The Fantastic and Utterly Disreputable History of the Bevy of Sin Known as Guy Town

Before downtown Austin had the Warehouse District, it had the Whorehouse District: a notorious neighborhood of brothels and fandango houses called Guy Town.

"...It's Friday, and you're going to get tanked in sophisticated company. You head on down to..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Ian Quigley

Gotta Dance!

Kevin Archambault came late to dance, but his love of it and commitment to it have brought the young dancer and choreographer a long way in a short time.

"...a rainy Friday morning to discuss his impromptu entry into the world of dance and where he plans to..."

Nov. 17, 2000 Arts Feature by Lindsey Schwartz

At the Top of His Game

Longtime Texas Monthly editor Gregory Curtis calls it quits; deputy editor Evan Smith will succeed him. Louis Dubose, editor of the Texas Observer for 13 years, announces he will retire.

"...'Hello, I'm Greg Curtis from Texas Monthly,' and I'd get 'From what?' After a while, you didn't have to..."

June 9, 2000 News Column by Lee Nichols

Out Front

Profile of newly minted solo artist Gurf Morlix

"...a casual way, carefully emerging from and weaving back into the overall sound of the star...."

April 14, 2000 Music Feature by Lee Nichols

Just Call Him "Coach"

Westlake senior Eli Kooris profiles the Westlake Chaparral football's legendary head coach, Ron Schroeder.

"...It is not uncommon to see a student pull into the parking lot in a brand-new Camaro or BMW..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Sports Feature by Eli Kooris

Something Completely Different

Comedy writers Bob Odenkirk and David Cross took everything they’d learned from past comic masters and made their Mr. Show variety show into something completely different.

"...vaudeville the elements of sketch comedy and turned it into something uniquely television. In the 1960s, sketch comedy lost..."

Oct. 8, 1999 Screens Feature by Ron Deutsch

Spotlights

"...backstabs a series of friends, steals their drug turf, gets the bejeesus beaten out of him by a psycho..."

March 12, 1999 Screens Feature

The Truth Will Set You Free

"...people that know us. It's actually made its way into so many people's lives in such a fucking pathetic..."

Jan. 1, 1999 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

I'll Be Home for Christmas

"...season in all its conflicting glory has already settled into the Hole in the Wall. The Elvis shrine above..."

Dec. 25, 1998 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Pete's Principle

Ex-Chamber Head Winstead Takes Us to the Toll Road

"...with Travis County), to make the jump not only into public life, but into the seemingly undesirable position of..."

May 22, 1998 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

Whither Rock?

ii.

"...governmental cabinet changing ministers and parties; younger people started getting better jobs in it in A & R and..."

Oct. 17, 1997 Books Feature by Gina Arnold

Validation?

illustration by Jeannette Moreno The Violence of the Cutie-Pie Mentality

"..."I ran into your ex."..."

Oct. 10, 1997 Features Feature by Spike Gillespie

The Art of Film Producing

Lynda Obst's Hollywood Survival Manual

"...Austin Chronicle: You get the feeling from reading Hello, He Lied that there's..."

Oct. 3, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sci-Fi Book Reviews

Deeper: My Two-Year Odyssey in Cyberspace

"...will save humanity, that it will unite all people into one communal mind, and that we can be redeemed..."

Sept. 19, 1997 Books Feature

The Star Maps Hustle

Interview With Filmmaker Miguel Arteta

"...shooting? I know you were working with a modest budget, but the film really looks good, you know? It..."

Aug. 8, 1997 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

From Commune to Congress House

Mark Hallman

"...says Hallman, that they couldn't parlay their cult following into a record deal. "Right after we broke up, Carole..."

Nov. 8, 1996 Music Feature by Andy Langer

The New Payola

When Radio Stations Become Concert Promoters

"...Getting the details to fill out the above outline is..."

Aug. 2, 1996 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Cowboys & Critters

Take Back Texas' Marshall Kuykendall Says It's Simply a Choice Between...

"...imperil their land values. Kuykendall, 60, galvanized that frustration into Take Back Texas, Inc., an organization dedicated to pushing..."

Jan. 26, 1996 News Feature by Audrey Duff

Skinnerview

Actor Mitch Pileggi Opens Up The X-Files

"...It's funny, because people talk about how big it's getting, how much it's growing, but for me it's comfortable..."

Nov. 17, 1995 Screens Feature

Affordable Art, Cine Las Americas, Adult Books, and More Weekend Events

Recommended happenings for your calendar's enjoyment

"...the Affordable Art Fair may be the way to get an original work on your walls. The traveling international..."

May 16, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Qmmunity: Homoscope Is Where the Heart Is

Your best queer week is written in the stars – and this column

"...I’m gazing into my crystal ball/tarot deck/Google search results, and they’re all..."

April 11, 2025 Column by James Scott

How Much of the Colorado Should We Leave Up to Elon Musk’s Discretion?

Tesla uses a massive amount of water while the Boring Co. attempts to dump its wastewater into the river

"...itself to dump close to 150,000 gallons of wastewater into the river. The Boring Co. came under fire in..."

Aug. 11, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Super Soldier, Super Spy: Eugenio Mira on García!

The Spanish filmmaker unpacks the inherent fascism of the superhero

"...Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, which became both an insight into big studio movies and a masterclass in production. "There's..."

Dec. 17, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: Flip Dictum

Wherein the Luv Doc engages in some easy moralizing

"...bit of a red flag, he eventually talked me into going out. I know, I know … never date..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Column by The Luv Doc

30 Years Ago, GG Allin Cleared Austin’s Scuzziest Punk Venue in 24 Minutes

Witness accounts of the notorious shock rocker’s antics and arrest at the Cavity Club

"...a shit on the stage and started throwing it into the crowd/ But he was gone before the cops..."

Feb. 18, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

A Bigger View With Blindspotting

How Rafael Casal and Daveed Diggs on making the small screen bigger

"...and Daveed Diggs end up turning their movie, Blindspotting, into a TV series? Basically, they talked themselves out of..."

July 17, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fear & Loathing

Travis County says goodbye to a coyote-killing machine

"...kill millions of animals annually. But that agreement ran into trouble last September when county commissioners fielded complaints about..."

Dec. 22, 2017 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Deep in the Heart of Texas Political Scandals

Crimes, carousing, and contravention from the Capitol grounds

"...A daring one or two are even willing to get caught riding around North Texas with three prostitutes in..."

Jan. 6, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

Guilty Until Proven Innocent

Falsely accused of sexual assault as a teen, Michael Arena is free but not exonerated

"...explains himself one morning at a coffee shop in Georgetown, where we sit at a corner table with his..."

Oct. 9, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

SXSW Film Pro Tips

What to see, where to be, and how to relax

"...at you over 10 days’ time. You’re never gonna get to them all. Now take a breath and start..."

March 4, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

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