The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Friday
Seventies funk GOATs, queer nu metal, and so much more
"...very, very tired) music team, Friday was filled with the Chronicle’s wild day party at Hotel Vegas and witnessing..."
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March 19, 2022 SXSW Post by Thomas Fawcett
The Ugly Truth
In this formulaic battle of the sexes, no one will be mistaking Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler for Hepburn and Tracy.
"...Directed by: Robert Luketic. Starring: Katherine Heigl, Gerard Butler, Eric Winter, Bree Turner, Nick Searcy,..."
July 24, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Ballet Austin: The Start of Something BIG
A big new production, a Big Apple debut, and big gifts to support its big new dance center downtown may make this the biggest season yet for Ballet Austin
"...The watchword for Ballet Austin as it kicks off its..."
Sept. 30, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
On the Bailey Train
Place 3 challenger fires up
"...– with nods to marijuana legalization and Willie Nelson, the voice of the “TeaPot Party” – declared that he..."
Jan. 30, 2011 News Post by Michael King
Butler School of Music
The UT chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota is collecting donations for Sheryl Stack
"...The Butler School of Music at the University of Texas..."
Feb. 26, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition
"...Directed by: Jacques Rivette. Starring: Claude Berri, Catherine Rouvel, Bruno Todeschini, Hélène De Fougerolles, Jacques Bonnaffé, Marianne..."
Nov. 16, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
10 Questions for Geezer Butler
Bassist’s questionnaire for Black Sabbath’s final U.S. concert
"...Black Sabbath bassist Terence “Geezer” Butler, 67, wrote the lyrics to “War Pigs,” “Paranoid,” “Iron..."
Nov. 11, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez
Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry
This nonpartisan documentary seeks to identify the sparks that made John Kerry and so many others of his generation so eager to serve their country.
"...Directed by: George Butler. If you were thinking that Going Upriver: The Long..."
Oct. 1, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
God Save the Queenie
Duke Ellington's almost lost opera of a Harlem beautician gets rescued and a makeover
"...Leave it to the Duke to put the "opera" in "beauty operator."..."
April 17, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Butler School of Music: For this John Adams, a King
UT honors the Nixon in China composer with an award for his notable musical work and three concerts featuring his compositions
"...John Adams' name is on everyone's lips these days, but if you think all the chatter is..."
April 25, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
The Birdcage
Based on its French predecessor, La Cage aux Folles, this American comedy tells the story of two gay men trying to pass as straight for a family gathering.
"...Folles may rest assured that Mike Nichols' adaptation of the famed French film (itself based on a French play)..."
March 8, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor
The Joy of Bicycling in Austin
A one-person sociological study of springtime biking where every ride is his favorite
"...Eight stories up on two wheels with one destination: the top of an unmanned parking structure reserved for state..."
April 21, 2023 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin
Outside the Bachs
Classical sounds new when Austin artists do the composing
"...The Killer Bs must be proud of A-Town. The shades..."
May 1, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
SXSW Free Butler Park Concert Series
Schedule for Music fest’s all-star weekend extravanganzas
"...South by Short Wallet? The dream’s still possible. Between in-stores, day parties, Flatstock, the..."
March 6, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger
Adoptable Poison Ivy-Munching Goats Make Dramatic Return to Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail
They will be back
"...herd of 150 goats at Lady Bird Lake in the last week, you haven’t lost your marbles. Austin’s beloved..."
May 10, 2024 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson
Robert Lorenz Takes Aim at The Marksman
Writer/director on why Liam Neeson is the new Clint Eastwood
"...When you hear the words "Liam Neeson" and "action thriller," you'll automatically have..."
Jan. 14, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
The Daily Hustle: 2/1/11
Troubled waters at utility?
"...Hey brother, can you spare $100 million?..."
Feb. 1, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar
The Hierarchy of Hell
"...James Dio, 66, wins. And Tony Iommi, 60, with the silver crosses inlaid into the neck of his ancient..."
Aug. 27, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez
The House That Built DJ Shani Hébert
Decades in the making, The Groove Temple arrives on KUTX
"...There's a difference between needing help and helplessness. Shani Hébert..."
March 3, 2023 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman
Public Notice – CodeNEXT: The Halftime Score?
If you view the code rewrite simply as a struggle between the urbanists and the preservationists, it's fair to ask, who's winning?
"...a halftime break of sorts, when it comes to the harder-than-it-had-to-be rewrite of the city's land development code. City..."
July 6, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro
The Last Shall Be First
New Year's Eve becomes a cultural extravaganza with First Night Austin
"...The last night of 2005 will be the first night..."
Dec. 30, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life
"...Directed by: Jan de Bont. Starring: Angelina Jolie, Gerard Butler, Ciarán Hinds, Christopher Barrie, Noah Taylor, Djimon Hounsou and..."
July 25, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
The Roots of the Left
The South Texas (Nuclear) Project isn't quite lost -- too bad.
"...sizes, and political parties ago, but even in 1979, then-Mayor Carole McClellan was a master of the faux homespun..."
July 4, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
"...Directed by: Mark Rappaport. Starring: Dan Butler. Who would have thought that deconstructionism could be so..."
Aug. 21, 1998 Movie Review by Steve Davis
The Remains of the Day
"...Lonsdale. Like most Merchant/Ivory/Jhabvala projects of late, Remains of the Day is a heady mix of upper-class English sensibilities..."
Nov. 12, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
The Addams Family
"...film version of Charles Addams' eerie cartoon family to the screen, but here it is. First-time director Sonnenfeld (previously..."
Nov. 29, 1991 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
The Entertainment Economy
As the Austin film, music, and gaming scenes become a "cluster," civic leaders are looking for industrial-strength creativity
"...Austin has been a government town, and from nearly the beginning, local leaders have wanted it to be more..."
March 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
One in a Crowd: The Juani Begood Show
Keep Austin's awkward sketch comedy on the Interwebs
"...Outside, it's grey, dark, with the potential for ice. Bleurgh. That's why the warming glow..."
Jan. 9, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
The Survivors/Los Sobrevivientes at Texas State University
Katie Bender's drama takes us inside the Alamo for the rare treatment of that story as something intimate, with feeling more than action
"...The general wants to know what the battle was like..."
Nov. 8, 2019 Arts Review by Robert Faires
Five Austin Activities for the Whole Family
Got a house full of guests this holiday? Here’s how to entertain ’em.
"...The fam’s in town for the holidays, which means you..."
