A Festival in Transition

Twenty-one years on, aGLIFF reinvents itself

"...ago, an incident that had the potential to embarrass David Sweeney and the nonprofit he directs, the Austin Gay..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Screens Feature by Clay Smith

The Art of Conversation

Austin Men's Project encourages young gay men to hone their social -- and safe sex -- skills through communication

"...materials -- there are many of them -- while David Sweeney, 26, who has worked at several local gay..."

Sept. 24, 1999 News Feature by Clay Smith

Digging for Change

Cash-strapped but ever hopeful, aGLIFF looks to next year

"...small nonprofit must be a particularly sobering prospect. For David Sweeney, the executive director of the Austin Gay and..."

Dec. 12, 2008 Screens Feature by Clay Smith

Social Studies

The Austin Men's Project turns three -- and says goodbye to one of its original coordinators.

"...Men's Project (www.austinmensproject.com) turns three. To celebrate, AMP coordinators David Sweeney and Sonny Ballard recently led a group of..."

March 8, 2002 News Feature by Clay Smith

The Straight Story

David Lynch takes the long road to a strange story of brotherly love

"...Directed by: David Lynch. Starring: Harry Dean Stanton, John Lordan, Jennifer Edwards-Hughes,..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Flamencos, Mariachis, and Murder Announced for Austin Opera 2023-24 Season

New year kicks off with murderous classic Pagliacci

"...this weekend's production of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, the company..."

Jan. 27, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

ACL 2008!

The lineup has arrived, calm down.

"...(Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Manu Chao, John Fogerty, David Byrne), the lineup, announced today, is dominated by alternative..."

April 15, 2008 Music Post by Austin Powell

After a Fashion

In between TV marathons, Stephen Skip-Bos to his Lou all over town at the functions he can still make it to

"...Libby Sykora, Candace and Michael Partridge, Skot Tulk and David Sweeney, and the iconic Becky Beaver (whom I'm accompanying..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Top Ten Queer Sh*t

Andy's Top Ten queer things, happenings, people, etc. etc.

"...high and the caliber of films was higher, with David Sweeney continuing to serve as Executive Director of the..."

Dec. 31, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

aGLIFF Staff... We're Crushin' On YOU!

A moment of silence, please, as we reflect on the hottie-bo-hotties at aGLIFF.

"...and volunteers of aGLIFF. Chief among them are hottie-bo-botties David Sweeney (Executive Director), Lisa Kasalek (Program Director), Collin Acock..."

Sept. 7, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

SXSW Film Conference and Festival '98 Further Reflections

"...Corcoran, John-Michael Lander, Jeff Miller, Paul Outlaw, Merle Perkins, David Vincent...."

March 27, 1998 Screens Feature

Theatre Critics Table Nominations 1997

"...Anna Hanks, Austin American-Statesman; John Bustin, West Austin News; David Mark Cohen, Texas Triangle; Jerry Conn, Westlake Picayune; and..."

May 9, 1997 Arts Feature

Roll 'Em

March

"...with Peter Mullan, Louise Goodall, Gary Lewis, Lorraine McIntosh, David McKay, Anne-Marie Kennedy...."

Feb. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Further Reflections

"...Dir/scr: Joe Camp III; Prod: Tom Gamble; DP: Rob Sweeney; Ed: Olof Kallstrom; Music: Charles Engstrom; Cast: Ernest Borgnine,..."

March 26, 1999 Screens Feature

Bringing Up Baby

Baby Dee creates magic out of life

"...and second guessings. That’s where Will [Oldham] and Matt [Sweeney] and Andrew [W.K.] and Maxim [Max Moston] and the..."

Feb. 14, 2008 Music Post by Darcie Stevens

Peerless

All About Joe (York)

"...long line of character parts that York has tackled: Sweeney in Sweeney Todd; Teddy in The Homecoming; Smudge in..."

Jan. 24, 1997 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Chi-Raq

Spike Lee has his finger on our gun-crazy moment in history

"...Angela Bassett, Wesley Snipes, Jennifer Hudson, Harry Lennix, D.B. Sweeney, Samuel L. Jackson, John Cusack, Steve Harris, Dave Chappelle,..."

Dec. 4, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fun and Games With Stratfor

APD and DPS collaborated with private 'geopolitical intelligence firm'

"...Schmidt was forwarded to Burton by APD Lt. Tom Sweeney: it contains information about an Occupy Austin march to..."

March 7, 2014 News Feature by John Anderson

Meet Wally Sparks

"...Directed by: Peter Baldwin. Starring: Rodney Dangerfield, Debi Mazar, David Ogden Stiers, Cindy Williams, Burt Reynolds and Alan Rachins...."

Feb. 7, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Lost City of Z

A futile quest for an extraordinary place

"...historical footnote here. Based on white-hot New Yorker journalist David Grann’s 2009 bestselling nonfiction book, this endeavor also comes..."

April 21, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Thursday SXSW Picks

"...8pm, the MajesticDaughter of late, great Texan song poet David Rodriguez, native Austinite Carrie Rodriguez engraved her name on..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature

Theatre Critics Table Awards 1997

"...Anna Hanks, Austin American-Statesman; John Bustin, West Austin News; David Mark Cohen, Texas Triangle; Jerry Conn, Westlake Picayune; and..."

May 16, 1997 Arts Feature

Review: TexARTS' The Full Monty

Exuberant musical about stripping steelworkers gets a less-than-cocksure production

"...serves up abundantly clever dialogue and a score by David Yazbek that beautifully captures moments and relationships without the..."

July 22, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Top 10 Austin Albums of 2017

Consensus on the best local platters

"...4) Sunny Sweeney, Trophy (Thirty Tigers)..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Playback – SXSW Recap: Love, Hate, Garth & Trump

Final love / hate SXSW listicles

"...support for Friday's Prince tribute; Austin country queen Sunny Sweeney warmed up for Garth Brooks by generating fan-girl excitement,..."

March 24, 2017 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Live Shot: Austin Music Awards

Sold-out extravaganza reiterates there’s no place like home

"...Coming Down,” to the immaculately hard twang of Sunny Sweeney on Lucinda Williams’ “Can’t Let Go” and Carson McHone..."

March 19, 2015 SXSW Post by Doug Freeman

The Girl Who Met Robert Johnson

Shirley Ratisseau wrote a song with Robert Johnson

"...University in 1947. At college, she married saxophonist Mickie Sweeney, which opened a new chapter for the young singer...."

Aug. 3, 2012 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Dancing About Architecture

photograph by Todd V. Wolfson A Big Hand for a Little Lady

"...Call them "The Young Atlantics": Austin's Kacy Crowley and David Garza, along with Chris Stills and Francis Dunnery, have..."

March 13, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Something Completely Different

Comedy writers Bob Odenkirk and David Cross took everything they’d learned from past comic masters and made their Mr. Show variety show into something completely different.

"...the Hall. Somewhere in this tale, Bob Odenkirk and David Cross were born, grew up under the spell of..."

Oct. 8, 1999 Screens Feature by Ron Deutsch

Payne Pleasures 2004

Latest ACoT theatre-award nominations favor two Austin musicals

"...David Yeakle, The Comedy of Errors..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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