Point Austin: Another Night of Blood

One more episode in the culture of the gun

"...On Sunday afternoon, in the midst of other work, I posted to Twitter and..."

Oct. 6, 2017 News Column by Michael King

The Origins of Austin Punk in the Aftermath of the 13th Floor Elevators

Roky Erickson hurtles toward Doug Sahm in Chapter 1, Part 1 of the Austin Punk Chronicles

"...Levitation's three-day bacchanal honoring sounds and philosophies wrought at the Vulcan Gas Company, Congress Avenue's patchouli-soaked den of all..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Five Decades of The Doctor

Our resident Brit examines the 50th anniversary of 'Doctor Who'

"...Fact: There are literally dozens of countries that didn't even exist..."

Nov. 21, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Scene of the Crime

Revisiting the yogurt shop murders: A cold case reconsideration of the 1991 crime points away from the prosecution's assumptions and conclusions

"...deliver big news. Ten years after city and county officials gathered to announce that they'd found the four men..."

Dec. 16, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

A Friend of the Deceased

"...Directed by: Vyacheslav Krishtofovich. Starring: Alexandre Lazarev, Tatiana Krivitska, Eugen Pachin, Constantin Kostychin,..."

June 12, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Secret History of the Off Center

Looking back at the former home of the Rude Mechs and why it mattered

"...Oh, no mistake, there was plenty about the Off Center not to like...."

June 30, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Journey of a Gun

Gun traveled circuitous path to Kevin Brown's hands

"...Late Thursday night, May 31, just two days before he died, Kevin..."

Oct. 5, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Cream of the Crop

Nominations for the 2005-2006 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Local critics have put their heads – and pens – together to recognize the..."

May 19, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Army of the Dead

Latest zombie flick should just stay buried

"...Notaro, Samantha Win, Omari Hardwick, Ana De La Reguera, Theo Rossi and Hiroyuki Sanada...."

May 14, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

David Garza Recounts a Few of the 10,000 Stories Behind Fiona Apple’s Fetch the Bolt Cutters

Texan muse and former Austinite relocated production to El Paso

"...“It’s a true labor of love,” wrote back David Garza on Friday when queried..."

April 20, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Top of the Line

The nominees for the 2011 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...For the 19th year, an informal affiliation of local arts critics..."

May 27, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

End of the Line

The Passing of Grey Ghost

"...The long, gnarled, nimble fingers that raced, danced, and jumped..."

July 26, 1996 Music Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Here We Go Again: On Monday, June 13, a gunman south of Dallas stormed into a summer camp that..."

June 17, 2022 News Feature

Saturday Night at the Bookstore

The Dicks' Gary Floyd 20 years after Austin's first Punk Prom at the ArmadilloWorld Headquarters

"...It was the height of spring, mid-May, and already hot. The old..."

May 12, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Head of the Class

With Senioritis, the conclusion to his quartet of plays set at a Catholic high school in Houston, solo performer Rob Nash is all set to graduate -- to Off-Broadway, says Robi Polgar.

"...Once there was a kid who attended Catholic high school in..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Sheriff Robert Chody on an evidence tampering charge in the destruction of video and audio recordings in connection to..."

Oct. 2, 2020 News Feature

Year of the Squirrel

Ralph White, 21st century naturalist, 18th century musicologist

"...On a dreary Wednesday night in October, there are four people inside the Parlor..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Charlotte Flair, Queen of the Squared Circle

Women used to be an afterthought in professional wrestling: not anymore

"...Charlotte Flair is on the road. That's what she does, 200 to 300 nights..."

March 8, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Quotes of the Week

"...1) "I'm rising on the floor today to humbly give voice to thousands of..."

Jan. 3, 2014 News Feature

The Rise of the Invisible Man

Can longshot Democrat Chris Bell ring up a miracle?

"...When Chris Bell kicked off his bid for governor on a sleepy August day..."

Oct. 27, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

Puerto Rican Literature The Land of the Brave Lord

"...Boricuas: A Puerto Rican Anthology of Literature..."

Feb. 2, 1996 Books Feature

Jane Got a Gun

Natalie Portman stars in and produced this Western

"...film, which Natalie Portman produced and stars in as the titular Jane, offers little to the genre that’s new..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult

"...Simpson, Fred Ward, Pia Zadora and Olympia Dukakis. Speaking of film series that have outlived their usefulness… Detective Frank..."

March 25, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Film Prof's Drunk, and the Kids Are Not All Right

Zombie auteur George Romero delivers another state of the union

"...Perhaps it's prankishly appropriate in the time of viral video "2 Girls 1 Cup" that..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

Cyrus Gray Hasn’t Been Convicted of a Crime, but He Spent Years in Jail

Now he is an advocate for the rights of the accused

"...Cyrus Gray climbed to the stage with slow, measured steps. It was Jan. 2,..."

March 3, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

The Persistence of Vision Podcast Books Your Life Up Right

Austin-based audio series brings lively lit-talk from local lights

"...They’re telling you to stay the fuck home, citizen. “Binge..."

March 16, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Page One: Inside The New York Times

The slow death of print media and the often shambling efforts of newspapers to reinvent themselves is one of the main topics of this documentary.

"...Directed by: Andrew Rossi. When it came time for The New York Times to review this documentary, which provides..."

July 1, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Closing Arguments Made in the Killing of Austin Black Lives Matter Protester

Daniel Perry is accused of murdering Garrett Foster

"...walking on two feet,” said Guillermo Gonzalez, lead prosecutor of the Travis County District Attorney’s Office. “It’s about a..."

April 6, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

David Carr Did Not Give Up the Secret Sauce

No silver bullet but NY Times guy still a helluva spokesman for new media

"...bird: an old-school journalist who’s adapted with relish to the new media landscape...."

Oct. 25, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Bad Batch

Ana Lily Amirpour's psychedelic Western

"...Writer/director Ana Lily Amirpour entered the indie film scene with her festival darling, 2014’s A..."

June 23, 2017 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

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