People, Not the Place, Make This Festival a Utopia

UtopiaFest's triumvirate of land, music, and people takes shape

"...Smoke signals welcome me to the future site of UtopiaFest. It's early October – more..."

Nov. 15, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

The Devil and William Friedkin

The director's journey from The Exorcist to a real exorcism

"...William Friedkin sits back on a couch in the Four Seasons and stares at me. "Possession," he intoned,..."

Jan. 5, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: Free Range Kids

On the ominous meaning of "kid-friendly"

"...and I both have preschool-aged children. We usually get together once a month at least to catch up and..."

May 4, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

A Day at the Ren Faire

Inside the ninth annual Sherwood Forest Faire

"...The 9th Annual Sherwood Forest Renaissance Faire is the perfect..."

April 5, 2018 Events Post by Savannah Opre

Fantastic Fest Fills the Card

Massive list includes closing night film

"...The Fantastic Fest second wave is here, and bigger than..."

Sept. 5, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The International Waters of Austin’s Concert Scene

Party barges bring summer shows to cooler locales

"...For our Summer Fun issue, we’ve created themed playlists to go with each story. Find more playlists..."

May 19, 2017 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Blue Genie Art Bazaar: The Movening

Blue Genie Art Bazaar shifts its longtime holiday gift emporium to a new space across from ACC Highland

"...As I write these words, the interior of Blue Genie's new Art Bazaar..."

Nov. 25, 2016 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Rebirth of Doyle Bramhall II

For his first solo LP in 15 years, Eric Clapton’s top lieutenant may have put out the blues album of 2016

"...of multiple modes – producer, singer, songwriter, sideman – the Dallas-born guitarist, 47, began his journeyman's path as a..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

Page Two: Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Watching the Tide Roll Away

The Chronicle at 35

"..."The present-day composer refuses to die!"..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Cracking the Nightmare Code

Director Mark Netter on his new techno-horror

"...The great science-fiction author Arthur C. Clarke once wrote, "Any..."

Sept. 16, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film 2013: The Janet Pierson Guide

Film fest chief talks themes, screens, and surprising changes

"...Janet Pierson has the coolest job – and the toughest job. As the..."

Jan. 31, 2013 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

No Catharsis in 'The Comedy'

Rick Alverson and Tim Heidecker talk about savage reviews and the danger in grand gestures

"...feature like a scourge. As with most characters in The Comedy, his name – and, from the perspective of..."

Nov. 30, 2012 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

The End of the Line?

As print media money dries up, political cartoonists look to the web

"...Jen Sorensen, the political cartoonist whose strip has been appearing every other..."

July 13, 2012 Screens Feature by Dan Solomon

The Fun Platform

Helen Knode's new murder mystery finds her leaving noir and stepping into the light

"...of those slight, reluctant action heroines of late – the ones with the dragon tattoos and the bow-and-arrow setups...."

April 27, 2012 Books Feature by Cindy Widner

Gathr'ing for 'Before the Mask'

Special screening of the cult horror (but only if you demand it)

"...Ask any serious horror fan, and they'll tell you that Behind the Mask: The Leslie Vernon..."

April 8, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

That Time of the Month

Christian Remde spans the calendar year with his Twelve Films Project

"...Christian Remde is red in the face. And in the back of his neck, and..."

July 15, 2011 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

On the Seventh Day

Judith Shulevitz considers the Sabbath at the Austin Jewish Book Fair

"...In 1929, the Soviet Union set in motion the nepreryvka, or the..."

Nov. 12, 2010 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

Remembering 'Easy Rider' and 'The Last Movie'

CinemaTexas program notes

"...The following program notes were originally printed in conjunction with..."

June 4, 2010 Screens Feature

Back to the Future

Austin's agrarian past rises again

"...and Larry Butler bought Boggy Creek Farm in 1992, they had never farmed commercially, but neither were they new..."

April 9, 2010 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

The Long Vindication

After 35 years and a lengthy sentence for robbery, Ronnie Barrs remains determined to prove his innocence

"...Barrs has insisted that he was not involved in the 1973 robbery of an Austin Minimax grocery store, a..."

Jan. 15, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Slow Dying of Johnston High

State accountability standards may close a school on the edge of survival

"...The night Austin state Sen. Kirk Watson urged the community..."

Nov. 30, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

One in the Chamber

More on Paul Robbins' quest to open the new City Hall chambers for public events.

"..."Beside the Point"'s topic this week – Paul Robbins' quest to..."

March 22, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Page Two: When I Write the Book

On luck, anarchy, and the narrative vagaries of life

"...Back in the old days, Austin's airport was not only at Mueller..."

Feb. 9, 2007 Column by Louis Black

The 'N' Word

Does your chewing gum lose its flavor on the bedpost overnight?

"...Captain Phleabag, the Dread Pirate Stagedive, and a cutthroat guitarist by the..."

May 21, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Earth Moves

For choreographer Ellen Bartel, dance does make the world go 'round

"...Let's get one thing straight: Dance doesn't make the world go 'round. Although the world itself, the terrestrial..."

Jan. 23, 2004 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Toronto International Film Festival

A first-timer's diary

"...in a number of ways, but it plays to the international film community elite. Telluride is film-centric, but it..."

Dec. 12, 2003 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Breaking Down the Barricades

Aussie songstress Kasey Chambers becomes Austin's darling.

"...A little more than a year ago, few people in America had ever heard of singer-songwriter Kasey Chambers,..."

Feb. 15, 2002 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

The Spatial Engineer of the Invisible City

He is everywhere. He is unavoidable. He is Tha' Subliminal Kid.

"...I'll make you a universe," DJ Spooky writes in the liner notes of his 1996 Songs of a Dead..."

March 2, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Visit at Black Mountain

"...It's a typical Tuesday night in South Austin at the end of September. Except for the regular crowd at..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Arts Feature

Between the Lines

"...When Christopher Dickey was eight years old, his father, the poet James Dickey, took him aside and told..."

Oct. 16, 1998 Books Review

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