E-tail This!

La Frontera is proof that e-commerce has not destroyed traditional retail commerce.

"...As you enter Williamson County, at the sclerotic interchange of the interstate and FM 1325, you pass Dell Computer..."

March 2, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

How Robin Got His Groove Back

Musicologist Gillian Anderson has come to the rescue of Robin Hood, taking the 1922 Douglas Fairbanks film Robin Hood and restoring its original score. It's one of two dozen films from the earliest era of motion pictures for which Anderson has recovered, restored, or reconstructed the scores.

"...Once again, the peace of the realm is threatened by the tyrannous hand of..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Overlapping Fireworks

It’s been six long years since Frontera artists Vicky Boone, Margery Segal, and Annie Suite have all worked with each other on a play, but the threesome still send off fireworks together, as C. Denby Swanson

"...the play Love's Fire at St. Edward's University, a project on which they are all collaborating, goes something like..."

April 7, 2000 Arts Feature by C. Denby Swanson

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...as an ugly tree. But the hideous structures made of them for human dwellings are unforgivable. The poorest nation..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Column

The Natural

"...photograph by Shelly Rutledge Sitting across a picnic table..."

July 30, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

The Primary Source

"...Carol Fran photograph by T.O. Petitt..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

SXSW Film Conference and Festival '98 Further Reflections

"...Included here are more reviews of films screened during the SXSW Film Festival 1998. Additional..."

March 27, 1998 Screens Feature

New Adventures in Old-Fi

Unearthing the Memphis Goons

"...it's impossible to resist calling "bullshit" on the tale of the Memphis Goons. What could be more Spinal Tap..."

March 28, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...his newest film fits more squarely into the category of science fiction than that of fantasy, his quirky, disquieting,..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...Wong Foo is a fairy tale in every sense of the word. Kidron's (Used People) latest film outdrags, outdresses,..."

Sept. 8, 1995 News Feature

Black Pumas’ Eric Burton Bets on Himself

After an abrupt break, Chronicles of a Diamond completely reinvents the band dynamic

"...most serene track on Black Pumas’ sophomore album Chronicles of a Diamond. The lullaby-like "Angel" emerged while playing guitar..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Movers & Shakers

A guide to Austin dance

"...the discipline under discussion is dance, it's the nature of the artists to be on the move. And in..."

Dec. 4, 2015 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Roger That

Q&A with the Byrds' Roger McGuinn

"...the first time, had you attached to it any of that mythology that say the English did?..."

Aug. 4, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Wolfman

This monster reboot disappoints terribly, making up in blood and entrails what it lacks in heart and soul.

"...Universal's stone-classic 1941 original (nor suffering from the contraction of the former’s three-word title into two), Talbot arrives onscreen..."

Feb. 12, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mr. Brown Will Come to Town

Comic-book creator Jeffrey Brown is a featured guest at this year's Staple! The Independent Media Expo

"...decade now. This year's iteration brightens the practical innards of the Monarch Event Center and features Stan Sakai (of..."

March 6, 2009 Books Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Early to Rise

Daniel Johnson loves early music's purity of sound and intimacy, and he's not alone

"...the days when Mozart, Beethoven, and the other gods of symphonic composition began their reign over the concert hall...."

Dec. 12, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Advance's Retreat

Is this the end for Cinematexas?

"...will see one fewer star in this year's constellation of fall events. The Cinematexas International Short Film Festival, the..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

History Still Hidden

Reporter of 'Statesman' racial cleansing series disowns published version

"...published a gripping four-part series detailing the systematic expulsion of blacks from small communities throughout the South, the author..."

March 16, 2007 News Feature by Kevin Brass

The Hot Spot

How Richard MacKinnon and the Wireless City Project are making Austin the center of the tech universe – again

"...Richard MacKinnon is changing the city of Austin on a fundamental level. For a city driven..."

June 11, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

"...little trouble jumping into the futuristic fray. This wild story about bounty hunters on Mars in the year 2071..."

April 4, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The World as He Knows It

H.W. Brands? The Age of Gold is just the latest in a long line of well-crafted history.

"...For more than 100 years, readers of literate nonfiction have gravitated to the brand names, the..."

Sept. 13, 2002 Books Feature by Tim Walker

The Next Step

They've made their films. They've done the festivals. Now, four filmmakers share stories about finding -- and losing -- distribution.

"...chance to buy into your neighbor's IPO in favor of seven courses in Final Cut Pro, you can check..."

April 20, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Storyteller

Talking turkey with X-Ray

"...rock & roll's songwriting pantheon according to Kevin Carney of Austin's Wannabes, who like a gaggle of local musicians,..."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature by Mindy LaBernz

Family Drama

Filmmaker Jennifer Fox discusses the seven months she spent with Bill and Karen, an interracial couple at the center of her intimate 10-hour documentary.

"...went into it: seven months living with a family of four in a smallish Queens high-rise (and sleeping on..."

Nov. 12, 1999 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

The Pilgrim Returns

Q&A with Kris Kristofferson

"...It could be argued that there are three types of "Austin" musicians: those who live and work here, those..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Urban on the Rocks

It's the Sprawl, Y'all

"...enviro cause -- including, one suspects, a healthy chunk of those two-out-of-three voters who in 1992 approved the S.O.S...."

April 30, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Analyze This

"...in Hollywood gangster flicks. All those gun barrels getting stuffed down men's throats, all those big cigars, all that..."

March 12, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Our Murals, Ourselves

"...Detail of Genesis by S. Fogel, 1950 photograph by Sam Martin..."

Sept. 4, 1998 Arts Feature by Sam Martin

Love Crimes

"...Walker, James Read and Ron Orbach. There's maybe one-third of a stupendous movie here, another one-third that's just plain..."

Jan. 31, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

12 Can't-Miss Austin Bands at SXSW

Hip-hop, roots rock, pop, shoegaze, and more to keep your ears ringing

"...are buzzing about right now, before they bust out of the Live Music Capital's confines? Our music staff has..."

March 7, 2019 Music Post by The Music Staff

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