Buried Alive in the Blues

The night Austin's Godfather of the blues granted Ed Ward a favor he'll never forget

"...The chubby guy with the unkempt, slightly greasy hair fixed..."

May 26, 2006 Music Feature by Ed Ward

SXSW Music Review: Taiwan Beats Brings the Island to Us

Missing Elysium on Red River

"...centers, and temples, Thursday evening’s Taiwan Beats showcase offered the best of the country’s music scene with an eclectic..."

March 18, 2021 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Checking In: A. Sinclair (& Family) Rises Into the Eye of the Tiger

ATX indie trueheart sings “time to find out what really matters”

"...“Risin’ up, back on the street/ Did my time, took my chances/ Went the..."

April 22, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Luv Doc: Yukking It Up

Australians are hilarious even when they're not trying to be. That's just facts.

"...to a couple of random guys next to us. They were maybe Australian (it was loud) and they were..."

March 17, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

Growing Up in the Restaurant Business

When comfort food is a place instead of a dish

"...of my fondest memories growing up was sitting on the bar of my dad’s restaurant watching Spongebob and eating..."

May 8, 2017 Food Post by Sierra Diaz

The Q&A Hole: Why Are People So Violent Toward Each Other

With Denise Prince, Bob Duke, Chris Brown, Rebecca Schwarz, and more

"...to believe. And yet, oh my stars and garters, there certainly seems to be an inexhaustible amount of the..."

Oct. 4, 2016 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Off the Record

"...Remember the disaster that was MTV's first-ever Wanna Be a VJ..."

Aug. 24, 2007 Music Column

The Enron Autopsy

Alex Gibney on The Smartest Guys in the Room'

"...Around the turn of the century, one of the many markets..."

March 11, 2005 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

Jimmy LaFave in the Present Tense

Honoring the local musician’s commitment to life

"...get out of this car," sings Jimmy LaFave at the beginning of "Blue Nightfall." Then he pauses. One …..."

May 12, 2017 Music Feature by Dave Marsh

Lit-urday: The Same Sky

Compassion on divergent paths powers Amanda Eyre Ward's novel

"...a good book – let's call it Lit-urday. Maybe the thing to make you feel better about your week..."

Aug. 16, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

'The NFL Beat': Week Three

Survive and advance

"...are still a winner for having learned a lesson. The same way that failed athletes and coddled child-stars-gone-bad are...."

Sept. 22, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Off the Record

If a Downtown venue closes down for the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, does it make a sound?

"...Going the Distance..."

April 10, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Secret History of Tuna

Tuna isn't the only Texas town with which actor-writers Jaston Williams and Joe Sears can be closely identified. Austin has played a significant role in the development of their town, and in return Sears and Williams have changed the face of the capital city.

"...men and a town. That pretty much sums up the careers of Joe Sears and Jaston Williams, at least..."

April 12, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Challenges of Going Back to School

Parents, teachers, and students share their anxieties over starting the fall semester while COVID-19 is still rampant

"...We asked our readers how they were feeling about starting the fall semester, now six..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Features Feature

Far and Away the Best

"...though she's back at school for pre-law at UT, the "collegiate" experience of lounging around with a bunch of..."

July 9, 1999 Screens Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

Striking Distance

"...and cousin (Pastorelli), helping to send him to jail. The same weekend, his father is killed driving with Hardy..."

Sept. 24, 1993 Movie Review by Louis Black

Keeping the Peace

Andy Langer examines round one of trying to establish a new city noise ordinance for Austin.

"...imagined that seven days of intense public debate over the city's proposed new noise ordinance would end in five..."

May 3, 2002 Music Feature by Andy Langer

King of the Hill

A young boy who's separated from his family spends time in a dilapidated hotel in this Depression-era drama. Soderbergh's film is a lyrical piece of well-crafted passion that doesn't shirk the bleak realities of the time

"...Brody. Set in Depression-era Missouri, Soderbergh's third feature follows the daily travails of young Aaron (Bradford), an intelligent, resourceful..."

Oct. 8, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Comfort of Strangers

"...Harold Pinter, adapted from a novella by Ian McEwan, the story is a perverse little sado-masochistic drama. Colin (Everett)..."

May 17, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Into the Wild

Sean Penn adapts Jon Krakauer's bestselling mystery adventure to the screen with frequently stunning but ultimately unsatisfactory results.

"...Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt, Jena Malone, Brian Dierker, Catherine Keener, Vince Vaughn, Kristen Stewart and Hal Holbrook. On..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Ring Two

Narrative listlessness and a lack of scares makes this mother-and-son reunion a shabby affair.

"...Sissy Spacek, Elizabeth Perkins, Gary Cole and Kelly Stables. The Ring Two may be the dampest movie since Waterworld,..."

March 25, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Luv Doc: A Potential Marriage Relationship

No self-respecting reptile would spend more than a few minutes in Barton Springs

"...I prefer Austin. My partner and I have been long-distance before so while he wasn’t keen on the move,..."

May 23, 2025 Column by The Luv Doc

The Luv Doc: Girl With the Smelly Guy

Call me bitchy if you want. Just do it from a distance.

"...I have been feuding with my boyfriend for the last week about his general messiness and lack of..."

Dec. 27, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

The Luv Doc: Outside of Austin

The Luv Doc is not going to throw Lampasas under the bus

"...My brother-in-law has been coming to the house a lot lately,..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Column by The Luv Doc

What Are the Birds Telling Us About Climate Change?

Reading the signs from our friends up in the sky

"...a passionate birder is likely to be interrupted by the birds nearby. Jane Tillman, a master naturalist and one..."

Feb. 23, 2018 News Feature by Melany Jean

Giving Up the Ghost

Donna Johnson's Holy Ghost Girl

"...in anticipation of afterward peeling off your scratchy Sunday clothes and tucking into a slice of pie, Donna Johnson's..."

Oct. 21, 2011 Books Feature by Sarah Smith

FF2011: Hunting the Aardvark

Director Kitao Sakurai leaves rap videos for docu-noir

"...It's Monday night outside the Highball, and director Kitao Sakurai is kind of stressed...."

Sept. 29, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Scott McCloud in Austin with The Sculptor this Weekend

The affable theorist of Understanding Comics waxes all fictional.

"...Note: The new book isn't an Understanding Comics follow-up. In fact,..."

Feb. 4, 2015 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Year My Parents Went on Vacation

This Brazilian film is set against the twinned, opposing backdrops of the explosive 1970 World Cup and the human toll of the country's brutal military dictatorship.

"...This Brazilian film is set in São Paulo against the twinned, opposing backdrops of the explosive 1970 World Cup..."

April 4, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Uncancel the Olympics With a DIY Decathlon

How one man became the world's greatest athlete* (of his backyard)

"...When America's COVID-19 outbreak caused the cancellation of my beloved weekly musician basketball game, I..."

May 29, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

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