Styx and Stones

A priest has his canoe trip sunk by a spiritual crisis in The Catechism Cataclysm

March 18, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Songs for the Deaf

Hearing aid concert streams debut in Austin

"...able to tune into a hi-fidelity live stream of Styx performing from an amphitheatre in Jersey...."

Aug. 22, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Final Destination 3

It’s not going to nab any golden statuettes, mind you, but this shocker takes such exuberant, gleeful delight in the unspeakably gory dispatch of assorted teenagers that it may well be the most fun you’ll have at the movies all week.

"...around with the grim reaper and you’re up the Styx with neither paddle nor Charon fare. One by one,..."

Feb. 10, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Malibu's Most Wanted

"...Most Wanted, somewhere between Vanilla Ice’s cramped and airless Styx-side cabana and Milli Vanilli’s touring Yugo. With any luck,..."

April 18, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Perfect Man

Less a feature film than 90 minutes of tweenage feminine wish fulfillment, The Perfect Man is like Teen People come to life.

"...a truly humiliating cameo as the frontman of a Styx cover band! Look for Queer Eye guy Carson Kressley..."

June 17, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Hightower Report

Privatization: The Road to Hell; and Vermont: First in the Nation

"...he exclaims, remember that tolls "work for the River Styx; why not the Beltway?"..."

June 24, 2011 News Column by Jim Hightower

First Steps

New program highlights Texas filmmakers 'before they were legends'

"...starred his extended family; Jan Krawitz's 1976 short doc "Styx," about the underworld of Philly's subway system; Tobe Hooper's..."

Feb. 18, 2011 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life

You can take rock & roll out of the novels but not the novelist

"...autobiography Rock and Roll Will Save You Life, from Styx, Toto, Metallica, and Air Supply to Israel, El Paso,..."

June 11, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Extended Play

Denim, lasers, Doritos, and more.

"...the first hip-hop artist to perform, hair metal specialists Styx secure this year’s wildcard slot. Tickets go on sale..."

Jan. 15, 2008 Music Post by Austin Powell

Shogun Assassin

This film is a fascinating Americanized amalgam of two Japanese movies: Lightning Swords of Death and Baby Cart at the River Styx. Shogun Assassin combines bits and pieces from both films, adds an unfortunately bad dub track, and creates a seamless whole.

"...Swords of Death and Baby Cart at the River Styx. Shogun Assassin combines bits and pieces from both films,..."

April 18, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Postmarks

Hysteria Doomed Plan

"...anyway? By Shakespeare's arrangement, we're barely across the River Styx. The sins and punishments up to there are chump..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Column

A Walk Through the Wildflower Center's Field of Light

Acclaimed artist Bruce Munro basks in the evening glow with his new installation

"...the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, re-created the River Styx through flowing waves of compact discs – a medium..."

Sept. 16, 2022 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

“No Willie, Waylon, or the Armadillo in 1977!!!” The Punk Beast Begins to Stir in Austin

A nascent scene takes shape in chapter three of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...something else. Rock radio was inundated with Journey and Styx. It was getting tedious."..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Marc Savlov’s Top 10 Films of 2021

"...of friendship, loss, and the possibility of redemption. Quoth Styx: "Babe, I love you." 2) The Mitchells vs the..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Party Never Stops with the Uncaged New Year's Eve Bash

Meet the Cheddar Goblin in an 8-Bit Alamo as South Lamar goes virtual

"...party." Electro diabolo marching band across from the River Styx Itchy-O will be snaking their way through the night..."

Dec. 27, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Crime Month: A Chron "… and Punishment" Playlist

Songs answering the musical question, "Does crime pay?" No.

"...“Renegade,” Styx When the caught criminal must face down his inevitable..."

July 17, 2019 Arts Post by M. Brianna Stallings

Tapping the Texas Craft Brewers Festival

Eric Puga answers your burning questions about the local beer fest

"...which may or may not get you ass-clapping to Styx...."

Sept. 22, 2017 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Morbid Curiosity: A Card Game About Death

Shedding the stigma of the inevitable

"...as crushed black velvet, and deep as the River Styx, from names of ancient underworld deities, to death industry..."

May 12, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Aaron Behrens Doesn’t (Always) Feel Like Dancing

Ghostland Observatory frontman takes us on a Midnight Stroll

"...written on an acoustic guitar. That song sounds like Styx to me on account of the piano and high-pitched..."

Aug. 29, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Skyline Theater Debuts

Boston’s flying saucer lands at Austin’s newest outdoor venue

"...time spunky rock vocalist Dennis DeYoung – singer/keyboardist/hit-writer for Styx – opened the show...."

June 13, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Funniest Person in Austin 2016: Lashonda Rules!

Lashonda Lester takes the title in the competition's 31st year

"...take a pot full of water from the river Styx …." Such touches of surrealism informed the rest of..."

May 17, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Past Passion

Austin Shakespeare revisits Tom Stoppard in Hades for The Invention of Love

"...which he's become known, Stoppard capers from the river Styx, where the aged Housman is preparing to be ferried..."

Feb. 20, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Film Society Announces 2013 Grants

$116,000 awarded to Texas filmmakers

"...It's particulalry good news for director Todd Rohal (The..."

Aug. 28, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

One Letter Short for 'ABCs of Death 2'

25 director teams announced: Can you bring the mayhem for 'M'?

"...Julian Barratt (The Mighty Boosh, A Field in England)..."

Aug. 14, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

'Post Linear'

The paintings of Beili Liu, Shawn Camp, and Sandra Pratt might be what cartographers dream

"...of tenebral rivers, legendless and mysterious, a mix of Styx and Lethe and that unnamed delta forming before the..."

Dec. 7, 2012 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Expands Film Lineup

'Sleepwalk With Me,' 'Safety Not Guaranteed' added

"...That's just one of 15 additional features announced today..."

Feb. 15, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Heart and Soul

Lengthy Q&A with Huey Lewis

"...so diverse, and it’s the opposite now. It’s REO, Styx, and who else? It’s crazy, I don’t know. We’ve..."

Oct. 25, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Eurydice

This show doesn't the plumb the depths of eternal love but is solidly staged

"...quickly forgotten even without the help of the River Styx...."

Feb. 11, 2011 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

... And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead

"...Dennis DeYoung, but it's not hard to pick up Styx in "The Wasteland." The album's overwrought second side, "Strange..."

Feb. 4, 2011 Music Review by Greg Beets

Gay Place

We are proud as peacocks to announce our new totally all-gay all-day Gay Place Web page

"...You are in a one-way canoe down the River Styx on a current of blood, baby. No paddle. And..."

March 12, 2010 Column by Kate X Messer

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