Roller Derby Update 1/16/11

Local leagues prep for big seasons

"...Pull on your gaskets and tighten your bearings: The 2011 Roller Derby season is bearing down like..."

Jan. 16, 2011 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Roller Derby Update: 11/27/10

The off season is on

"...The 2010 Roller Derby season may be technically over, but there's still..."

Nov. 27, 2010 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Roller Derby Update[d]: 10/8/10

Texecutioners take to the tourneys

"...Austin. No, they're not avoiding ACL traffic. The Texas Rollergirls' travel team the Texecutioners are in Lincoln, Neb., for..."

Oct. 9, 2010 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Eight Wheels, Two Toe Stops: The Flat Track Top 10

Calling fouls and handing out points on the Roller Derby year

"...Covering Flat Track Roller Derby makes me feel sort of sorry for reporters..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: Tales of the Pioneers

Hanging with Roller Derby queens and pulp fiction masters

"...drink. In talking about the rebirth of women's competitive Roller Derby (which had once flowered but had been moribund..."

Nov. 27, 2009 Column by Louis Black

99 Austin Acts at SXSW Music

Support the home team!

"...truncated moniker in 2016 for Get Out of the City. The shift allowed the decadelong Austin scene veteran to..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

Believe

Moving Panoramas flicker to life in the aftermath of a home invasion

"...self-possessedness. She admits to being "super shy" before her Roller Derby career, but her warmth and personability betray no..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Music Feature by Leslie Sisson

Gay Place: Grandma's Revenge

Rudolph was framed!

"...Look where you're going, Rudolph! Rude! The Underground Roller Derby babes give granny a chance at evening the..."

Dec. 4, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Gayplace: THANKS!

Hey Butterballs, whatcha doing for Turkey Day?

"...bring the rest. Thu., Nov. 27, 5pm. The Iron Bear, 121 W. Eighth. Free. www.fb.com/theironbearatx...."

Nov. 28, 2014 Column by Kate X Messer

Band on the Run

ACL's battle of the bands, the Sound and the Jury, represents another new paradigm of indie music exposure in the post-label era of the music industry

"...Turner seem ill-suited for the glare of an Austin City Limits Music Festival afternoon set. Turner's high-collared baby-blue cape..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Gay Place: Unicorn, Totally

We recommend the one with the unicorn in it

"...SIDE HOMO HOP Paypal now to get on this mega-bear, multihaus hop. If a bear slides down a waterslide..."

April 13, 2012 Column by Kate X Messer

Cine Las Americas Returns

A hemisphere of new films, plus SXSW fave What We Leave Behind

"...sister goes missing, Sarita, a working-class girl from Guatemala City, travels to the seaside town of Puerto Barrios to..."

June 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gay Place

Know what queers know!

"...and more! Through July 8. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 3pm. City Theatre, 3823-D Airport. $15-40. www.citytheatreaustin.org...."

June 29, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place

The Gender Unbound Art Fest will spotlight the work of trans, intersex, and gender nonconforming artists and musicians

"...Bear Tubing Weekend It's a bear float, not a beer..."

Sept. 23, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Legendary Austin Rock & Roll Deejay Johnny Walker Has Died

Known as the vibrant host of afternoons on KLBJ

"...1991, where he found his true home on the city’s main rock & roll station...."

Nov. 22, 2022 Music Post by Chad Swiatecki

Gay Place

Lumberjacks, queens, and Mom Jeans: Keep those receipts, kids

"...tools were stolen. We want to see you smize, beardy! Thu., Dec. 11, 8pm. The Chestnut Theater, 1619 E...."

Dec. 12, 2014 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place: Oops, Mami!

The Laramie Project's Wilde Party, VAC's new Traditional Family Values, and ArtErotica top this week's list of must-do gAy-TX arty party fun

"...LONE STAR BEARS PRESENT: OMG DJ Nini will gag you with a..."

April 6, 2012 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place

Come peer through our rainbow-tinted glasses at this week's doin's

"...give you the bidness. Thu., April 19, 5:30-7:30pm. Iron Bear, 121 W. Eighth...."

April 20, 2012 Column by Kate X Messer

Beside the Point

New council begins – then takes a month off

"...that come with power. It is not easy to bear the extraordinary pressures and the complex conniving world of..."

July 4, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...dedicate itself from now on to bring pressure to bear on the Bastrop District Attorney's office to review this..."

June 7, 2002 Column

Postmarks

We are wrong, wrong, wrong. So is golf.

"...of impossible victories make this one-hour film an emotional roller coaster...."

March 10, 2000 Column

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...PAM HART QUARTET: In a city with many wonderful jazz singers, Pam Hart is one..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

SXSW Adds Speakers, Films

Buzz Aldrin, Kesha, Cory Booker, Cecile Richards, and more

"...a lovelorn roommate regrets a dire mistake, a teenager bears witness to her friend’s new relationship, and a rookie..."

Feb. 7, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Live Shots

"...the proximity to Round Rock or the huge Sun City promotional trailer, but this audience was not your typical..."

April 18, 1997 Music Feature

Austin Restaurant Take-Out and Other Food Delivery Options During Coronavirus Quarantine

Support local business while maintaining your social distance

"...Bat City Gelato Curbside pick-up, Wed.-Sun., 3-8pm; also, pies & cakes..."

March 16, 2020 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Off the Record

Music News

"...Presents), John Kunz (Waterloo Records), and Terry Lickona (Austin City Limits), among others. Alejandro Escovedo delivered a searing state..."

April 8, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Can Schlotzsky's Be Saved?

John Wooley and the battle to bring Schlotzsky's back to life

"...the directors: local power-broker attorney Pike Powers, former state comptroller John Sharp, and the newest director, Gary Cadenhead, a..."

Oct. 8, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Record Reviews

"...-- prominently showcased by an all-local episode of Austin City Limits that aired last month -- the most talented..."

March 14, 1997 Music Review

Record reviews Reissues

"...-- and if you wiggle the "basket" enough, Yogi Bear moves just as well as he does in the..."

Aug. 23, 1996 Music Review

It's Knives Out For Rian Johnson at Fantastic Fest

The Last Jedi director's latest to close fest

"...2019, U.S. Premiere, 115 min) Somewhere within an unnamed city in Turkey, the residents of an apartment block await..."

Aug. 20, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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