SXSW Film Review: Mamifera

At 40, Lola navigates unexpected pregnancy and decisions

"...Romance, friendship, art, and success color Lola’s days. At 40 years old, she is moving through..."

March 9, 2024 Screens Post by Jessi Cape

The Hands That Feed

The groups that care for Austin's hungry could sure use a few more helping hands

"...clandestine feel of its work, it's no secret that Austin-based nonprofit Mobile Loaves & Fishes has been sending food..."

Dec. 25, 2009 News Feature by Kate X Messer

Looking for Las Vegas

An Austin playwright discovers Sin City by going to Louisville

"...noose to it! Then he tries to hang himself. Lola, the Luckiest Woman in the World, swallows a massive..."

May 5, 2006 Arts Feature by Dan Dietz

Home From Home

Austin opens arms to New Orleans 'guests,' longing to return

"...Sampson and Irma Louis found themselves wandering around Downtown Austin in the grip of one of Katrina's side effects...."

Sept. 9, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Bright Light Social Hour’s States of Isolation

Local psych crew explores alienation in amphibious new vid

"...the Bright Light Social Hour’s new single, “Trip With Lola,” which previews forthcoming EP Missing Something, required the purchase..."

Sept. 7, 2018 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Meals That Matter

Nubian Queen Lola rewarded for years of service

"...Lola Stephens-Bell, owner of Nubian Queen Lola’s Cajun Soul Food..."

Jan. 15, 2016 News Post by Nina Hernandez

A Celebration of Black Women, a Benefit for Palestine, and Other Crucial Concerts

Hans Zimmer, Superfónicos, Lola Tried, and more recommended shows

"...Lola Tried..."

Jan. 31, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival, Unsane, Lola Tried, Nick Shoulders, Esme Patterson/Sabrina Ellis/S.L. Houser, and Jeff Lofton's tribute to Miles Davis

"...The Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival..."

Sept. 10, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Margaret Perry: A Life of Music

Classical community honors the late educator in concert Friday

"...to music, that was only fitting. So this Friday, Austin's classical community will gather at St. Martin's Lutheran to..."

May 23, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Gay Place

The Great Show brings modern cabaret to Austin

"...From burlesque to drag, Austin boasts an abundance of talented and titillating performers who..."

April 6, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Third Grove Wine Bar Opens on West Sixth

Reed Clemons is back Downtown

"...Austin restaurateur Reed Clemons originated the Warehouse District see-and-be-seen dining..."

July 7, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

From the Vaults: Cover Girl Greta Gerwig

Greta Gerwig starred in three films at the 2008 SXSW Film Festival

"...star of the widely praised Frances Ha (opening in Austin today), was the obvious choice. She starred in no..."

May 31, 2013 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Unveils March Lineup

So much ado!

"...Festival was the wealth of standout films made by Austin directors. Today, the South by Southwest Film Festival unveils..."

Jan. 31, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Cultural Cancellations and Postponements: The Big List

What's not happening around Austin, arts-wise

"...As noted elsewhere on this site, Austinites are wasting no time in taking their art online,..."

March 24, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Everything Is Exemplary

The 2014-15 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...of dance, erupting spontaneously from those at the mic: Austin Arts Hall of Fame inductee Heloise Gold, who vibrated..."

June 3, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem , more announced for 2024 festival

"...artier side of Ryan Gosling with films like the Austin-shot Song to Song and his directorial debut, Lost River...."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: Wise Guy Theater Co.’s Dead. Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the End

Theater becomes theatre as Fallout comedy club experiments with drama

"...basement of the near-century-old York Rite building in downtown Austin...."

July 12, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Butterfly Bar Hosts a Night of New Classical Music

Some of our city’s best all in one place

"...of our city’s music creators, gathering major players in Austin’s vibrant indie-classical scene for an evening resplendent with world..."

May 22, 2023 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Two Sisters, Two Food Trucks, and a Lot of Soul

It's a family affair as sisters from Austin's Eastside emerge with twin trailers honoring their mother's legacy

"...here in the heart of Windsor Park that born-and-raised Austinite sisters Tieisha Hyder and Timisha Jones first established their..."

Feb. 17, 2023 Food Feature by Haris Qureshi

Cine Las Americas Returns

A hemisphere of new films, plus SXSW fave What We Leave Behind

"...Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, the annual Austin celebration of movies from across the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking..."

June 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Shimmy Around the Globe as the Jigglewatts Celebrate World Burlesque Day

Austin's sinsational artists join the international festivities

"...for World Burlesque Day coming to you, courtesy of Austin's own innovators of the ecdysiastic arts, the Jigglewatts...."

April 27, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Food-o-File: Weekend Lagniappe

A little extra Austin food news

"...Sometimes there is too much Austin food news to squeeze into the print edition of..."

July 18, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Brighten Your New Year With the Jigglewatts

Austin's premier burlesque troupe says a lively goodbye to 2013

"...the sparklies and sheddables. With New Year's Eve imminent, Austin's leading burlesque troupe is getting ready to send 2013..."

Dec. 27, 2013 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Book Festival Announces Full Lineup

From R.L. Stine to Reza Aslan, 225-plus converge on the Capitol

"...Festival authors, friends, and coordinators gathered at The Contemporary Austin tonight to share some exciting news...."

Sept. 10, 2013 Books Post by Monica Riese

Off the Cuff and in Your City

A roundup of Austin improv schools

"...Luckily for Austinites, we don't need to travel to underground Chicago's marble-walled..."

Aug. 28, 2009 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

June Pride Events Roundup

Kick off Summer of Pride with nonstop Pride Month parties & more

"...Pride in Austin is a little bit different than everywhere else. Across..."

May 30, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Critics Name Cream of the Cultural Crop

The nominees for the 2017-18 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Members of the Austin Critics Table have considered the hundreds of stage productions,..."

May 14, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Critics Table Tops at 25

The nominees for the 2016-17 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...and now, for the 25th time, members of the Austin Critics Table have settled on what was outstanding in..."

May 22, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Gay Place: Gay as the Day Is Long

From Long to Fiesta and night to day, Austin Pride rolls on

"...memory is still imprinted on the booty. It was Austin Pride, then hosted by the Lesbian/Gay Rights Lobby of..."

Sept. 9, 2011 Column by Kate X Messer

Local Opera Local Artists' La Clemenza di Tito: A Retelling

The company’s take on Mozart’s last opera asks hard questions about forgiveness in a messy world

"...add an unexpected resonance to the latest effort from LOLA – Local Opera Local Artists – in its run..."

March 2, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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