Moontower 2018 Review: "Weird Al" Yankovic

With his latest tour, "Weird Al" causes the nerd apocalypse

"...Just before “Weird Al” Yankovic sang the titular track of 1985’s Dare..."

April 23, 2018 Arts Post by Ashley Moreno

Al Yankovic Keeps Austin Weird

Pop culture absurdity, rated PG

"...“Tacky” – a parody of Pharrell’s mega-hit “Happy” – Weird Al Yankovic made his grand entrance Thursday night by..."

Aug. 21, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Moontower Comedy 2018:
First Headliners Announced

"Weird Al," Birbiglia, and Haddish inked for joke jamboree

"...The calendar may say ACL, but the folks at the Moontower..."

Oct. 13, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Wheel! Of! Fish!

Weird Al. In Austin. How did that take so long?

"...The Highball has been getting a pretty good reputation for its..."

May 25, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Wednesday Rewind

The Boxing Lesson, the Weird Weeds, the Black Angels, and rapping Rick

"...With Halloween right around the corner, it's only fitting that this..."

Oct. 27, 2010 Music Post by Austin Powell

Interview

The other king of pop sounds off on his newfound indie cred

"...'Weird Al' Yankovic..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Music Feature by Richard Whittaker

Divya Srinivasan Is Living
the Dream of Art

The multimedia creator's work wakes a world's imagination

"...Getting a phone call from Ira Glass of This American Life while she..."

Jan. 18, 2013 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh!

The Jewish Community Association of Austin production of 'Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh!' is that rare revue where you actually care about the characters and what happens to them

"...Upon hearing the title of this musical revue, anyone born within shouting distance of 1960 can..."

Feb. 17, 2006 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

'Weird Al' Yankovic

"...'Weird Al' YankovicWaterloo Park, Nov. 5..."

Nov. 12, 2010 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Land of the Freberg

Interview with radio-comedy pioneer Stan Freberg

"...in a comfortable chair watching TV, maybe taking the occasional holiday cruise or trip to see the grandkids. Satirist..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

Moontower Comedy 2018: More Comics Named

On, Ryan! On, Preacher! On, Colin! On, Ali! On 39 more jokers!

"...Apparently, all you Austin comedy fans have been good this year,..."

Dec. 5, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Top 40 Vices Playlist

A walk on the wild side with songs of the seven deadly sins

"...sold 19,000 copies. Today, Dury proclaiming the titular vices "all me brain and body needs" remains his most enduring..."

Jan. 6, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Food-O-File

Austin chefs turn up the heat on reality TV, plus restaurant openings on the horizon

"...days we're about as likely to see Aus­tin food professionals on the Food Net­work and Cooking Channel as we..."

April 26, 2013 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Off the Record

Fun Fun Fun Fest kicks up dust at Waterloo Park while Lyle Lovett closes down Studio 6A

"...least one thing right during his set of deadpan, observational humor last Friday night in Waterloo Park: "They should..."

Nov. 12, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Fun Fun Fun Fest by the numbers and Asleep at the Wheel's Top 40

"...Transmission Entertainment doesn't do anything by the book. The local concert promotions enterprise announced the lineup for its fifth..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh

The Jewish Community Association of Austin's production of 'Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh!,' a revue of Allan Sherman's parody songs, may tickle your funny bone – especially the part connected to your nostalgia bone

"...He was born Allan Copelon in Chicago, Ill., in 1924, and began his..."

Feb. 10, 2006 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The 'N' Word

Does your chewing gum lose its flavor on the bedpost overnight?

"...and a cutthroat guitarist by the name of RedBeard walk the wooden planks of porch into Opal Divine's Freehouse...."

May 21, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Spy Hard

"...cameos by a seemingly endless parade of has-beens, and once-hysterical, now stale jokes lifted straight from Airplane! and the..."

May 31, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

UHF

"...Directed by: Jay Levey. Starring: "Weird Al" Yankovic, Victoria Jackson, Kevin McCarthy, Michael Richards and..."

May 13, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Who's OOB 2013

"...Fun Fun Fun Fest, the Out of Bounds Comedy Festival hasn't been able to book the big names among..."

Aug. 23, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

TCB

"...it does in the "hot zone" of southern and central Iraq, where local honky-tonk thrush Danni Leigh and bandmates..."

Aug. 27, 2004 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Explosive Dynamic Super Smash Hits!

Remembering ultimate cheese label K-tel

"...Until its stateside demise on March 19 (several international divisions of the company survive), K-tel was best..."

May 4, 2001 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Dr. Demento

The world's foremost authority on goofy music hosts an appropriately bent SXSW showcase.

"...the M.D. for you. Though he's no more a real doctor than fellow radio personality Dr. Laura Schlessinger, people..."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

Ring Out the Young, Ring in the "New"

"...Twang Shock-a Boom was on everyone's shit-list as the local trio of young upstarts guaranteed overnight success at the..."

Dec. 19, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

¿Agua Fest?

"...I attended a meeting of the Austin Aqua Festival (that's Aquafest to you and me) last week, and..."

May 30, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Fantastic Fest: Scumdogs of Eternity in This Is Gwar

New documentary gets under the latex of the monster metalers

"...nominations. Monsters that split into three. Lyrics built around social satire. The dreaded Cuddlefish. For 37 years, deranged performance..."

Sept. 24, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fusebox and Moontower Fests

Fill your weekend with experimental performance art and/or laughs

"...wait for laughs is over. The 2018 Moontower Comedy Festival is underway, with more than 100 comedians spreading the..."

April 20, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"..."Weird Al" Yankovic doesn't like Dasani water...."

Feb. 23, 2018 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Moontower Comedy 2018: Still More Headliners

Tig Notaro, Jo Koy, Nikki Glaser, David Cross join the party

"...of acts for the seventh Moontower Comedy & Oddity Festival since October, with more than 40 names dropped to..."

Jan. 31, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Bill Oliver & the Otter Space Band

"...The jewel case promises "songs of mass destruction" and "political musical mayhem since 1984," but these stark political times..."

Oct. 21, 2016 Music Review by Tim Stegall

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