Gay Place

Halloween is our fave holiday of the year

"...lie – or surprise – that October 31 (and the weekend closest to) is Gay Place's most favorite holiday..."

Oct. 28, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Fun Fun Fun Fest 2014 Friday Listings

FFF Friday by the blurb

"...vets return with an absurdist punk spectacle reminiscent of the Power Rangers and Japanese game shows that hinges on..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Music Feature

Crunk Christmas

The curse (and charms) of Christmas albums

"...Having made it through Scott Weiland's new Christmas coaster, The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, I feel like..."

Dec. 20, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Top Nine That We'd Like to Survive 2010

Chronique's 2009 Top Nine Style Notes

"...There were more than a few reasons to shop your..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Design Post by Anne Harris

Funk No. IV

FunkFest IV slims down for Saturday night at the Parish

"...Saturday night a decidedly slimmed down FunkFest, the fourth, hits the Parish with the Stanton Moore Trio,..."

Nov. 18, 2009 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Luv Doc Recommends: Karaoke Apocalypse

Hole in the Wall, Friday, June 29, 2007

"...Singers get all the strange. It’s the truth. Look it up. Wikipedia that..."

June 29, 2007 Column by The Luv Doc

Twangfest: Goes to 11

"...a show’ moment among Internet friends, Twangfest was at the heart of the then-burgeoning alt.country movement. At the time,..."

June 14, 2007 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

OoBer Alles

A guide to the troupes of the 2006 Out of Bounds Improv Festival (aka OoB V)

"...Former parts of Well Hung Jury, recently returned from their brief defection to the Windy City, mount a full-on..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Going Long

Scoping Out the Long Fringe of FronteraFest 2000

"...The Off Center..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Roxane Gay, Tim O’Brien Join Texas Book Festival Lineup

Full author roster revealed for November fest

"...The Texas State Capitol is currently playing host to an..."

Sept. 13, 2023 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

Hot Luck Fest Returns, Top BBQ Joints Revealed, Bordeaux Women Honored, Prep ATX Launches, Mangia Dies a Lizardly Death, and Somebody’s Gerrymandering Pizza

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...scene, as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings...."

Oct. 20, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Peter Bay’s MASS Appeal

The local maestro brings Leonard Bernstein’s massive stagework to Austin with a lot of help from a lot of friends

"...Peter Bay, conductor and music director of the Austin Symphony Orchestra, is realizing a childhood dream with..."

June 29, 2018 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Who Do You Love?

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

"...just released her 12th book, Who Do You Love. The sure-to-be smash is a classic love story, told over..."

Aug. 18, 2015 Arts Post by Jessi Cape

Playback: Five Nights on Dirty Sixth

Is Dirty Sixth Street the wasteland the music scene makes it out to be? Five straight nights answer loud and clear.

"...Rooster, a bearded man in a ball cap strums the buoyant chords of Steve Miller's "The Joker" to the..."

July 17, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Gay Place: One Queered Up Year

This way a gay, that way a gay: Steer here, queers

"...Between the wash of old poofy punks, studly sigh guys, and..."

March 20, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

POP Start

Sculpture heralds the first POP Austin international art show

"...midnight Wednesday, when you were no doubt snug under the covers safe from that frog-strangler of a storm, Matt..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

What to Expect From Game On Austin

A clickable guide to the participating studios and their games

"...Contemplating going to the Game On Austin event sponsored by SXSW Gaming and..."

Oct. 18, 2012 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Full Circle

The gospel according to Ruthie Foster

"..."When my mind didn't know how to get there, I trusted my heart, and I swear, my soul..."

Jan. 27, 2012 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Five and a Half Things About Sheryl Cole's Re-Election Kick-Off

SMDs to education, the Capitol Complex to … lipstick?

"...mayor. That fact wasn’t mentioned in a press release touting her “campaign announcement” today, and it didn't emerge in..."

Nov. 30, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

TV Eye

What's In and What's Out

"...Clinging to tradition, the broadcast networks are slowly announcing their fall TV schedules...."

May 22, 2009 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Vertical Helical Scan, We Hardly Knew Ye

You'd better record this on your VCR – it's probably the last time we'll ever mention it

"...It seemed like a good move at the time. Two mystery boxes of videotapes from eBay. Take..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Dr. Demento

The world's foremost authority on goofy music hosts an appropriately bent SXSW showcase.

"...If it only hurts when you laugh, then Dr. Demento is the M.D. for you. Though he's..."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

Impulse Buying

City approves $15 million toward Convention Center Hotel, which the city will own in 30 years.

"...Who says the city of Austin is hobbled by a passion for..."

July 7, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

High-Tech Heist

A former Power Computing company employee stole memory modules and drew a 25-year prison sentence.

"...Randy Pierce had bills piling up. The IRS was hounding him for $15,000. The state of..."

Dec. 24, 1999 News Feature by Brett Holloway-Reeves

A Way With Guns

Young writer Kevin Wood grew up with BB guns, and rifles and hunting, so it was a bit of a shock for him to discover that he wasn't as comfortable with a handgun.

"...Last week, my father and I went to a gun range -- you..."

Nov. 12, 1999 Features Feature by Kevin Wood

Dude Descending a Staircase

Four for the Read

"......"

May 8, 1998 Books Feature

Austin's Hip-Hop Pioneers, in Their Own Words

The Austin History Center-archived rappers and industry innovators share stories

"...broadcast this year, Blake works as an archivist at the Austin History Center. His curiosity aligned with the center's..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...so you've had your headliners and competition titles, with the normal array of talent and titles Now it's time..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Wrestling Legend Dustin Rhodes Keeps Steppin'

The Austin native continues a family legacy with a new TV show and a revived career

"...In professional wrestling, they call it the crimson mask. Dustin Rhodes, a giant..."

Jan. 3, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fun Fun Fun Fest Interview: Flag

First Black Flag singer Keith Morris dishes

"...a Black Flag fan, with two competing lineups of the classic California hardcore punk band currently working the circuit...."

Nov. 6, 2013 Music Post by Tim Stegall

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