Sarah Jarosz & Gary Clark Jr. Nominated for Grammys

Local youths step further out into the national spotlight

"...Who makes their biggest announcement of the year on a weekend? One..."

Dec. 9, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

'Banned Toons' at the Alamo

Kansas City's Chucky Lou AV Club brings a collection of banned Looney Tunes shorts to the Alamo Drafthouse Downtown.

"...suicide, a "Sambo" jazz band, and Bugs in blackface. These are a few of the jawdroppers on display in..."

June 13, 2003 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

The Scarlet Letter

"...Directed by: Roland Joffe. Starring: Demi Moore, Gary Oldman, Robert Duvall, Joan Plowright, Amy Wright and Robert..."

Oct. 20, 1995 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Hardcore for a Cause, Gary Clark Jr., and More Crucial Concerts

Recommended shows for the coming week

"...As if boasting some of the lengthiest day-to-night South by Southwest lineups weren’t enough, Hotel..."

March 8, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Residential Address: Jenny Parrott's Cozy Nest of Songs and Stories at Hole in the Wall

The Austin folk experimentalist offers a free-entry Friday time portal

"...Walking up the Drag's ever-growing skyline these days, it's impossible to avoid..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Music Column by Gary Lindsey

Q&A: The Dicks’ Gary Floyd Talks Lifelong Creativity Ahead of Austin Art Exhibition

Maybe We'll See Butterflies opens tomorrow at Prizer Arts & Letters

"...Gary Floyd will Zoom in to say hello to guests..."

June 10, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Watch: Black Eyed Vermillion Stares into the Isolated Abyss with “These Walls”

Punk growler deviates into dark trip-hop with new video

"...In our haste and excitement to move on from the past year of loss, lock-down, and isolation, it’s important..."

June 23, 2021 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Faster Than Sound: Gary Keller’s Austin Music Movement Shifts Resources

Major music advocacy funding impacted by the COVID-19 crisis

"...Last Wednesday, local real estate magnate Gary Keller donated $50,000 to the Health Alliance for Austin..."

April 10, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Nun

The Conjuring franchise heads to Romania

"...First off: The Nun is quite likely the best entry in the..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Gary Hart Biopic The Front Runner to Close Austin Film Festival

New films by Yorgos Lanthimos, Asghar Farhadi added to fest

"...nominees and winners at this year's Austin Film Festival. The festival dedicated to the work of the screenwriter just..."

Sept. 12, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: The New Face of Austin Music Festivals

Taking stock of Austin’s festival landscape a week after the conclusion of ACL Fest

"...Lawn after hosting its second weekend of ACL Fest, the homegrown Austin concert promotions empire prepares to move into..."

Oct. 20, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Hitman’s Bodyguard

I will always love you

"...by: Patrick Hughes. Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Oldman, Salma Hayek, Elodie Yung, Joaquim de Almeida, Kirsty..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Playback – Carnegie Bound: Gary Clark Jr.

Gary Clark Jr. strips down on his way to Carnegie Hall, hardcore duo Street Sects kills the lights, and Savannah Welch makes her first public appearance since losing her leg

"...There's that age-old joke where a New Yorker, in need..."

Dec. 2, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Texas Book Festival 2015: The Mighty 300

Authors for Fest 20 include Lethem, Lemony, Pitts, Diggs, Hart

"...What event could bring together Gary Hart and John Sununu, Jonathan Lethem and Lemony..."

Sept. 4, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

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

"...Whether you're native or migrative, stayed or strayed, here for..."

Feb. 20, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Kill the Messenger

Jeremy Renner stars in this crusading-journalist story that recounts the downfall of real-life San Jose Mercury News reporter Gary Webb.

"...A crusading-journalist story that never quite jells in either tone or tension, Kill the Messenger recounts the downfall..."

Oct. 10, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gary Clark Jr. on Antone’s

"It changed everything really"

"...“I’ve been running around playing all these shows, but it’s good to be back in Austin...."

Aug. 11, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Interrupters

The Hoop Dreams filmmaker, Steve James, has a new documentary about a group working to halt crime in Chicago.

"...mantelpieces, tackles Chicago's soaring crime rate, and in particular the work of CeaseFire, a community-based interventional program founded by..."

Sept. 30, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Spirits of Texas

Texas spirits to keep your spirits up

"...Bert Butler "Tito" Beveridge II started the modern Texas liquor business with Tito's Handmade Vodka ($19),..."

July 29, 2011 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Off the Record

Courtney Love vs. Boudoir Queen, Jason Reece vs. Conrad Keely, Border Patrol vs. Texas Tornados, and other dream matchups

"...full-length albums, ... And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead still pillages the indie circuit. That's..."

Feb. 4, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Tale of Despereaux

Despite this animated film's overabundance of vocal talent and source material that won the Newberry Medal in 2004, The Tale of Despereaux is a multispecies offender.

"...Directed by: Sam Fell and Rob Stevenhagen. The lesson learned from The Tale of Despereaux is that..."

Dec. 19, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Point Austin: The Way We Were

In Austin's politics of nostalgia, the truth is a frequent casualty

"...Well, the city's silly season – otherwise known as campaign time..."

May 2, 2008 News Column by Michael King

The Unforeseen

Executive-produced by Robert Redford and Terrence Malick, Dunn's award-winning documentary looks at the history of Barton Springs, Gary Bradley's role in development issues, and the relationship of Austin's environmental activism to the world at large.

"...Dunn. In August 1992 a battle was raging for the soul of Austin, Texas. In one corner, weighing 100..."

March 28, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Waking the Dead

"...who will be forever stuck in my mind as the shrill, cursed protagonist of John Carpenter's Stephen King knockoff..."

March 24, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Surviving the Game

"...S. Dutton, John C. McGinley, William McNamara, Jeff Corey, Gary Busey and F. Murray Abraham. What are Ice-T and..."

April 22, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Fugitive

Flinty Tommy Lee Jones is the best thing about this otherwise standard chase film.

"...Lee Jones, Sela Ward and Joe Pantoliano. One of the first in what appears to be a yearlong spate..."

Aug. 6, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Poughkeepsie Kid

Shadowing Austin City Limits Executive Producer Terry Lickona

"...There's no clock above the stage at the Moody Theater,..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Interview: Gary Numan

Electro innovator shares long, strange journey

"...In the Eighties, Gary Numan had enormous commercial success, but wasn’t..."

March 13, 2014 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Texans 'Undefendable' Offense Leads the Way in '11

Playoffs or bust

"...The Houston Texans, our beloved heroes from down under, are..."

Sept. 9, 2011 Sports Post by Barrett Walton

The Entertainment Economy

As the Austin film, music, and gaming scenes become a "cluster," civic leaders are looking for industrial-strength creativity

"...Austin has been a government town, and from nearly the beginning, local leaders have wanted it to be more..."

March 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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