The Realistic Joneses at Hyde Park Theatre

With Will Eno's comic drama, HPT brings a funny kind of fear to the 'burbs

"...knows how to mine it for laughs. (With this gifted a cast, it's no surprise that their efforts succeed..."

March 18, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

SXSW Film Review: Operation Avalanche

Sixties Cold War caper is a tribute to Dr. Strangelove

"...buy into. And they shouldn’t – Johnson is a gifted comedian with a bright future, and on future projects..."

March 15, 2016 Screens Post by Michael Agresta

SXSW Film Review: collective:unconscious

An anthology feature that would make Jung proud

"...The collective unconscious of these gifted filmmakers displays primal thematic unities that reach into your..."

March 14, 2016 Screens Post by Sean L. Malin

SXSW Film Review: Chicken People

A lively peek into the high-stakes world of competitive poultry shows

"...Shari McCollough (a loving homemaker), and Brian Caraker (a gifted singer.) But together, they’re even more. They’re Chicken People..."

March 13, 2016 Screens Post by Ashley Moreno

A Case of Synchronicity

Director Jacob Gentry and star AJ Bowen reunite to rewrite history

"...didn't even take phsyics in school, I wasn't particularly gifted in science, but I became fascinated by it." He..."

Jan. 21, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Spectrum Theatre's Tribute to Boyd

African-American company's gala salutes the great Boyd Vance

"...in nurturing and promoting African-American arts in Austin. A gifted actor and singer, director, educator, producer, and founder and..."

Jan. 15, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Most Read Film Reviews of 2015

How to enrage God's flock in 322 words or less

"...“On the surface, Age is a low-stakes, high-concept romance, gifted with warm cinematography and lush period trappings. Assisted in..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Top 10 (+1) Theatre Riches of 2015

Wild theatrical energy and masterful performances were the hallmarks of outstanding theatre in 2015

"...Just to see gifted actors Lee Eddy, Jeffery Mills, and Michael Joplin play..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Movers & Shakers

A guide to Austin dance

"...(2003) and Whispers of Heaven (2005), made with spectacularly gifted dancers, musicians, and designers, set a new standard for..."

Dec. 4, 2015 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Mug Life

Austin isn't a world-class beer destination, but it's close

"...of Texas summers and Texas cuisine: the Pils­ner. These gifted little lagers appear from all angles of Austin's brewing..."

Nov. 13, 2015 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Page Two: Mysteries Unraveled

Part two of Louis Black's interview with novelist John Irving

"...children at risk, a crippled boy [with a] preternaturally gifted or extraterrestrially talented sister kind of stayed with me..."

Nov. 13, 2015 Column by Louis Black

Mix and Match

Stubborn Foodie reinvents the cake mix

"...from coaching tennis to financial planning analysis, but the gifted home baker recently decided to put her passion for..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Art or Parenting?

Four professional artists discuss how having kids has affected their careers and ways of working

"...AC: What advice would you give to gifted artists who are starting their careers and someday want..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Cobbe

ACL Review: Father John Misty

The joke’s on us ... or is it on Josh Tillman?

"...is too meta? Don’t ask Father John Misty. A gifted, polarizing performer, Josh Tillman, the man beneath the moniker,..."

Oct. 4, 2015 Music Post by Libby Webster

Let the Music

Garage punk Orville Bateman Neeley III crosses over

"...Austin garage-punk polymath and one of the scene's most gifted songwriters/multi-instrumentalists/recording engineers/producers. His major unit remains the OBN IIIs,..."

Sept. 18, 2015 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Walk and Draw Along the Lake

Help create a people's field guide to the South Central Waterfront

"...People who aren't particularly artistically gifted should not feel intimidated about participating, because they can..."

Aug. 26, 2015 News Post by Amy Kamp

Playback

Are Red 7 and Red Eyed Fly merging? That and whatever happened to the Strange Boys answered in this week's music news.

"...Living Grateful's LP Peace Mob, which reunites Sambol with gifted guitarist Greg Enlow for a beautiful platter of vintage..."

July 24, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Ring of Fire

A talented cast and band evoke the Man in Black in TexARTS' Johnny Cash musical

"...Ring of Fire ups the ante by placing these gifted instrumentalists onstage alongside the actors, helping to create a..."

July 24, 2015 Arts Review by Elissa Russell

Uncle Lucius

"...Saturday night boogie, but rather a group of literate, gifted players employing everything they know to make music with..."

June 5, 2015 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Sweet Spirit Tour Diary

On the road with Spoon

"...Tour manager Lucie also gifted us a bottle of Jameson, which we destroyed on..."

May 26, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Happen-Ins

"...Gifted a silver touch and legitimate swagger, the Happen-Ins build..."

May 22, 2015 Music Review by Michael Toland

Cenicienta

Zach Theatre wondrously conjures the enchantment of Cinderella's tale and a child's imagination

"...alone, or reciting Belinda's simple but powerful poetry. A gifted storyteller and an experienced puppeteer, Silva's performance is never..."

May 15, 2015 Arts Review by Elissa Russell

Paramount Announces Summer Film Lineup

An embarrassment of cinematic riches await

"...summer for the last 40 years, the Paramount has gifted Austin movie lovers with four months of stellar programming..."

May 12, 2015 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Texas Toast

Drinking up the Austin Food and Wine Festival

"...demos, an annual tradition at the festival. Participants are gifted a cooler full of the essentials: meat, veggies, and..."

April 24, 2015 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

Baking Bonanza

There's gold in them thar cakes

"...held in Round Rock. Two distinctly different but equally gifted local cake artists have recently appeared on an overnight..."

April 3, 2015 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Thursday Picks & Sleepers

SXSW Thursday handicapping by the blurb

"...discovered by Odd Future leader Tyler, the Creator, the gifted lyricist released an eponymous debut via download, controversial for..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

Hands Up Hoodies Down

Zell Miller III mounted a stirring, provocative blend of slam poetry, dance, improv, and rap

"...Joining Miller was an impressive team of gifted collaborators and performers: co-writer Chelsea Manasseri, Kann, Da'Shade Moonbeam,..."

March 20, 2015 Arts Review by Elissa Russell

Kendrick Lamar: To Pimp A Butterfly

Compton MC takes a quantum leap forward

"...drawing a full picture of the “Young, Black, and Gifted” artist transformed from a burgeoning MC to a rap..."

March 17, 2015 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

Counterculture Time Capsule

Forty years later, Les Blank's Leon Russell rock doc sees the light of day

"...Russell was gifted with rare talent. Had he been born a generation..."

March 13, 2015 Screens Feature by Lars Nilsen

Delighted Lee

Actor Lee Eddy is back onstage in Austin after five years away, and boy, is she happy

"...broad [comedy]," while this writer had called her "as gifted a comic actress as we have in Austin today."..."

Feb. 6, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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