Stargayzer Sunday Preview
I’m super excited about today’s lineup at the Stargayzer festival. I’m also excited about the fact that it isn’t so hot in Austin today, which is a nice change for going to a festival!...
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Cool Documentaries at Fantastic Fest 2014
Fantastic Fest is well known for its selection of bloody horror films. Yet the film festival screens a fair number of documentary titles as well. This year I’m totally excited about seeing some documentary...
Friday Pictures from the Stargayzer Festival
Enjoy pictures from the band Trust, drag artist Christeene, the Big Dipper and other acts from the first night of the Stargayzer festival.
Stargayzer festival: Saturday Preview
Today at Stargayzer is all about seeing BIG FREEDIA! Big Freedia and her bounce team are a ton of fun, and they take the Stargayzer stage at 9:30 TONIGHT! Leading up to Big Freedia,...
Austin, It’s Time For the First Stargayzer Festival!
Sometimes you go to music festivals and you’ve already seen all the acts. You know exactly what to expect and it’s all a little…over. This year’s Stargayer festival has a lot of new-to-me acts...
Seeing the Swans
Sometimes you end up having a transformative experience when you least expect it. When the band the Swans came to Houston in June, and the flight I was expecting to be on was cancelled,...
Call God
I found a pay phone in Pasadena, Texas where you can call God. This may be the best re-use of a pay phone ever! Call God from this pay phone in #Pasadena, Texas. pic.twitter.com/1ZmV88zirp...
Postmodern Movie Palace On South Lamar!
In the early twentieth century, movie studios constructed movie palaces. These fancy and fanciful buildings with their ornate ceilings and balconies were considered to be the best place to show the feature films that...
“Nothing Bad Can Happen” is The Film I’ve Been Thinking About For Six Months
When I went into the Fantastic Fest screening of “Nothing Bad Can Happen” last fall, I was totally unprepared for what hit me. Going in, I knew the film was German and was directed...
You Can’t Go Home Again: A Photo Essay.
Last month I went to the Hanks family reunion outside of San Augustine, Texas. One of the major points of discussion was about how the “old home place” (which is still owned by the...
