The Sound and the Fury

Nic Armstrong's IV Thieves, stealing thunder in Austin.

"...the IV Thieves isn't easy under the most benign circumstances, let alone their first show back in the quartet's..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Big Fat Independent Movies

Sending Off SXSW Film 04

"...Male FantasyD: Blaine Thurier; with Robert Dayton, Cindy Wolfe, Steve Wood,..."

March 26, 2004 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

Child's Play

Writer Kevin Wood discovers that there's a lot to learn while teaching kids.

"...that's just entirely unthinkable right now -- no, I mean being around kids at all. It's not that I..."

Aug. 18, 2000 Features Feature by Kevin Wood

Scanlines

Straw Dogs

"...D: Sam Peckinpah (1972) with Susan George, Dustin Hoffman, Peter Vaughan, David Warner..."

March 19, 1999 Screens Feature

In Person

"...sexpot's Paramount career, before her naughty girl act festered and failed to allure. At least initially in the biography,..."

Feb. 27, 1998 Books Feature

Restaurant Review: Bureau de Poste

Chef Jo Chan delivers delicious cuisine in former Hyde Park post office

"...lived in Central East Austin for nearly two decades and was a regular customer at the post office at..."

March 8, 2024 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Talking Terror and Trauma in New Horror Smile

Director Parker Finn and star Sosie Bacon Smile, and the world screams with them

"...In the background of an apartment in Smile, the new horror film from Paramount..."

Sept. 30, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

With Sharply Different Approaches, Willie Nelson and George Strait Christen the Moody Center

Strait leads crowd in singing “Happy Birthday” to his fellow Texas icon

"...45 on the day that I was born, which means, for score-keeping purposes, I have 364 days to become..."

April 30, 2022 Music Post by Chad Swiatecki

Complicity And #MeToo in The Assistant

Kitty Green unravels systems that enable the Weinsteins of the world

"...guilty of rape, it's easy to imagine that the bogeyman has been sent to jail. But the harder questions..."

Feb. 24, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Leander Puts Controversial Library Policies On Hold

Many questions still unanswered in wake of June protests

"...After a marathon meeting Thursday, July 18, the Leander City Council voted 5-1 to take no action on..."

July 19, 2019 News Post by Nick Yeager

John Fogerty Won’t Back Down

From Pete Seeger and Tom Petty to the romance of the Sixties

"...Between 1968-1971, Creedence Clearwater Revival landed 13 songs in the Top 40, all but one..."

Oct. 25, 2017 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Going Underground at the Vortex

Lisa B. Thompson's new drama digs deep into politics past and present, and asks us all: What are you gonna do?

"...To see Mason and Kyle sipping cognac while seated on a leather sofa..."

March 24, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Examining the Sins and Virtues of Hypermasculine Theatre

When is violence in theatre too much?

"...This past June, a Chicago theatre company became the focus of national attention when the Chicago..."

Dec. 9, 2016 Arts Feature by Shanon Weaver

Bedside Manner: Entirely Suitable for Younger Audiences

Jaime deBlanc-Knowles revisits a freaky YA book from her youth

"...tracking down the name of a book illustrator, I ran across the cover of The Witches of Worm. I..."

Oct. 29, 2012 Books Post by Jaime deBlanc-Knowles

Burn, Baby, Burn

On Fahrenheit 451 and why good democracy should make you feel bad

"...that the Montgomery County School Board had decided to ban a book called Amos Fortune: Free Man from all..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

It Takes a Village

Christine Albert & Chris Gage experience another Austin musical rite of passage: the benefit

"...written to the five-year residency at Donn's Depot she and partner Chris Gage were concluding. In January 2004's "Train..."

April 8, 2005 Music Feature by Christine Albert

The Elephants at Play

GOP State Convention features flags, sanctimony, preaching … and a little politics

"...The big battle at last week's state Republican convention in San Antonio was supposed to be between..."

June 11, 2004 News Column by Michael King

TV Eye

Belinda Acosta was all set to hate The Oblongs, the new animated series on the WB about mutants living near a toxic waste dump. But then something unexpected happened: It was funny.

"...time in purgatory for trying, however briefly, to be indignant. You see, I was all set not to like..."

April 13, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Animation Station

Through ADVision, Austin has become a hotspot for producing English-dubbed anime. Who knew?

"...Inside the sound booth, the actor cuts himself off. "Can I start over?" he asks, his voice stripped of..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Gagging the Right

Republicans muzzled the Religious Right during the GOP convention

"...It's Tuesday morning, the Texas delegation to the Republican convention is gathered for breakfast at the Marriott two..."

Aug. 11, 2000 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...two-year battle with lupus ended Monday night for political consultant Mimi Correa, who died at Seton Medical Center several..."

June 12, 1998 News Feature

Say Anything

Eric Bogosian Comes Clean

"...If I had to describe Eric Bogosian, I'd call him the raw nerve of the American..."

Nov. 3, 1995 Arts Feature

At Wit’s End: Bob Byington on His Dry New Comedy, Lousy Carter

“My career puzzles people, including myself”

"...Turns out the pandemic has really done a number on us...."

March 27, 2024 Screens Post by Shawn Badgley

ColdTowne Theater: Always in Motion

The comedy venue is home to diverse audiences and performers, but needs a permanent home of its own

"...straight forward, except insofar as it is compelled to change its state by the forces impressed."..."

Jan. 5, 2024 Arts Feature by Valerie Lopez

alexalone’s Insistent Soundscape and Five More Songs From Austin Artists

Next music picks from Large Brush Collection, Will Johnson, and more

"..."Paper Cuts" features new songs and music videos from Austin artists. Listen to our playlist..."

Oct. 13, 2023 Music Column by Carys Anderson

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, September 2-8

"...spends the rest of the poem speculating on possible answers. At the end, she concludes she mostly longs to..."

Sept. 2, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

Wrestling Legend Dustin Rhodes Keeps Steppin'

The Austin native continues a family legacy with a new TV show and a revived career

"...they call it the crimson mask. Dustin Rhodes, a giant of a man with soulful eyes and cropped bleach-blond..."

Jan. 3, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Support Texas Women’s Rights With Tacos and Beer

Eat tacos, drink beers, donate to an abortion fund

"...Supreme Court justice (who shall remain unnamed) has left many people, this author included, thinking about choice...."

Sept. 13, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Battle of the Bathroom Bigots

Austin's "bathroom bill" aims to protect rather than demonize trans residents

"...Paula Buls has experienced firsthand the impact of the current right-wing campaign against transgender..."

May 27, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Hideaway

A descendant of the father of our country in the Antone's House Band? For three decades now, believe it!

"...It's Dec. 31, 2015, and I've got a rare blues double-header: My regular Thursday..."

Jan. 15, 2016 Music Feature by Sarah Brown

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