Day Trips & Beyond: May Events Roundup

Warm up for summer with frozen margs and fests around Texas

"...in the U.S., and the largest man-made structure in South Texas...."

May 1, 2025 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Dinosaur Jr., Flo Milli, Estevie, and More Reviews From Thursday of SXSW

Standout sets from the clusterfest

"...Though South by Southwest and its offshoots always create a downtown..."

March 15, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...Unsheathe your broad sword and unpack your boom stick. South By Southwest has just announced that Dungeons & Dragons:..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Killing of Two Lovers

Traumatizing tale of a collapsing marriage is a taut masterpiece

"...Directed by: Robert Machoian. Starring: Clayne Crawford, Sepideh Moafi, Chris Coy, Avery Pizzuto, Bruce Graham, Arri..."

May 14, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Day Trips & Beyond: May Events Roundup

Get ready for baby sea turtles, balloon launches, and more

"...to see the baby sea turtles make a dash for life at an early morning hatchling release at Padre..."

April 30, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Luv Doc: He Doesn’t Listen

The Luv Doc keeps a list to help him remember the things he will soon forget

"...doesn't listen to anything I say. Literally. Not only about big things but little things, too. He will ask..."

March 22, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

Start April with a scenic drive along fields of flowers

"...along our highways. The Texas Department of Transportation sows about 30,000 pounds of seeds in the right of way..."

March 31, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: May Events Roundup

Baby sea turtles, Elvis Fest, and more!

"...It’s time to get out there and work on the base coat of your..."

May 5, 2017 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Other Worlds and Under Worlds With Bears Fonté

OWA founder adds horror, history, and food to the sci-fi fest

"...grim, but the future, well, at least sci-fi holds out some hope for a better tomorrow. As SF celebration..."

Nov. 29, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: Being There

All fizz and no pop

"...One August when I was about 9 or 10 years old, my friend Barry and..."

March 28, 2014 Column by The Luv Doc

Eat to the Beat

Gotta break eggs to make a musician omelet

"...do you get a drummer off your porch? Pay for the pizza."..."

June 14, 2013 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Free Comic Book Day: Picking Through The Shelves

The annual graphic giveaway is this weekend, so what should you pick up?

"...of graphic story telling when publishers and stores hand out special new stories, anthologies and issues, totally free and..."

May 3, 2013 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

Fire in the Night, Music in Bone-Deep Bassnote Throbs

Reveling among the multiform delights of Art Outside

"...I want to tell you about the men and women with the live fireworks exploding..."

Oct. 29, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Ditch the Fest

Spider House's 49 acts on three stages Friday/Saturday

"...back sets by Bobby Jealousy, the Bad Lovers, and Foreign Mothers killing it. Here's the time/talent schedule for the..."

Oct. 10, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Gay Place: CHICKENSHIT

"...has turned a blind eye and the other cheek for too long. Dan Cathy's creepy anti-gay/"I'm still on my..."

Aug. 3, 2012 Column by Kate X Messer

NBA Playoffs: Thoughts and Notes

Spurs the team to beat in the West

"...of the dome, after a guy missed a game for being old, after all of this and even more,..."

April 30, 2012 Sports Post by Will Schmidt

It Gets Better Than This?

In general, not bloody likely

"...The cliche about something being an embarrassment of riches comes into play..."

Sept. 30, 2011 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Free Week Speed Dating

"...or financial commitments, plenty to choose from, and only about 30 minutes to make an impression. It's best to..."

Jan. 14, 2011 Music Review by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Decking the halls with Kickstarter, a new holiday sampler, and Michael Nesmith's Videoranch

"...From Sara Hickman's Texas Music Project to Shearwater's dossier for The Golden Archipelago (see "The Empire That Dreams of..."

Dec. 24, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Wednesday Rewind

Kat Edmonson brings holiday cheer to the Tonight Show

"...on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. The two performed the holiday standard “Baby, It's Cold Outside,” the local..."

Dec. 22, 2010 Music Post by Austin Powell

Football Watch

Football has begun and all is well in the land

"...What a great time of the year it is for sports fans. Major League Baseball is in its run..."

Sept. 10, 2010 Sports Feature by Mark Fagan

Free Week Picks 2010

Oh yes, it's free.

"...Check out our picks for the week after the break!..."

Jan. 4, 2010 Events Post by Logan Youree

Watch Out for Rockets

Alternative tracks

"...Watch Out for RocketsBeasts With Hearts of Gold..."

July 24, 2009 Music Review by Austin Powell

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...is putting the finishing touches on a new citation form that will be integral to the January implementation of..."

Dec. 12, 2008 News Feature

Spurs Defuse Rockets

"...I made the trek to San Antonio for the Rockets/Spurs game this past Sunday. It surprised me..."

April 1, 2008 Sports Post by Ashley Moreno

The Ascension of the Toros; and the Joys of Minor-League Basketball

"...12 straight losses, have won their last six. Now out of the cellar in the Eastern Division, boasting a..."

Feb. 6, 2007 Sports Post by Josh Rosenblatt

Toros Tryouts: Day One, Part One

"...and the right to trial by jury, the open tryout is one of the great glories of democracy: “Open..."

Oct. 19, 2006 Sports Post by Josh Rosenblatt

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...How unfortunate that Robb Walsh has been allowed to besmirch the..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...behind women and children in a fight is poor form. Dressing like civilians, kidnapping, ransom, and killing all who..."

Sept. 1, 2006 Column

Letters @ 3AM

To blame disasters like the Twin Towers and New Orleans on a few perpetrators is to ignore the greater disasters that are the foundation upon which the developed world lives: our attempts to hold on to an unsustainable way of life

"...Turnabout on (and ignorance of) Iran. Before Bush failed to..."

Aug. 18, 2006 Column by Michael Ventura

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