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Esther's Alumna Joins 'SNL' Cast

When legendary broadcaster Don Pardo introduces the Saturday Night Live cast in tonight's season premiere, he'll warble one name with an Austin comedy connection. Noël Wells, one of five new regulars in the cast, was a performer with Esther's Follies from 2006 to 2009, and she's the first alum to make the leap to SNL.

4:00PM Sat. Sep. 28, 2013, Robert Faires Read More | Comment »

From the Vaults: Harry Dean Stanton – Partly Musician

That face makes an impression. Over the decades, Harry Dean Stanton has peered out at us from more than 200 movies and vintage TV shows. It’s a face the camera loves, a face with more crags than the Grand Canyon.

9:00AM Sat. Sep. 28, 2013, Marjorie Baumgarten Read More | Comment »

'Zero Theorem' Doesn't Quite Add Up

Terry Gilliam's no stranger to asking life's big questions.

3:04PM Fri. Sep. 27, 2013, Dan Gentile Read More | Comment »

TODAY'S EVENTS

Peach Pit, Briston Maroney, Bnny

Moody Amphitheater

Happy Together + God’s Own Country at Paramount Theatre

Showgirls
at Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

The House Is Rockin’

After a five-season run on cable TV, Vince Gilligan’s serial Emmy-winner, Breaking Bad, winds to a close Sunday. For all of the meth-slinging, backstabbing, and general destruction of humanity, one of the most anticipated points of the show for any music dweeb is the song that signs out the beloved series.

2:05PM Fri. Sep. 27, 2013, Abby Johnston Read More | Comment »

Conversations With a VEVO Pickup Artist

Tommy Wooldridge is a bright-eyed, bushy-tailed pickup artist who’s absolutely terrible at his job – though, to be fair, the degree of difficulty he’s set is quite high.

3:33PM Thu. Sep. 26, 2013, Chase Hoffberger Read More | Comment »

25 Questions You May or May Not Be Wondering Before the 'Breaking Bad' Finale

In case the title didn't give it away: Spoilers ahoy!

1:00PM Thu. Sep. 26, 2013, Monica Riese Read More | Comment »

There's No Escape From Tomorrow

Escape From Tomorrow, the movie shot bootleg-style in Disney World and Disneyland, is a searing social commentary on the power of the House of Mouse. But for director Randy Moore, it's been a personal experience that's had a physical impact. "I was 215 pounds when I started the movie, and by the end I was 168."

12:00PM Thu. Sep. 26, 2013, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Rob Thomas' Unlikely Route to Young Adult Fiction

“My eyebrows have grown in,” Rob Thomas faux-apologizes as the camera clicks.

11:00AM Thu. Sep. 26, 2013, Amy Gentry Read More | Comment »

Alamo Drafthouse Gets a Little Girlier

We thought long and hard about the best way to introduce the latest news from Alamo Drafthouse … and really, we only need three letters: OMG!

3:10PM Wed. Sep. 25, 2013, Monica Riese Read More | Comment »

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