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S-L-A-Y-E-R Siege
Sold-out Moody Theater takes a beating
"...The two-time Fun Fun Fun Fest headliners fill fields across the globe,..."

Nov. 19, 2014 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Playback: Lines, Rhymes, and Redemption
The line at Fun Fun Fun Fest wasn't the only show last weekend
"...the obvious signs that a shitstorm was gathering over Fun Fun Fun Fest last weekend. Indications were evident Thursday..."

Nov. 14, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Dale Watson Tapes 'Austin City Limits'
Austin country icon finally scores an Austin City Limits taping
"...What's the value of the space? It housed short runs by the Beauty Ballroom and Antone's since January of..."

Nov. 22, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Comedian Chris Cubas Gets His 'Movie Interruption' On
The stand-up star leaves Austin for the Alamo Drafthouse Kansas City
"...gonna shoot a little intro video, and I'm gonna run it. I'm gonna be performing, I have to recruit..."

Nov. 4, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Where Comedy Lives
Austin stand-ups have a complex – and it's called the Sandstone Apartments
"...offstage comedy camaraderie? Is there any camaraderie? Do these funnymen and funnywomen have nothing to do with one another,..."

Nov. 25, 2011 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

QueerBomb/Pride Roundtable: Extended Remix
QueerBomb and Austin Pride meet for a roundtable
"...can imagine with the hair, the styles – the funny ones, the angry ones. It was very diverse. Obviously,..."

June 3, 2011 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

The Carmadillo
Austin's Best New Little Armored Ride
"...just be some golf cart with a bunch of fun fur on it. It's gotta be a fuckin' rad..."

Oct. 17, 2008 Features Feature by Kristine Tofte

Off the Record
Graham Williams of Transmission Entertainment breaks down this weekend's Fun Fun Fun Fest, while Ian McLagan and the Chronicle music staff sound off on the 2008 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ballot
"...Halfway through the inaugural Fun Fun Fun Fest, held on a blisteringly cold Friday..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Advance's Retreat
Is this the end for Cinematexas?
"...that's why so many of them went on to run other festivals and do pretty amazing stuff."..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

'Inconsolable: How I Threw My Mental Health Out With the Diapers'
Marrit Ingman's new memoir: an excerpt
"...nor common as it might seem. She is sharp, funny, erudite, and her work has an energy that makes..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

'He's Forked Himself'
Our Full conversation with Louis Dubose about 'The Hammer'
"...wing. I really do. You might want to make fun of them, but the guy just understands the institution..."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Hanging Up the Torches
After 20 years of juggling fire and other foolery, the Flaming Idiots are calling it quits.
"...the Northeast -- possibly winding up with a final run on Broadway at the New Victory Theater -- O'Connor,..."

Dec. 26, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Spike & Mike's Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation 2003
"...one of Spike & Mike's Sick & Twisteds, which run for a couple of weeks every year or so..."

Jan. 24, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Articulations
A weekly rundown of the latest news in Austin's visual and performing arts scene.
"...last production, Man of La Mancha, and during the run of that show collected $20,000 for the New York..."

Nov. 30, 2001 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Moulin Rouge
This musical sucks you in with its own brand of willful illogic and breathtaking visuals. Set in turn-of-the-century Paris, a penniless poet falls madly in love with a nightclub's star performer, a chanteuse-cum-courtesan who has a heart of gold and is an incipient consumptive. The music is a combination of restructured modern pop tunes manhandled into clever new forms.
"...for a moment there, adrenals aflutter, I wanted to run, and you may, too. Don't. Despite the film's rabidly..."

June 1, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Postmarks
"...Enough with the "Critics Picks" already. Not clever, not funny. Overload!!!..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Column

The Summer Revival Spirit
Can I Get a Witness?
"...time, revival films also pop up for regular theatrical runs amid the new film releases. Look for such screenings..."

June 12, 1998 Screens Feature

Behind the Mask
Fetish Nights
"...-- and they're as real as the shrieks and grunts and duct tape on some submissive's breasts...."

Sept. 19, 1997 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Weekday Events to Make It a Craft Night, Movie Night, Trivia Night, and More
There's also some events during the day
"...video animation), which acts not so much as a truncated retelling of the anime but as its sequel –..."

April 11, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Benefits, Parties, and All-Around Crucial Concerts for the Week
Graham Reynolds, Big Bill, Urban Heat and more
"...guests from the Austin jazz scene to join the anti-fun; for this show, he’ll be accompanied by vibraphone sorceress..."

Dec. 6, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

A Beloved Birthday, Dragon Boats, and More Recommended Events for the Week
Get out before the heat descends
"...in Oz. Austin neighbor Georgetown fits all types of fun into three days prominently featuring that crimson flower: the..."

April 26, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Prepárate Para Tener Miedo With New Horror Anthology Satanic Hispanics
Segment directors on celebrating Latino diversity through terror
"...Hispanics is a truly panamerican project. After a smash run on the festival circuit and a rare (for anthologies)..."

Nov. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Faster Than Sound: A Belated Introduction From Your Incoming Music Editor
Music columnist graduates to Music editor after four years
"...house show. Following our impactful junior year voyage to Fun Fun Fun Fest, my much cooler high school best..."

Sept. 30, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

You Can’t Put Your Arms Around a Memory
Departing Chronicle Music Editor Raoul Hernandez passes the reigns [sic] to Kevin Curtin with 10 anecdotes from 27 years.
"...years later at a New Orleans Jazz Fest. 3) Run DMC @ Fat Tuesday (1998)..."

July 23, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Faster Than Sound: Austin Music Industry Awards Honor Old & New
Recapping the ceremony, plus local trio Nevil pack shout-along garage rock, and concert site ShowList Austin relaunches
"...House band Berkshire Hounds continued the funny wordplay of past years, like Rihanna revision "Trish Better..."

March 6, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Ritesh Batra Has a Photograph
Indian-American director dismantles the tropes of the romantic movie
"...a rich girl and a poor guy in a run down cinema, and when he wrote it he had..."

May 22, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Moontower Comedy 2019: The First Wave
Festival welcomes Jenny Slate and David Spade as headliners
"...pressed to find someone who doesn't recall Spade's Nineties run on SNL alongside Chris Rock, Adam Sandler, and, of..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Austin Street Art Enters Into a New Era
With the city cracking down on graffiti and Hope Outdoor Gallery set to close, artists look for permission to paint
"...Games arrived in 2014, they called SprATX, as have Fun Fun Fun Fest and the Austin City Limits Music..."

July 27, 2018 News Feature by Kate Groetzinger

2018 Primary Elections: Giddy With Energy
Tracking back on a wild election night
"...STATEWIDE RACES by Mary Tuma Valdez, White Head to Run-off..."

March 9, 2018 News Feature by the News Staff

Let's All Go to the Movies
Skip the multiplex: Austin has a better idea
"...are legendary), but that doesn’t mean this is a no-fun zone: The Alamo’s programmers are always cooking up inventive..."

March 3, 2017 Screens Post

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