Soldier's Heart

Thousands of Iraq War veterans will come home to face serious psychological problems and a system unready to help them

"...supply ship where he was stationed, and the pulsing adrenaline whenever his unit supported the Marines on missions along..."

Dec. 24, 2004 News Feature by Dan Frosch

TCB

Rocking out on Red River, all the way to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

"...a bite, I'm screaming," says Lopez. "It's a big adrenaline rush."..."

Oct. 8, 2004 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Biscoe Defends the M.E.

A response to the Rev. Sterling Lands' charges of coroner misconduct

"...like cocaine, the heart is susceptible" to bursts of adrenaline, he said at a Monday press conference. If the..."

Sept. 3, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Pros@Cons

Flimflam experts (and old pals) Harry Anderson and Turk Pipkin reunite in Austin at One World Theatre

"..."an evening of death-defying flim flammery," but the wacky, adrenaline-fueled Harry Anderson calls his one-night-only performance with Austinite Turk..."

June 4, 2004 Arts Feature by Belinda Acosta

Summer Fun

The Austin shore: beachy fun in Centex

"...boats seem an unneccessary afterthought. But, for you old-fashioned adrenaline junkies, there's a private (meaning just your ride, just..."

May 14, 2004 Features Feature by Meiling Guentzel

Stadium Devildare

The Rude Mechanicals' Stadium Devildare, from a script by Ruth Margraff, offers a muscle-bound riff on reality game shows and superpatriotism, but its torrents of text eventually leave the brain numb

"...and Sides' canny direction, supplemented by Graham Reynolds' thundering, adrenaline-rush score, keeps the work focused and compelling, but there's..."

May 7, 2004 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Austin Symphony With Ilya Gringolts

Austin Symphony's return to Mahler's Fifth Symphony under the baton of Peter Bay revealed a mature and confident orchestra pulling itself up another notch

"...Gatti's approach played off his players' adrenaline, but it was so overly dramatic that you became..."

April 23, 2004 Arts Review by Jerry Young

Rocks Off

SXSW 04 encore: Saturday showcases and more

"...my struggle because he listens to Pac and his adrenaline doubles," Murs pinpointed the differences between black and white..."

March 26, 2004 Music Feature by Robert Gabriel

Hamlet

Through the vision and skill of choreographer Stephen Mills, Ballet Austin told the story of 'Hamlet' with an urgency and imagination made the prince's pain palpable

"...and propelled the piece like a heartbeat racing with adrenaline. Passions were expressed in the colors and cuts of..."

March 19, 2004 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The B-Boys of Beaumont

First place, the 12th annual 'Austin Chronicle' Short Story Contest

"...cream, which it really wasn't. But the happiness and adrenaline kicked in even more and made me try for..."

Feb. 13, 2004 Books Feature by Linden Dalecki

NickNack

"...momentum as they develop from simple meditations into unadulterated adrenaline rushes. All things considered, Improving Silence should be heralded..."

Feb. 6, 2004 Music Review by Robert Gabriel

In Play

Xbox brings the talk, but can it walk the walk with its latest sports-game line?

"...manicured turf appears more a meditative sanctuary than an adrenaline action zone. Nothing wrong with that. Unless, of course,..."

Jan. 23, 2004 Screens Feature by Marcel Meyer

TV Eye

Thirty years later, Jeff Krulik and John Heyn still find the best spots

"...the buzz lit, while others bounced on their own adrenaline. All were thrilled to see the greatest freakin' band..."

Jan. 23, 2004 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Get on the Ground!

Bett Williams navigates contemporary culture with a wicked pen and a wrestling mat, and she'll be at BookPeople on Friday.

"...bodies, whose experience rather than stories was etched in adrenaline and cuts and scratches," she writes of the day..."

Jan. 16, 2004 Books Feature by Cindy Widner

Dead & Buried

Recapping 2003

"...rave-up rattling the drum kit as two guitarists gush adrenaline for a monotone with (unconfirmed) dyed black hair and..."

