Moving Toward the Edge of Grace

The new and the familiar at Blue Lapis Light's new home

"...Maybe this story began in the early Eighties in Spain, when Sally Jacques attended Christmas..."

Sept. 18, 2015 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Eve About All

The Stunning Images of Photographer Eve Arnold

"..."Your work, metaphorically of course, falls between Marlene Dietrich's legs and the bitter..."

Aug. 16, 1996 Arts Feature

Other Worlds Says Sorry About the Demon

Sci fi film fest announces final lineup for final outing

"...It was with sadness that we announced that Other Worlds - the Austin-born celebration of science fiction and..."

Nov. 15, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

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

"...SXSW has strapped on the rockets with not just a few titles for this..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...South by Southwest will be kicking off its 2025 Film & TV Festival with The Studio,..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Circle of Friends

"...Saffron Burrows, Alan Cummings, Colin Firth and Aidan Gillen. “There's a lot to be said for those big soft..."

April 7, 1995 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Eve of Destruction?

The City plans for a big New Year's Eve party downtown while East Sixth Street merchants complain of threat of competition

"...In the race for the Worst Pre-Millennial Job Title in Austin,..."

Oct. 29, 1999 News Feature by Andy Langer

Years of the Dead

The Mexico of now, David Garza writes, is not held only within the borders of Mexico itself. It has spread northward, re-entered its old space, in a sense. For so many of the Mexicans, displaced but still infatuated with the idea of spirit and ghost, the nation itself is a ghost in the back of the head.

"...The Years With Laura Díazby Carlos Fuentes translated by Alfred..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Books Feature by David Garza

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

Another Round of Praise

Nominations for the 2007-2008 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...For the 16th year, an informal affiliation of local arts critics..."

May 9, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Food Issue Extra Helpings: Free on the 14th?

Valentine's is still delicious for us single people

"...My last Valentine’s Day spent with a significant other was in 2011. The scene: a White Castle in..."

Feb. 12, 2014 Food Post by Andrea Kinnison

I Saw the Light

Clifford Antone, hardcore to the end

"...It looks like a typical Tuesday night at the Broken Spoke's twice-monthly Hardcore Country show. Alvin Crow and..."

May 26, 2006 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Running the Funny

Club manager Margie Coyle has kept the laughter going for 20 years

"...Coyle, hair framing her face in a tangled hemisphere of loose brown curls, walks into Austin's Cap City Comedy..."

July 10, 2009 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Zine Scene

Anthologies Top the Underground Stream

"...So many zines, so little time... until now. Even though they've been around since the advent of the..."

Oct. 10, 1997 Books Feature by Stuart Wade

Capitol City Comedy Club's Grab for Bigger Laughs Restarting the Stop

"...I could rarely afford to venture out to watch the folks I wrote about. That wasn't a huge handicap,..."

Feb. 2, 1996 Arts Feature by Spike Gillespie

Off the Record

Blasts from the past courtesy of Armadillo Records, David Garza's Twang Twang Shock-a-Boom, and Jody Denberg's final broadcast

"...Best of Class..."

Dec. 11, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Death of Rock & Roll

Top 10s: Year, Decade, Eternity

"...Like this country's forefathers, it came from England. Though it didn't originate there,..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Musicians on How Best to Employ City Funds Earmarked for the Local Scene

$3 million in HOT funds are coming. Now what?

"...After a lot of thought and consulting with musicians and people in the..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Music Feature

The Big Crapshoot

Tracking South by Southwest

"...For the last 11 years, people have asked the same question..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Off the Record

Adventures with Charlie (Faye) and Up Close with Eric Johnson

"...to be considered for a Grammy," says Will Sheff, the day after being nominated for Best Album Notes for..."

Dec. 10, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Back in the Season Again

TV Eye

"...Eriq LaSalle plays the usually somber workaholic Dr. Peter Benton. He's caught here..."

Oct. 3, 1997 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

Letters @ 3AM

Fifty years ago, almost all movies were made for adults, yet children went to see them on their own or with others, and in the process, learned the mysteries of our cultural ideology.

"...July 25] -- in that piece I wondered about the effect of today's movie superheroes on little children as..."

Aug. 22, 2003 Column by Michael Ventura

Liar Liar

"...star quality is as commodified as Jackie Chan's (he's even started showing outtakes over the end credits), the main..."

March 21, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Letters at 3AM: Who's That Girl?

Singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom is an inimitable genius

"...improve with age). So when a male friend raves of a female singer, one is wary of what psychology..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Music and the movies, the two oldest and most defining elements of..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...so you've had your headliners and competition titles, with the normal array of talent and titles Now it's time..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Jailbird

The Prison Diaries of the Fabulous Thunderbirds' Preston Hubbard

"...is Preston Hubbard. From 1984-94, I played bass for the platinum-selling, multi-Grammy award-nominated Fabulous Thunderbirds. Besides recording five albums..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Music Feature by Preston Hubbard

Fall's a Good Time To Fall for Preston Sturges

The Alamo Ritz kicks off a mini-retrospective tonight

"...The Alamo Drafthouse Ritz launches a mini-retrospective of Preston Sturges..."

Nov. 19, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Alejandro Escovedo Grinds Axes at ACL

Austin escapee kicks out the jams in his fifth taping for PBS

"...Once Austin housed a guitar SWAT team called the True Believers – Lynyrd Skynyrd run by Mexicans as..."

Dec. 1, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Cram Session

Catching up on the first three seasons of Friday Night Lights

"...If you've never watched Friday Night Lights before, the fourth season premiere..."

April 30, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

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