More Subjective Taproom Thoughts From Austin Kids

Beergardigans the Third, courtesy of local half-pints

"...replaced an iconic duplex in I Luv Video and ColdTowne Theatre with the only, ONLY(!) thing acceptable to neighborhood..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Scare Package

Horror-comedy anthology pays tribute to the golden age of VHS

"...– although, in an entertainingly tricksy fashion, there's a cold open (appropriately titled "Cold Open") directed by Austinite Emily..."

June 16, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Memory

Neeson does the Neeson thing as a hit man, redemption, oh, you know …

"...the remake of a gritty foreign film, as in Cold Pursuit (adapted from the 2014 Norwegian black comedy In..."

April 29, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Twitter Flame War Fires Up Austin FC Supporters to Help the Unhoused

For Los Verdes, y'all means all

"...some folks without homes into motel rooms before a cold snap. Any longtime resident of Austin can tell you..."

Feb. 25, 2022 News Feature by Kit O’Connell

Agnes

Sleazy, sexy, bawdy and surprising look at religion, lust, and power

"...become the cinematic flavor of the month left me cold and baffled, especially with his breakout festival hit Climate..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Top 25 Austin Breweries of 2021

Our annual list of Central Texas’ top beers returns

"...challenging task to drink a crispy boy in the cold, but not an impossible one! And all of those..."

Oct. 12, 2021 Food Post by Eric Puga

Coming Home in the Dark

Brutal New Zealand revenge drama asks if monsters are made or just accidents

"...has to be, right? Or is the universe as cold, arbitrary, and merciless as Mandrake's psychological and physical torture..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Lager Jam 7 Returns With a Bang

And we have the exclusive beer list

"...beers to get super extra in the time of COLD BEER SUMMER...."

Aug. 24, 2021 Food Post by Eric Puga

A DIY Approach to Helping the Unhoused Pays Off at Camp Esperanza

No funding? No resources? No problem.

"...was delivering meals to Esperanza every day. During the coldest days they went tent to tent. They brought the..."

July 23, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Los Hermanos/The Brothers

How the Cold War divided a family, while music kept them connected

"...brothers Ilmar and Aldo López-Gavilán, and how the extended Cold War divided them...."

May 28, 2021 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Mortuary Collection

Deliciously wicked horror anthology knows what makes a story work

"...Dark tells over each of the bodies in the cold, dark, labyrinthine chambers underneath his cold, dark, rambling, Victorian..."

April 23, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Marksman

Liam Neeson is the action man again in this border thriller

"...actor’s unhinged turn in last year’s Charles Bronson-in-a-snowplow actioner Cold Pursuit, but then again Logan was no X-Men: Days..."

Jan. 15, 2021 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Can" and the title track. – Doug Freeman James Steinle: Cold German Mornings..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

La llorona

Supernatural horror explores the wailing soul of a nation denied justice

"...more grotesque A Serbian Film, or the darkly comedic Cold Sweat - even (and especially in the trial sequences)..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

A White, White Day

Icelandic revenge drama is really a perfect study of stifled grief

"...be turned into the sardonically humorous Liam Neeson vehicle, Cold Pursuit. Instead, it’s slowly built emotional resonances, artfully and..."

April 24, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Forgotten Era of Glitter Rock in Mid-70s Austin

The Austin Punk Chronicles, chapter two, part one: glam rock (1972-76)

"...to pull off material as complex as Queen's "Stone Cold Crazy."..."

Jan. 17, 2020 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Origins of Austin Punk in the Aftermath of the 13th Floor Elevators

Roky Erickson hurtles toward Doug Sahm in Chapter 1, Part 1 of the Austin Punk Chronicles

"...Puppy, and the Golden Dawn responded to. His band, Cold Sun, eventually released Dark Shadows, a prime example of..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

A Beginners Guide to Japanese Food in Austin

Where to find traditional dishes beyond sushi and ramen

"...discovering a whole world of food: noodles – served cold or hot, with or without broth; meats – grilled,..."

June 14, 2019 Food Feature by Jessika Roth

Johnny English Strikes Again

Time to revoke this agent's license

"...of aging, former “double-Os” also called in from the cold, but don’t blink or you’ll miss British stage and..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Luv Doc: Exposed Nipples

Unlike our president, a warm, sweaty, glitter-speckled nipple is nothing to be embarrassed about

"...was put off by the wrinkles. Up close, a cold nipple has a striking resemblance to a cold scrotum...."

Oct. 26, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Swimming Holes With Nearby Watering Holes

Embrace the endless summer with water therapy and post-swim drinks

"...legendary old school Austin dive where the beer is cold, the stools are sticky, and the jukebox is packed..."

Aug. 29, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Outlaw Sounds

Ethan Hawke and Ben Dickey on their favorite Blaze Foley and Townes Van Zandt songs

"...love and in sorrow, for the goings-on of this cold, cold world. – Ben Dickey..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Ben Dickey

The Spy Who Dumped Me

Kunis and McKinnon run to Europe, but forget to pack jokes

"...the same shrug. The seats are cushy, the air-conditioning cold, MoviePass has lived to see another day (wait, lemme..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Drinking Local: A Cocktail’s Footprint

Where in the world are these cocktail ingredients from?

"...traditionally made from pomegranates grown in California. Small Victory cold-processes their own from juice...."

July 13, 2018 Food Feature by R.T. Frank

40 Songs to Make You Feel Better (or Worse) About Drinking

A sampling of drinking songs local, south of the border, and global

"...of other mind-altering substances in favor of an ice cold brew. Former Austinite Wammo and his fellow all-acoustic River..."

July 13, 2018 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Measure of a Man

Even Donald Sutherland reciting fortune cookie wisdom doesn't save this YA snore.

"...unique take on a perennially trite formula, or my cold, cold heart will remain untouched and I’ll be collecting..."

May 11, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Blaze Foley's Lost Muscle Shoals Recordings

Cult songman keeps thwarting his own success – even posthumously

"...and political screeds ("Springtime in Uganda"), while moaning forlornly ("Cold, Cold World"). Since his death, covers have transpired from..."

May 5, 2017 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

The Oral History of Austin Beerworks

How the local brewery became the heir to the aluminum throne

"...website: Why cans? We had three reasons: gets beer cold quicker, stays [fresh] longer, and Mother Earth. Maybe there..."

March 10, 2017 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Who Killed Vicki Nisbett? And Is She Even Dead?

No verifiable crime scene, no murder weapon, no motive, and no body

"...judgment, ordered Dec. 15, 2016, and reopen as a cold case the 25-year mystery of what happened to Vicki..."

Jan. 27, 2017 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Lit-urday: Burning Down George Orwell's House

Whisky? Check. Women? Check. Weather? Check. Werewolf? Uh oh.

"...lauding its evocative notes of Withnail and I and Cold Comfort Farm, its faintest trace of Bright Lights, Big..."

April 4, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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