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.

"...You see, he'd cut and paste to add this bar to make it line up with the film. Cantata,..."

May 23, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

"...of Seattle's the Prom awaits a follow-up to 2002's Barsuk eye-opener, Under the Same Stars, and with the breakthrough..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

"...Elastica in rehab might yield the same results. (Blender Bar, 10pm) -- Kate X Messer..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

FronteraFest 2003

It's time again for that annual performance jamboree FronteraFest, and time to mark its first decade of presenting Austin with adventuresome new theatre, comedy, dance, and spoken word by anyone with the courage or folly to take a stage.

"...Beauty and the Blunt, by Matthew Emilio Garcia...."

Jan. 17, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...No Smoking in Bars..."

April 19, 2002 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...advises Spencer to "... belt it out like the bar was made for your high heels or stay at..."

March 8, 2002 Column

The Rose City: Stories

"...a day in the life of Roland Dott, whose beauty has faded but whose vanity hasn't. Roland is one..."

June 15, 2001 Books Review by Martin Wilson

Postscripts

Upcoming literary events in Austin.

"...playwright Michael Kranes to present his new play, Sunset Bar, in which "a 'super-realist' abandons his art career to..."

May 25, 2001 Books Column by Clay Smith

Tokyo Drifter & Branded to Kill

Japanese filmmaker Seijun Suzuki was fired from his film company for his off-the-wall cinematics; these two Sixties gangster movies explain why.

"...D: Seijun Suzuki (1966); with Hideaki Esumi, Chieko Matsubara, Tamio Kawaji.Branded to Kill (aka Koroshi No Rakuin)..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Screens Review by Jerry Renshaw

Collective Sole

City Grill hasn't lost its stride, Barbara Chisholm writes. In its early days, it was one of a few spots in Austin that offered good dining in a sophisticated atmosphere. These days, the competition in that arena is considerably more intense, and yet it remains popular and perfectly in style. It's not an easy trick.

"...structure feels like some chic, renovated upstate New York barn. Much of the duct work is exposed and ceiling..."

June 30, 2000 Food Feature by Barbara Chisholm

Oh Susanna!

Drinks at Donn's Depot with Austin country music diva Susanna Van Tassel.

"...the way dusk turns everything transparent, and how the bar's dim yellow light and deep shadows fill the place..."

May 5, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Breaking the Biker Code

Austin musician and Glass Eye expatriate Kathy McCarty sends greetings from the Sturgis, South Dakota, Black Hills Motor Classic & Rally, learns how to be a biker chick, and wishes we were there.

"...the phrase "far-be-it from authentic," or maybe the word "barf" inside out. Farbs are comfort-loving souls who do such..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Features Feature by Kathy McCarty

1999 SXSW Music Festival

"...the old-fashioned way-- with great songwriting, like the anthemic "Barlight." He spent last year honing a live show full..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

Postmarks

Letter to Isaac

"...Lunch is as significant and important to Austin as Barton Springs. Save the Lunch. Viva Liberty Lunch and Wagon..."

Feb. 19, 1999 Column

The Winter Classic

South by Southwest 1998

"...acoustic guitar looks folk, but when you're more Syd Barrett than anything else, nothing probably is what it appears..."

March 27, 1998 Music Feature

Texas Platters

"...straight into the ground. Ursa Major starts out with bare white walls, but the dots and sprinkles of collective..."

Sept. 12, 1997 Music Review

Faerie Tales

Another Scene? The Original Scene

"...vaguely "retro"; and who could forget ska? Really, it's embarrassing, but worse, it's so predictable. Sure, sometimes you turn..."

Aug. 15, 1997 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Pleasant Valley Road into a live music venue and bar. City council passed on first reading a proposal to..."

July 11, 1997 News Feature

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...A Canadian film based on a story by Barbara Gowdry, the sensual and controversial Kissed by this first-..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Live Shots

"...Derailers fans apparently stayed in other parts of the bar or didn't bother showing up until the headliners were..."

Feb. 14, 1997 Music Feature

311 Story in Error

"...Barbara Jordan spoke often about compromise. She said that smart..."

Oct. 25, 1996 Column

In Search of Selena

"...his G.E.D., he spent afternoons at his father's hole-in-the-wall bar on East Sixth, two and a half blocks from..."

June 28, 1996 Books Feature

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

Get ready for spring with travel tips and eclipse news

"...of Rocksprings, has a deserved reputation for its unique beauty and scenic highways. The spring wildflower season explodes along..."

March 2, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Austin FC Season Kickoff, Black History Month, and More Community Events

Get out and about in Austin while the weather's good

"...with the brewmasters of Austin Beerworks, Shiner, Meridian Hive, Barking Armadillo, Red Horn, Twisted X, Big Country Organic, and..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Qmmunity: Stop, Drop, and Shop

Qmmunity advises on what local places are best for gay gift shopping this year

"...Fat Bottom Cabaret: Fancy! On their 10th anniversary, the legends of Fat..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Column by James Scott

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, September 1-7

"...One part of the story takes place in a bar near closing time. Several times, the bartender calls out,..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Qmmunity: The Gay Place Rides Again

Original Chron legend Kate X Messer talks "Qmmunity"/"The Gay Place" origins

"...by Amber Nicole Davenport, featuring drag by Penny Copperfield, Beauty, Bambi Jade Davenport, Y'Vonne D'Amour, Kylie Gorgeous Dlux, and..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Column by James Scott

Qmmunity: Serving Corporate Cxnt

Thee Gay Agenda decides to girl boss, gaslight, but not gatekeep in their new show Gags to Riches

"...boss spirit, featuring performances from Aira Juliet, Fat Bottom Cabaret, Dylan Garsee, Irielle Wesley, KD Kinetic, Jasmania, DJ Chorizo..."

Aug. 18, 2023 Column by James Scott

Qmmunity: Cinema Queerte

Salute the sweaty sirens of the screen with these queer mega-muscle movie events

"...but this time featuring the ladies of the lat bar. Pumping Iron II: The Women features women bodybuilders as..."

July 14, 2023 Column by James Scott

Leather Magnolias: In the Chair at Daddy's and Scruff's

How two gay-owned barbershops are changing the face and faces of East Austin

"...your identity. In East Austin, the owners of two barbershops are using their personal histories as gay men and..."

Feb. 3, 2023 Arts Feature by James Scott

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