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"...8-year-old, need I say more? But I did make my way to Carnegie Hall on Oct. 13 to see..."

Jan. 7, 2005 Column

Day Trips

"...can do this." Little did I know I would eat those words...."

Dec. 6, 1996 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Best a Band Can Get: The Story of Pussy Gillette

A scene veteran and a bass beginner coin the best band name in Austin – and the music's good, too

"..."You suckas better hold your breath, 'Cause we're Pussy Gillette, and this gun's for hire!"..."

Nov. 19, 2021 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

A Place at the Table

Eat. Drink. Empower. celebrates women in food

"...Eat. Drink. Empower. didn't start off as a major event...."

Aug. 19, 2014 Food Post by Brandon Watson

Longhorns Face the Horror of Leach-less Tech

In search of …

"...before us like the beginning of an interminable parody. My guide was Joe Conrad, a scruffy Brit who nattered..."

Sept. 17, 2010 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

I Defy You, Ira Glass

"...I can choose from depending on which better serves my purposes under any given circumstance. In the words of..."

Oct. 16, 2008 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

'What SXSW Means to Me' by Kate Getty

Kate Getty turns in her "What I Did Over Spring Break" essay a few weeks early.

"...with free booze, and having the choice to ride my bike instead of park illegally during shows I just..."

Feb. 27, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Kate Getty

Coach's Corner

Outlined

"...And the Thanksgiving weekend did indeed replicate the nasty weather conditions Grantland Rice described so nicely 60 years ago...."

Dec. 6, 1996 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

SXSW Film Adds Midnighters and More

Horror lineup announced, plus shorts and more

"...the SXSW Film Festival staff received about 1,500 narrative features and 1,000 documentaries, and narrowed that down to about..."

Feb. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Bringing New Flavors to Mulberry

Chef Kristine Kittrell takes over the kitchen

"...I watch her concentrated facial expression. She's skipping no beats, so her statements are serious but natural, and by..."

Dec. 18, 2012 Food Post by Carly Yansak

Last Shotgun Blast of SXSW Film Programming

'Hobo,' Spike's 'Scenes From the Suburbs,' and more

"...And, yes, we've chosen our words carefully...."

Feb. 10, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Yesterday When I Was Younger Than Yesterday

Surveying the local scene then and now

"...The Hickoids are still making music and occasionally a great retrospective from bands like the Standing Waves comes out,..."

Dec. 15, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Hempmilk: Doesn't Taste Like Crap, Pudding, or Glue

"...any cotton competitor; I’ve got hemp lotion, which is great and nongreasy – an important quality when you live..."

May 11, 2007 News Post by Jordan Smith

The Host on High

Some entertaining words of caution

"...had was served by an elderly gent who had my mother and me over for plain, microwaved chicken breasts,..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Food Feature by Marion Winik

News of the Black Iron Brothertons, of Michael Carranza and Danielle Martinez’s Tare, of Abby Jane and her Bakeshop, of Little Ola and King Cakes, of Tiffany Chen and Those New Cookies

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...culinary scene – as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified)..."

Jan. 16, 2024 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Trudy’s Celebrates Local Women, Emmer & Rye Preps Canje, Texas (Sort of) Gets Milk Bar, and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...scene, as wrangled from numerous PR releases, official posts, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified)..."

July 20, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Monstrous Bonds of Sasquatch Sunset

The Zellner bros. find actions speak louder than words in their cryptid family drama

"...suggestion. “David says I’ve been doing the Sasquatch schtick my entire life.”..."

March 8, 2024 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Waco in the Sans Bar, Diwali in Thanksgiving, RedFarm in Downtown, Trona in the News, Graham Reynolds in Cahoots, and, OK, C’mon, Where Is Antonelli’s New Place?

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...culinary scene – as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified)..."

Nov. 1, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Thirsty Planet Is Locked Out, Lick Ice Cream Pet Parade’s Gone to the Dogs, National Pork Chop Day Has Oinkers Aweigh, the Austin Food & Wine Festival Returns – and so Does ‘Tacos of Texas’

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...culinary scene – as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified)..."

Aug. 23, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Lazarus Opens on Airport, J-Prime Opens Downtown, Old Thousand and JewBoy Bring the Holiday Fusion, Chanukah Gets the Haute Cuisine, and Everything Is Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Austin's culinary scene, as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified)..."

Nov. 30, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

We're Loving Eberly’s Loo, Bakery Lorraine’s Proud Macarons, Satellite’s Greek Tacos, Eastciders’ Yellowbird Flex, and – Who Says Mañana (Dos) Never Comes?

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Austin's culinary scene, as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified)..."

Aug. 3, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Adios, El Mercado! Banzai, Uchi L.A.! Bonsoir, 1417! And Oysters and Spam and Beef and Barbecue and More …

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Austin's culinary scene, as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified)..."

March 23, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Russian House Becomes Just 'The House'; Cowboy Breakfast Brings the Free Noms; Tatsu-Ya Takes Over Former Contigo Space; This Month Is All About the Women Everywhere; and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Austin's culinary scene, as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified)..."

March 2, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Hot Luck Fest Returns, Top BBQ Joints Revealed, Bordeaux Women Honored, Prep ATX Launches, Mangia Dies a Lizardly Death, and Somebody’s Gerrymandering Pizza

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Austin's culinary scene, as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified)..."

Oct. 20, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Booze To-Go Is Here To Stay, APL’s Cookbook Reopens, Pinthouse Goes Large, Fancy Greek Noms In the Littlefield, and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Buffet, as wrangled from numerous PR releases, official posts, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified)..."

May 5, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

LeRoy & Lewis x Huckleberry, Easy Tiger Returns to Downtown, Philanthropy Rules, OMG 4th Tap Brewing, and More

All the news that's fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Buffet, as wrangled from numerous PR releases, official posts, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified)..."

Jan. 19, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Holy Roller Closes, the Brew Brotha Ferments, Launderette Loves You for Voting, and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...of October, culled from numerous PR releases, official posts, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified)..."

Oct. 20, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Quote of the Week: Sally Hernandez

The sheriff's grandmother had a way with words

"..."My grandmother used to say: Eat the meat, spit out..."

May 19, 2017 News Column

Prop 1: Austin Chooses to Move

Proposition 1 passes 59.1% to 40.9%

"...won't do what's been promised. "I try to make my words sweet, in case I have to eat them,"..."

Nov. 11, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

'To Need, the Women Say'

Short Story Contest first-place winner

"...window and you can hear them cry outside – my mother is mad and sweeping – get those damn..."

Feb. 10, 2012 Books Feature by Mary Terrier

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