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"...a movie with too few original thoughts in its head. (10/27/95)2.5 stars (S.D.) Arbor, Highland, Lake Creek, Movies 12,..."

Oct. 27, 1995 News Feature

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"...role of a Cats chorus boy who's not as empty-headed as one might think - he hasn't much of..."

Sept. 15, 1995 News Feature

35 Recommended SXSW Music Acts

From rock to new age to Irish traditional, these are the incoming artists to see

"...monumental 2024. Catch her at ACL Live before she headlines the Moody Center someday soon.   – Carys Anderson..."

March 7, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Austin Chronic: Getting Terpene Boosted With Tejas Tonic

In a crowded industry, Texas’ first cannabis seltzer still stands apart

"...Those couple of horses, plus 40 head of sheep and a bunch of working dogs, are..."

Feb. 21, 2025 Column by Kevin Curtin

The Top 10 Austin Albums of 2024

From art rock to hip-hop, these are the records I kept on repeat

"...music imaginable: capital-P Pop. Radio-ready choruses lodge in your head for days, but stacked vocals and wide-ranging instrumentation dispel..."

Dec. 13, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

A Thomas Dambo Troll Is Coming to Pease Park

Made from recycled materials, this troll is the newest Art in the Park

"...wooden wonderment?, please note where we said “recycled materials” above. This Dambo fellow’s all about the creative reuse of..."

March 15, 2024 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Free Week Unleashed: These Four Austin Acts Hit the Ground Running in 2024

Catching up with Redbud, lluvii, Daydream Twins, and SINE

"...get to actually express what I have in my head. It challenges me in every single way," says Martinez,..."

Jan. 12, 2024 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Restaurant Review: Luminaire

San Antonio's Steve McHugh steps into the Austin dining spotlight

"...pâte à choux with smoked butter, Emmenthal cheese, flour, water, and egg. The delicate, soft dumplings are sautéed to..."

May 12, 2023 Food Feature by Evan Rodriguez

Lumbering Toward a Long-Held Vision for a New I-35

Riding on TxDOT's endless highway

"...roads, with the mainlanes variously at grade with, elevated above, or depressed below the adjoining city blocks; the latter..."

Jan. 27, 2023 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Most Memorable Moments of Sunday’s ACL Fest Weekend Two

Urban Heat, Faye Webster, and BIA getting sturdy

"...charged through a 50-minute ACL Fest debut, decked out head to toe in all-black everything. Past plenty of nods..."

Oct. 17, 2022 Music Post by Laiken Neumann

John Mayer Sets the Moody Center Mood

Sob rocker marks first show at not-quite-ready stadium

"...Of all the mood-making activities above, seeing John Mayer perform on 4/20 may be the..."

April 21, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Paul Wall, Why Bonnie, Jim Keller, El Combo Oscuro, and a Punk Rock Lottery lead our recommended shows

"...listeners were ceding the road to one Southern rapper above all others. Now as then, Paul Wall rhymes almost..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Music Column by Julian Towers

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

Here are the sounds we’re consuming

"...for their sheer physicality, as does the Keith Ferguson head-wrap series that follows, and the Joe Ely interface at..."

June 26, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

aGLIFF 2019 Announces Full Lineup, Including Trixie Mattel Documentary

Gay Chorus Deep South to open jampacked fest schedule

"...coach of the Shiny Shrimps, a flamboyant and outrageous water polo team in training for the Gay Games in..."

July 17, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: Queertopia

And queer events to take you there

"...clubs and at queer weddings, we'd rush to the water's edge for an impromptu dance party to welcome those..."

July 5, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

8 of Austin's Best Natural Springs and Swimming Holes

In and around town, keep cool all summer long

"...Complex lot, keep right on the walking trail and head down the steep hill. It’s illegal to swim or..."

May 17, 2019 Events Post by Eilish O'Sullivan

Bite-Sized News: Christmas Edition

Announcing the new elftastic Buddy’s Park n’ Pizza

"...a photo with Santa in the Ella Parlor. Afterward, head over to Goodall’s Kitchen for brunch, or check out..."

Dec. 14, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Texas Book Festival 2018: The Full List

Lineup includes Cecile Richards, Julián Castro, + 280 more

"...Saylor – The Throne of Caesar John Scalzi – Head On: A Novel of the Near Future V.E. Schwab..."

Aug. 29, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

"Ex Libris" at Recspec Gallery

This collection of new and vintage bookplates papers up a visual library of odd beauty

"...itself around the phases of the moon, with flowers above and waves below, and everything in full vivid color...."

June 1, 2018 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Zach Theatre's Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill

A fierce portrait of Billie Holiday painted in blood and pain

"...a wobbly shuffle on crossing to the microphone, the head that bobs, the eyelids that shutter in slow motion..."

June 23, 2017 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Balancing the Books After Years of Neglecting Schools

The Texas Legislature wants to fix school finance, but how?

"...changes even without the legal gun held to his head. When Huberty first introduced HB 21, his plan broke..."

April 7, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

After the Flood

Israel Nash emerges from the Hill Country like a train coming through town

"...his parents are building directly below his living quarters. Above both on the hill, a build-it-yourself Quonset hut serves..."

Dec. 4, 2015 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

On Leaving Dove Springs

A meditation on neighborhood, fear, family, and change

"...Of all the incidents mentioned above ("incidents" is too euphemistic; they are crimes), the theft..."

Aug. 22, 2014 News Feature by Sam Anderson-Ramos

Lit-urday: 'Some Dead Genius'

Lenny Kleinfeld paints a vivid portrait of murder in Chi-town

"...it should. But what it's a set-up for is above and beyond the call of genre duty: A sharp..."

July 12, 2014 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

"Pillow" Talk

Terri Thomas on what's behind the sex in her Big Medium art show

"...TT: Well, I’ve stated a lot about my politics above. But you know the saying: There are as many..."

June 5, 2014 Arts Post by Seth Orion Schwaiger

DVDanger: 'Devil's Pass', 'Die, Monster, Die!', 'The Whip and the Body', 'Birth of the Living Dead'

A modern shocker, two vintage terrors, and a history lesson in zombies

"...later, with a group of three film school students heading to Russia to follow the Dyatlov party's ill-fated path...."

Jan. 11, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Creative Things I Lucked Into in 2013

Remembering the year thick with superlative works of art onstage and in galleries

"...that stark white tree eerily illuminated and suspended slightly above the water between the Lamar Boulevard and Pfluger Pedestrian..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Point Austin: Ten Years of War

Remember the last war, or repeat it

"...occupation to restore even basic services, such as electricity, water, and sanitation. Above all, there were those who lost..."

March 22, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Can This Really Be the End?

A look forward, a look back

"...Looking back, the moment may also have represented the high-water mark of Tea Party Republicanism, although I suppose Senator-elect..."

Dec. 28, 2012 News Column by Michael King

The Dirt Candy Cookbook

Plant yourself in a world of tasty wonders

"...Dirt Candy isn't a vegetarian restaurant,insists its owner and head chef Amanda Cohen...."

Nov. 8, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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