Texas Book Festival Unveils Full Author Lineup for 2024

Matthew McConaughey and Malcolm Gladwell headline

"...The annual literary festival staged around the state’s Capitol announced..."

Sept. 19, 2024 Books Post by Amaya Austin

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

School’s out and June is the beginning of summer fun

"...through Texas and beyond this summer, sampling Cajun cuisine, Southern specialties, and the Lone Star State's best barbecue...."

June 1, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Tigers Are Not Afraid

Supernatural horrors are less terrifying than real life in this Mexican fable

"...was given three wishes. It's a simple, classic setup, the perfect fairy tale beginning. Yet that's where the fairy..."

Sept. 6, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Swampadelic

Grateful Dead + Papa Mali = 7 Walkers

"...Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann and Austin's godfather of funk Malcolm "Papa Mali" Welbourne share the same..."

Nov. 26, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Black Snake Moan

Like a steady 12-bar blues progression, Black Snake Moan lays down a groove and works the chords over and over 'til they're all spent.

"...Like a steady 12-bar blues progression, Black Snake Moan (the title of a Blind Lemon Jefferson tune) lays down..."

March 2, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Jesus Camp

This film is not a freak show or exposé but rather a call to arms to pick sides in the deepening cultural, political, and spiritual schism between the two Americas of the 21st century.

"...Ewing and Rachel Grady. If you’re not afraid of the political influence of the Christian right wing, you probably..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Live Shots

Cowboy Junkies

"...It couldn't have been just a coincidence that the Cowboy Junkies show opened with only siblings Michael and..."

Dec. 4, 1998 Music Feature

Public Access

"...Williams, Larry Maxwell, Charles Cavanaugh and Brandon Boyce. Before there existed The Usual Suspects -- director Bryan Singer's scintillating..."

Nov. 17, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fun Fun Fun Slays Us

Did we just get a hell of a line-up hint?

"...The good folks over at Fun Fun Fun Fest have..."

July 28, 2011 Music Post by Austin Powell

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...The wholesome Twiggy (Twiggy Lawson) was an extra in Ken..."

Nov. 20, 2015 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Fun Fun Fun Line-up

Danzig Legacy and Donald Glover join Slayer, Odd Future

"...Fun Fest announced Slayer last week, we wondered what they could possibly do to top that. How about Public..."

Aug. 1, 2011 Music Post

ACL Review: Lincoln Durham

Post-blues tug of war between God and the Satan

"...“Rumor has it you’re all heathens and sinners, ACL,” cracked Lincoln Durham late into his..."

Oct. 8, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

For the Sake of the Song

For the Sake of the Song

"...Kevin Higgins is best known as a member of the Dust Devils. His solo debut, Find Your Shine (Little..."

May 7, 2010 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Tropic of Capsaicin

Austin is a chile-loving town, all right, and in recent years, locals have become addicted to the definitive flavor of chiles grown in and around Hatch, N.M. Shipments of the big green chiles will be available fresh and roasted to order at several places around town for the next few weeks.

"...and in recent years locals have become addicted to the definitive flavor of chiles grown in and around Hatch,..."

Aug. 22, 2003 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Weed Watch

"...and neo-leftist gadfly Arianna Huffington has had enough of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy's propaganda..."

Jan. 24, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Ventura's Oligarchy Sentiments Motivating but Filled With Resentment

"...His final piece has substance [“Letters at 3AM: In the Margins of Oligarchy,” June 4]. In the second segment..."

June 4, 2010 Postmarks

The Derek Jarman Collection

Witness Derek Jarman's powerful use of spectacle – it's no wonder everyone steals from him

"...The Derek Jarman Collection (Sebastiane/The Tempest/War Requiem/Derek)Kino International, $79.95..."

Dec. 5, 2008 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

Other Worlds Review: Red Snow

Vampire comedy takes a bite out of Twilight fans

"...What's worse, a vampire or a Twilight fan? That's the joke at the undead heart of bloodsucker comedy Red..."

Dec. 6, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Better Off With East Cameron Folkcore

Planet Earth at its worst, ECF at their best

"...in debris and blood, police at war with protesters, the gray clouds of pollution, and media misinformation; it’s a..."

Sept. 12, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Austin Film Festival: Booger Red

Satanic panic déjà vu amidst the East Texas pines

"...Adapted from Michael Hall’s 2009 Texas Monthly article “Across the Line,” Booger Red is an explosive example of cinematic..."

Oct. 31, 2015 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Fun Fun Fun Fest Sidesteps Cancellations

Modest Mouse replaces Death Cab for Cutie

"...“We’re pretty confident they’ll show,” said Fun Fun Fun Fest booker Graham Williams..."

July 8, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Youngbloods Pretty Little Demons at SXSW

Not old enough to drink, but veteran enough to showcase

"...This year, South by Southwest notches another first: the Youngbloods Showcase, an all-ages bill featuring U21..."

Feb. 18, 2013 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Soccer Watch

Aztex add valuable piece to the puzzle with right back Lance Watson, and more

"...The Austin Aztex split a pair of exhibition games on..."

April 2, 2010 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

One Last Gasp

Geezerville 2009

"...a little more pleasant. When I was putting this together, I was struck by the age of the artists,..."

Jan. 6, 2010 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

RIP: Rusty Wier and Jon Pettis

Mourning the loss of two fine local musicians

"...Vicky Moerbe confirmed on Myspace. Wier, 65, helped develop the “Austin Sound” with classics such as 1976’s out-of-print Black..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Music Post by Austin Powell

Texecutioners Show Some Mercy

In a tough but good-natured final home bout of 2007, the Texecutioners dominate Albuequerque's Munecas Muertas.

"...The Texas Rollergirls came with a Christmas gift for their..."

Dec. 3, 2007 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Partisan Spending

"...McDonald ["Postmarks," June 16]. Mr. Ringstaff is correct about the exploitation of a national tragedy as justification to go..."

June 21, 2006 Postmarks

Restaging an Austin Music Awards Cover, 40 Years Later

David C. Fox's photo shoot proves 1982/83 winners are still gigging

"...Earlier this month, an unexpected message appeared in the inboxes of a select group of Austin musicians: “You..."

March 3, 2023 Music Feature by Genevieve Wood

Nightstream Review: Anything For Jackson

The love of grandparents rips the doors off Hell

"...Loss is a break in the cosmos. When OBGYN Henry Walsh (Julian Richings) and his..."

Oct. 17, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Adds to Music Roster

Imarhan, Minus the Bear, Joan of Arc, Charlotte Day Wilson, and 152 more

"...has been a busy month for South by Southwest. The organization executed the inaugural South by South Lawn at..."

Oct. 12, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

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