Look out, here come Stephen Spielberg's lawyers! Just kidding; actually, the filmmaking legend was nice enough to give a legal pass to the trio of intrepid youngsters from Mississippi who, from 1982-1988, remade Spielberg and George Lucas' seminal screen adventure Raiders Of The Lost Ark. We're not kidding: then-preadolescents Eric Zala, Jayson Lamb and Chris Strompolis spent six years recreating a globe-spanning action movie in their backyard, shot-for-shot, probably with stolen lunch money. The filmmakers,... more ›

This Saturday, Austinist is helping our friends at Yellow Tape Construction Company celebrate both the fabulous success of their sold-out show, I Love My Dead Gay Son: The Musical!, and the más fabulous launch of their second season. [Austinist reviews Dead Gay Son] ...Second season? Believe it or not, this "trendsetting" (Chronicle) production company that's managed to win Best of the Fest at FronteraFest and staged a production involving the Rollergirls and punk rock... more ›

This Saturday, Austinist is helping our friends at Yellow Tape Construction Company celebrate both the fabulous success of their sold-out show, I Love My Dead Gay Son: The Musical!, and the más fabulous launch of their second season. [Austinist reviews Dead Gay Son] ...Second season? Believe it or not, this "trendsetting" (Chronicle) production company that's managed to win Best of the Fest at FronteraFest and staged a production involving the Rollergirls and punk rock... more ›

Elizabeth Cobbe, our esteemed colleague over at the Austin Chronicle, has put together a great article profiling the top ten up-and-comers in Austin's "rebel" theatre scene. As you may have noticed, Austinist has a weak spot for rebellious types, so we were excited to find the new punks on the block listed in one handy, helpful spot. (And to give full disclosure we were indeed pleased the company co-helmed by Austinist's own Jonathon Morgan... more ›

Do you find yourself complaining that your weekends don’t get bumpin' until the sun sets. Then why don’t you plan on going to a couple of shows this weekend that start at 6pm(!). This Friday there will be an early show over at Obsolete Industries featuring the rock assault of Canoe, The Press (members of Voxtrot), local indie-folk-rock supergroup Shadows and Reflections (members of Diamond Caverns, Rhythm of Black Lines, Those Peabodys, Knife in... more ›