Searching for Austin in the Corners of Wisconsin

Local landmarks on the road to Farmageddon

"...won’t fit into an overhead compartment – everything except for a trumpet, fiddle, or harmonica – can be stored...."

July 15, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...at the film's world premiere as the centerpiece title for the festival (running March 8-16, 2024)...."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Adds Speakers, Films

Buzz Aldrin, Kesha, Cory Booker, Cecile Richards, and more

"...monster wave of guests, speakers, and extra film titles for the upcoming Fest...."

Feb. 7, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Titane to Open Fantastic Fest 2021

Cannes winner heads up this year's lineup

"...Fantastic Fest has announced its first wave of programming for 2021. The headliner? Titane, Julia Ducournau's Cannes Palme D'Or..."

Aug. 6, 2021 Screens Post

It's a Wrap

Film reviews from the 2002 Austin Film Festival, and lessons learned from the biz's top talents.

Oct. 18, 2002 Screens Feature

It's a Wrap

Austin Film Festival 2002 reviews

"...Searching for ParadiseD: Myra Paci; with Chris Noth, Susan May..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sixth Sense

Neighbors, business owners, and the city are all searching for the future of East Sixth Street

"...in 2006 when she and a co-investor bought a former grocery store and warehouse at the southeast corner of..."

Feb. 24, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Sundance Announces Competition Slate

Austinite Jeff Nichols will compete in Park City

"...Thanksgiving weekend is usually cause for joy, but for thousands of filmmakers, it's the annual..."

Dec. 1, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Paradise Key

This government agent's grilling of a Nazi doctor is tough to watch but never boring

"...Paradise Key..."

April 8, 2011 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

It's a Mystery to Me

"...Brown & Co., $25 hard), the most recent outing for the brooding LAPD homicide detective Harry Bosch, a lone..."

April 23, 1999 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

A Whole Lotta Lava Going On

Winter/Spring Movie Sneaks

"...the biggest movie event of 1997 -- and all before tearing off the January page of our new calendars...."

Feb. 14, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

2003 Texas Book Festival Preview

In his latest novel two-time Booker Prize winner Peter Carey dares to retell the Frankenstein story by imagining the possibility that poetry can breathe life into a monster. Carey will be at the Texas Book Festival on Sunday, Nov. 9, 11:45am, in the House Chamber.

"...Sarah Wode-Douglass, a middle-aged editor desperate for a literary coup that will pull her magazine out..."

Nov. 7, 2003 Books Feature by Melanie Haupt

Filigree Theatre's When We Were Young and Unafraid

Sarah Treem's drama revisits a time not that long ago when American women were controlled

"...in a box and never be examined – I, for one, refuse to watch another battle documentary on cable..."

Feb. 15, 2019 Arts Review by Laura Jones

SXSW Expands Film Lineup

'Sleepwalk With Me,' 'Safety Not Guaranteed' added

"...See below for descriptions of feature and short films added to the..."

Feb. 15, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Immigrant Song

Kim Richey -- outta Nashville, into Austin.

"...and gold diggers, whose Porsches and Range Rovers fight for the last valet parking spot at Sullivan's. Their tacky..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Music Feature by John T. Davis

Trying to Reason with Hurricane Season

Two cults beat as one: Jimmy Buffett & Sixto Rodriguez

"...book).” Amend Merriam-Webster to “film, book, or music.” The former liquored up the Austin 360 Amphitheater Friday and the..."

May 7, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

This Euphoria

David Garza returns Dream still intact

"...the side of the stage and trades his acoustic for a cherry-red electric. The girls now lined at the..."

Jan. 23, 2009 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Remembering Huff

Albert Huffstickler, who died last week, displayed the human heart and soul in all its naked neediness. We've gleaned some comments from the memories of poets and friends who knew Huff and his work -- poetic impressions that speak to a deeper truth than the facts.

"...soul in all its naked neediness. In his brilliantly straightforward poetry, Huff offered us a strong cup of deep..."

March 8, 2002 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Nemegata's Folkloric Futurism Boosts Austin's Budding Colombian Music Scene

Local trio powers up its magnetic roots fusion in new release Voces

"...other then look up and around – as if searching for the elephantine resonance in the room. Valencia's bass..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

Enjoy fall foliage, festivals, and fairs

"...autumn are in the air; it must be time for a day trip...."

Oct. 1, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Playback: Start the Presses – Gold Rush Vinyl

Austin’s first major record press opens, and more music news

"...compilation titled Speak Out that hits shelves on Saturday for Record Store Day. In the listening room, there's a..."

April 20, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Austin's Revamped Record Convention

The Austin Record Convention – the biggest in the country – returns Downtown

"...portrait of Bob Dylan sketched by late blues booster Clifford Antone – this isn't Hanners' personal collection. Rather, it's..."

May 22, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Fall On Me

Three fall Austin music perennials.

"...the same at Waterloo Records. Those experiences prepared me for the following year at the Austin Record Convention, where..."

Sept. 14, 2012 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Live Shots

"...gesture: "Dude, metal, dude." This all served as warm-up for Modest Mouse, an eclectic group in their own right...."

May 29, 1998 Music Feature

Record Store Day Unearths a Roky Erickson Rarity

Reanimating one of the great Austin tributes

"...A limited vinyl pressing will include all 22 tracks for the first time after a trio of songs were..."

April 21, 2017 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Vinyl’s Tin Cup Chalice

Finyl vinyl thoughts from the stacks of Antone’s Records

"...– “Why do new records cost $35?!” – I forgot about my beloved Antone’s Records on Guadalupe...."

Jan. 15, 2014 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Keepin' It Jungle

Austin company plans an eco-colonial retreat in Mexico

"..."jungle hideaway" in the area, which is best known for the beach resorts and foam bars of Cancún. Dubbed..."

May 25, 2007 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Veggie Heaven

A visit to Angel Valley Organic Farm

"...bees navigating the fragrantly blossoming crop rows, free-range chickens foraging officiously, and watchful hawks circling the surrounding hills –..."

March 24, 2006 Food Feature by MM Pack

Around the World ...

In 28 ethnic markets: where to shop when you want to live locally and eat globally

"...Meyer and I were recently testing hundreds of recipes for our cookbook on appetizers from all over the globe,..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Terms of Enqueerment

What happened when gay Austinites decided to come out of gay bars and into straight ones

"...West Sixth Street. Star Bar is perhaps better known for hosting the cell phone set than for large groups..."

Nov. 10, 2000 News Feature by Clay Smith

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