Heaven up Here

27 reason to further investigate the UK roster of bands at SXSW 2006

"...the contrary, the United Kingdom remains a monarchy, and nowhere is this more apparent than in its musical output,..."

Feb. 24, 2006 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

The Edge of Heaven

This Turkish film is a transgenerational, transborder microcosm of modern cultural melding.

"...calming of the form. In Akin’s The Edge of Heaven, people don’t explode into one another’s lives in fits..."

Sept. 19, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Cold Heaven

"...Directed by: Nicolas Roeg. Starring: Mark Harmon, Theresa Russell, Talia Shire and Jane Russo. Nicholas Roeg has..."

July 31, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Keepin' Up With the Jones Family

The Jones Family Singers hear the spirit speak in Austin

"...Festival. At the last minute, the 180 mph winds uprooting trees near the Gulf Coast take a turn before..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

Summer’s Here, and the Time Is Right

Rock camps: open!

"...School of Rock, and about a half-dozen other places where the under-18 set plugs in...."

June 16, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Honky-Tonk Heaven

13 things to love about the Broken Spoke

"...Spoke packs as much museum as honky-tonk and restaurant. Here’s a baker's dozen of its more charming aspects...."

Aug. 2, 2013 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Is Ann Richards Smiling in Heaven?

Taiwanese animators tell the story of yesterday's filibuster

"...accumulated during last night's filibuster, one theme kept popping up: the whole world is watching. Turns out, the commentariat..."

June 26, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Pennies From Heaven

The new streaming economy is here, with or without royalties

"...that week and encouraging them to check out the group's music online...."

May 18, 2012 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Walter Kirn Revisits 'Up in the Air'

On Clooney's star turn and how to wield a Blackberry in bed

"...pessimistic?" That was Walter Kirn's first reaction to rewatching Up in the Air, the Oscar-nominated 2009 film adapted from..."

April 20, 2012 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Just Like Heaven

This romantic comedy about a winsome, charming ghost and the man who loves her sidesteps abundant potential clichés through sheer dint of the acting skills on display.

"...Ivana Milicevic and Rosalind Chao. Forget that tired old Batman/Superman hypothetical – what inquiring minds really want to know..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Here & the Now: Best of 2012 (So Far)

Sampler mixtape for the first half of the year

"...Here’s a mix of favorite songs from albums released thus..."

July 11, 2012 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

The Kingdom of Heaven

Psychedelic pioneer Powell St. John, on the Right Track Now

"...that seem like the beginning of a new age. There's one called "Roller Coaster" that sends shivers through the..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Leave Her to Heaven: Iconically Gene Tierney

"...in their vehicles. The Razor's Edge, Leave Her to Heaven, Night and the City: more trophy-case Tierney. In the..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Screens Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Review: Yoshi Ramen and Veggie Heaven

Chef Stacy Chen is the bandleader of two distinctly tasty Asian restaurants

"...There's something remarkable about food so tasty, so filling, so..."

March 23, 2018 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Zombie Heaven

Two former Zombies, back from the dead

"...scriptures that compose the rock & roll bible, Zombie Heaven is one of the most prophetic and divine. British..."

Feb. 20, 2004 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Here Comes a Regular

The dark world-view of Jeff Klein

"...songwriter with such a dark world-view. They only light up when the talk turns to his favorite songwriters, most..."

March 2, 2001 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

The God's Heaven Truth

Rev. Gean West & the Relatives add another chapter to Texas funk history

"...at the Continental Club, a little-known 1970s Dallas gospel group takes the stage for the first time in nearly..."

Oct. 16, 2009 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

AM Country Heaven

Four new discs take back real country music

"...the state of country music almost as long as there’s been country music. Still, it comes as a shock..."

June 1, 2012 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

James Hand’s Gone to Heaven at Age 67

Life wrote his songs, he just tried to remember the words

"...last night, asking fans for prayer. Today the sad follow-up appeared: “Our hero and friend James passed away early..."

June 8, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Seven Days in Heaven and Hell

Getting a white-knuckled grip on the third annual Fantastic Fest

"...of what is going to be a week of heaven for fans of the weird, the outré, and the..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Page Two: More Stars Than There Are in Heaven

Honoring those who helped create, and now tend, the legacy of Clifford Antone

"...Brown, James Cotton, and C.B. Stubblefield are all included here, being acknowledged. This is especially for those whose names..."

June 2, 2006 Column by Louis Black

The Heaven & Hell in 13th Floor Elevators: A Visual History

We return to the Red River strip of March 1966 to witness Roky Erickson and crew

"...heard anything quite like the sound they put out, anywhere."..."

May 15, 2020 Music Feature by Jon Savage

Your 15 Minutes Are Up, Mr. Gates

Top Nine Cyber Stories

"...the number of people with Internet access worldwide will quadruple by 2005. ... The market research company forecasts 206..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

Crash Landing in Teen Heaven

A reunited Sincola on the 1990s

"...I had what the decade meant to them and where the locals fit in. Their responses follow...."

Sept. 8, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Heaven Tonight

Toss punk. Flesh Lights coin fast-rock.

"...between Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords getting shot at a supermarket and the Pentagon's repeal of "don't ask, don't tell,"..."

Oct. 31, 2014 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Sarah Cook Invites Diners to "Be Here Now" at Kyoten Sushiko

An unlikely artist at Mueller's satellite iteration of Otto Phan's omakase restaurant

"...is practicing the values of purity and harmony impressed upon her by chef Otto Phan. She embarked on her..."

June 28, 2019 Food Feature by Alexandra Detmar

We Can't Make It Here Anymore

As the city's Economic Development Department readies its recommendations to City Council on Mayor Adler's Austin Music & Creative Ecosystem Omnibus Resolution, is it already too late for local artists in terms of local affordability?

"...afford to live in Austin as a single person. There's just no place, unless I'm living in a band..."

May 27, 2016 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Five From Here: An Eclectic Selection of Local Gift Ideas

Your Austin friends and neighbors have been mighty busy this year.

"...shift your senses to the local, to what originates where you breathe your air and ride your bike and..."

Dec. 11, 2013 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

South of Heaven

Metal has a new home in Austin, and a new sponsor.

"...two years, performs to a mostly empty room despite there being no cover...."

Aug. 10, 2012 Music Feature by Dan Solomon

Finding The Common Thread: Austin's New Fabric Heaven

Austin's newest fabric emporium is more fun than going for ice cream.

"...The fun part of a visit here, in fact, is hearing Brown fervently discuss her finds,..."

Sept. 29, 2009 Design Post by Anne Harris

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