SXSW and Amazon Announce Virtual Festival Lineup

Feature and shorts from 2020 fest going online for 10 days

"...remarkable story of transition in I'm Gonna Make You Love Me; and three series that have already launched on..."

April 21, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Alamo Adds Terror Tuesday and Weird Wednesday to Virtual Cinema

Signature programs return online to keep community together

"...theater company has its sire shuttered, it's taken those beloved institutions online in all their exploitation wonder, starting this..."

March 31, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Final Results for Travis County's March 3 Democratic Primary Election

Numbers ONLY include Travis County voters

"...District Judge, 353rd Judicial District Tim Sulak: 88,070 (49.45%) Madeleine Connor: 90,022 (50.55%)..."

March 4, 2020 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

As Charlie Jones Exits C3, He Traces His Journey From College Station to Founding ACL Fest

Leaving the music promotions empire he helped build, Jones begins his new events company, Four Leaf

"...CJ: That was a time when you could ride your bike all over the..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Brewing Pedigree Represents at Far West Austin's Beerburg

Trevor Nearburg puts a burg on it

"..."What got me into brewing was how much people love being in breweries and how much people loved working..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Injustice Corrected

"...Dear Editor, I love the article you shared about Bevis Griffin ["Gypsy Tricks,"..."

Jan. 30, 2020 Postmarks

The Stories Behind Austin’s Iconic Signs

How both classic neon and changing design continue to draw patrons to local restaurants and theatres

"...waves of style but remain bat signals for both longtime fans and brand-new visitors of our local treasures. From..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Features Feature by Jessi Cape

VHYes

Bizarro tribute to camcorder culture is silly and profound

"...Lennon, Mark Proksch, Courtney Pauroso, Charlyne Yi, John Gemberling, Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon...."

Jan. 17, 2020 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Forgotten Era of Glitter Rock in Mid-70s Austin

The Austin Punk Chronicles, chapter two, part one: glam rock (1972-76)

"...Yet glam remains punk's immediate predecessor on the rock timeline, bridging the Sixties' psychotic garage-fuzz reactions to the Seventies'..."

Jan. 17, 2020 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Make It Movement Wants You to Learn a Trade and Love What You Do

Can skilled jobs and career education change Texas culture?

"...It's a story he's told a thousand times before, but that doesn't make it any less fun...."

Dec. 27, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Faster Than Sound: Goodbye Prop B, Hello HOT Monies

Following the defeat of Proposition B, Austin music advocates brainstorm applications of the first city funding for commercial music

"...victory primes city bureaucracy to eventually churn out an estimated $3 million annually to support commercial music...."

Nov. 22, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Music Rolls Out Second Artist List

Wire, Jucee Froot, plus 207 real acts and one Hollywood contrivance

"...March 16-22, taps former Hop Along force Frances Quinlan, old-timey folk scholar Dom Flemons, slowcore upstarts Milly, Philly punks..."

Nov. 13, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Greener Grass

Something weird in suburbia (again) but this is no Blue Velvet ripoff

"...Why do we love satires of suburban life? Is it the distillation of..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

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

"...at a lot of big brands, and the whole time you're there you feel like you have this half-life...."

Oct. 24, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tim O'Brien's Love Letter to His Sons

In Dad's Maybe Book, the author of Going After Cacciato is going after fatherhood

"...of a French resort that, in this American family's estimation, fits like a stranger's overpriced suit. Two shiny boys..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Arts Feature by Joe O'Connell

The Addams Family

Your favorite creepy neighbors are back, and kid friendly

"...and regularly converse with their dead relatives, but the love and bonds between these frightful family members is so..."

Oct. 18, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Review: Jesus Christ Superstar

New touring production electrifies with freshness and urgency

"...knows how many takes in the studio, made over time and carefully burnished during the production process. Indeed, the..."

Oct. 15, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Dolemite Is My Name

Eddie Murphy pays homage to the comedy genius of Rudy Ray Moore

"...say it? – sweet screenplay. This isn’t their first time bringing a semi-marginalized real-world individual’s life story to the..."

Oct. 11, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Jesus Christ Superstar 50 Years On

New North American tour of JCSS launches in Austin Oct. 9

"...Webber teamed up with a young English lyricist named Tim Rice to create an audacious new retelling of the..."

Oct. 7, 2019 Arts Post by Paul Beutel

35 of the City's Best Food Vendors Are Ready to Take Your Order at ACL Music Festival

"...maybe it's truffle mac & cheese, but whatever chef Tim Love serves will hit the spot. www.lonesomedoveaustin.com..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Food Feature

Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar Renamed Bong Joon Ho Cinema

Home of Fantastic Fest honors the South Korean director

"...Time to stop looking under "A" in film listings for..."

Sept. 26, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

How Fantastic Fest Is Shaping the Genre Film Scene

Fifteen years in and still fantastic

"...Japanese cinematic icon Takashi Miike, boxing crime drama First Love. They may seem mainstream for a festival that has..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film News: Linklater, Rodriguez, and a Case of Millennium Bugs

Production updates, new releases, and job opportunities

"...Sneak peek time! Here's a first production still for Millennium Bugs, a..."

Sept. 13, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Texas Book Festival 2019: The Full Lineup

Malcolm Gladwell, Sonia Sotomayor, John Grisham, and 300 more

"...NEW EXPLORATIONS Adrienne Brodeur WILD GAME: MY MOTHER, HER LOVER AND ME Sarah M. Broom THE YELLOW HOUSE Christopher..."

Aug. 28, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Bruce Robison & Kelly Willis Step Into Their Third Act

Chronicle Hot Sauce headliners look ahead to the next waltz

"...cover of Roger Miller's "A World So Full of Love," for Robison's latest entrepreneurial venture. Part record label, part..."

Aug. 23, 2019 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Causing Trouble as We Smiled: A Dusty Story

Playwright Timothy Braun remembers the canine companion who changed his life

"...he was a puppy. He was 3 by all estimations, sitting alone in a cage at the Town Lake..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Arts Feature by Timothy Braun

How a Collaboration Between Roky Erickson and Doug Sahm Became Part of the Blueprint for Punk Rock

Chapter one of the Austin Punk Chronicles concludes with two local legends setting the stage for a global music revolution

"...seminal to the coming aesthetic. Read part one of Tim Stegall's history of Austin punk and see how pshchedelia..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Faster Than Sound: 10 Fresh Finds at Hot Summer Nights

Ten sunspots on Hot Summer Nights’ triple-digit lineup

"...that hasn't been to this venue in a long time."..."

July 26, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Lion King

Can you feel the shrug tonight?

"...his new friends, the warthog Pumbaa (Rogen) and meerkat Timon (Eichner); but his old responsibilities come back as his..."

July 19, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Faster Than Sound: School’s Out for Dayglow

Nineteen-year-old Sloan Struble leaves UT for the bedroom-pop big leagues, while two new area record stores make their debuts

"...bedroom- pop piece, 19-year-old Struble won't be back on campus anytime soon...."

June 21, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

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