SXSW Film Review: The Spine of Night

Rotoscoped fantasy layers myth, legend, and gore

"...Midnighter The Spine of Night knows it owes a debt to Bakshi, but there are no Hobbits in sight..."

March 19, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Opinion: Restaurants Need Federal Aid to Survive

Chef Kevin Fink of Emmer & Rye explains how and why you should support the RESTAURANTS Act

"...achieving 35% of their average sales since the COVID-19 pandemic started. Imagine living on 35% of your normal income...."

Aug. 14, 2020 Column by Kevin Fink

Faster Than Sound – Summer in the City: Concerts, Protests, Relief Controversy, Potentially Less HAAM

Clubs navigate show safety, local musicians soundtrack protests, and HAAM asks for city aid.

"...In the past week, Far Out Lounge, Sahara Lounge, and Coconut Club joined Broken Spoke, Stubb's, Parker Jazz Club,..."

June 12, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Texas fun is heating up with grape stomps, outlaw festivals, and rodeos

"...harvest, several wineries are inviting visitors to come out and experience the ancient art of grape stomping. Tips for..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

AFF Interview: Here We Are

Director David Bellarosa on Austin as the velvet coffin

"...films, you'd think that it was all Lone Stars and Barton Springs. But in comedy/drama Here We Are, as..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Q&A Hole: How Much Money to Break Your Arm?

Because everything, they say, has a price

"...person is supposed to be in charge of – and to set the rules for – their own meat..."

June 5, 2017 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Process at the Hideout Theatre

This improvised spoof of a play in production conjured an old-school realistic drama with spot-on symbolism and overinflated egos

"...20th century American realism. Had a drunken Eugene O'Neill and a sozzled William Inge collided in a Manhattan saloon..."

July 8, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

California Split Is the Raging Bull of Poker Movies

AFS double bill pairs Altman film with Ron Mann's biographical doc

"...quad aces. The allure of gambling is easy to understand but difficult to quantify. The peaks and valleys are..."

Jan. 8, 2015 Screens Post by Fernie Martinez

Swift’s Attic Hosts Family-Style Benefit Dinner

Uchiko server needs help with medical bills after tragic accident

"...July 23 of last year, Uchiko server Leah Ortiz and her boyfriend Shane Rogers left Hopdoddy on Anderson Lane,..."

Jan. 15, 2014 Food Post by Gracie Salem

The Very Last Night at Wardenclyffe

The Eastside art gallery and cultural powerhouse is moving on

"...Even Nikola Tesla, that genius and master of strange forces, had to leave us eventually...."

May 16, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

DVD Watch

'All in the Family: The Complete Series'

"...The situation comedy changed forever and forever changed how popular television could impact popular culture..."

Oct. 30, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Voyage to the 'Hearts of Dorkness'

Patrick Read Johnson and the strange oddysey of 5-25-77

"...5-25-77 a "ballad to how Star Wars changed lives and film love." As Monday's last-minute test screening at the..."

July 1, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Daily Hustle: 5/7/10

Willie, Bonds, and Auditors

"...On the road again: Willie lands on Second Street, while the City Council prepares for..."

May 7, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Flinging the R-Word

Angry Crowd Calls Council and Enviros Racists

"...in the scopes Thursday evening was the environmental community and its de facto leader, Daryl Slusher, who, apparently, are..."

May 16, 1997 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

Budgeting for Happiness

Parks and Rec Finds Its Bottom Line

"...by Andrea Barnett Every year, city processes align fortuitously with the..."

July 28, 1995 News Feature

The Austin Chronic: A Chat With the State Rep Candidate Who Ripped a Bong in Her Campaign Ad

Texas Hill Country candidate Sally Duval wants you to vote for freedom and logic

"...Sally Duval lights a big cone joint and begins talking to the camera, pointing out the lack..."

Oct. 18, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

Faster Than Sound: Natalie Jane Hill Finds Her Balance on Sophomore LP

Folksinger and guitarist details Solely, created alone and in community

"...on a road trip. She traveled to a farm and artist retreat called Snaggy Mountain in the high country..."

Nov. 12, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

People, Not the Place, Make This Festival a Utopia

UtopiaFest's triumvirate of land, music, and people takes shape

"...a month out from the 11th annual gathering – and I'm behind the wheel of my big, old, white..."

Nov. 15, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Movement Mujeres Looks to Empower Young Women of Color

Project empowers young women of color

"...two Latinas – state Sen. Sylvia Garcia of Houston and former El Paso County Judge Veronica Escobar – punched..."

Dec. 14, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The Ransom Center's "Vaudeville!"

This exhibition reveals how the history of that entertainment form is really the history of the U.S.

"...all vaudeville is to you is the thing your great-great-grandparents did for fun while they waited for nickelodeons and..."

June 8, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Project ATX6

The city’s unofficial music ambassador program turns 4 thanks to the sweat equity of founder Chris Brecht

"...6:15pm: The stage manager at Cameron House is pacing and swearing under his breath. He has six sets from..."

Nov. 24, 2017 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

South Austin Institution Whip In Under New Management

Beloved brewpub faces new challenges and former employees’ grievances

"...Pickie owner Zahir Prasla purchased the South Austin institution and appointed Martine Pèlegrin (a former Quickie Pickie employee) as..."

Sept. 29, 2017 Food Feature by Jack Craver

DVDanger: The Hallow

There’s something evil in the woods

"...Robert Frost was wrong. The woods may be dark and deep, but they are far from lovely. In Irish..."

April 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Breaking the Chains

Slavery may be illegal, but it's not eradicated

"...officers she was abducted. Also in November, Tabitha Donabella and Calup Tsandula were arrested in San Antonio, accused of..."

June 19, 2015 News Feature by Lizzie Jespersen

Fantastic Fest 2014: Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD

Marvel? DC? Pshaw! 2000AD is the law

"...music to the global pop-cult zeitgeist, 2000AD remains subversive and vital decades after its inception. Future Shock! is the..."

Sept. 22, 2014 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

DVDanger: 'Frankenstein's Army'/'Hammer of the Gods'

Two different historic takes on the 'squad on a mission' tale

"...Ten-hut! War, as the saying goes, is hell. And that's why some of the most hellish horror movies..."

Sept. 15, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

'Derby Baby' Growing Up in Public

New doc tracks the complex adolescence of Roller Derby

"...tell when the game is over. The whistle blows, and you're done. In sports documentaries, it's a lot harder..."

Jan. 6, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

May 12 Municipal Election: The 'Chronicle' Endorsements

"..."editorial board" – in this instance, the News staff and the publisher – have considered the records, campaign statements,..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature

The Wizardly Way

Human Centipede, Abe Sapien and more speak at Austin Comic Con

"...vendors on the floor, the guests through the door and the celebrity guests, looks like it'll be an easy..."

Nov. 18, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Page Three: Hell in a Handbasket
or, the Worst of Austin

A week in the life of local government

"...miasma that is the district's West Sixth Street HQ, and the firestorm that came down on teachers' heads for..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Column by Nick Barbaro

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