SXSW Interview: Inbetween Girl Director Mei Makino

Down with Sixteen Candles says the Visions award-winner

"...has given us plenty of treasured coming-of-age films over the years, and 2021 was no exception. Along with standouts..."

March 25, 2021 Screens Post by Selome Hailu

Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir by Natasha Trethewey

In her book, Natasha Trethewey is a daughter who returns to her mother's crime scene to reclaim herself

"...able to tell a story about it," writes Natasha Trethewey in her memoir Memorial Drive. The Pulitzer Prize-winning poet..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Arts Feature by Barbara Purcell

Public Notice: You Know Things Are Bad When ...

Part 47 in a long series

"...was a big thing?) actually did squeeze back into the headlines this week, as Texas jumped way up in..."

June 12, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Austin’s Bar Scene Evolves as #sobercurious Becomes More Socially Acceptable

Enjoy the zero-proof experience of Sans Bar

"...Any night of the week in Austin offers a happy hour with a..."

March 6, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Devenyns

Ecuadorian Family Makes Cedar Park a Chocolate Mecca

100% cacao bars and cognac bonbons are just the beginning

"...Carlos and Isabel Galarza are strengthening the connection between their family's cacao plantation in Ecuador..."

Feb. 14, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Yo Soy Podcast Amplifies Queer Latinx Voices

Alejandro Victoria on creating a platform to connect and inspire

"...passion to share stories as means to connect with others, Floridian transplant Alejandro Victoria became the self-motivated, one-man-band behind..."

Nov. 14, 2019 Qmmunity Post by ena ganguly

theSkimm Founders Explain Why They're Betting on Millennial Women

Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg want you to "live smarter"

"...because that’s how many subscribers wake up to find the Daily Skimm newsletter in their in-boxes each morning...."

Oct. 28, 2019 News Post by Sarah Marloff

Fantastic Fest Interview: Taking a Night Drive With AJ Bowen

Moons, Lyfts, and bathroom breaks: War stories from the indie trenches

"...There's something inherently terrifying about ridesharing. The idea of getting..."

Oct. 2, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Best of SXSW: Best Stage Banter, Best Show, Best Repeats

… and other observations from Kevin Curtin’s notebook

"...handwriting as evidence of Multiple Personality Disorder. Looking at the back page of my notebook, where I log a..."

March 19, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Austin Playwright-Performer Provides a New Kind of Documentation in (Un)Documents

In an award-winning solo show, Jesús I. Valles sits down, alone with family

"...for jobs, to secure housing. Documents that, depending on whether they're in one's possession or not, can change lives...."

Feb. 15, 2019 Arts Feature by Beth Sullivan

Street Corner Arts' We Are Proud to Present ...

Street Corner Arts' staging is more than exceptional theatre; it asks thought-provoking questions about authority, perspective, and intention

"...winner. Street Corner Arts' production of Jackie Sibblies Drury's play-with-the-very-long-name has some of the best ensemble work and direction..."

Dec. 7, 2018 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Election Coverage: Blowouts, Run-Offs in Education Elections

Anderson, Ashy, and a run-off at AISD

"...Three new faces will join the Austin Independent School District school board after a night..."

Nov. 9, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: Decision Day?

Best of luck to all of us this coming Tuesday

"...has been a great mayor in most all respects; the singular failure in his first term was the land..."

Nov. 2, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Gay Place

'Tis the season to be prideful

"...alt-Pride returns Saturday for its ninth year! Opening with the rally, speakers include Chola Magnolia, Awais Azhar of the..."

June 1, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Playback: Can Austin Be a Jazz City?

Two venues usher in a new era in Austin jazz. Plus music scholar Bill Bentley brings the Smithsonian Institution to bear at BookPeople.

"...Austin ain't a jazz town – not in the way the city holds identity in blues, psychedelic music,..."

Feb. 16, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Death by David Vincent

Hanging with Morbid Angel singer-turned-country outlaw David Vincent and other dark tales of the live music capital

"...had gone off," remembers David Vincent of arriving in the small Southeast Texas town of Lamar after Hurricane Harvey..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Bill Converse Shapes Texas Techno

Underground turntable maestro needs no introduction to local DJs, but to the broader community he's flown under the radar

"...For the release party of his 2016 debut LP Meditations/Industry at..."

Oct. 20, 2017 Music Feature by Dan Gentile

Assessing This Year's Tumultuous Fantastic Fest

Notes from the subdued chaos at the Drafthouse

"...For 13 years, Fantastic Fest, the Alamo Drafthouse's signature film festival, has been a flag-bearer..."

Oct. 6, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Dynasty: On Being Black and Queer in Austin

The Mahogany Project's newest show dives into QPOC lived experience

"...doesn't mean it's always easy to call Austin home. The challenges queer people of color face while navigating predominantly..."

Aug. 1, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Iman Shah

Sandra Bland Remembrance Today

Evening event includes march from Victory Grill to Capitol

"...The grassroots nonprofit Counter Balance: ATX will host a Sandra..."

July 13, 2017 News Post by Maria Mendez

Margaret Moser Tribute: Alice Berry

On the Texas Blondes: “We were just cute girls who liked cute bands”

"...I credit Margaret for getting the name of our band out to the Clash, which..."

June 30, 2017 Music Feature by R.U. Steinberg

No, Really, Ada Calhoun – What’s It Like Being Married?

The New York journo tells all and, holy matrimony, her words are wise

"...Who the hell is Ada Calhoun and what does her marriage..."

May 17, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Gay Place

Queerbomb is short on funds and needs your help

"...Contracts have been signed; permits have been pulled. But there's just one small problem: QB is short on funds...."

May 12, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

Stranger Things Blasts Local Synth Quartet Survive Into Orbit

Scoring the Netflix summer hit

"...At least not in the guise of the Austinites' laptop-only-eschewing transcendence. Today, the capital..."

Sept. 23, 2016 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Public Notice: Mobility and Affordability

Mayor Adler chases transportation dollars

"...As Mayor Steve Adler noted recently, "No other city is better positioned than Austin to realize the..."

April 8, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

“Love in Action”

Florence’s Comfort House is the Best of “Weird Austin”

"...Among the nine domiciles featured in Saturday’s second annual “Weird Homes..."

May 22, 2015 News Post by Michael King

SXSW Keynote: Snoop Dogg

D-O-double-G Keynizzle

"...The grumbling began as soon as the keynote announcement was..."

March 21, 2015 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

What's Eating Him

Henry Rollins makes the jump to leading man in cannibal comedy He Never Died

"...Everyone has secrets, especially Jack. The protagonist of SXSW Midnighter He Never Died is good..."

March 13, 2015 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Joe Swanberg Wishes You a Happy Christmas

On fatherhood, impostor syndrome, and staying unpredictable

"...As the holiday season begins, Joe Swanberg might seem to have..."

Nov. 28, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Stuart Gordon Plays with Dolls

Horror pioneer talks Disney, fairy tales, and tiny terrors

"...Re-Animator, From Beyond, and Dagon, director Stuart Gordon is the acknowledged king of H.P. Lovecraft movie adaptations. But with..."

Nov. 15, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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