Local Legends, Out-of-Towners, and More Crucial Concerts

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"...a universal bandwidth in the absence of internet and cable TV. Into this much smaller cosmos wafted “I’m Not..."

Aug. 9, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

Violet Crown Introduces Austin's Newest Horror Host

Join the sisterhood of scares at the Roxy Horror Picture Show

"...The first ever anchor for late-night fear features on TV was Vampira, who became a legend after KABC-TV debuted..."

Oct. 13, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Public Hits the Big Screen With Special Screening and Mixer

Cable access institution celebrates its 50th anniversary

"...TV was for stars. Household people in faraway cities. Respected..."

Oct. 4, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Austin Chronicle Guide to the Mission: Impossible Movies

Your mission, if you choose to accept it ...

"...Schifrin, you fiend, creating one of the all-time great TV themes - a theme so great that when Paramount..."

July 14, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Thomas Kinkade Was the World's Biggest Selling Painter. Art for Everybody Asks Why.

Shedding light on the superstar of schmaltz

"...homes in the early Nineties. This was the pre-internet cable TV heyday, and Kinkade was a superstar artist/entrepreneur on..."

March 10, 2023 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Timbeko, Shinyribs, TC Superstar, an Exquisite Corpse, and more recommended shows for the week

"...collective, whose conceptual preoccupations include the American dream of cable TV. Supporting act Sad Cops haul emo-pop fusion over..."

Dec. 30, 2022 Music Column by Kriss Conklin

Austin Film Society Presses Play on the Career of TV Superproducer Aaron Spelling

The History of Television series spotlights the man who built The House That Would Not Die

"...In the age of instantaneous streaming and blind binging, made-for-cable movies seem almost an archaic artifact, reminding television viewers..."

Feb. 25, 2022 Screens Feature by Sage Dunlap

Qmmunity: OUTsider Festival Returns In Person

Queer transmedia arts fest kicks off Feb. 16-20

"...The Jigglewatts Burlesque: I Want My JiggleTV! Enjoy a burlesque tribute to the golden age of..."

Feb. 4, 2022 Column by Beth Sullivan

Public Notice: Giddy Optimism

Omicron will save us, Part II

"...Council candidates (read more) – starting at 6pm on ATXN-TV on cable or online, on KAZI 88.7FM, or by..."

Jan. 7, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Review: TC Superstar, As Seen on TV

Toxic media consumption and deflated millennial aspirations inform synth-pop troupe’s third LP

"...McCampbell starts: "Superstar wakes up and turns on the TV." Exuberant group vocals and a chipper pace move the..."

Sept. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

We Asked Writers to Review Bands They’d Never Seen Before at Hot Summer Nights

Going into the unknown with TV's Daniel, xBValentine, Holy Death Trio, Frederico7, and Los Kurados

"...TV’s Daniel..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Mini Music Festival Serenades the Esperanza Community Homeless Encampment

Bands and residents soundtrack Been There event

"...the stage. Together, they launched Been There, a documentary TV series in which high profile musicians perform in locations..."

April 23, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Interview: Jacob Gentry Runs the Tape on Broadcast Signal Intrusion

Director talks the influences on his period techno-horror

"...broadcast signal intrusions: strange incidents where people would hijack TV signals and insert strange clips or weird rantings. Their..."

March 16, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin on TV: The Bizarre Story of Cable Access

Web series and documentary highlight the wild heyday of Austin Public Access and its vibrant future

"...into a five-episode online series called Our Town on TV, now available through AFS. [inset-1-right]..."

Feb. 26, 2021 Screens Feature by Trace Sauveur

SXSW Music Adds the Chats, Boyo, Babeheaven, and Bongeziwe Mabandla

Artists broadcasting from “unusual, as well as iconic, settings”

"...South by Southwest’s virtual music festival. Showcases stream via TV apps, laptops, and phones, with performances transpiring in interesting..."

Feb. 23, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Soccer Watch: TV Contracts and Bidding Wars

"...– where can you watch the team's games on TV? – by naming The CW Austin, KNVA, as the..."

Feb. 5, 2021 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

The Austin Staycationer: The LINE Hotel

Your close-to-home guide to getting away

"...Homtime M9 wooden alarm clock is Bluetooth compatible; the TV only offers basic cable (in lieu of a smart..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

Willie Nelson to Deliver SXSW Online Conference Keynote

Shotgun Willie brings a few hundred friends to the virtual stage

"...award-winning ocean activist Alexandra Cousteau; four-time James Beard Award-winning TV personality and chef Andrew Zimmern; multi award-winning writer and..."

Jan. 13, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Sundown for the El Rey Network

Robert Rodriguez's cable network ends broadcasting

"...There's a gap in your cable box right now: El Rey, the TV network established..."

Jan. 5, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

12 New TV Shows to Watch in January

Plus another dozen returning shows to reacquaint yourself with

"...hand of a loved one, and binging so much TV the fictional people who live inside the box will..."

Dec. 29, 2020 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

New Documentary The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story Tunes in to the Channel That Changed TV

Shorts, Dudes, and Good Burgers

"...Scott Barber and Adam Sweeney, it's that the pioneering cable channel for kids kept their friendship together at a..."

Nov. 13, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

We Have an Issue: Drink It In

"...the filmmakers behind a new doc about the only cable channel Eighties kids cared about: Nickelodeon...."

Nov. 13, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

Be Filled With Dredd For Other Worlds

Judge Dredd retrospective plus new hits for SF fest

"...the gig economy; trekking deep into the forest, pulling cable over miles of terrain to connect large, metal cubes..."

Nov. 11, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Community Cinema Brings the Drive-In to East Austin

Outdoor projection is nothing new to the Community First! Village

"...in a way unseen since before the days of cable TV. Now Community Cinema in Eastern Travis County is..."

Aug. 24, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

People Talk Funny at Austin Sketch Fest

The annual jubilee of jokes leads off with a spoof of a Trump-Biden debate and a speech on toxic femininity

"...of Trump, following the debates with appearances on various cable series and his own Comedy Central program, The President..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Public Notice: Heads Up, Pandemic Parents:

Do You Want a Public School to Come Back To?

"...the meeting. 6pm, Spanish; 7:30pm, English; broadcast live on www.aisd.tv and cable channel 22...."

Aug. 7, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

With Theatres Closed, Austinites Create Their Own Backyard Cinemas

Get a big-screen experience for your small group

"...of Austin's film community since his days as a cable access critic – may not have celluloid spinning in..."

May 29, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Come Sail Away With Amanda Ward's The Jetsetters

Local author asks, "Won't you let me take you on a sea cruise?"

"...The "Become a Jetsetter" contest that Charlotte sees on cable TV dangles just such a promise of that past..."

April 22, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Now Streaming in Austin: Night Flight Plus

Three local short films in the launch lineup for “Short Film Showcase”

"...In the 1980s, the coolest four hours of cable was Night Flight, the USA Network's hyperhip mix of..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Wrestling Legend Dustin Rhodes Keeps Steppin'

The Austin native continues a family legacy with a new TV show and a revived career

"...the company is headed to arena shows and a TV deal, and this battle is the most memorable and..."

Jan. 3, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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