Coach's Corner

San Antonio and Dallas are two of the best teams in pro basketball. Their meeting this weekend was just a preview of a playoff showdown.

"...liberation, like a fifth-grader at recess. It's still 90 minutes until tipoff in the Alamodome, but the 24-year-old German..."

April 12, 2002 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Breaking the Chain

Troubling questions persist in the Rodney Reed / Stacey Stites murder case.

"...On Feb. 13, the state Court of Criminal Appeals denied the writ..."

March 1, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Coach's Corner

What with the computer crash and the gas grill fiasco, you're lucky you're even getting a column from The Coach this week. Random thoughts are a bonus.

"...the afternoon before Christmas. My computer crashed exactly 43 minutes ago. I've spent 42 minutes frantically -- furiously --..."

Dec. 28, 2001 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Charting America

Filmmaker James Benning typifies the avant-garde tradition and will be on hand to present his film, Los, as part of the Austin Film Society's series, "Expanding Cinema: Fifty Years of Avant-Garde Cinema."

"...18 at the Scottish Rite Theater and culminates August 13 with Benning's personal introduction of his new film, Los...."

July 13, 2001 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

The Death and Life of Free Radio

Austin microradio lived fast and died young -- can the movement live to broadcast another day?

"...heard this, it was broadcasting live: the last five minutes of Free Radio Austin...."

June 22, 2001 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Chief Priest of the Shrine

The epic life story of Nigerian soul superstar Fela Kuti.

"...his band are in their prime. After nearly 20 minutes of trademark smoldering grooves and call-and-response horn solos, the..."

July 14, 2000 Music Feature by David Lynch

Postmarks

Puzzled by Oppel

"...Clips," Vol. 18, No. 51]. I spent about 45 minutes talking with him on the phone the week after..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Column

Art Fun in the Summertime

May

"...30, Tue-Sat, 8pm, Sat-Sun, 2pm, Sun, 7:30pm. Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress. $17-35. http://www.greatertuna.org. 472-5470...."

May 21, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Live Shots

"...special guest Abra Moore at the Continental Club November 13 photograph by John Carrico BUICK MACKANE..."

Nov. 20, 1998 Music Feature

Bittersweet Ending

Notes From the Republican Revolution

"...by," Perry jokes. "We'll be back in a few minutes to deliver our victory speech." At 11:45 we're still..."

Nov. 6, 1998 News Feature

Postmarks

Libertarians Say No to Doggett

"...his entire life. His hypergraphia was astounding. At age 13 he single-handedly produced a magazine containing 15 verses and..."

Oct. 16, 1998 Column

Coach's Corner

"...$20 down on his team to cover a large 13-point spread against New Jersey. Further, he puts another $20..."

May 1, 1998 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Texas Platters

"...Maddox who's doing all the playing; he wrote all 13 songs, produced, engineered, and sang on all of 'em,..."

April 17, 1998 Music Review

Beat the Clock

Rediscovering the Danger in Theatre Under the Gun

"...Salvage Vanguard and friends are doing December 12 and 13 at Little City Downtown. They're presenting a show called..."

Dec. 5, 1997 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

Mortal Kombat: Annihilation

"...no fluke. It also doesn't hurt matters that the PG-13 film, whose target audience consists of young boys of..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Reissues

"...Junkyard (2-13-61) Hee-Haw (2-13-61) Mutiny/The Bad Seed EP (2-13-61) Prayers On..."

June 27, 1997 Music Review

Looking for Mr. Mom

"...turned on the TV but it was a few minutes before the reports hit the airwaves.)..."

June 13, 1997 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

Do Not (Po)Go Gently Into the Night

Punk Rock(ers): Not Burning Out, Not Fading Away

"...a rather drunken acquaintance of mine, now living 90 minutes away in some town with a name that sounds..."

May 23, 1997 Music Feature

Coach's Corner

"...If a team loses only 13 out of 82 games, it would be difficult to..."

April 25, 1997 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

The Big Crapshoot

Tracking South by Southwest

"...have a drink and go to bed. Within five minutes there were six or seven industry people, lawyers, publishers,..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Live Shots

"...Beastie Boys) and found their hypnotizing groove. Unfortunately, 30 minutes later, it sounded exactly the same -- like the..."

Jan. 31, 1997 Music Feature

Innocuousness That's Insidious

Pat Boone

"...Me" by the Phantom, one-and-a-half of the most insane minutes in rock & roll history, and perhaps the first..."

Dec. 15, 1995 Music Feature

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Linda Lindas, Momma, Caramelo Haze, JaRon Marshall, and more highlight our recommended shows

"...Ramirez Caramelo Haze, El Combo Oscuro3ten ACL Live, Friday 13..."

Jan. 13, 2023 Music Column by Alejandra Ramirez

Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup

News from Hueco Tanks, Black's Barbecue, and lots more

"...park is a world-class rock climbing area. About 45 minutes east of El Paso, the site was acquired by..."

Feb. 5, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Fantastic Fest Tells Tales of the Long and the Short and the Tall

Short film selection from Austin to Estonia, animation to sushi

"...just announced its tall stack of short films for 2013...."

Sept. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ain't Messin 'Round

Gary Clark Jr. kisses the sky

"...writing songs on the festival circuit. Most of the 13 tracks on Blak and Blu are old Clark tunes..."

Oct. 12, 2012 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

Playback: Worst of Both Worlds

R. Kelly dies in performance only, while Tony Offender and Traci Lamar Hancock leave Austin's astral plain for real

"...and confirmed that Kelly had performed for about 30 minutes the previous night in Dallas. "We didn't have any..."

May 18, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Page Two: The Incredibles

SXSW Film lines 'em up

"...been talking to the Carters but only for five minutes. Later, when he writes about his meeting in NOW,..."

March 13, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Outsider Art

Music on the margins

"...is a perfect musical partner. After only a few minutes together, they are forming the vocabulary of a new..."

March 7, 2008 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

I Live My Broken Dreams

This year's rock docs examine the 'outsider myth' and more among the likes of Daniel Johnston, Townes Van Zandt, and Wild Man Fischer

"...Johnston in The Devil and Daniel Johnston, just 10 minutes after the part where Butthole Surfers frontman Gibby Haynes..."

March 11, 2005 Screens Feature by Will Robinson Sheff

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