Immigrants, the Musical! (Part Two)

With this improvised musical series, one family’s tale of coming to the states becomes a tale about us all

"...Suppose you knew that your great-great-grandfather had come to this country to escape punishment for..."

Nov. 23, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Telling The David Whiting Story or, the Cesar Romero Joke

Louis Black reflects on working decades ago with Walter Reuben

"...The David Whiting Story or, the Cesar Romero Joke, being..."

Feb. 16, 2015 Screens Post by Louis Black

The Q&A Hole: What Does It Take to Succeed in This World?

With Rebecca Beegle, Alex Dobrenko, Asaf Ronen, and more.

"...Here's the latest of our Q&A Hole series, wherein your reporter..."

Jan. 12, 2015 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Fantasia Review: The Block Island Sound

Aquatic horror reaches - and grabs - the stars

"...The sea and the sky, so it is written in..."

Sept. 2, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Heaven & Hell in 13th Floor Elevators: A Visual History

We return to the Red River strip of March 1966 to witness Roky Erickson and crew

"...March 16, 1966 and KAZZ-FM is live broadcasting a show by the 13th Floor Elevators from the New Orleans..."

May 15, 2020 Music Feature by Jon Savage

Don’t Stop Believing: Moving Panoramas’ Leslie Sisson Overcomes the Trauma That Birthed In Two

Sophomore LP spins a sequel to the shoegazers’ extraordinary journey

"...I started the group in the years following my mom's sudden passing..."

Feb. 15, 2019 Music Feature by Leslie Sisson

The Dirty Secrets Behind Sex Madness Revealed

Exploitation goes meta with a new twist on a vintage sleazefest

"...There's a mystery about who directed Sex Madness. Part potboiler,..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Capital T Theatre's Small Mouth Sounds

This hilarious and moving production reveals near deafening truths with barely a sound

"...The function and purpose of language can be a double-edged..."

May 25, 2018 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

Jenny Slate Returns to the Big Screen With Landline

Nineties comedy reunites the team behind Obvious Child

"...Sometimes it's the relatable minutiae that round out a film. Like so..."

Aug. 4, 2017 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

The Q&A Hole: Why Are So Many People Unhappy With President Trump?

Can’t American citizens cut that orange shitgibbon a little slack?

"...We felt we had to ask. Because, before the election, we asked Why Would Anyone Vote For Donald..."

June 12, 2017 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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 the Performing Arts..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The New Moneyball in National Champions

Ric Roman Waugh calculates the human cost of NCAA profits

"...Ric Roman Waugh admits that there’s a degree of humor in calling his NCAA drama..."

Dec. 28, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Behind the Wheel With Documentary The Gentleman Driver

The world of millionaire endurance racers in The Gentleman Driver

"...Motor racing is a business, but new documentary The Gentleman Driver takes its name from the sport’s last..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Q&A Hole: What Extinct Animal Would You Bring Back To Life?

With Matt Oztalay, Peter-John Byrnes, Wiley Wiggins, and more

"...some form of dinosaur would be far and away the most popular creature here …..."

Feb. 11, 2013 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

How Paul Reiser Created a Non-Cutesy Ireland in The Problem With People

The comedy legend talks accents, authenticity, and rooftops

"...There's a long Hollywood tradition of stories of Americans falling..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Hunting Down the Clickbait Beast in The VICE Guide to Bigfoot

Zach Lamplugh and Brian Emond are on the case at the Austin Film Festival

"...There are many things that can be said about Bigfoot...."

Oct. 24, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Local Opera Local Artists' La Clemenza di Tito: A Retelling

The company’s take on Mozart’s last opera asks hard questions about forgiveness in a messy world

"...When is it right to spare the life of someone who tried to kill you?..."

March 2, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Q&A Hole: What's the Use of Owning Original Artwork?

With Chris Cubas, Jill Schroeder, Shannon McCormick, and more.

"...Here's the latest of our weekly Q&A Hole series, wherein your..."

Feb. 2, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Q&A Hole: What's the Best Thing They Got for Christmas?

And what's the best thing they gave? Nine citizens answer.

"...Because, sure, it's all about "the reason for the season," whichever holiday you celebrate. Whether..."

Jan. 1, 2014 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

1 a.m.: No sloppy seconds

What time is it? 1 a.m. – i.e., the fiercely enjoyable brain warp that is improv duo Chris Trew and Tami Nelson

"...is: It's 1 a.m., and it's time for improv. The world is a big clockworks, see, and, if we're..."

July 20, 2007 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Many Truths of I, Tonya

Sebastian Stan and Steven Rogers on unreliable narrators and figure skating's most controversial figure

"...There are two Tonya Hardings. There's the world-class figure skater..."

Jan. 5, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The J. Cole & Anderson Paak Show

Friday’s Erwin Center twofer keeps it sincere

"...Opening at the Erwin Center on Friday, Oxnard MC Anderson Paak testified..."

Aug. 21, 2017 Music Post by Alejandra Ramirez

Kaci and the Wagakkiband: A SXSW Interview

Rock + traditional Japanese instruments = 俊英!

"...those well-dressed forces of nature that comprise Wagakkiband rocked the adoring crowd at SXSW's Des Moines Embassy last week,..."

March 23, 2016 Arts Post by Kaci Beeler

Austin Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors

Austin Shakespeare's new take on Shakespeare's farce takes some time figuring out its own identity

"...Who am I? A serious question at the very heart of the human condition, and yet that..."

May 12, 2017 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The True Story of the Somewhat Lost Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Matthew McConaughey and Renée Zellweger star in this largely forgotten sequel

"...chainsaw-wielding family – reports of which were to ignite the world's imagination – began to filter out of Central..."

Dec. 21, 2018 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Q&A Hole: Which One Typeface Would You Eradicate Forever?

With Swissmiss, Marc English, Jennymarie Jemison, and more

"...be a graphic designer to be disgusted almost to the point of blowing chunks when confronted with certain overused..."

March 4, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Before the Deluge

A look at three new discs from the past

"...The biggest news among 1960s fanatics is that the T.A.M.I...."

March 11, 2010 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Burning Down the Ags: Is It Ever Enough?

Thanksgiving = turkey, then football, then shopping

"...stick as a Longhorn fan tries repeatedly to ignite the sad dog. Finally the spark takes, and the Texas..."

Nov. 28, 2008 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Behind the Bars Part II

We revisit Austin's LGBTQ bars of yesteryear

"...reached out to local queers around town and asked them to share their most poignant and messy memories of..."

Aug. 25, 2016 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

From the Vaults: Christopher McQuarrie

The 'Jack Reacher' writer and director discusses 'The Way of the Gun'

"...in 2000, writer/director Christopher McQuarrie was in Austin to show his new film, The Way of the Gun, as..."

Dec. 21, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

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