Strange but True

Jad Fair making art out in Manor with monsters, aliens, and dead dogs

"...now on display at Yard Dog on South Congress, line the walls and shelves of his house. A large..."

Jan. 25, 2008 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Chasing Teen Coin

"...generally accepted definition of soul music is rhythm & blues that contains strong elements of church singing.” So writes..."

Dec. 7, 2007 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Re-Re-Re-Re-Reopening Night

The Ritz: Talkie theatre, cowboy hangout, playhouse, comedy and punk club, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

"...past 40, the Austin fall in all its skyscraping, crystal-blue splendor, the Frost Bank Tower looking truly frosty, the..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

What's Happening?

Ruta Maya toasts the Summer of Love

"...was already starting to border on paranoid. The opening line: "The center was not holding."..."

Aug. 24, 2007 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Dying Alone in Williamson County

Animal shelter conditions draw outrage and accusations

"...shelter, shows a dead, contorted kitten in a tiny blue box beside a pile of excrement; a black cat..."

July 6, 2007 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

TV Eye

If Kermit could see this

"..."Create" (June 5): A look at artists on the frontline of innovation. Profiled are photographer Subhankar Banerjee, who documented..."

May 25, 2007 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

My Semester on the Beat

Wherein our reporter pursues the bad guys, abhors Problem People, studies community policing, and earns a perfect attendance koozie in the APD's Citizen Police Academy

"...– or at least not some species of unthinking blue ogre ready to pounce on the guilty and innocent..."

Dec. 1, 2006 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Willie Nelson

"...hanging over the studio on lackadaisical opener "Rainy Day Blues." While the album has Willie Nelson's name on it,..."

Nov. 3, 2006 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

The Hightower Report

Wal-Mart's New Look; and Good Neighbors, Bad Fence

"...look for its workers. Instead of wearing the somewhat-dowdy blue vests with "How May I Help You?" emblazoned on..."

Nov. 3, 2006 News Column by Jim Hightower

I Saw the Light

Clifford Antone, hardcore to the end

"...twice-monthly Hardcore Country show. Alvin Crow and his all-star lineup, including the venerable Austin honky-tonk's owner James White, reach..."

May 26, 2006 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

APD Chief Says Farewell

Afghanistan-bound Stan Knee given an Austin send-off

"...It was evident from the long, effusive reception line before the speeches that Knee had found a home..."

May 26, 2006 News Feature by Michael King

Jolie Holland

Record review

"...with David Dondero. As soon as LP closer "Mexican Blue" conjures up Nina Simone, Holland stamps it all her..."

May 5, 2006 Music Review by Darcie Stevens

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Thursday

"...Zutons. A careening mix of Seventies styles and British blues 'n' boogie, with a nod toward prog-rock, the quintet..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature

Skies Partly Cloudy

Two years down the road, liberal network still struggles to establish itself

"...transplant from Los Angeles. Her hair, sometimes streaked with blue, is dark brown today. On her jacket lapel –..."

March 17, 2006 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Renegade

Still mourning the death of Thin Lizzy's Phil Lynott 20 years later

"...The song blinks online suddenly, with a dread, electronic tremor, displaced air rumbling..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

I'd Much Rather Be With the Girls

What a box set should be:'One Kiss Can Lead to Another: Girl Group Sounds Lost and Found'

"...time. It's the poem of everlasting love, written in blue ink during class and ripped from the spiral notebook,..."

Dec. 9, 2005 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Realms of Inspiration

Erik Hokkanen, Finnish and fiddling in Austin

"...always mirrored American music with a twist. Think Shocking Blue, ABBA, the Cardigans, Bettie Serveert, even Björk from neighboring..."

Dec. 2, 2005 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

American Fiesta

In 'American Fiesta,' Steven Tomlinson's quest for a set of Fiestaware leads him to embrace his past, imperfections, and those who are different

"...title suggests, is a piece of vintage Fiestaware, the line of colorful dishes introduced in 1936 by the Homer..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Arts Review by Robert Faires

'Inconsolable: How I Threw My Mental Health Out With the Diapers'

Marrit Ingman's new memoir: an excerpt

"...humor and vulnerability in Inconsolable, you can trace a line of empathy and skepticism...."

Sept. 30, 2005 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...MSNBC's Hardball With Chris Matthews. See "Sheehan's Field of Dreams."Headlines• District Attorney Ronnie Earle announced Tuesday that the Travis..."

Aug. 19, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Applause! Applause!

Austin Critics Table nominations, 2004-2005

"...Where Nothing Falls II, Blue Lapis LightDance Concert, Small to Medium..."

May 27, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Day Trips

Fairfield Lake State Park caters to a lot of different recreational activities, including fishing, mountain biking, birding, and hiking

"...and catfish, the lake also has been stocked with blue tilapia, or African perch. A good fish to invite..."

April 29, 2005 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Thursday Picks

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...Margaret MoserTWO HIGH STRING BAND8pm, Opal Divine's Freehouse Austin bluegrass trio Two High String Band – mandolinist Billy Bright,..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

A Full Dance Card

Back in Austin after eight days in the land of mountains and Mormons at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, it's hard to distill the experience into any one verity. The combination of dozens of movies and the oxygen-poor altitude create memories that seem more impressionistic than precise.

"..."not working for the man" as catastrophic. A highway line painter decides to draw trapezoids instead of straight lines..."

Feb. 4, 2005 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...roads have already been paid for with other taxes (gasoline), then you pay more school tax so school buses..."

Dec. 24, 2004 Column

Shiny, Happy Creatures

With their vibrant colors and organic shapes, Faith Gay's artworks seem delightfully, hypnotically alive

"...Bright droplets of pure, vibrant color: the bluest sky blue, the greenest grass green, the yellow-est canary..."

Sept. 24, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

It Ain't Nothin' but the Blues

It Ain't Nothin' but the Blues is a blues primer covering every variation on the form, and in the Zachary Scott Theatre Center's production its lessons are driven home with verve and fervor and musical excitement

"...It Ain't Nothin' but the BluesZachary Scott Theatre Center Kleberg Stage, through May 9..."

April 23, 2004 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Working-Class Hero

Is Michael Fracasso's Austin's best kept musical secret?

"...material indebted to Sixties beat music or to country blues, as well as the folk material he occasionally includes..."

April 23, 2004 Music Feature by Dave Marsh

Comfort, Upgraded

Zax Pints & Plates mixes boutique beers and a bistro menu – with predictably mixed results

"...regularity. Meanwhile, gawking tourists and even just curious residents line up under the Congress Avenue bridge to watch the..."

Feb. 27, 2004 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Are We on the Edge?

Getting the answers to timely and timeless questions at the 2004 FronteraFest Long Fringe

"...wives, and what number to call to get a line on Judgment Day. While they weren't able to cover..."

Jan. 30, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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