News Ticker: June 18

All the news that's fit to blog

"...Burgess indulges in weird science. Scratched heads are on the News Ticker...."

June 18, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

ACL Live Review: Japanese Breakfast

Shoegazing Pacific Northwesters go out in sci-fi style

"...extremely well-attended Saturday afternoon set, Michelle Zauner relayed that the Philly quartet hadn’t stopped hustling out on the road..."

Oct. 7, 2018 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Where Comedy Lives

Austin stand-ups have a complex – and it's called the Sandstone Apartments

"...In the heart, of course, that's where comedy truly lives: in..."

Nov. 25, 2011 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Iraq Comes Home

Wounded Warriors return to the Thin Blue Line

"...combat in a nearby neighborhood, two officers cautiously approached the scene. As they came in sight, one of the..."

Sept. 19, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Short Cuts

We're No. 1. But we knew that.

"...a tingle) to local filmmakers: Austin has been named the single best place in the United States to live..."

Jan. 23, 2004 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Writing Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror in Austin

How local authors who work beyond the world we know meet, connect, and launch themselves into the business

"...Friday, "it was partly because I could tell that there was a rich fantastic-literature community here, a community of..."

July 14, 2017 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Point Austin: Getting Into Bonds

When the wish lists are written, will the money follow the speeches?

"...for a citizens' bond committee to be created by the City Council in the next month or so, with..."

Jan. 28, 2005 News Column by Michael King

A Bee Worth Buzzing About

Texas Documentary Tour presents the Oscar-nominated Spellbound.

"...Who'da thunk that following eight kids under the age of 14 along the arduous, dictionary-strewn road to..."

June 6, 2003 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...Sixth Street headquarters ended with a unanimous vote by the district's trustees to approve a 3% pay raise for..."

Aug. 23, 2002 News Feature

Scanlines

Million Dollar Legs

"...little for me. I accepted him as one of the great comic talents of the sound era, but I..."

June 25, 1999 Screens Feature

Film: Showtimes

"...Showtimes listed below start Friday, September 15 and cover the week ending Thursday, Septemer 21. *An asterisk (*) before..."

Sept. 15, 1995 News Feature

Film: Showtimes

"...Showtimes listed below start Friday, September 8 and cover the week ending Thursday, September 14. *An asterisk (*) before..."

Sept. 8, 1995 News Feature

aGLIFF 2019 Announces Full Lineup, Including Trixie Mattel Documentary

Gay Chorus Deep South to open jampacked fest schedule

"...Break out your best red carpet attire! aGLIFF – the All Genders, Lifestyles, and Identities Film Festival – has..."

July 17, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Can Project Connect Connect?

Advisory group receives preferred corridor recommendation

"...On Friday, May 2, the Project Connect team presented its “Locally Preferred Alternative” recommendation..."

May 6, 2014 News Post by Michael King

SXSW Film

Daily reviews and interviews

"...Writer/director Evan Glodell's first feature-length film is a refreshingly authentic love story that, halfway through, morphs into a hate..."

March 18, 2011 Screens Feature by Memory Harker

Livin' Lavaca Loca

In the early Eighties, back when Jay Leno was still funny, he and a number of now-big name comics told jokes at a little place on Lavaca called the Comedy Workshop. Being there changed the life of one person, who recalls what it was like.

"...when Jay Leno used to be funny? Back during the early Eighties? David Letterman had recently found a home..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Arts Feature by Angela Davis

Fun Fun Fun Fest Live Shot: Patton Oswalt

The semi-cool kid, growing old disgracefully

"...Question remains, how do you deal with it? In the comedy tent, Kyle Kinane took inter-gag breaks to appreciate..."

Nov. 9, 2013 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Free Mustache Rides

Lyft piggybacks on SXSW's success

"...holders fight bar hoppers for pedicabs, ride-sharing services fight the city, and cab drivers fight rising waves of nausea...."

March 11, 2013 SXSW Post by Brandon Watson

Tom Petty

"...30 years, Tom Petty has quietly glued himself to the American landscape, his fingers strumming a beat-up Dove acoustic,..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

'Gringo' Mel Gibson Graces Alamo (Again)

Mel Gibson premieres new film 'Get the Gringo' at Alamo

"...noted Mel Gibson to premiere his newest film, Get the Gringo, at the Alamo South Lamar on the eve..."

April 19, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

AFF: 'Bloodworth"

There's always some killin' you got to do around the farm

"...There's always a sneaking suspicion that every touring musician is..."

Oct. 25, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fuel Injected Suicide Machines and Fosters Lager = Fun!

Rolling Roadshow throws one on the barby

"..."Welcome to the official opening night of the Alamo South Lamar Drive-In,"..."

Sept. 15, 2008 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Moontower Comedy 2018:
First Headliners Announced

"Weird Al," Birbiglia, and Haddish inked for joke jamboree

"...The calendar may say ACL, but the folks at the..."

Oct. 13, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Bedfellows Getting Strange

Urban rail project slammed from opposite wings

"...The campaign in support of Project Connect, and its proposed..."

June 9, 2014 News Post by Michael King

Point Austin: Reasons To Vote

Take the time to take responsibility for your own community

"...than May, but lower than 2008 at this point). The prevailing theories are two: 1) The ballot's too long..."

Nov. 2, 2012 News Column by Michael King

Film Flam: Linklater, Krisha, and Slackerwood

Awards all around, and a sad farewell to the popular film blog

"...news to grapple with, and a sad departure from the local film scene...."

April 29, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Mapping Difference

Voting picture suggests the next Austin politics

"...I was wrong last week when I speculated that the city Proposition 15 – affordable housing bonds – failed..."

Nov. 16, 2012 News Column by Michael King

Bedside Manner: Hell on Earth

Dark literature in dark times, plus a plea for casting sanity

"...There is a time of mourning coming in my reading..."

Sept. 6, 2011 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

Rock en Tijuana

The border city of Tijuana gives birth to the bastard genre of Norteño and Electronica, Nortec.

"...Mogt and Ramon Bostich peer through a hole in the high metal wall that divides their city, Tijuana, from..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Music Feature by Melissa Sattley

Wandering Preachers, Holy Fools

What best describes the modern playwright? Itinerant preacher? Holy fool? Several artists with an intimate knowledge of the playwriting life offer their views in this roundtable discussion.

"...The playwright today as itinerant preacher. Thinking about some of..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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