Local Bars Serve Up Drinks With Halloween Vibes

It's basically candy for adults

"...monthlong Halloween interactive pop-up featuring a whole menu of Samhain-themed frozens, cocktails, mocktails, a couple of punch bowls, and..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Food Post by Evan Rodriguez

Residential Address: The College of Hip-Hop Knowledge Schools Austin on Homegrown and National Talent

Organized Konfusion's Prince Po joins Fresh Fridaze on July 14

"...A short drive south from the packed streets, roadblocks, and mounted police that occupy the..."

July 7, 2023 Music Column by Gary Lindsey

Recipe: The Bitter End's Chocolate Terrine

Dodging ghosts and creating delicious desserts

"...Sam Dickey was a baker at the Bitter End with me. He was a big guy..."

Oct. 28, 2022 Food Feature by Joel Fried

Day Trips: The Lady in Blue, San Angelo

Statue illustrates the story of Native American legend

"...The Lady in Blue once again appears over the Concho..."

April 15, 2022 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The Movie

Full-throttle curse-fighting anime action

"...action as two heroes – one alive, one an apparition – take on a demonic curse...."

March 18, 2022 Movie Review

The Legend of La Llorona

The weeping woman has reason to cry in this flat supernatural horror

"...Mexican folktale told by generations of parents to scare the bejesus out of their niños with the reputed aim..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Titane

Cannes-winning chaotic drama is a new reflection on body horror

"...Directed by: Julia Ducournau. Starring: Agathe Rousselle, Vincent Lindon, Nathalie Boyer and Garance Marillier...."

Oct. 1, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Paris Without Her: A Memoir

In his latest book, the Austin author walks through the City of Light to find a new life after his wife's death

"...Paris can be said to have top billing in the title of Gregory Curtis' memoir is meaningful not only..."

May 21, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

10 Austin Acts to Catch at Free Week 2020

Free Week bands you’ll be hearing more about in the coming 12 months

"...string, and a 9-volt battery. One side goes around the skull of Cody Dosier, the other rests on a..."

Dec. 27, 2019 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Levitation Live Shot: Chelsea Wolfe, Ioanna Gika

Americana gothic: sinister prophecy v. angelic melancholy

"...A deep purple spotlight cast a thorny shadow over the enormous cross upon the back wall, which seemed to..."

Nov. 10, 2019 Music Post by Doug Freeman

"Mathieu Grenier: Expanded Nomenclature" at grayDUCK Gallery

In his first solo show in Austin, this Montreal photographer blurs language and lines

"...city. "I work like a sculptor, and I enjoy the possibilities of how an image is framed, how it..."

July 5, 2019 Arts Review by Barbara Purcell

Explore the Natural Beauty of Texas at These Four State Parks

The best outdoor destinations near Austin are just a road trip away

"...of outdoor spaces can make it easy to forget the 630,000-plus acres of Texas state parks and natural areas..."

May 17, 2019 Features Feature by Beth Sullivan

Election Ticker: Last Chance for Controversy

E-Day is tomorrow! Here's the latest news before it's too late.

"...Just a few more hours before the future of the world is decided. No pressure. Here’s..."

Nov. 5, 2018 News Post by News Staff

The Apparition

French religious drama places miracles under the microscope

"...evidence coexist? That's an age-old question, and one that The Apparition, the latest from French director Giannoli, broaches without..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Evil Triplet

"...last year's debut, Have a Nice Trip hews to the local power trio's modus operandi: acid grunge, space-tripping lyrics,..."

July 27, 2018 Music Review by Michael Toland

Heartland Theatre Collective’s Little Bird

The vulnerability of small things is at the heart of Nicole Oglesby’s drama of girls and ghosts in East Texas bayou country

"...The girl cups the baby bird in her hands, anxious..."

June 15, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Monk Parker’s Sad Clown

“Gaudy Frame” video contemplates imaginary romance

"...Monk Parker’s music exudes from some otherworldly plain, an elastic space of chiaroscuro sadness where brief..."

Sept. 28, 2017 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Live Music This Weekend, Sept. 1-4

An extra day of delights for your weekend music-going

"...Stay hydrated, pack earplugs, and keep the party going an extra 24 hours for the long-awaited..."

Sept. 1, 2017 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Gift Guide 2016: Haunted Holidays

A few suggestions if you’re giving your Ghost of Christmas Past a present ...

"..."The telling or reading of ghost stories during long, dark,..."

Dec. 2, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Ghost Hunting at Austin’s Spookiest Bars and Restaurants

Our favorite haunts

"...I guess I really should have taken the entreaty more seriously. It's not like it's a usual..."

Oct. 28, 2016 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Day Trips: Oblate Missions, San Antonio

Can't make it to France or Mexico City? A pair of religious shrines make one holy site in the Alamo City.

"...Our Lady of Guadalupe "Tepeyac de San Antonio" at the Oblate Missions in northwest San Antonio combine replicas of..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Conjuring 2

Semi-retired ghost hunters make a comeback in the second installment of James Wan's spooky series

"...Based on the “real-life” Enfield Poltergeist that rattled Britain’s nerves from 1977..."

June 10, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Thursday SXSW Sleepers

"...That area-code proud LP's follow-up, Bodacious, arrives next month. The trio's singer/drummer Hanna Brewer suitably cites Gwen Stefani and..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature

Folk Music Fireball!

Sixty years ago this month and next, Elvis Presley destroyed Austin

"..."The basic difference between then and now is that Austin..."

Dec. 25, 2015 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Gusev

Breaking String's Gusev is a remarkable, feverish journey through the human condition

"...In the new play Gusev from Breaking String Theater Company, a..."

Aug. 21, 2015 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Queen and Country

John Boorman's follow-up to Hope and Glory observes the same boy who's now a young man

"...Starring: Callum Turner, Caleb Landry Jones, Pat Shortt, David Thewlis, Richard E. Grant, Vanessa Kirby, Tamsin Egerton and Brian..."

April 3, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Fantastic Fest 2014: V/H/S Viral

Third time the charm for found footage anthology franchise?

"...The V/H/S found footage horror series has almost passed beyond..."

Sept. 20, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

We Play Chekhov: Two Short Stories on Stage

Breaking String's two-course meal of Chekhov tales proves both meaty and effervescent

"...Rollins Theatre at the Long Center, 701 Riverside, 512/474-5664 www.breakingstring.com Through..."

Aug. 22, 2014 Arts Review by Stacy Alexander Smith

The History Book on the Shelf Is Always Repeating Itself

'Mad Men' hits reset with midseason finale "Waterloo"

"...The first half of the last season of Mad Men..."

May 27, 2014 Screens Post by Rod Machen

Fantastic Fest Adds Terry Gilliam And Metallica

Final round of films includes surprise big names

"...day for genre festival fans: First Housecore Horror released their initial film lineup, now Fantastic Fest has unleashed its..."

Sept. 5, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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