Swoop House’s Hospitality Honcho Has All the Luck

Stephen Shallcross carries on with Happy Foods and De Nada and more

"...catering company. Occasionally we're gonna bring in brides and grooms for sampling, yes, and we'll bring in food from..."

Oct. 30, 2020 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Holywood Squares?

A local church rents out the Alamo Drafthouse South for a conference on Christians and film

"...pastor at All Saints and Haack's close friend, Greg Grooms: "The common ground isn't religious in these discussions; the..."

April 13, 2007 Screens Feature by Toddy Burton

At Long Last Love

Love will get you when you least expect it. So it goes in Charles Mee's Big Love, a vigorous update of the ancient Greek drama The Suppliants, and so it went when the Rude Mechanicals theatre company saw the play. They fell unexpectedly and unabashedly head over heels for it and are staging it now in what they describe as "a huge love affair."

"...on the run from their collective nuptials to 50 grooms, all brothers and cousins of the sisters, because the..."

Aug. 31, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

After a Fashion

Since those wacky Canadians have legalized gay marriage, you know it's just a matter of time before Texas … wait, what are we thinking? Also, the "Truth" according to Babs …

"...a gay wedding, it's bad luck for the two grooms to see each other at the gym...."

July 18, 2003 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

The Last Tree

British migrant coming-of-age drama empathetically explores what it is to belong

"...petty crime as a neighborhood criminal (Ladipo) enlists and grooms the teen to become one of his new lieutenants...."

July 17, 2020 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Huntsman: Winter's War

Modernized fairy tale is a wan follow-up

"...if not on the nose – Freya heads north, grooms an army of children to become an elite fighting..."

April 22, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Black Swan

Darren Aronofsky and Natalie Portman whip things into a baroque frenzy in this crazed hybrid of drama and horror set amid a ballet corps.

"...overbearing mother (played by a marvelous Hershey; ever-hovering, she grooms her daughter like a maniacal monkey with nail clippers)...."

Dec. 10, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Grooms

SXSW showcase reviews

"...GroomsWave Rooftop, Wednesday, March 17..."

March 19, 2010 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Camp Bosworth: Three Day Bender and Other Stories from the Big Bend

This Marfa artist captures Texans' love of guns and beer in witty wooden sculptures

"...The Yard Dog website counts among his influences Red Grooms, and that's an apt reference point. In particular, Viva..."

May 1, 2009 Arts Review by Rachel Koper

A New Kind of Catering

Local businesses are marrying style with substance on the wedding table.

"...ritual tend to be surprisingly unchanging. Brides get white, grooms get chocolate, and the icing patterns come in only..."

Jan. 31, 2003 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Enlightenment Guaranteed

"...Across town, Wöhler dispenses feng shui wisdom, meditates, and grooms his coffee-table sand garden; an Orientalist of sorts, he's..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

After a Fashion

Be there or Be Cher.

"...Amy Turnbull, Laura Maclay, Levi Palmer, Bonnie Barton, Merritt Grooms, Brooke Carter and, yes, your beloved Style Avatar, it..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Art of the State

Art:

"...is presenting "Ruckus Rodeo," a Texas-size installation by Red Grooms, tipping his Stetson to the Lone Star State's rodeo..."

Feb. 28, 1997 Arts Feature

Texas Book Festival 2018: The Full List

Lineup includes Cecile Richards, Julián Castro, + 280 more

"...Julia London – Seduced by a Scot (The Highland Grooms) Jason Lutes – Berlin Ling Ma – Severance Rebecca..."

Aug. 29, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

FronteraFest: The Place to Start

Hyde Park Theatre and ScriptWorks' annual performance festival keeps giving artists a spot to launch a stage career in Austin

"...restroom at a high-end wedding venue, where brides and grooms play out their crises by the toilets...."

Jan. 8, 2016 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Cobbe

Baking Bonanza

There's gold in them thar cakes

"...boom and fashioning spaces in which to welcome brides, grooms, and other potential cake customers...."

April 3, 2015 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Let Them Make Cake

The artists that make Austin the cake capital of the world

"...salted caramel filling is a very big seller where grooms' cakes are concerned. She says rustic themes are big..."

March 20, 2015 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Heard at Wine and Swine

New venue was the perfect setting for porky party

"...not only a wedding chapel but cottages for brides, grooms, and their attendants. Larger buildings can accommodate seated dinners,..."

Nov. 25, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

The AggreGAYtor: September 6

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...Christian radio host Kevin Swanson says it’s OK to..."

Sept. 6, 2013 Qmmunity Post

Punjabi Powerhouse: Red Baraat

Brooklynites connect Indian and New Orleans brass bands

April 5, 2013 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Anarchy in S.A.

The Sex Pistols return to San Antonio!

Jan. 4, 2013 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Blood on the Austin Stage, Paint on the Texas Walls

And, go ahead, paint a little on Brenner while you're at it

"...by being drawn and quartered) Duncan (offstage) Duncan's two grooms (throats cut onstage) Banquo Fleance Macduff's son (stabbed through..."

Nov. 8, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Man Who Planted Trees

A brief but poignant experience that touches the soul – and plants seeds for action

"...The Man Who Planted TreesSparky Park, 3701 Grooms, 979/255-8292 www.exchangeartists.org Through Oct. 20 Running Time: 1 hr...."

Oct. 12, 2012 Arts Review by Adam Roberts

Hot Nights: 'The Bear' and Whiskey Shivers

Barkeep, gimme a whiskey with a Chekhov chaser

"...make Sparky Park, the pocket greenspace at 37th and Grooms, even more beautiful than it is. Visual artist Katie..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Gifts for Life's Every Occasion: Delysia Chocolatier

Delysia engineers specialized chocolate delights

"...customized with everything from the names of brides and grooms to personal messages and corporate logos. The newest offering..."

Feb. 10, 2012 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Big Love

An ensemble of lovely, lovely actors makes this updated Greek drama great fun

"...puts everybody in an awkward spot: the brides, the grooms, and their conflict-averse hosts. Apart from the innate humor..."

Nov. 25, 2011 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

SXSW Wednesday Showcases

Stay planted on Wednesday night with whole showcases

"...indie label with serious hipster cachet. New York trio Grooms induced No Wave seizures with the 1990s guitar squall..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

'floodlines'

After seven years, Jaclyn Pryor draws the curtain on her annual performance

"...unearthed. What we now know as "Sparky Park" at Grooms and 35th was once an industrial substation, later piles..."

April 9, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Lineup

Recommended music for the week of Dec. 4-10

"...week, check out music from Lee Barber, Vic Chesnutt, Grooms, and Jay Reatard...."

Dec. 4, 2009 Music Post

After a Fashion

Erotic art, kissing, flying, substation cake, and sperm on the tip of the tongue

"...Austin inaugurated its newest park, Sparky Park, at 3701 Grooms in the North University neighborhood. After decommissioning and removing..."

April 24, 2009 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

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