Little Women

Relish the contemporary touches in this new version of Alcott’s classic

"...Directed by: Greta Gerwig. Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Timothée Chalamet, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, Tracy..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Fantastic Fest Review: The Lodge

Family drama becomes an exercise in cruelty that may go to far

"...them to enter into the story. The Lodge embraces that cruel streak as its raison d'etre...."

Sept. 22, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

X Frontman John Doe Has More Fun in the New World

Living quietly in Austin for two years now – and only for hours at a time!

"...insane schedule as he nurses a beer and chili at the Long Play Lounge...."

June 28, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

This Is America: Part Two

More from the Notes From the Field cast on living black

"...In producing the play Notes From the Field – an investigation into the..."

Feb. 28, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Challenge of Playing Living People in Zach Theatre's Notes From the Field

The cast discusses how hard it can be getting into the skin of living people in Anna Deavere Smith’s play

"...impossible to talk about the criminal justice system, mass incarceration, without talking about education."..."

March 1, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Will Courtney Summons Seventies L.A.

The rootsy popsmith takes the production reins in a West Austin duplex

"...like Will Courtney is veering wildly off topic down conversational rabbit holes about keystone albums, vintage gear, or the..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Playback: Friday the 13th Reaps Austin Music

Joe Valentine, Ponty Bone, Fai Jow all pass on the same day

"...Easy to dismiss Friday the 13th superstitions as irrational nonsense, but the calendar's most ominous day found the..."

July 20, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Austin Playhouse’s The Immigrant

The company delivers a powerful and timely account of foreigners making a new home in the U.S.

"..."You picked a great night to come," box office attendant Leigh Fisher mentioned..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Your Weekend in Film

Some closer inspection required

"...Frankly, everything is like an iceberg – the part that you can see is just the tip of the..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

Everything, Everything

Another YA adaption of star-crossed lovers

"...Nicola Yoon, this is an above-average, young love weeper that somehow manages to hit all the genre notes in..."

May 19, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

UT Dept. of Theatre & Dance's In the Red and Brown Water

Multiple storytelling modes make Tarell Alvin McCraney's complex play operate as both theatre and ritual

"...could be forgiven for expecting something very different than what In the Red and Brown Water delivers. The style..."

Oct. 14, 2016 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Austin Author Ed Ward Revisits Rock’s First Guitar Hero, Michael Bloomfield

“When you heard Mike Bloomfield play, you got the sense this was the real shit."

"...New York: Bob Dylan hunkers down in Columbia Studios attempting to apply rock & roll sonics to his beat..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Year of the Booster

The 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...For anyone feeling down about the state of our city, the 24th edition of the Austin..."

May 25, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Local Tech You Didn’t Know You Needed

Globotix and Party Time! Hexcellent! make stuff no one else is making

"...Some of the greatest technological leaps were met with shrugs. The smartphone was..."

May 11, 2016 Screens Post by James Renovitch

SXSW Interview: Cian Nugent

Irish picker will get good and pissed at your house party

"...storm. New album Night Fiction, showcased tonight (Wednesday) inside at Sidewinder, 9pm, spotlights voice and lyrics lyrics as much..."

March 16, 2016 Music Post by Michael Toland

Stephen Malkmus Roots for the Bears!

Left Coaster pulls out some Pavement at the Parish

"...Saturday’s sold-out Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks show at the..."

Sept. 21, 2015 Music Post by Neph Basedow

Royal Headache’s Destructive Joy

Aussies pound out the The Breakfast Club of punk

"...Little Fingers, Sydney’s Royal Headache moshes populist perfection. The atomic punks’ Chaos in Tejas set in 2012 before the..."

Aug. 13, 2015 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Reckless Kelly’s Fields of Dreams

Everybody wins at the Braun brothers’ celebrity softball jam

"...Kelly’s Celebrity Softball Jam takes the field on Sunday at Dell Diamond in Round Rock. This year’s local musicians..."

May 29, 2015 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Chappie

Impeccable visual effects don't counteract the film's lackluster emotional affect

"...Directed by: Neill Blomkamp. Starring: Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Ninja, Yo-Landi Visser, Hugh Jackman, Sigourney Weaver, Jose Pablo..."

March 13, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

Playback: Headcrusher's Heavy Metal Colombian Offense

Headcrusher's Heavy Metal Colombian Offense, Joe Ely's Lost Electro Album, A New Home for Refugeed Bluegrass

"...It's midnight Saturday on Beerland's smoky patio, and some cheapskate at the..."

June 27, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Limón y Sal

Pachanga Fest headliner Julieta Venegas – Mexico's Feist?

"...her musical sovereignty. Two weeks from headlining Austin's Pachanga Latino Music Festival, she's hopscotching borders to play two nights..."

May 9, 2014 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Funambulist: Giulia Millanta

Florentine transplant walks the singer-songwriter tightrope

"...Giulia Millanta plays a CD release for her new album The Funambulist..."

April 23, 2014 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Thanks Barbara Lynn

Empress of Gulf Coast soul graces the North Door Saturday

"...the American Folklife Center in Washington, D.C., honored her at both the Kennedy Center and Library of Congress. Her..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Scott H. Biram: No Regrets/Yes Regrets

Q&A about gritty bluesman’s new ‘Nothin’ But Blood’

"...San Marcos native and one-man-band Scott H. Biram continues to distill country,..."

Feb. 4, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

August: Osage County

Plates are broken and egos are trampled on in this wonderful ensemble rendition of Tracy Letts' Pulitzer Prize-winning play.

"...Chris Cooper, Ewan McGregor, Margo Martindale, Abigail Breslin, Benedict Cumberbatch, Juliette Lewis, Dermot Mulroney, Julianne Nicholson, Sam Shepard and..."

Jan. 10, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

ZZ Top

Tracking the beards

"...Nov. 20, 2013, 3pm – Nashville, Tenn.: A tan, late-model SUV rolls down Broadway, pulling up in front of..."

Dec. 27, 2013 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Soccer Watch

"...a big way this week, overwhelming the El Paso Patriots Saturday night at House Park, 8-0, in front of..."

June 21, 2013 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Voice for the Missing Women

Cohen New Works Festival: 'The Women of Juárez' reviewed

"...the heartrending and absolutely essential The Women of Juárez at the Cohen New Works Festival...."

March 26, 2013 Arts Post by Jillian Owens

SXSW Film Unveils March Lineup

So much ado!

"...Southwest Film Festival unveils its 2013 lineup, and guess what: A whole new batch of Austinites’ films will make..."

Jan. 31, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Carson McHone

And her homegrown curve-ball edge to songwriting

"...or recording remains a milestone for any musician. Tonight at the White Horse, 10pm, Carson McHone oversees her first..."

Jan. 22, 2013 Music Post by Margaret Moser

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