Michael A. Muller

"...On his debut solo long-player, the co-founder of extended moodmakers Balmorhea paints an insulated picture of..."

Nov. 29, 2019 Music Review by Rick Weaver

Gifted and Talented Education Programs Turn the Lights Out on Non-White Students

"Race is the greatest predictor of who succeeds and fails in American public education"

"...coordinator. Her mother fought – against much resistance from leaders at the school and at the district – to..."

Nov. 22, 2019 News Feature by Autumn A. Arnett

Ha-Ha-Hitler: The Importance of Mocking Nazis in Jojo Rabbit

Taika Waititi, Stephen Merchant dissect hate in anti-Nazi satire

"...a Gestapo officer in Jojo), making a clown of Der Fuhrer and his acolytes isn't new or radical: it's..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: The Golden Glove

True-life serial killer drama is too real and grimy for its own good

"...Glove, an adaptation of Heinz Strunk’s award-winning 2016 novel Der Goldene Handschuh about German serial killer Fritz Honka...."

Sept. 25, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: Jojo Rabbit

Taika Waititi takes on hate and Hitler with humor and pathos

"...flesh wounds. Absurdist humor abounds throughout a story whose underlying themes echo Elvis Costello’s eternal question, “What’s so funny..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest Catches Taika Waititi's JoJo Rabbit

Thor: Ragnarok director's film to open 2019 celebration of the strange

"...The fest has expanded and morphed its remit over..."

July 30, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Crime Month: Tarantino's Alternate History, Where Women Don't Get to Talk a Whole Lot

Parsing fact from fiction in Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood

"...guy who imagined a much more fiery demise for der Führer, after all. Tarantino is also dealing in history..."

July 30, 2019 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

Black Pumas Bring Down the Hammer Behind Powerhouse Singer Eric Burton

The frontman might not admit it, but he's a professional

"...not unlike a smaller, unrefined version of Oklahoma City Thun­der guard Russell Westbrook...."

June 21, 2019 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Nosferatu Festival Celebrates the Original Cinematic Vampire

Get in on the nights of the living dead

"...Alive there, to be sure, but it's Nosferatu's nacht der untoten, at least until the sun comes up...."

May 31, 2019 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

16 Experimentalists to Help You Get Weird at SXSW

"...the North Texan explicitly prescribes for therapeutic purposes. On Elder Mantis, the stark arrangements warble toward wonder and light..."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Rick Weaver

SXSW Turns Out Final Weekly Band List

De La Soul, Mavis Staples, Ximena Sariñana highlight 10th lineup drop

"...Mead, New York rockers Dirty Fences, Salt-n-Pepa turntablist DJ Spinderella, rock/pop songcrafters Sir Sly, and uncompromising hip-hop lyricist Open..."

Feb. 28, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

On the Edges of Gentrification, Planning a Different East Riverside Drive

City’s declared goals for the corridor and those of private developers do not necessarily coincide

"...Consider this (partial) list of attempts in contemporary times, by..."

Feb. 15, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Carpenters Hall Is Smart, Beautiful, and Almost Annoyingly Cool

The restaurant within Carpenter Hotel is a conceptual ode to German, Czech, and Texan cuisines

"...That "finally, a familiar face" feeling washes over, and, shoulders back, you now know exactly where to go: the..."

Jan. 18, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Spider House Co-Owner Fires Back at Business Partner in Court

Conrad Bejarano responds to John Dorgan’s libel and slander charges

"...Conrad Bejarano, co-owner of Spider House Cafe and Ballroom, has filed two responses to..."

Jan. 11, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Holiday Gifts for Fans of the Big and Small Screen

From essential box sets to writers’ wisdom: stocking fillers and the gifts that keep on giving for your watching pleasure

"...So you've got Netflix and Hulu and Shud­der (oh my!) and you want to cut the cable,..."

Dec. 7, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Living Off the Land With Local Leaf

Eric Knight and Stacy Coplin turn Central Texas foliage into yaupon tea

"...He started working at Earth Native Wil­der­ness School, teaching both kids and adults survival skills (like..."

Oct. 19, 2018 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

Terror Fest Interview: Primitive Man

"...Lost Well, Primitive Man stole the show out from under headliners Bell Witch by sheer brute force. The Denver..."

June 15, 2018 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

John Krasinski and Emily Blunt on Their New Horror A Quiet Place

The filmmaking power couple on fighting monsters and real intimacy

"...She points, whispers, and that Krasinski smile gets even broader...."

April 6, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

99 Luftballons (International Acts at SXSW Music)

South by Southwest by way of Sudan, Scotland, Colombia, and more

"...going viral last year, 24-year-old Hamburg dweller Tarin Wilda Schröder became an instant worldwide sensation. The German-Ghanaian singer bows..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

Playback: Top 100 Austin Albums of 2017

Top 10s? Feh! Multiply that by 10 – locally.

"...Consider that magnitude, which equates to over seven releases a..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Mazel Tov Kocktail Hour

"...of Jewish music traditionalists breathes new life and a modern sensibility into music that originated with Eastern European Jews..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Music Review by Jay Trachtenberg

Mazel Tov Kocktail Hour

Klezmer in context

"...klezmer ensemble has sought out histories and lessons from elder practitioners of a genre that even genocide couldn’t quiet...."

Nov. 27, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Bondology

How does one schedule a bond? Very carefully, and with a lot of advance planning.

"...over the next 12 days – early voting is underway, with Election Day set for Nov. 7 – Travis..."

Oct. 27, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Darren Aronofsky Speaking at SXSW

Mother! director, plus Keith Urban and more added

"...was nominated for just about every best country album under the sun...."

Oct. 10, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Local Opera Local Artists' We Might Be Struck by Lightning

In this new pastiche chamber opera, LOLA takes us on a bold musical journey

"...That thunder does not announce,..."

Aug. 25, 2017 Arts Review by Michelle Haché

One Ounce Opera’s Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Opera II

Austin’s One Ounce Opera juices the night away

"...of A Streetcar Named Desire), and Peter Michael von der Nahmer and Kate Chadwick, with their delightful and absurd..."

April 14, 2017 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Texas Hammer: The Bathroom Bill

It's not about protecting women and children

"...businesses.) If passed, the Texas Privacy Act would force transgender people, non-binary, and gender nonconforming folks to use the..."

March 17, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Review: Sophia’s

Classic Italian eatery needs far less flash

"...the restaurant look slightly desperate. Like Steve Buscemi going undercover as a high school student on 30 Rock...."

Dec. 2, 2016 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Niche Streaming Sites for the Holidays

Give the gift of worlds of entertainment just a click away

"...Shudderwww.shudder.com ($4.99/month, $49.99/year)..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

Austin Film Festival Review: Long Live Death

German crime TV show makes the jump to the big screen

"...(Ulrich Tukur), gazing with broken disinterest at yet another murder scene...."

Oct. 19, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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