The Tiarras, El Combo Oscuro Soundtrack The Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival

Benefiting the Central Texas Food Bank at Far Out Lounge on Sunday, Sept. 10

"...pumps another gang vocal led by El Tule capitán John Dell. Centerpiece 'El Ventarron' uncoils a rattlesnake tweaker. Keyboard..."

Sept. 8, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Six Concert Picks to See This Free Week(end)

Primo shows at no cost, from Yung Bambi to Amplified Heat

"...moody alt-pop, plus Austin's Moscato J and Dallas' D. Smiley, round out the lineup.  – Rachel Rascoe The Crack..."

Jan. 6, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Wednesday

The buzzy, the brave, the thrash-able twee-pop

"...Presbyterian.” This time, I swear to God. – Abby JohnstonWriter Injured at Thrashable Twee-Pop Band Pom Poko..."

March 17, 2022 Music Post by Michael Toland

We Have an Issue: It’s Patisserie Week!

French pastry rules the cover, and other reasons we're eating cake right now

"...had a good chuckle at Chrondog Hank and Chronturtle Smiley's rotating job titles in our staff box, then you've..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

Friday Headliner Face-Off: Miley Cyrus vs. George Strait

"Amarillo by Morning" or "Midnight Sky"? Here's a guide to decide

"...Nickname: Smiley Miley..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

Gunpowder Milkshake

Action concoction isn't stodgy, but it's not that filling, either

"...Ineson, Carla Gugino, Michelle Yeoh, Angela Bassett and Michael Smiley...."

July 16, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

World-Class Trombonist Andre Hayward's Spiritual Journey

"Big Butter" brings his warm sound to Austin

"...two men finish a harmonized riff on the bandleader's "Smiley's Stairs," Hayward lifts his bell to the microphone to..."

April 2, 2021 Music Feature by Michael Toland

The Forgotten Era of Glitter Rock in Mid-70s Austin

The Austin Punk Chronicles, chapter two, part one: glam rock (1972-76)

"...with raunchy power chords seeded punk as surely as Johnny Ramone's Mosrite downstroke. Diamond Dogs..."

Jan. 17, 2020 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

SXSW Music Adds 80 Acts

Steve Earle and Easy Life highlight sixth list

"...bar rockers Thelma & the Sleaze, dancehall OG General Smiley, and Too Free, which features Merchandise singer Carson Cox...."

Jan. 31, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Texas Book Festival 2018: The Full List

Lineup includes Cecile Richards, Julián Castro, + 280 more

"...(the latest from the creator of Easy Rawlins is John Woman), and Tommy Orange (author of the widely praised..."

Aug. 29, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

The bloody spy series returns

"...Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Julianne Moore, Pedro Pascal, Elton John, Halle Berry, Channing Tatum, Jeff Bridges, Emily Watson, Poppy..."

Sept. 22, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Free Fire

A delirious shoot'em-up comedy

"...Brie Larson, Armie Hammer, Enzo Cilenti, Sam Riley, Michael Smiley, Cillian Murphy, Babou Ceesay, Noah Taylor, Jack Reynor and..."

April 21, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...Lee, Maria Dizzia, Alex Karpovsky, Ben Sinclair, Onur Turkel, John Rothman, Louis Cancelmi, Larry Murphy, Sam Seder (World Premiere)..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Claw-in-Claw With The Lobster

Director Yorgos Lanthimos reveals the beast within

"...By contrast, much of the supporting cast, including Michael Smiley, John C. Reilly, and Olivia Colman have well-established reputations..."

May 20, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: The Hallow

There’s something evil in the woods

"...Garda Davey (played by Irish acting lucky touchstone Michael Smiley) explains/warns, this is the countryside, where things really do..."

April 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Letters at 3AM: Musicians of Behavior

Actors are musicians of behavior

"...rural priest in Monsignor Quixote, a master spy in Smiley's People, or a soldier deeply in denial in The..."

