Exhibitionism

Big River: Pleasantly Adrift

"...In Virdell Williams Jr., cast as the escaping slave Jim, the musical has an actor whose voice soars into..."

July 30, 1999 Arts Review

Reissues

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

"...himself every bit the equal of Buck Owens or Jim Reeves in the country arena; "Lovenworth" has got to..."

June 25, 1999 Music Feature

Moon-Shaped Panties & the Saint of White Trash

The Late Lucinda Williams

"...kitchen table writing stories finally waded into the muddy waters of the South and came out baptized, ready to..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Texas Platters

"...Brethren, parishioners, it's time our good and holy brother Jim Heath saw the light. Beg him to turn away..."

April 17, 1998 Music Review

SXSW Record Reviews

"...approach. Recorded with Chris Bruce (former guitarist with Seal), Jim O'Rourke (Gastr Del Sol), and Bill Rieflin (Ministry), the..."

March 13, 1998 Music Review

Postmarks

Keep Off Barton Creek

"...The real reggae scene lays far below the shallow waters where the writer refused to tread. Great disrespect was..."

July 18, 1997 Column

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...of lesser-known candidates – Joshua Escalante, April Guerra, and Jim Steele. Voters approved three of the four RRISD propositions,..."

Nov. 8, 2024 News Feature

Recommended Austin Events

Highlights for your week in music, arts, community, and more

"...learn from theatre industry practitioners. The play, written by Jim Leonard Jr. and first performed in 1980, takes place..."

Jan. 26, 2024 Column

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Tangerine Dream, Eastside Kings Fest, Magic Rockers of Texas, and more recommended shows

"...made our college town a worthy stop for Muddy Waters and B.B. King and a fertile breeding ground for..."

Sept. 8, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Faster Than Sound: Bevis M. Griffin Teaches Austin Youth the Evolution of the Blues

School of Rock students play two events this weekend, and Stubb's sells to C3 and Live Nation

"...token, these kids don't have a clue who Muddy Waters or Howlin' Wolf is. They don't have any connection..."

Feb. 18, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Luv Doc: A Bit Desperate

A gateway to a very dark shame spiral

"...my present involuntary state and get to test the waters. I am a simple guy, and not used to..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Column by The Luv Doc

Austin Film Festival Snags Widows

High profile and local features fill out the schedule

"...and Viggo Mortensen on a road trip across the Jim Crow South), and Wildlife, the directorial debut of Paul..."

Sept. 25, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Trumpet Colossus Kenny Dorham Towers Alongside the Jazz Gods

The Austin musician stands alone in showing up Miles Davis in his autobiography

"...freedom as an antidote to the sick norms of Jim Crow Texas...."

Sept. 14, 2018 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Playback: White Denim Breaks Free

White Denim’s new LP Performance signals a new era of emancipation for Austin’s prog rockers, and Como Las Movies rides a nuevo wave

"...to a heat-tolerant, multi-seed turf mix he planted and waters meticulously. This is the kind of thing you become..."

Aug. 24, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Recommended Live Music for the Weekend

Our picks from the usual onslaught of live music options

"...branded a template for collectives like Odd Future. When Jim Jones and Juelz Santana aren’t busy with reality TV..."

July 6, 2018 Events Post by The Music Staff

The Austin Arts Hall of Fame Class of 2018

Actor/director Norman Blumensaadt, dance artists Kathy Dunn Hamrick and Anuradha Naimpally, and philanthropists Jeanne and Michael Klein join the ranks of cultural heroes

"...impact on the scene in the form of Stacked Waters, the mass of blue tiles that fill the atrium...."

May 25, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Film Awards Announced

Grand jury and special awards given out tonight

"...Winner: Thunder Road (D: Jim Cummings)..."

March 13, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...his new laptop and is thrust into the deep waters of the dark web. From the makers of Unfriended,..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

"Some Dates Will Change"

ZAP Chair Jolene Kiolbassa predicts "a crazy sprint to the finish"

"...Commission reconvened to once again dive into the murky waters of CodeNEXT. There's a bit more time now –..."

Jan. 5, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Other Worlds Goes Into The Black Hole

Disney cult fave for SF fest, plus final lineup

"...Miller, Deep Purple, Prince, and Stone Temple Pilots. Roger Waters claimed they never actively tried to sync Dark Side..."

Oct. 30, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Book Festival 2017: The Full List

Dan Rather, Jeffrey Eugenides, the Bush sisters, and 291 more

"...Sexton – The People Are Going to Rise Like Waters Upon Your Shore: A Story of American Rage Kathleen..."

Sept. 12, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Knife in the Water Resurfaces

Nineties slowcore pioneers quietly re-emerge after a decade-plus layoff

"...Acid and the Butthole Surfers as particularly informative. John Waters movies, making mixtapes – his was a typical Seventies..."

May 5, 2017 Music Feature by Libby Webster

Nacho Vigalondo on Colossal

Combining the mediocre and cosmic with the creature feature director

"...filmmaker, because I was watching Reservoir Dogs, and the Jim Jarmusch films, and the Kevin Smith films, and the..."

April 14, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback – SXSW Recap: Love, Hate, Garth & Trump

Final love / hate SXSW listicles

"...Texas quintet powered through the recent defection of guitarist Jim Ward to deliver a far stronger performance than a..."

March 24, 2017 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Adult Audio Coloring Book Sampler

A look back at illustrated album covers old and new

"...media including logos and video game covers (Tetris Worlds). – Jim Caligiuri H.R. Giger..."

July 29, 2016 Music Feature by Michael Toland

News Roundup: A Deadly Shooting, Rick Perry, and City Council

Police kill an armed man, Perry's ready to run, and more

"...care tycoon John Paul DeJoria, longtime Republican sugarparents Dr. Jim and Cecelia Leininger, and Claytie Williams. Yes, the same..."

Feb. 9, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Hornography

"...thing college football has to the great baseball coach Jim Leyland – a man who looks like he turned..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Sports Column by Eric Sollenberger

The Hightower Report

Buy local beer, books ... and why not seafood?

"...seafood, the vast majority of it comes from foreign waters, and Thailand supplies most of that...."

Oct. 17, 2014 News Column by Jim Hightower

DVDanger: Joe Swanberg's Horrible Times

Parental perils in Proxy and The Sacrament

"...long-gestating idea to re-create the story of the Reverend Jim Jones and his People's Temple of the Disciples of..."

Aug. 23, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Giving up the Swan

Randall Stockton prepares to transfer his 12th street lounge

"...Blues Condition Blues Jam, featuring Amplified Heat rock savants Jim and Chris Ortiz, and often Jamey Simms. Stockton, a..."

June 14, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

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