SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...roster has arrived, with big features like Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, the debut of Starz's American Gods adaptation, and..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Make the Austin Music Poll Great Again

Getting the vote out for the 2016/17 Austin Music Poll

"...the show's occupied a midweek slot in the South by Southwest scrum, a major inconvenience for local fans, artists,..."

Jan. 27, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Mozart Requiem Undead Receives an Encore

This Austin-generated reinvention comes to Bass Concert Hall

"...his Requiem Mass in D minor. What followed his death was a balancing act of chutzpah and humility as..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Miles Ahead

Don Cheadle stars in and directs this unusual Miles Davis biopic

"...Directed by: Don Cheadle. Starring: Don Cheadle, Ewan McGregor, Emayatzy Corinealdi,..."

April 15, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Playback: The FAQs of Austin Music 2015

Q: Is Austin still the "live music capital of the world"?

"...know the drill: condense the highlights, controversies, trends, and deaths of Austin's musical landscape into a summary of significance..."

Dec. 25, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Fan Fest Upgrades

Fan Fest finally books locally; Housecore Horror co-founder Corey Mitchell dies

"...One weekend, and with it comes a three-day, four-stage musical block party known as Austin Fan Fest. The free..."

Oct. 31, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

More Gore From Housecore Horror

New film fest adds more classics plus a locally lensed premiere

"...that only) hybrid horror/metal festival has already announced its musical line-up, including headliners Gwar, Down and Goblin, so now..."

Sept. 5, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Best Part of Breaking Up

Retro pop sixpiece the Carrots calls it quits with debut LP

"...A lot can happen to a musical group in such a time span, especially a band..."

July 1, 2013 Music Post by Andy Bianculli

All Over Creation: Ode to Joy

In a week's worth of creative endeavors, delight proves illuminating

"...the latest in an almost four-decade string of productions by the Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Austin. Now, given..."

June 28, 2013 Arts Column by Robert Faires

This Week's Waste of Time

Three browser games to keep you occupied and unproductive

"...titled Sacrifice which tasks players with making life or death choices with the characters. The whole game takes only..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Middletown

Everything you expect from a Hyde Park Theatre production and not what you expect at all

"...performance space as his dialogue – coined "screwball lyricism" by The New York Times – was exchanged onstage...."

Sept. 28, 2012 Arts Review by Adam Roberts

SXSW Thursday Picks & Sleepers

Thursday blurbs slim down from the Wednesday bloat

"...9pm, Maggie Mae's Rooftop Touched by tragedy (frontman Billy McCarthy's brother killed himself, as did..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

Where There’s a Willie…

Billy Bob documents Willie Nelson in The King of Luck

"...screening of Paul Feig’s comedy Bridesmaids, starring and co-written by Kristen Wiig, Hit So Hard, P. David Ebersole’s documentary..."

March 2, 2011 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

Let Him Entertain You

Why producer Charles Duggan is staging the biggest holiday spectacular Austin's ever seen

"...Duggan comes by his old-school theatre credentials honestly. He grew up with..."

Dec. 25, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Murder Ballad Murder Mystery

You'll be hard-pressed to find a riskier production in Austin this year than this strange string of ballads and mysteries

"...Vortex Repertory-Tutto Theatre Company co-production of Elizabeth Doss' original musical with similar confusion and, perhaps, even derision. But I..."

Oct. 30, 2009 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

What About Bob?

Don't hate Bob Schneider because of his Lovely Creatures

"...on a breezy Tuesday. As he traces his earliest musical experiences, his even features are pleasing, his dark brown..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Pachanga!

Cinco de Mayo month Part III – the hombres: from Jovita's Mayo Pardo to Ruben Ramos' Mexican Revolution, Del Castillo, Joel Guzman, y más

"...Alex Vallejo, its intent was to highlight Latino music by illustrating its nontraditional spectrum. In its second year, Garza..."

May 29, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

God Save the Queenie

Duke Ellington's almost lost opera of a Harlem beautician gets rescued and a makeover

"...is democratically elected royalty, Harlem's top beautician as voted by her peers in the biz for 10 years running...."

April 17, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Positively Serene Death of Sir Ritter Hans Von Wittenstein Zu Wittenstein

Aggressive Muse's adaptation of Ondine is long, bloated, and lacking in precision

"...The Positively Serene Death of Sir Ritter Hans Von Wittenstein Zu Wittenstein..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Arts Review by Hannah Kenah

The New Rage

Voxtrot finally conquers the LP

"...are glued to the writer, and in that timeless musical telepathy, soon the whole group has joined in to..."

May 18, 2007 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

Planet Funk Meets Planet Punk

Nu beats on famous bleats

"..."Never Be Alone." Talk Girl Talk, make love to Death From Above like it's 1979, and spank rock. It's..."

Jan. 12, 2007 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

The Devil and Daniel Johnston

The literal and figurative institutionalization of Austin music and art legend Daniel Johnston is analyzed from many angles in this perceptive film profile.

"...Directed by: Jeff Feuerzeig...."

May 5, 2006 Movie Review by Raoul Hernandez

Renegade

Still mourning the death of Thin Lizzy's Phil Lynott 20 years later

"...just a boy, that's all." – "Renegade," 1981Angel of Death..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Saraband

Ingmar Bergman’s final film continues his exploration into mankind’s willful inability to accept the inevitable, whatever that may be.

"...Directed by: Ingmar Bergman. Starring: Liv Ullmann, Erland Josephson, Börje Ahlstedt,..."

Aug. 12, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...• A San Antonio federal judge has overturned the death sentence of Kenneth Foster, who was convicted of murder..."

March 18, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Festival Express

Hurtling across Canada during the summer of 1970 was a trainload of musicians – among them Janis Joplin, Jerry Garcia, and Buddy Guy – who partied and played music ’til the very end of the line.

"...Directed by: Bob Smeaton. It was the greatest rock & roll..."

Oct. 1, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Attention to Sound

John Cage's approach to music has shaped how Michelle Schumann listens to and plays it

"...Cage. He was widely disparaged for his music of nonmusical sounds composed by using astronomical atlases and the I..."

Sept. 10, 2004 Arts Feature by Jerry Young

Ether Ore

Ether Ore

"...new original later this year. Unknown Spin is driven by Tom Carter's gentle, nearly incidental, guitar work; Heather Murray's..."

Feb. 27, 2004 Music Review by Michael Chamy

For the People

Why Shostakovich, as played by the UT Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Kevin Noe, is better than 20 punk rock bands

"...is not a classical music town. At least, not by reputation. That's not the case for cities like New..."

Feb. 13, 2004 Music Feature by Graham Reynolds

Texas in the Title

"...between. Although its train theme was largely an anachronism by 1974, "Texas Flyer" manages to modernize and funkify the..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Music Feature by Greg Beets

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