Nina on Netflix

Simone leads a chorus of music docs streaming online

"...long load time by becoming a home to rock docs. Another “Netflix Original,” What Happened, Miss Simone?, has raised..."

July 29, 2015 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Film 2013: The Janet Pierson Guide

Film fest chief talks themes, screens, and surprising changes

"...and The Incredible Burt Wonderstone), first-time indie dramas, complex documentaries, and experimental oddities. With the bulk of the features..."

Jan. 31, 2013 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The City of Angels, Air-Kissing Austin

Dispatch from the Los Angeles Film Festival

"...by South by Southwest ex Matt Dentler, in the doc competition. (Disclosure alert: I've known Spencer for years as..."

June 27, 2008 Screens Feature by Kyle Henry

Film News

Look no further than this alt-weekly's SXSW coverage for proof that Austin is the film capital of Texas, but don't forget some of the stuff going on 'Between the Scenes'

"...there's University of Texas film prof Ellen Spiro's intriguing doc Troop 1500, Dwight Adair's Bob Wills doc "Faded Love,"..."

March 11, 2005 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Gael Force

Austin's Celtic tributaries feed into Austin Celtic Festival -- and the larger whole.

"...Items moved off the ground hours before lay in brown creek mud on the floor; heavy, wooden display cases..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

A Free Show, Holiday Hootenanny, and More Crucial Concerts

Gary Clark Jr., Geto Gala, Robert Earl Keen, and more recommended shows

"...This week at Cheer Up Charlies, MBM welcomes back Brownsville-reared, Austin-nurtured DJ and producer CHKLTE (pronounced “Chocolate”), whose rising..."

Dec. 13, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Taking Austin’s LGBTQ Temperature

Getting the hot and cold scoop from local LGBTQ community members on queer Austin

"...color, according to Delafuente. “There is no Black or brown queer bar or club in Austin at all,” they..."

Aug. 9, 2024 Features Feature by James Scott

Paramount Theatre Announces 50th Summer Classic Film Series

Old friends and new faces mark this major anniversary

"...his season with a Peter Bogdanovich classic, What's Up, Doc?..."

May 8, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Black Keys Turn Back the Clock With a Set of Raw Hill Country Blues at Mohawk

Thursday’s underplay proved more than a play-through of Delta Kream

"...centered around the premiere of Jeff Dupre’s marquee rock doc This Is a Film About the Black Keys. The..."

March 15, 2024 SXSW Post by Kevin Curtin

Do You Really Know Your Parents if You Don’t Go Through Their Record Collection?

Who we are is what we listen to

"...another: the innermost features the lifelike head of a brown bear, the middle ring has the 11 letters of..."

June 19, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

In My World of Disorder, the Top 100 Austin Records of 2021

Kevin Curtin ranks his favorite local releases of the year

"...I'll import the titles I enjoy into a Google Doc that grows to several hundred entries by mid-December. Eventually,..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Experimental/Experiential

Film at Fusebox Festival

"...planetary musings from the likes of Kelly Sears, Bill Brown, and Mike Plante, while local actor John Merriman headlines..."

April 27, 2012 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Film Flam

Not following us on Twitter and the blog? Here's what you've been missing

"...in March and prepping a new movie; cassette culture doc Rewind This! trends big; and Byron Brown should be..."

Jan. 20, 2012 Screens Column by Kimberley Jones

Off the Record

Carolyn Wonderland ties the knot while Gary Clark Jr. gets pulled up to the majors and a sea of SXSW news

"...to the world premiere of the band's self-titled rock doc the previous night at the Paramount Theatre. A limited..."

March 11, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

All Down the Line

Forget the Exile on Main St. reissue. Here's the 1972 Stones in all their cinematic glory, plus a 1981 bonus to make it a double feature.

"...From 1966's Charlie Is My Darling, whose one-hour doc of a period Rolling Stones tour played at the..."

Oct. 29, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Film News

Austin Studios lands a long-term tenant; Robert Rodriguez talks about a live-action The Jetsons; and more

"...June 27 in San Marcos. More at www.txmpa.org... Margaret Brown's stunning doc The Order of Myths is now available..."

June 19, 2009 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Film News

Welcome to the great state of South by Southwest

"...augmented (Louisiana offers a 25% tax incentive). Likewise, Garry Brown, the producer who brought two seasons of Prison Break..."

March 13, 2009 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Film News

Wildfire Films launches in Austin, and Austin filmmakers land Independent Spirit noms in L.A.

"...connection to Film Independent's Spirit Awards continues with Margaret Brown's The Order of Myths up for best doc and..."

Dec. 12, 2008 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

AFF 2008 Reviews

"...The Atom SmashersD: Clayton Brown, Monica Long Ross...."

Oct. 24, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Page Two

There is no other place in the country, outside of New York and L.A., with the same quality and quantity of filmmaking and filmmakers as Austin

"...is to consider Austin. Here narrative, animated, experimental, and documentary filmmakers – whether interested in shorts or features, working..."

March 12, 2004 Column by Louis Black

Live at Liberty Lunch

The Neville Brothers

"...African band. The most memorable of these were Dennis Brown in '82, the Gladiators in '83, and Burning Spear's..."

July 23, 1999 Music Feature

Truckstop Girl

Ana Egge's Travels

"...Texas on I-10. In 1994, local bass queen-songwriter Sarah Brown coaxed her friend Egge to town with the idea..."

May 16, 1997 Music Feature by Kate X Messer

The Man Behind the TV Grinch

"...specials were drawn from the printed page: A Charlie Brown Christmas from the funny pages, where the round-headed boy..."

Dec. 27, 1996 Screens Feature

Six Days on the Road

Rig Rock Deluxe Trucks Down Country Byways

"...well represented as well: Kelly Willis, Don Walser, Junior Brown, Dale Watson, Wayne Hancock, and Toni Price all make..."

Sept. 20, 1996 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Hot Luck, Vibe Vault, No Idea, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

A smattering of sound suggestions

"...Quiet Light, Andrés Garcia of sleep well., and Jonah Brown of Eli Josef. Sole single “I Want a Life”..."

May 23, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Qmmunity: Net Nostalgia

Editor James reflects on what being on the computer used to mean

"...Dutch soft-launch their new party for Austin’s Black and brown sapphic community. Featuring drag, go-go dancers, DJs, and flash..."

May 23, 2025 Column by James Scott

Art Prom, Pup Crawl, Eeyore’s Birthday, and More Recommended Events

A smattering of ways to fill your weekend

"...(Emmer & Rye); Sarah MacIntosh (Épicerie); Sarah Petmecky, Amie Brown, and Theo Nesland (Franklin Barbecue); Jackie Letelier (Keveri Grills);..."

April 25, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Missing the Listings

"...Editor, I look forward to Tom Tomorrow, The Luv Doc, Mr. Smarty Pants, the cartoons, and the regular electoral..."

March 19, 2024 Postmarks

TENGGER, Bar Italia, LAIR, and More Reviews From Wednesday of SXSW

Hump day’s most memorable music fest moments

"...Confucius Jones and Aaron “Fresh” Knight, co-hosts of the..."

March 14, 2024 Music Post by Dan Gentile

Sound Unseen Brings Fugazi, Cyndi Lauper Docs to Austin

Minneapolis-based film fest spotlights local links for Austin leg

"...Joseph Pattisall, Jeff Krulik (director of the headbanging sociological doc "Heavy Metal Parking Lot"), and Austin's own resident Fugazi..."

Oct. 19, 2023 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

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