C. Denby Swanson's The Norwegians

The Austin playwright's comedy about polite Minnesota hit men finally opens at home after hit runs in NYC and Ohio

"...2009, Colin Denby Swanson's most successful play so far, The Norwegians, was only 10 minutes long. "They were doing..."

Oct. 23, 2015 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Austin Playhouse's The Norwegians

C. Denby Swanson's comedy with nice hit men is a blast of cool fun, with a hint of danger just below the ice

"...guys. Many a playwright has taken a whack at the seedier side of humanity – mostly gentleman scribes, it..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

The 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

The 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Capital T Theatre had a reason to crow at the Austin Critics..."

May 27, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Year of the Booster

The 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...For anyone feeling down about the state of our city, the 24th edition of the..."

May 25, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Shadow of Oslo

How politicization drives presumptions in terror coverage

"...First there were the Oslo terror attacks. Then there was the..."

Aug. 1, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Graveyard: Ungrateful Are We the Dead

Graveyard

"...Seldom have the opening notes of any rock album had the effect..."

Sept. 9, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Where in the World Is Einojuhani Rautavaara?

The singular, compelling choral music of the Baltic Sea countries has grown in popularity, so Conspirare is exploring the region's sounds in Cool Blue, its first concert of 2004

"...its choral music. What did you say? Germany? England? The Northeastern U.S.? Whatever it was, I'm willing to bet..."

Feb. 6, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Sticking it to the Fat, Lazy Americans

International Acts at SXSW

"...Death Metal Symphony in Deep C. It's just what the name implies - a full metal symphony - and..."

March 13, 1998 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Paper Clips

It’s an only-in-America tale about kids in the Tennessee hamlet of Whitwell and their "paper clip project” – a teaching tool meant to help them comprehend the dimensions of the Holocaust – but it grew into something much, much more.

"...Directed by: Elliot Berlin and Joe Fab. The events depicted in Paper Clips are by turns heartwarming,..."

Feb. 18, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Star Turns

The nominees for the 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...After poring over the hundreds of stage productions, concerts, and art exhibitions mounted..."

May 9, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Housecore Horror: Satyricon Out, Napalm Death In

UK grinders replace black metal legends

"...news for Scandinavian metal fans: Satyricon have dropped from the Housecore Horror Film Festival. Grindcore pioneers Napalm Death will..."

Aug. 27, 2014 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

The Norwegians

C. Denby Swanson and Jenny Larson execute a real Nordic move in this murderous show

"...The Norwegians..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Fantastic Fest 2014: Blind

When a woman loses her sight, her anxieties come into view

"...Anyone familiar with Eskil Vogt’s previous screenplays for the somber dramas Reprise and Oslo, August 31st might walk..."

Sept. 20, 2014 Screens Post by William Goss

Reprise

This bracingly good Norwegian film is many things at once: portraits of mental illness, obsessive love, the uneasy transition from punk rock youth to “upstanding” adulthood, and fraternal competitiveness.

"...Erik (Klouman-Høiner), best friends and struggling writers – as they deposit in tandem their fresh manuscripts into a mailbox...."

June 27, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

You Can't Bury Me

Octavis Berry died, but he left behind the League of Extraordinary G'z

"...hip-hop duo Dred Skott and a founding member of the League of Extraordinary G'z – a dedicated rap troupe..."

June 8, 2012 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Letters at 3AM

Hot news about global warming.

"..."How's the weather in Lubbock?" I asked my friend Deborah. "White..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Column by Michael Ventura

Screamlines

"...The notion of extend-ing "Scanlines" for Halloween seemed like a..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Screens Feature

Low Frequency in Stereo

"...The Drink, Thursday, March 17..."

March 18, 2005 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Day Trips: Best of Day Trips

Five best things about daytrippin’ in 2018

"...Sea Turtle, Inc. (www.seaturtleinc.org) of South Padre Island on their new multimillion-dollar Education Complex. First operating out of Ila..."

Nov. 2, 2018 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

KGSR Broadcasts Vol. 24

"...town" slogan becomes harder and harder to define as the new millennium rockets by. Younger but ancient of soul,..."

Nov. 25, 2016 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

'Norwegian Black Metal – Photographs'

This week offers a rare chance to objectify pure evil here in Austin as Peter Beste's photographic portraits of Norwegian Black Metal satanists go on display

"...Austin. In conjunction with Alamo Drafthouse Cinema's screening of the documentary Metal Storm: The Scandinavian Black Metal Wars on..."

May 6, 2005 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

Oh, Ho, Oslo!

Norwegian spotlight

"...year's spotlight nation at Fantastic Fest may not have the cinematic cachet of some of its Scandinavian neighbors (hey,..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

TCB: Thursday

SXSW Music News and Carryings On

"...drinking any less." – Kevin Fowler So It Begins The Stooges have been very selective in adding SXSW appearances..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Day Trips

"...Not much remains of the community of Normanna on US181 about 10 miles north..."

Oct. 18, 1996 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

SXSW Lists

SXSW groupings: Metal, Austin jazz, Polish acts, plus everything else

"...Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. (Wed., 9pm, the Phoenix)..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

Fall Film Previews

September

"...Nominated for an Academy Award, this documentary recounts the life of writer Ayn Rand and the history of..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Screens Feature