Happy News for 'Happy Poet'

Austin comedy wins at Traverse City

"...Michael Moore sure does like Austin comedies. A year after ATX films Winnebago Man and Harmony..."

Aug. 2, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Summer Fun: Season’s Screenings

Austin filmmakers pick their favorite summer movies

"...Oh sure, it’s all blue skies and 80 degrees right now, but the dog days are..."

May 14, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Just Start Talking

Bob Byington on the exercise that got him writing again

"...Two things happened for me as a writer that got me over a hurdle..."

Nov. 29, 2012 Books Post by Bob Byington

Trailer Hitch, 3/11

Nick Offerman, man about town

"...think every day should be Nick Offerman Day – and nearly every day at SXSW 2012 could legitimately be..."

March 11, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Austin's Indie Spirit

Anish Savjani and Bryan Poyser score noms

"...Austin filmmakers Bryan Poyser and Anish Savjani score 2011 Spirit Award nominations...."

Nov. 30, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Things Are What You Make of Them

The deliciously cracked comedies of Bob Byington

"..."Hello, baby, hello/Open up your heart and let your feelings flow" – Elton John's "Harmony"..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Somebody Up There Likes Bob Byington

The writer-director talks about his fifth feature

"...If the release of Somebody Up There Likes Me represents a moment of reckoning..."

April 5, 2013 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

Byington's Back

Local writer/director to shoot Jason Schwartzman feature in town this spring

"...Somebody down here likes Austin...."

Jan. 10, 2014 Screens Feature by Monica Riese

Poker Face

The life cycle of man as deadpan farce in 'Somebody Up There Likes Me'

"...the subtleties of human behavior. His Registered Sex Offender and Harmony and Me were black comedy takes on the..."

March 9, 2012 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Gone to the Dogs

Bob Byington on his latest Austin comedy, 7 Chinese Brothers

"...Bob Byington's new feature 7 Chinese Brothers is a timeless tale of a man-child and his faithful canine companion,..."

Aug. 28, 2015 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Slow Motion Sound

"...responsible for altering the way that people thing about time, tone, and color in regards to music. OTR spoke..."

March 15, 2008 Music Post by Austin Powell

Cover Caption Prophetic

"...Dear Editor, Your cover of an out-of-frame Bob Byington with the caption "What's Wrong With This..."

Oct. 26, 2009 Postmarks

John Dyer Baizley’s Brute Emotion

Baroness frontman cuts through the B.S. for Chaos in Tejas

"...Baroness’ bus plunged over a viaduct in the UK and nearly killed everyone aboard. The heavy rock quartet counts..."

May 30, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Reflections

SXSW Film Festival and Conference

"...Included here are the first round of reviews of some films currently showing in the SXSW Film Festival. The..."

March 14, 1997 Screens Feature

Live Review: With Nothing Left to Prove the Black Crowes Shake Their Moneymakers – Front-to-Back

Robinson brothers invoke a good old-fashioned rock ‘n’ roll bash

"...As yet another band led by battling brothers, the Black Crowes have had..."

Aug. 16, 2021 Music Post by Michael Toland

TV Eye

Fall TV's flotsam and jetsam

"...This is a strange time of the year. The fall TV season has launched,..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

What's Wrong with Public Housing?

The remarkable turnaround of the city's Housing Authority

"...Three summer days in the big city:..."

Aug. 31, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Calling for Division

The Final Call Preaches Both Harmony and Hostility

"...Thank you very much and have a great day" said the young man dressed..."

Nov. 10, 1995 News Column

Bob Byington New to New York, Old Hat in Austin

Austinite Bob Byington premieres 'Harmony and Me' at Lincoln Center's New Directors/New Films showcase

"...known about Bob Byington for years. His new film, Harmony and Me, which was shot locally and stars Bishop..."

Feb. 13, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Supper Club Love

Austin's supper clubs and Valentine's Day go together like chocolate and red wine

"...Food is love, and for optimum pleasure in mid-February, both need at least..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Taking the Weird Around the World

Australia hosts Austin-centric film fest

"...Austin sister city Adelaide will find out, when Adelaide's Mercury Cinema hosts a mini-film festival featuring some of Austin's..."

Sept. 21, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Traveling Barbecue Road

Visiting from Germany, Central Texas barbecue has won me over

"...I confess: until this summer, I had never seen a brisket. I'm German, you..."

Oct. 3, 2012 Food Post by Takis Würger

Checking In: Nagavalli Brings Peace, Comfort & Joy

Eastern soul fusion or more traditional Indian devotionals?

"...“Nagavalli Medicharla plunges into her classical Indian training for a deeply..."

July 20, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Recommended Live Music for the Weekend

Soulful techno, bluegrass, and rock & roll to keep you up this weekend

"...bond with your dad this Father's Day weekend. Spend time with local folker Shakey Graves and his pops or..."

June 15, 2018 Events Post by The Music Staff

Texas Book Festival 2017: The Full List

Dan Rather, Jeffrey Eugenides, the Bush sisters, and 291 more

"...over. The Texas Book Festival has announced the full menu of authors on tap for the 2017 event, and..."

Sept. 12, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Royal Headache’s Destructive Joy

Aussies pound out the The Breakfast Club of punk

"...powerful as the Buzzcocks, pop like the Jam, fast and melodic same as the Ramones, and youthfully explosive on..."

Aug. 13, 2015 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Respectable Enemy: Curtis McMurtry

Lone star scion on Nashville, mom/dad/granddad, and Otto von Bismarck

"...the eve of his graduation from Sarah Lawrence College and his relocation to Nashville. A third generation Texan, grandson..."

Aug. 15, 2014 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Living Between What?

Alex Munt spells it out

"...I met Alex Munt a couple weeks ago at a seminar..."

March 11, 2011 Screens Feature by Bob Byington

Authors Who Need Authors

Authors who need authors are the luckiest authors: We assess the harmonies and tumults at the 2002 Texas Book Festival.

"...with nary a drizzle during his "At the Crossroads: Mexican-American Literature" appearance with Sandra Cisneros and Jimmy Santiago Baca..."

Nov. 22, 2002 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Making Good in Michigan

Ben Steinbauer and Bob Byington nab prizes at the Traverse City Film Festival

"...back, we wrote about two Austin fimmakers, Bob Byington and Ben Steinbauer, who were going up to Michigan to..."

Aug. 4, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

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