Eye to Eye

David Byrne gets sincere

"...is hungry. Not for greenbacks: writer of several popular songs and founder of a successful indie record label, Byrne..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Music Feature by David Lynch

Triumph in River City

With The Music Man, Austin Musical Theatre creates a River City that's bigger than some by-god real Texas towns. But it's a show whose heart may be the biggest thing of all.

"...real municipalities -- that are smaller than the theatrical one in the current Austin Musical Theatre production of The..."

May 19, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Salsa, Cumbia, Merengue, Everything

What do Grupo Fantasma, Brownout, and Ocote Soul Sounds have in common? Prince, Maceo Parker, and Larry Harlow!

"...Atop the biggest stage on the biggest night of the biggest festival, the JewMex..."

June 13, 2008 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Letters at 3AM

Thoughts on the war's explosions of bombs, dreams, and preconceptions.

"...On a conundrum: To pretend coherence at this incoherent moment..."

April 4, 2003 Column by Michael Ventura

Dancing About Architecture

photograph by Todd V. Wolfson A Big Hand for a Little Lady

"...for the camera, as seen in this shot (Raoul: Don't use the one where she's flashing that "Get this..."

March 13, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Day Trips: Rio Taxis

Take the water shuttles around the San Antonio River Walk

"...Rio Taxi has 39 stops along almost 10 miles of the San Antonio River Walk...."

April 3, 2015 Column

The Happening

In M. Night Shyamalan's mystery spooker, logic-defying episodes of death and destruction suddenly erupt across America.

"...Sci Fi Channel gave Shyamalan his own weekly Twilight Zone knockoff. Call it Creepslow, or maybe Not-Quite-Night Gallery –..."

June 20, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Penguin Highway

A wonderful anime adventure into childhood ... with lots of adorable penguins

"...There's something wonderful about penguins. There's something simple and awkward about their..."

April 12, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Undine

Love is like drowning in this German fairy tale-inspired romance

"...novella by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué about a water spirit who marries a knight to gain a soul..."

July 16, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Jennifer Sherburn's Riverside

With her new site-specific dance Riverside, choreographer Jennifer Sherburn says, "Come on in, the water's fine!"

"...she was developing that would be rooted in the relationships people have with those large waterways that wind through..."

Sept. 9, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Chapter 4: The Nineties!

March 1991 -- December 2000

"...Austin: The recovery blossoms into the second boom. The first half of the Nineties is growth,..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Alejandro Escovedo’s Hurricane Honeymoon

Rocker’s Category 4 account: “I thought, We might not make this"

"...Alejandro Escovedo married Nancy Rankin in a private ceremony in Austin on September 6. The following morning, they..."

Sept. 23, 2014 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Tracks

Mia Wasikowska and Adam Driver star in this story about Robyn Davidson's solitary trek across the Australian desert.

"...The movie about Robyn Davidson’s mid-Seventies trek across the Australian desert one-ups the old..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

You're Never Going Boating Ever Again

Watercraft ban on Austin waterways extended yet again, to Friday.

"...And the Austin-area watercraft bans get extended even further, to the end of..."

July 3, 2007 News Post by Lee Nichols

What’s New at Q2 Stadium?

The home of Austin FC introduces Amazon’s uncanny “Just Walk Out” technology and an Official Queso Partner

"...keep the sellout crowds moving through the turnstiles and concourses during the 2023 season, Austin FC plans to debut..."

Feb. 24, 2023 Sports Feature by Eric Goodman

"Mihee Nahm: Soaked"

In this solo exhibition, the artist invites us to take a walk with her down memory lane

"...can be overwhelming, powerful – a force to be reckoned with. In the solo exhibition "Soaked," artist Mihee Nahm..."

Feb. 14, 2020 Arts Review by Cat McCarrey

Institute Benjamenta

"...find this the ultimate departure for the team they consider to be the greatest puppeteers alive, suffice to say..."

April 19, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

City Zero

"...Directed by: Karen Shakhnazarov. Starring: Leonid Filatov, Oleg Basilashvili, Vladimir Menshov and Elena Arjanik. This..."

Dec. 6, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hollow Man

"...Directed by: Paul Verhoeven. Starring: Elisabeth Shue, Kevin Bacon, Josh Brolin, Greg Grunberg, Kim Dickens, William Devane, Rhona..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ma

Octavia Spencer subverts expectations and racist tropes in this fun horror

"...In 2017, Blumhouse Productions changed the contemporary horror industry with the release and..."

May 31, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Shades Cafe

Lakeside Dining 2000: Many Restaurants, Not Much Water

"...Shades sits right on the water, which means two benefits for diners. First,..."

July 7, 2000 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Austin's Waterloo

Taking a Walk along Waller

"...it's a drainage ditch, it's an eyesore. It's a sidewalk, a hike-and-bike, a shopping arcade, and a shooting gallery...."

July 7, 1995 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Page Two: Praying for an Early Death

Louis Black sucks, and he makes SXSW suck

"..."South-x-SouthPEST. I detest the PEST! It's only a matter of days before the next issue of..."

March 26, 2010 Column by Louis Black

Page Two: And It Was All Right

Notes on a life saved by rock & roll

"...gets a few brooms to carry the buckets of water that are his chore to carry but then falls..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Boating Ban Expands

Restrictions now include all of Lake Austin, Town Lake, and the Colorado River below the Longhorn Dam.

"...Press release from the city of Austin: Area rainfall contributes to flooding; increased waterway restrictions City of Austin officials..."

June 27, 2007 News Post by Lee Nichols

Lies

"...Jang. Starring: Min Soo Shin, Myung Keum Jung, Hyuk Poong Kwon, Kwan Taek Han, Hyun Joo Choi, Hye Jin..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

The dog-running controversy continues … and chalk another one up for Ventura.

"...In reference to Brett Morris' letter, "Don't Blame It on Rio [Sept. 24]:"..."

Oct. 1, 1999 Column

Day Trips & Beyond: July Events Roundup

Beat the heat in San Marcos and have fun at events around the state

"...Water babies. This time of year, finding a source of..."

July 3, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

A Drip of Progress for Northridge Acres

The state questions why the plan to provide water to Northridge Acres costs so much.

"...appeared that businessman Patrick King would be able to walk on all that high-priced water he sells to the..."

Dec. 6, 2002 News Feature

Austin's Utilities Brace for Busy Billing Season

"If the water goes through the meter, you bought it. If electricity goes through the meter, you bought it."

"...The summer of 2015 was a wet one. After years of blistering drought, the lakes and creeks..."

May 19, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

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