Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend

"...Directed by: B.W.L. Norton. Starring: William Katt, Sean Young and Patrick McGoohan. The fact that they changed..."

April 5, 1985 Movie Review by Marie Mahoney

Shrooms, Trolls, and Gaga in This Week’s Recommended Events

Art, crafts, and more weekday fun

"...jokes about Sony Entertainment buying Alamo Drafthouse, which is fine and actually I was going to stop anyway, so..."

March 21, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Taking the John Waters Route to Female Sexuality in Fucktoys

SXSW narrative competition film embraces the “kinky and smutty and a little slutty”

"...little inside joke that Anora is the film that Sean Baker would make, and Fucktoys is the film that..."

March 14, 2025 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

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

"...fanatical love, dedication, pressure, and, yes, the hubris that defines our industry. It’s hilariously spot-on, bringing to life the..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The American Analog Set Reunite for First Shows in Nearly 20 Years

Austin bedroom-pop pioneers play two Rollins Theatre shows

"...(bass), Mark Smith (drums), Tom Hoff (keys, guitar), and Sean Ripple (vibes, vocals), with assistance from Ola Podrida’s Matthew..."

Aug. 14, 2024 Music Post by Austin Powell

Review: Georgetown Palace Theatre's The Sound of Music

It may be paint-by-number, but this production captures the core of an old-fashioned musical

"...self-serving intentions and questionable political leanings and require some fine singing and acting to make palpable. A terrific Olivia..."

Sept. 8, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Review: Georgetown Palace’s The Sound of Music

Production captures the core of an old-fashioned musical

"...self-serving intentions and questionable political leanings and require some fine singing and acting to make palpable. A terrific Olivia..."

Sept. 5, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Moontower Announces Jenny Slate, Leslie Jones, Jay Pharoah, and More for Its Just for Laughs Festival

Samantha Bee, Ziwe, Monét X Change, and many more added to lineup

"...These fine, funny folk are added to a lineup that already..."

Feb. 9, 2023 Arts Post by James Renovitch

Austin Chefs and Restaurants Nab Six Spots on James Beard Awards Semifinalists List

Organic pastry, fusion BBQ, and Caribbean flavors recognized

"...recognize the best in the national restaurant scene, from fine dining to fast casual, from new talents cooking in..."

Jan. 30, 2023 Food Post by A. Richmond

Crucial Concerts SXSW Week Edition

Our favorite showcases and unofficial parties for the rest of the week

"...of raw techno and soulful house that he's been fine-tuning for over two decades. Next at bat is Seven..."

March 18, 2022 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, January 14-20

"...accept gradual, incremental progress, you'll get a lot of fine work done...."

Jan. 14, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

True to the Blues: Eastside Kings Festival Returns

"It's not three chords, it's the heart and soul of a nation!" – Birdlegg

"...on to play bass with two of the city's finest blues musicians: Hosea Hargrove and the aforementioned Hubbard...."

Sept. 10, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Film Jury Awards Announced

The Fallout, Lily Topples the World take big wins

"...Jury Recognition for Multi-hyphenate Storyteller: Kelley Kali for I’m Fine (Thanks for Asking)..."

March 19, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Mead? Mead!

A little more buzz for the honey-based libations of Texas

"...Bee-derived, we emphasize, yes. Because, not to put too fine a point on it, but it turns out that..."

May 8, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...their semester abroad in Munich. While Laia feels perfectly fine just having sex with Emil, his profession of deeper..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Unpacks Longest Lineup List

Soccer Mommy, Caroline Rose, Alyona Alyona, and 351 more

"...Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine (Ottawa, Canada)..."

Jan. 14, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Flowers Cover Everything at the Stephen L. Clark Gallery

Letscher fingers do the walking among these gardens of delight

"...West Sixth and Baylor streets. The gallery specializes in fine art photographs with an emphasis on contemporary work...."

April 8, 2019 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Playback – Typecast: David Yow & Brett Bradford

Scratch Acid and the Jesus Lizard in their new roles, plus a Twin Peaks themed concert

"...Gorch Fock's Win Wallace and grand beats of one-time Sean Lennon drummer John Paul Keenon. Organ ace Ezra Reynolds,..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Object Collection’s It's All True

This opera culled from Fugazi concert detritus was an endurance test for both audience and performers

"...In a Sunday night performance presented by Co-Lab Projects, Sean Ripple, and Vault Fine Arts Services, Brooklyn collective Object..."

May 25, 2018 Arts Review by Melany Jean

High Fashion Goes Hyperreal at Diptych II

The local fashion collective’s second spectacle of new designs

"...[Note: Arts writer Sean Malin reported on that club in a Chronicle article..."

May 2, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Ink & Paper & the Dark Ambience of Demdike Stare

Because one thing leads to another until we’re all, you know, dead

"...enough to deal with the maintenance required of a fine-point nib); and that, of the medium-nib pens I’ve tried,..."

Sept. 18, 2017 Design Post by Memory Harker

How Jimmy Buffett's "Margaritaville" Became the Most Valuable Song of All Time

Buffett began composing the song after visiting a local Mexican restaurant

"...net worth of $550 million. Other musicians rank higher (Sean Combs, Jay-Z, and Dr. Dre), but none with success..."

July 21, 2017 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

The Luv Doc: Dogs Can't Talk

The Luv Doc has serious reservations about dogs' ability to judge character

"...So Barky … have you ever seen The Omen?..."

July 14, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

Monday Comes to Austin for Jimmy Buffett

Deep cuts and musical tributes, but no pink Crustacean

"...an extended rap about some eight years of tour fine-tuning in the capital city. (Wait, and only five shows!?)..."

May 24, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Saturday SXSW Picks

"...no longer experimental or genre-busting, but simultaneously organic and refined. – Kahron Spearman..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature

SXSW Film Announces Features Lineup

Competitive narratives and docs unveiled, plus more

"...Hit it Hard Directors: Gabe Spitzer, David Terry Fine Hitting it hard is the only way John Daly..."

Feb. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Who Let the Dogs Out?

A playlist for the dog days of summer

"...be undercut by moving "real good" and dressing "so fine." "Leapfrog the dog and brush me, daddy-o," yelps Ant..."

July 17, 2015 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

DVDanger: Things That Go Bump

Ghosts, nightmares, and flashlights in this horror roundup

"...psychiatrist in the sanitarium to which Anna has been confined after the terrible events. He eschews all the high..."

May 16, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Lights Come on for Third Moontower

Aziz Ansari, Kids in the Hall lead the pack of 2014 jokers

"...will include numerous returning acts: Andy Kindler, James Adomian, Sean Patton, Jackie Kashian, Billy D. Washington, and Rory Scovel...."

Jan. 21, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

DVDanger: The Burning and The Town That Dreaded Sundown

Another gruesome twosome for your weekend's viewing

"...And it would seem a lot more innovative if Sean Cunningham's genre-defining blood bath hadn't come out the year..."

May 25, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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