'No American Talent': Coming around the Mountain from faraway lands

"...The new series at Okay Mountain is titled "No American Talent"..."

Jan. 12, 2007 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

Arthouse: America's Got Talent!

Curator Anne Ellegood explains her picks for this year's New American Talent exhibit at Arthouse

"...juried shows such as Austin Museum of Art's triennial "New Art in Austin," the nonprofit Texas Biennial, and Arthouse's..."

July 20, 2007 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

American Hustle

It's all about the hair, the performances, and the grift and graft in this unpredictable new offering from David O. Russell.

"...It’s all about the hair in American Hustle: a small-time con man’s elaborate comb-over; a well-meaning..."

Dec. 20, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Wet Hot American Summer

Spoof of old summer-camp sexcapades is performed by a sprawling cast of comedic hams, largely culled from comedy troupe the State.

"...for one film title to shoulder, but Wet Hot American Summer left off a couple more pertinent ones, like..."

Nov. 2, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Boy George’s New Life

Culture Club frontman relives the Seventies

"...George O’Dowd, 57, would prefer to talk about the new LP by the original Culture Club ahead of playing..."

July 4, 2018 Music Post by Tim Stegall

SXSW TV Review: American Born Chinese

Disney+ graphic novel adaptation is not just another superhero show

"...live action adaptation of Gene Luen Yang’s graphic novel American Born Chinese,, a lot of questions were raised. How..."

March 16, 2023 SXSW Post by Jenny Nulf

SXSW Film Review: American Fable

A farm girl has a tough choice to make in this dreamy film

"...by a mouse he spares? In writer/director, Anne Hamilton’s, new feature American Fable, Gitty (Peyton Kennedy), an 11-year old..."

March 16, 2016 Screens Post by Ashley Moreno

New TV and Streaming Shows to Catch in February

Plus 2020’s year-end best movies debut on streaming services

"...February brings new shows to add to your media diet, returning shows..."

Feb. 2, 2021 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

A New ATX6 Ventures to Vietnam

Music scene ambassadors prepare for far-flung adventures

"...the Hole in the Wall to welcome in the new ATX6, a group of local songwriters who will represent..."

July 9, 2018 Music Post

Council's Got ... Talent?

At intermission, we talk to the headliners

"...a certain midseason replacement reminds us that America's Got Talent! Yup, everyone loves a good talent show. And as..."

July 13, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re playing

"...Reckless Kelly: American Jackpot/American Girls..."

May 22, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

American Repertory Ensemble

ARE's new program aims for fewer people so it can put more of them inside the magic

"...bringing in more people. In something of a shift, American Repertory Ensemble is bringing in fewer people to its..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

An American in Paris

Even if you think you've watched this musical to death during home viewings, you have never really seen this most tragic of all the director's tragic musicals if you haven't viewed it on a big screen with its shimmering color photography.

"...that inspired the film's title and surreal ballet. An American in Paris, however, is a brooding, somber work. Like..."

July 9, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Playback: The New Face of Austin Music Festivals

Taking stock of Austin’s festival landscape a week after the conclusion of ACL Fest

"...while also hosting Voodoo Music + Arts Experience in New Orleans on Halloween weekend. Competing with themselves is nothing..."

Oct. 20, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Dvorák's New World Inquiry

How a Czech composer helped America find its authentic voice

"...Imagine a divided America, facing a new century – one lucky class made enormously rich by..."

Nov. 12, 2004 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

Can New Republic Studios Be a Game Changer for Austin?

Massive makeover could make Austin the new Atlanta for film

"...It's no newsflash that Austin is a film town. The last few..."

Nov. 21, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

American Rust: A Novel

Former Austinite Philipp Meyer has impeccable, even prescient, timing with his debut novel about an economically ravaged steel town in Pennsylvania

"...American Rust: A novelby Philipp Meyer Spiegel & Grau, 367..."

March 13, 2009 Books Review by James Renovitch

An American in Paris (1951)

"...George and Ira Gershwin song ever written ... An American in Paris, however, is a brooding, somber work. Like..."

May 28, 1999 Screens Feature

All-American

Jimmie Vaughan at 50

"...ended in divorce and was followed up by a new girlfriend named Robin, who takes an active part overseeing..."

Nov. 23, 2001 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re playing

"...his familiar narratives of outsiders and renegades, but the new voices rejuvenate the tropes beyond the glory days. And..."

July 17, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

Our favorite albums, videos, and performances

"...life. He sets the phone down to play a new tune he's just written, "Buddy You're Living My Dream,"..."

July 3, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re spending time with

"...troupe leaving on tour last year. A cover of Americana heroine Gillian Welch's "Elvis Presley Blues," the locals' brand..."

May 8, 2020 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

New World Pioneer

"...disappear? Why, after coming up in a group of new directors whose members included Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese,..."

March 12, 1999 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Review: Bill Frisell, Beautiful Dreamer: The Guitarist Who Changed the Sound of American Music by Philip Watson

A deep read into one of America’s most versatile guitarists

"...Cyrille, then you probably understand what an utterly unique talent he possesses...."

June 10, 2022 Music Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...wrings all the doubts and discovery from establishing a new life, from the letting go of "No Better" to..."

March 19, 2021 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Eberly Reopens, Ready for a Whole New Year

The elegant dining venue (and chef Jo Chan) returns with the heartiest food

"...Eberly is open again. The elegantly appointed exemplar of American fine dining just south of the river had been..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...2010, Austin's prime Stratoblaster Jimmie Vaughan recorded the Great American Blues Songbook, his idea of the genre encompassing both..."

Nov. 27, 2020 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

New in Print

Blake Bailey's utterly absorbing and unquestionably definitive biography coincides with the release of two Library of America collections of Cheever's novels and short stories

"...was a short-story writer, one who possessed a distinctly American voice, and over the course of 40 years, he..."

Feb. 27, 2009 Books Review by John Davidson

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...on the Verge," Music, Jan. 16, 2015) and adopting new official moniker Lil' Bully "doesn't mean to step on..."

Feb. 26, 2021 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Boys, Houston's Really Red proved as integral to early-Eighties American punk culture as Black Flag or Dead Kennedys. Lasting..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

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