Whirled of Sound

Tracking down Rob Halverson and Robinson Ear's Little Whirled of Sound.

"...Rob Halverson is something of a mad scientist. Positioned in front of a digital..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Sick of Myself

Norwegian satire keeps the audience a safe distance from a narcissist

"...Directed by: Kristoffer Borgli. Starring: Kristine Kujath Thorp, Eirik Sæther, Fanny Vaager,..."

April 28, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Hand of God

Unromantic semi-autobiography about an auteur’s discovery of cinema

"...The Hand of God – Paolo Sorrentino’s sentimental semi-autobiographical picture about an..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

AGLIFF Presses Play on The Capote Tapes

LGBTQIA+ film festival announces online lineup for 2020

"...selection for this year's virtual fest is still worthy of the big screen, with the announcement that new documentary..."

July 8, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Survivors/Los Sobrevivientes at Texas State University

Katie Bender's drama takes us inside the Alamo for the rare treatment of that story as something intimate, with feeling more than action

"...answer, eyes fixed on her as if in expectation of a revelation. But following her response, he craves more..."

Nov. 8, 2019 Arts Review by Robert Faires

How a Collaboration Between Roky Erickson and Doug Sahm Became Part of the Blueprint for Punk Rock

Chapter one of the Austin Punk Chronicles concludes with two local legends setting the stage for a global music revolution

"...Erickson's live solo debut loomed at the grand opening of the Ritz on October 18, 1974 – the same..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

How Local Opera Company LOLA Made the Play Lardo Weeping Sing

Peter Stopschinski’s 17-year journey to bring Terry Galloway’s outsized, outspoken agoraphobe to the stage

"...you're talking about is titled Lardo Weeping, the corpulence of the lead character is part of the point. Indeed,..."

March 8, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Anthem of the Sun

Non-commercial frequency Sun Radio broadens its solar-powered Americana throughout Central Texas

"...Up on the second-story rooftop of Sun Radio, one looks east to the antenna..."

Jan. 22, 2016 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Speaking of the Dead

To mark the Grateful Dead's final performances this weekend, a look back on the band's local history

"..."Dallas – got a soft machine.Houston – too close to New Orleans."..."

July 3, 2015 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

The Perils of Big Data

The up- and downsides of student information collection

"...There's a name that will be on a lot of tongues at SXSWedu. That name is inBloom – and..."

March 6, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Field of Dreams

In 'Los Jets,' a six-part TV series, we see how the soccer-playing sons of undocumented immigrants became state champions

"...at some point. That's what the predominantly white community of Siler City, N.C., learned when this town of fewer..."

Aug. 1, 2014 Screens Feature by Nina Hernandez

Nowhere to Play

The Cost of Art, Part I: Austin's growth and rising rent take out theatre venues, one by one

"...frustrated. It took the ScriptWorks executive director six months of searching to find a venue to rent for Out..."

Jan. 24, 2014 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Cobbe

The Best of the Best in Gainesville

No. 5 UT volleyball takes on two of the Top 4 teams in the nation

"...the No. 5 Longhorns travel to Gainesville, Fla., to play in the Nike Big Four Volleyball Classic against No...."

Sept. 10, 2010 Sports Post by Will Eidam

(500) Days of Summer

This romantic comedy is a deeply funny, seductive, and surprisingly honest dramatization of the ways we snooker ourselves into incompatible love.

"...Directed by: Marc Webb. Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel, Geoffrey Arend, Matthew Gray Gubler, Chloe Moretz and Clark Gregg...."

July 24, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Torch of the Mystic

Sir Richard Bishop, keeper of the flame

"...I just finished reading Sun After Dark, a collection of stories by Pico Iyer on traveling abroad. He opens..."

May 26, 2009 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

A Tale of Two Party Chairs

Democrat Richie asks for unity, GOP chief Benkiser asks for cash

"...While the confetti is still dropping in D.C., the state chairs for the Democrats and Republicans in Texas have..."

Jan. 20, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Can the Bands Play On?

The Live Music Task Force tunes up to protect Austin's claim to fame

"...Troy Dillinger. The longtime Austin musician organized the Year of Austin Music to call attention to the dire economic..."

July 18, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

The Assassination of Richard Nixon

First-time director Niels Mueller tells "the mad story of a true man" in this tragic portrait of Sam Bicke, who tried to fly an airplane into the White House in 1974.

"...First-time director Niels Mueller bills his debut, The Assassination of Richard Nixon, "the mad story of a true man."..."

Jan. 21, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Ballad of El Molino

Unearthing one of the great "lost" albums of Texas rock & roll history

"...fans shake their heads in wonder at the absurdity of it. After all, this is a state that helped..."

Oct. 11, 2002 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

The Island of Dr. Moreau

"...Balk and Ron Perlman. Watching Brando in The Island of Dr. Moreau, you find yourself wondering: Is he the..."

Aug. 30, 1996 Movie Review by Steve Davis

In Search of The Lost King

How Philippa Langley dug up the truth about Richard III

"...When King Richard III of England was killed at the battle of Bosworth Field,..."

March 24, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Days of Being Wild: ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead Reflects on Source Tags & Codes

Twenty years after its release, the band and producer look back ... while always looking forward

"...reason why ecstasy is the young person's synthetic molecule of choice. MDMA's cocktail of psychoactive integrants works together to..."

March 4, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Checking In: Caroline Rose Dreams of England

“I’ve had this really awful travel bug”

"...route to L.A.,” wrote Rachel Rascoe in a February profile. “Not coincidentally, after garnering acclaim for third album Loner..."

Sept. 8, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Day Trips: Statues of Texas Women

A list of Texas women who stand tall

"...Statues of Texas women are in short supply compared to likenesses..."

March 6, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

True Love and Lawsuits in the Wedding Capital of Texas

'Til death do us party

"...quiet. In 2013, the 41-year-old former Texas General Land Office agent and his wife Staci bought a 10.8-acre plot..."

April 27, 2018 News Feature by Kate Groetzinger

Explosion at Plant in West, Texas Shakes the State

As many as 30 feared dead in fertilizer plant accident

"...Late Wednesday night, the north Central Texas town of West – perhaps best-known for the Czech Stop (pictured)..."

April 18, 2013 News Post by Monica Riese

The Passion of the Kinky

How the Kinkster did, then didn't, endorse Perry

"...he is backing away from last week's headline-grabbing endorsement of Gov. Rick Perry for president...."

Aug. 29, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Constancy of Sorrow

Native Texan Kevin Reynolds taps loss of innocence, from Cold War Commies to The Count of Monte Cristo

"...their mutual 1985 breakthrough, Fandango; 1991's Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves; and, four years later, the logistically cursed and..."

May 8, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Turfcats Player Profile of Robert Quiroga

An interview with a former Baylor Bear and current Turfcat

"...The Austin Turfcats of the newly formed Southern Indoor Football League get their..."

April 17, 2009 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

The Laboratory of Playmaking

Artists from different realms join forces to concoct new strains of performance in UT's New Works Festival

"...Festival. This biennial event, organized by the UT Department of Theatre & Dance and named for the influential playwright,..."

April 6, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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