Film News

Despite a forlorn fall, Austin racked up its second best film year ever in 2004, and, cross your fingers, 2005 is starting off strong

"...Orange Productions with Dot, and the totally Texas tale Friday Night Lights, and what could have been a hangover..."

Jan. 7, 2005 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

TCB

The Austin Music Co-op wants to give local musicians a break, but since they serve food, you can't smoke there

"...rare exception), and going nonsmoking would have hurt older-skewing nights like Blue Monday. Both of Direct Events' other indoor..."

June 25, 2004 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Media Clips

"...5. Friday Night Lights, H.G. Bissinger..."

Aug. 25, 1995 News Column

The Big Cheese

South by Southwest 1997

"...trying to put words to Tito & Tarantula's Wednesday night showcase at Steamboat. The best showcases are usually those..."

March 21, 1997 Music Feature

You Coulda Walked Around the World

The LBJ of Lone Star songwriters lays siege to the Cactus Cafe

"...of Butch Hancock songs – No Two Alike, five nights that spilled over onto a sixth. Twenty years later,..."

Aug. 20, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Countdown to Ecstasy

A New Drug for a New Millennium

"...it's a sunshiney spring Saturday morning, and the previous night keeps doubling back on me. Blending with the almost..."

June 9, 2000 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Live Shots

"...great that much of it was gone halfway through Friday night (thankfully, more was available the next night). Bon..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Music Feature

Playback: Greetings From Euphoria

Austin’s best spring festival – correction, “experience” – faces competition after idyllic sixth year

"...Sonic Portal, a cage of gongs accented by colored lights. Preparing for inter-dimensional travel, we sit in quarter lotus..."

April 14, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Toronto International Film Festival

A first-timer's diary

"...manager. We are planning on seeing Young's performance that night and chat for a couple of minutes joined by..."

Dec. 12, 2003 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Day Trips & Beyond: November Events Roundup

Pre-holiday travel tips

"...lots of fun festivals before turning on the Christmas lights at the end of November...."

Nov. 2, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Record Reviews

"...universe fills you, and then you are no more. (Friday, Bob Popular, 10pm) (3.5 stars) -- Raoul Hernandez..."

March 14, 1997 Music Review

Free Week Unleashed: These Four Austin Acts Hit the Ground Running in 2024

Catching up with Redbud, lluvii, Daydream Twins, and SINE

"...manages to elevate a common occurrence on sleepy weekday nights year-round – meaning multi-act, all-local concert bills – to..."

Jan. 12, 2024 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Atmosphere & Daedelus

"...Two nights at Emo's had Atmosphere fans seeing double after the..."

May 9, 2008 Music Review by Chase Hoffberger

City, County Issue Disaster Declaration, Seek Federal Funds for Cleanup to Come

Food Bank will be at two Eastside locations tomorrow

"...customers still without power, but in a press conference Friday afternoon, AE VP of Field Operations Elton Richards said..."

Feb. 3, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Day Trips & Beyond: November Events Roundup

Highland Games, Wurstfest, and more

"...of artists. The edgy art show is free on Friday night from 7pm to midnight, with ticketed events on..."

Nov. 2, 2017 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Playback: Lost in the Silent City

Crowdsourced sci-fi, getting steamy with Black Pistol Fire, and a mighty storm of music

"...Saturday night and I'm snooping around the Museum of Human Achievement..."

Sept. 29, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Gimme Shelter: A Song for Margaret Moser

A stoned soul picnic of Rolling Stones for Wattser

"...A storm pounded St. David’s North the night my son was born in 2014. The electrical system..."

Sept. 1, 2017 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Give and Let Live

Cause-driven film festival Lights. Camera. Help. hits the sweet spot between heart, mind, and action

"...and the longstanding dedication to community, the fifth annual Lights. Camera. Help. Film Festival channels inspiration into action with..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

99 Bands

Ninety-nine local bands on Red River waiting to be heard

"...is alive. For six weeks (as opposed to "31 Nights"), mid-May to the end of June, we took the..."

July 8, 2005 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

Born on Highway 61

Famed superharpist James Cotton settles into Austin.

"...On a Friday night at Antone's in early January, Austin's newest celebrity..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Chest Cavities, Empty Kneecaps, and Elbows

A week at Austin's all-ages live music venue Redrum and the 'School of Rock' lessons learned

"...the heads of the crowd at Redrum this Monday night, spoken not by Vin Diesel, but by the tall,..."

Nov. 11, 2005 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

TV Eye

Memories of the Jerry Lewis telethon. Also, upcoming KLRU programming for September, Hispanic Heritage Month

"...I only noticed as I got older. The Vegas lights and glitter couldn't mask what seemed to be a..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

The Lauryn Paige Fuller Story

Eighteen-year-old Donald Scott Fuller was brutally murdered last year. Jordan Smith explores

"...means asking what led up to Fuller's fateful last night and, perhaps more importantly, why he was murdered...."

Feb. 18, 2000 Features Feature by Jordan Smith

Day Trips

"...I took the Eyeopener Blues Tour of five Houston nightclubs with the Orange Show Foundation along with 36 other..."

Nov. 24, 1995 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Artist Shawn Camp Offers a Hint of Light in the Darkness

New exhibition at Northern-Southern breathes in the Aphotic Zone

"...recalls Camp, whose newest exhibition, Aphotic Zone, opens this Friday night at Northern-Southern Gallery. "I was using photographs that..."

July 29, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Welcome to the Jungle

Metal and alt-rock collide and flourish during the Back Room's glory years

"...and Jane's Addiction played back-to-back shows the very same night. The game side isn't just where we first saw..."

July 28, 2006 Music Feature by Ray Seggern

Ate Days a Week

How much more food and music can you ask for in this town around this time and after?

"...Wednesday night is the night to be at Frank and Angie's..."

March 18, 2005 Food Feature

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Filipino Fist, Horsegirl, Night Drive's EP release, and more recommended Austin shows

"...THE FILIPINO FIST Latino Sounds w/ Onda StereoFlamingo Cantina, Friday 4..."

Aug. 4, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Are You Ready for Plezzure (Island)?

Austin's Wolfpack takes over Galveston Island

"...about a lot lately. "She drunk-texted me the other night and asked me to fake an emergency to get..."

Sept. 9, 2016 Qmmunity Post by Faye Fearless

Lioness in Winter

Eliza Gilkyson finds her roar

"...Uncensored Gilkyson is more than "doing OK" on a Friday night, splaying her claws on the political carpet during..."

April 30, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

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