No Idea Festival Q&A

Improvisational guru Chris Cogburn explains the matrix

"...In a festival-heavy town, No Idea is a breed apart. Now 14,..."

Feb. 16, 2017 Music Post by Michael Toland

Out of Bounds Comedy Festival 2016: The Frank Mills, Loverboy, People of Earth

These three improv troupes gave us an earful at this year's OoB

"...That was evident throughout the Out of Bounds Comedy Festival triple bill Saturday at the Stateside. All three troupes..."

Sept. 9, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...Start your SXSW Film Festival planning now: the annual celebration of screens large and..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

OUTsider Festival’s Best Bets and Bites

What to see and where to eat, drink, and hang out to refuel or refresh

"...The fourth annual OUTsider Festival kicks off in a few short hours and over..."

Feb. 14, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

Top 10 Festival Films of 2023 You Haven’t Seen Yet

From the Toxic Avenger to school shootings, the best of the fests

"...This year's festival selections are next year's award winners and blockbusters. So..."

Dec. 19, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Unlocking the Michael Schenker Festival

Sound pilgrim reveals the combination to his “whole story”

"...Michael Schenker: Fantastic, yeah, that’s the idea. Michael Schenker’s Temple of Rock with Michael Voss and..."

May 16, 2019 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

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. The..."

Aug. 29, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Top 10 Festival Films You Haven't Seen Yet

Last year's unseen genre gems to add to your must-see list

"...film fan in Austin is that, with so many festivals, it's easy to get a sneak peek at titles..."

Jan. 1, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films You Haven't Seen Yet

Fox fairies, ultra-violence, and amnesia dominated 2015

"...like Austin, where the calendar is broken up by festivals, not seasons. When does the year start and end?..."

Jan. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Michael Showalter and the Reality of Rom-Coms in The Idea of You

The director talks about his career busting pigeonholes

"...comedy troupes. For others, he’s the director of the Oscar-nominated The Big Sick. And then there are the devoted..."

May 2, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Katherine Catmull at the Texas Teen Book Festival

Like a fairy in her YA novel The Radiant Road, Katherine Catmull keeps transforming the mundane into lovely art

"...to celebrate the critical success of her latest YA novel, The Radiant Road (Chronicle review, Jan. 22), but Catmull..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Tillie Walden: Talking Comics

"If it was torture, I’d’ve given up by now.”

"...Tillie Walden, that Ignatz-winning author of the new graphic novel Spinning, will be at the Texas Book Festival this..."

Nov. 1, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Gospel According to Lee Fields

Soul man tells it all ahead of Saturday’s ice cream social

"...Saturday’s Ice Cream Festival boasts an after hours lineup of sweet soul music..."

June 22, 2018 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...will be kicking off its 2025 Film & TV Festival with The Studio, the new Apple TV+ half-hour series..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Cursed

Historical werewolf horror takes an innovative bite

"...Period shapeshifter horror The Cursed (which played last year’s festival circuit under the more memorable and unique title Eight..."

Feb. 18, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Punk Rock Patron of Austin Music Richard Lynn

Super Secret founder and Sonic Transmissions Festival underwriter expands operations

"...a wildcatter family with oil fields in Midland prosperous enough to establish a base wealth for future generations. Founding..."

Sept. 15, 2017 Music Feature by Michael Toland

ATX Television Fest Heads to Letterkenny

"You were talking with your pals the other day ..."

"...[Keeso] came to me and said, 'Hey, I've got another one of these, and it's just about problems you..."

June 7, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

What's Fantastic at Fantasia

Highlights from the Canadian genre fest, plus films you may see soon

"...The film festival calendar is a packed, year-round experience (and that's just..."

Aug. 14, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Your Field Guide to 80 Essential Acts at SXSW Music

Highlighting the best and buzziest at this year's Festival

"...offers 80 recommendations to discover next week. Emerging bands, innovative rappers, solo singer-songwriters, experimental ensembles, K-pop collectives – it’s..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

For His Dance (Re)current Unrest, Charles O. Anderson Keeps Moving

Through the pandemic and other obstacles, the choreographer and UT teacher continues to adapt

"...me broke, broken, and tired ... yet still inspired nonetheless."..."

Oct. 16, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

How Austin Became the Cold Brew Capital of the World

No need to give up coffee during the sweltering season

"...No matter how much you love hot coffee, there comes..."

April 7, 2017 Food Feature by Dan Gentile

Meet the New ATX6

Austin music export project unveils 2016 performers

"...turns up-and-coming local acts into Austin ambassadors at international festivals annually. The new chosen ones: Jai Malano, Elijah Ford,..."

June 20, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

DVDanger: Fantastic Fest 2015 Revisited

With the 2016 lineup here, time for VOD and DVD reruns

"...Festival films have a life cycle. Some drop by for..."

Aug. 6, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

FronteraFest: The Place to Start

Hyde Park Theatre and ScriptWorks' annual performance festival keeps giving artists a spot to launch a stage career in Austin

"...FronteraFest, now entering its 23rd year, has become a tradition in..."

Jan. 8, 2016 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Cobbe

12 Can't-Miss Austin Bands at SXSW

Hip-hop, roots rock, pop, shoegaze, and more to keep your ears ringing

"...hear the music that Austinites are buzzing about right now, before they bust out of the Live Music Capital's..."

March 7, 2019 Music Post by The Music Staff

AGLIFF Closing With Mapplethorpe

Festival adds major bio-pic, plus complete line-up

"...AGLIFF, the All Genders, Lifestyles, and Identities Film Festival, has just announced the rest of its line-up for..."

July 26, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...and counting can't slow down SXSW Film. As the festival enters its second quarter-century, A Quiet Place – the..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...Last week, SXSW announced that high-concept horror A Quiet Place is this year's..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...125 films. 85 world premieres. 11 North American first time looks, and 51 feature debuts. The..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Do I Stay or Do I Go?

In her debut novel Migratory Animals, Austin author Mary Helen Specht explores the push and pull of place

"...rearview mirror, but Austin's writing community fortuitously bewitched her. Now in her third year teaching creative writing at St...."

Jan. 16, 2015 Arts Feature by Jessi Cape

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