Book Review: The Big Goodbye

The making of Chinatown gets its full due in Wasson's chronicle

"...aside, but never removed. Bring in the shovels, the Caterpillar D9s, the analysts, the exorcists, the art – they..."

Feb. 25, 2020 Arts Post by David Gaines

ACL Live Review: The Cure

Four-decade Brits make it look and sound easy

"...The five returned with “Lullaby” and “The Caterpillar,” singles for the pure devotees. Then they hit-hit-hit-hit for..."

Oct. 6, 2019 Music Post by Elise Barbin

Paramount Theatre Announces Fall/Winter Performances

Shinyribs, Ira Glass, and Potted Potter all on the horizon

"...Gretel! The Musical Sunday, Jan. 27: The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show Sunday, Feb. 24: Me… Jane: The Dreams &..."

May 31, 2018 Events Post by Kimberley Jones

Does Anybody Want the Warren Wildlife Gallery in Bouldin Creek?

Rick Warren's indoor safari brings turmoil to the South Austin neighborhood

"...of Kappa Sigma Tau and heir to his family's Caterpillar dealerships – is chock-full of hunting trophies, artwork, and..."

Jan. 12, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

SXSW Comedy Review: Comedy Bang! Bang!

Aukerman’s high-wire absurdism makes for an electric live show

"...city employee tasked with “keeping Austin weird.” With a caterpillar mustache and long limbs, it takes little for Morris..."

March 13, 2017 Arts Post by Sean L. Malin

DVDanger: Let's Get Weird

Getting stranger with Kino Lorber, plus slime mold!

"...into a massive gang and crawl off like a caterpillar, or solve mazes), the documentary is a strange and..."

Feb. 14, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

"Meet the Beetles"

This Art.Science.Gallery exhibit celebrating the order Coleoptera in art will have you screaming "Yeah, yeah, yeah!"

"...on the chitinous varmints called Fiery Searchers, rendering those caterpillar-hunting beetles with inlaid veneers on a polished block of..."

Oct. 21, 2016 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

DVDanger: Monsterland

Creature feature anthology, plus The Funhouse Massacre

"...infestation under his tub, this time it’s an evil caterpillar that takes residence in his head after what he..."

June 18, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Toys in the Attic

There's something for the kid in all of us at the Austin Toy Museum

"...he now sits by an equally well-loved Grubby, his caterpillar friend. After years in cupboards and a trip out..."

April 15, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

We Remember What the Dormouse Said

Ten authors cut you a little slice of their own personal Wonderlands

"...She didn’t really want to explain what a hookah-smoking caterpillar was, so she told me the song was about..."

March 31, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

ACL Live Shot: Iggy Azalea

Former Miami scavenger and underage immigrant lives the dream

"...girls wove through the packed crowd like a jangly caterpillar as the Grand Hustle bombshell emptied her catalog from..."

Oct. 5, 2014 Music Post by Nina Hernandez

Here Comes MetroRapid

Cap Metro rolls out its big bendy buses, the next mode in multimodal

"...and front move independently, earning the nicknames "bendy buses," "caterpillar buses," and "Slinky buses."..."

Jan. 24, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

ACL Live Shot (Second Weekend): The Cure

Robert Smith summons the rain

"...and “Hot Hot Hot” re-tuned playfully uptempo, even as “Caterpillar” fell flat amid Smith’s unhinged reach. “The Walk,” “Stop..."

Oct. 13, 2013 Music Post by Doug Freeman

ACL Live Shot: The Cure

Robert Smith still slays

"...and continuing with such delightfully silly fare as “The Caterpillar,” “Why Can’t I Be You?,” and “Hot Hot Hot!”..."

Oct. 6, 2013 Music Post by Michael Toland

The Luv Doc: Magic Pixie Dream Girl

It’s the classic dichotomy: Boat or anchor; gas or brakes, branches or roots …

"...that maybe he sees himself as a slow, boring caterpillar that you can somehow miraculously turn into a butterfly..."

July 20, 2012 Column

FTA 'New Start' Funds MetroRapid Buses

Federal grant covers 80% of $47.6 million bus rapid transit program

"...the vehicles. More commonly known as a "bendy" or caterpillar bus, they use the same kind of pivoting joint..."

April 20, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Town Was Hoppin'

Austin's music scene of the Fifties lives on in Ray Campi

"...least in his prime. After recording a regional hit ("Caterpillar" b/w "Play It Cool") for San Antonio's TNT Records,..."

March 30, 2012 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

The Hightower Report

Contributing to Rick Perry's campaigns can produce a great return on investment

"...analysis, watchdog group Texans for Public Justice found that Caterpillar gave $124,000 to Perry and received more than $9..."

Nov. 4, 2011 News Column by Jim Hightower

Oaxaca al Gusto: An Infinite Gastronomy

Genuine students of foodways will be enlightened, challenged, and satisfied by this book for years to come

"...of the editors at UT Press, the colorful exotic caterpillar has emerged as a monarch butterfly. Oaxaca al Gusto,..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

'Honora Jacob: New Paintings'

The shifting history of women explored in colorful, sartorially elegant images

"...rights were envisioned and made manifest, the way a caterpillar eventually lives what might have been only a dream..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Depressing Politics of Reform

"...addressing the cost to employers. Already heavy equipment manufacturer Caterpillar has announced that the new law will raise its..."

April 20, 2010 Postmarks

Dome Sweet Dome

Nonprofit seeks to deliver durable homes to Haiti

"...concrete domes strung together to look like a giant caterpillar. It's a lot more than a roadside architectural curiosity...."

Feb. 5, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Cap Metro Board Taking Shape

CAMPO's recommendations open up a slot to be filled by the city

"...has served time in local activist trenches. The former Caterpillar Inc. executive and former policy director for the Texas..."

Nov. 6, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

CAMPO Committee Nominates Three for Cap Met Board

Fernandez, Langmore, and Martinez likely for transit agency slots

"...has served time in local activist trenches. The former Caterpillar Inc. executive and former policy director for the Texas..."

Oct. 30, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

Sherlock Holmes

As London's preternatural sleuth, John Barrymore broods through the producers' emphasis on his matinee-idol "Great Profile" even as his alcoholism continued tightening his sharp features

"...in Svengali (1931), his eyebrows later appearing as the caterpillar in Alice in Wonderland. When the two men converge..."

June 26, 2009 Screens Review by Raoul Hernandez

The Genius of the Crowd ... Source

Austin programmers look to create a public redesign of the city's website

"...in the construction contract that you have to use Caterpillar construction vehicles. There's plenty of capable construction companies out..."

June 5, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

The Hightower Report

The Upside to Downsizing; and Home Depot Exec Blows a Gasket

"...Depot, 7,000; GM, 2,000; Sprint, 8,000; Texas Instruments, 3,400; Caterpillar, 20,000; and Pfizer, 26,000...."

Feb. 13, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

Alice in Wonderland

A straight-up, well-executed adaptation of Lewis Carroll's book from City Theatre

"...Cheshire Puss. Other standouts are Liz Roark's Tweedledee, Rene's Caterpillar, and Nathan Brockett's Mad Hatter. When the entire ensemble..."

Sept. 5, 2008 Arts Review by Hannah Kenah

Another Round of Praise

Nominations for the 2007-2008 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Caterpillar, Blue Genie, "The People's Gallery 2008"..."

May 9, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

'Alice in Wonderland': Drawn down the rabbit hole again

The universal appeal of Lewis Carroll's story inspires 45 local artists in a new group show

"...large tree, on a seemingly massive mushroom, sits a caterpillar, all hot-blue malevolence and thin, white horns. Body curving..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

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