Beer Flights

It's the most suds-erful time of the year

"...It's already out, soon to be followed by their pitch-black Winter Stout. Shiner..."

Nov. 19, 2010 Food Feature by Lee Nichols

Rock & Roll Summer Reading

"...with Scott on his beloved drums, were Back in Black by July and platinum by October, lyrics and teeth-screech..."

May 30, 2008 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse

"...appropriate to the weather was the PM Porter, a pitch-black ale that owes a similarity to Guinness Stout due..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Food Review by Lee Nichols

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Music showcase

"...Godspeed You! Black EmperorTexas Union Ballroom, Thursday, March 13 How long can..."

March 14, 2003 Music Review by Michael Chamy

The X-Files' Invisible Ink

The Truth Is Out There -- Somewhere

"...seen since) the screen was dark -- often almost black, but for a few gleams in which faces and..."

Nov. 17, 1995 Screens Feature

Road Woes Continue for Austin FC in Loss to St. Louis City

Season-long goal drought away from home drags on

"...the doldrums for Austin FC as the Verde and Black lost 1-0 to St. Louis City in a Sunday..."

April 14, 2024 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

The Weight of Expectations: Austin FC 2023 Season Preview

A team that looks great on paper prepares to step on the pitch

"...doubt. Pundits nationwide almost universally pegged the Verde and Black for a bottom-three finish in the Western Conference in..."

Feb. 24, 2023 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Austin's Conspiracy Culture Exposed in The Pizzagate Massacre

John Valley embraces the horror community with his trip into Austin's dirty little secret

"...QAnon type, and Alexandria Payne as the journalist Karen Black (with a frankly terrifying Lee Eddy as an Alex..."

Nov. 19, 2021 Screens Feature by Joe Gross

Richard Whittaker’s Top 10 Films of 2019

"...A pitch-black satire about social climbing that has no mercy for..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: The Perfection

Allison Williams hits all the right notes in this musical black comedy

"...path of least resistance, committing herself wholeheartedly to a black comedy that’s as angry as they come. Whoever is..."

Sept. 26, 2018 Screens Post by Matthew Monagle

Holiday Viewing: Gremlins

Classic black comedy has the blues

"...backstories. And 1984’s Gremlins bred comedy all right – black comedy – but those same belly laughs mask increasingly..."

Dec. 8, 2017 Screens Post by Raoul Hernandez

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"Young Latino Artists 20: Within Reach"

Despite the exhibition's distractions, Mexic-Arte continues to debut exciting work from young Latino artists

"...success. Jaime Alvarez's Memento series contains dark photos of pitch-black figurines and other toys on a black background, the..."

July 31, 2015 Arts Review by Seth Orion Schwaiger

SXSW Film Review: Creative Control

A whip-smart comedy with shades of Black Mirror

"...If this sounds like an episode of Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror, you’re not far off. Creative Control has a..."

March 17, 2015 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

DVDanger: 'Byzantium,' 'Kiss of the Damned,' 'Nosferatu,' 'Aeon: The Last Vampyre on Earth'

Time for a real vampire weekend

"...understand how film and lenses worked. His shadows were black, his whites scorching, his framing impeccable. He understood that..."

Nov. 17, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

(Robert) Plant Life

Another sort of homecoming for the Led Zeppelin rock god

"...Sensational Space Shifters struggled early on in the long, pitch black shadows of the headliner’s Hall of Fame calling..."

June 24, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Playback: Shark Attack!

American Sharks, the future of Austin rock

"...ninth year, hosting Chaos' biggest shows in an appropriately black-market environment. Conversely, the largely unannounced shows on the Pfluger..."

June 7, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Empire of Music

Even a new Pope couldn't top SXSW

"...like a bomb. With strobe lights flashing in the pitch black, big pill-shaped projectiles bouncing around, speakers pumping sound..."

March 22, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback

SXSW news and carryings-on

"...as exemplified by Dana Falconberry's delicate folk pop, Missions' pitch-black synth compositions, and the American Sharks' bellowing, metallic rock...."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

A Boy Named Emo

What was your favorite show on Red River at Emo's?

"...his barrel chest not at all concealed under a pitch-black tuxedo shirt and long waistcoat ... and his gray..."

Dec. 30, 2011 Music Feature

FF2011: 'Borderline' ('Une Pure Affaire')

Coke dreams of la petite bourgeoisie

"...Bad for suburban Paris, Une Pure Affiare is a black comedy: Not pitch-black, but that odd, understated bubbly, slate..."

Sept. 25, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest: 'Buried'

How Ryan Reynolds became the man in the box

"...with only one character on-screen and long periods of pitch black nothingness. That's not exactly the kind of feel-good..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Savlov's Top Ten Redux Part One: The Good, the Badass, and the Weirder

Savlov's other Top Ten

"...himself on madhouse flies and in thrall to the black-light flickerings of his master, Renfield is the very model..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Blank Generation

Amy Sedaris on 'Strangers With Candy'

"...where I come in and describe the bomb – pitch black. My mind was completely black. Nothing came to..."

July 21, 2006 Screens Feature by Steve Birmingham

Dead Like Me: The Complete First Season

'Life sucks, and then you die. And then it still sucks.'

"...procession of deleted scenes and cast commentary enlighten this pitch-black comedy, for alas, poor series, we hardly knew ye...."

Jan. 14, 2005 Screens Review by Wells Dunbar

Hiiiiiiiii-Yah!

Austin foley artist Buzz Moran strips the sound out of a forgotten kung fu flick and redubs it live at the Drafthouse. The result? Something to chop about it.

"...an air of deliriously unhinged absurdity. One particularly long pitch-black reel change during an April screening (coincidentally occurring in..."

May 17, 2002 Screens Feature by Will Robinson Sheff

Austin FC Scores Second Straight Win With Dramatic Gyasi Zardes Goal

El Tree is back in the playoff picture

"...Stadium in over two-and-a-half months as the Verde and Black eked out a dramatic, 1-0 win over Toronto FC..."

May 21, 2023 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

Redes Red Card Costs Austin FC in Loss to FC Dallas

Bid for first MLS win in eight games comes up short

"...struggle for Austin FC with 11 players on the pitch so far this season. Reduced to 10 men for..."

May 14, 2023 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

Could It Be That Donald Fagen Has Finally Learned to Vibe? And if So, What Does That Mean?

Steely Dan reels in the years at ACL Live

"...off into the sunset. At the very least, his pitch-black shades (giving a distinct Stevie Wonder flavor to his..."

June 6, 2022 Music Post by Julian Towers

Panic Fest 2022: Dashcam

Screen life horror works because you hate the "hero"

"...improve her case. She blunders around, livestreaming this POV pitch-black comedy horror from via the eponymous dashcam in Stretch's..."

May 19, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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