Cinema, Comics, and Crafts in This Week’s Arts Events

Weekday nights are for arting

"...early 1960s UK, including Teddy Boy classic Beat Girl, Soho strip club crawl The Small World of Sammy Lee,..."

May 2, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Secrets and Lies: The Truth of Official Secrets

Martin Bright on the Iraq War, and being played by Matt Smith

"...President's Men. We met in a coffee shop in Soho. That's generally where journalists meet most of their contacts,..."

Sept. 5, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Life Is Sweet

Three talented restaurant professionals run the show at LaV

"...depicted an international who's who of male chefs. When pressed by Eater National to explain this decision, Editor Howard..."

May 9, 2014 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Friday Picks & Sleepers

TGIFriday of SXSW, blurb by blurb

"...12mid, Soho Lounge This San Francisco trio, recording for Slumberland Records..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

SXSW Saturday Picks & Sleepers

Saturday blurbs rally!

"...acute sense of detailed emotion maturing well following 2009's impressive sophomore LP, Cuddlebug. – Doug Freeman Matthewdavid..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

To Marfa, on a Tuesday in December

When high art and hipness move in, what happens to a tiny Texas town?

"...Beach, the next South Congress. Marfa is just like Soho in the Sixties, I can remember a woman crowing..."

Dec. 23, 2005 Arts Feature by Dan Keane

Friday Sleepers

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...potshots at American indie art-punk with sharp aim. All press mentions Brainiac, but think the lurching post-punk that gave..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

'Match' Maker

Deborah Hay's latest dance leads to a new start

"...securing the space, finding designers, negotiating schedules, informing the press, printing fliers, etc., etc., right down to taking reservations..."

Jan. 14, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...swathed in urban clothing. Louque (pronounced "Luke") & Co.'s impressive debut, So Long, comes out next month on Newlafaya..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

Postmarks

The union's due, the boys in blue, The Sopranos' view, and Miracle Mike takes it on the, um, chin.

"...me. All of Nyro's songs and stylings succeed, and express deepest soul. Very enthused about this new release...."

April 13, 2001 Column

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...to tackle almost any style she wants to; No Depression has compared her to both Patsy Cline and Emmylou..."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature

After a Fashion

Awful clawful disharama.

"...finished product was dubbed a "mausoleum" by the French press. What they said about his show is unprintable... New..."

Nov. 17, 2000 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Taking Stages

Young, optimistic, and flaky in a way that belies their revolution-for-the-hell-of-it satire, the KAiROS Co. has cultivated a name for itself as "poetic terrorists." Now, after five years in Austin, this theatrical sketch comedy troupe is readying to face down New York.

"...calling the troupe to clear up holes in the press release only to hear the rare question, "Uh, what's..."

July 7, 2000 Arts Feature by Ada Calhoun

Dancing About Architecture

Never Mind the Mayor

"...Red Eyed Fly (715 Red River) and Bob Woody's Soho Lounge (217 E. Sixth) are going to be up..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Wrapped and Ready

"...other accommodations to ensure a "G" rating, and a full-press marketing deployment that seeks to blanket the land in..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Love Nest

First Comes Love...

"...you've got Austin in July, a central nervous system depressant as powerful as any ever sucked into a hypodermic..."

Feb. 16, 1996 Books Feature by Marion Winik

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