Letters at 3AM: Wake of the Red Witch

Everything that begins also ends

"..."Been in the dark/ All of my life/ Waiting for the Wake/..."

Nov. 29, 2013 Column by Michael Ventura

Houses of the Unholy

Housecore Horror by the blurb

"...Witchburn..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Music Feature

Down the Hill, Up the Hill, Into the Cave

Where the bad man in the ape suit and diving helmet touched me

"...The reason I'm so comfortable insisting that films work on..."

Aug. 5, 2005 Screens Feature by Louis Black

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Tuesday

A Zamrock fruit plate, apathetic Irish drone-poetics, and so much more

"...that this is a perfectly sized South by Southwest. The streets are strollable, long lines are scarce – though..."

March 16, 2022 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Red Fang Sinks Its Hooks In

Oregonian hard rockers can’t let up

"...Red Fang has risen steadily over the last decade. Credit..."

Nov. 23, 2016 Music Post by Michael Toland

Godzilla vs. the Green Screen

Austin special effects artists can kill you with a squib or with a CGI bullet hit, gore it up with pig entrails or digitally composited blood, and create just about anything you can imagine with their bare hands or software. Does the industry need both?

"...Georges Melies never saw the Apollo astronauts tee off on the moon, but the..."

April 22, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

John Wayne dies and dies again, and regression on the gas-mileage front

"...skin whiteners are now so popular in some parts of Asia that four out of 10 women use them...."

Sept. 1, 2006 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...Horror at the beginning, horror at the end: After SXSW Film (March..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Election Ticker: Are We There Yet?

The latest – and last! – news from the campaign trail before Election Day

"...Castro and former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder (founder of the national redistricting-focused campaign All On the Line) will..."

Oct. 30, 2020 News Feature by the News Staff

Equinox Knocks

"...by: Fran Rzeznik. Starring: Sean Corrigan, Amber Lea Voiles, Katherine James, Debra Cassidy and Guilford Adams. What if you..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Music and the movies, the two oldest and most defining elements of..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...so you've had your headliners and competition titles, with the normal array of talent and titles Now it's time..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Levitation Announces 2019 Fall Lineup

John Cale, Angel Olsen, and Kurt Vile highlight fall fest

"...and world music, Levitation today begins building anticipation for the traditional spring festival’s jump to the fall calendar...."

April 24, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Page Two: Grand Illusions

The only problem with wide-ranging, all-encompassing conspiracy theories is that they're wrong

"...There are conspiracy theories and grand conspiracy theories. The latter..."

July 6, 2007 Column by Louis Black

Welcome to Tomstown

In the burgeoning Tomstown scandal, you can't tell the players or the plot without a program

"...Tomstown? Newcomers to Austin may not realize that the town was once known as "Waterloo," and only later..."

March 19, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

Wednesday night SXSW blurbs

"...Wednesday Picks Sonny Knight & the Lakers..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Friday Picks

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...changeIAN HUNTER/ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO6pm, Auditorium Shores Were it not for the fact that Alejandro Escovedo looks good and sounds like..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

Wednesday Picks

"...Copa Austin's foremost Middle Eastern band has been providing the soundtrack to Persian nights in Austin for more than..."

March 7, 2008 Music Feature

Playback: Night Glitter Ascends

Thievery Corporation singer's Austin project picks up steam, Shakey Graves' new live look, and Terror Fest thrives

"...A voice heard 'round the world, LouLou Ghelichkhani's entrancing intonation hallmarks every album by..."

June 22, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Luv Doc: Embarrassing Stupidity

Yes, there have been some mulligans

"...Over the years, you have dispensed a lot of really god-awful..."

Jan. 11, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Voice of the People?..."

Nov. 26, 2004 Column

The Unknown Terrorist

Flanagan deals with the interface of race and class in Australia using brutality the same way Tom Wolfe used humor in The Bonfire of the Vanities to deal with it in America

"...The Unknown Terrorist..."

April 13, 2007 Books Review by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Quote of the Week: "We regularly receive reports, some quite intriguing..."

April 2, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...three more suitable commandments never existed for metal in the nü millennium. Leavening the indie's now annual SXSW showcase..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

A World in Which All Worlds Fit

"...Don Walser at the granddaddy of South Austin live music venues, the Broken..."

Dec. 4, 1998 Music Feature by Jay Hardwig

SXSW Record Reviews

"...Showcase information is subject to change; please check the SXSW schedule. TITO & TARANTULA..."

March 20, 1998 Music Review