2005-06 Austin Music Awards

"...Fireballs, the West Texas rockers, whose No. 1 smash, "Sugar Shack," was one of the lighter things to come..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Holiday Wish Lists 2005

Give 'til it helps: part one

"...asking. Well, what did you expect? You are a kind-hearted bunch who always manage to understand the human side..."

Dec. 9, 2005 Features Feature by Anne Harris

Icing the Batter Electric

Cake decorators both professional and passionately amateur prep for local competition

"...of the Capital Confectioners and are eagerly anticipating the 2005 Cake and Sugar Art Show and Competition to be..."

June 10, 2005 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

California Lawmakers Pushing for Legal Hemp

"...Act, to reauthorize and regulate agricultural production of the earth-friendly crop. The bill would “clarify” the definition of marijuana..."

April 4, 2007 News Post by Jordan Smith

Musicals Mocking Musicals

Hits like 'The Producers' and 'Bat Boy' have their singing, dancing cake and spoof it, too

"...Fourteen Tony nominations for Monty Python's Spamalot – if we needed any more evidence that we're in..."

May 20, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

First Plates Extra Helpings: Mardi Gras 2015: Good Time Rolls

Link to us when the heart's Louisiana-bound, but the rest of you can't be

"...Big Chief Darold Gordon (of Original New Orleans Po-Boy & Gumbo Shop, 1701 E. Cesar Chavez) opening a new..."

Feb. 10, 2015 Food Post by Kate X Messer

Food-o-File

Saying goodbye to a home-cooking hero with some sweet news about honey and cakes

"...spot. She reopened in a Pflugerville strip mall in 2005 and cooked five more years until poor health forced..."

Dec. 3, 2010 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Marriage Story

Driver and Johansson are note perfect as a couple falling apart

"...Alan Alda, Julie Hagerty, Merritt Wever, Wallace Shawn and Martha Kelly...."

Nov. 29, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Finding God in the Gumbo

Once in the Ninth Ward and now in the Hill Country, the Smoking for Jesus Ministry serves up Real New Orleans Style fare with a side of spiritual nourishment

"...New Orleans Style Restaurant came to be in the heart of the Texas Hill Country...."

May 4, 2007 Food Feature by MM Pack

The Fearless Freaks

Documentary about the band the Flaming Lips – the crazy/bizarre Oklahoma outfit that, despite itself, rose to national prominence.

"...John’s do-over is the lysergic icing on the THC cake that is the improbably fascinating Wayne Coyne and the..."

April 15, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

How Sweet It Is

Sugar Mama's Bakeshop East moves beyond the cupcake

"...herself locally by creating a truly inspired line of cupcake flavors to sell in the South Austin bakeshop she..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...also the backbone and strength of the Texas Republican Party. … Texas Republicans have a rich heritage of diversity,..."

June 23, 2006 News Feature

Food-o-File

Wrapping up the 'Saveur' Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival

"...on the 20th annual Saveur Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival, I can report that I tasted some..."

April 22, 2005 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File

Virginia B. Wood demands the restoration of the Schlotzsky's Original.

"...In the off-with-her-head department, I'd like to apologize sincerely for renaming a local..."

Sept. 5, 2003 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...by DynCorp as stated by Mr. King in his article regarding Stan Knee ["Good Morning, Afghani-Stan!," News, June 16]...."

June 23, 2006 Column

Food-o-File

The Domaine Dupeuble Pere et Fils 2005 is the one; plus, taking measure of the Mercury's rising

"...of Beaujolais Nouveau: the Domaine Dupeuble Pere et Fils 2005 (about $14). "When we opened the bottle, the room..."

Dec. 2, 2005 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Playback: Roky Erickson at 70

Austin's native psych and horror rock pioneer Roky Erickson reaches 70 and throws himself a birthday concert to mark the milestone

"...Everyone in Austin is invited to Roky Erickson's birthday party, a shindig titled "God, Devil, Alien," this Saturday at..."

July 14, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Chef D'oeuvre

Austin pastry stars recount the dishes that made their careers

"...who have risen in Austin are their pastry chef counterparts. This city has been indulged with desserts that will..."

May 6, 2016 Food Feature by Amira Jensen

SXSW Friday Picks & Sleepers

Friday night blurbage of SXSW

"...All showcases subject to change FRIDAY PICKS Earl Poole Ball &..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

Buenos Aires Cafe

Don't forget to save room for dessert

"...Buenos Aires Cafe1201 E. Sixth, 382-1189 Monday-Saturday, 9am-3pm & 6-10pm www.buenosairescafe.com..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Food Review by Claudia Alarcón

Baked: New Frontiers in Baking

Recipes from the famous Red Hook bakery Baked

"...New Frontiers in Bakingby Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 208 pp., $29.95..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Ali Fitzgerald: Swan School; The Matriculation

"...Art Palace, through May 21..."

May 9, 2008 Arts Review by Rachel Cook

The Real Road to Wellville?

Two strange and inspiring stories of the healing power of food – and how terribly it can hurt us

"...The well-known national magazine Prevention will be running an article featuring Earls this November, and she is profiled on..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

On Leaving Paradise for an Oasis

An Austin foodie falls in love with Marathon and West Texas' other boutique towns

"...of living in Austin, I had never visited that part of Texas. Texans talk about the Big Bend, Terlingua,..."

Jan. 19, 2007 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Excellence Without Pretense

Mark Schmidt's 'rustic gourmet' approach is the driving force behind Cafe 909

"...Cafe 909 – Rustic Gourmet..."

July 8, 2005 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

A Battle on the Shuttle

For aggrieved UT drivers, the buck stops at Capital Metro

"...phrase: lowball bid. "It's a whole 'let them eat cake' thing," he said...."

May 21, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Reliving Roky Erickson: July 15, 1947-May 31, 2019

Creature with the Atom Brain

"...age of 71. The cause of death remains unknown – appropriate for an artist often shrouded in mystery...."

June 7, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Ruins of the Realm

Talking turkey with James McMurtry

"...audience has continued to elude him until recently. His 2005 release, Childish Things, was his bestselling album in a..."

May 2, 2008 Music Feature by Dan Oko

Off the Record

Threadgill's reopens its original location in historic fashion, Spoon gets remixed, and Neil Young's Greendale takes the stage

"...a nearly $1 million renovation, receiving, among other things, state-of-the-art soundproofing and sliding doors to close off the main..."

April 4, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Saturday Sleepers

"...All showcases subject to change Hospital Bombers..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature

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