Finding Gold in a Dust Bowl

Jenny Lewis, Bill Murray, and other nuggets from ACL

"...it’s a festival that’s pretty much Downtown,” I tell them. “I wake up and eat eggs before I walk..."

Oct. 1, 2008 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

On the Lege: Budget Rollout

The budget battle begins at the Capitol

"...The House today (Thursday) begins the gnarly process of debating..."

March 30, 2007 News Column by Amy Smith

Sugar on the Asphalt

How Jimmy Eat World bleeds teen angst tunefully, responsibly

"...Last July, an album slipped into record stores so anonymously one would never have guessed..."

Sept. 6, 2002 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Cap Metro: Riding the Shuffle Bus

Downtown bus routes shift

"...If you find yourself on Congress Avenue, look around. Something's missing. For..."

June 20, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Brand on the Run

Synergy is the name of the game at Drafthouse Films, the distribution arm of the Alamo empire

"...Tim League is sitting at the bar, at his bar, the HighBall. Next..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights

Charles Whitman in the UT Tower

"...illustration by Roy Tompkins Imagine: It's a sunny Monday, the first of August,..."

Sept. 5, 1997 Books Feature by Tom Aiken

Lawsuit Says Officer Shot Shackled Man in a Kyle Emergency Room Five Times

Documents shed light on the last seconds of Joshua Wright’s life

"...A new lawsuit against Hays County argues there was no need to kill..."

Feb. 14, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

How Robert Rodriguez Saved Alita: Battle Angel From the Scrap Heap

After a decade and a half, the legendary manga's battle dreams are made real

"...Robert Rodriguez had touched down in Austin. It was less a homecoming and more a..."

Feb. 15, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Million Dollar Arm

Jon Hamm stars in this story of a sports agent who hits on the idea of turning Indian cricket bowlers into talented baseball stars.

"...Directed by: Craig Gillespie. Starring: Jon Hamm, Suraj Sharma, Madhur Mittal, Aasif Mandvi, Pitobash,..."

May 16, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

As If High School Isn't Tough Enough Already Without a Chainsaw for an Arm?

Ninja bloodbath

"...As the third season of Venture Bros. helps those who don..."

June 5, 2008 Screens Post by Ashley Moreno

Guitarist Shot After a Show Friday

Löwin’s Michael Sanders won’t be playing festival week after all

"...Mid-afternoon Sunday finds Austin’s Michael Sanders calm and collected, hoisting a mug..."

March 12, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Believing the Children

In 1992, Fran and Danny Keller were convicted of multiple counts of child sexual abuse at their Oak Hill day care center and sent to prison for 48 years. It's likely they were innocent. Indeed, it's very likely that no crime ever occurred – except an absurd and overzealous prosecution

"...When the little girl on the witness stand said, "No, it..."

March 27, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Day Trips: Lady Justice in Comanche

Statue of Lady Justice returns to old courthouse to guard the halls

"...Lady Justice stands proudly in the hallway of the Comanche County Courthouse even though..."

Dec. 2, 2016 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

SXSW Live Shot: J. Cole

He sings some, raps elsewhere, and shouts – angrily

"...Outside was a mob scene, with lines wrapping around turnstiles before eventually meeting bigger groups of..."

March 22, 2015 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

The Agronomist

Jonathan Demme's riveting documentary about slain Haitian populist and radio personality Jean Dominique.

"...Directed by: Jonathan Demme. Trying to make heads or tails out of the country..."

June 4, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Slacker 2011 Interviews: Geoff Marslett & Heather Kafka

Marslett and Kafka on Slacker 2011

"...We saved the best – or those interviews with the most spoilers,..."

Sept. 1, 2011 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Remember the Titans

"...Directed by: Boaz Yakin. Starring: Kate Bosworth, Craig Kirkwood, Kip Pardue, Hayden Panettiere,..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

UPDATED: Testimony Concludes in Carter Case

Closing arguments scheduled for Tuesday morning

"...Austin Police Corporal Eric Cleveland heard the shots before his..."

June 10, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

'The NFL Beat': Tebow's Piss-Poor Arm and More

Fantasy sports: 'D&D' for dudes who get laid

"...If fantasy football is the grown man’s version of Dungeons and Dragons, we have..."

Nov. 17, 2011 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

The Hells Angels Hit

Anthony Benesh was shot down by a sniper – the suspects, and theories, are legion

"...Just after 7pm on March 18, as the final traces of twilight dissolved into the evening sky,..."

May 19, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Trial Date Set in Lawsuit Brought Against City Over Fatal Police Shooting

One plaintiff has settled, the other expects to go to trial

"...The city of Austin is set to stand trial on..."

April 21, 2025 News Post by Austin Sanders

The Ballad of Townes & Blaze

The twisted but not-so-tall tale of Van Zandt and Foley, Lonesome Dove meets Barfly

"...The jigsaw of geography in filmmaking is such that one..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Sybil Rosen

Free the San Antonio Four

And other victims of mass hysteria

"...Anna Vasquez had no reason to mistrust the criminal justice system. That is, until it put her..."

Nov. 16, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Austin and the Academy

'The Tree of Life,' 'Bullhead' score Oscar nominations

"...Terrence Malick is no stranger to the Oscars – he was previously nominated in 1999 for..."

Jan. 27, 2012 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

In Memoriam

Longtime friends and colleagues of Eagle Pennell remember the filmmaker.

"...Eagle Pennell died a few weeks back, a talented, influential filmmaker who had become a hopeless alcoholic. His last..."

Aug. 30, 2002 Screens Feature

Godzilla vs. the Green Screen

Austin special effects artists can kill you with a squib or with a CGI bullet hit, gore it up with pig entrails or digitally composited blood, and create just about anything you can imagine with their bare hands or software. Does the industry need both?

"...Georges Melies never saw the Apollo astronauts tee off on the moon, but the..."

April 22, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Down on the Farm for Down With the King

Bob Tarasuk talks rap and agriculture in the new Freddie Gibbs film

"...What does Bob Tarasuk have in common with Noomi Rapace? They're both actors, and they've..."

July 9, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Nope-a Tejas: Austin FC Falls Short In Trophy Decider Against Dallas

RECAP: Dallas FC takes Copa Tejas in 2-1 win

"...Austin FC just can’t have nice things. You can add..."

Oct. 31, 2021 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

Controversial Lineup Decisions Doom Austin FC In Denver

RECAP: Coach Wolff prioritizes rest, squad rotation in busy week

"...Austin FC suffered a deflating 3-0 loss to the Colorado..."

Sept. 30, 2021 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

Levitation Live Shot: Chui Wan

Chinese art rockers cache multiple secret weapons

"...Another sign that Levitation is leaving its psychcentric focus behind,..."

May 10, 2015 Music Post by Michael Toland

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