What Is the Livestreamed, Interactive, Cross-Country, Music-Fueled, Comedy of Natatorium?

American Berserk Theatre + Density512 really pools the talent

"...you go to live The Good Life? Would you rip-off the hardwon possessions – or the ill-gotten booty –..."

April 7, 2021 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Banned Leader: The Contradiction of Frank Zappa in Zappa

Alex Winter sees the combative side of a cultural maverick

"...complicated for the Bill and Ted star and director of Napster documentary Downloaded and The Panama Papers. Partly it’s..."

Jan. 6, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

OroBianco Italian Creamery Makes Magic With Water Buffalo Milk

Making mozzarella from white gold

"...run a farm in Fredericksburg, is an unlikely purveyor of cheese. But his Italian heritage, and a fascination with..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Staging Human Resources: The Musical Despite the Pandemic

Mallory Schlossberg knew she'd face challenges staging her new musical now, but she decided to just do it and figure it out

"...was your uncle's barn and the let's-put-on-a-show, gee-golly gumption of some starry-eyed theatre geeks. Now, even if you had..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Arts Feature

Swoop House’s Hospitality Honcho Has All the Luck

Stephen Shallcross carries on with Happy Foods and De Nada and more

"...back in 1922. "The harder I work, the more of it I seem to have."..."

Oct. 30, 2020 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

All the Neighborhood's a Stage in the Drive-Through Vortex Odyssey

The Vortex keeps things safe, sacred, and mythically provocative in their newest stage spectacle

"...are, six months into the big coronavirus pandemic shutdown of 2020, and cabin fever is no longer just an..."

Sept. 25, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Untold Tale of Stuntwomen

Director April Wright is setting the history of Hollywood straight

"...The tale of Hollywood is just like any other narrative. "It depends..."

Sept. 21, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Who Will Be Nuked by the 819?

Austinites unleash a new postapocalyptic RPG on Twitch

"...Welcome, citizen, to the world of NUKED! It’s a land of mutants, magic, and mayhem,..."

Sept. 7, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Many Worlds of Author Marshall Ryan Maresca

The Austin-based maestro of Maradaine writes and sells at a steady and impressive pace

"...Marshall Ryan Maresca's debut novel, The Thorn of Dentonhill, came out from DAW Books in February of..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Fantasia Review: Crazy Samurai Musashi

Hour of swordplay sound fun? Have we got the bloodbath for you!

"...the 37-minute zombie attack in 2017's beloved One Cut of the Dead was a challenge, then director Yûji Shimomura..."

Aug. 25, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

We Have an Issue: Happy Trails

In this week’s issue, we look at the logistics, and emotions, behind plotting a cross country road trip mid-pandemic

"...feel the wind in your hair, all the other stuff Bruce Springsteen likes to sing about – that urge..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

Brandon Cash Says He's a Clown. His Critics Say He's a Bigot. Will His Customers Keep Coming Back?

The show must (?) go on

"...This time, Unbarlievable owner Brandon Cash unleashed a torrent of posts targeting Mayor Steve Adler, Black Lives Matter protesters,..."

Aug. 14, 2020 News Feature by Lee Ackerley

Robert Rodriguez Brings His Next Project Back to Austin to Trailblaze Safe Production Protocols

Troublemaking in the time of pandemic

"...a July 27 start date – making it one of the first features to go into production under new..."

July 3, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Faster Than Sound: Clarence James Finds Clarity Post-Breakup on Debut

Following high school breakout, 20-year-old Georgetown crooner sticks a jazzy bedroom pop debut

"...Empire Control Room. The 20-year-old developed a smooth hybrid of jazz, hip-hop, and bedroom pop after moving to the..."

June 26, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Sam Houston & Blk Odyssy Adds Chicken and Waffles to Their Message

Serving up some neo-soul food

"...finished a national tour and was booked for an official SXSW showcase when the global pandemic started rearing its..."

June 12, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Checking In: Alesia Lani Hermits Happily

Powerhouse live presence ramps down

"...into her universe,” wrote Kahron Spearman in his cover story on Alesia Lani last October for weekend one of..."

June 2, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Mead? Mead!

A little more buzz for the honey-based libations of Texas

"...Sure, Austin is one neverending hoppy explosion of craft beer bliss – even during COVID-19 times, as..."

May 8, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Exit Interview: So Long, Jeff Pinkus

BH Surfers/Honky/Melvins bassist off to Asheville, banjo on his knee

"...On Tuesday night, a procession of cars and pedestrians cruised by the curb of a..."

May 1, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Checking In: Lolita Lynne & Tito Larriva Wrote an Album Together

Father/daughter ATX musicos maintain during the chaos

"...ATX from L.A., where the latter helped write DIY history in the Plugz and Cruzados. Here, they maintain separate..."

April 14, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Bon Appétit Test Kitchen Crew Has Answers

Nine pro chefs and YouTube personalities tackle our burning food Qs

"...Bon Appétit Test Kitchen team has become an object of national adoration, even obsession...."

March 20, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

New Series Motherland: Fort Salem Conjures a Magical Post-Patriarchy Present

Freeform gets bewitched, bothered, and goes to war

"...Laurence was obsessed with witches. It was his costume of choice at Halloween, and an occasional source of concern..."

March 13, 2020 Screens Feature by Shalavé Cawley

Book Review: The Big Goodbye

The making of Chinatown gets its full due in Wasson's chronicle

"...Chinatown – the 1974 cinematic collaboration of director Roman Polanski, producer Robert Evans, screenwriter Robert Towne,..."

Feb. 25, 2020 Arts Post by David Gaines

How Two Texans Helped Make it Snow for Frozen II

Disney worldbuilders Jay Jackson and Brandon Jarratt explain the technology and art of the animated smash

"...flake in a drift. So most are built by software, and there is just as much artistry in the..."

Feb. 14, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...your headliners and competition titles, with the normal array of talent and titles Now it's time to get dark,..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Council Unanimously Votes to End Low-Level Pot Enforcement

Manley responds: "APD will still enforce marijuana laws"

"...prompted county prosecutors across Texas to decline low-level possession of marijuana (POM) cases, the Austin City Council, on Jan...."

Jan. 24, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Hustling Uncut Gems With the Safdie Brothers

How their family history glistens in their New York story

"...being trapped inside a pinball machine, a kinetic fury of movement and color, action and inevitable loss...."

Dec. 24, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin at Large: Be Thankful for What We’ve Got

Sometimes, the grinding slog of government bears tasty fruit

"...As we begin the Season of Excess this week, we are mindful that even though..."

Nov. 29, 2019 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

For Patients With Opioid Use Disorders, the B-Team Offers Help

Dell Seton Medical Center’s “Buprenorphine Team” and its innovative approach to addiction

"...bacterial infection that would require seven to 10 days of treatment. That was time Jennifer did not have to..."

Nov. 29, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Now Streaming in Austin: Coming Undone With Minnow Mountain

Resurrecting Rotoscoping for the Amazon Prime mindbender

"...This time it’s through the mind-warping experience of Amazon Prime's Undone. Written by BoJack Horseman creator Raphael..."

Nov. 20, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Attica Locke on Solving Crime on Highway 59

Heaven, My Home author talks her East Texas roots and the blues

"...was darkening after all, … That or the canopy of Spanish moss hanging from the trees had steepled the..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

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