Austin at Very High Speed

The who, what, where, when, and why of Formula One racing

"...his father's sports promotion business in Mexico, which included work on the Mexican Grand Prix. Hellmund's time around the..."

July 9, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Off the Record

Another sad and confounding week in the live music capital: City Council takes steps to create a music department as APD pulls the plug on Shady Grove, and Tina Marsh succumbs to breast cancer

"...Coke. "It's hard to find a vocalist that can work on so many levels, but she brought a full..."

June 19, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Sleep Walk

"...from the Continental Club ceiling, and the way the light reflected off of it -- glittering, sparkling, turning the..."

April 16, 1999 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Dream On

Austin Museum of Art Re-Examines Its Downtown Plans

"...This architect took careful note of all your meticulously worked-out ideas and gave them form, elegantly and economically, on..."

Jan. 30, 1998 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Last Bow of an Accidental Critic

Lessons and surprises from a career that shouldn't have been

"...I loved theatre itself. It was another kind of spotlight to shine on people making plays in Austin, but..."

Sept. 24, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Somebody Up There Likes Bob Byington

The writer-director talks about his fifth feature

"...on some days must wish they could sustain their work on the word counts of alternative weekly and Indiewire..."

April 5, 2013 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

Spacing Out in Round Rock

Carter, Paige, Christi, Doug, and two homeowners on 'Trading Spaces' in Central Texas

"...began by asking Carter what it was like to work on elaborate carpentry projects in the confines of a..."

Feb. 6, 2004 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

The Toronto International Film Festival

A first-timer's diary

"...Sally Jo Effenson, who lives here in Austin and works with a number of filmmakers...."

Dec. 12, 2003 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Sisters Under the Scrim

Six of the finest theatrical artists in Austin discuss their work behind the curtain designing lighting schemes, mixing sound, and creating and constructing sets and costumes and how their careers have been affected by the fact that they're women.

"...performance events without ever stepping on a stage. They work behind the scenes, designing lighting, mixing sound, and creating..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Arts Feature by Molly Beth Brenner

Chapter 3: Crazy Weekly

September 1988-August 1991

"...between resources and liabilities is made up by people working incredible shifts...."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

A Room With a View

Steve Wertheimer prepares to open a second Continental Club -- in Houston.

"...forth. There's also the matter of procuring pool tables, lights, a sound system, tables, chairs, barstools, glasses, and artwork...."

May 26, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Mule Conversations

"...like an introduction to all the various styles you've worked in over the years. Is it like coming full..."

April 23, 1999 Music Feature by Jody Denberg

Art

Art Openings

"...443-9674. "The Sacred and Profane," a multi-media event featuring works by over 50 local artists, will be on view..."

March 14, 1997 News Feature

A Comic Con, Drag Birthday, and More Recommended Events

Party hard this weekend

"...Peeing on a famous work of art. Killing flies. Passing on working with Joni..."

July 19, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Tiki Tatsu-ya Raises the Bar to Islander Heaven

The Aikawa Brothers debut a worldclass venue of storied wonders

"...his eyes are awash with the projections of polychrome light dancing on the intricately carved floor-to-ceiling dragon in the..."

Oct. 4, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Fantastic Fest: A Double Barrel Blast of Begos

Director brings Bliss and VFW to fest

"...for Begos, a chance to appreciate the unbelievable hard work of creating two insane works at the same time...."

Sept. 19, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Paper Chairs Makes Theatre With a Little Lone Star Surregionalism

The Texas premiere of Will Arbery’s Plano play knows place like home

"...didn't jet back from New York to direct this work only to botch the whole deal; Elizabeth Doss, Heather..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...Blood Fest (the first of two films he has worked on this year) to the Midnighters programming...."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Lege Lines

Jonathan Stickland annoys his colleagues

"...favor of House Bill 142, Stickland's measure banning municipal red-light cameras (apparently because if a cop doesn't see you..."

May 8, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Siempre Selena

Game changer Selena Quintanilla-Pérez prompts Corpus Christi's inaugural "Selena Fest"

"...With the book, I got to shine a light on her and let people know and see that..."

April 10, 2015 Music Feature by Kate X Messer

'The Whale'

Shanon Weaver puts on 600 lbs. for A Chick & a Dude's latest show

"...And Austin's Chick & a Dude – they've been working the theatre scene with shows for almost a decade..."

Feb. 21, 2014 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Friday Picks and Sleepers

"...samples his own divine fits, solo debut Regions of Light and Sound of God. Finally, Academy Award-commercial freaks the..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

'The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle'

Once upon a time, at a venue far, far away, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band made their name in Austin

"...Springsteen addressed his Southern plight when he arrived in Texas in March 1974. On..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

All Over Creation: Die Another Dad

Puzzling out the meaning of the theatre's Summer of Dead Dads

"...I returned from that holiday and caught three similar productions in the space of a month. From the OSF..."

Sept. 2, 2011 Arts Column by Robert Faires

SXSW Saturday Showcases

Last night of SXSW 2011 and still plenty of one-venue hang time

"...feelings that would be right at home on any Twilight movie soundtrack. Topping off the evening are two surefire..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

Film News

Local singer-songwriter Jesse Dayton tries on a new role as a psychobilly vampire in Rob Zombie's Halloween II; plus news on Gary Kent, the TXMPA, and Turk Pipkin

"...BookPeople for my pal Gary Kent's memoir, Shadows and Light: Journeys With Outlaws in Revolutionary Hollywood. Kent, a legendary..."

July 3, 2009 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Give 'Em a Hand

The nominees for the 2009 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Zilker Theatre Productions..."

May 15, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Research and Development

Back in the performance laboratory of the David Mark Cohen New Works Festival

"...& Dance is hosting the David Mark Cohen New Works Festival, and so much creative experimentation will be taking..."

March 27, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Bats Left, Sings Right

With help from Esther's Follies, Austin Lyric Opera turns Strauss' Viennese waltz into a Texas two-step

"...margarita and the singular pleasures of boot-scootin' and the twilight flight of Mexican free-tails. This is opera, you ask?..."

May 30, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Changes in the Weather

As Burnt Orange cools down, UTFI heats up

"...to flow. They were tears of joy. Everything he'd worked toward was coming true. He'd made a real film,..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

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