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"...Though her career began in Hollywood in the Sixties, Miss Nude Universe 1975 Tiffany Carter’s dazzle has never..."

March 1, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Crosstalk: Zach Bryan Taps Matthew McConaughey for Sagebrush-Shot Music Video

Plus Mike & the Moonpies’ new name and a UT professor’s MLK docuseries

"...Mike & the Moonpies have officially changed their name..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

Far-Right Pro-Natal Conference Will Proceed in Austin as Planned

Line Hotel hosting anti-democracy, pseudoscientific speakers

"...A video recently added to the conference's web page explains that its goal is to "revitalize cultures with the..."

Dec. 1, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, September 22-28

"...received many advantages, the coming months will be an excellent time to ask for and even demand more...."

Sept. 22, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

The Keys to Spike Lee: Ashley Clark on Bamboozled

AFS screening and signing unpacks Spike Lee's ugliest and most misunderstood movie

"...Spike Lee and his capturing of the African American experience, films like Inside Man, BlacKkKlansman, and Malcolm X may..."

Feb. 17, 2023 Screens Feature by Katie Karp

Austin Punk Chronicles: "I Don't Think the Sex Pistols Inspired Anything Other Than a Buncha More Punk Bands!"

The San Antonio shoot-out ricochets locally in Chapter 4 of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

"...Tim Stegall. The first three chapters delved into seminal expressions of the DIY music scene: a primordial collaboration between..."

Dec. 31, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

“No Willie, Waylon, or the Armadillo in 1977!!!” The Punk Beast Begins to Stir in Austin

A nascent scene takes shape in chapter three of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...ran in 2019 and 2020, respectively. Over the Chronicle’s next three issues, Stegall takes us from Austin’s first punk..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Beaumonster: A Memoir by Jesse Dayton

The rockabilly rebel, outlaw country artist, session guitarist to the legends, and low-budget horror auteur looks back

"...a few), touring guitar hand for L.A. punk icons X when Billy Zoom fell ill, and low-budget horror auteur..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Summer of Soul (... Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

A joyous historical document of the Harlem Cultural Festival

"...Black communities throughout the United States had spent the Sixties mourning staggering losses: Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr.,..."

July 2, 2021 Movie Review by Selome Hailu

Sparxs Studio Is Turning Cinema Into a Single Mom's Game

Founder and CEO Samenta Bruington doesn't take no for an answer

"...income in the film industry. But against her will, Texas chose her, and now she's founded a new production..."

April 30, 2021 Screens Feature by Selome Hailu

SXSW Online: Recommended Programming

Must-catch panels, films, music showcases, and more at this year's all-virtual Fest

"...10am: Opening Remarks: Befriending the Breath — Featured Session Start SXSW Online off on the right foot with Austin's Yoga..."

March 12, 2021 Features Feature

Sundance Review: Summer of Soul (... Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Questlove's joyous celebration of the Harlem Cultural Festival

"...United States had spent the 60s mourning staggering losses: Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., countless civilian victims of..."

Feb. 14, 2021 Screens Post by Selome Hailu

Judas and the Black Messiah

The revolutionary power of Fred Hampton reignited in this powerful story

"...everywhere from the podium to the bedroom. Stanfield also excels, his lanky frame never unburdened from selfish guilt about..."

Feb. 12, 2021 Movie Review by Selome Hailu

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...month as this year’s opening night title: Now Charli XCX closes the six-day celebration of cinema with her digital..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

One Night in Miami ...

Regina King’s directorial debut floats like a butterfly, stings like a bee

"...then still called Cassius Clay. He hops through the boxing ring, confident of a win he hasn’t yet clinched,..."

Jan. 8, 2021 Movie Review by Selome Hailu

The Sword and the Shield Shows Malcolm X and MLK Were More Alike Than Different

Dr. Peniel E. Joseph's book argues that the civil rights leaders are two sides of the same revolutionary coin

"...our nation's hazy memories of the civil rights movement, Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. are cast..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Arts Feature by Sara Hutchinson

Texas Book Festival 2020: The Full Line-Up

All 150 authors announced for the 25th anniversary lit celebration

"...Texas Book Festival No. 25 – aka Virtual Texas Book..."

Sept. 16, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

Here are the sounds we’re consuming

"...Texas A&M University Press, 168 pp., $35..."

June 26, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

Music we’re playing

"...Adrian Quesada, Kyle Ellison, Ricky Ray Jackson, and Charlie Sexton – create head music, happily. "We're make-believe scientists experimenting..."

June 12, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Fox in a Bad Way

"...Dear Editor, Mayor Steve Adler is a fox. That’s not a compliment. He’s a fox in the..."

June 8, 2020 Postmarks

Paradox Players' The Mountaintop

In this powerful production of Katori Hall's drama, MLK wrestles with his life's meaning – and maybe an angel

"...and his last night on earth reflects that. It's explored by the Paradox Players in Katori Hall's The Mountaintop,..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Arts Review by Laura Jones

Texas Book Festival 2019: The Full Lineup

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

"...Daily Show's former resident deranged millionaire have in common? Malcolm Gladwell, Sonia Sotomayor, and John Hodgman will all be..."

Aug. 28, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

SXSW Turns Out Final Weekly Band List

De La Soul, Mavis Staples, Ximena Sariñana highlight 10th lineup drop

"...Soul, motivational rocker Andrew W.K., Grammy-nominated Latin pop breakout Ximena Sariñana, and classic soul priestess Mavis Staples – South..."

Feb. 28, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...House" and to put Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Malcolm X in his cabinet...."

Dec. 7, 2018 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Point Austin: Ground Zero for Zero Tolerance

Southwest Key becomes the local symbol of brutal U.S. policy

"...but also the children kidnapped by ICE as an explicit deterrent against future refugees, it was inevitable that the..."

Aug. 3, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Do We Really Need More Superhero Movies?

We asked local artists if we're approaching Peak Cape anytime soon

"...the trash today & I’m on fire), the various Spandexed and Kevlar’d and super-powered heroes of the screen will..."

April 25, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Sex Pistols Go Boom

Iconic punk final tour implosion in D.O.A.

"...After a stormy two-year career, English punk icons the Sex Pistols imploded on American soil following their abortive U.S...."

April 6, 2018 Screens Feature by Tim Stegall

Gale Theatre Company's TWENTYEIGHT

In this Afrofuturist drama by Tyler English-Beckwith, blacks labor to reach a safe space in space

"...they might be moving, but we can see the exertion of their efforts in the perspiration on their forearms..."

Aug. 11, 2017 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Going Underground at the Vortex

Lisa B. Thompson's new drama digs deep into politics past and present, and asks us all: What are you gonna do?

"...cognac while seated on a leather sofa in Mason's extensively renovated 19th-century brownstone, is to see two friends who..."

March 24, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

I Am Not Your Negro

A stunning doc on the civil rights era

"...account of the assassinations of his friends Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King Jr., which occurred over..."

Feb. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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