The Magic Flute

Twenty-first century tech doesn't serve Mozart's 18th century opera, but the human artists make magic

"...The Magic Flute..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Arts Review by Michael Kellerman

Mr. Not So Frivolous

Wallace Shawn bares all about writing, why he does theatre, and that play with all the sex in it

"...It's strange but somehow just right for a writer so attuned..."

May 11, 2007 Arts Feature by Spencer Parsons

Born on the Fourth of July

Explosions in the Sky are blowing up. (Sorry, we resisted the pun as long as we could.)

"...and simplicity that made their locally distributed debut, How Strange, Innocence, and Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Die..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

Old Man River

Once an outlaw, always an outlaw: The Return of Steven Fromholz

"...feeling like that. Performing requires a certain kind of magic, and either you have it or you don't. And..."

April 20, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

A Cultural Imperative

"...It seems strange that Koester, who was such a big fan of..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Music Feature by Harvey Pekar

The Gift of Words

Corrido

"...of strive and failure, or labor in obscurity, underdog magic, long muscles stretching under sweaty skin" may as well..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Books Feature

Screamlines

"...Boys, but not the commercial one. Director Kathryn Bigelow (Strange Days) has plenty style of her own, as well..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Screens Feature

The Great Critic Test

How Much Do You Really Know About These Freaks?

"...a brief quiz to test your knowledge of that strange creature, the theatre critic — particularly the Austin area..."

Feb. 27, 1998 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

The Big Cheese

South by Southwest 1997

"...the showcase had to end, and it did with "Strange Face of Love" from Desperado. "Right about here, Salma..."

March 21, 1997 Music Feature

Qmmunity: Queer Comedy Pipeline

Ivy Le talks the impact of Tongue in Cheek, a queer comedy open mic providing fertile ground for Austin's LGBTQ comics

"...A strange situation faced Ivy Le and Aira Juliet at the..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Column by James Scott

Ye Olde Witch Hunt Tactic Makes a Comeback in Right-Wing War on Public Education

Which course is witch?

"...that, "Texas Universities Fund Courses on Witches and Black Magic," spotlighting Texas Tech University's course, Witches, Bruxas, & Black..."

June 30, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Five Fantastic Options for Filipino Cuisine in Austin

Finding family via bold and delicious feasts

"...want to add in. It is exactly as deliciously strange as it sounds...."

June 25, 2021 Food Feature by Adam Wood

Bog Bodies, Blood Pulling, and Muppets: Making the Monster of Boys From County Hell

How Chris Baugh raised the evil of Irish vampire

"...History of Irish Names of Places, Abhartach was a magical tyrant, finally deposed and restrained underground by magic. Like..."

May 7, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

With Theatres Closed, Austinites Create Their Own Backyard Cinemas

Get a big-screen experience for your small group

"...to keep the pandemic blues away with some movie magic...."

May 29, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Paper Street Podcast Gives a Voice to the Indie Film Industry

With movie production in lockdown, try the sounds of Paper Street

"...Junkfood Cinema Doctor Strange/Sinister script writer C. Robert Cargill and critic Brian Salisbury..."

May 22, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Shakey Graves’ SXSW Scavenger Hunt

Tape Quest encourages fans to explore Austin

"...“badass, outdated, and somewhat contrived adventure.” He’s personally created strange mixtapes, glued them into vintage cassette recorders, and hidden..."

March 12, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Luv Doc: A Very Depressive Point of View

Contrary to our Idiot-in-Chief's racist desires, no one in Norway wants to come to America

"...out of their hat. We haven't managed that dark magic even though we've had a couple hundred years to..."

Jan. 19, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Helium

"...The Dirt of Luck, a double-LP combining 1997's The Magic City and the No Guitars EP, and double vinyl..."

Dec. 8, 2017 Music Review by Libby Webster

Texas Filmmaker David Lowery Updates Pete's Dragon

Reimagining the Disney classic

"...talking about the time he saw something mythical and magical in the forest. Writer/director David Lowery said, "The line..."

Aug. 12, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

To Build a Home

Four Austin writers discuss how they create their fantastic worlds

"...elves. Maresca's Maradaine Constabulary novels take place in a magical city with extensive criminal syndicates. In The Recall Chronicles,..."

June 17, 2016 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

DVDanger: Fursonas

Getting beneath the fur with director Dominic Rodriguez

"...DR: It’s like a strange game of anonymity, especially when you’re in a suit..."

May 10, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

ACL Preview: Jidenna

Full, uncut Q&A with a true G

"...get to see me post-”Classic Man” and all the magic that’s happened in the last couple of years...."

Oct. 8, 2015 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Touring the Tour

A very meta experience, guided by Heather Pesanti, senior curator of the Contemporary Austin

"...the hulking milling machines and precision metal workings, the magic of this particular tour began to unfold: the Pesanti..."

Nov. 21, 2014 Arts Feature by Seth Orion Schwaiger

Fantastic Fest 2014: How It Felt

Artist Amy Everson on trauma and truth

"...version of herself in her own life. Amy creates strange costumes: sometimes grotesque, sometimes caricatured, always highly imbued with..."

Sept. 24, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Book Festival 2013

Oct. 28, 2013. 36 photos.

"...gone wrong" in the national economy. "It's a very strange and darkly funny place," he said. "I knew there..."

Oct. 29, 2013 Photo Gallery

Sarah Silver Hands

The magic in this new fairy-tale opera lies in its look more than its story

"...The magic emanating from the Vortex Repertory Company's latest spectacle practically..."

Oct. 21, 2011 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

The Devil's in the Details

Andrew Bujalksi and Cinema Club screen an overlooked John Huston gem

"...it's separate from time completely. It's such a unique, strange film, and whatever's magical about it is really hard..."

Nov. 19, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Off the Record

Nothing's shocking: reveling in the aftermath and glow of South by Southwest 09

"...T Bird & the Breaks, Corto Maltese, and the Strange Boys, who had Rolling Stone's David Fricke bobbing away..."

March 27, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Miss Understood

Carolyn Wonderland through the looking glass

"...a mockingbird imitating a car alarm. It was so strange, so urban."..."

May 2, 2008 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Show Us Your Bulbs

Recycling Artists Take New Orleans Trash and Make Illuminating Mardi Gras Treasure

"...is deeming you worthy of the beads and the magic they contain. If you miss the beads, they "lose..."

Jan. 25, 2008 Features Feature by Richard Whittaker

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