A Guide to Austin Stand-Up: Comics

The stand-up people behind the city's comedy scene

"...a 10-foot-tall can of hair spray." – Wayne Alan Brenner Matt Bearden..."

March 31, 2017 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Film Fest Adds 10 Titles

First wave includes Jarmusch, Stooges, Rooster Teeth

"...of world premieres in this initial dectet. Expect a long line for the first ever public screening of Brave..."

Aug. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

The mash-up title just about says it all

"...Burr Steers. Starring: Lily James, Sam Riley, Lena Headey, Matt Smith, Jack Huston, Charles Dance, Douglas Booth, Bella Heathcote..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

MondoCon Gets Revealing

Adventure Time, Korra, and the return of He-Man

"...from the new soundtrack to Pieces by Umberto, aka Matt Hill, and a double LP release for Darren Aronofksy's..."

Oct. 5, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Road to 10-1 ... Is Getting Crowded [Updated May 12]

As May money season opens, candidates blossom

"...westward to Lamar just below Koenig, then stretches a long way north to Braker Lane. That covers a broad..."

May 2, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

'Surprise Annie'

Who the hell is Annie La Ganga?

"...She's not Josh Meyer or Matt Hislope: They're the artistic directors of Rubber Repertory, the..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Last Shotgun Blast of SXSW Film Programming

'Hobo,' Spike's 'Scenes From the Suburbs,' and more

"...at the Moon Directors: Jason Tippet & Elizabeth Mims Matt's grandmother believes that man has never set foot on..."

Feb. 10, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Swampadelic

Grateful Dead + Papa Mali = 7 Walkers

"...George Porter Jr. and local keyboardist/producer/multi-instrumentalist and all-around MVP Matt Hubbard...."

Nov. 26, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

ACL Music Fest Sunday Listings

Sunday ACL handicapping

"...the 2007 ACL Music Festival. After the split, frontman/guitarist Matt Oliver went the way of Paul McCartney with TV..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Music Feature

This Is My Life

LZ Love's reveal: dance music!

"...did one last show at the Saxon, and afterward Matt Smith from the Monstas came up to me and..."

June 4, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Ask the Best Straight Girlfriend

Warning: ALTRFW! (A little too racy to open at work)

"...I used to long to have my very own gay. For a long..."

May 21, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Claire Harrison

The Big Show

Comic-Con has gone Hollywood, but Austin's comics pros say it's still the place to be

"...Honestly, it's not just a job but a lifestyle." Matt Sturges agrees: "When the majority of your work consists..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Collective Wisdom

The Tonewheel Collective spins off Austin's indie scene of tomorrow

"...Before long, all the collective's core members take the stage to..."

May 11, 2007 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

Smith turns his stoner Greek chorus into leading men on a mission.

"...Dushku, Ali Larter, Will Ferrell, Mark Hamill, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Jason Lee and Chris Rock. How much you..."

Aug. 24, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Telling War Stories

National Book Award winner and SWT professor Tim O'Brien is real. He's blunt. But he's also, according to Chronicle editor Sarah Hepola, responsible for her hangover.

"...familiar with chills that burrow into your bones. Not long after coming to San Marcos, he extended his contract..."

April 28, 2000 Books Feature by Sarah Hepola

A Guide to Austin Classical Music

The virtuosi who know the score and make beautiful music happen here

"...Bohème April 27-May 5 at Dell Hall in the Long Center. Ensemble VIII..."

April 26, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...expression of multiculturalism as anything I've seen in a long time. This comically told story focuses on the life..."

Oct. 13, 1995 News Feature

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...comes to Austin as part of the Festival favorites alongside Miss Juneteenth, directed by Austin Film Society Artist Intensive..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

How Austin Is Tackling Homelessness on the Street and at City Hall

More shelters, more beds, and more fights about ordinances ahead

"...the only shelter they had, as well as the mattress on which they slept. Both were ruined. Mitchell told..."

Aug. 2, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Speaking of the Dead

To mark the Grateful Dead's final performances this weekend, a look back on the band's local history

"...1970, 1971, and 1972 at Austin's Municipal Auditorium, a long-demolished structure where the Palmer now stands; and 1977, 1981,..."

July 3, 2015 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

First night SXSW Music recommendations and hints

"...best bit of redemption you've ever heard. It involves Long Island, having top hits in Sweden, sleeping on Buddy..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

Scott McCloud in Austin with The Sculptor this Weekend

The affable theorist of Understanding Comics waxes all fictional.

"...– like, how much they could pay, and how long I was gonna have to work on the work...."

Feb. 4, 2015 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

One of the Good Guys

Is Chris Ohlson the nicest film producer in town, or just the hardest working?

"...though, Kumiko's impending March release is set to catapult longtime Austin filmmakers David and Nathan Zellner – and Ohlson..."

Jan. 9, 2015 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Thuja / Alastair Galbraith & Matt De Gennaro

Reissues

"...ThujaGhost Plants (Emperor Jones)Alastair Galbraith & Matt De GennaroLong Wires in Dark Museums (Vol. I) (Emperor..."

Feb. 15, 2002 Music Review by Michael Chamy

What It Is

Edie Brickell returns to tell the world what she is.

"...outside Austin), they've been meeting every few months on Long Island or in Dallas to jam, record, and play..."

June 2, 2000 Music Feature by Andy Langer

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...more modest by comparison, as though all the studios long ago abdicated the number-one blockbuster spot to Star Wars..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

Tasting Defeat

"...by Todd V. Wolfson Don't go looking for a long stage rap from Beaver Nelson. In fact, he rarely..."

Jan. 22, 1999 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Texas Platters

"...notably free of the whiskey cackle that came not long after. The most beautiful thing about this album, however,..."

July 31, 1998 Music Review

Where Have All the Cowgirls Gone?

Austin's Female Country Singers

"...almost completely absent from the scene. It wasn't so long ago, say 1990-94, that you could take your pick..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Music Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, and Eva Longoria's snackable true story Flamin' Hot. Now Bottoms reunites the..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

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