Down This Mean Sixth Street in Austin Noir

Akashic Books brings its crime-fiction anthology series to bloody up our changing metropolis

"...Seems like everybody comes to Austin, sooner or later, and now the Akashic Books series..."

June 30, 2023 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Off the Record

The Low Lows make a fresh start in Austin, Jon Dee Graham returns to the stage, Tim Kerr and Mark Arm talk Monkeywrench

"...Big Sweet Life..."

Sept. 5, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Bomb the Bass

Who says the guitar is sexier than bass? Not Return to Forever's Stanley Clarke, and hopefully not Beyoncé either.

"...Stanley Clarke speaks in cool measured tones. That is until you suggest that..."

May 23, 2008 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Point Austin: Think of the Children!

Health care no match for hot air

"...The 80th Texas Legislature is turning out to be the..."

March 16, 2007 News Column by Michael King

The Art of the Business of Art

Gallery owners David Berman, Wally Workman, and Steve Clark talk about their lives promoting artists and selling art

"...Visual artists of all ilk have a thing with money. Most don't have enough of it, at..."

July 30, 2004 Arts Feature by Sam Martin

Little Fleshlets, On the Run

"...In my back-pocket black notebook I wrote the date numerically..."

July 23, 1999 Column by Michael Ventura

Punk, Noise, and Dolly in This Week’s Crucial Concerts

Shows to see this weekend and beyond

"...Thursday 16, Paramount Theatre..."

Jan. 17, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Jolt Aims to Energize the Latino Vote

Local activist nonprofit engages a growing demographic

"...Oversized puffs of bright pink, teal, and rose bounced up the Texas Capitol steps..."

Sept. 1, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Point Austin: Inside the Whirlwind

From D.C. to Austin, a relentless political storm

"...For anyone writing about politics at the moment, the growing Trumpian spectacle..."

July 14, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Letters at 3AM: Hitting the Street

Michael Ventura remembers how poverty bred contempt toward those he loved the most

"...street kid – I was a street kid. (No. There is no "was" to the street. Still a street..."

May 30, 2014 Column by Michael Ventura

The Hightower Report

Bush Pushes Military Commitment to Iraq; and The Howl of the Wolf

"...as loudly and as often as he can that the Iraqi government is steadily taking charge and that this..."

Feb. 15, 2008 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Pink Pick

Kate Messer remembers when she first met Velvet Underground guitarist Sterling Morrison and they bonded over the Gibson SG like a couple of guitar geeks.

"...There was a whole fistful of picks he could've chosen..."

March 17, 2000 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

The Long, Hot Summer

Books to Spend Your Summer With

"...illustration by Jason Stout You know you're in for a long, hot summer when the weather has..."

June 5, 1998 Books Feature

Horror Abounds in Our Weekday Event Recommendations

But it's more than just scares

"...Through October 27, Link & Pin Gallery..."

Oct. 4, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Review: Jarrott Productions' The Sound Inside

An understated, intriguing page-turner

"...How do you measure the smart, intense, no-frills character study that..."

Jan. 20, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Now Streaming in Austin: Dark Side of the Ring

Evan Husney grapples with wrestling's hidden history for Viceland

"...Professional wrestling is an art of two aspects: There're good guys,..."

April 19, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

The Unknown Soldier

Bill Carter steps out from under the shadow of Captain Jack Sparrow

"...Grill says she likes Bill Carter's big silver skull ring. It's from the set of Pirates of the Caribbean..."

May 3, 2013 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

San Francisco in South Austin

Finding dim sum and Cantonese seafood, early birds and all-nighters, at Marco Polo

"...Monday-Tuesday 5-10pm; Wednesday-Sunday 5pm-2am..."

March 19, 2004 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Cinema of the Americas

A Festival of Latino Films Showcases New Visions of an Old and Resurging Culture

"...When you look at a map of the Americas, you see the United States first. Right at..."

April 13, 2001 Screens Feature by David Garza

The Art of Dying

May Bookshelf

"...Dying Is an art like everything else. I do it..."

May 16, 1997 Books Feature

In God's Country

Why U2 is the best band ever

"..."Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you..."

March 30, 2001 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Thor: Ragnarok

The Marvel Universe's funniest movie to date

"...Directed by: Taika Waititi. Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba, Jeff..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Jojo Rabbit

Anti-hate satire in the ruins of the Reich finds heart and humor in the chaos

"...Directed by: Taika Waititi. Starring: Taika Waititi, Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Scarlett Johansson..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Housebound

This New Zealand horror/comedy nimbly jumps through the tropes, and inventively subverts them along the way.

"...Directed by: Gerard Johnstone. Starring: Morgana O’Reilly, Rima Te Wiata, Glen-Paul Waru and Ross..."

Oct. 17, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Fantastic Fest Review: Jojo Rabbit

Taika Waititi takes on hate and Hitler with humor and pathos

"...With the real world in literal flames and global politics riven..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Austin Film Festival Announces 2020 Award Winners

Austin-linked films Blinders, Horton Foote win

"...Tragic diving documentary Dave Not Coming Back, and family drama Paper..."

Nov. 2, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Satanic Hispanics

Latino horror anthology hangs wild and loose in its pan-American chills

"...Brugués, Gigi Saul Guerrero, Mike Mendez, Demián Rugna and Eduardo Sánchez. Starring: Efren Ramirez, Greg Grunberg, Sonya Eddy, Demián..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...Start your SXSW Film Festival planning now: the annual celebration of screens large and small..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Nosferatu Festival Celebrates Count Orlok's Centennial

The other Batman comes to town

"...The mayor announces that ill or plague-stricken people should not..."

March 4, 2022 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

DVDanger: Supremacy

A timely and tragic depiction of intolerance and bigotry

"...The roots of hate are twisted and deep, and they..."

April 25, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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