Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Sterling Morrison Birthday Tribute, Being Dead, Rod Wave, Shinyribs, Jason Eady, and Natalie Jane Hill with Julian Neel

"...For the next decade-plus, he led a relatively anonymous life in Austin, working as a teaching assistant at UT..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Top 10 Most Read Reviews of 2019

Superheroes, the supernatural, and some Texas faves

"...Among all the fictional superheroes, here comes a real-life one. Danielle White called this biopic of Ruth Bader..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The History of the LGBTQ Movement in Austin

From Stonewall to today, how Pride has progressed in our city

"...bar – the Manhattan Club, located on Congress between Ninth and 10th streets – opened in 1958. (At least..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

The Devil and William Friedkin

The director's journey from The Exorcist to a real exorcism

"...at these films as a circular theme in his life – or bookends to a career – is to..."

Jan. 5, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Performa / Dance's Artist and Muse

Performa / Dance's program of four pensive and sensitive works explored physical and emotional distress and pain in great depth

"...A Story of Art and Love. Based on the life of Camille Claudel – the underappreciated sculptor, mistress of..."

June 8, 2018 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Thursday SXSW Picks

"...DJ Khaled 12:45am, Austin Music HallLarger than life New Orleans-born, Miami-based DJ Khaled is nothing if not..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature

The Wind in the Reeds

Treme actor Wendell Pierce finds Godot and gratitude in post-Katrina New Orleans

"...my homecoming," Pierce gives a profoundly personal account of life in New Orleans after the deluge but also, tellingly,..."

Nov. 27, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

What Now for SXSW?

A year after tragedy, the city and the Festival look to a sustainable future

"...the band X when the Civic careened past the Ninth Street police barricade, herded staff members and volunteers, and..."

March 13, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

On Polish Screens, the Past Stays in the Picture

Films from the past and present screen at the Austin Polish Film Festival

"...The ninth annual Austin Polish Film Festival promises to be yet..."

Oct. 17, 2014 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Manuel “Cowboy” Donley Lands NEA Grant

Tejano innovator wins a Heritage Fellowship worth $25,000

"...While we discuss his life, Donley can’t help but pick up his short scale..."

June 30, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Misery Loves Company

'Mortified' turns teenage writing into performance

"...into a house," he says. "That house is your life. You can look into as many as you want,..."

Feb. 15, 2013 Arts Feature by Robyn Ross

Headlines

"...least five other attacks. For more see, "Excited About Life," Jan. 13...."

June 8, 2012 News Feature

The Yassine Sixth Street Noir

Legends, rumors, unpaid taxes ... and coke on the side

"...the vacant site at 219 W. Fourth for their ninth club. They had even made forays into the gay..."

May 18, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Letters at 3AM: Miss Beaufort

'If you're to be a writer, you must write every day,' said Miss Beaufort

"...way to speak to someone not in one's personal life. Everyone was "Mister," "Miss" or "Mrs.," except the boss,..."

May 6, 2011 Column by Michael Ventura

When the Sun Rises

In the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, a group of teenage filmmakers galvanize the tales of their island

"...lobby of the Grand 1894 Opera House came to life with young men scurrying backstage to change into suits..."

June 5, 2009 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Friday Sleepers

"...late-1970s/early-1990s punk formula on full-length KRS debut, The Secret Life. – Audra Schroeder Hearts of Darknesses..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature

We Were the Urban Pioneers

Our search for the just-right million-dollar condo, in the wilds of Downtown

"...Pioneer life is tough...."

March 23, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

"...City Limits • The propaganda machine has roared to life in the ongoing war over the construction of 17..."

Feb. 16, 2007 News Feature

Talking Art at the Top

The executive directors of the city's museums shed light on the local visual arts scene

"..."Freeze-Hansen") is bright-eyed and energetic, and the glass of life that he drinks from is, by his own admission,..."

July 2, 2004 Arts Feature by Sam Martin

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Our readers talk back.

"...full on the proposed Lowe's property and prevent the proliferation of big-box stores over the state's most vulnerable watershed..."

July 25, 2003 Column

The Project in Interpreting the Texas Past

"...pen, while inside the old stone farmhouse, Parks and Wildlife interpreters work hard at churning butter, cooking on a..."

July 4, 2003 Features Feature by Abe Louise Young

Downtown's New Year

"...size -- 220 apartment units hold the promise of life in this otherwise empty (save for the construction crews)..."

Jan. 17, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Devil in the Details

After 10 years, the Great Streets master plan runs into controversy over two-way streets.

"...plan announces flatly that "Congestion is a fact of life in successful urban places," downtown stakeholders were also confronting..."

Oct. 4, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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Our readers talk back.

"...that he sometimes preferred to talk about his love life or his son or his dog, etc. As a..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Column

Will Video Kill the Celluloid Star?

Most loves fade over time, and the romance of a hundred-plus years of filmmaking seems to be losing its luster as well. At least, that's what the new High Definition video vanguard, led by George Lucas and Robert Rodriguez, is saying. Is video the future of film?

"...photography on Alex Holdridge's upcoming Hi-Def feature Our Merry Life, has worked with HD before on the film Convertible,..."

June 21, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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Our readers talk back.

"...who has stood up for his beliefs throughout his life and has made a difference. However, as I was..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Column

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"...never shared a bedroom with anyone in their entire life, making it statistically apparent that this project is actually..."

Feb. 1, 2002 Column

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Blacks & whites & various Blues

"...was just recently sprung into freedom and was enjoying life in Austin to the fullest. From swims at Barton..."

Aug. 31, 2001 Column

The Primary Source

"...trust that the people who wrote said account are proliferating an accurate representation of the events. If your history..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Whisks Up

The Way To Cook

"...Even though I've been obsessed with food all my life and cooking for years, I'm always on the lookout..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Food Feature

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