Twinkies, Twerking, & Paraplegic Crowd Surfing

Fun Fun Fun Fest 8 – wrapped

"...Red River booking sage Graham Williams and Mohawk owner James Moody. Wristbands were dealt at Holy Mountain while neighboring..."

Nov. 15, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Austin Scared Stupid

Once again, everything hits at once

"...cover boys White Denim played Letterman last Friday. Frontman James Patralli, typically dressed like a college professor, looked particularly..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

East Cameron Folkcore: Tour Diary, Part I

Cruising through Germany with the cursers of disgust

"...quite a few beers while attempting to get into Frank Turner’s showcase, and a Macklemore & Ryan Lewis showcase..."

Sept. 24, 2013 Music Post by Jesse Moore

And the Fantastic Winners Are

Fantastic Fest awards go to 'Jodorowsky's Dune,' 'Afflicted'

"...Frank Pavich's account of legendary director Alejandro Jodorowsky's failed attempt..."

Sept. 23, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback

HAAM Day to the rescue!

"...3:30: Kalu James, Ray Benson's Roadhouse, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Black, Brown & Blue: Must-See Music

Brownout, Birdlegg, and Geto Boys anchor the week live

"...Brownout at Frank, 10pm..."

Sept. 9, 2013 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Reservoir Dogs

Churchwood's Beefheart blues

"...Gourds wandering into a Mississippi swamp, let's say, or James McMurtry on a backwoods bender. The devil might be..."

Aug. 23, 2013 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Playback: Deep in the Heart of Seacrest

Watching dreams live and die at Austin's 'American Idol' tryouts

"...bed, thousands of hopeful young singers gathered outside the Frank Erwin Center for a fast track to stardom or..."

Aug. 16, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Importing a 'Low Winter Sun'

Lennie James and Mark Strong on being British actors in a US show

"...name. Mark Strong returns to the centtral role of FRank Agnew, the morally compromised cop falling deeper into corruption,..."

Aug. 11, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Detroit's Rising 'Sun'

AMC brings a corrupt-cop tale to the Motor City

"...in Scotland's capital city of Edinburgh, Strong played Detective Frank Agnew, a cop lured into murder by his partner..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Food Events

Aug. 1-8

"...Tasting Enjoy four courses of grilled items from chef Frank Johnson, paired with Texas cocktails from Treaty Oak Distilling..."

Aug. 2, 2013 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

The Wolverine

With perma-snarl intact, Hugh Jackman is back as the Wolverine hunts new prey in Japan.

"...Directed by: James Mangold. Starring: Hugh Jackman, Rila Fukushima, Tao Okamoto, Svetlana..."

July 26, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Playback

Fun Fun Fun Fest reels off some greatest hits and more

"...Bill Callahan, Ola Podrida, Spray Paint, Wild Child, and Frank Smith. Still no word where the fest will land..."

July 12, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

DVDanger: 'Lifeforce'

Like a comet, Tobe Hooper's long-forgotten sci-fi oddity returns

"...in Michael Kamen and Pink Floyd's go-to sound engineer James Guthrie to scale back the grandiosity...."

June 22, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Range War at the Dobie Ranch

A bulldozer's intrusion onto 'enchanted' property uncovers the struggles of UT's historic retreat for writers

"...James Lorenz, the property owner whose Spanish Oaks lot abuts..."

June 21, 2013 News Feature by Amy Gentry

Howard Kaylan: Coming Out of His Shell

Two Turtles scurry back to Austin

"...My Life with The Turtles, Flo & Eddie, and Frank Zappa, etc., reads as a rarity amongst rock autobiographies:..."

June 6, 2013 Music Post by Scott Schinder

Austin Critics Table Awards 2013

Arts writers raise their glasses to outstanding art in list of nominees

"...Frank Shott & Jamie Lynn Witts, The Taming of the..."

May 24, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Listen to What the Man Said

Paul McCartney’s first-night Erwin Center sell-out astounds

"...McCartney’s almost three-hour marathon last night at the sold-out Frank Erwin Center, technically McCartney and his backing quartet only..."

May 23, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

DVDanger: 'Crimewave'

Sam Raimi's weirdest, plus nunsploitation and swinging sleazy London

"...hitmen (along with the late, great character actor Brion James) who kickstart the plot with their over-the-top approach to..."

May 18, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gypsy Woodsheds

Young local trio dreams big and small

"...Top play for the first time. He also counts Frank Sinatra, Pat Benatar, and Etta James as influences...."

April 23, 2013 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Playback: Golden Years Wagoneers

Wagoneers ready a resurgence

"...us of another McCartney to hold you over: Son James McCartney plays the Saxon Pub on April 30. In..."

April 12, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Terminal Stage

With 'Adam Sultan,' playwright Steve Moore again reflects on friendship and mortality in Austin

"...to the afterlife out of concern for his friends Frank Dobie and Walter Webb, who are devastated by his..."

April 5, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Playback

You thought SXSW was the spring festival end-all/be-all? You thought wrong.

"...Patterson and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist James Burton...."

April 5, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Empire of Music

Even a new Pope couldn't top SXSW

"...Austin's Doyle Bramhall II on guitar, wailed at the Frank Erwin Center and welcomed local blues royalty Jimmie Vaughan..."

March 22, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Wednesday Picks and Sleepers

"...40-years-overdue Raw Power follow-up, Ready to Die. They have James Williamson, the man who inadvertently taught Steve Jones guitar,..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

SXSW Saturday Showcases

"...punk lyrics; and multi-instrumental local fireplug Possessed by Paul James. Blues, folk, and gospel yearling Valerie June, who's voice..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

Oz the Great and Powerful

Neither a besmirching nor a instant classic, this sometimes clunky prequel in which James Franco plays the Wizard when he was a mere, young huckster also has Sam Raimi's ravishing visuals.

"...Directed by: Sam Raimi. Starring: James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams, Zach Braff,..."

March 8, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Stuck on James Franco's 'Tar'

Franco discusses students, learning, the creative process, and more

"...of film enthusiasts and lovestruck women of various ages, James Franco screened his NYU grad school class's film, Tar...."

March 7, 2013 Screens Post by Eli Black

The Q&A Hole: Which One Typeface Would You Eradicate Forever?

With Swissmiss, Marc English, Jennymarie Jemison, and more

"...15 minutes of fame as the subtitle text for James Cameron's Avatar or bottles of AriZona Iced Tea. How..."

March 4, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Stronger With Each Tear: Mary J. Blige

Soul queen slays the Moody Theater

"...men as possible: Wilson Pickett, Smokey Robinson, Ray Charles, James Brown, Al Green, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Solomon Burke,..."

March 1, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

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