Everyone knows that Richard Linklater is the keystone of Austin’s independent filmmaking community; he is also an integral piece of the puzzle when it comes to Austin’s long-standing relationship with the Sundance Film Festival. Other Austin …

If there was one film that I had really hoped that I could have included on my Roll Call: Best of Austin Film 2012 post it was Craig Elrod’s The Man from Orlando. So, why didn’t …

First of all, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! So, for those of you in the Austin area whose New Year’s resolution was to see more live music, Free Week was designed just for you. What better way is …

So, what are you doing New Year’s Eve? After all of the fun I had last year at No Play Music’s NYE celebration at Cheer Up Charlie’s, I am ready to do it again! This year’s …

In my mind, 2010 was the year that the current independent filmmaking scene in Austin broke big with the premieres of films such as Earthling, The Happy Poet, Lovers of Hate, and Mars. Those four films enjoyed …

I never thought the independent music scene in Austin could ever top the late 1990s, when I was really loving on bands such as Spoon, Knife in the Water, The Kiss Offs and Silver Scooter. Of …

There is really no greater proponent of the Austin music scene than Laurie Gallardo. Not only does Gallardo play all of our favorite local bands during her deejay shifts at KUT (90.5 FM), but she also showcases …

In the opening scene of Cinema Six, Chad (Chris Doubek) resigns as manager of Stanton Family Cinemas, leaving Mason (John Merriman) and Dennis (Brand Rackley) in charge. Gabe (Mark Potts) is there too, but he is definitely …

On Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1976, The Band performed — what was advertised as their “farewell concert appearance” — “The Last Waltz” concert at Winterland Ballroom (where The Band had made its debut as a group …

I was living in Brooklyn in early 2004 when I first heard Jens Lekman‘s Maple Leaves EP. It was a brutally cold and snowy winter, and Lekman’s melancholic perspective hit me like an arrow straight to …