The History Boys

If you like your British movies quick, raunchy, reflective, and bittersweet, then The History Boys, based on the stage play, is for you.

"...like your British movies quick, raunchy, reflective, and bittersweet, then The History Boys is for you. Based on the..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

The History of the LGBTQ Movement in Austin

From Stonewall to today, how Pride has progressed in our city

"...Thomas, Lisa Davis, and all those we've lost along the way...."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Ed Ward Unleashes His Second Volume on The History of Rock & Roll

First-generation rock critic visits Teen Pan Alley

"..."I don't believe in the Great Man Theory of rock & roll," states Ed..."

Nov. 22, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Suicide Boys

The Houston Texans are the Suicide Boys of the NFL

"...my friends and I had been using to describe the girls we saw in Portland's Pioneer Square with skateboards..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Bra Boys

Russell Crowe narrates this insider's documentary about Australia's Bra Boys – a family of brawlers whose exploits are legendary.

"...bright or fast enough for today’s stimulation-starved viewers. Take the Bra Boys surfing club, for example: Depending on who..."

May 30, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

How the West Was Sung

The Newton Boys Soundtrack: An Oral History

"...THE NEWTON PLAYERS..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Los Lonely Boys: Cottonfields and Crossroads

Austinite Hector Galán’s reverential look at Grammy-winning "Texican" rockers Los Lonely Boys is a document of persistence, passion, and some of the finest rock & roll since Stevie Ray Vaughan’s untimely exit.

"...Angelo purveyors of “Texican Rock & Roll,” Los Lonely Boys get a documentary to call their own in Austinite..."

Aug. 11, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Dukes of Hazzard

A remake that's about as deep as Jessica Simpson's cleavage.

"...Carter. Folks, welcome back to Hazzard County, Ga. Round these parts life moves slower than a key grip with..."

Aug. 5, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Da Vinci Code

Faithful adaptation of Dan Brown's bestseller treats the novel as if it were a sacred text even though it's basically a Hardy Boys mystery dressed up in provocative attire.

"...Jürgen Prochnow, Etienne Chicot and Jean-Yves Berteloot. God help the moviegoer with attention deficit disorder: The Da Vinci Code..."

May 26, 2006 Movie Review by Steve Davis

History Keeps Repeating

"...years ago I was drunk and lost and wandering the Irish countryside when I ran into an avant-garde playwright..."

Jan. 28, 2008 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Mighty Atom

Atomic City's Jim 'Prince' Hughes is punk rock daikaiju at a whole different level

"...History is important, but timing is everything...."

June 8, 2007 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

The Greatest Gift

An oral history unearthing one of post-punk's most seminal acts: Austin's Scratch Acid

"...The afternoon high tops 100 for the umpteenth straight day...."

Sept. 1, 2006 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Music of the Spheres

Sinatra in the Sahara

"...The kingdom of Morocco achieved independence from French and Spanish..."

July 9, 1999 Music Feature by David Lynch

Beastie Boys' Ad-Rock and Mike D Talk Trap, Basketball, Bogus Conspiracies, SXSW, and Their New Book

"We realized that all we do have, before this started and after it ends, is the three of us.”

"...By their own accounts, the Beastie Boys never spent much time..."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

The Latin Flare

2002-03 AMA Band of the Year winners Del Castillo ride a wave of Latinization.

"...When Del Castillo won Band of the Year at this year's Austin Music Awards, no one..."

April 11, 2003 Music Feature by Belinda Acosta

King of the Swing Fiddle

Honoring country music's second most famous fiddle player, Johnny Gimble

"...The world has changed a great deal since 1938. That..."

April 5, 2002 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

All There in the Music

Mandy Mercier puts down her fiddle to talk about her eventful life.

"...evening in early April, Mandy Mercier sets up on the makeshift stage at the Waterloo Ice House on 38th..."

May 11, 2001 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Black Angels & Kikagaku Moyo, Video Age & Shy Boys, Exhumed & Creeping Death, ST 37 & the Gary, Arooj Aftab, and Kool Keith

"...Levitation: The Black Angels, Kikagaku Moyo with A Place to Bury..."

Oct. 29, 2021 Music Column by Michael Toland

Queering the Archive With Kate Messer

"Your own culture is worth a memory."

"...been sacred ground for Austin’s queers and misfits. In the Eighties, Sandra Martinez opened Chances, a popular lesbian bar..."

July 5, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

Texans 'Undefendable' Offense Leads the Way in '11

Playoffs or bust

"...The Houston Texans, our beloved heroes from down under, are..."

Sept. 9, 2011 Sports Post by Barrett Walton

A Gift Guide for the Austin Music Fan in Your Life

Try a Nineties Austin oral history, Willie birthday LP, or BLK ODYSSY ashtray

"...For the Lone Star Vinyl Connoisseur Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation's..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

No Beyoncé, Lots of Jelly Roll, and More Takeaways From the CMT Music Awards

Best and worst moments from the ceremony’s uneven Moody Center return

"...Toby Keith. A Phil Collins song was covered by the members of Little Big Town and Sugarland. Keith Urban..."

April 8, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

The Table Ed Ward Built

Pioneering music journalist (1948-2021) wrote rock & roll history

"...Ed Ward, who died Monday at the age of 72, welcomed me to the table –..."

May 5, 2021 Music Post by Tim Stegall

When the Clock Strikes 12

Bill Haley died for rock & roll – in Harlingen

"...In 2007, Pete Best performed Downtown on the outdoor stage of Threadgill's World Headquarters. You of a..."

May 16, 2014 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Cheaper by the Dozen 2

This unasked-for sequel fuses the original concept with the well-worn formula of the family-vacation romp.

"...Levy, Hilary Duff, Tom Welling and Alyson Stoner. It’s the snobs vs. the slobs! And this holiday’s no picnic!..."

Dec. 23, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Stepford Wives

Remake will quickly go from an idea that's misbegotten to a movie that's completely forgotten.

"...Directed by: Frank Oz. Starring: Nicole Kidman, Matthew Broderick, Glenn Close, Bette Midler, Christopher Walken and Roger..."

June 11, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin FC Season Kickoff, Black History Month, and More Community Events

Get out and about in Austin while the weather's good

"...term for gayness that carried into less-fun phrasing like the Lavender Scare and the Lavender Menace. Enter Lavender County,..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

“No Willie, Waylon, or the Armadillo in 1977!!!” The Punk Beast Begins to Stir in Austin

A nascent scene takes shape in chapter three of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...Editor’s note: This is the third chapter in a serialized history of Austin’s punk..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Qmmunity: 50 Years Queer History

Everything you need to know to make the best of Pride Weekend

"...honor of this weekend's 29th annual Austin Pride and the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, Beth Sullivan and..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

AISD, Single Sex, And the Shadow of Separate But Equal

Trustee Bradley on why she believes East Austin needs a boys' school

"...East Austin and says, ""I believe we can change the face of education in this community," no one doubts..."

Aug. 9, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

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