Farewell to the King of Grindhouse

Mike Vraney, founder of Something Weird Video, dead at 56

"...cult cinema. Mike Vraney, founder of the era-defining Something Weird Video, died Jan. 2 at the age of 56...."

Jan. 3, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Space and Distance: A Joint Interview With Balmorhea and Explosions in the Sky

How Austin’s landmark instrumental outfits soundtrack the state of Texas

"...with Rob Lowe, co-founder of Balmorhea, another serenely dramatic Austin-based instrumental band whose deep catalog is imbued with Texas'..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Shouting Across the Void

Jeff Tweedy in mono

"...next Thursday, Wilco christens the hockey arena for the Austin indie intelligentsia. Jeff Tweedy laughed often from the road..."

Oct. 1, 2009 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

How Can Wynn Lose?

The mayoral odds are with Wynn, but could a run-off be a race?

"...Scenario 1: As is now typical in Austin, fewer than one in eight eligible citizens vote on..."

April 25, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Luv Doc: Oral

He's not that into it

"...been dating for a few months, would it be weird to ask him to go to a sex therapist..."

July 7, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

Keeping Life Queer in 2020

A Guide to Gifting Queerly for the coming decade

"...the past 11 months. The good, the bad, the weird...."

Dec. 5, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Donya Stockton Isn’t Going Anywhere Near Hell in That Handbasket

The Austin clubland mover-and-shaker weaves much to the imagination

"...Donya Stockton, co-owner of Austin’s Beerland and Rio Rita and King Bee and the..."

April 4, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Japan Nite

SXSW showcase reviews

"...Detroit-worthy "M Song," "Insane Man," and "Run Run Run." Keep an eye on these kids. Our meter was up..."

March 19, 2010 Music Review by Dan Oko

Overdue introduction

"...working in Saudi. I said I would try to keep it short so I should stop talking about the..."

Oct. 8, 2007 Promotions Post

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...protection accomplishments. When I took office, the city of Austin had sewage treatment plants that were dumping raw sewage..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Column

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood, Richard Linklater's Austin-produced and -animated story of growing up in the shadow..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

LoneStarCon 3: The Jo Walton Interview

The Hugo-winning author of 'Among Others' really loves books

"...Morwenna "Mori" Phelps, the 15-year-old protagonist of Jo Walton’s weird, wonderful, genre-bending book that won last year’s Hugo Award..."

Aug. 30, 2013 Books Post by Amy Gentry

The Stage Uncaged

How a performative open mic From Iowa became a theatrical springboard in Austin

"...talking about theatre, about comedy improvisation, about living in Austin because there's no place else he and his wife,..."

April 15, 2005 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...argument by conflating Creationism and Design Inference. This will keep ID advocates busy explaining why they don't believe the..."

Aug. 8, 2003 Column

The Family That Films Together: Robert, Racer, and Rebel Rodriguez on Hypnotic

The moviemaking dynasty proves the value of working from home

"...stage at Troublemaker, the studio he built in East Austin, with two of his filmmaker sons, it's clear that..."

May 13, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

'The NFL Beat': Week 11

American football and international affairs

"...back. The Circuit of the Americas has taken over Austin and many of the tourists I have seen trickling..."

Nov. 17, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Blood and Guts and Dirt and Joy

Michael Miller may appear at first meeting to be withdrawn, but he is absolutely present onstage and off, and his willingness to "get dirty" with his characters and continuous challenge to himself to be better make this seemingly reserved actor one of Austin's best.

"...be better make this seemingly reserved actor one of Austin's best...."

Aug. 10, 2001 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Getting the Joke

Comedy isn't the funny business it was in the Eighties, what with fewer clubs and audiences burned out by comedy on cable and hack comics. Seven Austin comics discuss the current state of stand-up in a round-table discussion.

"...April is the cruelest month for the Austin comedy scene. That's the time of its annual rite..."

June 30, 2000 Arts Feature

Yo! MTV Laughs!

The Long, Strange Trip to TV for Three Austin Comics

"...brought MTV executives James Jones and Lisa Berger to Austin some three and a half years ago. MTV is..."

May 30, 1997 Arts Feature by J. C. Shakespeare

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...of truth because statistics never are. The city of Austin never accepted the context or slant of the Statesman..."

Feb. 13, 2004 Column

Why the Pandemic Couldn't Break RWBY's Heart

Kerry Shawcross and Lindsay Jones look back at making Volume 8

"...far away for RWBY, as Volume 8 of the Austin-made animated smash comes to a close this weekend in..."

April 3, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Interview: Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson are Synchronic

The directing duo take a new path through time

"...Why do writer-director duo Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson keep making films about cosmic mystery and the enigmas of..."

Sept. 19, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

American Genre Film Archive Expands

Local film preservationists add Severin, Arrow, Vinegar Syndrome

"...Viva sleaze! Viva exploitation! Viva arthouse weirdness! Austin's American Genre Film Archive has announced that it..."

Jan. 18, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Danny Roy Young: The Thinking Man's Bubba

Paying tribute to the Mayor of South Austin, Danny Roy Young

"...wit and warm personality personified the character of South Austin, his Texicalli Grille restaurant equally beloved. He loved his..."

Aug. 21, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Books, Sculpture, and Weed Lead Our Recommended Arts Events

It'd be a lot cooler if you went to one of these events this week

"...place to relish art and partake in some of Austin’s most delectable offerings.   – Cat McCarrey “Ode to..."

April 19, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Aaron Frazer’s MCU of Soul

The Indications’ drummer and soul crooner introduces himself at ACL

"...Frazer is pulling a rare double-header at the 2021 Austin City Limits Music Festival...."

Oct. 7, 2021 Music Post by Austin Powell

We Have an Issue: Don’t Forget to Vote on Saturday

A weird election, but an important one, too

"...to civic engagement? And this election is undeniably a weird one. It's on a Saturday, for starters. It doesn't..."

April 30, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

Motorblade Postering Returns, With a New Owner

Austin’s premier postering service is no longer on the Fritz and is ready to roll & rock with Ricardo

"...says Ricardo Acevedo, the man who's taken over longtime Austin postering service Motorblade. "I was designing and putting together..."

July 3, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Golden Age of Industrial Musicals Shines Anew at the Alamo Drafthouse

Steve Young reveals the hidden world of uncanny corporate razzmatazz

"...gentlemen, veteran Letterman writer Steve Young is coming to Austin – where he’ll be helming a gig in Texas..."

July 29, 2016 Screens Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Mad Tiger

The ups and downs of Japanese punk band Peelander-Z

"...(Kengo Hioki) and Peelander Red (Kotaro Tsukada). Hioki, an Austin fixture of recent years, has been mining the iconoclastic..."

May 20, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

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