In the Unlikely Event

Judy Blume at BookPeople Saturday

"...Blume has just published her 28th book, and she’s visiting Austin for the first time this weekend. Since 1969,..."

June 13, 2015 Arts Post by Jessi Cape

Finding God in the Gumbo

Once in the Ninth Ward and now in the Hill Country, the Smoking for Jesus Ministry serves up Real New Orleans Style fare with a side of spiritual nourishment

"...what do you do when life gives you Hurricane Katrina, decimating your entire community and way of life? The..."

May 4, 2007 Food Feature by MM Pack

Out There in the Fresh Air With Utopia, Old Settler's, and Kerrville Folk Festival

Fall fests coax us from the metropolis

"...What does October make you think of? Halloween, pumpkin spice, trees transitioning from green to..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

The Origins of Austin Punk in the Aftermath of the 13th Floor Elevators

Roky Erickson hurtles toward Doug Sahm in Chapter 1, Part 1 of the Austin Punk Chronicles

"...May 10, 2015, Carson Creek Ranch, Austin: Levitation's three-day bacchanal honoring sounds and philosophies wrought at..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

True Love and Lawsuits in the Wedding Capital of Texas

'Til death do us party

"...All Gregory George wanted was some peace and quiet. In 2013, the 41-year-old former Texas General Land Office agent..."

April 27, 2018 News Feature by Kate Groetzinger

Ring in the HollyDaze

Holiday Movie Previews

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

Nov. 29, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Great Conqueror's Concubine

"...Directed by: Stephen Shin. Starring: Sung Young Chen, Gong Li, Rosamund Kwan and..."

Dec. 2, 1994 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

The Rocker

Rainn Wilson's goofy, puppylike charm makes this comedy about overage, overweight rockers passing on the glories of rock & roll to the next generation a palatable exercise.

"...Directed by: Peter Cattaneo. Starring: Rainn Wilson, Christina Applegate, Teddy Geiger, Josh Gad, Emma..."

Aug. 22, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The New Rites of Spring

The Last Word in Instrumental Rock

"...It's an overly romanticized notion, the idea of every generation having some sort of defining..."

April 27, 2001 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

The Soul of the Scent

Perfume and pleasure in Alyssa Harad's 'Coming to My Senses'

"...I made it two paragraphs into Austin writer Alyssa Harad’s memoir Coming To My Senses:..."

July 11, 2012 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

The Second Coolest Thing Online

"...illustration by Jason Stout..."

Dec. 4, 1998 Screens Feature by John Avignone

Playback: Doug Sahm for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame!

The Austin Music Hall gets slated for teardown, the Roost closes while looking for a cash infusion, Backyard owner Tim O'Connor gets back in the concert game, and a Kickstarter campaign to get Doug Sahm into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

"..."I'm proselytizing for Doug Sahm," proclaims Texas music sophisticate and first-time..."

July 10, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Call of the Wild

David Michôd on the unlikely roots of his Aussie crime drama, Animal Kingdom

"...If the new Australian crime drama Animal Kingdom doesn't set your..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Forgotten Storm

One year later, Rita's invisible evacuees still wait in the shadow of Katrina

"...Imagine having recently graduated from college and applying for job..."

Sept. 22, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

David Lindsay-Abaire: The Interview

The 'Good People' writer goes back to the old neighborhood

"...Tonight is your last chance to see the Different Stages production of David Lindsay-Abaire's Good People, the..."

May 11, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...South by Southwest audiences have seen the artier side of Ryan Gosling with films like the..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

City Hall Hustle: Skid Marks on the Dais

The (slightly) new council takes up high-speed chicanes

"...When the smoke cleared yesterday, Formula One was in the winners..."

July 1, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

The World Horror Convention? In Austin!

Lend us your fears

"...It’s unlikely that you’ll encounter any actual psychopaths at the 20th..."

April 26, 2011 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

What the Folk?

The 2006 Folk Alliance washes ashore in Austin – brace the bulkheads!

"...Music associations around the world haven't yet overtaken the global tide of singer-songwriters..."

Feb. 10, 2006 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Event Horizon

The Alamo Drafthouse Downtown

"...Twenty-four hours of Peter Billingsley almost shooting his eye out may have been a..."

Dec. 23, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Party Circuit

The Real Southwest Conference

"...photography by Arnie Levine..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Texas Book Festival 2018: The Full List

Lineup includes Cecile Richards, Julián Castro, + 280 more

"...Fall just got a little closer, readers, not in a meteorological sense but a literary one. The Texas..."

Aug. 29, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Other Worlds Goes Into The Black Hole

Disney cult fave for SF fest, plus final lineup

"...wanted its Star Wars. Disney dropped jaws and stretched minds with The Black Hole, one of the most unlikely..."

Oct. 30, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Austin Music Poll Got COVID-19

In a once-in-a-lifetime music year, the 40th annual Austin Music Poll pivots.

"...For hundreds of locals, the 2019/2020 Austin Music Awards transpired as the last big..."

Jan. 8, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

The Future Was in Toronto

Toronto International Film Festival showcased the fall's big films

"...Every September, after the close of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), we..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

In With the Old, in With the New

An epic Saturday at Old Settler’s

"...By the time Wood & Wire took the stage Saturday afternoon,..."

April 24, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Austin Psych Fest Live (Sunday): Roky Erickson/The Black Angels/The Moving Sidewalks

Lone Star lysergia’s frontier days past and present

"...On the Reverberation mainstage, Austin Psych Fest’s final day drew to..."

April 29, 2013 Music Post by Scott Schinder

The Decoder

Lawrence Wright reflects on a decade spent exploring and explaining the Middle East in My Trip to Al-Qaeda

"...I met Lawrence Wright in 2001, before 9/11. The day he called, I was..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Screens Feature by Nora Ankrum

Don't Call Roland Emmerich the Master of Disaster

The director talks sneaking his epic sci fi past the studio

"...Independence Day. The Day After Tomorrow. 2012. Roland Emmerich has..."

Feb. 4, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sex and the Senate

What will it take to curb sexual harassment at the Texas State Capitol?

"...Not more than two days into the 86th Texas Legislature, the 150-member House of Representatives..."

Jan. 25, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

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