Fixing Up the Fringe
The Austin Zine Library Saga, Part V: Alive, authentic, and real
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Oct. 3, 2003 Books Feature by Josh Medsker
Fixing Up the Fringe
"I was sick of the place, and sick of staring at all of the work to be done." This is the fourth in a series of articles by Josh Medsker as he attempts to re-establish a zine library in Austin. For the previous installments, go to austinchronicle.com / issues / dispatch / authors / joshmedsker.html, and keep an eye out here for the fifth and final one.
Aug. 8, 2003 Books Feature by Josh Medsker
Fixing Up the Fringe
'Everybody laughed, and I breathed a sigh of relief and grabbed another beer'
July 11, 2003 Books Feature by Josh Medsker
Fixing Up the Fringe
Do it yourself? No way. This is the second in a series of articles by Josh Medsker as he attempts to re-establish a zine library in Austin.
June 13, 2003 Books Feature by Josh Medsker
Fixing Up the Fringe
"This was going to be a real library with real hours and a real librarian, if it killed me."
May 9, 2003 Books Feature by Josh Medsker
Soco Fringe Festival
March 5, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Film on the Fringe
The Blue Theater's new experimental film and video series Blue Screen looks to redefine the parameters of 'independent' cinema.
Feb. 8, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov
Excitingly Unpredictable
The best fringe since fashion week, FronteraFest 2015 promises a month of exhilarating alternative performance
"...kicking off a month of some of Austin's best fringe theatre, music, choreography, and improv. With few exceptions, every..."
Jan. 9, 2015 Arts Feature by Seth Orion Schwaiger
Edinburgh Festivals
If it's August, this must be Scotland, say three Austin arts groups
"...largest arts festival on the planet, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Its international prestige and the chance to be seen..."
July 29, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
FronteraFest B.O.?
We're not talking about greasepaint and patchouli oil, friend
"...FronteraFest's Long Fringe started last night...."
Jan. 25, 2012 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
Risk: It's What They Do
What's at stake for the frontier-crossing artists in Long
Fringe 2005
"...The fest is best known for the Short Fringe – it's what really put the fest on the..."
Jan. 21, 2005 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo
FronteraFest Is Back to Push New Boundaries
The theatrical fringe festival proves there's still space to experiment in a crowded Austin
"...This year's festival features two different showcases. The Short Fringe (works of 25 minutes or less) will run the..."
Jan. 13, 2023 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner
Is FronteraFest Even Half Human?
Two local brothers deck the Long Fringe walls at Ground Floor Theatre
"...to do with this year’s slate of FronteraFest Long Fringe shows...."
Jan. 23, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
Are We on the Edge?
Getting the answers to timely and timeless questions at the 2004 FronteraFest Long Fringe
"...and found only – at the 2004 FronteraFest Long Fringe. This year's batch of longer works in the annual..."
Jan. 30, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Close to the Edge
The Chronicle Arts team hits the 2002 FronteraFest Long Fringe to find how close to the edge this year's artists take us.
"...in the diverse works that comprise a FronteraFest Long Fringe is rarely easy, but this year's crop of longer..."
Feb. 1, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Going Postal
This tale of a wayward letter is best when the talk stops and the players just dance
"...Pack did for the first week of FronteraFest's Short Fringe, and found the dance-based caper to be so fresh..."
Feb. 1, 2013 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner
Dispatches From the Edge
A roundup of the FronteraFest 2001 Long Fringe.
"...edge -- not to. The 2001 crop of Long Fringe productions looked especially promising, so this past week, the..."
Feb. 2, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Wild Rose
Jessie Buckley roars in this outlaw country tale (only the country is Scotland)
"...through Wild Rose like a hellcat in a white fringe-sleeved jacket and cowboy boots, raising a ruckus wherever she..."
July 12, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis
Prospect
Lo-fi sci-fi drama is driven by performances and ingenuity
"...father Damon (Duplass) travel between the planets on the fringe of the galaxy, harvesting rare crystals from local toxic..."
Nov. 9, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle
How to Talk to Girls at Parties
Neil Gaiman's short story gets an inessential musical makeover.
"...confronted with director and screenwriter Mitchell’s outrageous and defiantly over-the-top-and-beyond-the-fringe take on the author’s low-key love story...."
June 1, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
The Florida Project
Life in the happiest place on Earth
"...in technology, however, hasn’t altered his focus on society’s fringe dwellers. From the transgender prostitutes of Tangerine, Baker moves..."
Oct. 13, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
The AggreGAYtor: May 20
What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.
"...John Kerry shows his ally-tude, California tiptoes forward, and fringe conservatives get a mainstream media platform to say ridiculous..."
May 20, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund
Gods and Idols
Though rough, Jason Rainey's ambitious, funny exploration of faith is something to believe in
"...Idols isn't perfect, but it's well suited to the fringe festival format. The script, by Jason Rainey, is funny,..."
Feb. 1, 2013 Arts Review by Dan Solomon
Written in Blood
Timid moderates join fringe Republicans in push to pass suicidal state budget
"...the continuing and decades-old war on government from the fringe right, and Krauthammer applauds him for putting everyone else's..."
April 15, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
About This Long
Measuring the creativity of the 2008 FronteraFest Long Fringe
"...When it comes to the FronteraFest Long Fringe, just how long is long? By that, we don't..."
Feb. 1, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Of Cactuses, Crickets, and Cars
Cataloguing the diverse wonders of FronteraFest Long Fringe 2006
"...week, the Chronicle Arts team hit the 2006 Long Fringe to catalog those wonders for you. Their reports on..."
Jan. 27, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Whole
This documentary explores the hidden world of amputee fetishism.
"...overturned in our camera-happy culture, seeks out unusual or fringe social groups for observation, often chosen expressly for their..."
Oct. 3, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Festival in Cannes
"...for filmic posterity -- he's long been a Hollywood fringe dweller, spurning the studios and mainstream recognition, and turning..."
March 29, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Going Long
Scoping Out the Long Fringe of FronteraFest 2000
"...Introduction The debut of the Long Fringe at FronteraFest 2000 gave area artists their first shot..."
Feb. 4, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Mala Noche - Old Version
"...Bukowski-like world of winos, illegals, sex trade workers and fringe citizens. Walt knows from the outset that his love..."
