Hell Yes Fest

Austin's newest comedy festival wants to get it 100% correct

"..."I've been to comedy festivals big and small all over the country as both..."

April 8, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Seven Days in Heaven and Hell

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

"...Fantastic FestSept. 20-27..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest First Wave Films Announced (Finally)

Fantastic Fest 2009, Round One

"...hotter than hades outside but the news from Fantastic Fest 2009 is cool, chilling, and guaranteed to make your..."

July 13, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Titane to Open Fantastic Fest 2021

Cannes winner heads up this year's lineup

"...spurting space barbarians and a head full of metal. Yes, Fantastic Fest has announced its first wave of programming..."

Aug. 6, 2021 Screens Post

FF2012: The Good, The Bad, And the Weird of Fantastic Fest

Surviving the liver-crunching, spine tingling, head-expanding fest

"...and it's pretty clear: We all basically survived Fantastic Fest 2012...."

Oct. 2, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Has Fantastic Fest Gone Too Hog-Wild?

Helicopter Hog Hunt has some fans worried

"...Bacon milkshakes? Hell yes. Bacon fondue? Just ladle that nomgasm into our..."

Sept. 9, 2013 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest Wave Three Crashes Down

Music and madness fill festival lineup

"...Bow down, ye unworthies! The final wave of Fantastic Fest films has been unleashed, and not only is it..."

Sept. 13, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Goes for the Big 10

Kevin Smith's 'Tusk,' 'ABCs 2' and 'V/H/S 3' in first titles

"...Get giddy. Fantastic Fest, Austin's world-renowned celebration of all cinema geeky, strange, terrible..."

Aug. 5, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Connecting to the Cosmos at Utopia Fest

I got in the van, the psych beehive, and Silent Disco

"...rained. What else would you expect of a music festival in Central Texas, where the skies stay perpetually blue..."

Sept. 23, 2013 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Fun Fun Fun Fest Live Shot: King Khan & the Shrines

Berlin crazies deliver revue-brand mania

"...“Are we gonna have a freak-out?” he asked. Hell yes. Full-on. Band keyboards got upended a minute later...."

Nov. 11, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Fantastic Fest Review: The Deeper You Dig

Family-made home movie is a supernatural eye-opener

"...and enthralling when it played at Canada's Fantasia film festival last month, and it's true now that it's playing..."

Sept. 24, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sound on Sound Fest Q&A: Power Trip

Riley Gale talks medieval beheadings, awards, and his bucket list

"...On the heels of sophomore platter Nightmare Logic, a..."

Nov. 9, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Japanese Madness Overtakes Fantastic Fest

Miike, Sono, and Studio Ghibli all added to lineup

"...made the cut for the second round of Fantastic Fest titles. Plus, we have the first Fantastic Debate contender...."

Aug. 27, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Not Everybody Is In This Weekend's Austin Sketch Fest

But that doesn't mean we've forgotten The New Movement

"...as local comedy attention is focused on that star-studded Fest right about now, let's nobody forget about The New..."

May 24, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Psych Fest: Rain Parade

Q&A with headliner/bandleader Matt Piucci

"...Between the Three O’Clock’s Coachella appearance earlier this month and Rain Parade’s Austin Psych..."

April 25, 2013 Music Post by Greg Beets

Fantastic Fest: City of Enders

Fantastic Fest

"..."Yes..." re-deadpanned the Alamo's Tim League, for once star-stuck, at..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Free Ice Cream from Lick, Fitzhugh Parties Hearty, Bird Bird Biscuit Spawns Anew, SXSE Does That Too, Don’t Forget Woo Woo, and What the Hell Is a Shaketini?

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Yes, it’s your Food News Buffet for the third week..."

Oct. 13, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Fantastic Fest Review: The Dwarves Must Be Crazy

Thai horror and comedy collide: butt-licking, bug-eating ensues

"...slugs writhing around an anthill and decide, what the hell, why not eat them? Turns out the bugs are..."

Sept. 25, 2016 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

2004 ACL Fest Guide

Everything you need to know

"...that's NOT going to the Austin City Limits Music Festival? In just its third year, the festival is sitting..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Music Feature

Luv Doc Recommends: Fantastic Fest Michael Jackson Dance Party

The HighBall, Sunday, September 27, 2009

"...Italy is the home of God's personal PR firm. Yes, if Michael makes it past the pearly gates, he'll..."

Sept. 25, 2009 Column by The Luv Doc

Hot Luck Fest Returns, Top BBQ Joints Revealed, Bordeaux Women Honored, Prep ATX Launches, Mangia Dies a Lizardly Death, and Somebody’s Gerrymandering Pizza

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Yes, it’s your Food News Buffet for the fourth week..."

Oct. 20, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Playback: Fun Fun Fun Fest: Hell Bent for Leather

Some heads are gonna roll at Fun Fun Fun Fest 2014

"...Now that Fun Fun Fun Fest has unveiled it's 2014 lineup, November can't come soon..."

May 23, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Selena Fest Success

Corpus Christi's inaugural Fiesta de la Flor becomes a legend

"...weekend for the first-ever Fiesta de la Flor music festival...."

April 20, 2015 Music Post by Kate X Messer

Sunday ACL Fest Face-Off: LCD Soundsystem vs. Mumford & Sons

Digital or analog?

"...Precursor act: Chic, Yes, B-52s, Liquid Liquid..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Fantastic Fest Review: Vivarium

Suburban weirdness never quite keeps up with the Joneses

"...Vivarium’s runtime places Poots and Eisenberg in a suburban hell. After being abandoned by their realtor during a tour..."

Sept. 21, 2019 Screens Post by Jenny Nulf

Who the Hell Wants to Watch Cat Videos in a Theatre?

Everyone, when they’re curated by CatVideoFest

"...asked Seattle-based Will Braden, the man behind the touring CatVideoFest...."

March 8, 2019 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

All Over Creation: A Brief History of Laugh Riots in Austin

As April overflows with comedy festivals, an overview of Austin's celebrations of funny

"...invasion of narrative-based improv troupes for the Improvised Play Festival at the Hideout Theatre. Then the last week of..."

April 13, 2012 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Inability to Cater

What is so 'punk' about JT Habersaat and the Altercation Punk Comedy Tour?

"...be "punk rock," but an independent creative philosophy and lifestyle meant to encompass everything from music to fashion, graphic..."

Aug. 15, 2014 Arts Feature by Tim Stegall

Ella Gale & Katie Stone: Naughty Bits

Who says sex is no laughing matter?

"...Katie Stone: Yes, the emphasis is definitely still on the stand-ups’ jokes,..."

Feb. 8, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Moontower Comedy and Oddity Festival

In Austin's newest festival, stand-up finally gets top billing

"...It isn't that stand-up gets no love from Austin's festival scene. Comedy and the jokers who make it have..."

Feb. 3, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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