The Li'l Green Aggravation Society

Rock & Roll's Cain & Abel: The Kinks' Davies Brothers

"...Everything you've ever heard about the Kinks is true. Everything you've ever heard about the..."

Nov. 15, 1996 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Last Word

A young writer has to pen a woman's obituary before she dies

"...away from playing difficult and somewhat unlikable women onscreen. The pinnacle of the archetype is her portrayal of Aurora..."

March 24, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Darjeeling Limited

Wes Anderson boards another train of ironic whimsy, although this time the train is quite literal and not just the train of thought in his head.

"...Irfan Khan. With his fifth feature film, Anderson boards another train of ironic whimsy, although this time the train..."

Oct. 12, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

“No Willie, Waylon, or the Armadillo in 1977!!!” The Punk Beast Begins to Stir in Austin

A nascent scene takes shape in chapter three of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...Editor’s note: This is the third chapter in a serialized history of Austin’s punk..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Preservation, Tonight at Beale Street Tavern

Cara's pick for tonight!

"...off a U.S. tour with Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, hometown darlings The Preservation will be taking the..."

May 17, 2012 Events Post by Cara Tillman

Back to the Future

The Redwalls mod revival.

"...More than 40 years after the first British Invasion, the four members of Chicago’s the..."

Aug. 6, 2007 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Gettin' Hot Under the Collar

Hotter Than Hell Burlesque revs up I-35

"...There's a hot wind blowing in from the North this..."

July 24, 2015 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Lands The Whale

Brendan Fraser's Venice smash to open fest, Oct. 27-Nov. 3

"...Austin Film Festival is bringing home a leviathan: The Whale, the new feature from Black Swan director Darren..."

Sept. 8, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

John Mayer Sets the Moody Center Mood

Sob rocker marks first show at not-quite-ready stadium

"...Yesterday, I watched a video of Matthew McConaughey singing a strange, rhythmless dirge called “Bless The..."

April 21, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

The Glam Punks of 70s Austin Get Up to Their Gypsy Tricks

The Austin Punk Chronicles, chapter two, part two: Glitter rock (1972-76) fades

"...like Ike Turner and Bobby "Blue" Bland frequented his father's barbershop next door to the 5-4 Ballroom, a prime..."

Jan. 24, 2020 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Choir at the Cactus Helps Shy Singers Find Their Voice

Monthly program pairs brews with rock favorites

"...Confession: I’m a shower singer. A crank-the-volume-roll-down-the-windows-and-belt-out-the-Talking-Heads-on-the-highway singer. A wouldn’t-be-caught-dead-in-a-karaoke-bar-but-tries-to-hit-the-high-notes-in-“Take On Me”-while-making-chocolate-chip-cookies singer...."

Sept. 4, 2019 Music Post by Roxy Bonafont

The Devil in the Details

aRoma still needs to iron out the kinks

"...aRoma Italian Kitchen is part of the rapidly changing landscape along a busy South Austin thoroughfare,..."

Sept. 26, 2014 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Getting in the Game

Oculus Rift prototypes are coming to the SXSW Gaming Expo

"...with a creeping soundtrack, it's not hard to feel the art form's pull. But even with centuries of music,..."

March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

The Girls of Summer Redux

Girls Rock Camp Austin valedictorians Schmillion

"...after seeing one Girls Rock Camp Austin band after another demolish ideas about gender, class, and expectation at the..."

July 22, 2011 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

The Hour Has 22 Minutes

Pop quiz on Canada, with a SXSW 07 musical cheat sheet

"...Quick! What's the capital of Canada? Wrong. It's not Toronto. Who's the..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

Voxtrot: The (Re)start of Something

12 years after disbanding, the forerunners of modern indie-pop call on the "mystical, inexplicable force" that flowed through their Early Music

"...Voxtrot would like to revise their last will and testament, please. No, not that part..."

Sept. 23, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Austin Punk Chronicles: The Shock of the New – The Violators and the Skunks Invade Raul's

14 days after the Sex Pistols break up and mainstream media declares punk dead, Austin's scene begins at a Tejano bar on the Drag in Chapter 5, Part 1 of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...musician Tim Stegall. You can read past installments of the “Austin Punk Chronicles” here...."

Aug. 5, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Shins' James Mercer: Fond of Y-O-U

The Shins' James Mercer winces upon a star.

"...My rave review of the new Shins album, Wincing the Night Away, was less..."

March 1, 2007 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

From the Bistro to the Beard

Austinite Shawn Cirkiel makes a pilgrimage to the home of American gastronomy, the James Beard House in New York.

"...When the legendary James Beard was building his reputation as the..."

Aug. 9, 2002 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Tying the Knot: A Drama

Yes, the merger of Austin's Paramount Theatre and State Theater Company is a business affair, but since theatres traffic in stories, human dramas that talk to us about life, this historic event deserves to be looked at as a story, the story of a wedding between two neighbors.

"...Forget merger. Think wedding. Yes, the union of the Paramount Theatre for the Performing Arts..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Five Faves From the Kinkdom

"..."You Can't Win," The Kink Kontroversy..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Music Feature by Dustin Coffey

Kinks Korrection

"...Dear Editor, In comparing the staying power of U2 versus other veteran bands ["Into..."

Nov. 30, 2004 Postmarks

Off the Record

Reunion fever hits close to home: Faces, the Kinks, the Jesus Lizard, and more

"...For the first time in more than three decades, the surviving..."

Dec. 5, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful

The fashion photographer's contradictions, from the glamazons who knew him

"...Helmut Newton would have despised the idea of a documentary of his life. "Most photographers..."

July 24, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: A Lot of Work to Do

The Luv Doc still has some kinks to iron out with the whole time travel deal

"...to Jamaica Estates, Queens, in October 1945 and disrupt the tragically fruitful coitus of Fred "Christ-what-have-you-done?" Trump and his..."

Nov. 13, 2020 Column by The Luv Doc

'We're the Guinea Pig'

A chat with FNL producer Nan Bernstein

"...Nan Bernstein wanted to set the record straight. She said she was baffled by an..."

April 30, 2010 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

The Interview

"...bachelor apartment filled with stacks of yellowing newspapers. Suddenly the door crashes down and the gendarmes explode into the..."

April 14, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Jumping on the Bard-wagon

With the arrival of September, Austin is again awash in Shakespeare. Five productions -- from a minimalist Romeo and Juliet to a deconstructed comedy goofing on all the plays -- are currently playing Central Texas stages.

"..."It's the movie," says Bill Sheffield, board member of the Austin..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

The McClellan Boys

"...will give her that much. Here's what's become of them:..."

July 28, 2006 News Feature

The Second Wave

British Invasion

"...Compared to their show at the Austin Music Hall in April, Blur's..."

Nov. 15, 1996 Music Feature

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