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From the Vaults: Ti West Revives the American Horror Film

"Horror's my favorite genre, but it's just ruined right now. It's been fucked up so bad by becoming so profitable," said filmmaker Ti West in a 2007 Chronicle interview about his film Trigger Man. Reviewing West's newest film The Innkeepers, Marc Savlov writes: Read More | Comment »

Screens 3:42PM Fri. Feb. 3, Marjorie Baumgarten

The 'Chronicle' Chronicles

"I'm here to lower your expectations," director Josh Trank told Wednesday's sneak preview audience for his debut feature, Chronicle. Read More | Comment »

Screens 2:07PM Fri. Feb. 3, Richard Whittaker

Ladies Train

Don Cornelius died this week. Soul Train, his nationally televised spin on American Bandstand, helped integrate African-American musicians into the mainstream across four decades. I'm glad these challenges are being discussed again, because as many corrective steps as society's taken in said arena, there's still much more to be done. Read More | Comment »

Music 2:00PM Fri. Feb. 3, Zoe Cordes Selbin

'The NFL Beat': Senior Bowl Recap

This is "The NFL Beat" and this morning I heard one media member ask New York Giants Head Coach Tom Coughlin a three-part question about the Super Bowl coin flip. Yes, the coin flip.   Read More | Comment »

Sports 1:11PM Fri. Feb. 3, Alex Dunlap

Charter Committee Endorses SMDs

In a fairly contentious meeting Thursday night, the city's Charter Revision Committee voted 8-7 to recommend a 10-1 single-member district system to the City Council to be placed on the November ballot Read More | Comment »

News 9:29PM Thu. Feb. 2, Michael King

A Helping Hand for Mitchie's

Back in the day, when the landlord was comin' round and you didn't have the scratch to pay him, you'd pull together the cash by throwing a rent party. A little music, a little dancing, and a little liquid refreshment, and your friends would chip in a little something for the honor of attending. Now, that tradition is being revived to help Mitchie's cover rent. Read More | Comment »

Arts 6:00PM Thu. Feb. 2, Robert Faires

Modern Home Tour 2012: February 4, 2012

If you love Austin's modern architecture, then you know that every February we locals get to take what is essentially a residential panty raid on a variety of neighborhoods on AIA Austin's annual, self-guided, Modern Home Tour. Read More | Comment »

Design 5:17PM Thu. Feb. 2, Anne Harris

Jonathan Coulton: “Internet Rock Star”

In 2005, Jonathan Coulton quit his computer programming job and for a year afterward posted a geek-culture-specific pop song per week on his website. That netted him about a half-million dollars in 2010. Who says you need a label? He opens a sold-out show for They Might Be Giants on Friday at La Zona Rosa. Read More | Comment »

Music 3:47PM Thu. Feb. 2, Melanie Haupt

Missing Momo's

It’s appropriate Suzanna Choffel was the last act to play Momo’s. It had become her home base even before she began dating Paul Oveisi, the owner. She played there Christmas Eve, a Saturday, and at the time nobody knew it was the final show because the venue was closed for the holiday. Then came an announcement that the next day’s shows were canceled. Read More | Comment »

Music 1:20PM Thu. Feb. 2, Jim Caligiuri

SXSW Music Wristbands On Sale Today

South by Southwest Music wristbands go on sale this morning, February 2, at 10am. All advance sales are through the local festival's website. Read More | Comment »

Music 7:01AM Thu. Feb. 2, Raoul Hernandez

Long Fringe Review: Akimbo Bubble Scuttle Ruckus

The latest project that improv group Da Foundry has forged is exactly what it sounds like: a nonsensical, irrelevant hullabaloo. In Akimbo Bubble Scuttle Ruckus, playwright Topping Haggerty strings together a mess of short sketches that, as we learn in the end, are all strangely linked. Read More | Comment »

Arts 7:55PM Wed. Feb. 1, Jillian Owens

Long Fringe Review: Drawing a Paycheck

Annie La Ganga always knows what I need. I show up to review Drawing a Paycheck without a pen and hallelujah, she has carefully rubber-banded stubby pencils to the programs, which ask silly questions about arts & crafts and terrible business ideas. Read More | Comment »

Arts 5:11PM Wed. Feb. 1, Jillian Owens

Tuesday News Gay on a Wednesday: Feb. 1

Thank your lucky stars, young unicorns, because not only did Austin make the list of lesbianiest cities, but there's good same-sex marriage news, a push for trans-rights in the military, and a queer-friendly guide to this week's hyper-masculine celebration of heteronormative violence… (or for those who just really wanna see Madonna's half-time show). Read More | Comment »

Gay Place 2:22PM Wed. Feb. 1, Daniel Villareal

Long Fringe Review: Don't Go in the House

Sometimes the best theatre isn’t very, well, theatre-y. No dance numbers, no special effects, no cast of costumed characters invigorating a painstakingly constructed set. Maybe nothing more than a bit of audio-visual enhancement providing context for a single actor speaking on a plain stage. Read More | Comment »

Arts 2:11PM Wed. Feb. 1, Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW 2012 Film Lineup Announced

The SXSW Film Festival announced today its 2012 feature film lineup. Click through for the entire slate. Read More | Comment »

Screens 2:00PM Wed. Feb. 1, Kimberley Jones

Q&A With Janet Pierson

With the 130-film slate for SXSW Film 2012 newly announced, we nabbed a few minutes over the phone with SXSW Film Conference and Festival Producer Janet Pierson. Read More | Comment »

Screens 2:00PM Wed. Feb. 1, Kimberley Jones

Music Mo'nday on a Wednesday: Twin Sister Live

When I learned that Long Island dream-poppers Twin Sister, one of my favorite new artists of 2011, were playing on my birthday, I instantly knew where I would be to celebrate. Read More | Comment »

Gay Place 1:11PM Wed. Feb. 1, Rob Cohen

Shut the Front Door: Proposed Rules Threaten Cottage Food Operators

Back in November, we told you about local home bakers whose small businesses got a boost from Senate Bill 81, which allows them to make and sell their cakes and pies unregulated. Read More | Comment »

Food 12:26PM Wed. Feb. 1, Melanie Haupt

Long Fringe Review: Southern Fried Chickie

Larry the Cable Guy has met his match in a busty, blond Tupelo, Mississippi princess. In her entertaining one-woman show Southern Fried Chickie, Christy McBrayer proves that she's become everything her daddy wanted her to be: a strong, beautiful woman who knows as much as any man and can still drink him under the table. Read More | Comment »

Arts 10:48AM Wed. Feb. 1, Jillian Owens

Don Cornelius, RIP

Don Cornelius, best known as the TV host of Soul Train, was found dead this morning in his Sherman Oaks, CA., home. An L.A. coroner confirmed he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Cornelius was 75. Read More | Comment »

Music 10:28AM Wed. Feb. 1, Margaret Moser

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