You Coulda Walked Around the World

The LBJ of Lone Star songwriters lays siege to the Cactus Cafe

"...Every time Townes Van Zandt played the Cactus Cafe in the late 1990s, my roommate went...."

Aug. 20, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Origins of Austin Punk in the Aftermath of the 13th Floor Elevators

Roky Erickson hurtles toward Doug Sahm in Chapter 1, Part 1 of the Austin Punk Chronicles

"...May 10, 2015, Carson Creek Ranch, Austin: Levitation's three-day bacchanal honoring sounds and philosophies wrought at..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Long Incubation of the Incubus

Playwright David Hancock and director Vicky Boone reveal how they developed the play The Incubus Archives over six years, through 11 sometimes radically different versions.

"...A play ain't Athena. It doesn't spring full-grown from the brow of..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Fantastic Fest Tells Tales of the Long and the Short and the Tall

Short film selection from Austin to Estonia, animation to sushi

"...small. With two rounds of feature films already on the schedule, Fantastic Fest has just announced its tall stack..."

Sept. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tying the Knot: A Drama

Yes, the merger of Austin's Paramount Theatre and State Theater Company is a business affair, but since theatres traffic in stories, human dramas that talk to us about life, this historic event deserves to be looked at as a story, the story of a wedding between two neighbors.

"...Forget merger. Think wedding. Yes, the union of the Paramount Theatre for..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Epiphanies for the Blind

Who's Teaching Who at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired?

"...good for a carnival-like parade of odd couples and unexplainables, the bizarre sights that cause my occasionally visiting father..."

Feb. 23, 1996 Music Feature by Mindy LaBernz

Envisioning the Future of Austin State Hospital

What will it take to turn the former Texas State Lunatic Asylum into a world-class center of brain health?

"...It used to be lovely. There was a lake, with boats, and lily ponds, and..."

March 22, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Going With the Flow

The next life of Waller Creek

"...To explore Waller Creek and environs is to live intensively in the modern world and at the same time..."

Jan. 11, 2013 News Feature by Ari Phillips

Other Worlds Interview: Around the Sun

How writer Jonathan Kiefer turned a science text into a romance

"...Location, they say, is everything. The slightest change has consequences, and..."

Dec. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fear the Walking Dead Casts Its Shadow Over Austin

The AMC spin-off smash brings the dead to Texas

"...Like any good postapocalyptic drama, The Walking Dead zombie franchise has always had a little..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

A World in Which All Worlds Fit

"...Don Walser at the granddaddy of South Austin live music venues, the Broken..."

Dec. 4, 1998 Music Feature by Jay Hardwig

The Winners

"...First Place: "The Main Treatment Options"..."

Feb. 4, 2011 Books Feature

Cinema of the Americas

A Festival of Latino Films Showcases New Visions of an Old and Resurging Culture

"...When you look at a map of the Americas, you see the United States first. Right at..."

April 13, 2001 Screens Feature by David Garza

Dusting the Bookshelf

Recent Titles

"...No -- you are not seeing things. These reviews -- albeit differing opinions -- were..."

Jan. 24, 1997 Books Review

Home Improvement

Live Oak Theatre and the Overhaul of the State

"...This holiday, Santa won't be leaving any little bundles under Live Oak Theatre's tree. Oh,..."

Dec. 19, 1997 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Reasonably Offensive

Two civil suits against live music venues downtown call into question Austin's sound ordinance.

"...Rhode says he used to have great stereo equipment. Then he tried to drown out the noise coming from..."

Aug. 31, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Gods and Monsters

The final days of the man behind Hollywood's Frankenstein

"...Directed by: Bill Condon. Starring: Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser, Lynn Redgrave, David Dukes and..."

Jan. 1, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...its first announcement for film, so you've had your headliners and competition titles, with the normal array of talent..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Postmarks

Home Is Where the Tax Credits Are

"...As spokesperson for the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, we commend..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Column

Music Amidst Used Furniture

The History of the Red River Strip

"...The bar's gonna be pushed back, and all this is..."

Oct. 11, 1996 Music Feature

Ben Siekierski’s “Won’t You Be My Neighbor” Takes a Jaunt Through Austin’s Ring Camera District

Wandering eyes and security signs lead McLennon art show

"...High fences, hidden cameras, and a pervasive sense of being watched – this is not a prison I’m describing...."

Jan. 6, 2025 Arts Post by Lina Fisher

Fantastic Fest Interview: Living After Midnight With Jeremy Gardner and Christian Stella

Monstrous fantasy coincides with relationship drama (and karaoke)

"...When it comes to creating his signature hybrid sci-fi-horror-drama, Jeremy Gardner has a simple..."

Sept. 19, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Downtown Austin Is Getting a Fresh Coat of Museums

"...In January of this year, the Austin Museum of Art..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Arts Feature by Sam Martin

Let It Bleed

Riverboat Gamblers: The most thrilling (and battle scarred) punk band this side of the Mason-Dixon Line

"...The Great State of Texas, whose image has been battered..."

April 21, 2006 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Friggin' Genius

SXSW Film announces feature film lineup

"...Think film festivals are all about dour, arty indie pics?..."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Jesus Gonna Be Here

Johnny Toxic

"...been said that rock & amp; roll is a rather transparent metaphor for extreme sexual frustration. If this is..."

March 26, 1999 Music Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...12 MONKEYSD: Terry Gilliam; with Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt, Christopher Plummer, Frank Gorshin, Jon Seda...."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

Scanlines

Alabama's Ghost

"...with Karen Ingenthron, Richard Marion, E. Kerrigan Prescott..."

Jan. 1, 1999 Screens Feature

Reflections

SXSW Film Festival and Conference

"...Included here are the first round of reviews of some..."

March 14, 1997 Screens Feature

Record Reviews

Prince Paul

"...A Prince Among Thieves (Tommy Boy) DR. DOOM..."

May 14, 1999 Music Review

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