Velvet Ruts and How to Leave Them

Two AFF films explore growing up and moving on in Austin

"...charms and quick wit, and Lesley, with his lovable nerd vibe. There's just one snag: Rick is wanted by..."

Oct. 14, 2016 Screens Feature by Ashley Moreno

Andrew Bujalski Pumps Up With Results

Microbudget auteur increases marketability with fitness fable

"...opening this Friday, May 29, Bujalski is ready to do the same...."

May 29, 2015 Screens Feature by Michael Agresta

Playback: Fun Fun Fun Fest 8

Fun Fun Fun Fest finally arrives

"...overall lineup for the festival, which typically supplies a music-nerd motherload of underground punk, metal, indie, hip-hop, and dance..."

Nov. 8, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback

Fun Fun Fun Fest reels off some greatest hits and more

"...Another big return deals veteran SoCal nerd punks the Descendents, who filled in for Devo in..."

July 12, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Wizard World: The Wit and Wisdom of Patrick Stewart (Abridged)

Captain Picard talks Shakespeare, airline travel, and free drink

"...dearth of "So, in episode six of season three"-style nerd-snores. Instead, the half hour chat stretched from his approach..."

Oct. 28, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Beware: Bigfoot Ahead

The homegrown horror of The Wild Man of Navidad

"...that reflects another major influence, Charles B. Pierce's 1972 documentary-style The Legend of Boggy Creek (the co-directors also cite..."

Sept. 19, 2008 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Outsider Art

Music on the margins

"...phrase bwaga moyo, which translates to English as "throw down your heart."..."

March 7, 2008 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Data Riches

A data nerd's dream come true, the Central Texas Sustainability Indicators Project's latest report is out

"...the Central Texas Sustainability Indicators Project – a data nerd's dream. The passion behind CTSIP is about advancing community..."

Nov. 16, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Summer Chores

Summer blockbusters become video games, and fun is lost in translation

"...consoles can't compensate for the lack of creativity and downright bizarre game-design choices plaguing most of these adaptations...."

July 27, 2007 Screens Feature by Jeremy Martin

Twin Peaks: The Second Season

Twin Peaks: The Second Season, Dog Day Afternoon HD, and Old Joy

"...Last year I earned some serious nerd cred when a friend mentioned local band Sparkwood, and..."

April 13, 2007 Screens Review by Jess Sauer

Transcendentalism

Shearwater soars out from under Okkervil River

"...music monolith Okkervil River, comes across as a Platonic nerd. Possessed of warm good looks and the potential to..."

May 12, 2006 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

Paradise, Loss

The year in reading, 2005

"...Chronicle's executive washroom since its release in March, Robert Doherty's (né Bob Mayer) Bodyguard of Lies is not actually..."

Jan. 6, 2006 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Luv Doc Recommends: The Monster Big Band

Ruta Maya, Sunday, August 14, 2005

"...reading the right section of the paper. If you don’t mind swapping partners on occasion or just really appreciate..."

Aug. 12, 2005 Column by The Luv Doc

Little Shop of Horrors: A Good Time Out of Joint

Zachary Scott Theatre Center's Little Shop of Horrors is a terrific staging of an endearingly weird musical.

"...Well, while I was at Zach Scott, I kept wanting..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Coming This Fall

"...live in the most central place in Austin -- downtown -- I do not have the much-vaunted Fiber Optic..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

Live Shots

"...guys from Sacramento. That guitarist looks like an AV nerd from high school. But the sweaty little mongoose has..."

June 30, 1995 Music Feature

Where to Find Natural Wine in Austin

14 spots for low-intervention vino

"...of options around town to explore this in-vogue style. Don't miss these hot spots for low-intervention vino. LoLo..."

May 26, 2023 Food Feature by Taylor Tobin

Fantastic Fest Returns to Celebrate Itself

Global genre gathering announces streaming lineup

"...be taking a year off due to the coronavirus lockdown, but that's just the in-person gathering. The local celebration..."

Sept. 10, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Checking In: Kydd Jones Focuses

MC bounces back by hiring out

"...I have channeled our energy into our house: gardening, doing yard work, et cetera, as well as trying to..."

July 10, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Music Lover's Guide to Austin

The essential sounds, sights, and settings of Austin music

"...So your plane just touched down and the pilot said, “Welcome to Austin: the Live..."

March 3, 2017 Chronolog Post

Hidden Room Theatre Resurrects King Lear

The once-popular but now obscure revision of Shakespeare's play by Nahum Tate is revived, complete with happy ending

"...In a secret room in Downtown Austin, Beth Burns and company are resuscitating King Lear...."

Nov. 6, 2015 Arts Feature by Stephanie Carll

Joke 'Stache

Danny Palumbo wins Funniest Person in Austin 2015, advances equal rights for facial hair

"...a lot of energy and eight tight minutes of well-crafted, smartly delivered jokes...."

May 22, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Feel a Draft?

That's the Writers Guild Foundation's exhibit

"...As an editor by trade and a devout word nerd at heart, I spend a borderline unreasonable amount of..."

Oct. 26, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Craft Beer Is Their Creed

Forget 'ladies who lunch' – it's ladies who like lager at BitchBeer.org

"...Well, if "bitch beer" is what girls drink, then these..."

Aug. 2, 2013 Food Feature by Ivy Le

SXSW Film Unveils March Lineup

So much ado!

"...this year’s Sundance Film Festival was the wealth of standout films made by Austin directors. Today, the South by..."

Jan. 31, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Set Visit: 'Zero Charisma' Geeks Out in South Austin

First pix from Austin-based indie 'Zero Charisma'

"...as Line Producer, the Alamo Drafthouse's own Zack "I don't even know what a Line Producer does!" Carlson. The..."

April 19, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

In Print: Paul on Mazursky

The Seventies couldn't have asked for a more empathetic chronicler of the human condition than filmmaker Paul Mazursky

"...qualifies as unsung. And yet, ask a youngish film nerd to name the Seventies' most significant filmmakers, and Paul..."

Aug. 12, 2011 Screens Review by Kimberley Jones

Fantastic Fest: 'Red'

Karl Urban talks Bruce Willis and his Dreddful future

"...noted, "One of the bizarre things about what I do is that I acquire a skill set that I..."

Sept. 30, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Geek Shall Inherit the Fests

Austin becomes ground zero for the new cool

"...Evening With Edgar Allan Poe. Anyone that caught him do Poe in the Masters of Horror episode "The Black..."

July 4, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter

Tom Bissell's latest book is an intelligent one-stop read that introduces modern gaming's big questions

"...to be at a loss as to what to do next. The lifespan of the current generation of gaming..."

June 11, 2010 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

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