Alive and Kicking

Just when a heavy cynicism about the future of independent film has overtaken the industry and most of its observers, the Sundance Film Festival came along during the early weeks of 2001 and, almost unexpectedly, brightened the downcast mood shared by its most dour participants.

"...also the day before our former governor's presidential inaugural, and it seemed all Austin was D.C.-bound that morning, ball..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Looks Back... and Forward

Documentary Film Pioneer D.A. Pennebaker

"...Husband and wife filmmakers D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus There..."

April 3, 1998 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Sultry, Aggressive, and No-Bullshit Blues by Margaret Moser

"...One minute you're stuck in traffic on the Interstate, and the next one you're sailing through gently rolling pastures..."

June 30, 1995 Music Feature

Bob Schneider

"...By releasing two albums at the same time, Bob Schneider is engaging that mysteriously powerful force that sent..."

June 5, 1998 Music Feature

SXSW Wednesday Picks and Sleepers

"...its own right. Taking cues from early Santana, War, and the Meters, Brownout's 2012 release Oozy secretes stickier than..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

'You Were Our Father, A Veteran and So Full of Desperation'

Short Story Contest: Third place

"...The year was 1777 and the month was December. On the morning of the..."

Feb. 4, 2011 Books Feature by Kyle R M

Hank, Harry, and Jesse James

Sitting in with Jimmy Grabowske, steel guitarist to the stars

"...Hank Williams approached the low wooden bandstand of Austin's Skyline Club unsteadily on that crisp December..."

Oct. 5, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Fantastic and Utterly Disreputable History of the Bevy of Sin Known as Guy Town

Before downtown Austin had the Warehouse District, it had the Whorehouse District: a notorious neighborhood of brothels and fandango houses called Guy Town.

"...It's Friday, and you're going to get tanked in sophisticated company. You..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Ian Quigley

Reggae Stuff

Reissues

"...Observer 1974-78 (Blood & Fire)Head Shot: Reggae Instrumentals, Dubs and Other Oddities(Heartbeat)Rock On: Greatest Hits From the Observer Label(Heartbeat)..."

June 21, 2002 Music Review by Jay Trachtenberg

Austin Film Festival Drops and Gives Us 10

Lineup includes latest from Jonathan Demme, Alexander Payne

"...a work-in-progress screening of Fear of Falling, Wallace Shawn and André Gregory’s adaptation of Ibsen’s The Master Builder) and..."

Aug. 19, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Page Two: Lost and Found

'Tis the season when the future is used up yet then renewed by singing each morning out of each night

"...And lived in a very cool part of the City..."

April 27, 2007 Column by Louis Black

He Came and He Went Longhorns, Liz, and Damn Good Food

"...by Andrea Barnett If his press aides are to be believed,..."

Oct. 20, 1995 News Feature

Qmmunity: Stop, Drop, and Shop

Qmmunity advises on what local places are best for gay gift shopping this year

"...don't know where to go. As a seasoned shopaholic and guy-about-town, your faithful editor is here to save the..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Column by James Scott

Two Turntables and a Microphone

Austin's DJ Culture

"...previously limited success in the guitarless world of techno and electronica had resulted in less-than-amazing draws, despite occasional heavy-hitters..."

May 29, 1998 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

A Quarrel With the Status Quo

Charlie Baird on criminal justice, equity, and the Travis County D.A.

"...a general question: Why did you decide to run? And what's your purpose in doing so?..."

Jan. 20, 2012 News Feature

Coming of Age

Recommended at aGLIFF 2002

"...in Banglalore, India, it's about two guys in love, and you've probably never heard of it. (Don't be embarrassed..."

Aug. 23, 2002 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Qmmunity: Two Drag Performers Talk Moving to Austin From San Marcos

Beau Elliot and Kino Kino come to town but don't forget their roots

"...performances once more. Two of those artists, Kino Kino and Beauregard Elliot, have been shining on Austin stages for..."

Sept. 13, 2024 Column by James Scott

Playback: You Can’t Press Pause on Life

A musician’s life: laid off, livestreaming, and … giving birth?

"...attic, when her water broke. Meanwhile, I’m way up and out, crammed amongst the roof’s narrow pitch, running speaker..."

April 24, 2020 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Help Me Help You

Career advice and self-help evangelism at SXSW

"...deep-seated, peptic financial concern, not just clerical workers, waitresses, and factory men but CEOs as well. And don't forget..."

March 20, 2009 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Letters at 3AM

Let's Get Drunk and Read Poetry

"...reason") ... a night the world watches in bafflement and begrudged admiration, wondering what it means that the Superpower..."

Dec. 22, 2000 Column by Michael Ventura

Culture Cash

Austin's artists and arts groups are working hard to survive the economic downturn, and now more than ever it's essential for the city that they do.

"...to mind all the worst stereotypes of the arts and its practitioners as elitists out of touch with regular..."

Feb. 7, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Rosetta, My Rosetta

"...Rosetta Wills and Ray Benson photograph by John Carrico Three..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Music Feature by Jay Hardwig

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

Find fall foliage in Texas and stop and smell the roses

"...time for pumpkin-spiced October events all over the state and beyond...."

Oct. 3, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Elvis Lives!

Detective and Then Some...

"...Crais returns to the early form that had readers and critics hailing him as the wunderkind of the gumshoe..."

July 25, 1997 Books Feature

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...Festival planning now: the annual celebration of screens large and small has announced its first wave of movies and..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Short Third-Degree Sessions

Jesse Sublett gets personal with four of Bouchercon 2002's featured authors.

"...Maceo brothers, but venturing as well into West Texas and Mexico. It's about a violent young man named Jimmy..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

Summer Reading

"...Facing the Wind: A True Story of Tragedy and Reconciliationby Julie Salamon..."

June 1, 2001 Books Feature by Suzy Spencer

Double-Barrel Beautiful

Texan sweetheart of the 1960s folk rodeo, Carolyn Hester

"...were very unexpected. ... John [Hammond] had first seen and heard me at Carolyn Hester's apartment. Carolyn was a..."

Dec. 19, 2008 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

American Cyborg: Steel Warrior

"...Directed by: Boaz Davidson. Starring: Joe Lara, Nicole Hansen and John Ryan. With American Cyborg, Yoram Globus and his..."

Jan. 7, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

For the Good Times

The Life and Times of Texas country crooner, Ray Price.

"...of the highest balcony, mainly with the forty-, fifty-, and sixtysomething fans forgotten by contemporary country radio...."

Sept. 1, 2000 Music Feature by David Cantwell

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