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Just Got Real

Bad boy for life: Baymageddon crashes into the Alamo Drafthouse

By Ryan Lakich

04.20.13 | 11:43 am

With May comes the favorite season of any film geek: summer blockbuster season. These are the movies that bring the bone-crushing, eyeball-pleasing action while throwing art film sensibilities right out ...


Weekend Roundup

Rev your engines for the top weekend events: Racing, music fests and Earth Day

By Ryan Lakich

04.19.13 | 3:21 pm

It would be a mistake to not acknowledge the tragic events that took place over the course of the past week and the many people affected by them. After what ...


Ranting and Raving

Comedian Bill Burr runs his mouth on what's going wrong with pop culture, relationships and the world at large

By Ryan Lakich

04.18.13 | 4:22 pm

On Wednesday, April 24 when the Moontower Comedy & Oddity Festival comes to Austin, you'll be shocked out of the normal work week routine. Ahead of the festival, we’ve ...


Incoming Laughs

Moontower comedian Jim Norton may be distracted by porn, but he's keeping the media on point

By Ryan Lakich

04.15.13 | 7:19 pm

We're counting down the days until the Moontower Comedy & Oddity Festival charges in and takes over Austin theaters and comedy clubs with gut-busting onstage talent. Our last preview featured ...


Weekend Best Bets

Austin's top weekend event picks: Teenage angst, local art, flower crowns, and high sea adventures

By Ryan Lakich

04.12.13 | 3:02 pm

Is it safe to say that spring has sprung? The Texas weather, as usual, constantly fakes us out with  rain and brief cold snaps. You want to tell it to ...


Justice in America

Austin filmmakers tackle the death penalty in animated short The Last 40 Miles

By Ryan Lakich

04.12.13 | 1:35 pm

Filmmakers in Austin may not have access to the big budgets of the West Coast, but that doesn't mean they are short on groundbreaking ideas. The filmmakers behind The ...


Artistic Endeavors

Art City Austin celebrates local art scene with weekend fest and block party

By Ryan Lakich

04.12.13 | 10:36 am

Austin loves its artists, and artists love Austin. Locals can see just how cozy this love affair is when Art Alliance Austin hosts the Art City Austin festival this weekend ...


Lance's Tour of Lawsuits

Lance Armstrong sells Austin mansion to pay legal bills

By Ryan Lakich

04.11.13 | 11:54 am

It appears that Lance Armstrong’s tour of lawsuits and legal troubles is just beginning — and he is already starting to downsize. The disgraced cyclist, who was stripped of his ...


Set Sail for Theatre

Playwright Finegan Kruckemeyer on treating kids and adults as equals in theatre

By Ryan Lakich

04.10.13 | 11:58 am

Determining how to entertain the kids for the weekend is a difficult task for many parents, especially if the adults hope to settle on something they can enjoy just as ...


Art in Focus

Artist Court Lurie's new exhibit acts as a "Nexus" for nature and technology

By Ryan Lakich

04.07.13 | 1:01 pm

Later this month, local art fans will roam through neighborhood art galleries and studios during the 2nd annual West Austin Studio Tour, (based on the ever popular East Austin Studio ...


Weekend Best Bets

Austin's top weekend event picks: Boylesque, international music, anarchy wrestling

By Ryan Lakich

04.05.13 | 9:53 am

It seems like April is getting its weather idioms a little mixed up, because it decided to come in like a lion this year. This weekend, Austin's event calendar ...


Funny Stuff

Anthony Jeselnik, lord of comedy darkness, is set for full offensive at Moontower Comedy Festival

By Ryan Lakich

04.04.13 | 9:44 am

Would you believe that in less than three weeks Austin is facing another festival? But residents shouldn’t worry another invasion of indie bands, filmmakers and tech geeks coming into ...


Movies in Bloom

This April at Alamo Drafthouse, when it rains, it pours entertainment

By Ryan Lakich

04.02.13 | 2:30 pm

April showers bring May flowers, so for April, the Alamo Drafthouse will rain down a torrential lineup of unique programming as we transition into summer blockbuster season. It may be ...


Spotlight on Autism

Downtown Austin will Light It Up Blue for autism awareness

By Ryan Lakich

03.31.13 | 11:15 am

When driving through downtown on April 2, you'll notice that the Austin skyline will appear a bit bluer than usual. What you’ll see is part of a global ...


Wrong Feels Right

Drafthouse Films' Wrong finds the right mix of narrative and absurdity

By Ryan Lakich

03.30.13 | 4:00 pm

In the prologue to director Quentin Dupieux’s 2010 film Rubber, a character declares to the audience that every great film contains an element of “no reason.” It serves as ...


Weekend Roundup

Hop into our top event picks for Easter weekend

By Ryan Lakich

03.29.13 | 10:34 am

Can’t you hear Peter Cottontail hopping down the bunny trail? That means that Easter’s on its way, but while the kids are preparing for another holiday of chocolate ...


Live Music Matters

KUTX brings new music series to Paramount and Stateside Theatres

By Ryan Lakich

03.26.13 | 3:51 pm

KUTX, 98.9 FM, is only a few months old, but the all-music public radio station broadcasting from the heart of UT already has big plans for 2013. Starting on ...


Big Dance Parties

Continue March Madness with the Sweet Sixteen at these top venue choices

By Ryan Lakich

03.25.13 | 6:01 pm

The first few rounds of hoops insanity is now over for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, but fans have only a few days to rest up before the Sweet ...


Showstopping Smorgasbord

Austin artists go head-to-head at The Greatness: Game Show of the Arts

By Ryan Lakich

03.24.13 | 12:30 pm

It can be hard to narrow down Austin's entertainment options for a night on the town. Deciding between an improv sketch show or an aerial arts performance is just ...


Drafthouse Goes Absurd

Dive into the absurd with the Drafthouse’s Wrong and Rubber double feature

By Ryan Lakich

03.22.13 | 10:35 am

Drafthouse Films can’t wait to premiere its latest feature, Quentin Dupieux’s Wrong, on March 29. They’re so antsy to debut the new film that they want to ...


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