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Boys in a Band
SXSW showcase reviews
"...the Boys were a wild hybrid of punk abandon, coliseum-rock aspiration, a little bit of soul power, and TV-preacher-style..."

March 14, 2008 Music Review by Greg Beets

Lick Lick
"...the inaugural ground burst from Lick Lick, where art-damaged coliseum rock is repurposed into poison-tipped barbs aimed at the..."

Feb. 8, 2008 Music Review by Greg Beets

Somebody Get Me a Shot
"...May, I was 14. The Who at the Oakland Coliseum, on the Face Dances tour – first since Keith..."

Jan. 25, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Ambush in Austin
George Strait live
"...there yet. The spectacle remained the same – Roman Coliseum boxing match – so a fistful of song walkthroughs..."

Jan. 11, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Wattstax: Music from the Wattstax Festival and Film
Gift Guide
"...crop of Stax Records acts to Los Angeles' Memorial Coliseum for a $1 concert benefiting the riot-torn Watts neighborhood...."

Dec. 14, 2007 Music Review by Greg Beets

When It's Gone … It's Gone
"...Tool at the Terrace. Jane's Addiction at the City Coliseum. Before I get derided as another "old timer" lamenting..."

Nov. 12, 2007 Postmarks

OoBer Alles
A guide to the troupes in the 2007 Out of Bounds Improv Festival
"...of all the different improv crops, Micetro convenes a coliseum of competitors who battle via comedy, cunning, and craft...."

Aug. 31, 2007 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Let's See a Boy Do That
Let's See a Boy Do That: Reflections on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
"...the stars and the moon. The Brickyard is a coliseum of velocity. It is the largest sporting venue on..."

May 26, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Joe Strummer: 'Punk Rock Warlord'
"...the Clash opened for the Who at the Oakland Coliseum, the band was dead. "Should I Stay or Should..."

May 15, 2007 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Thursday Showcase Picks
SXSW Music Fest preview guide
"...Putting a drop-tuned patina on punk, Louisville, Ky., trio Coliseum glean from Motörhead. They don't have a Relapse title..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature

Johnnie Taylor, Soul Man
Johnnie Taylor's Live at the Summit Club gets released.
"...of more than 100,000 people at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum by the Rev. Jesse Jackson while he was stuck..."

March 9, 2007 Music Post by Greg Beets

SXSW Metallurgy
SXSW's metal offerings.
"...while Relapse goes extreme once more at Room 710 (Coliseum, Minsk, Don Caballero, Rwake, Alabama Thunderpussy). Other repeat offenders..."

March 7, 2007 Music Post by Austin Powell

TCB
Saying adios to Texas music titan Freddy Fender, and bienvenidos to a little band called the Rolling Stones
"...at the "Teen Fair" held at San Antonio's Freeman Coliseum June 6 and 7, 1964. The late Seventies and..."

Oct. 20, 2006 Music Column by Christopher Gray

The Greatest Gift
An oral history unearthing one of post-punk's most seminal acts: Austin's Scratch Acid
"...When we opened for Public Image at the City Coliseum, they had a nice spread backstage, and I went..."

Sept. 1, 2006 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Welcome to the Jungle
Metal and alt-rock collide and flourish during the Back Room's glory years
"...Ramsey refocused his attention on bigger fish at City Coliseum, the Opry House, and the whopper of them all,..."

July 28, 2006 Music Feature by Ray Seggern

Page Two: Things Blow Up for No Reason
Still weekly, free, and a little stunned, we enter our 25th year
"...the extensive damage, so carelessly executed, and the Roman Coliseum-worthy, bloodthirsty verbal encouragement, approval, and urging of their supporters..."

July 21, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Titan, King, God, Monster
Ray Harryhausen in Austin, Tuesday, March 28
"...Venusian Ymir, its pebbled tail lashing whiplike atop the Coliseum, 20 thousand miles from home, doomed and alone; Mighty..."

March 24, 2006 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Nordic Noise
Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland – 26 inches of SXSW over four days and nights
"...sextet Green Carnation recall the folkier, melodic sides of coliseum rock titans like Jethro Tull and Led Zeppelin with..."

Feb. 24, 2006 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Almost There Turn One
Various artists
"...Rockland Eagles' "Nose for Hollywood" kick out the jams coliseum style. You won't find longer-burning value outside of K-tel...."

Nov. 4, 2005 Music Review by Greg Beets

Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
Out of Austin's primordial music past comes John Andrews with tales from the music hall of legends
"...wherever we could find them, big shows at the Coliseum and Music Hall and, finally, psychedelic rock rooms, with..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Friday Picks
SXSW picks & sleepers
"...Dixie Witch utilizes Blue Cheer/Black Sabbath aesthetics and Southern-flavored coliseum jams with the prowess of committed roadhogs. After two..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

Shearwater
Texas platters
"...still peek through, especially on the stark "You're the Coliseum" and soaring "Mountain Laurel," but it's just a tease..."

Feb. 4, 2005 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

TCB
Punk rock synchronized swimming and eating ribs with Snoop Dogg: What do people in other cities do for fun?
"...State University's RecJam, Saturday, 8pm, in San Marcos' Strahan Coliseum. Tickets at the door or www.startickets.com...."

Aug. 22, 2003 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...for Elvis Costello) at the now sadly departed City Coliseum (my first concert in Austin!)...."

July 11, 2003 Column

Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...Liberty Lunch and the beloved Palmer Auditorium and City Coliseum...."

April 18, 2003 Column

SXSW Picks and Sleepers
"...combines the balls-out visceral impulses of hard rock with coliseum bombast and just enough quirk-laden pop. Robert Pollard drafted..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

Downtown's New Year
"...the last of the remains of the old City Coliseum is carried away, the earth work begins...."

Jan. 17, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Top 10 Onstage Works of Wonder in 2002
Austin Chronicle Arts Editor Robert Faires delivers his list of the Top 10 most memorable productions in the performing arts for 2002.
"...thrilling environmental design in a farewell to the City Coliseum and Joseph McClain's vigorous staging in what ended up..."

Jan. 3, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Dancing About Architecture
Labor Days ends, people bummed.
"...will be smaller than people are used to (the Coliseum show last October was not the best ...), but..."

Sept. 6, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Day Trips
"...Cultural District a short distance from the Will Rogers Coliseum, the site of the annual stock show and rodeo...."

July 5, 2002 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

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