“No Willie, Waylon, or the Armadillo in 1977!!!” The Punk Beast Begins to Stir in Austin

A nascent scene takes shape in chapter three of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...Editor’s note: This is the third chapter in a serialized history of Austin’s punk..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

What We Do in the Shadows

Cleverly executed, this vampire spoof by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, is a lot of fun.

"...Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Jonathan Brugh, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Stuart Rutherford, Ben Fransham, Rhys Darby, Jackie van Beek, Elena Stejko..."

Feb. 27, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin Punk Chronicles: "I Don't Think the Sex Pistols Inspired Anything Other Than a Buncha More Punk Bands!"

The San Antonio shoot-out ricochets locally in Chapter 4 of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

"...Austin’s punk culture, written by veteran journalist Tim Stegall. The first three chapters delved into seminal expressions of the..."

Dec. 31, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Disappointments Room

Kate Beckinsale moves into a haunted house

"...woefully diminishing returns, scare-wise, and so let’s just say The Disappointments Room is aptly titled. I’d like to think..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Witnesses

"...in Dallas in 1978. He is now publisher of The Austin Chronicle...."

Jan. 10, 2003 Music Feature

The Best Recipe for Your Lucky Black-Eyed Peas on New Year’s Day

Pickle the little legumes and never look back

"...Helen Corbitt, celebrated Texas transplant-turned-chef of the stars, famously hated black-eyed peas. Realizing their necessity for..."

Dec. 27, 2019 Food Feature by Katherine McNevins

The American Voice

Jonathan Franzen's "The Corrections," and other new releases

"...It is a trick of the mind, Salman Rushdie writes in his new novel Fury,..."

Sept. 21, 2001 Books Feature by David Garza

Qmmunity: Setting the Table

Fill up your plate with all sorts of deliciously fun queer Austin events

"...Let's set the table for a fine feast this year, whether you..."

Nov. 25, 2022 Column by James Scott

The Hightower Report

George W. Bush goes easy on the rich … and Donald Trump needs it!

"...out his chest, focused his beady eyes right into the TV camera, and said that he was sending "a..."

June 4, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Paul Wall, Why Bonnie, Jim Keller, El Combo Oscuro, and a Punk Rock Lottery lead our recommended shows

"...Ludacris may have been the one "doing a hundred on the highway," but in..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Music Column by Julian Towers

Ruins of the Realm

Talking turkey with James McMurtry

"...turkey-hunting in North Texas takes patience and skill. As the gobblers come into breeding season, the notoriously shy birds..."

May 2, 2008 Music Feature by Dan Oko

The Composer's Roots

A look at the career of a premier jazz pianist, Dallas-born Cedar Walton

"...Listen back-to-back to a dozen of the many albums on which pianist Cedar Walton has appeared..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Music Feature by Harvey Pekar

Ring in the HollyDaze

Holiday Movie Previews

"...pace. Multiplying faster than partridges in pear trees, during the next five weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day,..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Holiday in San Antonio

The birth of Austin's punk scene: the Sex Pistols at Randy's Rodeo in San Antonio, 25 years ago this week.

"...winter mornings: gray, but not terribly cold. It was the same in San Antonio -- except for the rumbling...."

Jan. 10, 2003 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

This Changes Everything: Austin Witnesses to Sex Pistols' Chaotic Randy's Rodeo Show Go Home and Start Bands

UK instigators blow the roof off San Antonio dance hall in Chapter 4, Part 2, of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

"...Note: You often don’t know you’re witnessing history in the moment you’re seeing it, but there’s an undeniable feeling..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Qmmunity: Big-Boy-Sized

Your Qmmunity editor is under the weather, so enjoy an extra-large queer listings section this week.

"...my weakened state, I spent my weekend sleeping, sipping the matzo ball soup my mom sent me (thank you,..."

Oct. 14, 2022 Column by James Scott

First Look: Arkane Studios Austin's Redfall

Vampire-killing coop game coming to Xbox, PC next year

"...a mystery project, you expect a big announcement. Well, the local office for French game pros Arkane Studios definitely..."

June 16, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Anarchy in S.A.

The Sex Pistols return to San Antonio!

"...For nearly 35 years, I’ve obsessed over the Sex Pistols’ show at Randy’s Rodeo in San Antonio..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Austin Punk Chronicles: "Hard, Fast & Unapologetic" – Raul's Shifts Into Fourth Gear

In the wake of the one-night debut of the Skunks and the Violators, Austin punk begins in earnest in Chapter 5, Part 2 of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

"...musician Tim Stegall. You can read past installments of the “Austin Punk Chronicles” here. "It Ain't About Playing the..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Vampire Academy

This month's flavor in the teen vampire continuum.

"...adult novels, Vampire Academy proves, if little else, that the tween/teen market for young vamps in love and death..."

Feb. 14, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Vampires Suck

From the filmmaking team that gave us Disaster Movie and Meet the Spartans comes this inevitable spoof of teen vampire movies.

"...van der Pol, David DeLuise and Kelsey Ford. Spoofing the teen vamps vs. werewolves Twilight series and its exsanguinary..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London

Frankie Muniz, playing the star agent of the CIA's kiddie corps, saves the day in London.

"...has nothing on Robert Rodriguez’s Spy Kids troika: Where the Spy Kids movies are playful and clever, Cody Banks..."

March 12, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

House on Haunted Hill

"...Ali Larter, Chris Kattan, Jeffrey Combs and Lisa Loeb. The nicest thing I can say about this remake of..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gay Place

Brand New Key celebrate the release of their first full-length

"...In one way or another, Brand New Key – Austin's queer-indie-Americana band – has..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Living Among Us

Bloodless vampire found footage should stay in the shadows

"...Hunter Gomez, Chad Todhunter and Jordan Hinson. Contrary to the lazy trope, found footage horror is not dead. While..."

Feb. 2, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Underworld: Blood Wars

Vampires vs. werewolves (again)

"...Directed by: Anna Foerster. Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Theo James, Tobias Menzies, Lara Pulver and Charles Dance...."

Jan. 13, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gay Place

The Gender Unbound Art Fest will spotlight the work of trans, intersex, and gender nonconforming artists and musicians

"...and nonprofit founder Drew Riley. Instead of focusing on the negative, Saturday's Gender Unbound Art Fest will spotlight the..."

Sept. 23, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Mean Girls

Clique comedy about teen groupthink lacks real bite.

"...– but not enough to elevate Mean Girls above the pack of teen fare. (For a truly searing indictment..."

April 30, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Orange County

"...Jake Kasdan. Starring: Lily Tomlin, Leslie Mann, John Lithgow, Catherine O'Hara, Jack Black, Schuyler Fisk and Colin Hanks. After..."

Jan. 11, 2002 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

DVDanger: House on Willow Street

Kidnapping meets possession, plus more home releases

"...Ever get up in the morning thinking you're in The Disappearance of Alice Creed,..."

March 25, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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