What's the Buzz?

Guide to Summer Films

"...a comedian. I make comic films. There are certain ideas that occur to me that are comic with a..."

May 26, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...relationship mirrors that of their maids, and the parallel ideas expressed by older sister Christine and Madame Danzard about..."

Sept. 29, 1995 News Feature

We Give Two Thumbs Up to These Weekend Events

Arty and culture-y things to get up to

"...choreographers were having with their maternal figures. Inspired by ideas of generational storytelling, this new collab between Dance Waterloo..."

Jan. 31, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

Visit historic Presidio La Bahia, take a scenic drive, and more

"...two years of the pandemic, the Old Settler’s Music Festival is back with a vengeance. The Old Settlers Homestead..."

March 31, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

In Memoriam: Rhoda Winter Russell

Movement therapy pioneer who knew the greats of dance has died

"...occasion, in awe of her own history. But Wigman's ideas were her golden apple, those ideas that opened doors..."

Aug. 1, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

13th Floor Elevators

Levitation interviews

"...did they score the ultimate headliner that no other festival will land, their prompting rewrote the history of their..."

May 8, 2015 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Behold! The Austin Music Awards

Announcing the 2014/15 Austin Music Awards bill, the 13th Floor Elevators reunite for Levitation, and King Coffey recovers after being struck by a car

"...will reunite for a one-off performance at the Levitation festival, May 10...."

Feb. 20, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Dance of the Century

Rhoda Winter Russell reflects on a historic life in dance and the Mary Wigman connection

"...occasion, in awe of her own history. But Wigman's ideas were her golden apple, those ideas that opened doors..."

Aug. 10, 2012 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Off the Record

Good vibrations courtesy of the Roots, Distant Lights, and the Sword

"...device on hand at the 20th annual Hot Sauce Festival this Sunday at Waterloo Park, featuring David Garza, Uncle..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, Oct. 29-Nov. 5

"...Tonight's forum continues a series of opportunities to discuss ideas for Austin's new central library with the architectural team..."

Oct. 30, 2009 News Feature

Salsa, Cumbia, Merengue, Everything

What do Grupo Fantasma, Brownout, and Ocote Soul Sounds have in common? Prince, Maceo Parker, and Larry Harlow!

"...biggest stage on the biggest night of the biggest festival, the JewMex horns surveyed a sea of more than..."

June 13, 2008 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Gentle Disturbances

Creating ripples in public space with large-scale public art

"...public art," notes Cross, who explored some of these ideas in the recent Open Doors Collective exhibition "In Between."..."

March 24, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Dancing About Architecture

A recap of the first Austin Music Commission Town Meeting; the Antone's Blues Festival looks to have a bright future.

"...assures me that she was "very receptive" to the ideas expressed at the meeting. This is just the starting..."

May 19, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Blame It on the Bossa Nova

"...that capital city's most talented musicians, who shared their ideas at informal meetings and jam sessions, such as those..."

July 2, 1999 Music Feature by Harvey Pekar

Litera

Lectures, Classes, Misc.

"...for Entries ROBERT BLY ANTHOLOGY The Austin International Poetry Festival (AIPF) seeks poems about/influenced by Robert Bly for a..."

March 14, 1997 News Feature

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

Enjoy fall foliage, festivals, and fairs

"...Chalk Walk Arts Festival Oct. 1-2, Round Rock, www.roundrocktexas.gov/event/chalk-walk..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

Pho on the coast, statuesque women in Dallas; June is time to hit the road

"...As things are opening up there are more festivals, events, and happenings around the state. Maintain a social..."

June 3, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

Spring is full of festivals and flowers

"...The Llano Earth Art Festival held each year (unless there’s a raging pandemic) under..."

March 3, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

How Fantastic Fest Is Shaping the Genre Film Scene

Fifteen years in and still fantastic

"...The festival returns for its 15th outing with one of its..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Play It Again, Sam

ATX TV Fest founders are back for round two

"...TV festivals are like TV shows. Anyone can make a pilot,..."

June 7, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Moveable - and Musical - Feast

Eating at ACL Fest

"...The Austin City Limits Music Festival is a work in progress. After every three-day extravaganza,..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Music Feature

Storming the Citadel With the Russo Brothers

How the new Prime series depends on global storytelling

"...when we do things together. There's a vetting of ideas that fairly vigilant that would not happen independently."..."

May 5, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

As Charlie Jones Exits C3, He Traces His Journey From College Station to Founding ACL Fest

Leaving the music promotions empire he helped build, Jones begins his new events company, Four Leaf

"...the wall in his office of Earth Day, the festival he produced. Those posters inspired me. I would point,..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Iron Age's Seminal Album Reverberates Through Texas' Metal Scene

The Sleeping Eye turns 10 with a reissue, its creators and other Texas metal icons consider its influence

"...Forge, his blacksmithing business, the onetime local expresses fantastical ideas in the two bands for which he vocalizes: thrashcore..."

Oct. 18, 2019 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Page Two: Dream Is Destiny

Louis Black finds himself at Sundance – a Jersey kid from Texas, a writer slipped into filmmaker

"...of youth boil up inside, "a head full of ideas" driving one insane, as Bob Dylan put it. There..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Column by Louis Black

News/Print

You ain't getting in to see Don DeLillo, so you might as well read about Seymour Hersh, Laura Bush, and Eli Wallach rolling around in the green, green grass together. Get your mind out the gutter! It's the Claiborne K.H. Smith connection.

"...Smith has replaced Edward Nawotka as the Texas Book Festival's program manager. He hasn't, and we – the Chronicle..."

Feb. 11, 2005 Books Column by Shawn Badgley

Alive and Kicking

Just when a heavy cynicism about the future of independent film has overtaken the industry and most of its observers, the Sundance Film Festival came along during the early weeks of 2001 and, almost unexpectedly, brightened the downcast mood shared by its most dour participants.

"...crack of dawn to leave for the Sundance Film Festival, I had little more on my mind than visions..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

PostFest

Organizers of Three Recent Arts Festivals Pass on Lessons Learned

"...DANCEfest Austin might not have its newest festival of dance were it not for the local jazz..."

March 10, 2000 Arts Feature by Dawn Davis

Double Take

Austin Scribe Lawrence Wright Tackles Noriega -- Twice

"...Saturday, March 11, as part of the SXSW Film Festival. The movie, directed by Roger Spottiswoode (Tomorrow Never Dies)..."

March 10, 2000 Screens Feature by Cary L. Roberts

Against the Grain

A profile of Bad Livers bassist Mark Rubin

"...idea," says Rubin. "But in fact, they're not my ideas. I'm not the guy that has voices in my..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Music Feature by Andy Langer

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