Page Two

Notes on Daniel Johnston, 'Dead Dog's Eyeball,' and the soundtrack of our lives

"...manual rewind to find it. Even a couple of seconds – more in traffic – allowed my exhilaration to..."

April 29, 2005 Column by Louis Black

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...their taxes, thanks to a measure on the May 7 ballot that would require Austinites who don't currently pay..."

March 18, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Tasers and the APD

Police leadership says stun guns protect officers and prevent injuries, but critics charge they are dangerous and overused

"...In March 2004, the Austin Police Department acquired 730 new X26-model Taser International brand electro-shock weapons. (The department..."

March 18, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Cilantro's

Proof that Mexican home cooking is alive and well in far South Austin

"...1025 W. Stassney #103, 707-1207..."

Jan. 21, 2005 Food Review by Claudia Alarcón

The LCRA Moves to Turn on the Tap

Future of Hill Country waits on Authority's decisions on water plan

"...Joe Beal at a September board meeting. As a 70-year-old electricity and water/wastewater outfit, the Authority has had decades..."

Dec. 3, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Love Is All Around

Tracking Sonny Curtis and his tall, West Texas tales

"...the Law," thundering down the halls of punk rock's 1977 season on the hoofs of the Clash. A quarter-century..."

Oct. 15, 2004 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

TCB

Pub-rock, U2, and British-style power-metal: Where are we again?

"...7) CHRIS MARTIN, singer, Coldplay: In dire need of lullabies..."

July 30, 2004 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...'Magnificent 7' Inspiring..."

May 14, 2004 Column

Luv Doc Recommends: The 27th Annual O.Henry Pun-Off World Championships

, Saturday, May 15, 2004

"...dork. Own up to it. You can’t be cool 24/7. If for some reason you think you are, your..."

May 14, 2004 Column by The Luv Doc

Next Departure

With 'Jersey Girl,' Kevin Smith swaps out Jay and Silent Bob for a 7-year-old, all while 'The Green Hornet' looms

"...it is, 'The best part was the opening 13 seconds.'"..."

March 12, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...the Week: "We decide only the legality of Plan 1374C, not its wisdom. ... The only check on these..."

Jan. 9, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Short Cuts

Austin film -- top 10 with a bullet

"...Thirty-One Million, Five Hundred and Thirty-Six Thousand Seconds Dept.: But don't you think it felt like a..."

Jan. 2, 2004 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

New Year's Eve Events

"...five minutes to checkout. Austin Motel: 1220 S. Congress, 441-1157. $60-143. Hotel San Josýe: 1316 S. Congress, 444-7322. $75-225...."

Dec. 26, 2003 Features Feature by Wells Dunbar

Soccer Watch

"...but two last-minute goals: Kati McBain's stunner with just 37 seconds left in regulation to lift the Horns into..."

Nov. 7, 2003 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Family Circle

Don Howard's new documentary turns Texas football, cheerleading, and weddings into an anthropological model -- with a little help from Jung.

"...in which the coach of the team that for 17 consecutive years has beaten the opponent they're about to..."

Sept. 19, 2003 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

TCB

Scuttlebutt from the Dead Club Capital of the World

"...off, at Sniffy's final show, Aug. 29 at Room 710 with Excess Lettuce and the Rockland Eagles, and her..."

Aug. 8, 2003 Music Column by Christopher Gray

The Zoot Allure

Don't Take the class, charm, and reputation for granted

"...Zoot 509 Hearn, 477-6535 Tuesday-Thursday, 6-10pm; Friday-Sunday, 5:30-10pmwww.zootdining.com..."

June 20, 2003 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

After a Fashion

Keg party at the lake! We get starstruck at the 10th anniversary party for Dazed and Confused, Richard Linklater's classic ode to bud and tube socks.

"...-- see her new band, the Risk, at Room 710 on Saturday, June 7)...."

June 6, 2003 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Sergei's Big Score

Austin Symphony conductor Peter Bay has tremendous regard for both Sergei Prokofiev's score and Sergei Eisenstein's images for the 1938 film Alexander Nevsky, and as he prepares for a live performance of the score as the film is being shown, he talks about this remarkable fusion of image and music and what's involved in performing it live.

"...have to cut off exactly one minute and two seconds before the next cue. That's why I watch the..."

May 23, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Election Wrap-up

"...several crucial issues weighing on our city, including a $77 million budget deficit), coverage of the City Council races..."

May 9, 2003 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Making the Grade

On campus at the Bleu River Grille and Ventana, the Texas Culinary Academy's training restaurants

"...Four of us went on a Tuesday night at 7:45. Ventana was about one-third full, with an interesting blend..."

April 25, 2003 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

TCB

Austin soldiers on beyond SXSW with hot rods, SPAM, and puking

"...York, L.A., or Nashville. CEO John LoFrumento estimates between 7,500-8,500 of the publishing society's 150,000 members reside here in..."

April 11, 2003 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...at KGSR) the sound became garbled for a few seconds ... then it cleared up. From then on the..."

March 28, 2003 Column

Gourmet Gadgetry

The Food staff offers some ideas on stocking stuffers for the kitchen enthusiast on your list.

"...effort. Breed & Co. has a pair of Fiskars 7-inch kitchen shears for $12.79, Linens 'n' Things has Farberware..."

Dec. 6, 2002 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

"It's Extremely Easy to Frighten People"

Insightful foreign policy critic Noam Chomsky explains the upcoming war, previewing his Austin appearances.

"...the Chronicle by phone on the morning of Oct. 7, prior to the George W. Bush address that evening..."

Oct. 18, 2002 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...Jeff Wentworth. State rep. Dist. 46, Dawnna Dukes; Dist. 47, Terry Keel; Dist. 48, Ann Kitchen; Dist. 49, Elliott..."

Sept. 13, 2002 News Feature

International Competition

Documentaries

"...in 'America's Finest City'" in 55 minutes and 45 seconds, it's a worthy project nonetheless. Cul de Sac: A..."

Sept. 13, 2002 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

Too Tough To Die

The last surviving real Ramone takes us back to the best years of our lives.

"...talking about starting a band before doing it in 1974. We said we were in it till the end."..."

Sept. 6, 2002 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

A Forced Confession?

Jurors spent much of week three of the yogurt shop murder trial of Michael Scott watching nearly 20 hours of an exhaustive videotaped confession he gave Austin police in September 1999.

"...police grilled Scott for nearly 12 hours in a 7-by-10-foot room on the second floor of APD headquarters; by..."

Sept. 6, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Short Cuts

Sure, you can call a spade a spade, but the Statesman can't call a dildo a dildo. Try "female sex toys" instead.

"...world premiere of Dildo Diaries this Friday, Sept. 30, 7:30pm at the Regal Metropolitan (I-35 S. at Stassney)......"

Aug. 30, 2002 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

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