Find the Elephant in a Virtual Table Read for a New Austin Film

Chinwe Okorie uses childhood embarrassment for her latest short

"...Ever wanted to sit in on a movie table read? That's when the cast..."

Feb. 12, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Jessi Cape's Top Reads of 2015

Circling the Sun tops a list of novels featuring uncommon women

"...This is dedicated to the one(s) I love ... but, due to time and..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Arts Feature by Jessi Cape

Shannon & the Clams, Lola Kirke, and More Crucial Concerts

Recommended shows for the week ahead

"...It’s difficult to overstate the influence of NGDB’s 1972 triple-platter LP Will the Circle..."

March 28, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Panoramic Voices’ Bach: Mass in B Minor

Director Brent Baldwin and his chorus made this work of pure uplift – rousing to sing, delightful to hear – a joy to experience

"..."It's kind of his Mona Lisa," says Brent Baldwin of Johann..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Sold on the Cool

The Blanton's 'Birth of the Cool' is midcentury modernism made sexy

"...The woman leans back into the sleek black sofa, her..."

March 13, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Summer Fun: Cold, Dark Holes to Crawl Into

Escape the Texas sun in these underground getaways

"...From the long days of blast furnace-like heat and thick, sticky..."

May 20, 2017 Chronolog Post by Tucker Whatley

Boutique of the Week: A Town Austin Lifestyle Store

Bringing some fresh attitude to Burnet Road

"...It's just too hot here to think about fall clothing, and no matter where one looks..."

Aug. 8, 2011 Design Post by Anne Harris

Texas Book Festival 2019: The Full Lineup

Malcolm Gladwell, Sonia Sotomayor, John Grisham, and 300 more

"...What do the creator of the 10,000 hour rule, a Supreme Court..."

Aug. 28, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Off the Record

And then there were two (proposals for the future of the Cactus Cafe)

"...Forsaking the Song, Part 9..."

April 30, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Hammer of the Gods

Scandinavia brings the lobster tail to SXSW 07

"...The Romans and Greeks were the first to write about..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

The Winter Classic

South by Southwest 1998

"...Johnny Winter on the outdoor stage at Stubb's Saturday, March 21..."

March 27, 1998 Music Feature

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Paul Wall, Why Bonnie, Jim Keller, El Combo Oscuro, and a Punk Rock Lottery lead our recommended shows

"...Ludacris may have been the one "doing a hundred on the highway," but in..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Music Column by Julian Towers

The First-Ever Austin Women in Jazz Festival and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Plus visiting acts from Burna Boy to Mike Dimes and Dro Kenji

"...Looking for the best shows happening in Austin this week?..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

A Guide to the Works

"...year's New Works Festival runs seven days with performances beginning at 10:30am each day and ending around midnight. Works..."

April 6, 2007 Arts Feature

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Kendrick Lamar, Brandi Carlile, Red Young, Chucky Blk, and more recommended shows

"...In May, hip-hop's long-absent guiding conscience returned. Though our decaying..."

July 15, 2022 Music Column by Julian Towers

Tasting the Stars

Champagne: an appreciation and primer

"...It's time again for the annual ritual of popping a bottle of..."

Dec. 31, 2004 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

How the West Was Won

SXSWUK 2008

"...SXSWUK 08 is in a state. In a stalemate betwixt love and hate,..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

SXSW Announces Film Award Winners

Shithouse takes top narrative honors

"...Innovative new college comedy-drama Shithouse and sensitive grief counselling documentary..."

March 24, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

99 Austin Acts at SXSW Music

Support the home team!

"...A. Sinclair..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

Crock of Love, Too

Scouring the wreckage of Rock of Love 2.

"...While going to sleep Sunday night, I started worrying about those..."

April 21, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Sara Smile Still

Behind Sara Hickman's sunny countenance lies real life. And still a smile.

"...Who can turn the world on with a smile? Besides Mary Tyler Moore,..."

May 7, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Page Two: SXSW 09: An Intelligence-Impaired Introduction

In which six wise men give up on the elephant and go down themselves

"...1) Silent Call and No Response: Hopelessly Lost in the Jungle, and Lost..."

March 27, 2009 Column by Louis Black

New Model Army

Anarchy in the UK

"...Despite what may have gushed on you via the UK music press (Q magazine: "British music will conquer..."

Feb. 25, 2005 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

Huge lineup includes new docs on St. Vincent, Ozzy, Zappa

"...Get ready for the raunch. SXSW has established itself as the Spring festival..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Another Round of Praise

Nominations for the 2007-2008 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...For the 16th year, an informal affiliation of local arts critics..."

May 9, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Sxsw

"...Okay, take a deep breath. Hold it. Exhale. Again. There. Feel better? Look, just calm down. So what..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

100 Local SXSW Music Acts

A-Z list of 100 Austin acts showcasing at the Fest

"...Sat. 18, Bar 96, 11pm Nearly 15 years on, Austin's Ortiz brothers continue to stoke the fires of hard..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Manifesto Destiny

Literate pop, the Elephant 6 in your Parish

"...Pretty hands do pretty things when pretty times arise. Seraphim and seaweed swim where..."

July 23, 2004 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

Plan Your Psychedelic Weekend With These Levitation Picks

Nearly two-dozen choices ranging from the Flaming Lips to Elephant Stone

"...12:30am; Fri. 8, Mohawk, 10:15pm Kikagaku Moyo's acid-folk microcosms incor­por­ate trip-wire rock, Middle Eastern sitar drone, and heavy synth..."

Nov. 8, 2019 Music Feature by The Music Staff

1999 SXSW Music Festival

"...change Fastball FASTBALL: All it took was a song, "The Way," and Austin's previously ignored power pop trio Fastball..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

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