Searching for Something

Artist Roi James' journey through landscapes, abstracts, figurative work, and more

"...thing, especially if it sells. In which case, Roi James must be awfully tempted to paint nothing but representational..."

Nov. 19, 2004 Arts Feature by Jacqueline May

Page Two: Eyes Wide Open

Obama supporters aren't as disillusioned as polls and pundits would have you believe

"...It has been happening with some regularity now. In the past year or so, I've..."

Jan. 21, 2011 Column by Louis Black

The Toros: Season Three Preview (First Less-Than-Successful Attempt)

"...now that the professional basketball season has started again and I can finally put aside reading books and feigning..."

Nov. 25, 2007 Sports Post by Josh Rosenblatt

Gummo

White-trash hell from the writer of Kids.

"...Directed by: Harmony Korine. Starring: Nick Sutton, Jacob Reynolds, Chloë Sevigny, Darby..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Equality

Ornette Coleman, speaking softly and carrying a huge legacy

"...can't think of any problem about it. I don't remember speaking to anyone about a booking in Austin."..."

Nov. 12, 2004 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Bandera Way

Scenes from a marriage in four acts.

"...Feels like April on this warm and sunny day, but it's late January. At a comfortable..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

John Sayles

The evolution of American music and Southern race relations in Honeydripper

"...John Sayles on the fates of and stakes for musicians when faced with that seismic moment..."

Feb. 1, 2008 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

Pete Seeger: The Power of Song

More than an appreciation, this documentary portrait of the great American folksinger and activist is an inspiration.

"...Jim Brown. Even if you weren't a kid like me, who remembers dancing around the living room to the..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Paradise by the Dashboard Light

Meat Loaf loads into the Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards

"...South in conjunction with its Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards honoring Meat Loaf tomorrow at the Moody Theater...."

March 7, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Film Flam

Texas Film Hall of Fame high-fives John Hawkes and Spoon, Bob Byington narrowly avoids probing Down Under, and more

"...to its already star-larded 2011 Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards lineup: Joining previously announced inductees Renée Zellweger and..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Screens Column by Kimberley Jones

Manuel “Cowboy” Donley Lands NEA Grant

Tejano innovator wins a Heritage Fellowship worth $25,000

"...local having helped define Tejano music with sophisticated orchestral arrangements. The National Endowment for the Arts took note and..."

June 30, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

'The NFL Beat': ACL Edition

Art mirrors life mirrors NFL

"...my double-life is compromised of pounding out quarter, eighth, and occasionally sixteenth notes...."

Oct. 13, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Best Title of the Year So Far …

SXSW Film lights up

"...Hands down goes to Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo..."

Jan. 15, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Record Reviews

"...the man whose eyes bore deathlessly into your skull and let him guide you as you travel down, down,..."

March 20, 1998 Music Review

Record reviews Reissues

"...Heart of the Congos (Blood and Fire)..."

Aug. 23, 1996 Music Review

Pocahontas

"...Directed by: Mike Gabriel and Eric Goldberg. Starring: Irene Bedard, Judy Kuhn, Mel Gibson,..."

June 23, 1995 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

SXSW Adds Speakers, Films

Buzz Aldrin, Kesha, Cory Booker, Cecile Richards, and more

"...From moon explorers to tech investors, musicians to Muppets, and from the joint chiefs of staff to the wrestling..."

Feb. 7, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Stronger With Each Tear: Mary J. Blige

Soul queen slays the Moody Theater

"...My SXSW was mindblowing. Dome ripping. Doesn’t start until Thursday, but as a host,..."

March 1, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Amor Prohibido

Selena's Crossover Dream

"...Como la flor... Like the flower that dazzles and delights with its beauty and can brighten the most..."

June 28, 1996 Books Feature

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...Festival planning now: the annual celebration of screens large and small has announced its first wave of movies and..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Amen

Leonard Cohen lays siege to Bass Concert Hall

"...seven years older than Dylan, 15 more than Springsteen, and 17 months junior to Willie – Leonard Cohen makes..."

Nov. 1, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, April 11-17

"...is asking you to be a source of generosity and strength for the people and animals in your sphere...."

April 11, 2025 Column by Rob Brezsny

Trolls Band Together

Boy band antics with the big-haired, big-voiced toys

"...Trolls Band Together, the latest return to the Trolls cinematic universe,..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez

The Social Network

This retelling of Facebook's first contentious steps is a blisteringly entertaining film formed of a lovely amalgam of David Fincher's direction, Aaron Sorkin's screenplay, and Jesse Eisenberg's spotless performance as Mark Zuckerberg.

"...Directed by: David Fincher. Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Armie Hammer, Rooney Mara, Max Minghella,..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Groove

"...Greg Harrison. Starring: Lola Glaudini, Hamish Linklater, Steve Van Wormer, Rachel True, Vince Riverside, Mackenzie Firgens, Denny Kirkwood, Nick..."

June 30, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Brazilian Guitar Quartet: Capturing the Unexpected

Bringing this famed musical foursome to town is the latest feather in the cap of the Austin Classical Guitar Society

"...For most of us noninstrumentalists, the word "guitar" evokes the sounds and images of..."

July 25, 2008 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Ballet Austin II Launches Fables of the World Series

A more inclusive happily ever after with Maria and the Mouse Deer

"...first published in 1812 by the German brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm...."

Oct. 14, 2022 Arts Feature by Leila Saidane

YACHT: Mystery Lights Over Shangri-La Exposed

Rob yaks with Jona and Claire of YACHT

"...warped pop magic for over a decade as a former member of The Blow, and founder of YACHT. While..."

April 18, 2011 Qmmunity Post by Rob Cohen

How Green Is the Music?

Festivals, bands, and musicians seek environmental harmony

"...Last October, Thom Yorke, frontman for the British band Radiohead, told the UK's Guardian newspaper he would "consider..."

April 20, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Postmarks

The Gotham backlash continues.

"...support the construction of Gotham condominiums at Town Lake and Congress Avenue. Gotham provides a small number of residential..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Column

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