The Jitterbug Vipers: Shut Up and Play, Bitch!

Lounge jazzmasters celebrate ‘Phoebe’s Dream’

"...Last week, singer Sarah Sharp and I met up to talk about..."

June 4, 2013 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Up Close and Personal With 'Milo'

Ken Marino, Gillian Jacobs, and director Jacob Vaughan on their monster Midnighter

"...If Milo has a prevailing theme, it's trouble with intimacy...."

March 15, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Shirley Manson: Still Mysterious and Delicious

Garbage singer on the industry, Obama, and the animal kingdom

"...“I think I’m paranoid!” Garbage’s lush sound accompanied the Nineties..."

Oct. 2, 2012 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Five More to Die For, Part One: Must-See Movies You Missed in 2011

Savlov's 2011 Top Ten expands by five

"...The trouble with year-end top ten lists is obvious. There's always films..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

On Bomb Defusions and Boner Ghosts

MacGruber's cast and crew tell all, or at least a lot

"...Some girls learn about womanhood with the help of health videos...."

March 16, 2010 Screens Post by Ashley Moreno

Gus Baldwin, the Sketch, and a New Era of Old School

Genre-agnostic quartet debuts with classic rock energy and brassy punk politics

"...“My only New Year’s resolution is to stop talking shit,” Gus Baldwin says, sitting..."

Feb. 7, 2025 Music Feature by Kyra Bruce

Ethan Hawke and the Inner Life of Flannery O’Connor in <i>Wildcati>

Finding the drama of an author who laughed at her own biography

"...Who says there’s no such thing as nepotism in Hollywood? After all, there’s no way..."

May 29, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Michael Showalter and the Reality of Rom-Coms in <i>The Idea of Youi>

The director talks about his career busting pigeonholes

"...For some people, Michael Showalter is a key member of the State and..."

May 2, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Dinosaur Jr., Flo Milli, Estevie, and More Reviews From Thursday of SXSW

Standout sets from the clusterfest

"...Though South by Southwest and its offshoots always create a downtown muddle, Thursday felt..."

March 15, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

"Finally I Sang": Progressive Cumbia Fires Up Como Las Movies’ Full-Length Debut

Como Las Singles finds Nelson Valente Aguilar in the driver’s seat

"...On Oct. 15, 2022, Como Las Movies played a massive Austin altar...."

Nov. 10, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Killing Nazis the Finnish Way: Jalmari Helander on Hyperviolent Action-Comedy <i>Sisui>

How mud and sand made for a gritty World War II romp

"...In Jalmari Helander's office, there are two film posters. One..."

April 25, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Tale of a Whale: Shanon Weaver on Playing and Watching Charlie

Austin artist Shanon Weaver shares his experience playing Charlie and watching Brendan Fraser play the same part in The Whale

"..."Check this out!" read several messages I've received over various social..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Screens Feature by Shanon Weaver

Pleasure Venom's Introspective Punk Road to <i>Rebirth/Returni>

Revamped and fully realized Austin quartet breaks down debut

"...Eight years in the making, Pleasure Venom has certainly trekked..."

Dec. 9, 2022 Music Feature by Kriss Conklin

Sarah Silverman: "You've Got to Always Be Writing and Always Be Changing"

The Moontower headliner on the joy of funerals, and gallows humor

"...Sarah Silverman audibly perks up when she unexpectedly hears the voice..."

April 21, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

This Is Your Brain on Conspiracies As <i>Duncani> Hits Panic Fest

John Valley's comedy warns about ignoring conspiracy theorists

"...What's that old saying? If everyone's out to get you, you must be..."

April 8, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Riders Against the Storm Hit Their Stride With <i>Flowers for the Livingi>

Three-time winners of the Austin Music Awards' Band of the Year honors keep building community and creativity

"..."We are Austin music," repeats Jonathan "Chaka" Mahone...."

Feb. 26, 2021 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Hotrod Golgotha

In this collection, the Austin poet delivers a high octane paean to cars and all that makes them cool

"...As someone whose car ownership has consisted almost exclusively of Toyota Corollas and Volvo..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Toward the <i>Skylin3si> With Liam O'Donnell

How the alien invasion franchise took the fight into space

"...They call it the filmmaking process for a reason. When Liam O'Donnell..."

Nov. 24, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Craft Brewers vs. COVID-19: Oddwood Ales and The Draught House

How local breweries are responding to the pandemic (Part 6)

"...This was supposed to be a gigantic week for all..."

April 24, 2020 Food Post by Eric Puga

Austin Horror Anthology <i>Scare Packagei> Comes Home For Other Worlds

Laughs and screams in Under Worlds center piece film

"...Get ready for a surprise! Scare Package, the Austin-made anthology comedy-horror, will get its..."

Nov. 12, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ha-Ha-Hitler: The Importance of Mocking Nazis in <i>Jojo Rabbiti>

Taika Waititi, Stephen Merchant dissect hate in anti-Nazi satire

"...If you can't laugh at evil, what can you do?..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Colombia's Child Soldiers Captured in <i>Monosi>

Alejandro Landes on breaking the feelgood narrative of youth

"...Monos. It's the Spanish word for monkeys, and also the title..."

Sept. 29, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

What Happened to Bonnie and Clyde's Missing Gun?

In which we hear the report of a gun and a secret is revealed

"...At approximately 9:30 on the morning of Wednesday, May 23, 1934,..."

July 5, 2019 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Digging Deeper Into the <i>Pet Semataryi>

Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer on their Stephen King adaptation

"...From It to the upcoming revival of Creepshow, Stephen King adaptations..."

April 9, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: Love, Lust, and the Pursuit of Queerness

Lez Prom, OUTsider Fest, and more queer'd events

"...Must be love on the brain. Rihanna always says it best: The birthday "bad girl"..."

Feb. 15, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

<i>Star Warsi> Memories

In honor of Star Wars Day, Austin’s creatives talk about how the Force changed their lives

"...From a galaxy far, far away to the world's imagination, tales of the Jedi and the Sith have reshaped..."

May 4, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Richard Linklater on His New Film <i>Last Flag Flyingi>

Cranston, Carell, and Fishburne star in the director’s most mature film to date

"...Facts, especially in a time of war, are not just a..."

Nov. 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

AFF Interview: <i>Here We Arei>

Director David Bellarosa on Austin as the velvet coffin

"...If your education about Austin was just from films, you'd..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

My Favorite <i>My Favorite Murderi>

When comedians Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstack talk homicide, people listen

"...It takes several ingredients to make a murderino. The most..."

April 14, 2017 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Molly Burch Mixes Heartbroken Narratives and Fifties Pop

Austin newcomer's debut, Please Be Mine, is a quiet triumph

"...Sprawled sky creeping toward the rosy hues of dusk, an unseasonably warm..."

Feb. 17, 2017 Music Feature by Libby Webster

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