Laying It All Out

Novelist Shelby Hearon has made an art of the little white lie.

"...When I walked into the polished granite lobby of the Renaissance Hotel at the..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Books Feature by Robin Bradford

Every Day of Your Life

Remembering Sims Ellison, and profiling the SIMS Foundation

"...Ellison. Not Pariah's album, which had not turned out the way anyone in the band wanted and shoulda been..."

July 7, 2000 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Two Generations, One Art

Like twins who have grown up apart and are finally reunited, writer-performer Terry Galloway and the Austin theatre company Rude Mechanicals are creative soulmates who have at last discovered their kinship through their collaboration on Galloway's dark comedy In the House of the Moles.

"...resemblance between writer-performer Terry Galloway and her "sisters" in the Rude Mechanicals theatre company is purely coincidental. After all,..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Council Watch

Travis Country residents battle with private school's placement of its athletic field

"...large houses, wide streets, and late-model family cars, and the sound of a group of girls playing kickball is..."

Dec. 3, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Weekday Events to Make It a Craft Night, Movie Night, Trivia Night, and More

There's also some events during the day

"...Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie..."

April 11, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Book Smart: Four Young Bookers Fueling Austin's Collegiate Music Scene

Behind the unjaded lineups of Happen Twice, Howdy Gals, Moonbby, and Beary Good

"...As Austin haunts like Hole in the Wall push 50, the scene soldier handing out artists'..."

Aug. 18, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

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

Uncle Staple and Austin’s 13th Annual Independent Media Expo

The weekend of fannish revelry and indie-comics celebration returns

"...Here comes the 13th iteration of Staple!: The Independent Media Expo, now..."

Sept. 4, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

25 Bars That Define Austin

Dives, lounges, and saloons that are raising the bar

"...bars than Austin, but choosing just which bars define the city sure ain't easy. We are a city of..."

July 21, 2017 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

DVDanger: RWBY Volume III

Team Rooster Teeth takes anime back to Japan

"...The Red Wedding. The parting of the Fellowship of the..."

May 3, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Announces Features Lineup

Competitive narratives and docs unveiled, plus more

"...a half-dozen titles, SXSW Film has finally drawn back the curtain on its 2016 lineup...."

Feb. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Finally, You're Next Is Now

The two-year wait for the revolutionary thriller is over

"...Two years ago, a packed Alamo Drafthouse was ripping the roof off..."

Aug. 23, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Unveils March Lineup

So much ado!

"...The big story coming out of this year’s Sundance Film..."

Jan. 31, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Terrible Beauty

The first day that Sam Baker could hear again

"...The train ride from Cuzco to the majestic ruins of..."

Nov. 16, 2007 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Mapping Calle Ancha

The Avenue That Existed Before That Big Parking Lot in the Sky, I-35, Was Built

"...La Calle Ancha -- "the wide street" -- isn't among Austin's high-profile streets and..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Belinda Acosta

Touched by a Charlie's Angel

John August, screenwriter of Go and the upcoming Charlie's Angels, on breaking into the biz and turning pop culture into mainstream cinema.

"...When Doug Liman's 1998 L.A. triptych Go arrived in theatres, many audience members didn't know what..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Total Entertainment Package

Rockin' out with Austin's Latin-metal crossover darlings

"...every time he saw an empty cocktail glass at the pre-release celebration for Vallejo's Sony debut, Into the New...."

Aug. 18, 2000 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Family Drama

Filmmaker Jennifer Fox discusses the seven months she spent with Bill and Karen, an interracial couple at the center of her intimate 10-hour documentary.

"...10-hour documentary is a long documentary to watch. But then think about what went into it: seven months living..."

Nov. 12, 1999 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Music Amidst Used Furniture

The History of the Red River Strip

"...The bar's gonna be pushed back, and all this is..."

Oct. 11, 1996 Music Feature

New Tricks on South Congress

A Community Policing Success Story

"...South Congress around dusk, why I don't remember, when they encountered a lady of ill fame stretched over the..."

June 14, 1996 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin, California?

The West Coast Goes to the Southwest

"...Over the past year or so, as rents and home prices..."

June 30, 1995 News Feature

Summers of Youth: Director Atsuko Ishizuka Says Goodbye, Don Glees!

The anime artist creates a new tale of adolescence and loss

"...era when it seems like every anime released in the West is either another chapter in a juggernaut franchise,..."

Feb. 18, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Recommended Shows Worth Your Musical Bandwidth This Week

Lomelda, Katy Kirby, and Christine Renner lead the live pack

"...Album Release Signing: May the Circle Remain Unbroken – A Tribute to Roky Erickson..."

July 16, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

12 Can't-Miss Austin Bands at SXSW

Hip-hop, roots rock, pop, shoegaze, and more to keep your ears ringing

"...Want to hear the music that Austinites are buzzing about right now, before..."

March 7, 2019 Music Post by The Music Staff

His Name Was Gary Poulter

Meet the homeless man who became a movie star

"...a smart kid from California who dreamed of joining the circus. He was a Navy man and a drunk...."

April 11, 2014 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Get Your Arms Around CLAW

How one quirky hobby became an over-the-top phenomenon

"...The sleepy city of Charlottesville, Virginia, is like the Austin..."

Jan. 31, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Peter Hook: Life in a Northern Town

Joy Division/New Order bassist resurrects two classic LPs

"...Manchester to sun-baked Texas. For Peter Hook, source of the driving and defining bass lines of Joy Division and..."

Sept. 17, 2013 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Book Festival Lineup Revealed

Attendees include Junot Díaz, Cheryl Strayed, and... Tony Danza?

"...The Texas Book Festival announced its 2012 slate today, featuring..."

Sept. 12, 2012 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Ramin Nazer

Ramin brings the ha-has with his absurdist non sequitur style

"...set. In May, Ramin (pronounced "Rahmeen") placed second in the 25th annual Funniest Person in Austin contest, and he's..."

Dec. 10, 2010 Arts Feature by Steve Birmingham

Do Right Woman

Polly Parsons, only child of Gram Parsons, comes full circle in Austin with the Hickory Wind Ranch, sober living for women

"...Polly Parsons' late-model Maxima rolls up under the iron Hickory Wind Ranch sign. The storm-gray car noses..."

July 31, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

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