Sparking a Glamour Riot at the Capitol

Peter Rapp brings living memory to Austin Pride's Stonewall event

"...Thursday, June 26, 7pm on the steps of the Capitol, Austin Pride will host their annual Stonewall Celebration, a..."

June 26, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

Andrea Ariel Dances for Democracy

On Sunday, the artist's dancing mailbox was a Capitol surprise

"...it was with the one at the Texas State Capitol this past Sunday. She figured she’d show up, do..."

Jan. 20, 2021 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Gay Place

Rebel Grrrl Burlesque's riot grrrl tribute will benefit SAFE

"...fans. The show, which pays tribute to the Nineties riot grrrl movement, is a benefit for SAFE – a..."

March 3, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

APD Chief and Austin Police Association Get Prickly Over Post-Sedition Suggestions

Good cop, mad cop

"...anyone from the department participated in the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection in Washington, D.C...."

Jan. 22, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Obscene Calling

Law enforcement crosses capitol politics, and the Rangers get burned

"...case must have been unreal. The Man at the Capitol, the victim's husband, was known as the ultimate ballbuster..."

Nov. 21, 2003 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

We Have an Issue: Under Construction

Time to roll up the sleeves and start rebuilding our democracy

"...time we get to be cautiously optimistic! And then rioters laid waste to the U.S. Capitol, egged on by..."

Jan. 15, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

QueerBomb/Pride Roundtable: Extended Remix

QueerBomb and Austin Pride meet for a roundtable

"...Liberation Day, was organized through the year [after the riots at Stonewall], and happened in June 1970. I had..."

June 3, 2011 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Immigrants Flex Muscle

Day Without an Immigrant work stoppage and boycott draws more than a million people into the streets nationally; thousands turn out locally

"...flag-waving, sign-toting immigrants and supporters poured out of the Capitol's front gates onto Congress Avenue Monday afternoon, chanting rallying..."

May 5, 2006 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

The History of the LGBTQ Movement in Austin

From Stonewall to today, how Pride has progressed in our city

"...and protests long before the police raid and ensuing riot at the Mafia-run Stone­wall Inn in Greenwich Village in..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Austin at Large: From Cloud Coup-Coup Land

Was this the worst that could happen? That (still) depends on what we do next.

"...their normal speeds, the MAGA mob at the Texas Capitol a few blocks from me has not rioted yet..."

Jan. 8, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Saturday Picks

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...rock, and European haircuts on their third LP, 2004's Riot on an Empty Street (Astralwerks). Bøe and Øye utilize..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

The Beach Boys

"...The Beach Boys Sunflower/Surf's Up (Brother/Capitol)The Beach BoysCarl & the Passions: "So Tough"/Holland (Brother/Capitol)The Beach..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Music Review by Greg Beets

Dewhurst Versus the First Amendment

Lite guv briefly blames press for SB5 crowd

"...the crowd, incite them in the direction of a riot, I'm going to take action against them. That is..."

June 29, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Home Front

Various dispatches from the anti-war movement around Austin.

"...of the most moving moments of the March 15 Capitol peace rally occurred when U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee,..."

March 28, 2003 News Feature

The Big Cheese

South by Southwest 1997

"...back, he took a prolonged hiatus from recording, because Capitol wanted him to record "hot" songs that the label..."

March 21, 1997 Music Feature

Homeland Security Comes Home

For the next round of protests, the DPS has new toys

"...Traffic Law Enforcement Chief Randall Elliston, whose responsibilities include Capitol security, said at the Public Safety Commission meeting in..."

July 23, 2004 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Pregnant Fantasy, Primal Scream

SXSW's Japan Nite turns 10

"...they're from Tarzana than Tokyo. The quartet's fourth album, Riot on the Grill (Denko Secca), sold over 200,000 copies..."

Feb. 24, 2006 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Land of 1,000 Dramas

Venues

"...serves up new drama in the shadow of the Capitol dome. It was rescued from disuse in 1995 by..."

March 12, 1999 Arts Feature

Record reviews Reissues

"...Carl Stalling was famous. Instead, they made use of Capitol Records large selection of "needle-drop" recordings -- short, prerecorded..."

Aug. 23, 1996 Music Review

“I Want Peace, but I Want Justice First”

Austinites protested against police brutality. Police responded with brutal force.

"...shootings of peaceful protesters, leading to life-threatening injuries, by riot-armed officers using "less lethal impact munitions" near APD's own..."

June 5, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

35 Years of the Austin Music Awards

Living in a dream

"...and the show managed to survive (see “Having a Riot”)...."

March 3, 2017 Features Feature by Doug Freeman

Lege Lines

The 83rd session keeps rolling

"...so he struck a bizarrely antagonistic stance towards the Capitol press corps, with a wild accusation that members of..."

July 5, 2013 News Column by Richard Whittaker

Nordic Noise

Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland – 26 inches of SXSW over four days and nights

"...Midnight NAMBLA" and "Blow Me (Like the Wind)." Quiet Riot has nothing on the Oslo sextet's latest, Party Animals..."

Feb. 24, 2006 Music Feature by Greg Beets

After a Fashion

Thanksgiving? What with the day-after mall mania and less-than-stellar eating experience we had on Turkey Day proper, at least we can be thankful for Austin's cool fashion shows and celebrity sightings.

"...to adorn the grand avenue leading up to the Capitol building of the greatest state in the union? Just..."

Nov. 30, 2001 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Postmarks

Everybody talk about: pop music, aquifer protection, police presence, even doggie do and doggie don't.

"...knights with silver shields adorning their chests in full riot gear. I was there early enough to watch the..."

May 18, 2001 Column

Fear & Loathing on the Inaugural Trail

One man's journey to the Bush inauguration confirms more than it denies.

"...As we tried to sneak up close to the Capitol building where the oath will be taken, we noticed..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Features Feature by Michael Bolduc

People Have the Power?

A Look at Crowd Control and Austin's Weekend of Dissent

"...Department and the Travis County Sheriff's Office threw a riot and nobody came? Perhaps in light of fears that..."

Oct. 20, 2000 News Feature by Kate X Messer

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...With four LPs - including last year's Zoot Suit Riot - and almost a decade of tireless touring to..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Violators Will Be Punished

"...but also in the music explosion that rocked the Capitol City in the Seventies and made sideline superstars out..."

Sept. 12, 1997 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Austin Strikes Out

Top Ten Political Stories and Moments of 1995

"...enough: slammed at the Lege all spring, a police "riot" in East Austin in February, a federal court ruling..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

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