Peter and the Wolf Go to Texas

Lionheart Youth Theatre's new adaptation unites the music of Mother Falcon with the puppets of Glass Half Full Theatre

"...To get from the Peter and the Wolf that you know (Russian folk..."

Dec. 11, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Peter and the Wolf

Playwright Allison Gregory schticks it to the kids' classic in a new stage adaptation

"...Ten years after Peter and the Wolf premiered, the Sergei Prokofiev children's symphony..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

There's Peter, Never Mind the Wolf

The Golden Hornet Project turns Prokofiev

"...last-century man called Walter Elias Disney for first bringing the cromulent composer's name into our consciousness – all hopelessly..."

Jan. 19, 2012 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Black Phone

Ethan Hawke is a villain for the ages in this brilliant horror

"...Starring: Ethan Hawke, Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Jeremy Davies and James Ransone...."

June 24, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Gricelda Silva, Equal Parts Pragmatism and Whimsy

For five years, the actress has been among the busiest and best on Austin's stages

"...In the midst of a sea of anxious freshmen, she was..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Arts Feature by Caitlin Greenwood

Up From the Skies

Dana Falconberry's debut long-player gets "Fluorescent"

"...On the second floor of the Downtown Intercontinental Stephen F. Austin..."

Oct. 10, 2008 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

The 2007 Academy Award Nominated Short Films: Animation

See the five animated shorts in competition for the Oscar, and judge for yourself.

"...Directed by: Various. I’ve given up predicting the Academy Awards. Most years the wrong films are nominated,..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Glowing City

Austin daytrotting

"...Daytrotter’s deep ties to the Austin music scene trace back to Sound Team, who..."

July 10, 2008 Music Post by Austin Powell

Austin Symphony: Meeting the orchestra the first time

The Austin Symphony gets in touch with our inner child through a concert featuring some of the classical music that most people first heard when they were young

"...When I was very little, I remember sitting on the floor by a spinning phonograph in my grandmother's living..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Fantastic Fest Review: The Black Phone

Cargill, Hawke, and Derrickson reunite for throwback horror

"...Is there some inherent likability, something about his eyes or his..."

Oct. 4, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

In Praise of the Restaurant Restroom

The best bathrooms are for more than business

"...Anything in my immediate vicinity is an enemy in the war to keep my pants unstained. Tuna salad is..."

May 12, 2017 Food Feature by Adam Ingram

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...SXSW has strapped on the rockets with not just a few titles for this..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Break Into the Future

It's a new day for chamber music, as the Austin Chamber Music Festival shows

"...The Austin Chamber Music Festival is once again upon us,..."

July 3, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Through the Weeds of Hemlock Grove

Famke Janssen, Landon Liboiron talk going off-book for season two

"...Hemlock Grove, her situation looked dire. Her character Olivia, the monstrous head of the Godfrey family, was in a..."

July 11, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Book Festival 2017: The Full List

Dan Rather, Jeffrey Eugenides, the Bush sisters, and 291 more

"...readers, your wait to learn who will be attending the literary banquet of the year is over. The Texas..."

Sept. 12, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Butt-Numb-a-Thon 14 Lineup

Harry Knowles' annual film fest sneaks 'The Hobbit,' 'Mama'

"...There was a time in my life where 24 hours..."

Dec. 10, 2012 Screens Post by Louis Black

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1

With this new entry, the series officially marks a transition from relatively harmless Victorian-minded trash to something flatly pernicious.

"...Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Billy Burke, Peter Facinelli, Ashley Greene and Nikki Reed...."

Nov. 25, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Fantastic Fest Nabs Latest Derrickson-Cargill-Hawke Horror Collab The Black Phone

Keira Knightley dark comedy Silent Night to close fest

"...Fantastic Fest – the Austin-based film festival dedicated to horror, sci-fi, action, and..."

Sept. 9, 2021 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Cinema of Possibilities

Low budget or big, the energy and imagination of the grind-house circuit is reborn in Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino's tribute

"...a celebration of a certain kind of cinematic fare and the theatres that showed it. Robert Rodriguez and Quentin..."

April 6, 2007 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Off the Record

Fanning the flames of the ACL Music Festival 2007

"...The sixth annual Austin City Limits Music Festival could have..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

Get Ready for the 2022 B. Iden Payne Awards

The full list of nominees before Monday's award ceremony

"...season starts in dramatic fashion on Monday night with the ceremony for the B. Iden Payne Awards, Austin's opportunity..."

Oct. 22, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Book Festival 2016: The Full List

TBF hosts Don DeLillo, Thomas Dolby, Emma Cline, 277 more

"...Readers and fans of the literary, you might want to grab..."

Sept. 15, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

On the Download

Downloads, some local.

"...Tunecore, the flat-fee digital distribution service connected to iTunes, Rhapsody, Amazon..."

Dec. 5, 2007 Music Post by Austin Powell

Off the Record

"...The Life of Pillows..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

ACL: The Bloc Party

The ACL Aftershows.

"...wants to go home at 10pm in Austin. As the annual ACL Festival continues to rise in national prominence,..."

Sept. 13, 2007 Music Post by Austin Powell

Hot Luck Announces Chef and Music Lineup

Tickets are on sale now for Aaron Franklin’s party of the year

"...announcement confirms what we’ve known since last year’s extravaganza: There’s no chance of a sophomore slump for the much-anticipated..."

Feb. 21, 2018 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Tops and Bottoms of 2013

Ringing in the new year with a celebration of all things queer

"...It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,..."

Jan. 8, 2014 Qmmunity Post by Rob Cohen

Off the Record

Recapping 2007 one list at a time

"...State of the Union..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

"...Music for the Masses..."

Aug. 17, 2007 Music Column

ATX Television Festival Takes on the Coronavirus

Virtual festival will tackle how the pandemic changes lives

"...The ATX Television Festival is going virtual this year, but..."

May 14, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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