Cradle Will Rock

"...considerations, if any, do artists owe those who finance the production and display of their work? This is a..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Road to Urinetown

Composer Mark Hollmann on the show's creation and success

"...They knew it was a stinker of a title. They..."

Aug. 30, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Rock This Way

The Semi-Annual, Whenever-We-Feel-Like-It Rock & Roll Books Section

"...Catherine Denueve. Une object d'arte. She should be in the..."

March 20, 1998 Books Feature

Meet the New Neighbors

A fugitive sect of Mormon polygamists is building a home – and an end-time temple – in the West Texas town of Eldorado

"...The town of Eldorado, Texas, seat of Schleicher County, flanks..."

July 29, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Catastrophe and the Cure

Behind the scenes of Explosions in the Sky's most challenging and personal album

"...Each member of Explosions in the Sky is branded with the same emblem: the black..."

July 1, 2011 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Playback: ACL Fest – Can't Stop the Music

ACL Fest met both supply and demand. Mostly.

"...This year will go down as an unprecedented year for the Austin..."

Oct. 18, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Shepherd

Dripping Springs recluse Sam Beam spills some Iron & Wine

"...As Hurricane Katrina bore down on the Gulf Coast in 2005, Sam Beam headed toward higher..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Music Feature by Dan Oko

Cherubs Flourish in the Afterlife at SOS Fest

"We didn’t want to be a Cherubs cover band playing Heroin Man over and over for people"

"...A once-familiar off-the-hook warning tone begins it. Before the brain can process..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Music Feature by Greg Beets

A Night at the Opera

Opera for dummies: Name one male tenor

"...Fun Fun Fun Fest 2010 was a week away, the final music festival of Austin's yearly marathon, but Saturday..."

May 27, 2011 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

It's All in the Game

"...Pass the hat around for Charon's fee, for 1998 nears the..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Screens Feature by Marcel Meyer

On His Mark

Richard Linklater explores the rich contradictions of artifice and reality, theatre and film, love and desire in Me and Orson Welles

"...When entering a theatre to see any film by director Richard Linklater for..."

Dec. 11, 2009 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Women and Children First

An old Van Halen playlist on the occasion of their new LP

"...parents for a full year, but it wasn't happening. The Who would not be my first concert. That distinction..."

Feb. 21, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Somebody Get Me a Shot

"...In 1980, May, I was 14. The Who at the Oakland Coliseum, on the Face Dances..."

Jan. 25, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Cradle Will Rock

Tim Robbins' historical drama mixes true events and characters from Roosevelt's New Deal pet, the Federal Theatre Project, and intersperses them with fictionalized elements with mixed results.

"...CRADLE WILL ROCK..."

July 27, 2001 Screens Review by Jerry Renshaw

Urinetown: The Musical

'Urinetown: The Musical' may wallow in a sordid premise and have an awful title, but Zach's production is always making you happy, if not downright giddy

"...Urinetown: The Musical..."

Feb. 10, 2006 Arts Review by Robert Faires

What Lies Beneath

John Cusack talks about putting a human face on Hitler in Max.

"...John Cusack may not be the greatest actor of his generation, but he is probably..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Country of Exiles?

Country of Exiles: The Destruction of Place in American Life

"...by William Leach..."

July 9, 1999 Books Review

Fantastic Fest: 'Fish Story'

J-horror director Nakimura goes punk

"...Nakimura's oeuvre has thus far been his work in the classic J-horror vein via Dark Water, this hyper-melodic paeon..."

Oct. 1, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Manifesto Destiny

Literate pop, the Elephant 6 in your Parish

"...– "Song for Myla Goldberg," the Decemberists..."

July 23, 2004 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

All Wrapped Up

From biopics to end-of-day thrillers, a look at the films you'll be standing in line for this Christmas.

"...The end of the year, with its holiday season emphasizing..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Scanlines

The Celts

"...Artistic rendering of the graves found at Hallstatt, Austria, among the most ancient..."

April 10, 1998 Screens Feature

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

Find fall foliage in Texas and stop and smell the roses

"...It’s time for pumpkin-spiced October events all over the state and beyond...."

Oct. 3, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Democracy Incorporated

Writer Ed Burns on education, totalitarianism, and the possibility of community

"...you would call a traditional career path. Working for the Baltimore Police Department, then as a public school teacher,..."

July 30, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Men With Mommy Issues

Jay and Mark Duplass rock the cradle of love in Cyrus

"...John and Cyrus have one thing in common: They both love Molly. Scratch that. John and Cyrus have..."

June 25, 2010 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

Maddin Comes Alive

'Cowards Bend the Knee': the autobiography of an original in all senses

"...Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin is one of the most original filmmakers residing in North America these days,..."

Oct. 1, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Playback

Fun Fun Fun Fest reels off some greatest hits and more

"...Fun Fun Fun Fest 8: Cradle to the Grave..."

July 12, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Parallel Mothers

Almodóvar and Cruz's latest pairing unearths Spain's history

"...Two expectant mothers about to give birth meet for the first time..."

Jan. 21, 2022 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Saturday Picks & Sleepers

Last night of SX handicapping

"...8pm, Saxon Pub Among the best of the new breed of Austin singer-songwriters, BettySoo..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

"...HEIRUSPECS: Falling off the same Twin City tree that's brought us a Midwest..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

Texas Platters

"...as a whole Long Walk Back is somewhat unsatisfying, there are some mighty special moments sprinkled throughout to make..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Music Review

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