Get Out of the City

Aaron Sinclair's band makeover into A. Sinclair rises to the occasion on Get Out of the City

"...baking in the midday sun. At 15 months, she's remarkably patient working the press circuit. She watches her father,..."

July 15, 2016 Music Feature by Libby Webster

The Way Back

In this film set in 1940 and directed by Peter Weir, seven multinational prisoners in a Siberian labor camp escape and walk 4,000 miles to safety in India.

"...Jim Sturgess, Ed Harris, Saoirse Ronan, Colin Farrell and Mark Strong. There have been questions raised as to the..."

Jan. 28, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Superstar

"...Directed by: Bruce McCulloch. Starring: Molly Shannon, Will Ferrell, Mark McKinney, Harland Williams, Elaine Hendrix, Glynis Johns and Emmy..."

Oct. 8, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Twice Upon a Yesterday

"...Starring: Elizabeth Mcgovern, Neil Stuke, Charlotte Coleman, Eusebio Lazaro, Mark Strong, Gustavo Salmeron, Penélope Cruz, Douglas Henshall and Lena..."

June 18, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

American Gangster

A sizzling cast and their director do a crackerjack job of nailing the look and feel of New York City's bad old days of internal corruption and outer rot.

"...Jr., Ted Levine, Armand Assante, John Hawkes, Roger Guenveur Smith, Clarence Williams III, RZA, Carla Gugino, Joe Morton and..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bubble

Steven Soderbergh’s Bubble is likely to be remembered as the adequate but unspectacular first volley in Mark Cuban and Todd Wagner’s modern experiment in vertical film integration.

"...James Ashley, Misty Dawn Wilkins, Decker Moody and K. Smith. Steven Soderbergh’s Bubble is likely to be remembered as..."

Jan. 27, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Belly

DMX and Nas star as a couple of highly successful drug dealers who have spiritual awakenings.

"...aka DMX, Nasir Jones aka Nas, Oli Grant, Clifford Smith, Taral Hicks, Tionne Watkins aka T-Boz and Louie Rankin...."

Nov. 6, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Explosions in the Sky Debuts in Bangkok

Thailand’s capital is not a cold dead place

"...groove for the entire show. Guitarists Munuf Rayani and Mark Smith’s delicate phrasing shimmers upwards amidst the starry light..."

May 6, 2014 Music Post by Marc Savlov

The American Analog Set

"...but it moves along with more urgency. Trap man Mark Smith sounds truly busy now, whereas before, his playing..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Music Review by Michael Chamy

Spotlight: Explosions in the Sky

Austin's Explosions in the Sky rise above most instrumental music.

"...if it's not gonna take you over?" says guitarist Mark Smith...."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...very constructive" discussions with city and environmental leaders, said Mark Smith, Motorola's government relations manager. The newly selected property..."

March 13, 1998 News Feature

Review: Broadway in Austin’s Summer: The Donna Summer Musical

Now is the Summer of our discontent after this flat jukebox

"...In the 2015 sci-fi film The Martian, astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is left for dead on the..."

May 7, 2022 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

SXSW Comedy: The Comedian’s Comedian Podcast Taping with Eugene Mirman

The interview gets to the heart of Mirman's "warm silliness"

"...On his UK-based podcast, The Comedian’s Comedian, Stuart Goldsmith interviews comedians about the art of comedy. “Around the..."

March 11, 2019 SXSW Post by Ashley Moreno

The AggreGAYtor: December 26

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...Katt Williams names names, Newt Gingrich faces reality, and Mark Regnerus chokes the ideological chicken. Today’s AggreGAYtor’s back again,..."

Dec. 26, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Stranger Than Paradise

Tucked up in the Catskill Mountains, All Tomorrow's Parties stages a music festival for its own

"...sides of the pond for its hospitality and two trademark features: selecting seminal artists to curate the lineups and,..."

Sept. 10, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Austin Film Festival: 'Simmons On Vinyl'

AFF film review

"...Let it never be said that director Mark Potts doesn't know his way around a massively accurate..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

The American Analog Set Reunite for First Shows in Nearly 20 Years

Austin bedroom-pop pioneers play two Rollins Theatre shows

"...Kenny and company – original members Jesse Lee (bass), Mark Smith (drums), Tom Hoff (keys, guitar), and Sean Ripple..."

Aug. 14, 2024 Music Post by Austin Powell

The American Analog Set’s Heavy Return and Seven More Songs From Austin Artists

New music picks from Pelvis Wrestley, NOOK Turner, the Teeta, and more

"...2005 sendoff Set Free – frontman Andrew Kenny, drummer Mark Smith, bassist Lee Gillespie, keyboardist Tom Hoff, and percussionist..."

Nov. 3, 2023 Music Column by Austin Powell

Review: Explosions in the Sky, End

ATX instrumental band's seventh studio album is also its first in seven years

"...stand behind the wall of guitarists Munaf Rayani and Mark Smith and bassist/guitarist Michael James. But End still brims..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Malik Baptiste’s Statement of Self and Four More Songs From Austin Artists

New music picks from Holy Wave, Explosions in the Sky, and more

"...titled September LP, which the press release addresses: "End marks the band's seventh, but not final, studio album." Indeed,..."

July 28, 2023 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Crosstalk: The American Analog Set Due for Numero Group Reissue Treatment, and More Music News

Blaze Foley’s Outhouse online & Broken Spoke's historic marker

"...the band’s Know By Heart-era lineup – Kenny, drummer Mark Smith, bassist Lee Gillespie, keyboardist Tom Hoff, percussionist Sean..."

April 6, 2023 Music Post by Austin Powell

Moontower 5: More Comics Announced

David Cross, Leslie Jones, and Colin Jost join the fest fun

"...fall – among them headliners Martin Short and Kevin Smith – now add David Cross, SNL's Leslie Jones and..."

Jan. 21, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Once and Future Library

New library committed to creating community gathering space

"..."We are trying to create an iconic landmark that is a tribute to the love of knowledge..."

Oct. 30, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Libraries, Technology, and Politics

"...As Texas State Librarian Mark Smith notes, it used to be a pundit commonplace..."

Oct. 30, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Execution Issues Trip Jezebel

Second Austin eatery eliminated from Best New Restaurant

"...and made it impossible for maître d and sommelier Mark Smith to do the kind of detailed interviews that..."

Feb. 6, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Vinyl Bin

"...vulnerability of Kenny's soft, reserved vocals is mirrored by Mark Smith's tasteful snare brushes. Death Cab for Cutie's Ben..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Music Review by Greg Beets

Fun Fun Fun Fest Preview: Explosions in the Sky

"...the probably our biggest shared influence," admits triad axe-grinder Mark Smith. "I love how they switch it up every..."

Nov. 2, 2012 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Photography, History & Accounting 101

Learning with Henry Rollins, us the shareholders.

"...doing it for 20 years now. Or The Fall. Mark Smith can really do no wrong, because he knows..."

Nov. 3, 2011 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Free as a Bird

Andrew Kenny, leader of the American Analog Set, watches his phoenix rising in the Wooden Birds

"...records and no more than that. No amount of marketing was ever going to break the Analog Set. It..."

Aug. 12, 2011 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Explosions in the Sky

"...Rock Band"), Austin's signature post-rock outfit harbored an indisputable, trademark sound: crisp, translucent guitar sagas of apocalyptic proportion, with..."

April 29, 2011 Music Review by Austin Powell

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