To the Nines

Previewing the 2009 Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards

"...the Texas Film Hall of Fame is anything but predictable, because Lone Star cinema is as broad and varied..."

March 6, 2009 Screens Feature by Margaret Moser

A Certain Ringing in the Ears

Rat Bastard's noise caravan rolls into town

"...aka Rat Bastard, would gather his group the Laundry Room Squelchers - named after the laundry room the bar..."

April 4, 2008 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

Hard Candy

Metaphorically speaking, Little Red Riding Hood eats Humbert Humbert in this story of an online predator and his jailbait, gamine prey.

"...Wilson, Ellen Page, Sandra Oh and Odessa Rae. Little Red Riding Hood eats Humbert Humbert. That's playwright Brian Nelson's..."

April 28, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Not One Less

"...latest work mark a fascinating shift from the highly textured dramas that established his reputation. In such previous films..."

March 31, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Emma & Elvis

"...of fiction by noted documentary filmmaker Julia Reichert (Seeing Red, Union Maids, Growing Up Female). In the transition, Reichert..."

May 14, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Former Sidewinder Space Now Open as After-Hours Club the Cut

Victory Grill owner and partners hope to fix long-idle outdoor stage

"...A familiar spot in the Red River Cultural District is now home to a rare..."

Jan. 13, 2023 Music Post by Chad Swiatecki

Take Your Slacker to Work Day

"...pass for the Memorial Day Texas Rangers vs. Boston Red Sox game. I would also like to thank all..."

June 12, 2007 Sports Post by John Hunt

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...frontman is on Arista, who'll release his Left of Self-Centered later this spring. As yet untitled, but near brilliant,..."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...Melora Creager, will seduce you into a world of tattered petticoats, Transylvanian concubines, and the ancient methods of leechwives...."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature

DIY or Die

Red 7's house rules are hardcore, so stop whining

"...the wall behind the cashier marks first entry in Red 7's highly visible code of conduct: "You are not..."

June 22, 2007 Music Feature by Austin Powell

1,000 Musical Kisses

Patty Griffin comes of age.

"...lot of us with her second album, 1998's Flaming Red. 1000 Kisses establishes a new guise for Griffin's old..."

May 17, 2002 Music Feature by Dave Marsh

Electronic Destination Kingdom Nightclub Rises Again

Dance music venue reopens off Red River after abrupt 2018 shutter

"...With a new location in Downtown's Red River Cultural District, Kingdom Nightclub has risen from the..."

Sept. 30, 2022 Music Feature by Christina Garcia

Cap City Comedy Club Returns

Knock, knock. Who's there? Austin's comedy big dog reopens this week.

"...explained that booth seating that was supposed to be delivered in six weeks took nine months)...."

July 11, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Faster Than Sound: Ryan Garrett Assumes Beerland Lease

Stubb’s GM Ryan Garrett takes over lease on neighboring punk club Beerland, expanding Red River Cultural District involvement.

"...he's taken over the lease on the club. The Red River advocate wasn't ready to comment on specific plans..."

Oct. 18, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Yellow Birds

Iraq War veteran's novel gets a sadly uninspiring adaptation

"...feature from Moors (Blue Caprice) adheres closely, leaving little room for innovation or, sadly, insight...."

June 15, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Hit and Run Victim Gives Back

Mason Endres champions the healing power of music

"...a drunk driver who plowed through late-night crowds on Red River during South by Southwest 2014. A concussion wiped..."

March 9, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Belko Experiment

A gory social experiment gone wrong

"...soul-deadening experience for employees at all levels, from mail room to midlevel management. Even those at the top of..."

March 31, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Jungle Book

"Forget about your worries and your strife …"

"...boy protection in return for the secret of the “red flowers,” the name given to the man-trick all animals..."

April 15, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Becoming Johellen, Part 3

A young queen dives wig-first into the pool of Austin drag divas

"...hours to showtime and Josiah Brown is in his room finishing up his transformation into Johellen Burns, his drag..."

Dec. 26, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Jesse Mandell-McClinton

Prisoners

Jake Gyllenhaal is a detective working a troubling case, and Hugh Jackman's wound-up father of the victim is just one of his problems.

"...nominee (Incendies) Villeneuve proves there's still a little wiggle room in popcorn block-busted Hollywood to make a dark, brooding,..."

Sept. 27, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mud

Hypermasculine yet soulfully romantic, this coming of age story with thriller elements stars Matthew McConaughey.

"...childhood sweetheart Juniper (Witherspoon) holes up in a hotel room. Sensible Neckbone, a pint-sized swaggerer fond of saying “shit”..."

April 26, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Harptallica

Harptallica strings up metaldom's Masters of Puppets at Headhunters

"...you been stumbling past the corner of Seventh and Red River two frigid nights ago, you’d have thought human..."

Jan. 30, 2009 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Express Yourself

Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band

"...Rhythm Band has just snapped every vertebra in the room...."

July 29, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...HADACOL: This Midwest outfit banded around brothers Fred and Greg Wickam, released its sophomore effort All in..."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature

Species II

"...Ross (Lazard), who is just back from that angry red planet with a snootful of fizzy alien DNA cluttering..."

April 17, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Telling Lies in America

"...example, “I can't stand to be in the same room with that guy; he's just so Joe Eszterhas” and..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Straight Out of Brooklyn

"...up without options in the housing projects of Brooklyn's Red Hook, an area also epitomized as the Last Exit..."

June 28, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Faster Than Sound: Eimaral Sol’s Journey to RAS Day

Local neo-soul singer Eimaral Sol puts her spiritual spin on the all-women-led RAS Day lineup, City Council approves Red River improvements, Blakchyl leads her East Austin tour, and cult song funny man Dick Price passes

"...by women of color this weekend at Empire Control Room. Local singer Eimaral Sol aligns with a debut LP..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Fake Press Conferences Concerning Texas Football: Nov. 3, 2014

Booster Red McCombs stops in to discuss weekend win over Texas Tech

"...Texas Tech Saturday night in Lubbock, winning 34-13. The Red Raiders were shorthanded at QB going into the game,..."

Nov. 3, 2014 Sports Post by Eric Sollenberger

First Look at Friends & Neighbors

Eclectic new shop at home in cozy neighborhood cottage

"...chic boutique and café offering hand-picked accoutrements for every room of the house...."

April 9, 2014 Food Post by Amira Jensen

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