Cassette Roulette, Some Bitchcraft, and More Arts Events

Get arty this week with our recommended happenings

"...stage with longtime collaborator, musician, and cabaret artist Amber Martin. Their game? Cassette roulette, where the songs, stories, and..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Recommended Austin Events

Highlights for your week in music, arts, community, and more

"...inclusion will gather to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. this Saturday after last Monday’s cold..."

Jan. 26, 2024 Column

Sci-fi Writer and Austin Literary Institution Howard Waldrop Dead at 77

Author leaves incalculable legacy of work and mentorship

"...and future South by Southwest regular Bruce Sterling, and George R.R. Martin. The Game of Thrones creator was one..."

Jan. 22, 2024 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...Alex Bach, Zach Spicer, Joy Jorgensen, Miranda Kahn Rayelle Martin, a commercial cleaning woman in Gary, Indiana, stumbles into..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Rustin

Colman Domingo brings a lost mainstay of the Civil Rights Movement to life

"...Directed by: George C. Wolfe. Starring: Colman Domingo, Chris Rock, Glynn Turman,..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Sound Unseen Brings Fugazi, Cyndi Lauper Docs to Austin

Minneapolis-based film fest spotlights local links for Austin leg

"...of Cyndi’s closest friends and family members, including Boy George, Billy Porter, and Patti LaBelle. Dec. 6, 7:30pm CLOSING..."

Oct. 19, 2023 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Roxane Gay, Tim O’Brien Join Texas Book Festival Lineup

Full author roster revealed for November fest

"...Multiracial Identities) Derrick Barnes (Like Lava In My Veins) Martin Baron (Collision of Power) Chris Barton (Glitter Everywhere! Where..."

Sept. 13, 2023 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

Jailer Who Shot and Killed ER Patient Indicted for Deadly Conduct

Victim’s family’s attorney represented George Floyd’s family

"...brother, Chris Clark. (Crump has represented the families of George Floyd, Trayvon Martin, and Breonna Taylor.) “It is crucial..."

April 10, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Day Trips: Meow Wolf, Grapevine & Houston

Immersive art experience arrives in Texas this summer

"...the first Meow Wolf in a building donated by George R.R. Martin, they expected around 70,000 visitors annually. They..."

March 24, 2023 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...Babak Jalali, Producers: Marjaneh Moghimi, Sudnya Shroff, Rachael Fung, George Rush, Chris Martin, Laura Wagner, Screenwriters: Carolina Cavalli, Babak..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Sundance 2023 Review: The Amazing Maurice

Terry Pratchett's feline fraudster gets above-average adaptation

"...especially, his 41 volumes set on the magical Discworld (George R.R. Martin, eat your heart out) rank as some..."

Jan. 30, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...Candice Renee, Breon Gorman, Tim Landfield, Isaac Nippert, Devon Martinez, Clint James (World Premiere)..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

George Floyd Attorney Joins Family of Hays County ER Patient Killed by Officer

“They say he was running away – he’s 300 pounds, shackled, with his pants falling down. He ain’t running nowhere.”

"...civil rights attorney who has represented the families of George Floyd, Trayvon Martin, Breonna Taylor, and others, joined the..."

Jan. 6, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Grassroots Bakers Effect Change, One Cupcake at a Time

From suffrage to City Council races, flour power abounds

"...following the arrest of Rosa Parks and helmed by Martin Luther King Jr.," explains Hysmith...."

Sept. 2, 2022 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Fantastic Fest Raises a Smile With First Announcement

The Banshees of Inisherin, V/H/S/99, sharks, and more

"...fall out. The Irish dark comedy is directed by Martin McDonagh, whose last film, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,..."

Aug. 16, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

Summer travel opportunities and news from all over Texas

"...an empty bowling alley with financial support of novelist George R.R. Martin, among others...."

June 2, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

The Holy Glow of TV in Hollywood Priest

New documentary on the life and faith of producer priest Bud Keiser

"...was to finish the edit and work with actor George Newbern, who provides the narration. Fortunately, Gibbons said, "He's..."

May 1, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Voters Prove Once Again They Don't Always Know Who They're Voting For

Throwing darts at the ballot

"...an employee at a staffing agency that serves Lockheed Martin, who shares a name with the former governor of..."

March 4, 2022 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

Five Things to Enjoy During Black History Month

Art, theatre, music, ballet, and more

"...commissioned for this concert. Fri.-Sat., Feb. 18-19, 8pm. St. Martin's Lutheran Church, 606 W. 15th, 512/476-5775. $25 and up...."

Feb. 18, 2022 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...Boesten, Producers: Roger Ross Williams, Anousha Nzume, Ilja Roomans George Anthony Morton, a classical painter who spent ten years..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: A Week of Trans Remembrance and Awareness

Recognizing those we've lost and those we love in the transgender community

"...to art- and museum-inspired lewks. Sun., Nov. 21, 6-10pm. George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center, 1165 Angelina. Free...."

Nov. 19, 2021 Column by James Scott

Dune

The science-fiction epic gets the screen treatment its scale demands

"...At the same time, Villeneuve shows how much fealty George R. R. Martin owes the original, not least in..."

Oct. 22, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

LBJ Library at 50: An Interview With Mark Updegrove

The Library's director from 2009 to 2017 on LBJ's evolving legacy

"...evaluate some objectively than others. A perfect example is George H. W. Bush. When he died, he had a..."

Aug. 26, 2021 Arts Post by Robert Faires

aGLIFF Opening Night Film Blitzed! Dances the Night Away

Nightclubbing with Britain's answer to Studio 54

"...Many of the Blitz Kids attended the prestigious Saint Martin's School of Art, and no one got through the..."

Aug. 20, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Amusement Park

Romero's lost film is more than a curio

"...Directed by: George A. Romero. Starring: Lincoln Maazel, Harry Albacker, Phyllis Casterwiler,..."

June 4, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Under the Volcano

When the island of Montserrat was the center of the music biz

"...imbibed in the “magic” of the West Indies island. George Martin, after successfully producing the Beatles until their breakup..."

March 21, 2021 Screens Post by Shane Pfender

SXSW Film Jury Awards Announced

The Fallout, Lily Topples the World take big wins

"...Recognition for Breakthrough Performance: Rogello Balagatas for Islands, D: Martin Edralin..."

March 19, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The 12 Signs of the Chinese Zodiac

Rollo Banks' Lunar New Year Chronicle covers

"...Best Case: Martin Luther King Jr...."

Feb. 12, 2021 Arts Feature by S. Emerson Moffat

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...in this unsettling psychological thriller. Cast List: Andrea Riseborough, Martin McCann, Jonjo O’Neill, Eileen O’Higgins (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Eighth Street Survivors

They came out to protest police brutality. They were met by a life-altering wave of police violence. Eight months later, they still await justice and change.

"...May 30-31, to stand against the police killings of George Floyd and, locally, Mike Ramos. These protesters, most in..."

Feb. 5, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

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