Jesus Gonna Be Here

Johnny Toxic

"...said that rock & amp; roll is a rather transparent metaphor for extreme sexual frustration. If this is indeed..."

March 26, 1999 Music Feature

A Place to Gather Again

The Long Center recycles not only Palmer Auditorium's materials but also its civic purpose

"...out. They walked up the Grand Stair to the 30,000-square-foot City Terrace and listened as the MASS Ensemble made..."

March 21, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Happy Times ... in Moderation

City budget preview projects strong economy, careful spending

"...And roses are expensive...."

April 26, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

Going for Broke

Fruit Salad Days

"...Happier Times: Heinz Geissler with Alejandro Escovedo and Stephen Bruton..."

June 18, 1999 Music Feature by Andy Langer

As Charlie Jones Exits C3, He Traces His Journey From College Station to Founding ACL Fest

Leaving the music promotions empire he helped build, Jones begins his new events company, Four Leaf

"...quest – The Odyssey – tallies the most adventure. Here, then, unscrolls an epic ATX arc, wherein the hero..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Sea Cruise

Sailing into the sunset on Delbert McClinton's Blues Crusie.

"...the pool deck of the cruise ship Norwegian Sea somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico, the only roof to..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Luv Doc: A Few Thousand Words

Even a few thousand words from a fake doctor are not enough to fix years and years of dysfunction

"...I was white and he was black. Back then, there were some places that would not even let us..."

Feb. 22, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

Josh Rosenblatt Has Seen the Future, and It Isn't Pretty

Magic eight-balling 2008, month by month

"...10 best movies of the year. After many long days and nights spent deliberating, arguing, and soul-searching in local..."

Jan. 3, 2008 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

Oh, Oh, Those Summer Bites

Camp Food

"...softball game, but never to the social canteen or anywhere else for public purview. Before I first wore glasses..."

July 9, 1999 Food Feature

I'll Be Home for Christmas

"...hope and despair to stand off in quiet conflict. Nowhere are these emotional extremes more evident than in the..."

Dec. 25, 1998 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

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Get a Hog!!

"...don't ride Hondas. Everybody knows that. Unless he's rebelling against rebels......"

April 17, 1998 Column

My Slammer Vacation

How I Spent...

"...we were competing in bagel shops and sports bars, there were the usual complaints about judges from teams who..."

Sept. 5, 1997 Books Feature by Phil West

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

"...Here’s your weekly Food News Buffet for the fourth week..."

Oct. 20, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Where the Girls Go/ATX: Get Freaky Edition

The creepiest, queerest & grrrl-filled events all weekend.

"...Halloween, bois and grrrls! We’ve been counting down the days, carving pumpkins, perfecting costumes, and today, All Hallows Eve..."

Oct. 31, 2014 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Starry Eyes

Roky Erickson's monumental comeback

"...his arms crossed. He uncrossed them and crossed them again. He yawned. Then he sang a verse of one..."

Dec. 30, 2005 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...University Area Partners is a neighborhood association representing residential, business, nonprofit..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...In fact, the project only includes around 350 bedrooms. Are Mr. Roemisch and his friends aware that over 90%..."

Feb. 1, 2002 Column

Getting the Joke

Comedy isn't the funny business it was in the Eighties, what with fewer clubs and audiences burned out by comedy on cable and hack comics. Seven Austin comics discuss the current state of stand-up in a round-table discussion.

"...Capitol City Comedy Club. The contest attracts controversy like bare feet attract fire ants; after all, the very nature..."

June 30, 2000 Arts Feature

Letters From the Women of SAFPF

A small sample of the letters received by Austin attorney Derek Howard; transcribed and minimally edited

"...sedating, yet the "bedtime" pill call came at 4pm. Therefore, the women were required to take drugs causing extreme..."

Dec. 12, 2008 News Feature

Mind the Bullock

"...During my days as a political consultant I had the opportunity to..."

March 28, 1997 Column

Lucie 'splains It All

Austin Cabaret presents Lucie Arnaz, and here we have a lovely convo.

"...Sunday to entertain Austin as a part of Austin Cabaret's 10 year anniversary series of divalicious evenings from the..."

Feb. 10, 2011 Arts Post by Kate X Messer

Double Bliss

A day in the life of 'Austin City Limits' at 30

"...leave. Most series take at least two to three days to commit that same hour to tape...."

Oct. 29, 2004 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Rise of the Machines

Marc Bianchi takes his Space Holiday here in Austin.

"...funnest corners of Austin: the Velvet Rut. You move here with big dreams and peach fuzz, and before you..."

Nov. 7, 2003 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

I Wanna Take You Higher

"...Christgau has assembled a collection of essays from his career that span from 1972 to 1997. At almost every..."

Dec. 4, 1998 Books Feature by Simon Reynolds

My Favorite Year

In an extraordinary season of four premieres, playwright Robert Schenkkan brings UT, his old school, a new screwball comedy

"...be really tickled to give one its first production anywhere. So it is with the UT Department of Theatre..."

Nov. 4, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Postmarks

Global Warming, Public Schools, and Jazz a la Zorn.

"...["Sterling Lands' New Mission," Jan. 12]. Threats and suits are stemmed by violence, not community and compassion...."

Jan. 26, 2001 Column

That Old Revival Spirit

Testifying About Movies

"...one may have meant for it to happen. But there it was. Before we noticed, it had already become..."

June 13, 1997 Screens Feature

Stuffed Locally

Give thanks for the local harvest with these market-fresh recipes

"...There is a certain natural affinity between Thanksgiving, a festival..."

Nov. 23, 2012 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Trouble at Station 15

Austin firefighter sues city after officials stonewall unequal treatment

"...and role model was her father, Kenneth Allen, a career firefighter and eventually the fire chief of Atlanta. "He..."

Jan. 16, 2009 News Feature by Caitlin Meredith

The Next Next

Jasper Fforde reveals the secrets behind the new Thursday Next adventure, narrative gymnastics, and the job of writing

"...and a softer, more holistic Thursday. The latter pair are versions of the heroine as she appears in novels..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Books Feature by Robert Faires

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