When Bad Movies Attack

James Nguyen's underground oddity Birdemic cries fowl

"...her thick blue-black mop of hair and worrying about feathers and talons and the beating of wings against her..."

July 2, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

This Is My Life

LZ Love's reveal: dance music!

"...ground for outrageous performances, bedecked in makeup, vintage dresses, feathers, glitter, and whatever geegaws they wore that sparkled...."

June 4, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

After a Fashion

Stephen's true confessions

"...in brilliant silks and a huge turban with ostrich feathers – Stephen called me Swami Mommy. What a damn..."

May 7, 2010 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Sleeping Beauty

The strength of Vortex's original musical adaptation is in its imagination

"...the Wind with a headdress of goggles and eagle feathers, the costumes, along with Helen Hutka's makeup design, portray..."

April 30, 2010 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

City Hall Hustle: Güero's Don't Need No Stinkin' Permits!

On second thought, why can't we all just get along?

"...Oaks and Grackle Hilton. It just might ruffle some feathers, too...."

April 23, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Day Party Crawl

"...a bit sloppier. While Happy Birthday features members of Feathers and Witch, the music isn't nearly as psychedelic; the..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Point Austin: Scenes From an Election Day

A snapshot of one primary day's political doings

"...time to time, seemingly eager to have his green feathers plucked by expensive political consultants. Who knows – as..."

March 5, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Off the Record

Handicapping the decade in Austin music and playing favorites for the Chronicle Music Poll

"...Dikes of Holland, Smoke & Feathers, the Downtown Rulers Club, Way No Way, the No..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Luv Doc Recommends: Extravagasm Fantasy Ball

Mixx, Friday, October 23, 2009

"...They were happier running around in animal skins and feathers, hitting it doggie style, and worshiping the earth. They..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Column by The Luv Doc

The Complete Short Stories of J.G. Ballard

Ballard's influence on modern culture remains readily apparent

"...for Ballard, hope was not only the thing without feathers but that which lacked wings as well.) His influence..."

Sept. 25, 2009 Books Review by Marc Savlov

Off the Record

Austin's Monster of Folk strolls down Mermaid Avenue, inside Woxy's DJ booth, and beating the drum for HAAM Benefit Day

"...Late Show With Craig Ferguson, shaking their collective tail feathers to "Sugarfoot."..."

Sept. 18, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

After a Fashion

And Stephen said, 'Let there be SoCo,' and there was SoCo. Stephen saw that the light was good.

"...literati to the glitterati showed up bedecked with peacock feathers and other peacock accessories. The balmy air made it..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Do Right Woman

Polly Parsons, only child of Gram Parsons, comes full circle in Austin with the Hickory Wind Ranch, sober living for women

"...a schooled folkie who fully appreciated their roots-driven direction. Feathers flew among the Byrds on tour in Europe, especially..."

July 31, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Cowboy Song

Thin Lizzy's 'Cowboy Song' comes alive in rodeo vet turned Red Dirt ranger Ryan Bingham

"...tucked down low, shading emerald eyes. Tattoos of Indian feathers run down his forearms, drawing attention to the scar..."

June 5, 2009 Music Feature by Austin Powell

'Anagenesis': Shaggy Goat-Bears With Rocket-Firing Power!

Anthony Garza fuses animals and man-made structures to make monumental nature paintings

"...cowlicks in all the right places, and his bird feathers lay flat. His architectural elements look right, too: Glass..."

May 22, 2009 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

Video: Wine & Revolution “Trees”

A poorly attended house party

"...alongside the dead meadow drone of Austin’s Smoke & Feathers...."

May 13, 2009 Music Post by Austin Powell

Queenie Pie

This Ellington opus may not look much like opera, but it sure swings like the Duke

"...costumes – extravagant cloche hats festooned with flowers and feathers, flapper gowns covered by richly patterned silken robes dripping..."

April 24, 2009 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Hello, Bogotá!

Speakeasy

"...dance floor and got the head-boppers shaking their tail feathers. Heroes for a night, Monareta enjoyed plenty of high..."

March 20, 2009 Music Review by Dan Oko

Day Party Crawl

"...crowd drift elsewhere. Portland-based Iron & Wine acolytes Horse Feathers provided a welcome, strangely fitting interlude, filling the air..."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

An Ideal Husband

Austin Shakespeare delivers a gorgeous production that savors Wilde's wit

"...works of art: huge hats decorated with flowers and feathers, high waists and long skirts, huge amounts of fabric..."

Feb. 27, 2009 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Planview Peanut Plant Ordered Shut

State health inspectors have ordered shut a PCA subsidiary in the panhandle

"...plant, after inspectors found dead rodents, excrement, and bird feathers in a crawl space above a production area. Inspectors..."

Feb. 13, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

On the Lege

It turns out that the State Board of Education knows more about science than real scientists!

"...of the pro-evolution Repub­licans – tried to smooth ruffled feathers by saying, "Obviously all of you are very accomplished..."

Jan. 30, 2009 News Column by Lee Nichols

Marjorie Moore: Remains

Moore frames the remains of birds with such beauty and care as to be heartbreaking

"...Dickinson would have it, hope is the thing with feathers, then these are shells of despair...."

Jan. 9, 2009 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Gorilla Man

Like its confused hero, this rock musical doesn't seem to know what it really is

"...a couple of cute girls in sexy costumes and feathers in their hair...."

Dec. 12, 2008 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Sustainable Biodiesel: Made in Austin

How two guys are putting Austin on the biodiesel map … again

"...of cattle feed such as corn cobs and chicken feathers. The Next Phase..."

Nov. 28, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Luv Doc Recommends: Austin Humane Society's Rags2Wags Benefit

Austin Music Hall, Saturday, November 1, 2008

"...Mouse … for obvious reasons, and cops should avoid feathers, fringe, glitter and high heels – unless they’re paying..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Column by The Luv Doc

The Making of an Endorsement

"...ESTER'S FOLLIES, ESTRELLA BRIDAL ART, EVANGELINE CAFE, FAIRVIEW PROPERTIES, FEATHERS, FIND-N-GRIND SKATESHOP, FIREHOUSE LOUNGE, FIRST BASE DATA SYSTEMS INC.,..."

Oct. 24, 2008 News Feature

After a Fashion

Your tricky riffin' Style Avatar gets all pre-Halloween grim and invites you to his birthday party, which was not supposed to happen

"...expecting to wither away quickly in a cloud of feathers and perfume, and that would be that. I was..."

Oct. 10, 2008 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Mogwai

"...then the Scots have never been ones to ruffle feathers. (Mogwai lands at Stubb's Friday, Sept. 12.)..."

Sept. 12, 2008 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

The Stills

"...band's original incarnation to the ground. Quite improbably, Without Feathers rose from the ashes three years later, a phoenix..."

Sept. 5, 2008 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

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