Bad Blood

Did the Austin Police Department Shut Down an Investigation of Its Own Cops?

"...was a good investigation and there is documentation to back up those reports." The real problem, Farris said, was..."

Feb. 16, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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.

"...The events of April served as a catalyst to take that..."

June 30, 2000 Arts Feature

Riders on the Storm

With The Leaf Storm, choreographer José Luis Bustamante and songwriter Lourdes Pérez have become the wind, blowing past boundaries between artforms to share their vision in collaboration and spinning elements of their lives into an artistic whirlwind.

"...rise slowly and elegantly up and across a partner's back, like climbing vines. These movements come and go quickly,..."

May 5, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Things That Go Bump

Young writer Eli Kooris spends the night in a haunted photography shop to see what he can scare up.

"...occasionally dashing up to grab his father's hand, glancing back at me under a mess of feathered blond hair...."

Oct. 29, 1999 Features Feature by Eli Kooris

Play It Again, Sam

All About Eve (1950)

"...spent their summers at the shore or lounging by backyard pools. Seven-course meals were not in high demand. My..."

June 4, 1999 Screens Feature

Dancing About Architecture

"...went on the record this week saying she's for bringing in CSC but against the destruction of the current..."

April 9, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

1999 SXSW Music Festival

"...getting ready for their forthcoming Tyme's Runnin' Out CD. Back downstairs, you've got Hip-Hop Mecca fave Nick Nack, and..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

10 in Focus

Alma

"...were produced. Only recently was he able to buy back one that had been optioned for a whole eight..."

March 13, 1998 Screens Feature

International Musicians Keep Austin’s Scene Alive, but They Struggle to Stay

Putting the “world” in Live Music Capital of the World

"...plays a key role in putting on major Austin events like the Pecan Street Festival, and has his own..."

Nov. 29, 2024 News Feature by Benton Graham

After Two Years Online, ATX TV Festival Schedules a Weekend of Must-See TV

It's the same time, same channel, but different fest for founders Emily Gipson and Caitlin McFarland

"...the celebration of all things broadcast and streaming is back in a theatre near you, with much of the..."

June 3, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

“No Willie, Waylon, or the Armadillo in 1977!!!” The Punk Beast Begins to Stir in Austin

A nascent scene takes shape in chapter three of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...really found the right guys to play these songs, back then. Some wanted to be in the Beatles, some..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Sex Sells: 40 Years of Forbidden Fruit

Terri Lynn Raridon gives Austin over to absolute pleasure

"...We'll get back to those Dildo Wars a bit later in this..."

Nov. 5, 2021 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

30 Years of Hot Sauce Festival Creates Many Memories

Reminisce with event staff, judges, and fans during this year’s break from the heat

"...water. Then it stopped and everyone who left came back! You can't douse a pepperhead with hurricane-force rain. It..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Food Feature

David Giancola Puts the Pedal to the Metal With Axcellerator

Director leaves tragedy behind and embraces the B-movie

"...The film marks a comeback for Giancola, whose career began in 1994 with the..."

June 25, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Veronica Mars, All Grown Up at the ATX Television Fest

Series creator Rob Thomas explains why the cult show has to change

"...Veronica Mars has never shied away from life's gritty..."

June 7, 2019 Screens Feature by Sarah Marloff

Who Do You Love?

Jennifer Weiner returns with what might be her best love story yet

"...she had been through a divorce, and she moved back to be with her parents, with her two daughters...."

Aug. 18, 2015 Arts Post by Jessi Cape

Hip-Hop on the Verge

Austin finally cemented a scene, but who will break out nationally?

"...Back in the Nineties, when today's OGs were just new..."

Jan. 16, 2015 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Five Questions with Brady Lowe

Cochon 555 founder is high off the hog

"...Breed pigs – pigs that come from bloodlines going back hundreds of years. Because of their lifestyle and genetics,..."

Sept. 26, 2014 Food Post by Brandon Watson

HOG Wild

How a concrete wasteland has become a street-art wonderland called the HOPE Outdoor Gallery

"...here and [paint], you just want to keep coming back," says the bearded artist, whose nom de spray-paint is..."

June 20, 2014 Arts Feature by Bob Makela

Enforcing the 'Double Standard'

Major college sports insanity is entrenched at UT-Austin

"...and then put into action with so little push back or oversight?..."

Sept. 27, 2013 News Feature by Tom Palaima

'The NFL Beat': Raiders in Long Form

Al Davis is watching

"...He was the first GM to draft a black quarterback, the first to hire a black head coach, the..."

Dec. 29, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Welcome to the Tour de France 2012!

Prologue stage

"...only in the condensed period of one month, year-round events, such as training, team changes, crashes, doping scandals –..."

July 2, 2012 Sports Post by Larysa Pachulski

Arms on Brazos

As it nears completion of an extended 'Great Streets' rehab project, has Austin learned any lessons?

"...for extra utility work, 10 days suspended around special events like the Pecan Street Festival, and 10 bad weather..."

Aug. 5, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Urban Tejano

Tortilla Factory pulls down a Grammy nomination as Best Tejano Band as the almost four-decade-old local institution gets ready to reinvent the genre

"...the seasons and fashion, what goes away usually cycles back around in one form or another...."

Dec. 24, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Imaginary Television

A conversation with Graham Parker

"...like Another Grey Area and The Mona Lisa’s Sister bringing him his greatest commercial success...."

May 5, 2010 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Hello Cleveland!

Anvil frontman Steve “Lips” Kudlow wears his heart on his bondage gear

"...AC: Was it there back in the day?..."

Jan. 21, 2010 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...or four photos made of me contemporary with the events in the book, and the only one whose photographer..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Column

ACL Music Fest Preview

"...Conga Dog, Robert "Beto" Skiles and his entourage step back into the limelight. For more than 30 years, they've..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Music Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...displayed in the upper left hand corner of the back page of the April 21 and 28 issues of..."

May 26, 2006 Column

Shakespeare-ouette

Ballet Austin's Stephen Mills has a deft touch at getting the Bard to the barre.

"...interpreters of Shakespeare? And how does he go about bringing the Bard to the barre? For the answers, position..."

Oct. 10, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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