Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...conference sweeps in every year. If you have time for day parties and in-stores, add four days to those..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

A Drag Tribute, Eclipse Events Galore, and More Local Happenings

Get your glasses and find your totality

"...night on Fourth Street will be a riot ... for Riot Fair, that is. Tear down the house with..."

April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Last Shall Be First

New Year's Eve becomes a cultural extravaganza with First Night Austin

"...groups and individual artists animating downtown this Saturday with performances in theatres, in outdoor public spaces, and on the..."

Dec. 30, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Art Aid

In the wake of Katrina, Austin artists do their part to help

"...Even as Austinites have made astounding efforts to meet the critical needs of evacuees from Hurricane..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Arts Feature by Heather Barfield Cole

Articulations

Big career moves for a couple of Austin playwrights and big parties thrown by a couple of Austin arts organizations.

"...Title notwithstanding, there's no despair for Despair's Book of Dreams and the Sometimes Radio. The..."

March 9, 2001 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Thinking Outside the Box

"...and spawned four sequels, but whether you played it for the intense, interconnected storylines or for the fact that..."

March 5, 1999 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Work Release

"...Mike Judge photograph by Todd Wolfson..."

Feb. 19, 1999 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

A Whole Lotta Lava Going On

Winter/Spring Movie Sneaks

"......"

Feb. 14, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Reissues

"...MGM, there was even less concern that no masters for the music were kept; the 1954 versions were faithful..."

Dec. 13, 1996 Music Feature

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, June 18-25

"...provided at this bilingual, family-friendly event. 6pm. Mexican-American Cultural Center, 600 River St., 299-3600. Free. www.vivirunidos.org. Saturday20..."

June 19, 2009 News Feature

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...For better or worse, there's no getting away from the..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

The Big Cheese

South by Southwest 1997

"...or the Plugz, though, two bands Tito Larriva led before founding this badass bar band. No? Doesn't matter, because..."

March 21, 1997 Music Feature

State of the City

Mayor Lee Leffingwell delivered his state of the city address at a Real Estate Council of Austin luncheon on Tuesday, Feb. 2

"...Thank you for that kind introduction, Keith. I want to extend my..."

Feb. 5, 2010 News Feature

State of the City Address

As delivered by Mayor Lee Leffingwell today

"...Lee Leffingwell delivered his State of the City Address before the Real Estate Council of Austin today. Reprinted below..."

Feb. 2, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols

Godzilla vs. the Green Screen

Austin special effects artists can kill you with a squib or with a CGI bullet hit, gore it up with pig entrails or digitally composited blood, and create just about anything you can imagine with their bare hands or software. Does the industry need both?

"..."A Trip to the Moon," firmly set the tone for everything we love about the movies, from the whimsical..."

April 22, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Fall Film Previews

September

"...Nominated for an Academy Award, this documentary recounts the life of..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Screens Feature

Picking Apples

The Art and Commerce of Product Placement

"..."loan" their products to filmmakers and studios in exchange for some free publicity in the movies -- is nothing..."

May 16, 1997 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Here Comes the Judge

Beavis and Butt-head's Hollywood Score

"...bet cultural analysts will be hashing this one over for decades. Genius is like that...."

Dec. 20, 1996 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...of an environmentally sensitive aquifer (ostensibly the raison d'�tre for the documentary) takes a twelfth-Cadillac-back seat to the colorful..."

Oct. 20, 1995 News Feature

TikTok Talents, Metal Gods and Comedy Provocateurs Added as SXSW Keynotes and Speakers

With a week to go, the fest expands its speaker and podcast list

"...podcast stage and join The Hollywood Reporter Scott Feinberg for an episode of Awards Chatter Live. Fellow headliners the..."

March 1, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Graduating, With Honors

Local awards are nice, but Austin artists are being recognized nationally all the time now

"...Awards hitting the 20-year mark – a useful exercise for making myself feel ancient and like I'm staring down..."

June 1, 2012 Arts Column by Robert Faires

East Austin Studio De-Tour

Homesteading artists face city code challenges – and raise old fears – in changing neighborhoods

"...East Austin Studio Tour – first get a feel for the place when they set foot in the courtyard..."

July 15, 2011 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Outsider Art

Music on the margins

"...and Rwanda); it was both a major trading port for ivory and other goods and the starting point for..."

March 7, 2008 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Top 10 Performances That Transported Me in 2004

Robert Faires lists his favorite theatre, dance, and classical productions of 2004

"...Sally Jacques took her 2003 exploration of grief and comfort to a new site and a new level, the..."

Jan. 7, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Free Stuff to Do at South by Southwest

No badge, no wristband, no problem

"...For those looking for more unofficial shows, you can find..."

March 3, 2023 SXSW Post by Joelle DiPaolo

Linklater's Lunar Latest Coming to Netflix

Apollo 10 1/2 to be animated by Austin's Minnow Mountain

"...1969, Apollo 10 1/2 sees Linklater return to the live-action/animated hybrid of Waking Life and A Scanner Darkly. It's..."

July 16, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

20 Years of Austin Studios

More than just soundstages: Looking back on the unique success of Austin Studios

"..."Mustang Sally" blaring. But it may not be famous for the reason you think. It's the moment when Austin..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

ATX Film News: Fundraisers and a Special Delivery Scare Package

Is Austin giving the world the next Game of Thrones?

"...Austin Film Society is opening the new Creative Media Center at Austin Studios, an office and production..."

Nov. 29, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

New City Council, New Battles

10-1 version 1.5 stares down the coming year at City Hall

"...It is not heavy agenda time for the new, 2017 City Council – the next regularly..."

Jan. 6, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Seeds of Inspiration

The 2012 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...that inevitably comes up whenever two members of Austin's creative community connect. We stay so active here all the..."

June 1, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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