Friends to the End (of the World)

Ric Roman Waugh and Gerard Butler reunite in Greenland

"...Ford. Kurt Russell and John Carpenter. Klaus Kinski and Werner Herzog (OK, bad example). Austin-based filmmaker Ric Roman Waugh..."

Dec. 16, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Party All the Time

'Much Ado' and much fun with Whedon, Acker, and Denisof

"...in his own home, with pals he'd made on Angel, Firefly, and The Avengers...."

June 21, 2013 Screens Post by Robert Faires

Do Right Woman

Polly Parsons, only child of Gram Parsons, comes full circle in Austin with the Hickory Wind Ranch, sober living for women

"...brilliant stars in the rock firmament, and his career went down in a blaze of recorded glory, a light..."

July 31, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Hummingbird Project

Who knew you could tell a character story about laying fiber-optic cable?

"...Fortunes, the old wisdom goes, can be lost in the blink of an eye...."

March 29, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Piano

"...Keitel, Sam Neill and Anna Paquin. If Madame Bovary were ever to find a Room of her Own, the..."

Nov. 19, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Smoking Causes Coughing

Rubber director's sentai spoof is weird, discursive magic

"...Lacoste, Oulaya Amamra, Jean-Pascal Zadi, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Marie Bunel, Grégoire Ludig and Benoît Poelvoorde...."

March 31, 2023 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Q&A Hole: What’s the Most Important Thing in Life?

With JT Habersaat, David Wheeler, Jodi Egerton, Marc English & more.

"...out some speckled grouse of lesser meaning – let’s go right for The Big One in this installment of..."

Sept. 27, 2016 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Hanging Garden

"...and makes all meaning permanently elusive. To its credit, however, The Hanging Garden is an absorbing and wholly venturesome..."

July 10, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Lady Gaga’s Love-In

Electro-dance validation brings Austin to its knees

"...Erwin Center on Tuesday night as a sold-out crowd wept and cheered for Lady Gaga. Native New Yorker Stefani..."

Dec. 6, 2017 Music Post by Isabella Castro-Cota

Die a Metalhead

Rodrigo y Gabriela's patriarch will be due a viking funeral one day.

"...Friday's headliners outdoors at Stubb's, Rodrigo Sánchez y Gabriela Quintero, have taken acoustic music metal..."

Sept. 1, 2010 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Highway Angels... Full Moon Rain..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Harry Styles’ Near Riotous Nostalgia

UK heartthrob brings Beatlemania to the Moody Theater

"...Direction singer proved to a sold-out Moody Theater on Wednesday night that letting go of your past isn’t always..."

Oct. 12, 2017 Music Post by Isabella Castro-Cota

Recommended ACL Records to Get You Psyched for the Fest

The best CPR (concert psychin' rock) to get in the fest mindset

"...a few recommendable records to help your slow roll go faster...."

Sept. 30, 2016 Music Post by The Music Staff

Playback – Fun Fun Fun Fest: A Decade of Aggression

Flashing back on 10 years of Fun Fun Fun Fest

"...the commandments, an amplifier's maximum volume, the total counting power of our hands. Fitting for music, it's a union..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Record Reviews

"...skull and let him guide you as you travel down, down, down the blood-red highway. That soundtrack you're hearing?..."

March 20, 1998 Music Review

The Animated Adventures of Don Bluth and Gary Goldman

The men behind 'The Secret of NIMH' visit Austin this weekend

"...The Land Before Time to An American Tail, from Dragon's Lair to Anastasia, Don Bluth and Gary Goldman have..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Every Day of Your Life

Remembering Sims Ellison, and profiling the SIMS Foundation

"...who signed Pariah in 1991 when Guns N' Roses were kings and dropped them in May '95 after treating..."

July 7, 2000 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Paramount Announces Summer Classic Film Series Lineup

See the whole schedule and get some tickets to escape the heat

"...worst part about summer is everyone demanding that you go outside. Fortunately, here comes the Paramount to save all..."

May 16, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Hells Angels Hit

Anthony Benesh was shot down by a sniper – the suspects, and theories, are legion

"...out the front door of Saccone's Pizza in far Northwest Austin. It was a typical Saturday night at the..."

May 19, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Drum Dynamo J.J. Johnson’s Saving Grace

Powerhouse Austin drummer strips down to his bare essence

"...Existence for J.J. Johnson means continually stripping down to one bare essence: Drums...."

May 26, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Wednesday Showcases

Wednesday SXSW showcases at a glance

"..."Another Version of Pop Song." Finally, Art Brutist Eddie Argos' new outfit Everybody Was in the French Resistance ......"

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

Absolutely II Trill

Talkin' with Mr. Trill himself, Bun B., on the eve of his Parish show.

"...It’s been a busy week for Bun B. Signed up for a leg of..."

Aug. 21, 2008 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Texas Rollergirls: The 2012 Outlook

Before this weekend's bout, what did we learn from the season opener?

"...a chance to knock off some rink rust: This weekend's Texas Rollergirls bout is the real season opener, a..."

April 20, 2012 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...Twenty-five years and counting can't slow down SXSW Film. As..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Letters at 3AM: Some Kind of a Man

After a certain age, there's no avoiding how death is a permanent part of life

"...see clouds glowing myriad tints and shades from the western to the eastern horizon. Those to the east go..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Column by Michael Ventura

Willie’s Picnic Reboots Virtually, Glitches and All

Star-studded, 7.5-hour livestream proves a real feat

"...Luck Presents pointed tradition into decade five with youthful reinvigoration...."

July 6, 2020 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Mountain Style

Chatting with Dr. Ralph Stanley, a pioneer of bluegrass music before there was such a thing

"...a hardscrabble quality to it, at once rough and sweet, weary and mournful, almost impish. In the 1940s, when..."

Nov. 30, 2001 Music Feature by Kim Mellen

New Austin Music You Can Enjoy at Home

What we’re spending our time with

"..."We recorded [Lindsey's episode] in 10 minutes, but the end..."

April 17, 2020 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Enter the Domain With Other Worlds Austin

Sci-fi film festival adds world premiere, new score, and award winners

"...Techno-allegories, futuristic thrillers, and Anne Hathaway obsessives: The latest round..."

Nov. 5, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Death

"...guitarist, David Hackney, whose life-sized image served as guardian angel on both sides of the stage. What transpired from..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Music Review by Austin Powell

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