Dreaming of Buffalo

Prairie preservationists want to turn Austin's eyes – and energies – eastward

"...trees, their branches jointed like finger bones; and pointy-leaved, evergreen agarita trees, like holly with an attitude. For the..."

Dec. 23, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...was decorated in the manger by Mary and Joseph, evergreen trees being so abundant in Bethlehem. What kind of..."

Dec. 16, 2005 Column

May the Sweet Baby Jesus Close Your Mouths and Open Your Hearts

"...was decorated in the manger by Mary and Joseph, evergreen trees being so abundant in Bethlehem. What kind of..."

Dec. 12, 2005 Postmarks

Fiery Furnaces

"...segues into the breezy ballad "Here Comes the Summer." "Evergreen" is lilting, Seventies AM radio; it's like the Captain..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Echo & the Bunnymen / The Go-Betweens

Record review

"...original bassist Les Pattinson) re-donned their Bunnymen suits for Evergreen, well in line with the Liverpudlian's Crocodiles rock. Two..."

Sept. 9, 2005 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

TCB

Austin rallies to help Jon Dee Graham's son save his legs

"...and smoking at the Saxon Pub before the Resentments' evergreen Sunday-evening gig. "But on Wednesday, he rolled over in..."

June 24, 2005 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Day Trips

Head on out to the Becker Vineyards for this year's Lavender Fest

"...The evergreen bushes look like neat rows of turtles placed on..."

May 20, 2005 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Lavender Love

Blanco celebrates its essence with a brand-new festival

"...brilliant color and distinctive fragrance of lavender. The woody evergreen shrub native to the Mediterranean has been cultivated since..."

May 13, 2005 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

A Christmas Carol Roasting on an Open Fire

In A Christmas Carol Roasting on an Open Fire, Rob Nash adds a clever curve to the holiday tale, matching Hollywood stars with Dickens' familiar characters

"...their stamps on the familiar characters of Dickens' holiday evergreen. For his 15th solo show, the writer-performer presents his..."

Dec. 24, 2004 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown

Record review

"...material with equal aplomb on Joe Zawinul's soul jazz evergreen "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy." Less successful are the country ballads,..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Music Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Topping Out the Blanton

That tree on the roof? Means the new museum is A-OK.

"...put it up and place a flag and an evergreen tree on it. The tree has been traced back..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Saving Darma

A UT linguist travels to northern India in a quest to preserve the local language of the Darma Valley

"...trees provide plenty of shade, eventually ascending to subalpine evergreen forests where the air smells like vanilla. We share..."

Jan. 23, 2004 News Feature by Dan Oko

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...the holidays instead of the more traditional real Texas-grown evergreen -- he attacked the messenger. The San Antonio Express-News'..."

Dec. 19, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Derek Trucks Band Reviewed

"...Elvin Jones, fits in seamlessly with Mongo Santamaria's Afro-Cuban evergreen "Afro Blue" and Wayne Shorter's plaintive "Oriental Folk Song."..."

Oct. 17, 2003 Music Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

TCB

Austin mayoral candidates give new meaning to "Rock the Vote"

"...door only; also on the bill are Noisetet Obscure, Evergreen, the Bill Jerram Band, and Jetsuns... 2003 Texas Music..."

May 2, 2003 Music Column by Christopher Gray

TCB

SXSW looms on the horizon, and "TCB" is already neck-deep in it.

"...the Austin Music Hall, 7:55pm sharp, and hosted by evergreen MC Paul Ray. Look for music by fast-rising College..."

Feb. 7, 2003 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Day Trips

"...found when they arrived with their cattle. Instead of evergreen ash juniper bushes (cedars) growing everywhere, there were fields..."

May 10, 2002 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Will Travel for Food

How Chronicle Food writer Rebecca Chastenet de Géry's Oklahoma parents found flaming mussels in a French seaside town.

"...as the Seudre and collecting pine needles from the evergreen stands soaring strangely out of the sand along the..."

Oct. 26, 2001 Food Feature

Is Anybody Laughing?

In the midst of economic hard times and a wave of terrorist attacks, the comedy business wonders what's funny.

"...the "Cry Me a River" finale and Lyova Rosanoff's evergreen "Jalapeño Chorus." Look over the roster of stand-up artists..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Mr. Smarty Pants

"...feed birds this winter? Use deciduous tree limbs and evergreen branches to create a brush pile close to backyard..."

Dec. 22, 2000 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Day Trips

The Texana Cigar and Coffee Company in Chappell Hill manufactures the state's newest custom-made cigars, roasts coffee, and showcases the owner's one-of-a-kind collection of antiques.

"...west of Austin toward Llano on TX 71. The evergreen hills are splashed with brilliant reds and yellows as..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Company: Idiosyncratic Dinner Guests

Sitting through the UT Opera Theatre production of Stephen Sondheim's Company is not unlike having a dinner party for people who are pleasant enough if you can get past their idiosyncrasies, such as a tendency to make noises at the end of their questions: "What would we do without you-ooh?"

"...Despite a few evergreen gags about relationships, lines like "We are the generation..."

June 30, 2000 Arts Review by Ada Calhoun

Wonder Boys (Sony Music Soundtrax)

"...elicit the cogency of the new tune. Neil Young's evergreen, "Old Man," John Lennon's "Watching the Wheels," Leonard Cohen's..."

April 28, 2000 Music Review by Jay Trachtenberg

Day Trips

The bluebonnet might be the state flower of Texas, but it's iris fields forever at the Rainbow Iris Farm outside of Schwertner.

"...it is called by horticulturists, is drought-resistant, low-maintenance, and evergreen. Few other imported flowers are as well-prepared to survive..."

March 24, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

SXSW Music Festival

Picks & Sleepers

"...songs and perform with an exceptional amount of energy. Evergreen Boy (Koch), produced by the legendary Jim Dickinson, more..."

March 17, 2000 Music Feature

Dr. John Duke Elegant (Blue Note)

National Records

"...right at home wrapping his soulful voice around an evergreen like "Mood Indigo," or for that matter, lending a..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Music Review by Jay Trachtenberg

Book Reviews

"...trailblazing and, come evening, to hack down a few evergreen limbs to make a fragrant, comfortable, and disposable mat..."

July 30, 1999 Books Review

Thanks!

"...impressive, but they've been replaced by strands of fake evergreen boughs cutting across Congress at every numbered street. I'm..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Column

Record Reviews

"...horns. Other than a beautifully rendered turn on the evergreen "Ghost of a Chance," all the tunes here are..."

Nov. 13, 1998 Music Review

Scanlines

The Muppet Movie

"...shares an Oscar with Babs Streisand for Best Song ("Evergreen" from 1976's A Star Is Born). With that, here's..."

Sept. 18, 1998 Screens Feature

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