The Real Crash Davis

Alan Zinter of the Round Rock Express still lives the big-league dream

"...thinks about quitting, Alan Zinter looks you straight in the eye, barely blinking, not a hint of a smile..."

Aug. 4, 2006 Sports Feature by Kevin Brass

Austin: Latino Internet Capital of the World!

If you have tacos, they will come

"...One of several Latino-themed panels in SXSWi had the title “Austin: Latino Internet..."

March 15, 2010 Screens Post by Belinda Acosta

Mellow Harshers HTRK Offer an Oddly Satisfying Stab in the Heart at Oblivion Access

For the love of “hate rock”

"...two days of death metal, thrash, and hardcore, a quieter, minimalist act like HTRK might seem like a soothing..."

May 15, 2022 Music Post by Michael Toland

Danny Kiranos Finds Moral Ground in the Murder Folk of Amigo the Devil

Visceral songwriter mines darkness in the human condition

"...to commence an interview, but Danny Kiranos, aka Amigo the Devil, appears completely unfazed. Mur­der and mortality remain foundational..."

April 23, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

My Obsession: Fresh Off the Boat

Asian cinema expert calls this sitcom the series America needs right now

"...you know, I thought I saw a ghost in the window, but there was not a ghost. I am..."

June 29, 2018 Screens Column by Jenny Nulf

SXSW Music Review: The Veldt

Afro-shoegaze pioneers re-emerge for their close-up

"...The Veldt are having a moment. The Raleigh, N.C., band’s..."

March 17, 2018 SXSW Post by Michael Toland

Summer Fun: Boogie Like a Boss at the Bahn

We rode the wave for science, and you can too.

"...Schlitterbahn's premier attraction can transform an everyday schlub into the rebirth of slick. Almost...."

June 10, 2013 Chronolog Post by David Estlund

Austin FC Carves Up Houston Dynamo to Go Top of the League

Back at Q2 Stadium, Verde seize fourth straight win

"...Austin FC completed the season sweep of its in-state rival Houston Dynamo Tuesday..."

July 13, 2022 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

Meet Me at Waterloo Records: Playing, Shopping, and Encountering Life-Changing Moments at the Heart of Austin Music

Influential Austin characters reminice on 40 years of playing, shopping, and encountering life-changing moments at the heart of Austin music

"...and gave me a piercing look. Queued up at the vinyl room register in Waterloo Records, I flashed back..."

April 8, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Complicity And #MeToo in The Assistant

Kitty Green unravels systems that enable the Weinsteins of the world

"...On the day that Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty of..."

Feb. 24, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: The Hallow

There’s something evil in the woods

"...Every Northern European culture knows that Robert Frost was wrong. The..."

April 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Public Notice: Drama on the High Seats

Reading (not too far) between the lines of Thursday's marathon

"...The bizarre late ending to last Thursday's City Council meeting..."

Sept. 5, 2014 News Column by Nick Barbaro

A 'Fright Night' at The Opera

Stars of the remake get all Marx Brothers at the Drafthouse

"...Quick note to interviewers. There are three easy hints to getting on the good..."

Aug. 19, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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

The Assimilated Appetite

Does Thai Tara aim to please the American palate at the expense of traditional tastes?

"...One of the things I enjoy most about Thai food is the..."

June 25, 2004 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Here Come the Transporters

In the endless Central Texas transportation wars, the lions and the lambs look for ways to make peace

"...two different transportation plans. Which are really parts of the same plan. Though the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority's..."

June 4, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Friend of the Family

In Thomas Mallon's new nonfiction book, the strangest figure in the JFK assassination is the most honest one.

"...Lee Harvey Oswald was in her front yard under the oak tree playing with his daughter Junie. His wife..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Quiet on the Set

Less talk, more action: Aaron Katz and Cris Lankenau sound off on Cold Weather

"...Listening to the star of Cold Weather, Cris Lankenau, talk about his..."

March 12, 2010 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

A Quiet Passion

A biographical sketch of poet Emily Dickinson

"...Keith Carradine, Emma Bell, Jodhi May, Joanna Bacon and Catherine Bailey...."

May 5, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Preaching to the Choir

Quiet Company high priest Taylor Muse still has faith all right. It's called trust.

"...Here's how you alienate the meager fan base you've managed to develop as an..."

Feb. 17, 2012 Music Feature by Dan Solomon

The Animation Show 4

Mike Judge is back with a brand new collection of short animated films, and it's premiering here in Austin.

"...on a stack of Syd Fields that causality is the building block of good narrative, and the artists on..."

April 25, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...SXSW has strapped on the rockets with not just a few titles for this..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Winter Classic

South by Southwest 1998

"...Johnny Winter on the outdoor stage at Stubb's Saturday, March 21 photograph by..."

March 27, 1998 Music Feature

Portrait of the Artist as a Road Comic

Long Drives, Low Pay, and Drunks -- What a Life!

"...Road comics are the gypsies of the modern age, wandering far and..."

March 28, 1997 Arts Feature by J. C. Shakespeare

Leon Russell & the Bob Dylan Rumor

Outlaw era deejay Woody Roberts helped produce Willie Nelson's first Fourth of July picnic in this excerpt from his new memoir Horse Racing & Rock 'N' Roll

"...Bobbie, outlaw era radio deejay Woody Roberts returns to the scene of the time with a chapter from new..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Music Feature by Woody Roberts

The Last September

"...David Tennant, Fiona Shaw and Richard Roxburgh. Not even the rich and nuanced performances of stage veterans Maggie Smith,..."

May 5, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

"Ann Wood: Quick and Quiet" at Big Medium

The artist's solo show is like a large-scale, experiential temporary memorial, with fake flowers rotting in a gloomy exuberance

"...In Ann Wood's hands, the gallery space becomes a sick home, one overtaken with..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Arts Review by Melany Jean

The Coffeehouse Chronicles

Cafe Mundi

"...Crowd: undercaffeinated morning workers, quiet smoking poets..."

June 16, 2000 Food Column by Pableaux Johnson

The Human Factor

A rare look inside the failed Arab-Israeli peace process

"...In an argument, framing is everything. As The Human Factor opens, its pre-title card lays out a..."

May 14, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

We Have Met the Future, and It Is Us

Film on the Web, part II: the movies

"...Jean-Luc Godard: [I]n the movies it is different. You can be with other..."

March 9, 2007 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

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