Three Kings

This modern classic is a war movie with a conscience, an action movie with a funny bone, a caper movie with a shifting agenda.

"...practically moves us to stand up and salute when Three Kings shows how sedition can, indeed, be an act..."

Oct. 1, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Three Kings of “No Kings But Us”

Austin DIY icon Tim Kerr and Houston legends Robert Hodge and Russel Gonzalez create “No Kings But Us”

"...music producer turned artistic curator Russel Gonzalez describes "No Kings But Us," the collaborative show at Big Medium from..."

Jan. 19, 2024 Arts Feature by Haris Qureshi

The Kings of Summer

This Sundance favorite is a perfect yet offbeat summer movie about teens who ditch their families and try to live like men in a ground-level treehouse in the woods.

"...an adult either. In the quirky coming-of-age dramedy The Kings of Summer, three teenagers decide to free themselves from..."

June 7, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Street Kings

This new crime drama starring Keanu Reeves is directed by the screenwriter of Training Day and based on a story by crackerjack crime novelist James Ellroy.

"...the Game and Naomie Harris. Dirty cops are the kings of the L.A. streets, and no one knows that..."

April 18, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Original Kings of Comedy

"...arena comedy tour of a package known as the Kings of Comedy. Featuring black comedians, the Kings of Comedy..."

Aug. 18, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

True to the Blues: Eastside Kings Festival Returns

"It's not three chords, it's the heart and soul of a nation!" – Birdlegg

"...and Saturday outside on 12th and Chicon for Eastside Kings Festival. That gathering stands out from other festivals: The..."

Sept. 10, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Exodus: Gods and Kings

Batten down the hatches! The plagues are here!

"...Scott. Starring: Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, John Turturro, Ben Kingsley, Aaron Paul, Ben Mendelsohn, María Valverde, Sigourney Weaver, Ewen..."

Dec. 19, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

ACL Live Shot: Kings of Leon

They’re what a rock & roll act is supposed to be, right?

"...Despite their enormous popularity, there’s nothing captivating about Kings of Leon. The band’s capable of some nice recorded..."

Oct. 6, 2013 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Louisianna Purchase Named Dragula Season Three Contestant

Austin's leading scream queen to take on her next frontier of drag

"...the news is out: Louisianna Purchase is a season three contestant of the Boulet Brothers’ Dragula!..."

July 12, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Kings & Queens Jamaican Cuisine Is on a Mission to Make the World Better With Food

Food is love at this Pflugerville eatery

"..."Out of many, one people." Family operated food truck Kings & Queens Jamaican Cuisine, based at the Old Gin..."

Feb. 26, 2021 Food Feature by David Brendan Hall

Nasty Dogs & Funky Kings

Rockpalast, German for DVD gold mine

"...On the nuclear boogie of "Nasty Dogs & Funky Kings," Gibbons wields his Les Paul like a backhoe. "Beer..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Kings of Monterrey

Hanging out in Monterrey with a passel of up-and-coming Mexican rockers

"...world. At this moment, they just might be the Kings of Monterrey.Hecho en Monterrey Some might say that Genitallica's..."

June 16, 2000 Music Feature by Melissa Sattley

Playback: Waterloo Music Festival vs. Eastside Kings Festival

Austin music’s fall festival opens with a double-barrel bang

"...bands, Colorado's quarter-century-clocking prog/roots doodlers are no stranger to three-night stands in which the sextet digs deep into a..."

Sept. 7, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Qmmunity: Kings, Queens, and Other Things

Trans performers get the keys to the Kingdom on Fridays, plus Erica Nix enters the mayoral race

"...latter. Always at 9pm on Fridays, this show features three drag artists who put the fab in AFAB. Host..."

July 29, 2022 Column by James Scott

The Power of Three

With ZZ Top mowing down the Backyard this weekend, the power of three – trios – comes into play

"...of trios. In rock & roll, two's company, but three's never a crowd. You might call it the power..."

April 13, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Taco Kings, Besieged

A conflict with neighborhoods has made the previously independent street taco vendors organize in self-defense

"...al Pastor, on Riverside and Royal Crest. There are three taco stands in the parking lot, one covered with..."

Aug. 11, 2006 News Feature by Michael May

Ernest Cline: Kings of the Nerds

Austin author adapts his Spielberg homage Ready Player One with Spielberg himself

"...I'm still trying to wrap my head around it, three years later...."

March 30, 2018 Screens Feature by Moisés Chiullán

Three Generations of Writers Reflect on ACL Fest 2021

Personal journals from a plague-era festival

"...as ever. Up onstage, with touring having resumed for three months plus, no act can be excused as “rusty”..."

Oct. 8, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Queens, Kings, and More Events to Help You Celebrate This Weekend

Movies, theatre, classes, dancing, and more reasons to get out

"...Enjoy a throuple shot or free churro with your three-way situationship – all for the low, low price of..."

June 14, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Playback: KINGs and Queens

Kids in a New Groove, Bull McCabe’s bows out, and underground heroes of Austin music

"...Last Sunday, as they have weekly for the past three years, the two jammed in the living room of..."

Aug. 11, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Three for the Road

Dream team scions Warren Hood and Emily Gimble add up 58 years of Austin roots

"...comes straight from the front ranks of Western swing kings Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys...."

July 12, 2013 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Kings of Comedy: Austin's Josh Frank Brings R.E.M. and Buster Keaton Together for Silents Synced

New soundtrack for Sherlock Jr. follows Nosferatu/Radiohead

"...another night, and it sold out. Then they added three more nights, and those sold out.” After years of..."

Jan. 10, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

When They Were Kings

My All American revisits UT Football legend Freddie Steinmark

"...of Texas head coach Darrell K. Royal, winner of three national championships – including Steinmark's last season. He would..."

Nov. 13, 2015 Screens Feature by Kahron Spearman

All About the Benjamins

"...rapper emeritus Ice Cube (Friday, Boyz N the Hood, Three Kings) represents the latest extreme in this reductive trend...."

March 15, 2002 Movie Review by Russell Smith

12th Night Austin Rolls Out

The official, traditional kickoff to Mardi Gras comes to town

"...Usually, the only epiphany I have come January 5,..."

Jan. 3, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Big Medium Holds Fundraiser Following Big Fire

Arts community hub is set to recover – creatively as ever

"...4201 S. Congress, the conflagration that damaged their “No Kings But Us” exhibit of collaborative works by Austin punk..."

Jan. 28, 2024 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

1999 Film Critics Poll

"...2. Three Kings..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Screens Feature

Still the Greatest

When We Were Kings

"......"

March 28, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Eddie Stout Is a One-Man Historical Blues Society

On the eve of his Eastside Kings Festival the Dialtone Records founder remains doggedly preservationist

"...Dialtone Records founder and head of the Eastside Kings Foundation and its attendant Eastside Kings Festival this weekend..."

Sept. 8, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Gulf Coast Soul

The Boogie Kings continue to boogie, Port A-style

"...The Boogie Kings were around then too, playing Antone’s with their tuxedo-clad..."

Aug. 4, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

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