Extended Play

Denim, lasers, Doritos, and more.

"...has proved a self-fulfilling prophecy. Last week, Pitchforkmedia.com rated the peppermint-colored 7-inch a solid 7.3, dubbing it “the Music..."

Jan. 15, 2008 Music Post by Austin Powell

SXSW Music No. 5

Hurray for the Riff Raff, Naomi Achu, Cakes da Killa, and 171 more added

"...eager for some mention of headliners, but so far the local conference has proved stingy in that department. The..."

Jan. 27, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Fantastic Fest Review: What Happened to Dorothy Bell?

Found footage horror is a chill burn, not a run through the woods

"...Found footage horror and urban legends are kin. Both rely on the idea..."

Sept. 22, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

TCB: Saturday

SXSW music news and carryings on

"..."I hate bands." – Austin American-Statesman music writer Michael Corcoran at the..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Unpacking Emperor Jones’ Esoteric, Career-Launching Label Catalog

The late Craig Stewart released early works by the Mountain Goats and more

"...From 1995 until 2007, the late Craig Stewart ran the Austin-based record label Emperor..."

Jan. 19, 2024 Music Feature by Joe Gross

Listen to This: Song Confessional Season 2

A novel concept, turning stranger's stories into songs, boils down to good music and good conversation

"...Where do songs come from? Often they're born of personal experiences, turned into poetry. Other times..."

Jan. 14, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Fantastic Fest Honors Japanese Film Master Takashi Miike

Third wave includes special tribute to the J-horror innovator

"...There aren't many true giants of cinema, but Japanese director..."

Sept. 11, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

14 Austin Terror Fest Picks

The best metal for brave ears

"...rapid black/death metal meld – as if you chopped and screwed Motörhead under snarling and screechings about the impending..."

June 7, 2019 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Drew Silverman’s Gorintō

A quintessential work which surpasseth all understanding with beauty

"...How many arts events have I attended over the years, events in which music composed and/or performed by..."

April 28, 2019 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Woman in Black at Scottish Rite Theater

Skilled actors and atmospheric design combine to make this co-production a spine-tingler ideal for Halloween

"...Absent enough light and sound, the imagination takes over. Our minds wander in..."

Oct. 20, 2017 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

My Father’s House: A Moment With Bruce Springsteen

“His lyrics tethered me to my family, the way they grew up”

"...Winding from the entrance around the back of the building and down..."

Dec. 2, 2016 Arts Post by Libby Webster

A Very Jewish Horror in Attachment

Filmmaker Gabriel Bier Gislason discusses cultural authenticity

"...Catholicism has ruined the supernatural. Too many horror films in too many cultures..."

April 5, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Elstree 1976

On set for Star Wars, plus Creepshow and Harryhausen

"...Film wisdom says that the only reason that Harrison Ford became a megastar was..."

July 2, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: A Christmas Horror Story

Seasonal horror anthology is a holiday delight

"...Christmas is a divisive holiday. There's the "joy to the world" types, the white elephant..."

Dec. 21, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films You Haven't Seen Yet

Vampires, hip-hop, cults, and odd romance are our unreleased faves

"...2014 is dead, done and gone. But we'll be living with the legacy of..."

Jan. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Shoot to Thrill

Sara Paxton on all the awkward and awesome moving parts behind E.L. Katz's 'Cheap Thrills'

"...Just ask Sara Paxton, who had to get hot and heavy with her co-star Pat Healy for new morality..."

March 21, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: Tearing It Up

Tearing It Up: Smart, committed, and usually the funniest person in the room, Ann Richards kicked down doors and prepared us all for the future

"...One time, backstage at the Texas Film Hall of Fame, I remember looking over..."

Sept. 22, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Exhibitionism

Annie: Light and More Light

"...Paramount Theatre,through April 12..."

April 10, 1998 Arts Review

Everything Evil: How Longlegs Is Osgood Perkins’ Popcorn Movie

Channeling Silence of the Lambs for his horror club sandwich

"...Satanic malice lurks in both Osgood Perkins’ debut movie, The Blackcoat’s Daughter, and his latest, Longlegs. But for the..."

July 12, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Roxane Gay, Tim O’Brien Join Texas Book Festival Lineup

Full author roster revealed for November fest

"...The Texas State Capitol is currently playing host to an..."

Sept. 13, 2023 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...Unsheathe your broad sword and unpack your boom stick. South..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Book Festival Announces Full Lineup

From R.L. Stine to Reza Aslan, 225-plus converge on the Capitol

"...Texas Book Festival authors, friends, and coordinators gathered at The Contemporary Austin tonight to share..."

Sept. 10, 2013 Books Post by Monica Riese

Austin Shorts at Sundance

David Lowery and the Zellner Bros. to do the 'Dance

"...Bros. Don't get us wrong – we're sweet on their hilarious shorts, too – but the notoriously plays-hard-to-get film..."

Dec. 6, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Summer Sneaks

Apocalypse Whenever: Movies in the Season of Armageddon

"...by Marjorie Baumgarten and Jessica Reisman..."

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature

Letters at 3AM

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein offered a metaphor for the modern age, one in which the monster is the unacknowledged dark side of the inventor or creator.

"...In 1818, a year before the birth of Queen Victoria and 10 years before Edgar..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Column by Michael Ventura

Iron & Wine

"...Iron & WineGhost on Ghost (Nonesuch)..."

May 17, 2013 Music Review by Austin Powell

Monstrous

Babadook wannabe falls over its own metaphors

"...Ricci, Santino Barnard, Colleen Camp, Don Baldaramos, Lew Temple and Nick Vallelonga...."

May 13, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Police

"...The PoliceGhost in the Machine (A&M)..."

July 25, 2008 Music Review by Daniel Mee

Ghost Stories: The Disembodied Spirit

The Austin Museum of Art exhibit 'Ghost Stories: The Disembodied Spirit' offers enough engaging evocations of the unearthly to give you a pleasurable shiver

"..."Ghost Stories: The Disembodied Spirit"Austin Museum of Art – Downtown,..."

Oct. 29, 2004 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Fantastic Fest Review: Dearest Sister

The tale of a haunted woman is much more than meets the eye

"...There’ve been plenty of tips on surviving horror movies. Stay..."

Sept. 26, 2016 Screens Post by Ashley Moreno

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