Knife in the Water Resurfaces

Nineties slowcore pioneers quietly re-emerge after a decade-plus layoff

"...Dumpster diving served as an inadvertent foundation to Knife in the..."

May 5, 2017 Music Feature by Libby Webster

Deep in the Heart of Texas Political Scandals

Crimes, carousing, and contravention from the Capitol grounds

"...Legislators are people, too. They like to smoke, drink, gamble – some launder money...."

Jan. 6, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

Murder in the Suburbs

Good Luck Penny

"...Found in a Dumpster behind Roger Scaggs' office, this garbage bag..."

Dec. 11, 1998 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Kate Bush Bash, Urban Heat, Knife in the Water, Night Cap, Adrian Ruiz, and Shimmer Island

"...Netflix's Stranger Things has been providing quite a service to Eighties pop..."

July 29, 2022 Music Column by Tim Stegall

The Ninth Gate

"...Directed by: Roman Polanski. Starring: Lena Olin, Emmanuelle Seigner, Frank Langella and Johnny Depp...."

March 17, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Chili Dog Fest Caps SXSW Local Style

Impressive lineup of musicians to benefit Central Texas Food Bank

"...In its ninth year, the Chili Dog Fest serves as..."

March 15, 2018 Music Post by Mark Fagan

The Cable Guise

Carrey, Quaid, and the IFC

"...Add to the long list of 20-year overnight successes in show business..."

June 14, 1996 Screens Feature by Patrick Taggart

Pickling Peaches with the Big Bad Chef

Award-winning Southern chef John Currence shares pickling expertise

"...When Mississippi chef and restaurateur John Currence appeared at the Austin Food and Wine Festival in April, he preached..."

Aug. 14, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Off the Record

Austin's Monster of Folk strolls down Mermaid Avenue, inside Woxy's DJ booth, and beating the drum for HAAM Benefit Day

"...Some Kind of Monster..."

Sept. 18, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

"...The instrumental soundscapes composed by Bexar Bexar are one of..."

Aug. 31, 2007 Music Column

A Broken Trust at the Alamo Drafthouse

After executive mismanagement of sexual harassment accusations, the movie chain reconsiders what it means to do the right thing

"...It started off as a cute phrase, purloined from the movie Antichrist. "Chaos reigns," a fox declares..."

March 2, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Recommended Live Music for the Weekend

Not going to Float Fest? Stay dry with these show picks.

"...for Float Fest, but from Headcrusher to Sam Smith, there's plenty to keep you around town this weekend...."

July 19, 2018 Events Post by The Music Staff

Liveblogging the Northcross Hearing…

"...Thank God. It is finally upon us. A few considerations, before we get underway:..."

Dec. 14, 2006 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Trail of Dead, Opeth, Mykfresh, Big Laugh, Rattlesnake Milk, Deezie Brown, and more recommended shows

"...Friends of the Dead Fall Fest..."

Nov. 26, 2021 Music Column by Julian Towers

The Death of Rock & Roll

Top 10s: Year, Decade, Eternity

"...Like this country's forefathers, it came from England. Though it didn't originate there,..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Sounds of Silence

"...you may have thought, if you were one of the 700 or so people packed into Emo's on a..."

Jan. 29, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Lioness in Winter

Eliza Gilkyson finds her roar

"...It can only be described as an intimate scene, Eliza Gilkyson with him, the love of her..."

April 30, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Scary Stories for the Thinking Man

Director Guillermo del Toro keeps company with the undead in two new films, Blade 2 and The Devil's Backbone.

"...Horror movies aren't known for their subtlety. It's a fact I reflect on as I..."

March 8, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Five Excellent Things to Do in Austin this Weekend

Aside from enjoying this, we mean, ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS weather

"...you could just stand around outside and partake of the mild temperatures and the cool breezes slicing light and..."

Feb. 6, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Turkey Chronicles: Roasted

How to roast a perfect turkey

"...Roasting is the most conventional of the turkey cooking methods..."

Nov. 20, 2012 Food Post by Mick Vann

The Legend of La Llorona

The weeping woman has reason to cry in this flat supernatural horror

"...Directed by: Patricia Harris Seeley. Starring: Autumn Reeser, Antonio Cupo, Danny Trejo, Angélica Lara, Nicolas..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Buzz Mill's Lumber Society Teaches Primitive Survival Skills in a Modern Setting

Everything you need to know to survive the great outdoors

"...how to make fire. Or, at least, I had the privilege of observing a highly trained expert demonstrate the..."

Jan. 11, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Constructing the Illusion of Depth

Four of Austin's master painters reveal the secrets of their craft

"...When a person decides to spend hundreds of hours painting, they want the end result to be complicated and..."

Dec. 31, 2004 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

Walk 120 Miles in My Shoes

'Mojados: Through the Night'

"...Davis, who walked 120 miles to film four of the thousands of Mexicans who illegally enter the U.S. on..."

March 12, 2004 Screens Feature by Rachel Proctor May

The Cocktail's Hour

Wes Marshall explains how to enjoy the resurgence of one of humanity's great inventions.

"...When we first meet Nick and Nora Charles in the opening of The Thin Man, the very debonair,..."

June 27, 2003 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

The Food Issue: Table for One

The boon and bane of living alone

"...Freedom is eating the same meal for breakfast, lunch, and dinner...."

June 13, 2013 Food Post by Kimberley Jones

How Acclaimed Sushi Chef Tyson Cole Achieved His Dreams in Austin and Beyond

The chef behind Uchi (and several more notable restaurants) gets Hai all the time

"...Tyson Cole didn't start out loving sushi...."

Jan. 19, 2024 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The First Time

Austin artists reveal the intimate details of how they got their muse on

"...Everyone remembers their first time, right? How old you were, where you..."

July 17, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Murder, Mayhem, and the Underbelly of Life

Friends in Low Places

"...When she was alive, Regina Hartwell would greet her eventual killer by saying "What..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Books Feature

Chapter 4: The Nineties!

March 1991 -- December 2000

"...Austin: The recovery blossoms into the second boom. The first..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

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