Dancing About Architecture

SXSW needs venues, and the TABC keeps shutting 'em down. Public Enemy would be proud.

"...Nero provided the musical entertainment himself when Rome burned. Here in Austin, he'd be hard-pressed to find a place..."

Feb. 1, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Ring in the HollyDaze

Holiday Movie Previews

"...With nearly 40 films in release this holiday season, it's harder than ever for a viewer to..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Revving Up for Slow Times

How local entrepreneurs plan to weather the recession

"...normally may do 30% of their business during the holiday season, hopes are not merry and bright. Nationally, Wachovia..."

Dec. 5, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Giving Thanks

Features Editor Kate Messer offers thanks for Dallas' peaceful Thanks-Giving Square

"..."It's important ..." she said, her voice breaking, her thoughts drifting some place else perhaps...."

Nov. 10, 2000 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

The Q&A Hole: What's the Best Thing They Got for Christmas?

And what's the best thing they gave? Nine citizens answer.

"...it's all about "the reason for the season," whichever holiday you celebrate. Whether it's Christmas or Kwanzaa or Pikamas'..."

Jan. 1, 2014 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

All Wrapped Up

From biopics to end-of-day thrillers, a look at the films you'll be standing in line for this Christmas.

"...The end of the year, with its holiday season emphasizing leisure time, disposable dollars, and group activities,..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Big in Austin, Big in Japan

If a holiday gift trend is big here this year, chances are, it was already big over there

"...has been raging for the minds and hearts and holiday dollars of consumers across the land. Some might even..."

Dec. 7, 2001 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

I'll Be Home for Christmas

"...With the holiday season comes an inevitable and familiar blanket of mood..."

Dec. 25, 1998 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...In an occasion for greater international mourning, James Brown, Godfather of Soul and the Hardest Working Man in Show..."

Dec. 29, 2006 News Feature

All Wrapped Up

Holiday Film Previews

"...What's a family to do in between all the holiday meals and the wrapping and unwrapping of presents? Why,..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Zach Theatre's A Christmas Carol

This slick and polished musical adaptation of the Dickens classic serves up holiday cheer in abundance

"...Carol – or we should, anyway. Let's not waste space rehashing it here...."

Dec. 22, 2017 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Self-Care for Queers, by Queers

A queer's guide to gifting and weathering the next three years

"...Oh what a year to be queer. As the holiday season moves full-steam ahead and we make our punch-drunk..."

Dec. 7, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

Gay Place

This holiday season is filled with fun, queer activities

"...wine glow wears off, one thing is certain: The holiday season is here. For the next few weeks, events..."

Dec. 1, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

Vertical Limit

"...it was originally scheduled for release). It's cold out there now, though, and all the snow, hypothermia, and pulmonary..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius

Animated Jimmy saves Retroville from the aliens.

"...But Jimmy's larger-than-life creations, like a toaster-satellite launched into space to contact an extra terrestrial, can also get his..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Clarksville's Willis Littlefield Readies His Annual Christmas Lights

The longtime resident is ready to light up his home and hand out holiday sweets for the 22nd Christmas

"...longtime Clarks­ville resident has been drenching his home in holiday lights and Duracell-charged dolls dancing to the beat of..."

Dec. 13, 2019 Arts Feature by Barbara Purcell

Auld Lang Syne at the Cinema

How Hollywood has created a holiday of unreasonable expectations and why we should probably stop buying in (but never will)

"...York City, I didn't go on a single date where I didn't think, at least for a minute, about..."

Dec. 26, 2008 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

The Feminist Who Stole Christmas

Maybe it’s cold outside, but we still want to go home

"...Loved ones gathered around a Christmas tree, by a lit menorah, or..."

Dec. 13, 2012 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Cheer Up Charlie's New Red River Digs

East Sixth fixture moves into storied space with warm gay memories

"...in the works, news that may feel like a holiday miracle to Cheer Up's many fans and supporters...."

Dec. 30, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

The Santaland Diaries

"...the Macy's Little Elf (aka "Crumpet"). Meredith McCall reprises her role as songstress and performs her own holiday monologue,..."

Dec. 26, 2008 Arts Review by Hannah Kenah

Future Imperfect: Our Favorite Dystopian Films

VOTE: Deadly roller derby, sad clones, and a Road Warrior duke it out

"...future and suddenly our anxieties become entertainment – a space for our brains to wrestle with that which strikes..."

Sept. 28, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Visions of Sugarplums

Local bakers create distinctive pastries this holiday season

"...recognized the tall, thin woman working the booth from somewhere. During a follow-up call to rave about the delicious..."

Dec. 17, 2010 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Point, Ben Buck, and some holiday options highlight this week's recommended shows

"...world is at its most chaotic and dire, a hero rises, rallying behind a message that resonates for the..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Fantastic Fest First Wave Films Announced (Finally)

Fantastic Fest 2009, Round One

"...from, but we'd recommend the hypercolorful Eugenie...the Story of her Journey into Perversion as a nifty starting point. (We're..."

July 13, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Thursday

Young Thug in the park, icy French experimentalism, and more

"...Every year during South by Southwest, there’s a point in which you see gaggles of staggering..."

March 18, 2022 SXSW Post by Derek Udensi

Come One, Come All!

Here’s Your Early Tipsheet of the Folks Running for City Council

"...potential November candidates for Austin Mayor and City Council. Here's our current master list of the entire field --..."

Jan. 10, 2014 News Post by Michael King

Rockin' Christmas Party

This year's 'Rockin' Christmas Party' is flashy fun with an onslaught of seasonal classics and popular rock songs that aim to tickle those humbugs away

"...When family comes into Austin for the holidays, Zachary Scott Theatre Center is one place to experience..."

Dec. 24, 2004 Arts Review by Heather Barfield Cole

Checking In: Come Sunday With Jazz Siren Pamela Hart

“My soundtracks are What’s Going On and Imagine”

"...jazz singer channeling Lady Day. “Pamela Hart evok[es] Billie Holiday with her pure, sweet vulnerability,” wrote a Chronicle reviewer..."

April 28, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Writes of Spring

Off the Bookshelf

"...be; lonely, numbing, and sometimes unreasonably funny. Now, in her eagerly awaited first book, Beard proves her command of..."

April 3, 1998 Books Review

A Drag Fest, Nutcracker, and Puppets in This Week’s Events

Lots of weekend events to keep you occupied

"...Thursday 5 - Sunday 8, Midtown Austin Holiday Inn..."

Dec. 6, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

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