Comedy Christmas Comes Early With Moontower Comedy Festival

Comedy scene expert Valerie Lopez highlights Moontower Comedy Fest musts, including the iconic Andy Kindler

"...For Austin comedy fans, Moontower Comedy Festival is comedy Christmas, and this year the organizers have managed the unimaginable..."

April 19, 2024 Arts Feature by Valerie Lopez

It's a Family Affair for the Hurleys in Strictly Confidential

How Elizabeth tried (and failed) to keep son Damian out of the film biz

"...2014 crime thriller Viktor with Gérard Depardieu, and 2022's Christmas in the Caribbean which was also filmed on the..."

April 12, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus

The legendary composer delivers his final performance in a stirring concert documentary

"...pop outfit, and his film compositions, including 1983’s Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (in which he also costarred as the..."

March 29, 2024 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Visual Art Review: Stuffed Animal Rescue Foundation’s “The Still Life”

This charming exhibit rehabilitates neglected stuffies, then puts them to work creating art

"...37th Street’s legendary DIY trail of lights during the Christmas season. (Last year’s iteration was styled as the Big..."

March 22, 2024 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Broadway in Austin Announces 2024-25 Season

Corn, kindness, and the boy who never grew up come to the Bass

"...Nothing says Christmas theatre like J.M. Barrie's tale of a the boy..."

March 5, 2024 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

The Taste of Things

Charming touching tale of love between two middle-aged chefs in 19th-century France

"...only matched by novelist James Joyce’s setting of the Christmas feast in “The Dead.” Such descriptions can evoke feelings..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: Purebred

His heart was the size of a peppercorn

"...My girlfriend got a dog for Christmas. She lives alone and I can’t move in with..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

A Freight Train Ride Through Lucinda Williams’ Artistry at ACL Live

Former Austinite stands tall on the blues in soundtracked read-along

"...and still-beautifully-standing voice threw the lines. (While home for Christmas, I recently realized this song was ingrained in me..."

Jan. 20, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

News of the Black Iron Brothertons, of Michael Carranza and Danielle Martinez’s Tare, of Abby Jane and her Bakeshop, of Little Ola and King Cakes, of Tiffany Chen and Those New Cookies

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...though, will carry on the patriarch’s legacy: “This past Christmas, my dad made Bill Dumas, Bobby Holley, and Julia..."

Jan. 16, 2024 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"..."Christmas, Every Day" Director: Faye TsakasProducers: Enrique Pedraza Botero, Lauren..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: January Events Roundup

New year, new adventures

"...Aggieland music. Right before Christmas, Michael Hearne announced the lineup for the Bryan version..."

Jan. 4, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Truth to Father Christmas

"...loves “Squishmallows” and sent me two of them for Christmas. Please commend the cartoonist on speaking Truth to Father..."

Jan. 3, 2024 Postmarks

The Luv Doc: Your Gaping Existential Void

Surprise! Unlike Jesus, the Luv Doc doesn’t have a sure-fire formula for eternal happiness.

"...get a shiny new Lexus with a giant red Christmas bow in her driveway this year. That's OK, I..."

Dec. 29, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

The Austin Chronic: Christmas in Texas

A holiday miracle for the weedless traveler

"...It's Christmas in Texas..."

Dec. 22, 2023 Column by Kevin Curtin

Qmmunity: Holigay Movie Review

Three LGBTQ holiday movies to throw on, plus one bad queer movie challenge

"...a Cheerleader) may have created the most controversial lesbian Christmas film of all time; just check the Letterboxd reviews...."

Dec. 22, 2023 Column

Color in Sara Hickman’s An Eclectic Array of Texas Musicians

Presenting two illustrations from Sara Hickman’s new volume

"...Majic 95.5FM, as well as BOB 103.5FM's separate online-only Christmas stream (1035bobfm.com/bobs-xmas-channel). As for locally made tracks, I've recently..."

Dec. 22, 2023 Features Feature by Rachel Rascoe

The Best New Year’s Eve Concerts Happening in Austin

Eleven live music options to ring in 2024, from Snail Mail to Gary Clark Jr.

"...a New Year's in Texas, and brings a belated Christmas gift with Lone Star-grown openers Narrow Head and On..."

Dec. 22, 2023 Music Column by Carys Anderson

We Have an Issue: Merry Chronmas! Enjoy Our Little Reindeer Games!

Special games issue to keep you entertained over the holidays

"...Director Jenn Wexler and producer Heather Buckley discuss their Christmas-set horror, The Sacrifice Game, now on Shudder...."

Dec. 22, 2023 Column by Kimberley Jones

The Luv Doc: Belief Is Magic

Nobody comes to Jesus because of the rigorous scientific scrutiny of the Christian religion

"...jolly little red-suited elf in Clement Clarke Moore's 1823 Christmas poem, "A Visit From St. Nicholas."..."

Dec. 22, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

Young Claus

Charming tale of Santa before he was so jolly and round

"...James Magnuson, imagines the origin story of the mysterious Christmas character with a clever and colorfully told fable about..."

Dec. 22, 2023 Arts Feature by Katherine McNevins

Christmastime Yum, New Year’s Noms, Jo’s Spikes Coffee Winterwise, Hoboken Pie Ventures Beyond Pizza, and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering.

"...Christmas is coming up fast, but in these plan-ahead times..."

Dec. 20, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Top 10 Festival Films of 2023 You Haven’t Seen Yet

From the Toxic Avenger to school shootings, the best of the fests

"...Searchlight is releasing it Dec. 22 as its big Christmas release...."

Dec. 19, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playing The Sacrifice Game

Director Jenn Wexler and producer Heather Buckley on seasonal scares

"...the flames of possibility than a closed school at Christmas...."

Dec. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: Top Five Scene Shakers

Qmmunity counts five major queer scene shake-ups in 2023

"...time in this very town, the true meaning of Christmas disappeared. Oh, my divas, it was not slay, it..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Column by James Scott

Walker Lukens’ The Last Walt and More Crucial Concerts This Week

From Explosions in the Sky to CAPYAC’s Far Out Fest

"...December theatre show, there's NO holiday tie-in. "I hate Christmas music," reveals Lukens. "And it's degrading to make musicians..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Oops!

"...In “State Health Care Agency Urging 55-Hour Christmas-Themed Work Weeks” (News, Dec. 8), we had several regrettable..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Column

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, December 15-21

"...1843, he obsessively worked on writing the story A Christmas Carol. It was published on December 19 and sold..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Steve Davis’ Top 10 Films of 2023

"...TV Series/Event: The family dysfunction in the flashback Christmas episode "Fishes" in The Bear explained just about everything...."

Dec. 15, 2023 Screens Feature

Kimberley Jones’ Top 10 Films of 2023

"...December Netflix's death grip on all our eyeballs foretells Christmas dinner fights over Todd Haynes' is-it-camp? instant classic. I..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Screens Feature

Richard Whittaker’s Top 10 Films of 2023

"...5) The Holdovers Giamatti and Payne deliver a Christmas gift of warming kindness...."

Dec. 15, 2023 Screens Feature

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