Kathy Valentine of the Go-Go's Recalls the Moment Her Band Topped the Charts in 1981

Austin born and raised, Valentine and the girls reigned with Beauty & the Beat – as excerpted from her new memoir All I Ever Wanted

"...and splash around in the Beverly Hills fountain at Santa Monica and Wilshire Boulevards. If the cops or authorities..."

April 17, 2020 Music Feature by Kathy Valentine

Wheatsville's Frustrated Employees Call for Change

Mismanagement and toxic working conditions remain entrenched in the co-op’s culture

"...on Gillotte's fate. Butler said he saw co-workers assigned bad shifts and given responsibilities that they weren't trained for..."

Sept. 6, 2019 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Film Flam

The latest on 'Star Wars,' Drafthouse, and Kickstarter

"...second location to New Mexico as part of the Santa Fe Railyard development. Meanwhile, rumors are circulating that a..."

April 26, 2013 Screens Column by Monica Riese

Off the Record

Putting on the gloves for round three of Fun Fun Fun Fest, Dangerous Toys go platinum, and Okkervil River stands for a fire demon

"...comedy, and another strong bill – the Dead Milkmen, Bad Brains, Integrity, All – continue the trend. OTR asked..."

Nov. 7, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Making of an Endorsement

"...mess, which everyone pretty much now agrees was a bad move, pushed through on a more or less emergency..."

Oct. 24, 2008 News Feature

Good Humor Man

Former 'Seinfeld' writer Pat Hazell is funny, upbeat, generous, and, oh, yeah, he lives here now

"...Pat Hazell isn't about the bad stuff. He's about the good stuff...."

May 26, 2006 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Here Today, There Tomorrow

Austin ISD Schools grapple with high student turnover – and all its consequences

"...In low-income parts of town, things are just as bad at middle and high schools...."

March 11, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...$1 million to stop Max in 1997. It's too bad we haven't a consistent independent voice in the press...."

April 25, 2003 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...transitions to handle. However, the article represents only the bad, completely ignoring the good. This clearly indicates bias and..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Column

Ruling the Roost

Austin Preeminent Concert Promoter Ponders Retirement

"...didn't really go anywhere. I stuck around Willie like bad penny."..."

June 1, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Articulations

A new tool in finding performance space in Austin.

"...at Flatbed World Headquarters, Dell Jewish Community Center, and Bad Dog Comedy Theater -- the ratio of arts groups..."

July 14, 2000 Arts Column by Robert Faires

The Whole Package

With Margaret Wiley, you didn’t have a one-trick pony; you had a multitude of talents and personalities in one big and big-hearted woman. Wiley’s friends and colleagues at Esther’s Follies offer their memories of this exceptional Austin comedian who died November 2.

"...family, for whom every slip of the tongue was "bad lock," requiring spells and remedies to remove the jinxes...."

Nov. 12, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Sloppy, Glorious, and Completely Indigenous

Austin's Hoot Night Tradition

"...formed out of this experience: One precursor to the Bad Livers, the Barnburners, arose from future Liver Danny Barnes..."

Jan. 17, 1997 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Reissues

"...down by the future Ohio Players. Meanwhile, the Miracles' "Bad Girl" provides a stripped-down premonition of the future at..."

Dec. 13, 1996 Music Feature

Spread Your Wings With The Peanut Butter Falcon

The story behind an unlikely filmmaking adventure

"...RAINN, a sexual assault hotline. "And he dress as Santa Claus every winter," noted Michael Schwartz. "Wrestling is a..."

Aug. 8, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVD Watch: 'Jodorowsky's Dune'

Documentary about a film that never was heads this week's releases

"...for a minute. I'm as big a fan as Santa Sangre as you'll find on this side of the..."

July 8, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Letters at 3AM: BigBoy's 'Slap Noir'

James BigBoy Medlin's 'Slap Noir' changed my life in a most concrete fashion

"...is a novel. See, it's nothing to write a bad screenplay. Every screenwriter writes a few turkeys. Two, three,..."

March 7, 2014 Column by Michael Ventura

Where's Your Evidence?

Advances in forensic science have made physical evidence increasingly crucial in criminal justice – but the practice of preserving and maintaining that evidence is often underfunded, poorly managed, or just plain sloppy

"...And then there's the really bad: He's seen chemicals seized from a meth lab stored..."

Feb. 15, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

SXSW Saturday Picks & Sleepers

Last night of SX handicapping

"..."Thug's Prayer" in the truest sense. – Chase Hoffberger Bad Sports..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

Tweet This Mess Around: Fred Schneider Tells It Like It T-I-Is! Part 1

What's that on your head? An interview with the B-52's lead man?

"...a good fruit cake is good fruit cake. A bad one is really bad...."

Nov. 5, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Luv Doc Recommends: Austin Lounge Lizards' 25th Anniversary Show

Texas Union Ballroom, Saturday, January 29, 2005

"...swing for the fence and get a timeshare in Santa Fe. Word on the AARP chat room is that..."

Jan. 28, 2005 Column by The Luv Doc

Deconstructing Downtown

The Economy Sneezes -- and Austin's Central Business District Catches a Cold

"...corporate one, handed down from Intel's flagship offices in Santa Clara, Calif. Clearly, Intel is an old hand at..."

April 20, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Short Cuts

Bad Dog Comedy Theater initiates Japanese anime midnight screenings.

"...Bad Dog Bites Golden Airbat Boys Booty Dept: "What the..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Lust for Life

Ahhh … the good old daze

"...of the now-leveled Tropicana and had a view of Santa Monica Boulevard. Cale and the band arrived Wednesday afternoon,..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Dancing About Architecture

Austin leaves Ken Lieck homeless and fuming.

"..."ramping up" of Applied's local work force, and the Santa Clara, Calif.-based manufacturer of semiconductor equipment, which employs more..."

April 28, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Spotlights

"...band PigPoke and an occasional drug dealer, wants so badly to go on tour with his band (if only..."

March 12, 1999 Screens Feature

Postmarks

Share the Smart Growth

"...why police officers as a whole get such a bad rap? I'd like to remind you and everyone else..."

Jan. 1, 1999 Column

Dancing About Architecture

Networking Or: Who Dropped Their Lunch?

"...it's because Hyde goes back to the days of Bad Mutha Goose, with whom he worked a decade back...."

Aug. 8, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Mixtape of Austin Bevs for a Virtual SXSW

Songs with suds

"...sonically vomit, but now that you've evolved into a bad tempered OLD, it’s time your cantankerous palate aged to..."

March 12, 2021 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Faster Than Sound: Sun June’s Emotional Landscapes

Songwriter Laura Colwell discusses atmospheric sophomore effort Somewhere

"...would impact you. Especially if you were having a bad night...."

Feb. 12, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

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