Under the Stars

No summer is complete without a trip to the drive-in

"...One mention of summer nights and for many folks the iconic Grease soundtrack cues up: "Summer sun, something's begun/..."

May 15, 2015 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

The Stars Come Out for Texas Film and Video Game Incentives

Big names in new ad to get big boost over the finish line

"...The stars at night are big and bright (clap clap..."

May 16, 2023 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin @ Large: The Metro Message

It’s not a ‘campaign,’ exactly, but what is the transit authority’s tune?

"...In the much-seen, much-discussed Capital Metro "outreach" ad featuring Willie Nelson,..."

June 25, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin Gets the Geek Stamp of Approval

Wizard World Comic Con brings Lando, Lee, and the Centipede three to town

"...Lando Calrissian and Chewbacca, and all three parts of the Human Centipede walk into a convention center ......."

Nov. 12, 2010 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Under the Hoof of the Merciless Kandisha

Julien Maury on a Moroccan myth, and what scares him

"...But appearances are deceiving. Writer/director Julien Maury called it "the opposite of the classic slasher. ... The boogeywoman is..."

Aug. 10, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Outfitting the Stars

It's all in a name: suiting up the stars at Star Costume and Clothier.

"...It may not be the best slogan in town, but you've got to admit..."

June 13, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Austin in the Big Apple

If Texas food can make it here, it can make it anywhere. MM Pack explains.

"...only a January day in Manhattan can be. But Austin had descended upon the Big Apple, and preparations for..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Food Feature by MM Pack

Five Dark Events to Beat the Heat

Nighttime distractions that flip off the sun

"...When even native Austinites are complaining about the heat, you know something's awry...."

July 21, 2023 Arts Column by Richard Whittaker

All the Hill Country's a Stage

No matter where you are in the Hill Country, you're never too far from a theatre. From Boerne to Kerrville, Marble Falls to Uvalde, community theatres are enthusiastically serving up choruses of "76 Trombones" and Odd Couples with a Lone Star twang, as well as some theatrical surprises.

"...In the Hill Country, just as you're never too far from..."

May 9, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Great Artdoors

Summer's here, and the time is right for outdoor performances all over Central Texas

"...The mercury is rising, but that just means more performing..."

May 17, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Young One

"...Claudio Brook. In 1961, while still working in Mexico, the great surrealist/moralist/atheist filmmaker Luis Buñuel released his only English..."

Sept. 17, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Megan Rapinoe Comes to Austin to Talk Equal Rights

The soccer star wowed at the Texas Conference for Women

"...Megan Rapinoe, the pink-haired soccer star who led the U.S. Women’s National..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Other Worlds Austin Unleashes First Wave

Sci-fi icon Sybil Danning to be honored

"...Sci-fi film festival Other Worlds Austin has established itself as a place to..."

Oct. 4, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin’s 2020 Film Festival Calendar

Your print-out-and-keep guide for movie lovers

"...27-March 1: Lake Travis Film Festival The area's newest fest, with four days of screenings in..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Hyde Park Bar & Grill Is All Forked Up, NADC Burger Smashes Those Idle Hands, Industry Is Off the 86 Board, Marufuku Ramen Noodles Its Way to Mueller, and (How D’ya Like It?) More, More, More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Here's some of what's happening in Austin's culinary scene, as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words..."

Oct. 12, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Closings and Openings, Hirings and Aspirings, Wining and Dining and Economic Undermining in Austin’s Food Industry

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Here's some of what's happening in Austin's culinary scene, as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words..."

Oct. 5, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Spotlight Film Festival Shines on Locals

Monthly fest for underdogs and up-and-comers

"...Go to enough film festival Q&As, and it's the same questions. Where did the idea come from? How..."

Feb. 2, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Rick Perry, Lord of the Dance?

Why would a former Texas governor go on reality TV? Why not?

"...Graham. Legends of Terpsichore. And now … Rick Perry. The former governor of Texas and two-time GOP presidential primary..."

Sept. 2, 2016 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Food + Wine Festival Announces 2017 Talent

Tickets go on sale today

"...Stock up on extra-absorbent paper towels and cue up the Ann Peebles. Or deeply concentrate on a statue of..."

Jan. 19, 2017 Food Post by Brandon Watson

Summer Fun: Into the Mystic of High Road Pool

Plunging back in time with my iPod

"...In the winter when I miss swimming at High Road Pool,..."

May 13, 2014 Music Post by William Harries Graham

At the Drive-In

An East Austin art compound reviews the magic of outdoor screening

"..."Whatever happened to Randolph Scott, ridin' the trail alone? Whatever happened to Gene and Tex, and..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Austin Opera Races Back Into Live Performance With Tosca at Circuit of the Americas

The company brings grand opera to the Grand Prix with an outdoor staging of Puccini's powerhouse

"...By the summer of 2020, Austin Opera knew that the first..."

April 30, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Creates XR Austin for Online Festival

Digital environment will be virtually like being there

"...Missing shouldering your way through the South by Southwest crowds? Lamenting that you won't have..."

March 2, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Food and Wine Festival Talent Announced

Tickets for foodie fête go on sale today

"...There's always a little bit of back and forth texting..."

Jan. 21, 2015 Food Post by Brandon Watson

Amyl & the Sniffers, Beach Fossils, the Veldt, and More Reviews From Levitation’s Saturday and Sunday

Standout sets to wrap the Halloweekend music festival

"...From packing into the dusty Stubb’s mosh pit to rain sheltering under the..."

Oct. 30, 2023 Music Post by Genevieve Wood

Beto O'Rourke's Long, Hot Road to the Texas Primary

We report from the 2020 Democratic campaign trail on whether all the blue, sweat, and beers are worth it

"...They're out early, long before lunchtime, in the off-and-on rain,..."

Sept. 27, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin School of Film Screams for Summer of Mexican Horror

Pesadillas Calidas series highlights classics from across the Border

"...is just a place where co-eds go on vacation? The Austin School of Film is bringing six slices of..."

June 6, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Four Austin Chefs Champion the Texas Food & Wine Alliance with Off the Menu Supper Club

Richter & Czyszczon & Sawicki & Fojtasek stoke a live fire

"...The Texas Wine & Food Alliance admits they “took a..."

May 2, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Desert Hearts Texas Takeover Glammed Up Austin Shed Cedar Street Courtyard

Burning Man-like dance music party starred Damian Lazarus

"...Last week’s weather made a mess of festival plans. Carson Creek campgrounds:..."

May 13, 2019 Music Post by Christina Garcia

Austin Food + Wine Festival Tickets Go On Sale Today

More events, more celebrity chefs

"...all year – hungrily watching for any sign of the return of the Austin Food + Wine Festival and..."

Jan. 20, 2016 Food Post by Brandon Watson

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