Off the Record

A Thanksgiving feast with Speak, A Welch Family Affair, and Ornette Coleman

"...came into his own with last year's cantankerous Whisky Priest, while Savannah leads the Trishas, the lovely, all-female gospel-folk..."

Nov. 26, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Letters at 3AM: The 'Austin Sun' Gets Hung

Old Austin Sun writers may have expected to hang, but not in a museum

"...The Michael Ventura who climbed the narrow stairs to the paper's..."

Sept. 10, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura

Recent 'Rockpalast' Avalanche

"...Bat Out of Hell remains a worldwide pinnacle behind Michael Jackson's Thriller and AC/DC's Back in Black. The write-up..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Letters at 3AM: A Fallen Catholic in a Fallen Church

I can't hide from my sins and, now, neither can the church

"...childhood were never locked, and there was always a priest present to hear confession. In fact, I'd thought the..."

July 16, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura

Remembering 'Easy Rider' and 'The Last Movie'

CinemaTexas program notes

"...#1), Carmen Phillips (Mime #2), Ellie Walker (Mime #3), Michael Pataki (Mime #4); Jail: Jack Nicholson (George Hanson), George..."

June 4, 2010 Screens Feature

Saturday Picks & Sleepers

The blurbing of SXSW 2010

"...allocation of angst than the average post-collegiate kid. – Michael Bertin The Band of Heathens..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

Fun for the Whole Family

Traversing the Texas Book Festival

"...as the last-minute sub for a very popular local priest. He was asked to read from a favorite book...."

Nov. 6, 2009 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

Journey to the Center of the Discographies

"...struts "No One to Depend On," written by Rolie, Michael Carabello, and Coke Escovedo, Alejandro's older brother. A second-CD..."

Sept. 25, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

I Built My Girlfriend's iPod

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

"...on Easter Sunday, April 12. Biblically. Levitation, reverberation: Judas Priest. No less mythic on the host's video mix at..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Guilds of Steel / Faster Than the Speed of Light

Improv offers a nerdgasm for fantasy fans, but the sci-fi musical's gears rarely mesh

"...game. Conceived by Bryan Roberts, directed by him and Michael Joplin, and performed by that talented pair and a..."

June 12, 2009 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Turfcats Player Profile of Robert Quiroga

An interview with a former Baylor Bear and current Turfcat

"...the world. I had the opportunity to run with Michael Johnson, Jeremy Wariner, and Darold Williamson. Track had always..."

April 17, 2009 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

Arthuriosis

Getalong Gang's heavy metal opera rocks Camelot with badass-itude and lots of hair

"...Webber and Rice did to Jesus, authors Spencer Driggers, Michael Federico, Cameron Cobb, and Sam Wagster do to Arthur,..."

April 17, 2009 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Mister Lonely

Oddly, Harmony Korine's film may be his most accessible as a director, featuring characters and images that are unforgettable – even if they don't add up to a complete narrative or visual whole.

"...housed in a castle in the Scottish Highlands. The Michael Jackson look-alike (Luna) meets Marilyn Monroe (Morton) while performing..."

June 6, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film

Daily reviews and interviews

"...bizarre enough to excite the cult director's fans: A Michael Jackson and a Marilyn Monroe impersonator (played by Diego..."

March 14, 2008 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

Bloomberg Plays Banquo's Ghost

Who could stand to win and lose if the mayor of New York runs for president?

"...wonkery. Light relief was provided by noted editorial cartoonist Michael Ramirez (light entertainment for Democrats in attendance was provided..."

Jan. 14, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Angels in South America

Round Rock-based Bolivian missionary project in crisis

"...Ten years ago, Michael Marroquin, a Catholic lay missionary, moved from Austin to..."

Aug. 31, 2007 News Feature by Dan Selinger

Patsy's Cowgirl Cafe

When I heard that the founders of Esther's Follies were opening a restaurant/music venue, two questions immediately came to mind

"...I heard that Esther's Follies founders Shannon Sedwick and Michael Shelton were opening a restaurant/music venue, two questions immediately..."

Aug. 17, 2007 Food Review by Virginia B. Wood

Goya's Ghosts

Neither a biopic of the artist nor a historical epic, Goya's Ghosts is a timeless study of the human potential for barbarism and hypocrisy.

"...Bardem, Stellan Skarsgård, Natalie Portman, Randy Quaid, Blanca Portillo, Michael Lonsdale, José Luis Gómez and Mabel Rivera. The work..."

Aug. 10, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Luv Doc Recommends: The Miracle Bash

Sky Lounge, Saturday, June 9, 2007

"...you’ve given up on the idea of becoming a priest or a nun. You don’t need a personal ad..."

June 8, 2007 Column by The Luv Doc

Thursday Picks

SXSW Music Fest preview guide

"...while driving your Volvo. Led by Khmer-singing Cambodian pop priestess Chhom Nimol and interpolating spaghetti westerns, New Wave, and..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature

The Prestige

Two rival magicians are locked in a lifelong quest for supremacy, which leads them down a slippery slope of hairpin twists and triple-turns in this Christopher Nolan movie.

"...Directed by: Christopher Nolan. Starring: Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Piper Perabo, Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johansson, Samantha Mahurin,..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Page Two: Seasons Change, and So Do We

Our sports blog commences, 'SXSW Presents' continues, and Priest unmasks the past

"...This week's cover story is on Micael Priest. I'm sorry, but Micael is a brother in every..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Column by Louis Black

A Convenient Truth

Kevin Smith on 'Clerks II'

"...of American independent filmmaking's finest hour-and-a-halves. (And then the priest turns to the rabbi and says, "Imbroglio?! Funny, you..."

July 21, 2006 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...7 at the Booker T. Washington Community Room. – Michael May..."

July 7, 2006 News Feature

Page Two: Loss Upon Loss

Legendary cartoonist, historian, and Texan Jack Jackson passes on

"...any comment by me, planning to run both reviews. Michael Ventura had co-written a screenplay on John Wesley Hardin...."

June 16, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Letters @ 3AM

The federal government benefits from undocumented workers, therefore something is owed those workers in return: justice

"...names. Bill Richardson, governor of New Mexico, is Hispanic; Michael Ventura, writer of this column, is not. By and..."

May 26, 2006 Column by Michael Ventura

Payback as Comeback

The Rude Mechs boost a resurgence with 'REVENGE!'

"...and tango dancing. There's Boba Fett and a counterfeit priest. The collection of elements is so motley that it..."

April 14, 2006 Arts Feature by Steve Moore

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...code was applicable in 2002. District Court Judge Pat Priest threw out the indictment in December because he said..."

March 24, 2006 News Feature

Renegade

Still mourning the death of Thin Lizzy's Phil Lynott 20 years later

"...run, kick and tear. Six minutes that move from Michael Mann to Mad Max, Muhammad Ali to Vanishing Point...."

Jan. 20, 2006 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...• Judge Pat Priest declined to schedule an early January trial for U.S...."

Dec. 23, 2005 News Feature

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