Out of Ink 2017: Object Lessons

This year’s crop of new 10-minute plays captures the apprehension in the air but with creativity and craft

"...plays presented here may have been penned by different hands, but most toll the same midnight bell. It doesn't..."

May 5, 2017 Arts Review by Robert Faires

SXSW Music: Must-See Country

10 twangy acts to catch

"...picked rhythms, but the songwriter's upcoming follow-up with hot hand Nashville producer Dave Cobb promises a breakout this year...."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Red River Clubs Grapple With Downtown Homelessness

Beggars, hustlers, and dealers make you wonder how Downtown music keeps from going under

"...you need?" asks the bent-back man staring at the hands of every night owl. Excuse me? "What you need,..."

Feb. 3, 2017 News Feature by Kevin Curtin

Election Notes

District 6, mobility fits, and complaints of campaign thrift

"...1 through Sept. 29, has only $65 cash on hand, and only spent $2,177 over that same period. Compare..."

Oct. 28, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Lace Crater

Ghostly romance reinvented, plus more DVD and VOD releases

"...piece he creates through melding Gideon de Villiers' graceful handheld cinematography with Alan Palomo's eerie score, and arguably the..."

Aug. 15, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Total Sound Group Direct Action Committee: A New Campaign

Begin your write-in campaign for Poison 13 duo Tim Kerr and Mike Carroll to reunite Total Sound Group Direct Action Committee – possibly at Grizzly Hall, with Leo Rondeau opening!

"...bros dance with cowgirls. Rondeau, looking like a ranch hand but singing like a free spirit, drives the action..."

May 27, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Star Turns

The nominees for the 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...awards in their usual fashion – with drinks in hand – in an informal ceremony on Monday, May 23,..."

May 9, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Out of the Gutter

Sober family men, the Bulemics?! Who ARE these punks?!

"...Properly filthy intro from, as the band's guitarist Jason "Ginchy" Kottwitz puts it, newfound "punk/gangsta rap crossover artist"..."

April 1, 2016 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Texas Tea

Three local purveyors search for an ethical cup

"...Fan's response was to import what he knew firsthand was grown without herbicides or pesticides directly from his..."

Jan. 8, 2016 Food Feature by Adrienne White

National Top 10s

Best non-local albums of 2015 – by genre

"...1) Jason Isbell, Something More Than Free (Southeastern)..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Music Feature by Neph Basedow

Austin Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

John Singleton and Chris Cooper to be honored

"...Boyz n the Hood, and Cooper will be on hand at the screening of Coming Through the Rye, in..."

Sept. 30, 2015 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Under the Skin

Psychological thriller Felt slices into rape culture

"...Director Jason Banker understands the weird longevity of cinema: Just the..."

July 17, 2015 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Friday Picks & Sleepers

Obvious Picks and loads of not-so-obvious Sleepers!

"...Travis Owen. With fans awaiting the follow-up to 2011's Jason... the Dragon, we hope their SXSW appearance foreshadows a..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

Professor Dumpster Wanted a Dialogue – He Got One

Nora Ankrum responds to the bowtie backlash

"...Elementary School Principal Betty Jenkins.) That project has gone hand-in-hand with the development of a STEM-focused “Dumpster 101” curriculum..."

March 11, 2015 News Post by Nora Ankrum

Guitar Pedals

Gas prices are down, so the boutique guitar pedal boom is up

"...always), pedals will reign supreme. After all, in the hands of a skilled axe slinger, these effects are essential..."

Feb. 6, 2015 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

A Kinder, Gentler SXSW?

City to tighten "temporary" permits

"...Swen­son wrote via email that the company had no hand in "this specific decision." He added that he hopes..."

Feb. 6, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Burden of Proof

With today's mocktails, who needs the hard stuff?

"...Unfortunately, that story could use a little character development. Jason Stevens, director of bars, spirits, and beverage at Congress,..."

Dec. 26, 2014 Food Feature by Rod Machen

Gazing Back at Other Worlds Austin

Time Lapse dominates Cthulhie awards, plus festival highlights

"...The metaphysical angst of an artist denied expression. Severed hands coming back from the grave to seek revenge. Guess..."

Dec. 13, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Chilling With ScoreMore

Austin promoters ScoreMore tap San Antonio

"...connection between Backstage owner Sylvia Fernandez and ScoreMore was Jason Sabala, former Emo's manager who now owns Midway Field..."

Nov. 28, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Something Old, Something New

ACL and foodies consciously couple

"...White, Victory Prima Pils, Breckenridge Agave Wheat, and Left Hand Milk Stout. For those who prefer a gluten-free buzz,..."

Oct. 10, 2014 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

The King and I

In a new staging of The King and I that's long on Asian authenticity, audiences are "getting to know" this Rodgers & Hammerstein classic in a most personal way

"...Anna in "Shall We Dance?" before putting out his hand to take hers. As the female lead, Jill Blackwood..."

Oct. 10, 2014 Arts Review by Russell M. Dembin

MondoCon

Escape to another fest with nerdiness in a different medium

"...futon for 270 auditorium seats, and prepare to shake hands with all the obscure artists your buddy expects you..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Screens Feature by Dan Gentile

AFS Grants Announced

$115,000 awarded to filmmakers

"...La Barracuda D: Jason Cortlund & Julia Halperin (Austin) AFS Grant Award: $2,500..."

Sept. 2, 2014 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Active Listening

Dance artists Heloise Gold and Julie Nathanielsz, and a new 'Gold Show|Rose Show'

"...says that she's collaborating on a piece with actor Jason Phelps, naturally, you want to know what the piece..."

May 30, 2014 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

SoundSpace: Downtown NYC 1960

Blanton Museum's music series turns the clock back to minimalism's early years in Manhattan

"...seminal conceptual work Compositions 1960 will be performed by Jason Phelps (There Is a Happiness That Morning Is, The..."

April 25, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

iHeartRadio Country Festival... Why Austin?

Inaugural Countrypalooza bowed at the Erwin Center Saturday

"...Church, Jake Owen, Carrie Underwood, Lady Antebellum, Hunter Hayes, Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, and Dan +..."

April 1, 2014 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Cheer Up Charlie's Last Hurrah on the Eastside

Beloved bar pays final respects to its East Sixth locale

"...Autry Fulbright, who, along with TOD mainstay and drummer Jason Reece, plays in both bands...."

Jan. 13, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Dale Watson Tapes 'Austin City Limits'

Austin country icon finally scores an Austin City Limits taping

"...host his Lonestars plus Asleep at the Wheel fiddler Jason Roberts and pianist Earl Poole Ball...."

Nov. 22, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Music of the Mind: Joe Pug

Local transplant trades the hammer for the pen

"...on off days you’ll find a book in his hands, “nonfiction mostly.” Catch him at the Parish this Saturday,..."

Nov. 19, 2013 Music Post by William Harries Graham

There Is a Happiness That Morning Is

Mickle Maher's play is fiercely literary yet wholly accessible, and Capital T Theatre's staging is a joy

"...Watching such accomplished, capable actors as Katherine Catmull and Jason Phelps playing these roles, under Mark Pickell's direction, is..."

Nov. 8, 2013 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

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