Mardi Gras 2015: Local Gras and a Carnaval Comeback

Samba Police reassemble after 15-year hiatus

"...hatched by homesick Brazilian exchange students at UT in the mid-Seventies, has been the highlight of the Austin Samba..."

Feb. 13, 2015 Chronolog Post by Nina Hernandez

Blues Broads

Angela Strehli brings her Blues Broads to Threadgill's

"...The collective experience of the Blues Broads will howl like..."

June 4, 2012 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Agnieszka Holland on Polish Cinema

Further thoughts on the Austin Polish Film Festival

"...Case Unknown is the opening night film of the 2011 Austin Polish Film..."

Nov. 3, 2011 Screens Post by Anne S. Lewis

Human Traffic

New rockumentary Call + Response aims to do something about modern slave trade

"...Often, the causes that call us are the culmination of..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Screens Feature by Doug Freeman

Flashpoint

Shine a Light

"...Flashback number one occurred during the third song of Shine a Light, “She Was Hot,”..."

April 4, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

TV Eye

The 'Friday Night Lights' depth chart

"...Friday Night Lights, the new NBC series tailored after the 2004 film (and..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Rooster Teeth's RWBY Goes to Japan

The Austin anime gets a Japanese-made spinoff show

"...RWBY, the online smash from Austin's Rooster Teeth, gets called an..."

July 1, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Different Stages' Gliders

Rita Anderson's domestic drama sets one family's frictions against the backdrop of the Apollo 11 mission

"...Even as Apollo 11 was heading for the moon, not everyone on Earth was of the mind..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Paramount Gets Ready for Summer

43rd annual celebration of film fun on Austin's grandest screen

"...Is it really summer already? Near enough, and so the Paramount has just released its full listing for the..."

May 15, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gay Place

Halloween is our fave holiday of the year

"...lie – or surprise – that October 31 (and the weekend closest to) is Gay Place's most favorite holiday..."

Oct. 28, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Cameron Esposito

No joke, this queer comedian is at the forefront of the digital revolution

"..."Chunks." What was once the punchline of a blossoming comedian's set about her own..."

March 11, 2016 Arts Feature by Sean L. Malin

'Imperial Augsburg: Renaissance Prints and Drawings, 1475-1540'

A traveling exhibition of prints places Augsburg at the center of artistic innovation

"...Blanton Museum of Art, 200 E. Martin Luther King Jr., 512/471-7324 www.blantonmuseum.org..."

Nov. 15, 2013 Arts Review by Andy Campbell

Point Austin: Welcome to 2009

From foreign wars to local follies, the world still turns

"...Just what we needed, another war in the Middle East...."

Jan. 9, 2009 News Column by Michael King

ATX TV Festival, Burlesque Festival, and More Events to Start Your Week

The weekend is over, but that won't stop us

"...queer party people, Indulge ATX presents an alternative to the mainstream gay get-together. Formed by the talents of BabiBoi,..."

May 24, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Raul's in Overdrive: "Have a Good Time, Get in Free, and Drink Some Beer"

Enter 1978, when Austin punk meets San Antonio’s the Next and Dallas’ the Nervebreakers

"...Editor’s note: This is Chapter 6, Part 1 of a serialized history of Austin punk by veteran writer..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Austin Punk Chronicles: "Hard, Fast & Unapologetic" – Raul's Shifts Into Fourth Gear

In the wake of the one-night debut of the Skunks and the Violators, Austin punk begins in earnest in Chapter 5, Part 2 of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

"...Editor’s note: This is Chapter 5, Part 2 of a serialized history of Austin punk by veteran writer..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Playback: Death by David Vincent

Hanging with Morbid Angel singer-turned-country outlaw David Vincent and other dark tales of the live music capital

"..."Man, it was like a nuclear bomb had gone off," remembers David Vincent of arriving in the small Southeast..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

TIFs, TPIDs, and Puppy Love

City Council wrestles with Mayor Adler's Downtown Puzzle

"...One indicator of the rhythm of last week’s City Council meeting (Sept...."

Oct. 2, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Austin: “Strong, Unique, and Special”

“State of the City” emphasizes change, permanence, independence

"...Saturday evening featured the third “State of the City” address by Mayor Steve..."

Jan. 30, 2017 News Post by Michael King

In Memoriam: Jo Anne Christian

Arts patron, leading force in building Long Center has died

"...Serenaded by Verdi, Puccini, and other composers whose operatic works she treasured, a treasured friend..."

Nov. 14, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

A Lost Silent Film Is Found

Daughter of the Dawn starred Quanah Parker's kids

"...This Sunday, the Austin Film Society, the Texas Archive of the Moving..."

Jan. 23, 2015 Screens Post by R.U. Steinberg

Going on an Adventure With Banff World Tour

Adrenaline junkies, artists, and film fans unite for a great cause

"...The second night of the Banff Mountain Film Festival World..."

April 16, 2013 Screens Post by Jessi Cape

All Access

Austin's B-Side Entertainment rethinks how to get a movie to the masses

"...On Jan. 25, The New York Times ran what was a fairly glum..."

Feb. 20, 2009 Screens Feature by Mike Kanin

I Found My Fill on BlackBerry Hill

At Sundance, a renewed "Focus on Film" amid celebrity worship and the frantic search for the next big thing

"...At the Sundance Film Festival, the admonition to turn off all..."

Feb. 2, 2007 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dreams, Journeys, Disasters, and Joy

Previewing the 14th annual Austin Film Festival

"...Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum IMAX Theatre (1880 Congress)..."

Oct. 5, 2007 Screens Feature

AFF 2012: Introduction

What, where, and how long: Austin Film Festival need-to-knows

"...The wide-ranging, screenwriter-centric Austin Film Festival & Conference boasts both..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

We Are Most Amused

The Austin History Center celebrates the city's movie houses of yore

"...The first motion picture screening in Austin took place in..."

March 30, 2012 Screens Feature by Margaret Moser

Welcome to Texasland

Bob Bullock's final monument to himself, the Texas State History Museum, won't have many historical documents, but it promises to be entertaining.

"...What if you spent $80 million to build a history museum, and you had nothing to put in it?..."

June 23, 2000 News Feature by Bill Crawford

Superstar Search

Three decades after its debut, Jesus Christ Superstar may not seem a radical piece of musical theatre, but Austin Musical Theatre's new production just may return the rock opera to its revolutionary roots.

"...Musical theatre isn't exactly renowned for theological discourse. Once you get..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Working Beauty

In spinning a fairy tale of gifts, outsiders, and thorns, Bonnie Cullum's own story gets told

"...At this moment Bonnie Cullum probably envies Sleeping Beauty. The artistic director of the Vortex has had a very..."

March 11, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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