The Insomniac's Ball

Bottle Alley's new site-specific show feels very much like a house party in which the guests talk all night long

"...If it weren't for the small "Insomniac's Ball" sign on the fence, you might feel a..."

Jan. 16, 2015 Arts Review by Adam Roberts

The BFG

Steven Spielberg tackles Roald Dahl’s 1982 children's book

"...it’s an egg salad sandwich that’s turned. A chronic insomniac, she passes her nights in the orphanage sorting mail,..."

July 1, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Enakkul Oruvan

Tamil thriller.

"...reviewed at press time. In this Tamil thriller, an insomniac buys a drug that erases his sense of the..."

March 6, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Haunting

"...a trio of unstables (Zeta-Jones' campy, bisexual Theo; Wilson's insomniac swell Luke Sanderson; Taylor's mousy introvert Eleanor) to a..."

July 30, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Scanlines

Dream for an Insomniac

"...latest slacker comedy. In a sense, Dream for an Insomniac is both. After all, it's got perky Jennifer Aniston..."

March 12, 1999 Screens Feature

Playback: C3 in Talks to Co-Produce Levitation Fest

ACL Fest promoters partner with psych fest?

"...also brought news that C3 and mega EDM promoters Insomniac have joined forces for what appears to be a..."

Oct. 28, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Insomniac Reader

There is an impulse in all of us that is solicited by the night: to look in a stranger's window; to walk, alone, into a seedy bar; to dare to make that pathetic 3am call to an ex

"...The Insomniac Reader..."

April 22, 2005 Books Review by Audra Schroeder

TCB

Austin readies for Super Bowl weekend with roller skates, TV cameras, and a "yuppie makeover"

"...your day, you might be perfect for Comedy Central's Insomniac. The show, which features funnyman Dave Attell seeking out..."

Jan. 24, 2003 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Nocturnal Animals

A dark meditation on regret and revenge

"...– their finances are in disarray and Susan, an insomniac, is dwelling on past romantic decisions, specifically her first..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Review: Dave Attell

Does it get any better than this comic in a true club setting?

"...is truly, as his old Comedy Central television show, Insomniac with Dave Attell, attests, the drinking man’s comic. Who..."

March 3, 2015 Arts Post by Russ Espinoza

SXSW Gaming Finalists Announced

Local noms include The Banner Saga, Talos Principle, & Rooster Teeth

"...Shadow of Mordor – Monolith Productions Sunset Overdrive – Insomniac Games..."

Jan. 23, 2015 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Les Misérables

This extravagant adaptation of the monster-hit musical is a little pitchy, but it's still a potent piece of cinema.

"...obsessed lawman, but rather the peevish sulk of an insomniac. Certified movie star Anne Hathaway fares far better in..."

Dec. 28, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Whither Rock?

ii.

"...Blind Melon and the Spin Doctors. Even Green Day's Insomniac was nowhere near as big as Dookie was. And..."

Oct. 17, 1997 Books Feature by Gina Arnold

The Luv Doc: Don't Bother Knockin'

OK, maybe if there is an EF5 tornado coming or perhaps a ravenous herd of Bengal tigers

"...and night vision goggles, so before any of you insomniac, worm-eating psychopaths start banging on doors before 8am, maybe..."

Dec. 31, 2021 Column by The Luv Doc

Moontower Comedy Comes Back in a Big Way!

Festival celebrates its tenth year with 100 comics – live!

"...Dave Attell, host of Comedy Central’s Insomniac with Dave Attell, is among the latter. Joining him..."

June 10, 2021 Arts Post by Robert Faires

A Coronasomniac Explores the Link Between Stress and Insomnia

How to catch more restful ZZZs during a pandemic

"...I'd become a card-carrying, chronically cranky member of the insomniac club – and I had the Google search history..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Features Feature by Beth Sullivan

Playback: Greetings From Euphoria

Austin’s best spring festival – correction, “experience” – faces competition after idyllic sixth year

"...ACL Fest producers C3 Presents and Electric Daisy organizers Insomniac – launches next month 130 miles east at the..."

April 14, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW List No. 8

Chvrches, Mike Watt, MSTRKRFT, and 123 more

"...Insomniac Lamb$ (Cincinnati, OH.)..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Dead Climb on Top of You

Third Place winner

"..."I should have knocked. I get restless, insomniac," she said. "You guys got some good trees in..."

Feb. 27, 2015 Arts Feature by P. Tyson Midkiff

Top 10 Video Games

From impossible geometry to glitching goats, it's our favorite games of the year

"...9) Bayonetta 2/Sunset Overdrive (Platinum Games/Insomniac Games) While many big-budget games strive for realism, two..."

Jan. 2, 2015 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Fantastic Fest Tells Tales of the Long and the Short and the Tall

Short film selection from Austin to Estonia, animation to sushi

"...mind-melting minutes entrenched in the desperate delusions of an insomniac. The most essential psychiatric fantasy musical since On a..."

Sept. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Scott Willis Wants to Be the Tito of Tequila

Sipping tequila with the spirited founder of 512

"...So now he was a broke insomniac getting nowhere. He decided to try high-tech for a..."

Aug. 23, 2013 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Winflo Osteria

Pizza and pasta with modern pizzazz

"...touch of modern pizzazz. This respite from Sixth Street's insomniac bustle is shaded by an enormous live oak old..."

June 7, 2013 Food Review by Jessi Cape

SXSW Film: Selected Shorts

From 3,597 submissions, 106 emerge

"...Director: Anna Frances Ewert This film is about an insomniac's inner journey through a sleepless night...."

Feb. 6, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Billy Bob Tapes: A Cave Full of Ghosts

Late-night Southern gothic from an insomniac

"...this book reads like the after-midnight musings of an insomniac. Reared in rural Arkansas by a bonafide psychic –..."

June 15, 2012 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Poetry To Ponder the Universe To

Nick Courtright to read from 'Punchline' this weekend

"...phone), and the kind of the-universe-is-expanding soul-searching that's fueled insomniac nights for as long as that universe has had..."

March 23, 2012 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

2012: The Year Dance Music killed rock & roll

SXSW Showcase Reviews

"...about the people there," explained Pasquale Rotella, CEO of Insomniac Events. "They dress up, explore, look at each other,..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature by Zoe Cordes Selbin

SXSW Thursday Picks & Sleepers

Thursday blurbs slim down from the Wednesday bloat

"...duo recently teamed with Detroit producer Black Milk on "Insomniac Dreaming." – Thomas Fawcett Cheap Girls..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

Bedside Manner: Isn't It Ironic?

The stories behind the stories we're reading right now

"...Last month, in an insomniac stretch, I sped-read Daisy Goodwin’s benign but still enjoyable..."

Aug. 21, 2011 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

TDH: 8/8/11

Council takes a WTP4 field trip Wednesday

"...the drip from the kitchen sink torturing many an insomniac, WTP4 keeps trickling out, this week with a special..."

Aug. 8, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

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