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Eyes on the Prize

"...cellist is a big fan of mine.") Then there's Bill Mack, who wrote Rimes' hit "Blue," and has sent..."

Feb. 21, 1997 Music Column

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We Control the Horizontal, We Control the Southwest:

"...Move over Billy Bragg and Wilco! Recent conversations between Jimmy LaFave and..."

Nov. 13, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck

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Ring Out the Young, Ring in the "New"

"...shout -- in the "New and Noteworthy" part of Billboard's singles section. Calling Garza "an enigmatic newcomer who clearly..."

Dec. 19, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Eric's New Johnson

"...down from last, but with most of the major bills yet to come in, the organizers say they really..."

Aug. 30, 1996 Music Column

Annette

Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard sing out loud in this highbrow musical

"...poisonous Bo Burnham whose routine has overt nods to Bill Hicks and Tom Lehrer with more than a hint..."

Aug. 6, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

F9: The Fast Saga

Script? We don't need no stinking script in the Toretto crew's latest

"...its usual backdrop mirror image of my living room? Bill Hicks told me all those shrooms we took way..."

June 25, 2021 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Guide to Austin Stand-Up: Comics

The stand-up people behind the city's comedy scene

"...what's earned him gigs opening for Steven Wright and Bill Hicks, and on The Late Late Show With Craig..."

March 31, 2017 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

A Guide to Austin Stand-Up: Behind the Scenesters

The people behind the people behind the mic

"...the Laff Stop and frequented by the likes of Bill Hicks and Mitch Hedberg. Now Margie Coyle's been the..."

March 31, 2017 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Call Me Lucky

Bobcat Goldthwait directs doc about fellow comic Barry Crimmins

"...sharp and incisive wit is compared with that of Bill Hicks and Lenny Bruce...."

Aug. 7, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Return of the Champ

Mick Foley swaps the wrestling ring for spoken word

"...one of us will get at the hands of Billy Joel, Jerry Seinfeld, or Billy Crystal."..."

July 12, 2014 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

How High

Divination or hallucinogenic drug? Whichever way you look at it, The Spirit Molecule is gonna move you.

"...– Bill Hicks..."

Feb. 11, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Running the Funny

Club manager Margie Coyle has kept the laughter going for 20 years

"...carpeted double-staged emporium that helped launch the careers of Bill Hicks and Ron White and Mitch Hedberg and George..."

July 10, 2009 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Talk to the Hand

The first ever Puppet Parts Film Festival

"...artists from around the country. The show will include "Bill Hicks Puppet Show" by director and Austinite Andrew Lankes,..."

Jan. 11, 2008 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Artful Presents

Local gift suggestions from the Art Elf Prize Patrol

Dec. 16, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Chest Cavities, Empty Kneecaps, and Elbows

A week at Austin's all-ages live music venue Redrum and the 'School of Rock' lessons learned

"...boyfriend's hiccups; nervous college boys scour the room for chicks; an older lady with a tattoo peaking out of..."

Nov. 11, 2005 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

TV Eye

The Man Show might be more manly with the addition of Austin-based Sacred Cow Productions' Doug Stanhope and Joe Rogan, but Belinda Acosta wonders if it will be any more watchable.

"...The late comedian Bill Hicks and producer Kevin Booth launched Sacred Cow Productions..."

Aug. 15, 2003 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Getting the Joke

Comedy isn't the funny business it was in the Eighties, what with fewer clubs and audiences burned out by comedy on cable and hack comics. Seven Austin comics discuss the current state of stand-up in a round-table discussion.

"...Beecher: Chris Rock and Bill Hicks would have a real good statement and they'd..."

June 30, 2000 Arts Feature

Top Tens of 1997 Local Top Ten

Raoul Hernandez

"...1. Bill Hicks, Rant in E Minor (Rykodisc) 2. The Dropouts,..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Music Feature

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To Be Or To Be Not

"...project, this showcase at the Speakeasy, teams guitarists Dave Biller, Brian Hofeldt, Scott Walls, Casper Rawls, Shawn Mencher, and..."

March 7, 1997 Music Column

Capitol City Comedy Club's Grab for Bigger Laughs Restarting the Stop

"...Laff Stop much. I was lucky enough to see Bill Hicks at the club, at his last show there..."

Feb. 2, 1996 Arts Feature by Spike Gillespie

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, October 28 - November 3

"...22-Dec. 21): "I need my sleep," proclaimed Sagittarian comedian Bill Hicks. "I need about eight hours a day and..."

Oct. 28, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

The Roost

Wells Branch Parkway venue to serve far north Austin

"...of the previous tenant’s dance floor. A portrait of Bill Hicks oversaw the action...."

Dec. 18, 2013 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Last Laugh

Remembering the late underground comic Mitch Hedberg

"...just burning off the initial thrusters. Austin's late, great Bill Hicks had a similar pre- and posthumous career arc,..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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By the Short and Curlys

"...waiting in line... Updates, Corrections, and such: Following my Bill Hicks piece two weeks ago, Kevin Booth reports that..."

Oct. 18, 1996 Music Column by Ken Lieck

(Your Name Here) Roasting on an Open Fire...

"...this: he's lined up Ian Moore bassman Chris White, Billy White, and Jason White from Breedlove to play together..."

Dec. 22, 1995 Music Column

Lege Lines: Do Not Resuscitate

The Texas Lege, back from the dead

"...The late, great Texas comedian Bill Hicks once joked that, if anti-choice groups were so..."

July 28, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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Plastic Butthole Band

"...future to come down and work with blues guitarist Bill Campbell, described by Nesmith as "one of your Austin..."

Nov. 15, 1996 Music Column

City Counseling: CU L8R, Texters!

Technology takes a backseat to safety

"...it over. The motion failed, 2-5, with Morrison and Bill Spelman voting aye. Prior to the vote, Lee Leffingwell..."

Oct. 30, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Screening Calls

What to see and when and where to see it at SXSW Film 04

"...www.sxsw.com/film. For information on the Life and Times of Bill Hicks panel on March 16, see the Arts feature..."

March 12, 2004 Screens Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Our Bill of Rights is being dismantled quickly, and we must..."

April 11, 2003 Column

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