Critics Table Tops at 25

The nominees for the 2016-17 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...The awards mark their 25th anniversary with an influx of new members..."

May 22, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

More Places at the Table

The Austin Critics Table is about to hand out its annual awards for achievement in the arts for the 10th year, and the list of nominees is longer than ever.

"...Polgar (music and theatre), and yours truly. This year marks the 10th time local arts critics have teamed up..."

May 24, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...JULE BROWN: While folks like Jon Spencer and Gregg Foreman attempt..."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature

Res Publica

There are all kinds of ways to be a good citizen this week, Dec. 4-10

"...MARK WINNE discusses the local food movement, food security, and..."

Dec. 5, 2008 News Feature

SXSW Film Releases Full Feature Lineup

Slate includes everyone from Wes Anderson to the Zellners

"...Arlo and Julie (directed by Steve Mims), Creep (from Mark Duplass), and Open Windows (starring Elijah Wood and filmed,..."

Jan. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Land of 1,000 Dramas

Venues

"...Smith), Goin' to Georgia (Joy Cunningham), Norm L. (Aaron Brown), Triskelion (ethos), Sophomore Slump (Rob Nash), Beauty Vultures and..."

March 12, 1999 Arts Feature

Scanlines

The Nine Best Video Releases of 1998

"...with Jake Busey, Patrick Harris, Clancy Brown, Caspar Van Dien..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Screens Feature

Candidate-o-File: Local Races

Only a handful of contested seats in Travis County

"...50: With a special election runoff to finish out Mark Strama's unexpired term set for Jan. 28, this Northwest..."

Nov. 29, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Reefer Roundup: 10/21/11

Your drug war news

"...advocates see things, including San Francisco Dem state Sen. Mark Leno, a vocal supporter of legal medi-pot. "The concern..."

Oct. 21, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

SXSW 09 Film Lineup Announced

What's all the ruckus? Why, it's the SXSW Film lineup!

"...and reclaim the heart of his beloved Angie. Cast: Mark Scheibmeir, Sydney Andrews, Stephen Taylor Fry, Dan Braverman (World..."

Feb. 1, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Letters at 3AM

The history of Mary Magdalene is more mysterious than any pulp yarn

"...more painful than a stomach wound, but author Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code opens with the premise..."

June 9, 2006 Column by Michael Ventura

2006 State Races

A sampling of some of the livelier contests taking shape in the March 7 primary and the general election in November

"...The other statewide primary races look highly unremarkable at this point and unlikely to result in a..."

Jan. 20, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Do the Tighten Up

'Texas Funk' Spreads the Little-known Gospel

"...adjunct to Southern soul in the mid-Sixties with James Brown hits like "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag." Down..."

May 16, 2003 Music Feature by Greg Beets

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

"...MERRICK BROWN: Founder of Tektite Recordings and co-founder of Chalant Music,..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

A Corner in Cyberspace Turned Blog Party

Jon Lebkowsky asks, why blog?

"...influential weblogs, Boingboing.net, began as a zine published by Mark Frauenfelder and Carla Sinclair. Like many zinesters, they moved..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

Naked City

Off the Desk

"...would be well-served by electing Lake Jackson Republican Buster Brown "president of the Senate." There will be no "lieutenant..."

Dec. 29, 2000 News Feature by Louis Dubose

The Loyal Lieutenants

Bush Applies Litmus Test of Allegiance in Choosing Inner Circle

"...not in doubt. Don Evans, Karen Hughes, Joe Allbaugh, Mark McKinnon, and Karl Rove are orchestrating Bush's run for..."

March 17, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Show and Tell

Spring Previews 2000

"...It used to be that Memorial Day marked the official beginning of the summer season. Last time..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Spinning Yarns

Tracing generations' worth of jazz and R&B history through the Texas Trumpets

"...the octave-stretching lineups of Tower of Power or James (Brown) and the Famous Flames. No sax or trombone here...."

Nov. 19, 1999 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Coal Hard Cash

Alcoa has applied for a mining application in Elgin, near Austin.

"...much as a crumbling foundation or a graveyard to mark where it used to stand. Hobbs had eventually come..."

Sept. 3, 1999 News Feature

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...information and the attentive daily coverage of last summer's remarkable Quentin Tarantino Tour of Austin. Knowles has an extensive..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The LBJ Presidential Library at 50

For five decades, the LBJ Library & Museum has been not only keeping history but also making history

"...doesn't show up on any lists of iconic local landmarks. It isn't the most monumental structure in the city..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Hops to It

The gospel of good beer is spreading

"...available, both on a sour-beer theme. First I sampled Mark of the Yeast, a powerful, pull-no-punches drink with an..."

April 6, 2012 Food Feature by Lee Nichols

Lioness in Winter

Eliza Gilkyson finds her roar

"...adoration. Her toned arms drape around him, and his brown-turns-silver head rests on her breast. He lifts his face..."

April 30, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Chapter 3: Crazy Weekly

September 1988-August 1991

"...article focused on a then-unknown redshirt quarterback named James Brown. Three years later, Brown led the Longhorns to an..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Austin Theatre Critics Table 2000-2001 Nominations

The Austin Theatre Critics Table have announced the nominations for their ninth annual awards for achievement in the arts.

"...David Mark Cohen New Play AwardBricks and Lyrics, Abhijat Joshi..."

May 18, 2001 Arts Feature

Live at Liberty Lunch

The Neville Brothers

"...over the next 20 years. The club made its mark initially as a mecca for reggae and world music..."

July 23, 1999 Music Feature

Further Reflections

"...bite-size chunks of cheesy characters) and Henry Winkler is remarkably restrained as the smarmy producer. Burke's Dill is engaging,..."

March 26, 1999 Screens Feature

Preliminary Bout Schedule

"...Phil West Larry Francis Patricia Smith HM: Diane Fleming Mark Maslow Henry Sampson Marie Fleischmann Sean Shea Jim Nave..."

Aug. 14, 1998 Books Feature

The Winter Classic

South by Southwest 1998

"...reasonably well. The mere sight of Fisher in his trademark tux and two besequined babes had a cheese factor..."

March 27, 1998 Music Feature

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