Alien Trespass

Taking its cues from several classic 1950s sci-fi films, Alien Trespass is a deeply affectionate homage to the era when every kid on the block knew what "Klaatu borada nikto" meant.

"...borada nikto" meant and Saturday afternoons were made for flying-saucer matinees and Ray Bradbury's red planet, Mars. Thematically similar..."

April 3, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Day Trips

The Flying Saucer Pie Co. in Houston keeps patrons' tummies satisfied with 15 different varieties of pies

"...The Flying Saucer Pie Co. does one thing and does it..."

Jan. 29, 2010 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

What's Cooking at the Triangle

"...Flying Saucer815 W. 47th, 454-7468 Monday-Wednesday, 11am-1am; Thursday-Saturday, 11am-2am; Sunday,..."

Oct. 24, 2008 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

Cask-Brewed Ales

Beer snobs flock to these local spots for 'real' ale

"...& Plates features casks on special occasions, and the Flying Saucer and the Ginger Man have at least one..."

Aug. 21, 2009 Food Feature by Lee Nichols

Bill Hicks

Talk Box

"...Bill HicksFlying Saucer Tour Vol. 1 (Rykodisc)Bill HicksLove Laughter and Truth..."

Nov. 29, 2002 Music Review by Ken Lieck

Science-Fiction Wine?

Bonny Doon's Randall Grahm keeps winemaking weird

"...was Le Cigare Volant, which is French for a flying cigar. But it's also French slang for a flying..."

July 25, 2008 Food Column by Wes Marshall

Oktoberfest in Austin

Our picks for sausage, schnitzel, and steins

"...Flying Saucer doesn’t call their annual BeerFeast an Oktoberfest celebration,..."

Oct. 15, 2015 Food Post by Brandon Watson

Food Events

"...Flying Saucer BeerFeast Sample beer from more than 40 breweries...."

Oct. 24, 2014 Food Column

Go Go Gadget

The season's best tech toys

"...or get the mother ship, the Micro R/C 4-Channel Flying Saucer ($80)...."

Nov. 28, 2008 Screens Feature by Josh Duty

Event Menu

Oktoberfest celebrations, dinner at the Texas Culinary Academy, and more

"...• The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium (815 W. 47th, 454-7468) invites beer..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Wonder Stories

Food

"...of one of those summer evenings was seeing a flying saucer. Everyone on the beach that night witnessed a..."

July 25, 2008 Food Feature

Event Menu

Feb. 29-March 6

"...• Hurry on into the Flying Saucer Draught Emporium (815 W. 47th, 454-7468), and sign..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Event Menu

Feb. 8-14

"...the new watering hole in the Triangle called the Flying Saucer (815 W. 47th, 414-8220) hosts brewery nights offering..."

Feb. 8, 2008 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File

New Austin Javas sprouting about town, beer and veggie pies for all, and a once-in-an-lifetime foodie vacation

"...theatre... The Triangle also boasts a new tenant, the Flying Saucer Draught Emporium (4700 N. Lamar, 454-8200, www.beerknurd.com), a..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Godzilla 2000

"...to make room for his newest nemesis: a giant flying saucer, dormant in the sea for the previous 60..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Fire in the Sky

"...according to the film, their farfetched tale of a flying saucer made them prime murder suspects in the eyes..."

March 19, 1993 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Sweet Sixteen Roulette

No bracket required

"...Flying Saucer Big TVs hover over the bar, the dining..."

March 25, 2011 Food Feature

Postmarks

Contradictions Exposed

"...Flying Saucer Attack Editor:..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Column

Beer Convenience

Finding great craft brew selections in unlikely places

"...Need a sixer after swimming at the springs or kite-flying at Zilker Park? Thom's has plenty. Or maybe you..."

June 24, 2011 Food Feature by Lee Nichols

Follow the Lederhosen

Celebrating Oktoberfest all over Central Texas

"...beers, cask ales, plus English pasties and Jamaican food. Flying Saucer’s Third Annual Fall Beer Fest­iv­al The Triangle (46th..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Food Feature by Lee Nichols

Things That Came: It Might Be Science, But It Sure Ain't Fiction

'Videodrome' and 'They Live,' then and now

"...and Ray Harryhausen's stop-motion obliteration of Washington D.C., via flying saucer, is mutating rapidly into everyday "fact," and, woe..."

July 25, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Dancing About Architecture

We Got Trouble -- Right Here in River City

"...On the other hand, there's Ed Hall, Flying Saucers, and Wookie -- definitely not bands you'd expect..."

May 28, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

ELO Signs Off, Over and Out

English hits jukebox, 54, retires at the Moody Center

"...Lewis-McDonald put the operatic in “Rockaria!” and the giant flying saucer light rig behind the band beckoned ELO’s heyday..."

Oct. 16, 2024 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Day Trips: Buffalo Bayou Cistern, Houston

Cistern Illuminated sends a tsunami of light through the former underground drinking water reservoir

"...From the inside, it looks somewhat like a buried flying saucer. It held 15 million gallons of water to..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...comfort in the unknown, a faraway sample of one flying saucer spotting matched by an insistent airy guitar. Baldwin's..."

March 5, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Follow the Money, Find Beer-to-Go’s Largest Opponents

Time is the latest hurdle in the Texas Craft Beer legislation saga

"...that put the Austin branch of his ill-trained company, Flying Saucer, out of business. Wynne’s op-ed seemed right out..."

April 9, 2019 Food Post by Eric Puga

ELO Times Out

Synth-pop perfectionists turn to stone

"...hit Out of the Blue starred a full scale flying saucer. When the group disbanded in the mid-Eighties during..."

Aug. 15, 2018 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Skyline Theater Debuts

Boston’s flying saucer lands at Austin’s newest outdoor venue

"...in the captain’s seat of the classic rock band’s flying saucer, even if he's traded the white jumpsuits of..."

June 13, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Ernie Cline Gets His Game on With Armada

Novelist Ernie Cline's Eighties arcade love fuels his new sci-fi blockbuster, Armada

"...school student Zack Lightman, who one afternoon spies a flying saucer outside his window. Wouldn't you know it, his..."

July 31, 2015 Arts Feature by Michael Berry

Brooklyn Brewery takes over Austin

A guide to the Brooklyn Brewery Austin Mash 2014

"...Austin Mash Rarities Night Tuesday, November 18th, 4-6pm Flying Saucer 815 W 47th Street Enjoy $3 Pilsners, 2011..."

Nov. 14, 2014 Events Post by Tamar Price

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