Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

Updates from around the state and things to look forward to

"...Shelter-in-place and social-distancing orders have been necessary to contain the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, but have had a..."

April 1, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...so you've had your headliners and competition titles, with the normal array of talent and titles Now it's time..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 20 Austin Breweries

Gird your liver for our annual Central Texas brewery power rankings

"...America is one giant brewery mill. It's the place where they made one brewery template back in..."

Nov. 12, 2019 Food Post by Eric Puga

Day Trips & Beyond: Santa Fe, N.M.

Art and food in the enchanting city of Santa Fe

"...anyone who has visited or ever thought about exploring the Land of Enchantment. Surrounded by mountains with a mild..."

Nov. 12, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Plan Your Psychedelic Weekend With These Levitation Picks

Nearly two-dozen choices ranging from the Flaming Lips to Elephant Stone

"...Middle Eastern sitar drone, and heavy synth exploration. From the swirling epic "Dripping Sun," wah-wah meditation "Nazo Nazo," and..."

Nov. 8, 2019 Music Feature by The Music Staff

The Gravity of Sound

The Bubble's new studio stands as Mark Genfan's swan song

"...than finely tuned rooms filled with expensive microphones, racks of compressors, and consoles. They're incubators of dreams, places of..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Meow Wolf Pounces Into the SXSW Fray

The Santa Fe-based art collective debuts newest creation and new film

"...Yes, the international art sensation that's based in Santa Fe, N.M...."

March 9, 2018 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...film. Now Wes Anderson's new star-studded canine animation Isle of Dogs will be the top to its tail as..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Half-Century Psych of Shiva's Headband

13th Floor Elevators weren't the only local psych act exploring Austin's outer limits – and still doing so

"...There have been bands skirting around the edges of city..."

Dec. 1, 2017 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Day Trips: Meow Wolf, Santa Fe, N.M.

New Mexican artist collective turns an old bowling alley into a modern fun house

"...Wolf in Santa Fe, N.M., will expand your perception of what is a fun house. The art adventure space..."

Sept. 22, 2017 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Radiant Road

Author Katherine Catmull elegantly summons a fairy-tale timelessness for this YA story of teen anxieties, fairies, and creativity

"...Sometimes when we talk about The Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit, we act..."

Jan. 22, 2016 Arts Review by Rosalind Faires

DVDanger: Tokyo Tribe

Sion Sono's deranged, delirious hip-hop musical rocks

"...There aren't many films that have you from the first..."

Dec. 1, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sarah Vowell's Lafayette in the Somewhat United States

Everyone give it up for America's favorite fighting Frenchman

"...be a banner year for our less popular Founding Fathers? When the U.S. Treasury announced it would be redesigning..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

H. R. Giger, the Dark Star

Full Q&A with documentarian Belinda Sallin

"...In The Third Man, Harry Lyme infamously said the only thing..."

May 23, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

H.R. Giger's Sublime Nightmares

Doc profiles the late surrealist artist

"...It's the most famous piece of modern horror art: Necronom IV..."

May 22, 2015 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Behold! The Austin Music Awards

Announcing the 2014/15 Austin Music Awards bill, the 13th Floor Elevators reunite for Levitation, and King Coffey recovers after being struck by a car

"...Whether you're native or migrative, stayed or strayed, here for..."

Feb. 20, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Announces Midnighters and Shorts

Henry Rollins, Jeremy Sisto join horror lineup

"...When it comes to putting together SXSW's Midnighters schedule, "I program a lot with my..."

Feb. 10, 2015 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Top 10

"...2) The Golden Boys, Dirty Fingernails (12XU)..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Crossroads 3

I went up to the Crossroads – and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – fell down on my knees

"..."I went down to the crossroads, fell down on my knees."..."

July 2, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Friggin' Genius

SXSW Film announces feature film lineup

"...always been up with comedy, and a quick skim of the just-released feature lineup shows the fest continuing the..."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

A Decade Under the Influence

The 'Chronicle' movie critics take a look back at what the Aughts wrought

"...'I'm Sorry I Beat Up the Bathroom'..."

Dec. 25, 2009 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Do Right Woman

Polly Parsons, only child of Gram Parsons, comes full circle in Austin with the Hickory Wind Ranch, sober living for women

"...Polly Parsons' late-model Maxima rolls up under the iron Hickory Wind Ranch sign. The storm-gray car noses..."

July 31, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Drag Me to Hell: The Wait Is Almost Over

Sam Raimi shows a work-in-progress print of his new horror film Drag Me to Hell at a SXSW midnight screening

"...There's not much that'll get my tired carcass out to..."

March 16, 2009 SXSW Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

AFF's finalized lineup

"...After last week's tease, the Austin Film Festival has announced its official lineup for..."

Sept. 24, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Off the Record

SXSW music news and carryings on

"...City Limits taping on Thursday and not just because the studio had removed its seats for the occasion. The..."

March 14, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Friday Picks

SXSW Music Fest preview guide

"...to Change Money Waters Visions, 9:30pm Strong characters telling their most engaging stories are missing in hip-hop right now,..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature

UK Calling

Damon Albarn leads SXSW 07's UK act armada. Again.

"...From the whitest cliffs of Dover – still the British Isles'..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Point Austin: What's Next?

A day or two for cheering, and then back to work

"...Until Tuesday, my favorite moment of the campaign was our esteemed governor announcing that yes,..."

Nov. 10, 2006 News Column by Michael King

Snake Charmer

Ray Wylie Hubbard survived the crash, recovered the black box, and continues to fly high and get lowdown with 'Snake Farm.'

"...The wooden sign on the east access side of I-35..."

June 23, 2006 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Thursday

"...MR. LIF5:30pm, Town Lake Stage @ Auditorium Shores In these days of political conservatism, few MCs are willing to..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature

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