Results tagged “donniedarko”

Mid-week malaise got you down? Step inside Stubb’s this evening for a chopped beef sandwich and easy melodies to help your melancholy mood. Singer-songwriter Gary Jules provides a gentle folk sprawl of guitar and hand claps that will help you get over any hump day. A veteran of fine albums such as Greetings From The Side and Trading Snakeoil For Wolftickets, his latest self-titled effort matches their potency by once again lacing his acoustic folk-rock with beautiful, complimentary lyrics. Jules’ resume includes contributions to Donnie Darko (“Mad World” -- a Tears For Fears cover) and Digging To China (“Greetings From The Side”) while his vast and diverse personal experiences only augment his story-telling capabilities. “Falling Awake,” which appears on his new album, was also featured on Grey’s Anatomy.

1990s Cookies (Rough Trade/World's Fair) The 1990s "play music like a blond gets out of a car." This, we assume based on listening, means something like, "Our sound is snotty, a little fucked up on we-don't-remember-what, and always f-u-n." While John McKeown (Yummy Fur) won't make any news showing his knickers to paparazzi during a limo exit, he will succeed in promoting the display of everyone else's underthings on the dance floor, as Cookies...

If you asked us what Richard Kelly’s 2001 sci-fi/thriller/mystery masterpiece Donnie Darko is about, we’d probably answer with something utterly inadequate like, “Um—it’s about a teenager, and a creepy bunny, and the end of the world”. But we’d also suggest that the only way you’ll ever understand what it's about is to watch it. This weekend, you’ll get the chance to do just that as the Alamo Drafthouse presents a special screening of the cult...

MONDAY [17][music] The High Flyers at Continental Club (10pm) (link) [lecture] Josh Rushing, future host of a show on Al Jazeera International and "accidental media star" in "Control Room," speaks at UT LBJ Auditorium (7pm) (link) [art] Opening Reception for Michael Schliefke's newest works, "What If We Could Get It All Back?" at bolm Studios (6pm-11pm) (link) [film] Oscar-Nominated Documentary shorts at Alamo Downtown (7pm) (link) [film] Anime Movie Monday at Ventana del Sol (7:30pm)...