Children of the Night

Clubowners and Their Kids

"...Since time immemorial, they -- the dreaded "they" -- have said rock &..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Music Feature

Children of the Grave

Black Sabbath sunders the Frank Erwin Center

"...“Let me hear you!,” bellowed Ozzy Osbourne behind the black scrim boxing the Erwin Center stage Saturday night...."

July 28, 2013 Music Post by Michael Toland

Rise of the Guardians

Santa, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, and the Sandman team together like Cartoon All-Stars in this animated picture.

"...should be able to ride out this stereoscopic superstorm of snowglobes, Easter eggs, magic portals, enchanted crystals, moon worship,..."

Nov. 23, 2012 Movie Review by Leah Churner

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..."

Feb. 1, 2013 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Cyclists Take to the Track for Bike Night at Circuit of the Americas

Event lets pedal-powering people go where bicycles rarely tread

"...Pedal-pushers of various skill and fitness levels rejoiced as Bike Night..."

June 23, 2019 Sports Post by Reid Jowers

Because the Night Playlist

Daylight savings end-times tunes

"...The light changed this week. The sun that sucks streams..."

Nov. 10, 2017 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Out of the Mouths of Children

The return of the Butthole Surfers – don't call it a reunion!

"..."I wish we'd taken a vow of silence," bemoans drummer King Coffey at the watercooler inside..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Dark Was the Night

Blind Willie Johnson gets his place in history

"...bluesman Blind Willie Johnson, but you almost certainly know the songs he recorded: “Motherless Children,” “It's Nobody's Fault But..."

June 2, 2010 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

The Night He Came to Fantastic Fest

Genre fest announces Halloween for opening night

"...is coming early to Austin this year – or rather, Halloween is. Fantastic Fest has announced that the revamp..."

Aug. 22, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

L’Oca d’Oro Co-Owner on the Future of the Restaurant

Right now, they can’t do what they do – so what’s next?

"...were invited to a virtual bat mitzvah. A family of regulars was supposed to celebrate the culmination of their..."

April 27, 2020 Food Post by Adam Orman

Speaking of the Dead

To mark the Grateful Dead's final performances this weekend, a look back on the band's local history

"..."Dallas – got a soft machine.Houston – too close to New Orleans."..."

July 3, 2015 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

A Son of the Fathers of Texas

Steve Mendell's life, work, and music filled in the gaps

"...These notes come with more and more frequency these days,..."

Sept. 24, 2012 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Cream of the Crop

Nominations for the 2005-2006 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Local critics have put their heads – and pens – together to recognize the..."

May 19, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Voice of the Writer

Readings From the Texas Book Festival

"...Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana opened the 1997 Texas Book Festival with a session in the..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Books Feature

Battle of the Badges 2016

"...Marco Rico of the Travis County Sheriff's Office prepares for his bout..."

Jan. 25, 2016 Photo Gallery

Cinema of the Americas

A Festival of Latino Films Showcases New Visions of an Old and Resurging Culture

"...When you look at a map of the Americas, you see the United States first. Right..."

April 13, 2001 Screens Feature by David Garza

Battle of the Badges

Second annual amateur boxing tourney raises funds for kids

"...First responders are no strangers to putting their bodies on the line in the name of public..."

Jan. 25, 2016 News Post by Nina Hernandez

Friend of the Family

In Thomas Mallon's new nonfiction book, the strangest figure in the JFK assassination is the most honest one.

"...Lee Harvey Oswald was in her front yard under the oak tree playing with his daughter Junie. His wife..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Ballet Austin’s Not Afraid of the Dark

The glow-in-the-dark visions of this earnest, sweet ballet will excite and inspire the youngsters who see it

"...The kids love it. That's the most important thing about..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

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.

"...tanked in sophisticated company. You head on down to the Warehouse District, and plop yourself at any one of..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Ian Quigley

Norwood Trial: Setting the Scene of the Crime

Testimony began Tuesday in long-awaited murder trial

"...Testimony began Tuesday in the state’s case against Mark Norwood for the 1988 murder..."

Sept. 14, 2016 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Eternal Sunshine of the 23-year-old Mind

Ellen O’Meara dreams up her first disc

"...Ellen O’Meara released her debut album, Take Me to the Desert, in May. Produced by Darwin Smith, it’s a..."

July 23, 2013 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Years of the Dead

The Mexico of now, David Garza writes, is not held only within the borders of Mexico itself. It has spread northward, re-entered its old space, in a sense. For so many of the Mexicans, displaced but still infatuated with the idea of spirit and ghost, the nation itself is a ghost in the back of the head.

"...The Years With Laura Díazby Carlos Fuentes translated by Alfred..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Books Feature by David Garza

Fantastic Fest Tells Tales of the Long and the Short and the Tall

Short film selection from Austin to Estonia, animation to sushi

"...It's time to get small. With two rounds of feature films already on the schedule, Fantastic Fest has..."

Sept. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Heart of the Community

SXSWedu gathers voices on schools in communities, communities in schools

"...As the saying goes, it takes a village to raise a..."

Feb. 28, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

When That Bump in the Night Becomes Flesh and Blood

Pondering pure evil in Cropsey

"..."It was one of the longest criminal cases in New York City history,"..."

July 2, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Sally Jacques' Book of The 64 Beds Project Under the Covers

"...I am not dreaming the intermittent pounding on the roof of my parents' house...."

Feb. 16, 1996 Arts Feature by Stephanie Beauchamp

Belly of the Beast

Shocking and timely documentary exposes forced hysterectomies in California prisons

"...Erika Cohn’s Belly of the Beast is not an easy documentary. Shot over..."

Oct. 30, 2020 Movie Review by Sarah Marloff

Children of Reverberation

Are Levitation vets Holy Wave Austin's next Black Angels?

"...fellow Holy Wave member Kyle Hager kicked him out of a band when they were teenagers in El Paso...."

May 13, 2016 Music Feature by Libby Webster

Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground

Austin slowly thaws out from an unprecedented – but not entirely unexpected – disaster

"...By Wednesday night, most of Austin was dealing with four overlapping crises:..."

Feb. 19, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

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