Review: Shearwater’s The Great Awakening (Polyborus)

Austin indie institution’s latest feels like a far-off summer lightning storm: all low rumbles punctuated by occasional flashes of grandeur

"...in a country full of undecided voters clueless that their MAGA-sized indifference would pop the cork on a four-year..."

June 17, 2022 Music Feature by Chad Swiatecki

Gina Chavez Video Release Fills the Stateside

Newly minted Musician of the Year has come a long way in a year

"...Filling the State Theatre with Black Fret donors Saturday night, Gina..."

April 13, 2015 Music Post by Nina Hernandez

After a Late, Storm-Soaked Start, Austin FC Lets Two-Goal Lead Disappear Against LA Galaxy

With 3-3 draw, a nightmare season nears its end

"...Pushing 1:30am on Monday morning following a three-hour weather delay, Austin FC’s clash against the LA Galaxy produced..."

Sept. 25, 2023 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

Other Worlds is Back With a Return to the Galaxy

Genre fest is back with an in-person horror all-day minifest

"...Other Worlds, the local celebration of all things SF and..."

April 23, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Musicians of Color Talk About the Pandemic's Outsized Impact on Their Communities

COVID-19 extends into all realities of Austin's pervasive inequality

"...As a lens, the coronavirus epidemic extends into all realities of Austin's pervasive..."

June 19, 2020 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

The Austin Music Awards’ Ecstatic Experience

Thirty-four awards and six musical sets in 211 minutes

"...In a metropolis where music does the talking, words buoyed the 2017/18 Austin Music Awards as..."

March 1, 2018 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Playback: Lost in the Silent City

Crowdsourced sci-fi, getting steamy with Black Pistol Fire, and a mighty storm of music

"...Why won't anybody tell me what the fuck is going on?..."

Sept. 29, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Cookbook Review: 'Treme - Stories and Recipes from the Heart of New Orleans'

Author Lolis Eric Elie presents New Orleans brunch from his new book

"...Fans of the New Orleans-based HBO series Treme are in for a..."

Aug. 22, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Return of the She-King

In-depth Q&A with Dead Can Dance hypnotist Lisa Gerrard

"...Brendan Perry's family emigrated from London to New Zealand. Birthed eight years on in Melbourne with native siren Lisa..."

Sept. 6, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Welcome to the Jungle

Metal and alt-rock collide and flourish during the Back Room's glory years

"...its 30-plus-year run was it Austin's classiest venue, but the Back Room definitely had balls; in the self-proclaimed Live..."

July 28, 2006 Music Feature by Ray Seggern

The Hard Word

"...effort, with polished, craftsmanlike direction from debuting helmer Roberts, hitherto noted for "tough-guy" movie scripts (Riders of the Storm)...."

July 11, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Real Greezy

Greezy Wheels, back from the dead (the Seventies).

"...The drive up the last 50 yards of dirt road..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Music Feature by Cleve Hattersley

The Lifestyle: Group Sex in the Suburbs

"...Never has sexuality looked so unsexy. Schisgall's documentary explores the semi-hidden world of “the lifestyle" -- swingers in suburbia..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Scene Is Gone But Not Forgotten

The Evolution of Austin's White Blues

"...used to go to Antone's every weekend but all the good bands are gone."..."

Aug. 9, 1996 Music Feature

To The Lighthouse With Director Robert Eggers

On superstition, isolation, and trained seagulls

"...There are those that think of the sea, and the..."

Oct. 30, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Wendell Pierce's The Wind in the Reeds

In Wendell Pierce's memoir The Wind in the Reeds, Godot and Treme help transform post-Katrina New Orleans

"...Maybe you thought of Treme as just another HBO show – the thing David Simon did after..."

Oct. 16, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

News Roundup: John Legend, the FBI, and Paul Pryor

Legend calls for criminal justice reform; Pryor passes away

"...John Legend wants to use his celebrity for good; the DOJ discovers flawed FBI testimony in capital cases; local..."

April 20, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

'Welcome to the Terrordome: The Pain, Politics, and Promise of Sports'

Sportswriter Zirin delves into the darker side of sports

"...While sports entertain many, behind the scenes the games are a mess akin to making..."

July 28, 2010 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Eye of the Media Storm

On the block, the Statesman fiddles while the industry burns

"...From his office atop the Bat Cave, the Austin American-Statesman's lakefront headquarters, new Publisher..."

March 6, 2009 News Feature by Kevin Brass

The Manson Family

Shot over the course of 10 years, underground filmmkaker Jim Van Bebber tells the story we all think we know. This time, however, the story graphically unfolds from the perspective of Charles Manson.

"...Orr, Sage Stallone, Maureen Allisse and Tom Burns. Finally, the film for those individuals who have one of those..."

Oct. 29, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Kid Stays in the Picture

"...Thankfully, this film version is almost (and often) word-for-word the same, narrated in Evan's own whiskey and cigarette husk,..."

Aug. 16, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Beach House Storms the Moody

Neo-gothic atmospherics come on like a hurricane

"...A seemingly impenetrable wall of people packed the floor of ACL Live at the Moody Theater on..."

Aug. 1, 2018 Music Post by Abby Johnston

The Luv Doc: A Li'l Spendy

The kind of economic Übermensch G-Dubs prayed for back in '07

"...just when he's drinking. He also spends money on clothes, gadgets, trips, food (he's a big tipper, too), but..."

April 7, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

Live From the DNC

From the streets to the nosebleed seats

"...me, it started with a Planned Parenthood rally at the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Yes, this is probably the..."

Sept. 5, 2012 News Post by Jen Sorensen

Are We on the Edge?

Spank Dance Company's Black Things, in which black-clad dancers dance in near darkness, is original, striking, and resonant of the shadow side of our interior and exterior worlds

"...choreographer and if he brought to that field all the skills and talents he displays in creating movies and..."

Jan. 30, 2004 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Strip Club: Lakehills Plaza

Cajun fusion that hits the target, a hyperbaric oxygen chamber, and more South Austin strip mall standouts

"...Welcome to The Strip Club, highlighting Austin’s destination strip malls. Where else..."

Jan. 17, 2025 Food Feature by Taylor Holland

The Ghosts Rise Again for Flood of Spirits

Rebecca Maag brings back her supernatural historical play

"...The past is not a thing we can readily put..."

Oct. 18, 2024 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Gets Toxic With The Toxic Avenger

Fall of the House of Usher, The Creator added

"...said that you had to get rid of all the toxic people in your life? Not when they're the..."

Aug. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

With a Punk Attitude Towards Hyperpop, Alice Longyu Gao Celebrates Pride at the Ballroom

Singer’s LED sign declared Let’s Hope Heteros Fail, Learn and Retire

"...are packing in as many explosively gay celebrations as they can to commemorate the times...."

June 25, 2023 Music Post by Adam Cherian

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Gap Band at Juneteenth, Feels So Gay, and more recommended shows

"...State and national politics remind us on the daily that human rights remain endangered at all points..."

June 16, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

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