Other Worlds Austin Goes to an Alien Nation

Sci-fi and horror fest releases full, final lineup

"...When a charming fare named Penny climbs into his taxi cab, Harris, her world-weary driver, finds himself engaged in..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

MetroLink: Going That Extra (First / Last) Mile

From point A to point B, so you can better get to point C

"...agencies have forged first/last mile partnerships with ride-hailing outfits, taxi companies, bike-sharing networks, and dockless systems (scooters!) "to grow..."

Nov. 9, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

You Don’t Have to be Straight With Olly Alexander

Years & Years frontman on coming out and falling for straight men

"...“To the people they work with, to people in taxi cabs. Whatever it is, it isn’t the one day.”..."

Oct. 18, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

Puns, Pigs, and Puppets in Austin Web Series Buckle Up

Ridesharin' dirty with writer Andy Silverman

"...Thankfully the new web series Buckle Up isn't a taxi version of the O. Henry Pun-Off, but it does..."

Oct. 12, 2018 Screens Feature by Dan Gentile

Hyde Park Theatre's Confessions of a Mexpatriate

Raul Garza's solo show tells us that finding your true self in another country isn't easy

"...owner of a New York-style deli in Oaxaca, a taxi driver, a woman he spies praying in a cathedral...."

Sept. 28, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

AGLIFF Closing With Mapplethorpe

Festival adds major bio-pic, plus complete line-up

"...and then more confidently, starting a kind of private taxi service. It is a journey that will take her..."

July 26, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

City Council: 1,020 Minutes Later …

Epic meeting sends Council into summer recess

"...$250 million in affordable housing dollars, deregulation of the taxi industry, an extended Austin Rowing Club row, and a..."

July 6, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Council’s Last Licks

Closing up shop before summer break

"...some of the more burdensome regulations on the city's taxi and chauffeur companies. It's an effort to bring into..."

June 29, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

In Bloom Music Festival 2018

"...Moon Taxi..."

March 27, 2018 Photo Gallery

Roots & Friends Return to SXSW

Collab bonanza includes Ludacris and Jessie Reyez

"...Indie rock band Moon Taxi opens the show, which begins at 8pm. As an..."

March 8, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Council: Free-Net Ain’t Free

Austin Free-Net wins a reprieve over California competition

"...happy at the competition – echoes of the perennial taxi wars – but the vote to approve (first reading)..."

March 6, 2018 News Post by Michael King

Chronicle SXSW Day Party Announced

RSVP now!

"...a grimy, late-Seventies, early-Eighties metropolis à la NYC in Taxi Driver.”..."

March 1, 2018 Music Post by Mark Fagan

How to Get Around at SXSW

Getting from airport to panels to parties without breaking a sweat

"...Ridesharing and Taxis..."

Feb. 28, 2018 SXSW Post

Chauffeur Reg Revamp Rerouted

City set to level playing field between limos, taxis, and TNCs

"...of the grand transportation industry – limousines, charters, and taxis – and the paradigm-busting transportation network companies (specifically Lyft..."

Dec. 13, 2017 News Post by Nina Hernandez

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...As late as 2014, New York taxi medallions went for $1.3 million each. Last month, a..."

Oct. 13, 2017 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

"Radiant: A Group Show" at Davis Gallery

In this group show, artists' odes to the sun, and brilliance in general, provide a sense of life and a lot to think about

"...want to pick one up immediately. Julie Davis' Waco Taxi Co. and El Cobertizo, San Miguel are small paintings..."

Aug. 4, 2017 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

Page Two: Dancing at the Revolution With the Radio On!

Louis Black recalls the joys of driving around and falling in love with pop songs

"...songs like Don McLean's "American Pie" and Harry Chapin's "Taxi," though guilty pleasures, so welcome, especially when the longer..."

June 16, 2017 Column by Louis Black

Spoon's Hot Thoughts Remodels the Locals' Art-Funk

Britt Daniel and Jim Eno talk about the rise of R&B in the band's sound

"...2014's They Want My Soul, "Do You" and "Rainy Taxi" match their staging with dark, tight guitar pop, while..."

June 2, 2017 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Point Austin: It's Getting Harder to Stay Weird

Amid state and federal nonsense, it's getting harder to stay weird

"...public safety regulations in cities where they app-hire freelance taxi drivers. The notorious "bathroom bill" would impose discriminatory mandates..."

May 12, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Float Fest Lineup Makes Landfall

Zedd, Weezer, Mac Miller tube into San Marcos

"...Pit, laptop abusing mash-up maestro Girltalk, jammy progressives Moon Taxi, and rising H-town rapper King of Nothing...."

April 4, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

MFA and Prevenge Give the Revenge Genre a Feminist Spin

Vengeance is hers

"...like the men we see in Breaking Bad or Taxi Driver," Lowe says. "Women typically aren't allowed to be..."

March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Sarah Marloff

The Time Machine: Top Hits of Every Decade for a Century

Montopolis goes multimedia and transtemporal in live concert

"...direct you, but – you know Danny DeVito in Taxi? Kind of like that.”..."

Jan. 11, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

DVDanger: I Am Not a Serial Killer

Director Billy O'Brien on adapting the story of a young monster

"...and go, until Lloyd signed on. O'Brien had the Taxi star on his wish list, and when he finally..."

Dec. 23, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Grove Gets Final Approval

With one PUD approved, attention turns to Austin Oaks

"...(adopted during the Uber and Lyft controversy), some shuttle, taxi, and ride-hailing drivers have learned that previous criminal convictions,..."

Dec. 23, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Thanksgiving as a Refugee in America

Give me your poor, your tired, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free

"...and connected them with volunteers there to meet and taxi them to their new home. It was a shock,..."

Nov. 25, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Getting to the Truth of Teen Life in The Edge of Seventeen

Producer James L. Brooks and director Kelly Fremon Craig talk about their acclaimed teen dramedy

"...classic TV as The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Taxi (among many other hits) and of the films Terms..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

DVDanger: Dog Eat Dog

Paul Schrader is the old dog learning new tricks

"...People and Affliction, and writer of cinematic landmarks like Taxi Driver and Raging Bull, is back today with his..."

Nov. 13, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Council: Escape From City Hall!

Members navigate homestead exemption politics en route to vacation

"...• Approved on third reading a drivers' taxi co-op to compete with existing franchises – another response..."

July 1, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Headlines

"...several rounds inside the Downtown Omni Hotel, killing a taxi driver...."

July 1, 2016 News Feature

While Austin Slept

City Council passes major bond package – & lots of other stuff

"...• Approved on third reading a drivers’ taxi co-op to compete with existing franchises – Adler praised..."

June 24, 2016 News Post by Michael King

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