Fables of the Reconstruction

Todos Santos Music Festival, on the edge paradise & progress

"...About 45 miles north of Cabo San Lucas, on the resort-riddled southern tip of the Baja Peninsula, sits Todos..."

Feb. 1, 2013 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Going With the Flow

The next life of Waller Creek

"...Waller Creek and environs is to live intensively in the modern world and at the same time to be..."

Jan. 11, 2013 News Feature by Ari Phillips

The Making of Downtown North

The Domain may sound like just another fancy mall – but planners say it's the seed of a second Austin

"...Austinites as a strange, upmarket interloper, more suited for the tonier districts of Dallas or Houston. But if the..."

Sept. 28, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Squaring the Triangle

The Three Austins Collide at a Central-City Crossroads

"...photograph by Gary Lockhart..."

July 4, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

“No Willie, Waylon, or the Armadillo in 1977!!!” The Punk Beast Begins to Stir in Austin

A nascent scene takes shape in chapter three of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...Editor’s note: This is the third chapter in a serialized history of Austin’s punk..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Spirit of the City and the Letter of the Law Collide at Sekrit Theater

Beau Reichert struggles with the city over his backyard arts complex

"...A welcome sign at the end of Beau Reichert's driveway greets visitors to Sekrit..."

Sept. 2, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

We Were From Texas

Texas Triangle: Guy Clark, Susanna Clark, Townes Van Zandt

"...Clark pushes a fading, black and white photograph across the table...."

July 19, 2013 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Allie X, the Bill Ball, and Oodles of Locals in This Week’s Crucial Concerts

Lots of reasons to get out of the house and break out the earplugs

"...Dayglow: The Tour..."

Nov. 22, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

SXSW Film Review: I Wish You All the Best

Nonbinary teen leads coming-of-age family drama

"...To love and be loved. To have hope for the future. To be comfortable living an authentic self. To..."

March 13, 2024 Screens Post by Dex Wesley Parra

Spoilers Are the New Black

Are we too squeamish about our right to be shocked?

"...The Crying Game. The Sixth Sense. "Luke, I am your..."

June 9, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Aftermath

Days later, the Red River rampage echoes through many lives

"...driving westbound on East 12th Street, when he spotted the gray Honda Civic...."

March 21, 2014 News Feature by Jordan Smith

When the Sun Rises

In the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, a group of teenage filmmakers galvanize the tales of their island

"...The lobby of the Grand 1894 Opera House came to..."

June 5, 2009 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

All the World SA Stage

The Debut of the International Theater Festival at San Antonio

"...The audition notice calls for an actress to play a..."

Oct. 22, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Chip off the Auld Sod

Off the Bookshelf

"...One of the nice things about freelancing as opposed to being on..."

Oct. 24, 1997 Books Review

Fantastic Fest Gets Toxic With The Toxic Avenger

Fall of the House of Usher, The Creator added

"...said that you had to get rid of all the toxic people in your life? Not when they're the..."

Aug. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Punk Chronicles: "I Don't Think the Sex Pistols Inspired Anything Other Than a Buncha More Punk Bands!"

The San Antonio shoot-out ricochets locally in Chapter 4 of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

"...Editor’s note: This is Chapter 4, Part I, in a serialized history of Austin’s punk culture,..."

Dec. 31, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Double Life of Liliane

This odd, beautiful book from Lily Tuck is part memoir, part novel, part poetry, part historical quilt

"...The Double Life of Lilianeby Lily Tuck Atlantic Monthly Press,..."

Oct. 16, 2015 Arts Feature by Jessi Cape

DVDanger: The Harvest

Is it finally the Henry successor we wanted?

"...How do you follow up on a masterpiece? There can be few greater burdens to bear for a..."

Sept. 18, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Way It Is and Isn't

Ben Rubin's art installation at UT shows the gap between TV news in Cronkite's time and now

"...time – and not just because it kicked off the cocktail hour. That was the time, in the Central..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin @ Large: Reading the Riot Act

I want a new central library, and I want it now

"...As of last month, for the first time in more than 11 years, I have..."

Feb. 27, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Overlooked, Overheard Lets Us Hear the Sound of the City's Money Being Spent

Composer and audio artist Douglas Laustsen geo-tagged sites in the Govalle and Highland neighborhoods where local government's been at work

"...Your tax dollars at work: What do they sound like? All the myriad tasks of maintenance and..."

June 11, 2021 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Shrewd Productions' The Madres

In Stephanie Alison Walker’s new play, women’s fight for the “disappeared” in Argentina’s Dirty War proves timely

"...intensely wish were not so relevant. You wish that the story of mothers fighting desperately to reunite with their..."

Sept. 7, 2018 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

The Austin Jewish Film Festival Reaches Out

From homophobia to 'Hava Nagila,' these 21 features cross boundaries and borders

"...The 11th annual Austin Jewish Film Festival, which kicks off..."

April 12, 2013 Screens Feature by Andy Campbell

New Documentary Delves Into the Life of Austin's Voodoobilly Queen Izzy Cox

A celebration of love and struggle in Izzy Cox: Fighting the Devil

"...years after her death, Izzy Cox remains a unique artistic force within the Austin music scene. The self-proclaimed Voodoobilly..."

April 15, 2022 Screens Feature by Doug Freeman

Patria y Vida: The Newest Rhythm Of Revolution

Panel spotlights Cuba protest song leading to rapper's imprisonment

"...Quick music history quiz; what do the songs “Yankee Doodle Dandy” and NWA’s “Fuck The Police”..."

March 21, 2022 Music Post by Gary Lindsey

“Vivid Strokes: Contemporary Paintings From Vietnam”

In our tumultuous moment, seeing work by artists from nations that have known tragedy our own has not can be enlightening

"...One way to do that is to look at other, more tumultuous times and places. The Asian American Resource..."

Nov. 25, 2016 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

News Roundup: Marriage (In)equality, Buehler, and the Mayor

Paxton vs. true love; Buehler civil suit dismissed; and more

"...News Roundup, A.G. Ken Paxton continues his fight against the wedded bliss of two Austin women; a judge throws..."

Feb. 23, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

The Good Eye: Haul of Fame

The cost-benefit analysis of clothing on the cheap

"...Back when Mindy Kaling was a writer on The Office, she used to have a blog called Things..."

Jan. 16, 2015 Column by Amy Gentry

The Soul of the Scent

Perfume and pleasure in Alyssa Harad's 'Coming to My Senses'

"...nose into my wrist and inhaled deeply, pondering for the first time in years the perfume I’d rotely put..."

July 11, 2012 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Burning Down the Ags: Is It Ever Enough?

Thanksgiving = turkey, then football, then shopping

"...Reveille dangles limply from a string attached to a long stick as a..."

Nov. 28, 2008 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

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