Austin Opera Takes Aim at the Election With Its Adaptation of The Manchurian Candidate

Composer Kevin Puts and librettist Mark Campbell shoot to thrill in their opera based on Richard Condon's Cold War classic

"...In this most unconventional of election years, why not have an unconventional opera, one..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Public Notice: Clowns to the Left of Us, Jokers to the Right

The overwhelming hubris and audacity of Uber continues

"...Returning to a few of my favorite topics today: the overwhelming hubris and audacity..."

June 10, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

The Time of Their Lives

Richard Linklater and Ellar Coltrane reflect on the 12 years they spent making 'Boyhood'

"...only chance we have to talk for a major profile in his hometown's weekly paper is an hourlong phone..."

July 18, 2014 Screens Feature by Dan Solomon

Letters at 3AM: The Inevitability of the Unexpected

The unexpected always happens

"...To call anything "safe" is only to state that it is safe relative to what is expected...."

March 25, 2011 Column by Michael Ventura

Cult of Personality

Insect Records head and Attack Formation commander Ben Webster has never been photographed with Red River mascot-to-be Butcher Bear

"...Butcher Bear should be Red River's official mascot. He looks like an outcast from Gorillaz's Plastic..."

June 25, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Point Austin: Revenge of the Cyborgs

Speech may be free, but justice costs real money

"...down virtually all restrictions on corporate (and union) financing of election campaigns – I found myself reaching for outlandish..."

Jan. 29, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Gifts of the Magi

A conversation about community and creativity with three wise men of the Austin arts

"...in the city, and as the longtime artistic directors of Zach Theatre, Ballet Austin, and Conspirare, respectively, they've been..."

Dec. 4, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

One-Carr Accident, Carr Runs Out of Gas, etc.

"...on him to be. After re-signing Carr in the offseason and thereby passing up Vince Young, Jay Cutler, and..."

Oct. 30, 2006 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

The Luv Doc: A Couple of Days

There's probably a decent La Quinta in Lubbock

"...hotel so we can relax after a long day of driving. My boyfriend says his mother would be deeply..."

Nov. 25, 2022 Column by The Luv Doc

The Origins of Austin Punk in the Aftermath of the 13th Floor Elevators

Roky Erickson hurtles toward Doug Sahm in Chapter 1, Part 1 of the Austin Punk Chronicles

"...at the Vulcan Gas Company, Congress Avenue's patchouli-soaked den of all that was psychedelic in the late Sixties, is..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Critics Name Cream of the Cultural Crop

The nominees for the 2017-18 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Members of the Austin Critics Table have considered the hundreds of..."

May 14, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Page Two: Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Watching the Tide Roll Away

The Chronicle at 35

"...Edgar Varèse, in the liner notes for The Mothers of Invention album Freak Out!..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Get Out of the City

Aaron Sinclair's band makeover into A. Sinclair rises to the occasion on Get Out of the City

"...Sadie's face is covered in gravy, the wreckage of poutine splayed on the table in front of her..."

July 15, 2016 Music Feature by Libby Webster

Straight Out of Brooklyn

Austin Film Society highlights three films distributed by Factory 25

"...NY-based company Factory 25 describes itself as a distributor of "indie niche projects." Further aiming to travel any road..."

Jan. 8, 2013 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Some Parts of the World Pt. 7

BettySoo's European tour winds to a close

"...One of my favorite aspects of touring is finding I have..."

June 20, 2011 Music Post by BettySoo

Original of the Species

U2 3D

"...Opening in multiple dimensions at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum IMAX next Friday, Jan. 25, U2 3D..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Peak Oil in the Energy State

2007 Houston World Oil Conference focused on eventual point at which world oil production outpaces global demand

"...Houston’s morning rush-hour traffic isn’t for the faint of heart. I recently zoomed past seemingly limitless suburbs headed..."

Nov. 1, 2007 News Post by Daniel Mottola

The Shins' James Mercer: Fond of Y-O-U

The Shins' James Mercer winces upon a star.

"...My rave review of the new Shins album, Wincing the Night Away, was..."

March 1, 2007 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Travis County’s Criminal Court Judges Skeptical of APD’s New Plan for Bail Hearings

Judges sent a letter to the city with their concerns

"...When Travis County’s criminal court judges caught wind of an experimental system for conducting bail hearings that the..."

Dec. 19, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Fusebox Artists Display “Prime Specimens” of Southern Camp

Kale Roberts, Silky Shoemaker, Michelle Devereaux put a truck in drag

"...wanting more and more, to queering the baseline existence of their subjects – and all three will feature in..."

April 14, 2022 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Qmmunity: Texas Trans Athletes Fight to Play

That and a bevy of LGBTQ things to do around town

"...House Bill 25 – one of three anti-trans student-athlete bills moving through the Texas Legislature..."

Oct. 8, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

10 of Austin's Best Halloween and Día de los Muertos Parties and Events for 2019

These haunted listings won't be here long

"...is finally here, and with it comes a host of spooky and fun-filled experiences to fill up your October..."

Oct. 16, 2019 Events Post

The Problem of Wrongful Conviction

New registry details nearly 900 cases

"...A joint project of the University of Michigan and Northwestern law schools has..."

May 21, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

The Passion of Bob Stoops

"...my new novel, Evacuation Plan, to the Writers League of Texas. One person attending later admitted on her blog..."

Oct. 9, 2007 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Austin at Large: The Center of Attention, Again

Austin continues its golden-child ways as the rest of America goes pear-shaped

"...Since 1982, the Urban Land Institute, the preeminent real estate trade group, has published its Emerging Trends in Real..."

Dec. 4, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Faster Than Sound: City of Austin Delays Venue Funding – Again

Live music venues have asked for dedicated COVID-19 relief since March, but the city says applications won't open until next year.

"...Millions of dollars remain designated, but the money to sustain Austin's..."

Nov. 27, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Austin's Rembrandt of Dog Portraits

Greg Geisler is an Old Master when it comes to custom pooch portraits

"...Unlike those older masterworks of portraiture, Geisler's has no mystery in its subject's expression;..."

Feb. 14, 2020 Features Feature by Robert Faires

Robert Faires’ Top 10 Treasures in Theatre of 2018

It was a year in which theatre making the political personal left the deepest impressions

"...Cullum marked her company's 30th anniversary with a celebration of everything Vortexian – its space, its artistic family, its..."

Dec. 28, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Texas Craft Brewers Festival Unveils List of Brews

77 ways for you to capitalize on the celebration of suds

"...Hey everyone! It’s time to break out one of my favorite yearly beer stats, which isn’t really a..."

Sept. 10, 2018 Food Post by Eric Puga

While Council's Away the Mayor Will Play

Council seeks to feast on the good of the land

"...Along with plenty of the rest of us, City Council has taken its..."

March 17, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

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