May 2, 2014 Column by Michael Ventura

Wednesday SXSW 2014 Showcases

Stay planted for an evening

"...strong Brooklyn contingent includes untamed Saints worshippers Foster Care, Johnny Thunders fans Dirty Fences, the ramshackle pop drive of..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

SXSW Film Releases Full Feature Lineup

Slate includes everyone from Wes Anderson to the Zellners

"...of them is hospitalized. Cast: David Dastmalchian, Kim Shaw, John Heard (World Premiere)..."

Jan. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

DVDanger: Crawlspace/Sightseers

This week's horror lesson: Can't stay home, don't dare risk leaving

"...shuffling around in the heating ducts like a wild-eyed John MacLane in Die Hard, booby trapping the rooms and..."

Dec. 14, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVD Watch: 'Freaked'

Alex Winter talks cult classics and the Butthole Surfers

"...Haynes and future Texas Film Hall of Fame inductee John Hawkes (Martha Marcy May Marlene, Winter's Bone), it's now..."

Aug. 6, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Intimate Apparel

The loneliness of an African-American seamstress in 1905 is staged with powerful honesty by UT

"...of prostitution. Esther's supplier, Mr. Marks (an especially engaging John Smiley), is the only person who shares Esther's deep..."

March 8, 2013 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Orbiting SXSW

Return of the Secaucus 7? Try the arrival of a SXSW septet: Dana Falconberry, Shakey Graves, The Eastern Sea, My Jerusalem, Black Pistol Fire, The Preservation, and The Boxing Lesson.

"...core quartet – Hines, Kevin Thomas, Charley Siess, and John Rawls – began by upgrading their equipment. The bandleader,..."

March 1, 2013 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Love's Labour's Lost

UT makes this lesser-known comedy a heart-wrenching, gut-busting adventure into Shakespeare

"...Guest Director John Langs sets Shakespeare's characters at the hoity-toity University of..."

April 20, 2012 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Gary Oldman is John le Carré's unflappable spy, George Smiley, in this dandy espionage tale.

"...Cumberbatch, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Tom Hardy, Toby Jones, John Hurt, Ciarán Hinds, Stephen Graham, Simon McBurney, David Dencik,..."

Dec. 23, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Ten Fingers

Denny Freeman's 40-year Austin arc

"...Denny Freeman, Ike Ritter, Bill Campbell, Johnny Richardson, and John Reed never failed to reach that..."

Dec. 2, 2011 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

The Cherry Orchard

The crises facing Chekhov's characters feel very current in UT's staging

"...indifferent spendthrifts of our financially troubled times. And while John Smiley's Lopákhin may not have the clipped, well-heeled look..."

Sept. 23, 2011 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Luv Doc Recommends: Austin Corn Lovers Fiesta

Hole in the Wall, Friday, September 16, 2011

"...nonverbally. If only there were a grammatical equivalent of John Belushi's eyebrows, Marilyn Monroe's upthrust cleavage, or Martin Luther..."

Sept. 16, 2011 Column by The Luv Doc

Last Shotgun Blast of SXSW Film Programming

'Hobo,' Spike's 'Scenes From the Suburbs,' and more

"...It’s inner city versus outer space. Cast: Jodie Whittaker, John Boyega, Alex Esmail, Franz Drameh, Leeon Jones, Simon Howard,..."

Feb. 10, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Luv Doc Recommends: Micro Championship Wrestling

AFS Cinema, Friday, August 6, 2010

"...like Ivan Putski “The Polish Power,” Norman “Black Magic” Smiley, Sheamus O’Shaunessy “The Irish Curse,” Umaga “The Samoan Bulldozer,”..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Column by The Luv Doc

They Went West

Back in the saddle with a faded genre's favorite stars

"...cowboy hero, was quickly followed by others. These included John Wayne, who starred in a series of Westerns as..."

May 28, 2010 Screens Feature by Louis Black

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