Just Another Manic Monday

The Alamo Drafthouse's music / film synergy: Music Mondays and more

"...and no one harasses him; and when the time comes during "Lights," we hold up our cell phones in..."

July 7, 2006 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...in the last four years, and for a music lover like me, it was a shame to see some..."

April 1, 2005 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...board. You can e-mail all of them from www.stopdoubletax.com. Come to the hearing Monday at 6pm at the Thompson..."

July 9, 2004 Column

Cumbia Sobre El Rio

Monterrey's Celso Piña and his 21st Century cumbia

"...open, a dry singeing heat battening down anything that comes unhinged. After approximately five days, 10 hours, and 45..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Music Feature by Melissa Sattley

All There in the Music

Mandy Mercier puts down her fiddle to talk about her eventful life.

"...Hyatt, Mercier's name pops up. Singer, songwriter, guitarist, fiddler, lover, and free spirit wrapped up in one, Mandy Mercier..."

May 11, 2001 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Virgin Fiction

First-time publication is like a cotillion for writers, Martin Wilson writes as he reviews five new first novels. And debut novelists are the gussied-up belles at the ball, with butterflies in their stomachs, dreaming of the glorious future that awaits them.

"...future, symbolize promise, and perhaps hint at greatness to come -- there's always the unspoken hope that one of..."

April 27, 2001 Books Feature by Martin Wilson

Dancing About Architecture

Jimmie Vaughan loves George Bush; Jean Caffeine is back in town! hee hee...

"...each political faction playing on the respective nights. Meanwhile comes the news that Jimmie Vaughan & the Tilt-A-Whirl Band..."

July 28, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Record Reviews

"...bridge these two extremes for the fey, nasal ex-Modern Lover, but he certainly seems to have come close. Of..."

Nov. 13, 1998 Music Review

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...(ostensibly the raison d'�tre for the documentary) takes a twelfth-Cadillac-back seat to the colorful Amarillians voicing their opinions about..."

Oct. 20, 1995 News Feature

Recommended Austin Events

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

"...Knaak joining the Waddell Brothers.   – Doug Freeman Loverboy: Portraits on Vinyl by Rick Fleming..."

Jan. 26, 2024 Column

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...phone. "It molded me. Coming from '24, we're laid back. Not super gritty, but we hold our own."..."

April 23, 2021 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...a decade at the helm, said, "As we look back on the body of work of talent discovered, careers..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: Six Baseballs for Cuba

Capt. Day Trips makes friends in Cuba by handing out new baseballs

"...what you wish for. The Yankee dollar has historically come at a high price to the Cubans...."

March 16, 2016 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Fantastic Fest Goes for the Big 10

Kevin Smith's 'Tusk,' 'ABCs 2' and 'V/H/S 3' in first titles

"...Now, shush, here come the films. The most head-turning announcement may be the..."

Aug. 5, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

I Built My Girlfriend's iPod

Stranded on a desert island? At least you have your iPodSolar.

"...titular exclamation opens Heat Wave like puberty, only here comes Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich, and Jeff Barry's "Then He..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Lingering on the Beloved Characters of 'What Ever'

Talking with Heather Woodbury about the people in her eight-hour performance novel, What Ever.

"...a night. Because of this serial component, the show becomes a habit, a really good one. I eagerly wanted..."

Dec. 5, 2003 Arts Feature by Heather Barfield Cole

Personals

While the material in Personals, a revue built around the ads placed by men and women desperately seeking soul mates, suffers somewhat from age, Naughty Austin's production makes a fine match with a cast that is exceedingly appealing and extremely adept at musical comedy.

"...are rows and rows of words common to the come-ons published in those little advertisements in the back of..."

Feb. 7, 2003 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Dirty Words

Roger Gathman delves into local bookstores' shelves of smut to investigate the collective Gestalt of erotica.

"...a blowjob from an intern, my mind kept drifting back to the trial of another head of state: Marie..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

Country of Exiles?

Country of Exiles: The Destruction of Place in American Life

"...lines and trains. Along with the "intermodal revolution" has come larger trucks. As a general point, one accepts that..."

July 9, 1999 Books Review

Rock Around the Biological Clock

Yes Sir, That's My Baby

"...current priorities when Hickman asked if she could call back later, after her daughter went to sleep...."

May 7, 1999 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Billy Shakes, Superstar

"...So the Bard is back, so he's suddenly joined the ranks of the Leos..."

April 23, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Featuring Texas

Films From Around the State

"...to the explosively energetic. Leave it to Texans to come up with everything from pistol-packin' grannies to an intimate..."

March 13, 1998 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Pressure Drop

The State of Modern Reggae

"...some long-forgotten gig, I was returning home in the back of a taxi. At 3am, conversation is difficult, but..."

July 4, 1997 Music Feature

Further Reflections

SXSW Film Festival

"...Chocolate Babies Welcome to the front lines of AIDS activism, where the..."

March 21, 1997 Screens Feature

Postmarks

Balcones Responds

"...show that "jerk" Junior story [Vol. 16, No. 12]? Come on kids, let's not start making this stuff personal...."

Dec. 6, 1996 Column

The Best of the Rest The Summer of '95, Part 2

"...and the other outside, whether that other be parent, lover, neighbor, enemy, or even nonhuman others...."

June 9, 1995 Books Feature

Arts, Comedy, Theatre, Movies, and More Recommended Weekend Events

Jackie and Foxy Brown?! Yes please!

"...I’ll include Alicia Silverstone in there as well. Get back, ladies, because there’s a new Emma in town. Austin..."

June 7, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Qmmunity: Transing Pride

ATX Trans Pride puts the spotlight on the transgender community during Austin Pride

"...comparing 2019's crowd to that of 2022. "Even looking back at the photos, I'm just remembering like, there are..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Column by James Scott

Austin Restaurant Weeks, Triumphant Tiki Freaks, Yellowbird's Milton Speaks, Mind the Top Chef Peeks

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...sales going to the Central Texas Food Bank? It’s back – from Oct. 1-10. Listen: The last iteration of..."

Sept. 22, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Texas Book Festival 2019: The Full Lineup

Malcolm Gladwell, Sonia Sotomayor, John Grisham, and 300 more

"...Different, Be Brave, Be You; • the former deranged millionaire/comedian will be sharing Medallion Status: True Stories From Secret..."

Aug. 28, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

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