The Shepherd

Dripping Springs recluse Sam Beam spills some Iron & Wine

"...to abandon their homes, nature didn't force the celebrated indie singer-songwriter and his family to flee Miami. Rather, Beam..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Music Feature by Dan Oko

Thursday Showcase Picks

SXSW Music Fest preview guide

"...Little Ones are currently earning themselves a mountain of indie cred by touring with Tilly & the Wall and..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature

Face Off Recap: King of the World

Season four begins, and the sideburns are awesome

"...contestants admitting they have some to a lot of indie film experience...."

Jan. 16, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Outlandish OUTlander Lineup

Two venues, five stages, over 40 bands… whoa.

"...is massive, with music ranging from Cuban hip-hop to indie-dance to classic rock to acoustic folk to… you get..."

Sept. 17, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Liz Williams

What Is This?

"...and 1989 on Black Flag axeman Greg Ginn's influential indie label SST -- it may be the only thing..."

April 9, 1999 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Sophie Jones

Coming-of-age drama never escapes its influences

"...audience is the lack of characterization and foils that challenge her, and help her grow. No one ever has..."

March 5, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Saint Maud

Agony and ecstasy intertwined in this horror as Catholic angst turns self-destruction

"...to name Saint Maud as the latest masterpiece from indie distributor A24, a designation that was not enough to..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Minor Premise

What maketh a man? The components of a personality unravel in this SF thriller

"...One challenge facing his friend and research partner/rival Alli (Ashbrook) when..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

If Beale Street Could Talk

Moonlight director Barry Jenkins adapts Baldwin's tale of love and racism

"...exquisitely as Barry Jenkins and and his constant collaborator, indie cinematographer of choice James Laxton (Camp X-Ray, The Myth..."

Dec. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Beatriz at Dinner

Classes clash over chow

"...whose creative partnership first started with the influential 2000 indie Chuck & Buck, cast a bemused eye on the..."

June 16, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Making Trouble Look Good

How Kurt Volk got to be Robert Rodriguez's go-to poster designer

"...the Empty Bottle and Lounge Ax – "all these indie hangouts and punk clubs," he explains. "By default, I..."

Aug. 22, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

Vera Farmiga is a knockout in this otherwise predictable and emotionally manipulative story about the horror of the German concentration camps.

"...John Boyne’s bestselling novel, the tropes of the heartwarming indie kids movie get thrown together with the tropes of..."

Nov. 21, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Xenophobia?

International Acts at SXSW

"...AC/DC to R.E.M; Treble Charger lists among its favorite indies fellow Canadian SXSW-ers the New Grand, Pluto, and Thrush..."

March 7, 1997 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...True Romance. Unfortunately, Arquette isn't quite up to the challenge in Beyond Rangoon, Boorman's (Hope and Glory, Deliverance) take..."

Sept. 8, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...swordsmen of the martial arts world. He proceeds to challenge Heaven's Sword, a legendary Chinese martial artist, who accepts,..."

Sept. 1, 1995 News Feature

Jim Gaffigan's Happy to Bring Linoleum to Earth

The suburban spaceman comes to SXSW

"...a new film and a newfound respect for the indie spirit that allows SXSW to thrive – even after..."

March 11, 2022 Screens Feature by Matthew Monagle

The Austin Film Festival Calendar

Plan out your 2018 Fest schedule

"...19-22: Indie Meme Film Festival Highlighting new voices from South Asia...."

Jan. 26, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Case of Synchronicity

Director Jacob Gentry and star AJ Bowen reunite to rewrite history

"...That little indie horror is one of the great coulda, woulda, shoulda..."

Jan. 21, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Wednesday Picks and Sleepers

"...10pm, Buffalo Billiards Local levitation unit the Black Angels challenge the politics of fear with harrowing psych dirges. If..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

Shoot Out the Lights

Bare buzz, bare butts: The Bright Light Social Hour shakes it

"...2009. Six months later, they walked off with Best Indie Band at the Austin Music Awards, and when the..."

Feb. 11, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

High Road Construction Ahead

Thomas Pallotta and Delta-9

"...champagne-stoked swells, he summed up in one sentence the challenge facing Delta-9, his budding production and distribution company...."

Jan. 17, 1997 Screens Feature by Russell Smith

Passion Project

Jim Cummings is supercharging self-distribution with Thunder Road

"...The business model for indie films is pretty rough: Make your movie, apply to..."

Oct. 12, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Gaming at a Glance

From the Expo to the Awards, it's time to play

"...of video game and tabletop culture with arcade setups, indie booths, panels with gaming personalities, a handful of tournaments,..."

March 16, 2018 Screens Feature by Milo Webb

The Way We Watch Now: Case Studies

Five experiments in theatrical-on-demand

"...The biggest challenge was price point, and how that would affect the..."

June 22, 2012 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Dog Years

Austin's version of the Band – the Gourds – steps into those brown shoes almost literally with Old Mad Joy

"...band and that of its new label, respected roots indie Vanguard Records...."

Sept. 23, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Manifesto Destiny

Literate pop, the Elephant 6 in your Parish

"...The indie music world is lousy with brainiacs these days, valedictorian..."

July 23, 2004 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

Postmarks

The people want to know: who, precisely, was Bruce Barton quoting?

"...for Barton's "Mexican, food-stamp, Wal-Mart kids" quote -- I challenge him to either identify the speaker (and face the..."

Aug. 24, 2001 Column

Movies From the Mount

Sundance Film Festival

"...on ice. While everyone comes hoping to find the indie world's next big talent, the commercial impasse experienced by..."

Feb. 6, 1998 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Seven in Focus

SXSW '97 Film

"...and Rana Joy Glickman is a match made in indie film heaven. In an American independent scene which has..."

March 7, 1997 Screens Feature

Other Worlds Interview: Around the Sun

How writer Jonathan Kiefer turned a science text into a romance

"...then I thought: What the hell, it’s a tiny indie film, what have we got to lose? Specific is..."

Dec. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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