Get Ready for the 2022 B. Iden Payne Awards

The full list of nominees before Monday's award ceremony

"...Austin's award season starts in dramatic fashion on Monday night with the ceremony for the..."

Oct. 22, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: Jarrott Productions' The Pact

This new, locally sourced play cleverly covers its dark comedy center with a thick sitcom coating

"...When you look at it Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true You'll see it's all a..."

Oct. 14, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Five Things to Relish About the Stage Over Thanksgiving

Plan your theatrical December

"...Lousy-ass pandemic's been borking our theatre and dance scene for long..."

Nov. 26, 2021 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...South by Southwest audiences have seen the artier side of Ryan Gosling with..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

A Whole Lotta Lava Going On

Winter/Spring Movie Sneaks

"......"

Feb. 14, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...Between mid May and Labor Day, there are only 15 weekends - the weekends that..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Black Keys and Bootsy Collins Top Latest SXSW Music Announcement

Plus Angélica Garcia, Dende, Snõõper

"...big guns for its third wave of showcasing artists, including blues rock duo the Black Keys and Parliament-Funkadelic bassist..."

Jan. 24, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...boom stick. South By Southwest has just announced that Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves will be this year's..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Where There's Smoke …

Across the country, perspectives on the smoking bans offer a very mixed bag

"..."I'm Bill Hicks and I'm dead now because I smoked cigarettes. Cigarettes didn't kill me...."

April 15, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Ring in the HollyDaze

Holiday Movie Previews

"...With nearly 40 films in release this holiday season, it's harder than ever for a viewer to..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Get the Facts Straight..."

April 4, 2003 Column

Dev Patel Swings Into South by Southwest With Monkey Man World Premiere

Fest gets new docs on Stormy Daniels, Alex Jones, and Jon Bon Jovi

"...South by Southwest 2024's Film & TV Festival schedule is packed with big releases like The Fall Guy..."

Feb. 7, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...As ever, SXSW has been impelled to augment its predominantly indie hip-hop lineup with a major-label ringer. But old..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...So SXSW made its first announcement for film, so you've had your..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Roll 'Em

March

"...D: Harold Ramis; with Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal, Lisa..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

1999-2000 Award Winners

"...Band of the Year1. The Scabs 2. Vallejo..."

March 17, 2000 Music Feature

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...world premiere of Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood, Richard Linklater's Austin-produced and -animated story of growing up..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ukrainians With Austin Family Defy Death to Get Here

Seeking refuge in Austin

"...Natasha Bardash worries that Feb. 23 was the last sane day..."

March 18, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Austin Critics Table Awards 2013

Arts writers raise their glasses to outstanding art in list of nominees

"...in the nominations for the 2013 Austin Critics Table Awards. Earlier this month, a batch of the ink-stained wretches..."

May 24, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Roxane Gay, Tim O’Brien Join Texas Book Festival Lineup

Full author roster revealed for November fest

"...that will surely inspire investigative books (and maybe a bodice ripper?), but by November, its grounds will be used..."

Sept. 13, 2023 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

Review: Street Corner Arts' The Gulf

Simple narrative hides its power in what it doesn't say

"...it the beginning of a bad review. It’s what Audrey Cefaly’s The Gulf is about, plain and simple...."

Dec. 15, 2022 Arts Post by Shanon Weaver

Show and Tell

Spring Previews 2000

"...The movie distributors compartmentalize the year by season -- summer, fall, holiday..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fall Movie Round-Up

Sneaking Into Autumn

"...lives with a busy foster mom played by Whoopi Goldberg has an imaginary friend named Bogus, played by Gerard..."

Sept. 6, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Public Notice: Putting the Pieces in Place

Council members sorting out their staffs, priorities

"...The new City Council begins its tenure next Thursday, Jan. 26, with an easy agenda – 80 items,..."

Jan. 20, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Thursday

Young Thug in the park, icy French experimentalism, and more

"...Every year during South by Southwest, there’s a point in which you..."

March 18, 2022 SXSW Post by Derek Udensi

Texas Book Festival 2018: The Full List

Lineup includes Cecile Richards, Julián Castro, + 280 more

"...Fall just got a little closer, readers, not in a meteorological sense but a literary one...."

Aug. 29, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Off the Record

Local songwriter Johnny Goudie takes the stand while Trailer Space Records preps for Record Store Day

"...Crime and Punishment..."

April 15, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

2007-2008 B. Iden Payne Award Nominations

The full list of honorees for the Austin Circle of Theatres' annual theatre honors

"...Production..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Arts Feature

2008 Payne Awards Nominations

The full list of honorees for the Austin Circle of Theatres' annual theatre honors

"...2007-2008 B. Iden Payne Award Nominations..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Arts Feature

The Wyrd Sisters

The Vortex's 2007 Summer Youth Theatre showcases more talented youth with Terry Pratchett's lighthearted, adventurous Wyrd Sisters

"...Wyrd Sisters..."

July 27, 2007 Arts Review by Hannah Kenah

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