The International Waters of Austin’s Concert Scene

Party barges bring summer shows to cooler locales

"...For our Summer Fun issue, we’ve created themed playlists to go with each story. Find more playlists..."

May 19, 2017 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Unlocking the Joys of Austin’s Puzzle Rooms

Escape rooms bring the solitary diversions to life

"...basically anything with "room" in the title), "escape rooms" bring these solitary diversions – and their players – into..."

July 29, 2016 Arts Feature by Marc Majcher

That’s So Cool: Celebrating Bob Johnston

The late producer’s staggering output somehow excluded his own renown

"...limo to fix breakfast for the kids. I’d see them, turn around, and sleep on the ride back into..."

Aug. 20, 2015 Music Post by Louis Black

Home Slice Makes Annual Pizza Pilgrimage

Sharing hundreds of slices was writer's plum assignment

"...many Austinites know that Home Slice Pizza partially shuts down every September so members of its staff can make..."

Sept. 19, 2013 Food Post by Phillip Pantuso

Of Barbecue and Vampires

An interview with Todd Lowe, True Blood's Terry Bellefleur

"...work on TV shows that have a Sookie on them! Those are the only shows that will cast me...."

June 13, 2013 Screens Post by R.U. Steinberg

A Parliament of Experts

Did 'expert testimony' convict an innocent woman of murder?

"...She took him to the bedroom and put him down for a nap; he slept next to Jimenez's daughter,..."

Feb. 4, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Letters From the Women of SAFPF

A small sample of the letters received by Austin attorney Derek Howard; transcribed and minimally edited

"...although on our unit it was referred to as "shutdown." We were threatened with it for months. A horde..."

Dec. 12, 2008 News Feature

Campfire Horror Story

How Carole Keeton Strayhorn and the state destroyed a healing camp for kids

"...the SUVs began to arrive. They'd made their way down the park road, canopied by the tall pines that..."

Nov. 21, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...• A series of fierce storms downed trees and knocked out power for tens of thousands..."

May 12, 2006 News Feature

The Notorious Bettie Page

Gretchen Mol dazzles as the titular pinup girl, but the film raises many more questions about the enigmatic icon than it answers.

"...a culture that has only recently caught up with them. Mary Harron's The Notorious Bettie Page (co-written with Guinivere..."

April 21, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

16 Blocks

Richard Donner still has it. 16 Blocks may be a formulaic good-cops/bad-cops actioner, but it’s rarely stereotypical.

"...of duplicitous peace officers and the demons that straddle them. When we first see Willis’ Det. Jack Mosley, he..."

March 3, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Into the Blue

There's a crisp little thriller anchored in this movie about pretty people wearing skimpy swimwear in a beautiful locale.

"...get supermodel Beckford), but Stockwell draws the net around them efficiently enough, and after a meandering first act, the..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Doug Sahm & the Sir Douglas Quintet

"...State's myriad musical traditions to his legend and spreading them the world over with his trademark cackle. Hip-O Select's..."

April 15, 2005 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

The Cookout

Don't get burned on these leftover stereotypes.

"...touch concerned with his extravagance. What better way to bring him back down to earth than a cookout? But..."

Sept. 10, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Troy

This big-budget adaptation of The Iliad tries mightily, but the end result is the sound and fury of Homer undone.

"...– and an armada of 1,000 ships – to bring Troy to its knees. And then there’s the film’s..."

May 14, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Speak, Mr. Craddick

The new choice for state House Speaker circles his political wagons.

"...Rep. Craddick focused first on members of color to bring to his team.")..."

Nov. 15, 2002 News Column by Michael King

Small-Gauge Samurai

Super-8 enthusiast Cory Ryan brings Flicker to town.

"...Which brings us to Austin's Flicker Film Festival, a bimonthly mini-fest..."

July 20, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Death and Life of Free Radio

Austin microradio lived fast and died young -- can the movement live to broadcast another day?

"...to the part where the man starts to kick down the door, we all lean in, we stop talking...."

June 22, 2001 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Me, Myself & Irene

"...long been accused, pointedly at times, of intentionally “dumbing down” American cinematic and pop-cultural values. The fact that these..."

June 23, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Twilight of the Golds

"...terms with David's sexual bent. Should Suzanne and Rob bring a child into the world knowing what they know..."

Feb. 6, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hands off My MUD

Davenport Fights to Retain Independence It Never Had

"...its plan for a sweeping annexation push that will bring 14 outlying areas from Austin's extra-territorial jurisdiction into its..."

Nov. 14, 1997 News Feature by John Spong

Original Gangstas

"...Paul Winfield, Isabel Sanford, Ron O'Neal, Richard Roundtree, Dru Down, Shyheim, Luniz, Charles Napier, Wings Hauser, Scarface and Bushwick..."

Aug. 23, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Fearless

"...number of fellow passengers as their airliner exploded around them, Bridges' character, Max Klein, wants none of it. In..."

Oct. 29, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

How Much of the Colorado Should We Leave Up to Elon Musk’s Discretion?

Tesla uses a massive amount of water while the Boring Co. attempts to dump its wastewater into the river

"...a year, "which is pretty astonishing. And I told them I was concerned about that quantity of water." Still,..."

Aug. 11, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Meet Me at Waterloo Records: Playing, Shopping, and Encountering Life-Changing Moments at the Heart of Austin Music

Influential Austin characters reminice on 40 years of playing, shopping, and encountering life-changing moments at the heart of Austin music

"...library of sound relocated seven years later. Kunz pointed down at the floor, silently, "Right here." Thirty-three years right..."

April 8, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

“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"

"...Local glam burned down with Mother Earth's original Lamar location. Dicks singer Gary..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Revealing America’s Classroom Fetish in FX’s A Teacher

Hannah Fidell uncovers an abuse of trust

"...the film and the show, I had to separate them in my head."..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

30 Years of Hot Sauce Festival Creates Many Memories

Reminisce with event staff, judges, and fans during this year’s break from the heat

"...douse a pepperhead with hurricane-force rain. It only encourages them...."

Aug. 28, 2020 Food Feature

Upcoming Austin Food Events to Put on Your Calendar

Texas Book Festival, Drag Bingo, a chili cook-off at Scholz, and more

"...top of a creamsicle cloud, all to be washed down with Half Step’s tiki-inspired White Squall cocktail...."

Jan. 30, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda

We Remember What the Dormouse Said

Ten authors cut you a little slice of their own personal Wonderlands

"...Down the rabbit hole we go, reader, and you're already..."

March 31, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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