Off the Record

Austin Music Poll winners are just going to have to wait until the Austin Music Awards, plus a closer look at SXSW's international acts

"...not be published in the SXSW Music Issue but instead will be unveiled live at the Austin Music Awards..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Family Flight

Will AISD abandon its shrinking schools?

"...Becker Elementary is a place full of history, obvious in the..."

Feb. 3, 2006 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

The Next Step

They've made their films. They've done the festivals. Now, four filmmakers share stories about finding -- and losing -- distribution.

"...So you've finally completed your first film...."

April 20, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Texas Platters

"...PATTI GRIFFIN Flaming Red (A&M)..."

July 31, 1998 Music Review

With Equity in Mind, Austin Embarks on Bringing Its History Up to Date

So many more stories to tell

"...In 1895, a wealthy cotton trader named Daniel H. Caswell found his..."

July 2, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Land for Water

The city is asking voters to send more money to a little-known program that protects Barton Springs

"...On a warm August morning, I stand in the dry bed..."

Oct. 26, 2018 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Austin's Next Shot at Ending Homelessness

Thanks to an infusion of philanthropic cash, the city and its iTeam embark on a new effort

"..."It didn't used to be like this," says Judy, who last lived on the street back in..."

Aug. 24, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Food-o-File: Friday Lagniappe

A little extra Austin food news

"...Sometimes there is too much Austin food news to squeeze into the print edition of..."

Jan. 16, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Voting Turnout Bad, But How Bad?

Finding precedents for an unprecedented election

"...Comparing election turnout, year on year, is part statistics, part..."

Dec. 10, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Jimmy Scott: Always All the Way

The legendary jazz singer died last week at 88

"...When a new and powerful presence enters your life, it is..."

June 19, 2014 Music Post by Bill Bentley

Hill Country Wine & Food Festival

Spotlighting This Year's Visiting Celebrities

"...The board of the Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival..."

April 6, 2001 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Faster Than Sound: Pop Goes the Arts District

Fight over an empty lot near Riverside Drive intensifies, Xetas’ Kana Harris will open Bluebonnet Records in Lockhart, and Why Bonnie get a peachy opening gig

"...A large, empty swath of land sits behind an H-E-B..."

Jan. 11, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Adele Rules

First of two Erwin Center shows sets fire to the rain

"...Adele’s voice fills its surrounding so completely one can hear..."

Nov. 5, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Point Austin: Step Up to Citizenship

The curtain rises on the annual budget pageant – places, please

"...This week our resident City Hall Hustler, Wells Dunbar, formally begins his long march through..."

June 25, 2010 News Column by Michael King

The Critic vs. Blogger Myth

Or: Why Critics Should Learn to Stop Worrying and Love the Web

"...In the Music issue of the Oxford American, former No Depression editor Grant Alden contributed an article..."

March 25, 2009 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Wrong Place, Wrong Time

Texas prosecutors use the 'law of parties' to widen the net for capital punishment

"...Around 9pm on Aug. 14, 1996, 19-year-old Kenneth Foster and..."

Feb. 11, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Concerns About Equity and Worker Safety Push Project Connect Negotiations Into Overtime

Council to pass the joint (powers agreement)

"...After last week's joint meeting between City Council, the Capital..."

Nov. 5, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Sheryl Cole and Chito Vela: The Prize Fight

All eyes on the Democratic primary run-off in House District 46

"...The March Democratic primary election in House District 46 came down..."

May 4, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Austin Asian American Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

The four-day festival drops 11 feature films and even more shorts

"...Now in its 10th year, and celebrating its transformation into a nonprofit, the AAAFF..."

Oct. 31, 2017 Screens Post by Reanna Zuniga

How Jimmy Buffett's "Margaritaville" Became the Most Valuable Song of All Time

Buffett began composing the song after visiting a local Mexican restaurant

"...Ryan White begins his new biography of Jimmy Buffett with..."

July 21, 2017 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Road to Freedom

The Cost of Art III: How the Fusebox Festival liberated itself from charging admission

"...How much would you pay to see the world's best cutting-edge arts in performance..."

July 25, 2014 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

SXSW Thursday Picks & Sleepers

S.H.I.T. – So Happy It's Thursday blurbs

"...Thursday Picks Dog Trumpet..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

AISD to Consider Charters and Communities Tonight

Agenda a complex dance between trustees, neighborhoods and employees

"...As Austin ISD's Board of Trustees meets tonight, there will..."

Dec. 17, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

We're 49th! ... Or Just Seventh of 10

Union and Austin ISD argue over teacher pay – and what to do about it

"...When it comes to education, Texans are used to being at the bottom of..."

April 9, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

An Interview with Kevin Shields

The sonic architect deals with the past

"...The aura and mystique surrounding Kevin Shields is even thicker than..."

April 16, 2009 Music Post by Austin Powell

CNN Obama-Clinton Debate: The full transcript

Word for word, the whole shebang

"...Posted after the jump is the entire transcript of CNN's Democratic..."

Feb. 21, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

Chartering Middle School

Hoping to reach middle-schoolers who could go off track in a regular school setting, district moves forward with charter school plans

"...This summer, 21-year-old Melinda Shaw will finally graduate from high school. The..."

June 2, 2006 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Make Your Mama Proud

The Gospel According to Bill "The Mailman" Martin and Chester Baldwin

"...In many respects, gospel music has twice the burden to bear..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Show and Tell

Spring Previews 2000

"...The movie distributors compartmentalize the year by season -- summer, fall, holiday --..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

AI, Strikes, and Burning It Down: Highlights of the ATX TV Festival

Celebration of the small screen becomes a war room for writers

"...It started with one person clapping. Then a row of people...."

June 9, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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