Austin Playhouse's Holmes and Watson
The joy in this staging of Jeffrey Hatcher's play is seeing the good doctor deduce which of three Sherlocks is the real deal
"...There's no killing Sherlock Holmes...."
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Sept. 13, 2019 Arts Review by Robert Faires
No Place on Earth
A spelunker in the Ukraine turns amateur sleeuth as he tries to make sense of the remnants he finds in a cave: They were left by Jews who hid there from the Nazis.
"...Made in conjunction with the History Channel’s theatrical documentary production wing, History Films (also..."
May 3, 2013 Movie Review by Leah Churner
Dancing About Architecture
The Road to Winville
"..."Why should Central Texans find the faces at the Grammys familiar this year?" asked one..."
Jan. 9, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck
Drafthouse Films Expecting a 'Visitor'
Local distributor adds insane Italian scifi horror to slate
"...Classic directors! Bald alien kids! The maternal instincts of the Switchblade Sisters. Drafthouse Films will..."
June 19, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Tapestry Dance Company's Austintatious (Too)
This revival of a 2002 production paid tribute to the spirit of the city but also showed how the troupe embodies its best qualities
"...The title of the first number in this season opener..."
Oct. 25, 2019 Arts Review by Robert Faires
Point Austin: Nuts to You!
Campaign season has entered crazy-time
"...true "Tea Party" Republicans with a real shot at the City Council dais, including one – Don Zimmerman in..."
Dec. 5, 2014 News Column by Michael King
Bedside Manner: Entirely Suitable for Younger Audiences
Jaime deBlanc-Knowles revisits a freaky YA book from her youth
"...During a long, twisty Wikipedia search tracking down the name of a book illustrator, I ran across the..."
Oct. 29, 2012 Books Post by Jaime deBlanc-Knowles
999 Eyes Freakshow & Surreal Sideshow Invites You to Step Inside an American Tradition
The beauty of the bizarre
"...When the freaks, musicians, clowns, hoochie coochie dancers, and blockheads of..."
Oct. 20, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker
Texas Book Festival 2019: Who Belongs?
Authors explore what it means to be an American outsider
"...When glancing over the list of this year’s Texas Book Festival authors, a..."
Oct. 25, 2019 Arts Post by Saskia Henn
Face Off Recap: All This Horror Business
FX god Tom Savini makes his SyFy judging debut
"...time SyFy makes up for it with a genuine, in-the-blood, to-the-bone practical FX guru, Tom Savini...."
Feb. 5, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Rockabye Baby
Rockabye baby, on the treetops, when the bow breaks, the cradle will rawk!
"...The house was shaking. The windows were rattling. The halls..."
Aug. 3, 2007 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt
Wednesday Picks
The 'Chronicle' says see these SXSW acts now
"...Tacks, the Boy Disaster..."
March 9, 2007 Music Feature
Burning Brights
Billy and Bryn Bright, yes they do.
"...it's an hour from Austin to Wimberley. Nestled in the Hill Country west of San Marcos, it's an antique..."
June 27, 2003 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri
Fast Train to Hicksville
Reissuing the Rosetta Stone of alt.countrypolitan
"..."I missed out on all the hippie stuff -- Haight Street was practically boarded up!..."
July 13, 2001 Music Feature by Margaret Moser
Slam, Bam, Thank You, Ma'am
Handicapping the Slam Team Poets
"...The Austin Slam Team: Clockwise are Wammo, Susan B. A...."
May 30, 1997 Books Feature by Brett Holloway-Reeves
Street Cred to Burn
The 1996-97 Austin Music Awards
"...swing -- came roaring back with a vengeance, to the point of usurping club-based rock & roll as Austin's..."
March 7, 1997 Music Feature by Christopher Gray
Slam as It Ever Was
The nationals come to Austin amid the polarizing medium's 20th anniversary
"...dudes at a South Austin dive bar. Don't worry: They're poets, semiretired. One – Penn Jillette in timber and..."
Aug. 4, 2006 Arts Feature by Shawn Badgley
Black and White and Rick All Over
The ABCs of 'The School of Rock'
"...Mike White, and director Richard (aka Rick) Linklater are the primary creative forces that shaped The School of Rock..."
Oct. 3, 2003 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten
Gasoline Dreams
Rounding up 2000 LPs.
"...The New Millennium. Same as the old millennium...."
Jan. 5, 2001 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez
Texas Music Group
TMG label rises from the ashes of Watermelon and Antone's.
"...7, 2000, caused a bit of a stir in the Austin music scene. It announced the "launch" of the..."
Sept. 29, 2000 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri
Dancing About Architecture
The Quiet Game
"...The Sixth Street sound ordinance situation has ESSCA-lated yet again,..."
Nov. 7, 1997 Music Column
Dancing About Architecture
Right Off The Dial
"...always, rumors are swirling about K-NACK, and as always they concern the popular Georgetown "alternative" radio station being sold...."
Dec. 6, 1996 Music Column
Do They Dare?
Austin Team Portland-Bound for the National Poetry
Slam
"...perfect Slam Team Summer: MTV gears up to rock the vote, KISS stages a reunion tour, and Atlanta burns..."
July 26, 1996 Books Feature by Brett Holloway-Reeves
Diversidad Sin Fronteras, PJ Raval Unite Over Trans Rights
Call Her Ganda screening hopes to highlight trans migrants
"...federal and state attacks on immigrants have intensified since the xenophobic Trump administration, a doubly marginalized group – trans..."
Nov. 15, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Mary Tuma
How Texas Wreaked Havoc on One Man's Journey to Citizenship
Living the American nightmare
"...Roberto Mejía's greatest fear crossing the border was a simple one: He didn't know how..."
May 19, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham
One Afghan Family’s Journey to Safety in Texas
From Kabul to Austin
"...As the Taliban advanced throughout Afghanistan in the summer of 2021,..."
Jan. 6, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham
Dancing About Architecture
Rave debacle leaves one dead.
"...comes along to knock him on his ass. In the case of the Electric Daisy Carnival, all was set..."
Aug. 23, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck
Postscripts
Asylum on the Net
"...Asylum Books, the used bookstore on South Lamar, (sort of)..."
July 9, 1999 Books Column by Clay Smith
Going for Broke
Fruit Salad Days
"...The only portion of Watermelon's history that remains almost entirely..."
June 18, 1999 Music Feature by Andy Langer
Expectations of Future Growth
Third Time Lucky?
"...appropriate that Meg Hentges' February 9 release date is the first local album scheduled for a major label launching..."
