The Frighteners

"...Jackson -- whose unpredictable career has included everything from the gleefully perverse Muppet satire Meet The Feebles to the..."

July 19, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Qmmunity: The L Stands for Lynchian

Taking a page from the late Lynch’s book to deal with the current evil afoot

"...So, last Thursday one of Earth’s coolest left for the lodge – so to speak – and now we..."

Jan. 24, 2025 Column by James Scott

The House That Built DJ Shani Hébert

Decades in the making, The Groove Temple arrives on KUTX

"...There's a difference between needing help and helplessness. Shani Hébert..."

March 3, 2023 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Austin Punk Chronicles: "I Don't Think the Sex Pistols Inspired Anything Other Than a Buncha More Punk Bands!"

The San Antonio shoot-out ricochets locally in Chapter 4 of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

"...Austin’s punk culture, written by veteran journalist Tim Stegall. The first three chapters delved into seminal expressions of the..."

Dec. 31, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Billy F. Gibbons on the Death of Dusty Hill and the Future of ZZ Top

“Nobody else could sound like The Dust!”

"...There have only been two lineups of Texas blues-rock institution..."

July 30, 2021 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Beyond the Horizon with Denny Freeman

Austin lodestar offered the theories of life through a guitar

"...Every time Denny Freeman picked up his guitar, whether a lean and mean Fender Stratocaster or a beautiful..."

April 27, 2021 Music Post by Bill Bentley

The Absinthe-minded Professors of Violet Crown Spirits

Three Austinites are producing the first Texas-made absinthe

"...Matt Mancuso was disappointed. He'd heard so much about absinthe in his college years and even before that –..."

Sept. 4, 2020 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Uncovering the Mysteries of Austin’s Speakeasies and Secret Bars

A guide to some of the hidden (and not-so-hidden) bars around town

"...shall we say, elevated than your kitchen table. One way to acquire immediate cachet is to literally hide your..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Food Feature by Lina Fisher

From the ATX to Chi-Town

Kyle Henry explores Chicago in Rogers Park

"...You can take the filmmaker out of Austin, but you can't take Austin..."

March 23, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Yassine Sixth Street Noir

Legends, rumors, unpaid taxes ... and coke on the side

"...March 22 was a slow day on the News desk. This was Austin in campaign season, not..."

May 18, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Salon of the West

They may not notice us every time we go to Barton Springs -- after all, they are thinking, passionate men, deep in conversation. But we sure notice them: the men at Philosophers' Rock. Who are they? And why does Austin owe them such a debt of gratitude?

"...On any given evening in the 1940s or 1950s, an old man named J. Frank..."

July 4, 2003 Books Feature by Steve Moore

The Indian in the Cupboard

The excellent animation and sly wit make this an above-average kids' fantasy .

"...Crouse, Richard Jenkins, Rishi Bhat and David Keith. From the multi-award-winning children's book by Lynne Reid Banks comes this..."

July 21, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Best Things We Saw at Austin Psych Fest 2023

Toro y Moi, Automatic, and more highlight homegrown festival’s return

"...Considering Austin’s inclement weather and the precarious state of national touring – survival..."

May 1, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Unpacking Harry Styles' Austin Run With the Professor Teaching a Class on Him

Texas State's Dr. Louie Dean Valencia offers a crash course in the Harry-verse

"...Prepare for an influx of feather boas and bell-bottoms later this month. September 25 through..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Legend Becomes Fact in New Wyatt Earp Documentary

New documentary And With Him Came the West explores the truth behind Hollywood's Wyatt Earp

"...The Western is a genre of contradictions, caught between historical..."

July 12, 2019 Screens Feature by Sam Russek

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

The Coen brothers head West, but it's a bumpy ride

"...Originally conceived and shot as a six-episode series for the Netflix streaming service, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs –..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo Turns 50

The landmark album spins at the Moody Theater via two of its makers and their virtuosic friends

"..."The Byrds were ahead of the curve, and they taught..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Good Eye – Clothes-Minded: An Eyeful of Austin Fashion Week

Austin Fashion Week comes to a clothes

"...I adore the 2010 documentary about the New York Times' octogenarian street-style..."

May 9, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

The Hurt Locker

An elite bomb-dismantling squad in Iraq tread the fine line between keeping themselves alive and coming back for another adrenaline rush.

"...Ralph Fiennes, David Morse, Evangeline Lilly and Christopher Sayegh. The hybridization of arthouse and action doesn't happen all that..."

July 10, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Buried Alive in the Blues

The night Austin's Godfather of the blues granted Ed Ward a favor he'll never forget

"...The chubby guy with the unkempt, slightly greasy hair fixed..."

May 26, 2006 Music Feature by Ed Ward

The Royal Tenenbaums

"...as it used to be,” observes a member of the brood in this grand family saga whose literary aspirations..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Molly Burch Finds the Love in Pop

Singer/songwriter puts the guitar down for the follow-up to her acclaimed debut

"...her guitar down to emphasize one moonlit ballad in the full-band set. Now, behind a debut headlining tour for..."

Oct. 5, 2018 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Playback: The Greyhounds Hoof It

Groove-mongering R&B duo the Greyhounds get mule-headed, S.S. Hangover floats Laguna Gloria, and the Austin Music Commission overlooks music hub

"...For the singer and guitarist, who grew up with equine companions..."

April 13, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Luv Doc: 40% of $35 Million

Consensual sodomy with an A-lister is probably the best scenario you could hope for

"...A woman named Grace Gizenga who is formerly from the Democratic Republic of Congo recently emailed me for assistance..."

Feb. 16, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

The Polar Bear Express

The Beaufort Diaries' animated journey from book to screen

"..."I'm on the train," says T Cooper, en route from New York..."

March 11, 2011 Books Feature by Cindy Widner

Off the Record

"...Random Play • The Concert to Save Town Lake, hosted by Kinky Friedman..."

July 20, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Mystic Western Game Jam Looks to the Stars

Local game collective Juegos Rancheros needs you to pick your favorite

"...Nothing fires the imagination quite like the American West – the open..."

July 5, 2016 Screens Post by Tucker Whatley

Calling the Shots

The women defining Austin's cocktail culture

"...I love the feeling of camaraderie that springs from sitting at a..."

Jan. 23, 2015 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

The Luv Doc: Stopping to Pee

He was always in a hurry

"...few weeks and I am really looking forward to the trip except for one thing. No matter how much..."

July 22, 2022 Column by The Luv Doc

Bizarre Bazaar: The Artists of the Oddities and Curiosities Expo

Ethical sourcing and upcycling become the beautifully strange

"...The Oddities and Curiosities Expo lived up to its name...."

June 21, 2022 Arts Post by Mazzy Oliver Smallwood

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