Jan. 2, 2004 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Kids Are All Right

Not your parent's summer camp, rock & roll camp!

"...and if all goes well, do it twice. The adrenaline flows as lunch arrives. Pizza boxes are passed among..."

Aug. 22, 2003 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Radiohead

Record Review

"..."Sit Down, Stand Up," the only true shot of adrenaline on Thief, and most likely its best track. "Scatterbrain"..."

June 13, 2003 Music Review by Matt Dentler

Sheet Music

Summer Reading

"...and the record industry be damned. Nothing reflected the high-adrenaline climate of the end-of-the-millennium Internet boom better than Napster,..."

June 6, 2003 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

Ünloco, HeKill Three

Texas Platters

"...riffs and bone-bending percussion. But for an even greater adrenaline rush, Ünloco is eclipsed by its sometime Back Room..."

May 23, 2003 Music Review by Christopher Gray

Page Two

With few big surprises, the recent local election left us to ponder single-member districts, minority representation, and campaign spending. Also: the consequences of wristband counterfeiting, and The Chronicle Hour is no more.

"...probably won't be much, and almost certainly not the adrenaline shot promised. Ironically, the president can have an impact..."

May 9, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Wire

Record Review

"...of Kodack" are the most hair-raising shots of pure adrenaline, all three lifted from Read & Burn 01. The..."

April 25, 2003 Music Review by Michael Chamy

Soviet

Music Showcase

"...sheer volume, and finally a lightning-fast shot of pure adrenaline. Spontaneous cheers erupted from the normally cool-as-a-cucumber conferencegoers; they..."

March 14, 2003 Music Review by Michael Chamy

The D4

Music showcase

"...above and beyond in a torrent of sweat and adrenaline. Just when you thought rawk was dead and not..."

March 14, 2003 Music Review by Jerry Renshaw

Southern Destroyer

Barry Hannah at 60, in Oxford, and on why -- despite the energy drinks -- he's not feeling up to saving American fiction right this very minute

"...he shuffles in with a cigarette and a Sobe "Adrenaline Rush" drink (which he seems to consume by the..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Baboon

Texas Platters

"...a jumpy six/eight rhythm into a full on Fugazi-style adrenaline rush. Only then does the band's punishing past come..."

Jan. 24, 2003 Music Review by Christopher Gray

Beaten at the Jailhouse?

An Austin woman claims a misdemeanor arrest led to a beating at the hands of Travis Co. jail guards

"...terror stricken," she said. "I was operating on sheer adrenaline." Corrections officers subdued her by administering a chokehold. "I..."

Jan. 17, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

'Idol' Chatter

Local celebrity judge Belinda Acosta graded Austin's American Idol hopefuls.

"...auditions, those who weren't asleep were looking remarkably alert. Adrenaline will do that. So will layers of make-up, breast..."

Nov. 15, 2002 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

B-Boy City Freestylin'

Roméo Navarro's freewheeling philosophy of dance has inspired a vibrant freestyle dance community in Austin for the past decade, and now his B-Boy City events, gathering 350-400 dancers from all over the South and Southwest and points beyond, are realizing a dream of freestylin' dancers on an even grander scale.

"...a club and I dance all night. It's the adrenaline. I did skydivin' but it wasn't anything like dancin'...."

Oct. 25, 2002 Arts Feature by Deborah Hay

Broken Teeth, Streetwalkin' Cheetahs

Texas Platters

"...their contemporaries, with over-amped production and gruff-but-tuneful vocals. Their adrenaline-driven style is a good complement to Broken Teeth's testosterone..."

Oct. 11, 2002 Music Review by Jerry Renshaw

4th Annual Austin Latino Comedy Fiesta

All the acts taking part in this year's Austin Latino Comedy Fiesta in the Paramount Theatre on Saturday night did a great job of working the crowd, but the audience didn't demand much in the way of innovation from them.

"...opener, probably had the timing right in rehearsal, but adrenaline had his punchlines occasionally running into set-ups and vice..."

Aug. 23, 2002 Arts Review by Rob Curran

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