'Eggheads'

Novelist Joseph Skibell reflects on his adventures in the screen trade that produced this screwball comedy

"...Brothers but look like Franz Kafka, Sigmund Freud, and Albert Einstein. The former image came from one of Tongue..."

Sept. 6, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Record Skipping

Forbert, Thorogood & King anticipate Thursday’s reissue package

"...His Boston-based blues & boogie were a breath of fresh air in a..."

Aug. 14, 2013 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Austin Bartenders

July 8, 2013. 15 photos.

"...the bar, and keeping us in our cups. Here, Albert Varela and Stephen Cox of Barfly's: A beer and..."

July 8, 2013 Photo Gallery

Blue Öyster Cult

Complete catalogs trump career overviews

"...Blue Öyster CultThe Columbia Albums Collection (Sony Legacy)..."

Dec. 14, 2012 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Ain't Messin 'Round

Gary Clark Jr. kisses the sky

"...More Fest, Jay-Z's Made in America Festival, New Orleans' R&B heavy Essence Music Festival, Sasquatch near Seattle, Alabama's up-and-coming..."

Oct. 12, 2012 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

Food-o-File

Awards and accolades up for grabs this August

"...with local culinary implications. First up, Meals on Wheels & More celebrates 40 years of providing meals to Austin's..."

Aug. 17, 2012 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food Events

Sharpen your wits and your appetite with this week's 'Meal Times'

"...more. $15; reserve by phone. Sat., Aug. 11, 9:30 & 11:30am. Faraday's Kitchen Store, 1501-A RR 620 N., 266-5666...."

Aug. 10, 2012 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

The Girl Who Met Robert Johnson

Shirley Ratisseau wrote a song with Robert Johnson

"...the Rolling Stones, T-Bone Walker, Mance Lipscomb, Billy Eckstine, Albert Collins, Count Basie, and countless blues and jazz legends...."

Aug. 3, 2012 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Over Under Sideways Down

The resurrection of DJ Jonathan Toubin

"...The 40-year-old former Austinite – one of my best friends since high school –..."

July 27, 2012 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Rembitika

Blues ain't just Greek to Johnny Nicholas

"...Come midweek – hump day – Johnny Nicho­las journeys some 70 miles..."

July 20, 2012 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

All Your Memes Are Belong to Us

Austinites bloom where they're planted, and local meme-makers are here to help us laugh at ourselves

"...Albert Bui didn't mean to become an overnight sensation. All..."

July 20, 2012 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

Dang Aloud

Dana Gould likes hiding the pill in the banana

"...L.A. about his upcoming appearances at the Moontower Comedy & Oddity Festival. [Disclosure: I am in the employ of..."

April 27, 2012 Arts Feature by Steve Birmingham

Booker & Ronen Say Howdy-Do!

Or something analogous, anyway, this very weekend

"...So … the Institution Theatre?..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

2011 Screens Top 10s

Marc Savlov's Top 10 list

"...and visionary horror walk hand in hand between Medusa 
and flamethrowers...."

Jan. 6, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Luv Doc Recommends: NYE 1977

Spider House Ballroom, Saturday, December 31, 2011

"...be seriously F'd up before they got their Prince Alberts (which the Mayans just called "Ouch!"). They smoked wild..."

Dec. 30, 2011 Column by The Luv Doc

We're a Happy Family

Speak no evil

"...His mother is veteran local singer-songwriter Christine Albert (see "Train of Love," Jan. 9, 2004), who steered..."

Oct. 28, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Wine of the Week

Chablis – The Thinking Person's Chardonnay

"...well may make 10 separate wines. The Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée strictly limits which wine can be made from each..."

Aug. 12, 2011 Food Column by Wes Marshall

Davis Cup Quarterfinal

World-class tennis event invades the Drum

"...consideration), but we do know that Spain, captained by Albert Costa, should have the No. 6-
ranked singles player in..."

July 8, 2011 Sports Feature by Mark Fagan

Larry Crowne

Tom Hanks directs and co-stars in this rom-com with Julia Roberts, though I suspect neither actor will list it high on their résumés.

"...at all. Larry Crowne makes Forrest Gump look like Albert Brooks. The film strikes the wrong note in the..."

July 1, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Your Highness

This vulgar medieval travesty is awfully good fun when it works.

"...parts Mel Brooks’ Robin Hood: Men in Tights and Albert Pyun's 1982 low-budget gem, The Sword and the Sorcerer...."

April 8, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Your Name Here

Big Boys guitarist Tim Kerr put Austin punk on the map, then spent the next quarter century painting on it

"...53-year-old doesn't skate as much as he used to – not since he broke his leg on the second..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Broadcast News

A meat-on-the-bones romantic comedy set at a tipping point in network news' history

"...very same year, 1987. Moonstruck is the sentimental favorite – for one thing, the girl actually gets the guy –..."

Jan. 28, 2011 Screens Review by Kimberley Jones

Ramin Nazer

Ramin brings the ha-has with his absurdist non sequitur style

"...sensibility akin to that of the late Mitch Hedberg – his most obvious influence – Nazer constructs his act..."

Dec. 10, 2010 Arts Feature by Steve Birmingham

Albert King With Stevie Ray Vaughan

"...Albert King With Stevie Ray VaughanIn Session ... (Stax)..."

Dec. 3, 2010 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Morning Glory

Well-acted and ingratiating, this rom-com starring Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford, and Diane Keaton should still be tarter than it is.

"...Keaton, Patrick Wilson, Jeff Goldblum and John Pankow. Remember Albert Brooks' flop sweat in Broadcast News? James L. Brooks'..."

Nov. 12, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Wide-Angle Lens

The Ransom Center captures photography's history with striking breadth and focus

"...negatives, including that groundbreaking first photographic image by Joseph Niépce and the whole of the Magnum archives (for the..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Out of Bounds: The Lineup

"...Emcee: Albert Im (Austin)..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Arts Feature

The Thieves of Manhattan

Take this publishing industry satire to the beach, but don't turn your brain off just yet

"...The Thieves of Manhattanby Adam Langer Spiegel & Grau, 259 pp., $15 (paper)..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Books Review by James Renovitch

'That Summer Feeling'

Davis Gallery artists offer vistas of Texas and beyond into which you can escape

"...vistas of Texas and further – but these are vistas you can peruse in easy,..."

July 2, 2010 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

A Year's Cheers

The nominees for the 2010 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...John & Jen, Penfold Theatre Company..."

May 14, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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