Sex, Thugs, and Thanatos

The mad, bad bounty of Fantastic Fest 2009

"...2009. Have fun, try not to pull the whiskers off any kittens without first breaking out your Flip Mino..."

Sept. 25, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Transcendentalism

Shearwater soars out from under Okkervil River

"...the 10th opinion or factoid lands and suddenly you're off in an exhilarating whirlwind of chatter. This dance of..."

May 12, 2006 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

On the Case: No. 2

Greetings from planet 'Cassidy'

"...with the fake blood, is still a long way off. "What day is it?" she absently asks Jessica Ehimika..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

Letter at 3AM

Donating money to causes is fine and necessary, but it doesn't get you off the hook; active human energy is what generates change. Bite off a chunk of trouble for yourself. There is no hope or solution without you.

"...are overworked in Iraq and the White House makes noises about Iran – that's a draft, sure as hell,..."

March 18, 2005 Column by Michael Ventura

'A Proprietary Love'

High-strung, hot-tempered Tom Miller made self-interest -- and his feuds with LBJ -- into Austin history.

"...thriving. (He had a telephone hotline in the mayor's office that linked directly to brother James at the Hidehouse.)..."

July 4, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

This Business Called Show

Talking with Tom

"...to the next one." Such was the succinct advice offered by Tom Waits' publicist on talking to the man...."

May 10, 2002 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

A Primer on Prop. 1

Mike Clark-Madison summarizes the Austin Fair Elections Act.

"...a lot of static from the establishment, and responsive noises from Prop. 1 advocates -- speaking to the very..."

April 26, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Billy Clayton's Flying Circus

State, City Head for a Dogfight Over Mueller

"...heads, and other high muckety-mucks -- use to conduct official business throughout the state. Indeed, Clayton helped create the..."

Jan. 17, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Record Reviews

"...between rockabilly revivalist and goofball parodist. He often comes off like one of those Fifties rock & roll novelty..."

Oct. 18, 1996 Music Review

Coming in From the Cold

Who the Hell is Craig Ross?

"...late nights become early mornings as he tinkered with noises, knobs, melodies, and multi-tracks in the cracked concrete-floored garage..."

June 28, 1996 Music Feature by Jason Cohen

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

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...still big news as the pan-media festival will kick off with the world premiere of new series 3 Body..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin’s Vampire Store Cracks Open the Crypt

Opening the Glass Coffin, just in time for Halloween

"...to the moment I step inside the new Glass Coffin's interior. Joey Slayne, owner of the local vampire parlor,..."

Oct. 29, 2021 Arts Feature by James Scott

DVDanger: Lace Crater

Ghostly romance reinvented, plus more DVD and VOD releases

"...ability to suddenly transport across the room takes that off the table. Of course, that could be the molly..."

Aug. 15, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Walker Lukens Bakes NYC

Loops, balding accountants, and penis postcards

"...moving, shit can be pretty good. No one wanders off, no one fights with each other. But as soon..."

June 29, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Full-Court Press

Meet the slam-dunk speakers of SXSports

"...to the @Cafe, a social media command center cum coffee shop inside the stadium looking to get some interactive..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Screens Feature by Chase Hoffberger

'Sinister': Local Boy Makes Evil

Cargill's 'Sinister' premieres at SXSW

"...he's using the property's horrific history as a jumping off point for his new book, Ellison naturally keeps the..."

March 11, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Gene Genie

Checking in on the frontlines of genetic research.

"...hear better or to be better buffered against loud noises. Chronicle: So when you say this siRNA is going..."

March 1, 2012 Screens Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Heart and Soul

Lengthy Q&A with Huey Lewis

"...We’re still there. We have a rehearsal studio. My office is there. All my people are there...."

Oct. 25, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Taxes for People or Taxes for Buildings

AISD trustees ask long term funding priority question

"...they had reached the conclusion that "the data’s not off by a little … it is pervasive."..."

March 29, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Your Totally Badass Sunday

Filmmaker Bob Ray returns to Austin after his 'Total Badass Tour'

"..."Right off the bat, at the first stop of the tour..."

Dec. 19, 2010 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Over the Wall

Echo & the Bunnymen's guitarist Will Sergeant didn't much care for Donnie Darko.

"...out to tune it. I used to just make noises with it. I sold that and didn't get another..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

2005 ACL Music Fest Preview

All 'picks' no 'sleepers' for the Austin City Limits Music Festival, one blurb at a time

"...last year; singer Marcus Congleton croons and swoons, pulling off a great Lou Reed (the VU's "Ocean") while playing..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Music Feature

Killer Choreography

Ellen Bartel's blood-spattered new dance 'Killsport' mocks our love of the old ultraviolence

"...get up while this car ..." Her voice trails off, but it's clear where her comment was going: is..."

March 18, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Naked City

"...city staff to halt its effort to turn the official Downtown Design Guidelines into code requirements. The Commission spent..."

June 7, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...heroes of SXSW are those who travel their ass off to play for unknown audiences and chump change. No,..."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature

Postmarks

Kudos for the Lost Austin issue, and much environmental ado.

"...is to decide what is art and what is "offensive"?..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Column

Sleazy Listening

"...line that's guaranteed to lever your dead ass up off the couch and get your hips a-movin'; "Easy Dreamer"..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Screens Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Beat the Clock

Rediscovering the Danger in Theatre Under the Gun

"...Ehn's work thrives in small spaces off crusts of bread, partially because they have to and..."

Dec. 5, 1997 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

The Final Frontier

Space Is the Place

"...the Argo in Denton, the city's scene really took off nearly two years ago. "We've got a scene history..."

Dec. 6, 1996 Music Feature by Greg Beets

No Tours, No Interviews

Doubling Back with Bob Mould

"..."I've been up here a fair amount on and off this year," Mould says across the phone lines, "and..."

Nov. 1, 1996 Music Feature

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