pop orchestra appeared at their sophomore Austin City Limits Music Festival riding high. The Merge..."
