Swingle All the Way!

Stritch, Caruso deliver hit holiday cabaret from Birdland

"...at Birdland, you can find out this week. Cabaret all-stars Jim Caruso, Billy Stritch, and Klea Blackhurst are bringing..."

Dec. 20, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Touching All Those Hands

Remembering Boyd Vance, his life and legacy

"...all about, staging Ma Rainey's Black Bottom at Capitol City Playhouse. I treasure those experiences, not because they were..."

April 29, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Hardest Hit

Texecutioners take Baltimore's Charm City to the wire

"...rock 'em, sock 'em defeat at the hands of Charm City's CCRG All-Stars didn't make it any easier...."

June 29, 2010 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

This Charming Wham

Texecutioners host Charm City Roller Girls Sunday

"...getting ready to play gracious hosts to Baltimore's CCRG All-Stars...."

June 24, 2010 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

aGLIFF 2019 Announces Full Lineup, Including Trixie Mattel Documentary

Gay Chorus Deep South to open jampacked fest schedule

"...partner suffers from a mental health breakdown. The true charm of Trixie Mattel lies in watching such a buoyant..."

July 17, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Staple! Storms Austin

Flicking through the pages of indie media

"...as Whipstick she's one of the new roster of Charm City Rollergirls...."

March 10, 2010 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

Sxsw

"...slot? And what about the Tejano Concert at the City Coliseum that same night -- all night? Matador showcase..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

Committed

"...find him and return him to their New York City loft. That journey takes her to El Paso, in..."

June 2, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cedar Park, Over Ice

Southwest Sports Group's high-powered campaign to win voter approval for an ice rink/concert complex could "put Cedar Park on the map."

"...Southwest Sports Group is thickly laying on the campaign charm to win voter approval for its ice rink/amphitheatre complex...."

Nov. 1, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Roller Derby Update, 6/19/10

WFTDA expands, and the touring season continues

"...inaugural members of the European Region, while the Hammer City Roller Girls and Montreal Roller Derby join the Canadian..."

June 19, 2010 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Fall Film Previews

September

"...heart of storytelling, its deceptions, lies, and our own complicity. A masterful satirist, director Luna is a good candidate..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Screens Feature

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Blurbing SXSW 04 music – Wednesday only

"...could out-drink you then kick your ass is Slum City. Their 2002 full-length, Hot Beef Rejection, is a surly,..."

March 12, 2004 Music Feature

Box Sets/Reissues

The Disco Box

"...shadow of the industry giants. For all the underdog charm of the Malaco story, however, their music has never..."

April 9, 1999 Music Feature

Jazz Sides

"...likes of David Sanchez, Danilo Perez, and the Afro-Cuban All-Stars. Fine as that company is, Parker's album stands apart...."

Oct. 16, 1998 Music Feature

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...list. Sandra Bullock brings her big-screen comedy The Lost City for its world premiere as part of the headliners,..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Ramblin' Soul of Songwriter Melissa Carper

Following the critically acclaimed Daddy's Country Gold, the spotlight-averse artist is primed for broader attention

"...a 15-acre farm in Bastrop flares with a feral charm. There are solar panels on the roof of the..."

Sept. 2, 2022 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Live Music Recommendations for the Weekend

Get into your pre-ACL groove with these live music picks

"...Melancholic snarls, hip-hop drums, translucent keys, and throngy guitar charm. Breakthrough single “Stars” channels MGMT’s pop-sobered psychedelia, while Landscape,..."

Sept. 27, 2018 Music Post by The Music Staff

Josh Rosenblatt Has Seen the Future, and It Isn't Pretty

Magic eight-balling 2008, month by month

"...Salt, begins principal photography in the director’s new home city of Minsk. The film stars Anthony Hopkins, Scarlett Johansson,..."

Jan. 3, 2008 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

The Hightower Lowdown

San Diegans pay for sorry sports teams; and a small town stuffs Ronald McDonald back into the clown car.

"...Today's feature: The All-Stars of Avarice. These are not the ballplaying stars down..."

Sept. 20, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

Miss Banks

"...arbiter of public taste. She’s a talisman, a good-luck charm, a sorceress, warding off evil spirits and putting bodies..."

Oct. 20, 2008 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

1999 SXSW Music Festival

"...then cut Let's Kill Saturday Night (Geffen) in Music City, Robbie Fulks is the Don Rickles of the Americana..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

Steady as She Goes

Li'l Cap'n Travis humbles its way into Austin's musical heart

"...have a real naive, Fifties and Sixties kind of charm," says Eric Zappa of Glurp Records, where LCT hangs..."

July 2, 2004 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

Roller Derby Update 5/7/11

Small skaters, small wheels, big trip

"...beach: Tonight they will be scrimmaging against the Sparkling City Rollerdollz. This bout is open to the public, so..."

May 7, 2011 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...series - Leprechaun Returns - loses all its lucky charms. That's one of several special events this year, including..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Smoke Gets in Your Mouth

Taylor

"...niche for themselves in the pantheon of Texas barbecue all-stars. All five of Rudy Mikeska's brothers have opened barbecue..."

May 21, 1999 Food Feature

Top 25 Austin Breweries of 2021

Our annual list of Central Texas’ top beers returns

"...magnificent lagers being brewed right here in the capital city...."

Oct. 12, 2021 Food Post by Eric Puga

ACL Music Fest Friday Listings

ACL Friday by the blurbs

"...for Americana Music Association Honors, and performing on Austin City Limits, the Band of Heathens' rockbound roots are armed..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Music Feature

Hotrods on the Road

Blackout fundraiser for the pink and black skaters

"...the Texas Rollergirls will be playing host to Baltimore's Charm City Roller Girls when the Texecutioners face the CCRG..."

May 15, 2010 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Paul Minor

"...melancholy turns of phrase and a brood of musical all-stars, including Marfa City Council member and El Orbits frontman..."

Nov. 28, 2008 Music Review by Greg Beets

Dancing About Architecture

South by Southwest draws closer -- lots of news from SXSW 2001

"...Gourds, Lucinda Williams, James Cotton blues revue, the "86-ed" all-stars, and now Curt Kirkwood and company. The list of..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

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