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One in a Crowd: For Forgetful Gift Givers
Miss someone on your gift list? Play Santa and back local film.

Dec. 25, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Three Kings
This modern classic is a war movie with a conscience, an action movie with a funny bone, a caper movie with a shifting agenda.
"...and pose moral dilemmas about the intentions of the order-givers and the expression of free will. Three Kings also..."

Oct. 1, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

One Last Thing …
A 16-year-old with terminal cancer just wants to have sex before dying in this sweet, if overly earnest feature.
"...wants, and that’s what he tells the United Wish Givers Foundation, and that’s what he plans to say during..."

May 5, 2006 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Quiet Company, Guards, Givers
South by Southwest Aftershots
"...Quiet Company, Guards, GiversChevrolet Sound Garage, March 17..."

March 23, 2012 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

City Hall Hustle: Behind the Numbers: Who's Still Got Cash?
A look at who's financing the candidates
"...... just over half of his donors are max givers. So, even though the math is crude, it looks..."

April 17, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Dear Santa
Behind the scenes of Operation Santa
"...wanted. It's about the joy, sometimes tearstained, of the givers, the good people who can put a rabbit in..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Wednesday SXSW Picks
"...Givers 11pm, Clive Bar The five ragin' Cajuns in Givers..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature

The Sessions
A sex therapist helps a man living in an iron lung experience human intimacy; John Hawkes and Helen Hunt keep things from becoming prurient.
"...tool – is sure to be noticed among year-end award-givers. Writer/Director Ben Lewin, himself a polio survivor, no doubt..."

Nov. 9, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Page Two: All in the Family
Debunking the hippie Mafia theory, and starting to say goodbye to Rollo Banks
"...are in compliance with all pertinent laws, all the party-givers should, logically, invest the minimum amount of effort thus..."

April 20, 2007 Column by Louis Black

Humane Properly: Nonprofit Uses Comedy to Celebrate Milestone Anniversary
Laughter has the power to heal, is Dawa for the soul
"...to who we call the community frontliners or the givers: creatives, the teachers, social workers, health care providers, service..."

Sept. 4, 2024 Arts Post by Cy White

Rebooting Kitchen Culture With a Novel Concept: Sober Living
Food industry support groups encourage healthier lifestyles for restaurant workers
"...group. "It's heart-wrenching to see people that are such givers not have a resource. So I saw a need..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Food Feature by Lina Fisher

Texas Book Festival 2017: The Full List
Dan Rather, Jeffrey Eugenides, the Bush sisters, and 291 more
"...Pierce Bush – Sisters First David Callahan – The Givers Francisco Cantú – The Line Becomes a River Gretchen..."

Sept. 12, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

UtopiaFest 2016
"...Givers..."

Oct. 3, 2016 Photo Gallery

SXSW List No. 8
Chvrches, Mike Watt, MSTRKRFT, and 123 more
"...Givers (Lafayette, LA.)..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Stargazing With SIMS
Save a life – Austin music
"...homegrown non-profit. Like last month’s HAAM Benefit Day, music givers are quick to join in chorus with an equally..."

Oct. 12, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

You Ain't Alone
Ellen Bartel continues to process loss and grief through art in this four-work concert
"...this context, and citing the dearth of resources for caregivers trying to process memories of their loved ones' suffering..."

May 29, 2015 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Luke Wilson, Tommy Lee Jones to Recieve Texas Film Awards
Hollywood heavyweights, indie icons, and an honorary Texan lauded
"...at Austin Studios. More announcements, including hosts and award givers, will be made later in January and February. Details..."

Jan. 7, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas 'Forev'
Austin expats make good on the festival circuit with their debut indie comedy
"...but also several crew members, day players, and all-around favor-givers. "We didn't tell people we were going to make..."

May 16, 2014 Screens Feature by Michael Agresta

English Beat
"...style. Obvious influences on bands like Vampire Weekend and Givers abound. 1980's I Just Can't Stop It remains the..."

July 27, 2012 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Fun Fun Fun Fest Full Lineup
Dub innovators, emo legends and local favorites join the roster
"...Sky, Fang Island, Foxy Shazam, Giant Sand, Girl Talk, GIVERS, The Golden Boys, The Head and The Heart, Helio..."

July 12, 2012 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

World Book Night Doesn't Happen Overnight, You Know
BookPeople hosts planning session this Monday
"...awful lot of books to get passed around by "Givers" – the WBN name for volunteers – and so..."

Jan. 27, 2012 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Civics 101
Calendar of civic events, Sept. 22-29
"...WEB CONFERENCE FOR CARE­GIVERS An interactive Web conference on legal issues affecting seniors...."

Sept. 23, 2011 News Column

SXSW Lists
SXSW groupings: Metal, Austin jazz, Polish acts, plus everything else
"...Givers (Fri., 12mid, Momo's)..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

Twin Shadow
"...surprise of this Windish Agency/Austinist fiesta came later: Louisiana's Givers, a young fivepiece whose members looked like they might..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Point Austin: A Thanksgiving Miscellany
Picking the bones of Thanksgiving blessings
"...• The next-best givers were A&M regents: $113,127 on average...."

Nov. 26, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Off the Record
Fun Fun Fun Fest by the numbers and Asleep at the Wheel's Top 40
"...Bury Strangers, Chico Trujillo, El Guincho, Fujiya & Miyagi, Givers, Liam Finn, Mark Eitzel, and Austin's Iron Age. Showcase..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record
Austin City Limits Music Festival 2010: No rain, no dust, no problem
"...the finest unsigned band in the country, Louisiana's perky Givers, to the minimalist melancholy of recent Mercury Prize winners..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

ACL Aftershows
"...Black Lips, Those Darlins, the Ettes, Emo's out; Givers, Cults, TV Torso, Emo's in..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Music Feature

Long Road Out of Eden
The Eagles, Muse, and Phish to headline ACL 2010
"...Very Best, Beats Antique, Henry Clay People, Blind Pilot, Givers, Dawes, Band of Heathens...."

May 18, 2010 Music Post by Austin Powell

Let the Good Times Roll
Checking out of the Festival International de Louisiane
"...Another new discovery was Lafayette band Givers, which commanded a large, enthusiast crowd with its infectious..."

May 3, 2010 Music Post by Jay Trachtenberg

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