Esther's Follies Returns to Lighten Austin's Post-Pandemic Load

Guess what long-running comedy troupe is vaccinated, back onstage, and ready to make the city laugh again

"...Meredith and Shaun Branigan crack wise in a political song-and-dance number, as Shannon Sedwick pulls another Patsy Cline prop..."

July 16, 2021 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

Music we’re playing

"...whose flat percussion set against psych synths and Ghelichkhani's dance-floor pull summons an AIR-y spell...."

June 12, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

A Christmas Carol

Zach Theatre's musical version abounds in great voices, but it may drown out Dickens with songs

"...music. Pop music. Country music. Gospel and soul music. Dance music. And don't forget good old-fashioned holiday fare. Emphasis..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Arts Review by Laura Jones

ACL Live Review: 21 Savage

A cold-hearted voice relaying intense indecency over trap beats

"...with descending LED-lit stairs on the T-Mobile stage, Slaughter Gang’s Commander-n-Chief rhymed continuously for 47 minutes to the appreciation..."

Oct. 6, 2019 Music Post by Derek Udensi

Fantastic Fest Asks "Who Is Wrinkles the Clown?"

And why do we want him to scare us?

"...the political agenda, he chronicled the plot by a gang of white supremacists to take over a North Dakota..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Vince Staples Pays Tribute to Mac Miller at Emo’s

Compton rapper prompts smiles and bouncing off walls

"...everyone on camera did nothing but smile – and dance...."

Feb. 11, 2019 Music Post by Marilee Bodden

Parquet Courts

"...Wide Awake!, Parquet Courts uses punk mood swings and Gang of Four-style vocal barking to camouflage some of the..."

Oct. 5, 2018 Music Feature by Dan Gentile

Are Kids These Days Bringing OOB the Laughter for Love’s Sake?

What dire agenda, we wonder, lurks beneath their odd & infectious joy?

"...toward the professional side of the industry, no, this gang’s got to already be living the life and churning..."

Aug. 28, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Night He Came to Fantastic Fest

Genre fest announces Halloween for opening night

"...opening night film, with star Jamie Lee Curtis in attendance...."

Aug. 22, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Gospel According to Lee Fields

Soul man tells it all ahead of Saturday’s ice cream social

"...the guy who recorded a song called “Nasty Sex Dance.”..."

June 22, 2018 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Brownout

"...Brown, Funkadelic, Earth, Wind & Fire, Kool & the Gang, and Mandrill, an Afro-Latin funk-rock outfit that might as..."

June 22, 2018 Music Review by Thomas Fawcett

Gay Place

Die Felicia scares up a new night and Cheer Ups celebrates eight years with Lez Wedding

"...L&B Ladies’ Night Summon the squad, gather your grrrl gang, and getcher groove on. Second Saturdays, 9pm. Sellers Underground,..."

April 13, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Five Recommended Arts Events This Weekend

Fear not, citizen! We’ll shield you against that mofo of a FOMO!

"...over the goddam city, out cavorting with their growing gang of sprogs, always going on and on about what..."

Feb. 2, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Zach Theatre's A Christmas Carol

This slick and polished musical adaptation of the Dickens classic serves up holiday cheer in abundance

"...with a heart-wrenching rendition of Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance With Somebody." With her powerful voice, two-time Grammy nominee..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Holiday Viewing: The Best Man Holiday

Bust a gut laughing, or cry your guts out: You get it both ways

"...The only one of the old gang not flourishing is Harper (Taye Diggs), the once-golden child..."

Dec. 10, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Five Arty Things to Do: Dec. 8-10

Tick-tick-tick goes the year-end timepiece, better do these now …

"...Music Project this weekend, as Daniel Johnson and his gang of goldenthroat vocalists and period-instrument practitioners perform works from..."

Dec. 7, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Film Festival Review: Mansfield 66/67

Did sexess spoil Jayne Mansfield, or was it … Satan?

"...deconstruction of Mansfield’s insatiable hunger for attention, via interpretive dance. That may sound like a bizarro choice for one..."

Oct. 31, 2017 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Five Arty Things to Do This Weekend: Aug. 24-26

Because you wouldn’t stop at just four things, would you?

"...to be sure, but a fundraiser that benefits Forklift Danceworks always means money well-spent in this creative community …..."

Aug. 24, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Your Weekend in Film

Ingrid Goes West, Logan Lucky open in Austin

"...even connects the dots for you, dubbing its rural gang of robbers ‘Ocean’s 7-11.’” 3.5 stars..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

Live Music to See This Weekend

Your game plan for the next three days

"...performing at the Visitor Center with rhythm 'n' twang gang Texassippi Two (602 E. Fouth). Soulful singer-songwriter Aaron Stephens..."

June 23, 2017 Music Post by The Music Staff

Paramount Announces Summer Classic Film Series Lineup

See the whole schedule and get some tickets to escape the heat

"...audiences with in real life, leading to a hip-swiveling dance number that had the whole world talking. 3:15pm Sat..."

May 16, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Euphoria’s Urban Upsurge

Young Thug and Wiz Khalifa spike weekend EDM fest

"...Malone, who isn’t specifically a rapper (more of a gangster Justin Bieber), had performed to an audience of similar..."

April 10, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Lou Reed Box Set Tells Tale of Early Solo Career

The RCA & Arista Album Collection's 17 discs document the Seventies and Eighties

"...Wagner sound as if they'd met on a chain gang, while Reed sings like he escaped a cage. Together..."

Dec. 16, 2016 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Page Two: True Stories: Then and Now

Connecting the dots between the SIMS Foundation and a day on the set of David Byrne's sleeper hit film

"...a tireless adventurer and spiritual entrepreneur, headed up a gang of young ladies, groupies if you will, known as..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Second Big SXSW Music List

Nile Rodgers, Modern English, Cool Kids, and 204 more added

"...industry. The New York native produced David Bowie’s Let’s Dance and Madonna’s career-making Like a Virgin in the Eighties..."

Nov. 15, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Power of Art in Austin’s Overlooked Objects

Defining the city's personality from the moonlight towers to the railroad bridge

"...cutesy mural work that's more offensive to me than gang scrawl, but the rusted heaviness of the train bridge..."

Aug. 5, 2016 Arts Feature by Sam Anderson-Ramos

Wednesday SXSW Showcases

"...manipulates electronics into sounds – as much art as dance – as heard on his forthcoming LP Travels to..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Sunday Fun Fun Fun Fest Interviews

One of the founding fathers of hip-hop takes the Blue stage

"...culture and made graffiti and break-dancing an alternative to gang violence. Following in the footsteps of Kool Herc, Bambaataa..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Gay Place: A New Outfit

Meet Rob Townsend ... Again

"...exploring genres expected, while tamping down the cute li'l dance music popster within? Hmmm, either way, some great music..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Beyond Bollywood

Indie Meme's new film series highlights family ties

"...lovingly curated a film series perfect for the whole gang. Three feature films and a short offer a family-friendly..."

Sept. 4, 2015 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

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