Nora O'Connor

"...the cinematic rendering of a smoky subterranean lounge, with Andrew Bird's thereminlike violin punctuating the Chicago chanteuse's satiny vox...."

March 18, 2005 Music Review by David Lynch

Rocks Off

SXSW 04 encore: Saturday showcases and more

"...David Lynch: Andrew Bird, Hole in the Wall, Friday..."

March 26, 2004 Music Feature

TCB

SIMS and Alejandro Escovedo on the mend, plus more hip-hop and SXSW for your shoulder-to-shoulder

"...Danny Barnes, B-52's, Andrew Bird, the Briefs, British Sea Power, Cex, the Cooper..."

Jan. 23, 2004 Music Column by Christopher Gray

SXSW Music Festival

Picks & Sleepers

"...ANDREW BIRD'S BOWL OF FIRE: By turns überswanky and butt-ass..."

March 17, 2000 Music Feature

Dancing About Architecture

SXSW kicks into gear, Eric Johnson gets intense, and things keep falling apart

"...and hear the Ass Ponys (Cincinnati), Backyard Babies (Stockholm), Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire (Chicago), Gary Floyd of the..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...Expect a lot of Texas interest on The Lady Bird Diaries, focusing on the life and impact of First..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Adds Speakers, Films

Buzz Aldrin, Kesha, Cory Booker, Cecile Richards, and more

"...Tech Industry: Former White House Senior Advisor for Making Andrew Coy; Fab Foundation Chief Implementation Officer Sonya M. Pryor-Jones;..."

Feb. 7, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

John Carter

Old-school "Gosh, wow!" sense-of-wonder filmmaking is in short supply these days, but now John Carter has arrived to fill the void.

"...Directed by: Andrew Stanton. Starring: Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Willem Dafoe, Samantha..."

March 9, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Adds Midnighters and More

Horror lineup announced, plus shorts and more

"..."Ernestine & Kit" UK Director: Simon Bird, Screenwriters: Simon Bird, Kevin Barry A darkly comic fairytale..."

Feb. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Magic Time

Oh, the sights you'll see at First Night Austin

"...hotel, a "dragon" made of light floating on Lady Bird Lake, a chalk drawing the length of the First..."

Dec. 28, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Roll 'Em

March

"...D: Antonia Bird; with Guy Pearce, Robert Carlyle, Jeremy Davies, David Arquette,..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...Director: Chris James Thompson, Producers: Jessica Farrell, Jack Turner, Andrew Swant US Air Force JAG Attorney Yvonne Bradley was..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

This Job Will Change Your Life

Former staff reflect on the zigs and zags of life post-Chronicle

"...who drunkenly passed out and drowned along the Lady Bird Lake shoreline before the movie was released. Why was..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Jesse Sublett

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...Communion. Cast: Lauryn Canny, Bryan Batt, Nora-Jane Noone, Cooper Andrews, Pollyanna McIntosh. (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sundance Recap: Part III

Mental instability, poverty, a disappearance, and a docu-thriller

"...Award for Documentary feature, Rich Hill depicts three boys (Andrew, Harley, and Appachey) battling through poverty in Rich Hill,..."

Feb. 3, 2014 Screens Post by Neha Aziz

Texas Book Festival Lineup Revealed

Attendees include Junot Díaz, Cheryl Strayed, and... Tony Danza?

"...(Hush Hush: Stories) Lou Berney (Whiplash River: A Novel) Andrew Blackwell (Visit Sunny Chernobyl: And Other Adventures in the..."

Sept. 12, 2012 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

New Fest

Why the Texas Book Festival decided to loosen its criteria this year.

"...say, 'Well, you didn't bring in Larry McMurtry' or 'Andrew Vachss and Denise Chávez aren't Texas writers,' the numbers..."

Nov. 16, 2001 Books Feature by Clay Smith

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...plus Austin talents like the Zellner brothers, Ethan Hawke, Andrew Bujalski, Yen Tan, and many more, here's today's list..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Beyond Rangoon

"...commentary (featuring Fincher, Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt, screenwriter Kevin Andrew Walker, production designer Arthur Max, and effects virtuoso Rob..."

July 5, 1996 Screens Feature

Texas Book Festival Unveils Full Author Lineup for 2024

Matthew McConaughey and Malcolm Gladwell headline

"...Sarah Bird, Juneteenth Rodeo..."

Sept. 19, 2024 Books Post by Amaya Austin

Onward

Pixar’s latest fantasy can’t conjure up that magic we expect

"...and its helmspeople’s greatest achievements, i.e., almost everything Brad Bird or Andrew Stanton have had a hand in (not..."

March 6, 2020 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Trumpet Colossus Kenny Dorham Towers Alongside the Jazz Gods

The Austin musician stands alone in showing up Miles Davis in his autobiography

"...maturity – and an ability to keep pace with Bird...."

Sept. 14, 2018 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Let's Go Gun Crazy

UT working group recommends allowing guns in classrooms, while a "mock mass shooting" and a "mass farting" protest in response bring out the national media

"...The Mass Farting protest was led by Andrew Dobbs, though he made it clear that he doesn't..."

Dec. 18, 2015 News Feature by Mac McCann

Believe

Moving Panoramas flicker to life in the aftermath of a home invasion

"...I began playing in an Austin-based band, the Wooden Birds, with my longtime friend Andrew Kenny of the American..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Music Feature by Leslie Sisson

Great World of Sound

David Wingo's success scoring film fuels his band Ola Podrida

"...outfit adding former American Analog Set and current Wooden Birds Austinite Andrew Kenny on bass (see "Free as a..."

May 24, 2013 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Once Upon a Time in Austin

The films, the filmmakers, the crews, the making of a scene

"...Story (Franchise Pictures) P: Mark Johnson; D: Luke Wilson, Andrew Wilson; S: Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson; with Luke Wilson,..."

March 12, 2004 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Going Public

A new Sunset Commission report recommends opening Texas' public lands to use by the public as parkland.

"...Andrew Sansom, the executive director of TPWD and a longtime..."

May 19, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Top Books

Hard-Boiled Top Ten

"...4. Fool's Names, Fool's Faces by Andrew Ferguson -- Funny, but merely a pre-travel P.J. O'Rourke...."

Jan. 10, 1997 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

Roxane Gay, Tim O’Brien Join Texas Book Festival Lineup

Full author roster revealed for November fest

"...the Brawling Birth of American Politics) Jennifer Bristol (Cemetery Birding: An Unexpected Guide to Discovering Birds in Texas) George..."

Sept. 13, 2023 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

Knock at the Cabin

M. Night Shayamalan takes on the end of the world

"...Shyamalan. Starring: Dave Bautista, Ben Aldridge, Jonathan Groff, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Rupert Grint, Abby Quinn and Kristen Cui...."

Feb. 10, 2023 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

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