The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Upcoming Legislative Session

Lawmakers set to tackle immigration, education, legalization, transportation, and more

"...Yes, they're coming back. Yes, they have to. Will the 86th Texas..."

Dec. 14, 2018 News Feature by the News Staff

Review: Revel's <i>Existential Solsticei>

In a concert evoking winter's cold and darkness, warmth

"...The wind blew, the snow fell, and the darkness of winter..."

Dec. 5, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Capital T Theatre's <i>The Hunchback Variationsi> and <i>...Faustusi>

The company's pairing of two Mickle Maher one-acts gets lit about art in a sublime way

"...Oh, reader. Occasionally there is a work of stagecraft that is so..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

<i>Sicario: Day of the Soldadoi> Director Finds International Themes to Tex-Mex Thriller

Stefano Sollima goes border to border

"...With all eyes turned to the U.S.-Mexico border, and greater..."

June 29, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

<i>Orphans! The Improvised Orphan Musicali> at the Hideout

This tribute to musicals starring spunky singing street kids makes you believe the sun’ll come out tomorrow

"...To be honest, things didn't look too good for the kids from the..."

Jan. 19, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Don Coscarelli Returns With <i>Phantasm: Ravageri>

Great balls of dire

"...Every story has a beginning and an end, and Don Coscarelli thought he had..."

Sept. 23, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

It's Hard to Compete With <i>My Blind Brotheri>

Sophie Goodhart on expanding her award-winning short into a feature

"...For Sophie Goodhart, one of the toughest challenges of turning her..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature by Beejoli Shah

Richard Jenkins Wields a <i>Bone Tomahawki>

Old Western horror with the Six Feet Under star

"...Western heroes need a sidekick. Every Rowdy Yates has a Wishbone, every Hopalong Cassidy..."

Oct. 23, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

If I Could Only Fly

Covers stylist Tameca Jones steps out into all-originals territory with a huge voice.

"..."This could be it right now. This could be all..."

Oct. 9, 2015 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Fantastic Fest 2015: “Satanic Panic: <i>Evilspeaki>”

Original Alamo programmer Kier-La Janisse, Satan, return

"...Anyone who grew up in the Eighties with a 20-sided die in their Dungeons..."

Oct. 1, 2015 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

These Things I've Come to Know

What times are we living in? South Austin's James McMurtry spells it out.

"...James McMurtry makes up stories and sets them to music. New album Complicated Game,..."

Feb. 13, 2015 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

A Walking Contradiction: Texas High Schools, Football, and Concussions

Thousands of students mash helmets every weekend – at what cost?

"...Sixteen-year-old Jacob Baran knew his brain was injured, though any..."

Oct. 30, 2013 Sports Post by Joseph Baucum

Fantastic Fest Tells Tales of the Long and the Short and the Tall

Short film selection from Austin to Estonia, animation to sushi

"...It's time to get small. With two rounds of feature..."

Sept. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Letters at 3AM: Accidents of Birth and Rebirth

The unacceptable trade-off for a medically extended life

"...Whenever I bitch about the evils of my era, I..."

July 13, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

D.A.: Lehmberg and Baird Have Issues

Rosemary Lehmberg and Charlie Baird go a few rounds

"...We put considerable thought into our endorsement in this race, and in..."

May 11, 2012 News Feature by Monica Riese

Ex-Punk Author, DIY or Die Forever

Test-driving the newest iBooks Author app (bumps ahead)

"...Looking back, the Apple support technician deserves credit for keeping..."

March 2, 2012 Screens Feature by Jesse Sublett

FF2011: Getting <i>Rabiesi> in Israel

Tel-Aviv finally gets bitten by the horror bug

"...Seems like Fantastic Fest is becoming quite the destination for nations..."

Oct. 3, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

All Over Creation: Die Another Dad

Puzzling out the meaning of the theatre's Summer of Dead Dads

"...I'm not dead yet...."

Sept. 2, 2011 Arts Column by Robert Faires

'You Were Our Father, A Veteran and So Full of Desperation'

Short Story Contest: Third place

"..."I used to be carried in the arms of cheerleaders"..."

Feb. 4, 2011 Books Feature by Kyle R M

I Can't Get No...

Devo canceled, but a good interview remains

"...I chased down Devo’s bassist Gerald Casale for an interview,..."

Nov. 1, 2010 Music Post by Margaret Moser

I Walked With a Zombie

Will Sheff tackles True Love track by track

"...'Devotional Number One'..."

April 16, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Katrina's Collateral Damage (Think Four-Legged and Furry)

AFS Documentary Tour presents Mine

"...Since Geralyn Pezanoski's documentary Mine won the Documentary Feature Audience..."

April 9, 2010 Screens Feature by Nora Ankrum

Letters at 3AM: Johnny and Speedy

John Ertha was the first in my experience to embody the passion, courage, mind, and rascality that could be: a man

"...It's late 1971 or early '72, and Johnny's driving fast,..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Column by Michael Ventura

Page Two: And It Was All Right

Notes on a life saved by rock & roll

"...I'm in a tortured dream straight out of "The Sorcerer's..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Wonder Stories: Artists in Space and Unstuck in Time

Austin artists and arts leaders reveal which work of science fiction affected them the most

"...What work of science fiction affected you the most?..."

July 25, 2008 Arts Feature

DIY or Die

Red 7's house rules are hardcore, so stop whining

"...The handmade poster stapled to the wall behind the cashier marks..."

June 22, 2007 Music Feature by Austin Powell

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Mighty Atom

Atomic City's Jim 'Prince' Hughes is punk rock daikaiju at a whole different level

"...History is important, but timing is everything...."

June 8, 2007 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

I Am the Resurrection

Ignore Jim Morrison - do not cancel your subscription to the resurrection, because Roky Erickson is Lazarus unbound.

"..."If anyone believes in me, even though he dies he..."

March 10, 2006 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

When Wagner Became WAGNER

With 'The Flying Dutchman,' Richard Wagner made opera bigger than big

"...The name Richard Wagner brings to mind massive stages crowded with massive..."

March 26, 2004 Arts Feature by Jerry Young

Renaissance (and Baroque) Man

As a curator for UT's Blanton Museum of Art, Jonathan Bober played a pivotal role in securing the Suida-Manning and Steinberg art collections, thereby giving some of the world's great art a home in Austin.

"..."I'm a pig in deep mud," grins the tall, slender..."

April 4, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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