Playback: David Yow Meets the Jazzus Lizard

David Yow fronts the Jazzus Lizard, Cherubs knock off 22 years of rust, Preston Hubbard dies, and Blind Lemon Jefferson gets kicked off Texas license plates

"...The official rock & roll handbook states: "A famous frontman..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

On the Bus Again

On the eve of turning 80, Willie Nelson's still calling the tune

"...ACL Live at the Moody Theater crams to the rafters with generations of..."

April 12, 2013 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

A Closer Look at the Paramount Lineup

Spike Lee, Amy Heckerling to present films

"...May we direct your attention to the newly released slate for the Paramount's annual Summer Classic..."

May 15, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Pressing the Flesh

The world's leading adult toy manufacturer for men wants to take the stigma out of sex

"...Steve Shubin, inventor of the Fleshlight and founder and CEO of Interactive Life Forms,..."

May 11, 2012 Screens Feature by Dan Solomon

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

Twisting in the Wind

Austin Energy is trying to find the right price for renewable energy – but that's much easier said than done

"...troubles selling its latest batch of GreenChoice wind power, the utility announced plans to significantly lower the price, a..."

Aug. 21, 2009 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Working on the Railroad

The regional Transit Working Group is poised to make progress on passenger rail

"...series of Monday morning work sessions at City Hall. The Transit Working Group convened by the Capital Area Metropolitan..."

Feb. 22, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

The Hour Has 22 Minutes

Pop quiz on Canada, with a SXSW 07 musical cheat sheet

"...Quick! What's the capital of Canada? Wrong. It's not Toronto. Who's the..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

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

The Cinema of Dual Citizens

In the upcoming series Driven into Paradise: European Émigré Directors 1933-1950, the Austin Film Society will be screening (at the Alamo Drafthouse) six classic films reflecting the ethical sensibilities and aesthetic innovations of these exiled masters.

"...Sometime in the late 1930s, the Hollywood dream factory started birthing the..."

April 18, 2003 Screens Feature by Will Robinson Sheff

The Texas Book Festival

Chapter Three

"...So much of the discussion about what it means to be a good..."

Nov. 13, 1998 Books Feature

I Hope You Bought It for the Article...

All the Nudes That Fit

"...People ask what I do. I say write. They ask what. I say articles. They ask where. I..."

May 12, 1995 Features Feature by Spike Gillespie

Out of the Boomers' Shadow

David Bucci, Playwright for Today's Young Theatre Haters

"...anything new, you just have to do shit to the old shit so you can see it again. You're..."

July 19, 1996 Arts Feature

Three Faiths, One Message: Welcome the Stranger

Faith communities come together in support of refugee resettlement locally and statewide

"...faith communities – Judaism, Islam, and Christianity – came together at Saint John's United Methodist Church in recognition of..."

Feb. 14, 2020 News Feature by Francesca D'Annunzio

Off the Record

A prostitute-turned-pop-star exposes her Austin roots; Voxtrot readies for round two; and Rock City Icehouse goes to 11

"...officially come to pass, OTR can finally enjoy that other March Madness. Enter Rock City Icehouse, a new venue..."

March 28, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Luv Doc: Trash Is Trash

Nobody wants to slam margs with a shitbag carrier

"...and after doing so I always place it in the nearest trash receptacle. Yesterday, I put my trash in..."

March 26, 2021 Column by The Luv Doc

The Ex-Files

"...About two years into my marriage, I walked into the living room of our small apartment and saw my..."

July 5, 1996 Column by Michael Ventura

Hit the Road

Sweet and layered Iranian road trip dramedy

"...Hit the Road begins with a delicate score, a tranquil moment..."

May 13, 2022 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Remembering 'Easy Rider' and 'The Last Movie'

CinemaTexas program notes

"...The following program notes were originally printed in conjunction with..."

June 4, 2010 Screens Feature

The Broken Hearts Gallery

Clumsy meet-cute should have looked at the best friends instead

"...Lucy Gulliver belongs in the same conversation as other polarizing, force-of-personality characters like Juno..."

Sept. 11, 2020 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Perfect Nanny

French cuckoo-in-the-nest thriller is rarely as good as its lead

"...a true-life crime in New York in 2012 – The Perfect Nanny taps into a very particular kind of..."

March 27, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Where the Shadows Are Deepest

The search for, and subsequent conversation with, country singer James Hand

"...especially now, when it's not even necessary to leave the house for groceries. But for someone who must have..."

May 5, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

The King's Man

Spy comedy threequel is a king-sized disaster

"...Directed by: Matthew Vaughn. Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Harris Dickinson, Djimon Hounsou, Gemma..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Green Knight

Dev Patel and David Lowery enchant with this astounding Arthurian myth

"...Why do the myths of King Arthur retain such power? Because under..."

July 30, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Vanished

Thomas Jane and Anne Heche hunt for their daughter, and everyone's a suspect

"...is, "Is this supposed to be funny?" So goes the comically overblown The Vanished, the story of two parents..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Painted Bird

Jerzy Kosinski's brutal novel of Nazi-occupied Poland loses none of its inhumanity

"...The Painted Bird is theatre of cruelty at its most..."

July 17, 2020 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Drank the Lemonade

As album sales give way to streaming services, how much longer will we be able to purchase music?

"...How can one drink the Lemonade if they can't find a lemonade stand?..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Strangerer

Bush 43 ponders murder and existentialism while debating Kerry in this ambitious comedy from Capital T

"...Recall, if you will, the 2004 presidential election. On what turned out to be..."

June 12, 2015 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

The Year in Books

Thirty-one titles that got us talking this year

"...Maybe a bit of a snob, too. So say the words "genre fiction" – no, even worse, "Western novel"..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

The Peril of Memory

"...My memories are dangerous. Dangerous to myself, dangerous to others. If you have a look that jibes with one..."

Sept. 13, 1996 Column by Michael Ventura

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