The Marble Falls

The demise of one small town's one-screen theatre comes down to cold logic in a big business. James McWilliams reports.

"...Falls finally lost its Marble. Sixty years after opening, the Marble Theatre -- a one-screen icon of picture-perfect Main..."

Aug. 1, 2003 Screens Feature by James McWilliams

The Secret History of Tuna

Tuna isn't the only Texas town with which actor-writers Jaston Williams and Joe Sears can be closely identified. Austin has played a significant role in the development of their town, and in return Sears and Williams have changed the face of the capital city.

"...men and a town. That pretty much sums up the careers of Joe Sears and Jaston Williams, at least..."

April 12, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Art of Conversation

Austin Men's Project encourages young gay men to hone their social -- and safe sex -- skills through communication

"...men were watching television at a house in South Austin. They had gathered to watch a movie, but Mad..."

Sept. 24, 1999 News Feature by Clay Smith

Walker Lukens’ The Last Walt and More Crucial Concerts This Week

From Explosions in the Sky to CAPYAC’s Far Out Fest

"...Looking for the best shows happening in Austin this week? Check out..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Qmmunity: The Puzzle of Pride

Putting together all the pieces of queer history with Pride Month events

"...triumph in equal measures. Miss one particular piece and the big gay picture becomes distorted. Pride Month asks us..."

June 2, 2023 Column by James Scott

Austin Restaurant Weeks, Triumphant Tiki Freaks, Yellowbird's Milton Speaks, Mind the Top Chef Peeks

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Here's some of what's happening in Austin's culinary scene, as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words..."

Sept. 22, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Celebrating the Women of Flatbed Press at PrintAustin 2019

Elisabet Ney Museum gives Austin’s world-class press its historic due

"...way to celebrate your 30th birthday. But hey, New Austin can't always be bothered with how many decades of..."

Jan. 11, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Texas PodAcalypse Takes the Show on the Road

Podcast mini-tour hits Rio Rita August 25

"...(of True Crime Fan Club) hosted a meet-up at the Will Call Bar in Deep Ellum. After a surge..."

Aug. 18, 2018 Events Post by Ben Speigner

Gazing at the Texas Film Awards Through a Crystal Ball

The Texas Film Awards celebrate the state's best filmmaking

"...They say the 15th anniversary is the crystal anniversary, and..."

March 6, 2015 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Avant Glam Into the Future

Sassy Delure on Austin's newest burlesque troupe

"...When burlesque siren Sassy Delure put out the call that she was putting a new troupe together,..."

Aug. 8, 2013 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Good Night Austin, Texas, Wherever You Are

Dweezil Zappa returns some ‘Bongo Fury’ to Austin, this time at Stubb's.

"...night’s Zappa Plays Zappa performance at Stubb’s into perspective. The first rock show I attended was Frank Zappa &..."

Nov. 20, 2009 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Running the Funny

Club manager Margie Coyle has kept the laughter going for 20 years

"...a tangled hemisphere of loose brown curls, walks into Austin's Cap City Comedy Club. In her hands is a..."

July 10, 2009 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Follow the Leader

Has Austin's ON Networks found the golden formula for the new media age?

"...In this occasional series on the subject, local media makers who are working the new..."

May 15, 2009 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Beyond the Frame

Curator Elizabeth Dunbar likes art that punches through the gallery walls

"...She started with the exhibition that consisted of rearranging the walls inside the..."

Nov. 28, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Weird Science Takes the Stage

The strange but true tale of how a high school class turned a science textbook into a play

"...Think of the word "biology."..."

Feb. 6, 2004 Arts Feature by C. Denby Swanson

Gary Clark Jr. Boldly Plays New LP in Full at Austin City Limits

Taping finds hometown hero at a meditative musical crossroads

"...For his fourth Austin City Limits taping, on Tuesday night at the Moody..."

March 28, 2024 Music Post by David Brendan Hall

Qmmunity: News of the Queer Austin World

Updates and new creative opportunities in Austin’s queer scene

"...is over: I don’t know about y’all, but phew! The year started in a real strange way. Now that..."

Feb. 2, 2024 Column by James Scott

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Fusebox, Alejandro Escovedo, alexalone, and the Ballinger brothers lead our recommendations

"...feat. Thelma & the Sleaze, Dorian Wood, SKLOSSVarious Locations, through Sunday..."

April 14, 2023 Music Column by Genevieve Wood

Elvis Costello Heads Up Benefit Show for the Musician Treatment Foundation in Austin

With T Bone Burnett & Charlie Sexton, he’ll revisit King of America

"...Famer Elvis Costello is coming to ACL Live at the Moody Theater in December to fundraise for the Musician..."

Aug. 22, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Fueling the Algorithm and Finding Community: Music Creators Thrive on Twitch, TikTok, and Instagram

On discoverable platforms, Austin musicians experience encouragement, engagement, and unexpected viral moments

"...In the frenzy of the raging pandemic, livestreams and virtual music..."

Nov. 26, 2021 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

21 Austin Rappers to Know in ’21

A hard-cut list of MCs proving the local hip-hop scene’s legitimacy

"...The Austin hip-hop scene's collective march toward widespread recognition is..."

June 25, 2021 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

There Is a Light That Will Never Go Out at Austin's Drive-In Theatres

Theatres may be shuttered, but the in-car cinema experience still shines bright

"...Everyone in the film distribution and screening business is nervous right now...."

May 1, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Art & Comedy Events Streaming This Weekend

When I hear the word “culture,” I reach for my mouse

"...You’re prudently staying at home, Austinite, and more power to you and the rest of..."

April 17, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Phillip Wade and Friends on the West Austin Studio Tour

The artist has some creative friends show in his Clarksville home

"...Eve Larson was born in Austin in 1942, and at around 8 years old, she..."

May 11, 2018 Arts Feature by Melany Jean

Your Austin Artist

In a changing city, Michael Anthony García embraces the changing roles of the visual art maker

"...Austin in 2001 would barely recognize the Austin we know..."

June 28, 2013 Arts Feature by Caitlin Greenwood

There Goes the Neighborhood

City split over the latest in urban living options: short-term rentals

"...Four times a year, Sheila Fabrizio travels to Austin from her home in Allentown, Penn­sylvania, with her 20-year-old..."

June 22, 2012 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Who Gives a Damn About Big Range Austin?

The answer might be a lot closer than you think

"...Here comes the Big Range Austin Dance Festival again, for the fourth..."

June 24, 2011 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Advance's Retreat

Is this the end for Cinematexas?

"...Austin film-gazers will see one fewer star in this year's..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

Bringing Out the Dead

Swiss documentary maker Richard Dindo considers himself a "portraitist or biographer of those who are no longer with us." This week, he brings two films : about revolutionary Che Guevara and writer Jean Genet : to town as part of the Austin Film Society's Texas Documentary Tour.

"...Swiss documentary maker Richard Dindo has been called the "memory composer"; his films, "political cinema." He considers himself..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Here Are Your Winners for the 42nd Annual Austin Music Awards

Austin’s favorite albums, artists, and instrumentalists of 2023

"...Though the details wiggle around annually, the meat-and-potatoes mission of the..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Music Feature by The Music Team

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