Walkabouts, Rallies, and Carnaval in This Weekend’s Recommended Events

The chilly weekend is heating up

"...all things horror, there will be vendors selling an array of spooky items, a vampire short film contest, a..."

Feb. 21, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

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

"...Kate Mara, Laurence Fishburne, Gabriel Luna, Ivana Milicevic, Macy Gray (World Premiere)..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Announces First Wave of Titles for 2024

Releases from Samuel L. Jackson, Talk to Me producer

"...Writers Conference programming, including Star Wars head honcho Kathleen Kennedy, Battlestar Galactica reviver Ronald D. Moore, Justin Marks and..."

Aug. 22, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Roxane Gay, Tim O’Brien Join Texas Book Festival Lineup

Full author roster revealed for November fest

"...and Other Grave Concerns) Cristina Garcia (Vanishing Maps) Thomas Ray Garcia (El Curso de la Raza: The Education of..."

Sept. 13, 2023 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

Review: Shaver Catalog Begins Afterlife With New West Reissues

Victory, Electric Shaver, The Earth Rolls On arrive on colored vinyl

"...and a naked "Old Five & Dimers." Overseen by Ray Kennedy, the next year's Electric Shaver (bitchin' metallic silver)..."

June 16, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Watch This: Kicking Americana Quintet Restos’ Debut Single “Ain’t Dead Yet”

Former Western Youth members aren’t hanging it up anytime soon

"...Public Hi-Fi, with Harris adding her contributions cut with Ray Kennedy in Nashville. The video for the song, premiering..."

April 5, 2023 Music Post by Doug Freeman

The 2023 CMT Music Awards Red Carpet Photos

"...Kennedy Davenport, Jan Sport, Manila Luzon, and Olivia Lux from..."

April 3, 2023 Photo Gallery

The CMT Music Awards 2023

"...Gary Clark Jr. performs during the Stevie Ray Vaughan tribute..."

April 3, 2023 Photo Gallery

A Culture 50 Years in the Making: The Kerrville Folk Festival Experience

Life-altering and deep-listening scenes from the oldest music festival in Texas

"...Darrell Scott, Darden Smith, Terri Hendrix with Lloyd Maines, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Good Looks, Mikaela Davis, Possessed by Paul..."

May 20, 2022 Music Feature by Hank Erwin

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

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

"...Director: Michelle Savill, Screenwriters: Michelle Savill, Eli Kent, Producers: Desray Armstrong, Angela Littlejohn When a broke and anxiety-ridden architecture..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Beaumonster: A Memoir by Jesse Dayton

The rockabilly rebel, outlaw country artist, session guitarist to the legends, and low-budget horror auteur looks back

"...the legends (Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, and Ray Price, to name a few), touring guitar hand for..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

Lucinda Williams, Ray Prim, and Curved Light lead the pack

"...album's 12 tunes Tom Overby, and Steve Earle co-conspirator Ray Kennedy, what follows flash fries a page outta 2020...."

Aug. 21, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...had your headliners and competition titles, with the normal array of talent and titles Now it's time to get..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Irishman

Scorsese's filmmaking excellence can't mask a flawed retreading of mob history

"...Scorsese. Starring: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Ray Romano, Harvey Keitel, Jesse Plemons, Bobby Cannavale, Stephen Graham,..."

Nov. 8, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Rodney Crowell

"...by the album's title. Co-crafted with Steve Earle lieutenant Ray Kennedy, and eight of 11 tracks guesting a Crowell..."

Sept. 27, 2019 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Austin Music Yearbook: Can You Name These Musicians?

"...Fourth grade, Kennedy School Hong Kong Backpack rapper – before that was..."

Aug. 29, 2019 Photo Gallery

Celebrate the Apollo 11 Moon Landing With These Texas Road Trips

Houston and other Texas sites celebrate the golden anniversary of the first lunar landing

"...and the moon by firing lasers at a retroreflector array left on the lunar surface by Apollo 11's Buzz..."

May 17, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Nominees for the 2018-19 Austin Critics Table Awards Announced

The Critics Table's picture-perfect year

"...Awards for Outstanding Student Work, Mariela Denson and Matthew Kennedy...."

May 13, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...Cast: Amanda Crew, Robert Patrick, Kim Delaney, Hayley Marie-Norman, Ray Wise, Johnny Pemberton, Keisha Castle-Hughes, AnnaLynne McCord, Nelson Franklin,..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films You Haven't Seen Yet

From charming zombies to pompous actors, 10 films to seek in 2019

"...apologia for the ultra-right, but a nerve-shredding depiction of betrayals, paranoias, and fake principles (read our interview with director..."

Jan. 11, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Best Live Music Performances of 2018

The bands and venues that kept our critics on their feet

"...Butler, Don Cherry, Roy Clark, "Fast" Eddie Clarke, Danny Ray Texas, Steve Dean, DJ Blu Jemz, DJ Ready Red,..."

Dec. 28, 2018 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup

Art festivals and dance halls liven up the landscape in September

"...Folk Festival. The fair’s first director brought in Rod Kennedy to produce evening concerts. The first concert featured Jerry..."

Sept. 1, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Ground Floor Theatre's There and Back

This new play by Raul Garza lets us spend a lifetime with an immigrant and all the decisions she makes

"...this woman, watched her from the day John F. Kennedy was inaugurated to the day Donald J. Trump was,..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Motions for Recusal

The politics of electing judges

"...A fourth incumbent, 403rd District Judge Brenda Kennedy, had originally drawn a challenger, but criminal defense attorney..."

Jan. 19, 2018 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

SXSW’s Big Third List

YFN Lucci, Wyclef Jean, Ought, and 572 more

"...Dermot Kennedy (Dublin, Ireland)..."

Jan. 10, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Top 10 Festival Films of 2017 You Haven't Seen Yet

From zombie musicals to political scandals, a bumper year

"...However, Jason Clarke's mesmerizing and complex depiction of Ted Kennedy during the scandal that ended the life of Mary..."

Jan. 1, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Austin’s Rarest Vinyl

Want exclusive vinyl for Record Store Black Friday? Check out some of Austin's rarest wax.

"...ass kicked by late Kerrville Folk Fest founder Rod Kennedy...."

Nov. 24, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

2017 Payne Theatre Award Nominees

E.A. Poe musical Nevermore leads the way with 11 noms

"...Spamalot Yashua Batista, El Paraíso de los Maniquís Matthew Kennedy, Monty Python's Spamalot Ben Roberts, Monty Python's Spamalot Diego..."

Sept. 20, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Gay Place

2017: glass-half-full version

"...Balance ATX, former Houston Mayor Annise Parker, and activist Ray Hill who's known for many things including his work..."

June 9, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

Paramount Announces Summer Classic Film Series Lineup

See the whole schedule and get some tickets to escape the heat

"...(1967, 126min/color, 35mm) Paul Newman, George Kennedy, Strother Martin, and Jo Van Fleet. Directed by Stuart..."

May 16, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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