The Inexpressible

Ferreting out the local avant-garde jazz scene

"...drunken fistfights, smoke smelly cigars, sleep face down on the tables, or even pinch people in inappropriate places. Carl..."

June 15, 2001 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

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

Back to the Garden

The musical Candide has had as tumultuous a life as its wandering hero. Robert Faires catalogs its journey and explains what has kept it alive and why it's always a pleasure to revisit.

"..."The trouble with Candide is that it didn't fail." So..."

Jan. 14, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Moon-Shaped Panties & the Saint of White Trash

The Late Lucinda Williams

"...The morning starts normally for Lucinda. Well, maybe not normal,..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Beat the Clock

Rediscovering the Danger in Theatre Under the Gun

"...illustration by Robert Faires I could spend hours agonizing about a lead sentence or I could..."

Dec. 5, 1997 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca

"...and Miguel Ferrer. This will serve for many as their introduction to the work and short, tragic life of..."

Sept. 12, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Book Review: Truckload of Art: The Life and Work of Terry Allen

New authorized biography vividly exhumes the artist’s West Texas world

"...of his career, both his critics and admirers regarded the Lubbock native either as a conceptual artist who wrote..."

April 19, 2024 Arts Feature by Doug Freeman

SXSW Film Review: The Spine of Night

Rotoscoped fantasy layers myth, legend, and gore

"...Rotoscoping - the art of drawing animation directly from live action reference..."

March 19, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

18 is for Life at the Austin Jewish Film Festival

Fest returns online and at the drive-in

"...Life. In Hebrew, chai, and under the numerology of Gemetria, forever associated with the number 18...."

Nov. 7, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The ACC Drama Department Enters Teaching in the Coronavirus Tragedy

For Marcus McQuirter and the ACC drama department, even in the pandemic it's on with the show

"...These days, a lot of people teaching theatre in higher..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Features Feature by Robert Faires

Stuck Between Worlds in Cine Las Americas' Feature Dear Homeland

Filmmaker Claudia Escobar finds musician Diana Gameros playing the waiting game

"...an immigrant is not to swap one nation for another. It is to be perpetually caught between the two...."

July 17, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Nine of the Best Sno-Cone and Shaved Ice Spots in Austin

Sometimes some shaved ice and flavoring is all you need

"...There are times when shaved ice is a pleasant treat:..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Food Post by Jessika Roth

The Luv Doc: Your Annoying Boyfriend

You should never ignore patterns

"...I love my boyfriend, but he annoys me so much, I get to..."

June 7, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

Tracking the Next Big Things at SXSW Gaming

Beyond playtime: where the developers and designers will be at SXSW

"...of people regularly coming into contact with games and the communities surrounding them. But this is also a period..."

March 15, 2019 Screens Feature by Tucker Whatley

Things to Do Downtown During the Texas Tribune Festival

Take a break with these hot spots within walking distance of the Capitol

"...Here for the Texas Tribune Festival and need respite from politics? Downtown..."

Sept. 12, 2018 Events Post by Shalavé Cawley

Breaking the Ice With Iceage

“Difficult” singer Elias Bender Rønnenfelt isn’t

"...Elias Bender Rønnenfelt, frontman for Danish punk outfit Iceage, maintains a..."

May 24, 2018 Music Post by Isabella Castro-Cota

The New Nerddom

Wizard World Austin Comic Con tackles diversity

"...Between the celebrity photo ops, the cast reunions, and artists taking..."

Oct. 5, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

From the Vaults: Underneath With Soderbergh

When Steven Soderbergh Came to SXSW ’95 ...

"...Maybe it's the season: the South by Southwest Film and Interactive Festivals..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Go Into the Light

Jodie Foster on striking a balance between lightness and darkness in The Beaver

"...onscreen. With two Oscars for Best Actress already in the bag, Foster is now before us with her third..."

May 6, 2011 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

'State vs. Reed' Gaining Steam: Pair's First Doc Becoming the Story

Local pair's first doc becoming the story

"...was to expose this case. If we don't ruffle feathers," says Frank Bustoz, "they're not going to admit fault."..."

April 14, 2006 Screens Feature by Frank Rivera

The Family

"...renowned photographer Richard Avedon to photograph key figures of the 1976 presidential election, they probably didn't guess that the..."

Aug. 30, 1996 Arts Feature

Into the Wilds With Hundreds of Beavers

Is this the first Dogme 96 snowstick comedy?

"...(Noun): Any physical comedy that takes place all in the snow...."

April 30, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Stories, Operas, and Meet-Cutes: The Week in Arts

Brett Goldstein brings the laughs, Zach Theatre conjures a comet, and more arty events

"...narcoleptic who falls in love with his straight best friend (Keanu Reeves), a Prince Hal-esque rich kid tender with..."

Feb. 2, 2024 Arts Feature by Katherine McNevins

A Walk Through the Wildflower Center's Field of Light

Acclaimed artist Bruce Munro basks in the evening glow with his new installation

"...A rare blossom is flowering at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. It is not indigenous..."

Sept. 16, 2022 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Slamming With Damien Abraham For Viceland's The Wrestlers

The hardcore singer grabs hold of the global pro-wrestling explosion

"...Damian Abraham knows how to spend a birthday: In the Democratic Republic of Congo, watching..."

June 19, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Owen Egerton Gets Spooked Writing The Axe Murders of Villisca

Austin author on his new haunted house movie

"...Script conferences tend to be mundane affairs. They don't generally involve spending..."

Jan. 20, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Niche Streaming Sites for the Holidays

Give the gift of worlds of entertainment just a click away

"...be reigning supreme as far as internet bandwidth goes, there is a wide array of niche streaming sites that..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

Page Two: After the Flood

When everything is gone, there is love, and the memory of love

"...I was thinking about what a friend had said..."

July 8, 2016 Column by Louis Black

The Full Monty

With the release of 'RWBY,' Monty Oum is officially Rooster Teeth's rock star

"...At the Austin Convention Center the first weekend of July, you..."

July 19, 2013 Screens Feature by Dan Solomon

David Lindsay-Abaire: The Interview

The 'Good People' writer goes back to the old neighborhood

"...Tonight is your last chance to see the Different Stages production of David Lindsay-Abaire's Good People, the..."

May 11, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

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