Thursday Showcases

All the SXSW showcases that fit

"...Free Latinate..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...another chapter to the decades-long saga of Water Treatment Plant No. 4, postponing for a year any further work..."

Aug. 17, 2007 News Feature

Myth, Blood, and Ink

What people have invested in the debate over the de la Peña diary : which suggests that famed Alamo legend Davy Crockett was executed by Santa Anna and not in the heat of battle : is not some mere fandom or kitsch, but a genuine passion for how the story of Texas is written and how it affects real life. It may no longer matter how Crockett was killed, but it does matter how we now allow him to live.

"...José Enrique de la Peña has been telling stories, and not everyone wants..."

May 5, 2000 Books Feature by David Garza

Jesus Gonna Be Here

Johnny Toxic

"...indeed the case, a porn star should be the last person on earth with anything to gain by strapping..."

March 26, 1999 Music Feature

The Politics of Alliances

An Interview with Zapatista Subcommander Marcos

"...My departure date came at the end of the exhilarating cultural festival of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Tejano, and African-American..."

July 12, 1996 News Feature

Off the Desk

"...ban effective January 15. Councilmember Jackie Goodman voted against outlawing sleeping in public places, while Mayor Bruce Todd, Gus..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

Into the "Not Done"

The Dances of Jean Fogel Zee

"...feel I'm touching on cultural and social difficulties that plague me as a creative individual" -- and she doesn't..."

Oct. 27, 1995 Arts Feature

Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup

Catch up on news from around Texas and travel destinations for fall

"...art sites, needs some old-fashioned TLC. Many of the garlands made from the ends of beer cans hanging from..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Like the Wind, Kiko Villamizar Pushes the Culture Forward

Austin's Colombian instigator brings his music, message, and mission to Todo el Mundo

"...the Colombian mountains and vocalizes with severe and profound claims that move other birds to start their day. Kiko..."

Feb. 4, 2022 Music Feature by Clara Wang

Eastward Expansion

Surfing the wave of gentrification on the Eastside

"...on longtime, lower-income residents, in many cases forcing their displacement from neighborhoods they've long called home...."

April 10, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

The Kingdom of Heaven

Psychedelic pioneer Powell St. John, on the Right Track Now

"...The band's been playing at least an hour, but it feels like five..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

'Between Heaven and Texas' and 'La Vida Brinca'

Two from UT Press

"...University of Texas Press, 132 pp., $34.95La Vida Brinca: A Book of Tragaluz Photographs..."

May 26, 2006 Books Review by Cindy Widner

Is BCP Still for the Birds?

Ongoing disagreement over the appropriate balance between public access and endangered species protection on Western Travis County's Balcones Canyonlands Preserve comes to a head

"...Ongoing disagreement over the appropriate balance between public access and endangered species protection on the..."

April 7, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...a daily basis and the authorities have absolutely no plans to change. Why should they? In their minds, all..."

July 12, 2002 Column

Naked City

Hyde Park lawsuit sutra, Glen Maxey's retirement dilemma, parking lot battle in Judges' Hill neighborhood, Sixth Street recycling, and the anti-growth blues

"...for Hyde Park Baptist Church, which sued the city last month in Travis County district court over the right..."

April 13, 2001 News Feature

Riders on the Storm

With The Leaf Storm, choreographer José Luis Bustamante and songwriter Lourdes Pérez have become the wind, blowing past boundaries between artforms to share their vision in collaboration and spinning elements of their lives into an artistic whirlwind.

"...states and nations. And just as they move from place to place, land to land, without regard for human..."

May 5, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Record Reviews

Barbarito Torres

"...Havana Cafe (Havana Caliente/Atlantic) PEDRO LUIS FERRER..."

July 9, 1999 Music Review

Field Guide Festival Returns With Huge Portions and Huge Passion

Food fest celebrates local chefs and farmers

"...the case for Field Guide Festival, a weekend-long event launched by Blue Norther Live’s Lindsey Sokol and Urban American..."

April 30, 2025 Food Post by Taylor Tobin

Nation’s Real Estate Pros Say Austin’s Still Pretty Hot

Nashville, Dallas/Ft. Worth, and Atlanta come out on top

"...on the state of the industry by the Urban Land Institute and PricewaterhouseCoopers, being released today, Oct. 27, at..."

Oct. 28, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Encanto

Disney's latest animated family adventure is magical if not overly memorable

"...is imaginatively alive in this Disney computer-animated musical showcasing Latin-infused songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda (In the Heights, Hamilton). From..."

Nov. 26, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Undine

Love is like drowning in this German fairy tale-inspired romance

"...Directed by: Christian Petzold. Starring: Paula Beer, Jacob Matschenz, Franz Rogowski, Maryam Zaree and Anne..."

July 16, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Capital in the Twenty-First Century

History doesn't repeat itself but the rhymes are terrifying in this unmissable documentary

"...Twenty-First Century, and we may be heading for a particularly dark verse...."

May 1, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: May Events Roundup

Get ready for baby sea turtles, balloon launches, and more

"...life at an early morning hatchling release at Padre Island National Seashore. May-August, Turtle Hatchling Release, Padre Island National..."

April 30, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

AFS Grants Announced

$115,000 awarded to filmmakers

"...awardees and allocations included Aaron Katz, the co-writer/director of Land Ho!, which is currently in theaters; Angela Tucker, documentary..."

Sept. 2, 2014 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Food-o-File

The Austin barbecue scene smokes out some new contenders

"...been a slow month with the heat usually on blast furnace settings, crops withering in the fields, and everyone..."

Aug. 1, 2014 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Urban Farms: Mediation Bears No Fruit

Compromise seems unlikely in debate

"...17, when it became clear that stakeholders were strongly polarized on the issue, Council postponed its consideration of the..."

Nov. 22, 2013 News Feature by Anna Toon

Dining Out for New Year's Eve

"...BAR & RESTAURANT EMPLOYEE NEW YEAR'S EVE Affectionately known..."

Dec. 28, 2012 Food Feature

Remembering 'Easy Rider' and 'The Last Movie'

CinemaTexas program notes

"...manager: Tony Vorno. Sound effects: Edit-Rite, Inc. Gaffer: Richmond Aguilar. Key grip: Thomas Ramsey. Transportation: Lee Pierpont. Post production:..."

June 4, 2010 Screens Feature

Where the Wild Things Are

This very special film is the rare children’s offering that isn’t coded for adults or made corny and flip for kids.

"...circling him with a hunger for small child à la mode. “Be still!” he shouts, and it works, both..."

Oct. 16, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Making of an Endorsement

"...decided we need: dense, mixed-use projects that integrates retail, workplaces, and housing (including subsidized affordable housing) into compact "town..."

Oct. 24, 2008 News Feature

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