The Long Center’s Drop-In Music Series Is Back

22-artist lineup runs from R&B to honky-tonk

"...Gather the picnic blankets and lather on the sunblock: Free..."

May 8, 2024 Music Post by Madeline Duncan

Bullet to the Head

Sylvester Stallone is back – the action is loud and pulpy, the quips are ever-ready, and the cycle is unbroken.

"...It’s been a very long time since a film carried by Sylvester Stallone alone..."

Feb. 1, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

Riding to the End of the Line

Can Cap Metro weather the recession, balance its books ... and run the buses and trains on time?

"...We suspect it will stick with the catchier "Dump the Pump," but over the next fiscal..."

Sept. 18, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Summer Fun: Conquering the Coastal Bend

Corpus Christi bike race bookends the end of summer

"...a fan and/or follower of Texas bicycle road rides, there's a good chance Conquer the Coast, the 10-/25-/65-mile ride..."

Aug. 30, 2014 Chronolog Post by Carmen Rising

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The first film in Jackson's Tolkien trilogy stays true to the spirit and logistics of the novels, but is also a breathtaking and beautiful work of art on its own.

"...will have any impact on readers' decision to see the movie. Good or bad, Lord of the Rings: The..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Newton Boys

"...Music From the Motion Picture (Epic/Sony)..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

What Are the "Next Normals" for Scooters in Austin

The pandemic takes on personal mobility

"...Remember the good old days, back in March, when SXSW was..."

July 10, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

George Kinney, Who Helmed the Golden Dawn’s Early Psych Rock Treasure Power Plant, Has Died

Homegrown psychedelic trailblazer passes at 75

"...George Kinney – singer, guitarist, and lyricist for the Austin-based psychedelic rock act the Golden Dawn, whose 1968..."

July 18, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Opinion: History Says Now Is the Time to Invest in Transit

Transformative projects like the San Antonio Riverwalk and UT Tower were forged during troubled times

"...Capital Metro's transit plan, featuring light rail along North Lamar/Guadalupe/Congress/Riverside and investments in popular bus routes citywide,..."

June 26, 2020 Column by Chito Vela

AFF Brings Walter Hill for The Warriors and Then Some

Writer/director comes out to play

"...Walter Hill picks up the phone with a simple "Hello." He jokes that he's..."

Oct. 20, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Day One on the Floor

Liveblogging from the House in the 82nd Legislature

"...And so it begins: The 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas begins today...."

Jan. 11, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

End of the Line

The Short and Troubled History of Austin's Streetcar System

"...His Austin Rapid Transit Railway Company was one of the best ways to get potential home buyers to look..."

July 21, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Riders Against the Storm Hit Their Stride With Flowers for the Living

Three-time winners of the Austin Music Awards' Band of the Year honors keep building community and creativity

"...reference to not only his own musical endeavors, but the unappreciated depth of Black talent in the Texas capital...."

Feb. 26, 2021 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

A Battle on the Shuttle

For aggrieved UT drivers, the buck stops at Capital Metro

"...former Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1549 President Cordie Ray, the basis for the ongoing and fractious labor dispute between..."

May 21, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Faster Than Sound: Recapping the Year SXSW Got Canceled

Venue closures, fundraising, and industry layoffs headlined Austin music's difficult 2020

"...Austin music proved a global bellwether at the onset of COVID-19 when the city canceled..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Speaking of the Dead

To mark the Grateful Dead's final performances this weekend, a look back on the band's local history

"...Austin receives no such shout-out in "Truckin'," the Grateful Dead's highest-charting single of the Seventies. The psychedelic..."

July 3, 2015 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

By the Numbers

The Green Line

"...Crunch this, to play along with the Transit Working Group on the sausage link..."

Sept. 12, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

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 Hells Angels Hit

Anthony Benesh was shot down by a sniper – the suspects, and theories, are legion

"...Just after 7pm on March 18, as the final traces of twilight dissolved into the evening sky,..."

May 19, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Playback: The King of Hip-Hop

MLK Day, ready-made for hip-hop, plus Fun Fun Fun Fest lands back at Auditorium Shores, and RIP Will Indian

"..."The connection between Martin Luther King and the hip-hop audience..."

Jan. 17, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Revolution Will Not Be Motorized

Will the city create a path to give bicyclists a little respect?

"..."It's no longer just a bunch of weirdos in Lycra or anti-establishment..."

May 9, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

The Watchmen

Three documentaries shine a light on playing to the audience

"...to have much cross section. But look closer, and there's something of a shared fascination in aspects of performance,..."

March 13, 2009 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

The Drinks Issue: Guide to Getting Home Safely

Put somebody else in the driver's seat with these transpo options

"...With Austin’s abundance of transportation options, there’s no excuse for drinking and driving. With our handy..."

July 13, 2018 Food Post by Eilish O'Sullivan

Gondolas to the Rescue?

Austin considers long-shot urban cable system

"...The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority is considering a detour..."

Sept. 30, 2016 News Feature by Caleb Pritchard

Gina Chavez Video Release Fills the Stateside

Newly minted Musician of the Year has come a long way in a year

"...Filling the State Theatre with Black Fret donors Saturday night, Gina..."

April 13, 2015 Music Post by Nina Hernandez

The Next Generation of Austin Hip-Hop

Young rappers reinvent the most streamed genre in America

"...Ultimate democratizer, the internet leads you to a mostly black and brown..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Music Feature by Clara Wang

Beyond the Bourbon Legend

The bottle didn't let Jason Boland down, and neither did his workingman's honky-tonk

"...Dancehall, 70,000 brightly lit square feet rising out of the construction-plagued crux of I-35 and Loop 410 in San..."

April 10, 2009 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Down From the Mountain

There was no snow at Sundance this year, but a strong slate nonetheless.

"...annual festival of independent film -- and so was the glitz factor. This meant that not only were more..."

Jan. 31, 2003 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Take a Walk on the Wild Cider

Some local ciders and meads to honey up the apple of your eye

"...much nature at its best – even moreso, for the drinking classes, when those components of the unfabricated world..."

Oct. 13, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Film Festival Leading the Charge on Diversity

Film fest awarded Academy grant for second year

"...On the day that Warner Bros. announces it will be building..."

Sept. 6, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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