Will Shill for Nukes

At UT and elsewhere, academic scientists are only too happy to lend their names and reputations to the nuclear power industry

"...On March 4, the Austin American-Statesman published an op-ed article by Sheldon Landsberger, professor..."

April 16, 2004 News Feature by William M. Adler

Day Trips

Hangin' with the 'gators in Brazos Bend State Park

"...tunnels formed by the canopy of vegetation with a chorus of birdcalls all around...."

April 2, 2004 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Kiss Me, Kate

Cole Porter's 'Kiss Me Kate' is revived by the Austin Playhouse in such an atmosphere of fun (and ever-so-slightly wicked humor) that the production is rather endearing

"...Kiss Me, KateAustin Playhouse,through April 7..."

March 19, 2004 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Weird Science Takes the Stage

The strange but true tale of how a high school class turned a science textbook into a play

"...everything intently. She had to; she had arrived in Austin from Korea just two weeks before, and her English..."

Feb. 6, 2004 Arts Feature by C. Denby Swanson

Home to Texas!

"...Chron Gang, Man, what a great "Chorus" on all y'all's "The Best Songs About Texas" ["The..."

Dec. 12, 2003 Postmarks

The Emperor of the Moon

The Bedlam Faction's sci-fi, action-movie, musical upgrade of Aphra Behn's 17th-century comedy The Emperor of the Moon is a good time that's edgy enough for the wilder bunch and tame enough for conventional crowds.

"...The Emperor of the Moon Austin Playhouse, through Nov. 29 Running Time: 2 hrs...."

Nov. 21, 2003 Arts Review by Heather Barfield Cole

Pieces of East

Texas Platters

"...of East is a veritable supergroup. At the 2003 Austin Music Awards, members of the formerly monikered Shadow Box..."

Oct. 17, 2003 Music Review by David Lynch

Milton Mapes

"...like the red clay beneath their feet, bridge and chorus outlawed by this jagged fragment. The harp-driven, Crazy Horse..."

Oct. 10, 2003 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Capitol Chronicle

Is there a Bush-beater in the House -- or the Senate, or the VFW?

"...least one visit to UT, and Howard Dean loves Austin so much he may soon buy a loft in..."

Oct. 3, 2003 News Column by Michael King

God Drives a Galaxy

"...God Drives a Galaxy frontman John Constant. On the Austin quartet's third release, Constant's sad-eyed song craft has caught..."

Aug. 29, 2003 Music Review by Melanie Haupt

Guys and Dolls

In Broadway Texas Academy's production of Guys and Dolls, the cast of youthful actors look to be joyfully immersed in Damon Runyon's picturesque world, reveling in the extravagant personalities of its gamblers, gangsters, and nightclub dancers with knockout gams.

"...to their pinstripe suits, and every club boasts a chorus of dames with knockout gams. For the show's assortment..."

Aug. 8, 2003 Arts Review by Robert Faires

TCB

Willie's July 4th picnic showers Spicewood with more than just fireworks.

"...strong ringed by vendors offering beer, Willie merchandise, "Keep Austin Weird" T-shirts, and $4 slices of pizza (the $5..."

July 11, 2003 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Bill Passalacqua / Mike Nicolai

Texas Platters

"...Rich Brotherton -- but all the good musicians in Austin aren't going to help bad songs and bad adaptations..."

May 16, 2003 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

All the Hill Country's a Stage

No matter where you are in the Hill Country, you're never too far from a theatre. From Boerne to Kerrville, Marble Falls to Uvalde, community theatres are enthusiastically serving up choruses of "76 Trombones" and Odd Couples with a Lone Star twang, as well as some theatrical surprises.

"...is, it's just a stone's throw from some community chorus of "76 Trombones" or an Odd Couple with a..."

May 9, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Sending Off SXSW 2003

Film Reviews

"...LIZARD TIMES TWENTY: THE AUSTIN LOUNGE LIZARDS LIVE AT ANTONE'SD: Steve Mims...."

March 21, 2003 Screens Feature by Lee Nichols

Manatee

SXSW records

"...what Manatee approximates on Music Is Useless, the young Austin fourpiece's first album. Sure, you could call it emo,..."

March 7, 2003 Music Review by Christopher Gray

Cesna

Texas Platters

"...label imprint. Everything is working for the relatively new Austin fourpiece: their handle, their debut's production and art design,..."

Jan. 24, 2003 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Story Book Children

Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez duet their way into Austin's heart.

"...she sang those words. We couldn't get to the chorus. We had to start again."..."

Dec. 20, 2002 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Of Antidotes and Elixirs

The Dobie begins a one-week run of Jean Cocteau's Beauty and the Beast on Dec. 20.

"...Beast, his surrealistic fairy tale adaptation. Cocteau's madness infects Austin when a freshly minted 35mm print of Beauty and..."

Dec. 20, 2002 Screens Feature by Sidney Moody

Beaver Nelson

Texas Platters

"...number four out of the chute since 1998 for Austin's Raggedy Man, Beaver should have the "S" emblazoned across..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

My Fair Lady

Austin Musical Theatre's production of My Fair Lady serves up the tale of a Cockney flower girl's transformation at the hands of an egotistical phonetics professor with a lavish look and a playful spirit, creating a delightful dance of elegance and frivolity.

"...This gloriously comic moment from Austin Musical Theatre's production of My Fair Lady is little..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Halley

Texas Platters

"...latest bright hope to come streaking out of the Austin sky, Halley has put together a remarkable debut for..."

Aug. 9, 2002 Music Review by Michael Chamy

Reconnection Notice

Sonic Youthman Lee Ranaldo speaks.

"...before swinging Far East, then all the way to Austin for the second date on their North American tour...."

Aug. 2, 2002 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

After a Fashion

Who was that scary cowboy and why was he doing those nasty things??? Stephen ventures out to yet another "alternative" fashion show. Will he ever learn?

"...sameness to every so-called alternative fashion show here in Austin. Is it that we see the same designers, models,..."

July 26, 2002 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

The Sopranos

New Texas Music Works closed the 2002 New Texas Festival with some tremendously talented ladies -- sopranos from the Conspirare Choir -- singing a variety of material, but for all its warmth, the concert lacked the sustained intensity and interest that is the hallmark of the choir's best work.

"...from all over the country, many still living in Austin, these nine vocalists each took a turn center stage..."

June 14, 2002 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Barbecue Books

Food Editor Virginia B. Wood reviews two recent barbecue books in honor of the Southern Foodways Alliance Taste of Texas Barbecue Field Trip

"...Walsh invited me to contribute restaurant reviews to The Austin Chronicle when he was the food editor here. Objectively..."

June 14, 2002 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Knife in the Water

Record Review

"...town brimming with a dizzying number of alt.country/Western/folk permutations, Austin's Knife in the Water have managed to mark their..."

April 26, 2002 Music Review by Michael Chamy

Mutant Genius

Greg Falcon makes very funny "fanimutation" -- animation in the style of "Web celeb" Neil Cicierega, some kid from the 'burbs who also happens to be very funny.

"...Local Angle. Twenty-three years old, works for a North Austin software company, and you can call him Veloso. That's..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

All-American

Jimmie Vaughan at 50

"...After years of toiling the blues in Austin clubs, Vaughan rode the rocket to success in the..."

Nov. 23, 2001 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Color, Darin Murphy

Record Review

"...and Britney Spears has made pop music fashionable again. Austin's mid-Nineties power pop boys Seed toned down their grunge..."

Nov. 16, 2001 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

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