Page Two: Coming Down Fast

Barreling toward SXSW 2011

"...that day at the Central Presbyterian Church, where Captain Beefheart guitarist Gary Lucas, interviewed in our Music section this..."

March 4, 2011 Column by Louis Black

Page Two: Bright Light, Hot Smoke

Here we go again: South by Southwest 2011

"...this year includes singer-songwriter Sahara Smith (Myth of the Heart) accompanied by Will Sexton; legendary Eighties country band the..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Column by Louis Black

A Derby Decade

A landmark anniversary for Roller Derby

"...going to say that there haven't been bruises and heartbreaks. The Austin scene has been through its well-documented troubles,..."

Jan. 21, 2011 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

'New Work by David Everett, David Hefner, Caprice Pierucci'

Three artists show what small miracles of creation can be worked with wood

"...to form rhythms that might have beat in the heart of the wood. Ligneous lengths of tans and browns,..."

Dec. 3, 2010 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Letters at 3AM: Beginnings

How I learned that writing for publication wasn't just about me

"...later, when, as jazz musicians say, I'd "made my bones," I was asked about my sense of form, and..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura

Day Trips

A look back at the first 1,000 'Day Trips'

"...inns around the state. From the bottom of my heart, thank you...."

Sept. 3, 2010 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Off the Record

A coin toss to determine the future of the Cactus Cafe

"...see "Where's the Outcry Over Informal Classes?" News. Rockin' Bones..."

Feb. 26, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

A closer look at the closing of the Cactus Cafe, Beerland's Casual Victim Pile, and Watchtower's Control and Release

"...– eclipsed only by the monolithic grind of Woven Bones. Earlier on Friday, the Fleshlights reworked the Golden Boys'..."

Feb. 12, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

A flashback from Red River's seedy past, the Sour Notes hit a sweet spot, and Patty Griffin gets Grounded in Music

"...put out," admits singer-songwriter Jared Boulanger. "That's kind of disheartening to say, but we've gotten progressively louder and thicker..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Long Vindication

After 35 years and a lengthy sentence for robbery, Ronnie Barrs remains determined to prove his innocence

"...the department, there was no air conditioning in the bare-bones Plymouth Belvederes that the cops drove on patrol. Most..."

Jan. 15, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

'Bacchae' to the Future

How in (a Greek) god's name can the Rude Mechs re-create Dionysus in 69 in '09?

"...the sort of willful deception that is at the heart of theatre – what you're seeing is not what..."

Nov. 27, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

An Echo in the Bone: A Novel

The time-transcending love story between 20th century doctor Claire Beauchamp and rugged 18th century Scottish Highlander Jamie Fraser continues

"...and her family back to 1980s America, where life-saving heart surgery is possible for baby Mandy...."

Nov. 13, 2009 Books Review by Virginia B. Wood

Saturday

Punk, hardcore, hip-hop, oh my!

"...nest soars again after 2006 sophomore levitation Every Red Heart Shines Toward the Red Sun. – Raoul Hernandez The..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Music Feature

7 & 7 Is

7 & 7 Is

"...10-inch, two previously unreleased demo transmissions from the ghostly heart of a psychedelic son. Closer to home as well..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Rise Above

SST Records' Greg Ginn jams econo in Taylor, Texas

"...lays down a slow, plodding rhythm over Steve DeLollis' bare-bones backbeat. His head revolves in small clockwise circles, hypnotized..."

Aug. 21, 2009 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Perla's

A SoCo seafood joint serves up delicious oysters in land-locked Austin

"...to suggest a casual beach resort right in the heart of the city. (Friends at both my visits said..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Food Review by Virginia B. Wood

After a Fashion

Your Style Avatar cleverly distills this weekend's news overkill, so you don't have to

"...we read all about him (falsely) bidding on the bones of the Elephant Man and sleeping in a hyperbaric..."

July 3, 2009 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Brother Can You Spare a Ticket?

Paramount Theater's Summer Film Series 2009

"...choreographic dazzle of Busby Berkeley, and had their funny bones fractured and heart-strings tugged by the genius of Chaplin...."

April 24, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Austin's Animal Partnership Model: Get Engaged

Spotlighting a handful of the nearly 100 local organizations working together to save Austin's animals

"...Jonon. On a recent day, staff tended to a skin-and-bones, doe-eyed puppy named Nutmeg, barely moving in her basket;..."

April 3, 2009 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Luv Doc Recommends: Elvis Perkins in Dearland, Cold War Kids, and M. Ward

Auditorium Shores at the Long Center, Thursday, March 19, 2009

"...music, and richer, better looking people. Damn you, Bobby Bones! Dig deep, Sparky. Go to your happy place. Think..."

March 20, 2009 Column by The Luv Doc

'Sister Moses'

Dancing history to life

"...17 years, the character has sunk deep into her bones. When she speaks of Tubman, it's as if she..."

Feb. 6, 2009 Arts Feature by Hannah Kenah

Texas Sessions

"..."Achey Rakey Heart" famously disembodies Billy Ray Cyrus' hit, but Johns' rough..."

Dec. 12, 2008 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Baby Daddy

Live review of Anthony Hamilton at the Austin Music Hall, 12.5.2008

"...opener “Mama Knew Love” and Worryin’ embraces “Sista Big Bones” and “Can’t Let Go,” the latter dripping a bit..."

Dec. 8, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Freaks and Geeks: Yearbook Edition

In which the geeks inherit the earth

"...pilot and 17 subsequent 45-minute episodes tattoo their pure heart onto the arm of television history like a ballpoint..."

Dec. 5, 2008 Screens Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Working Playwright

Steven Dietz just wants to get in, roll up his sleeves, and make the words better

"...useful." That principle is so deeply embedded in his bones that he considers the word "workmanlike" – a term..."

Nov. 7, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

My Texicalli Chair

The treasures of the Danny Roy Young tribute

"...lover’s lips brushing against your neck. Oh, and the heart and soul of a true folkie, one who understands..."

Oct. 21, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

'Chronicle' Endorsements

Nov. 4 General Election

"...and health care – Bolton is keeping to the heart of a state rep's responsibilities. While a baseless smear..."

Oct. 17, 2008 News Feature

No Lonesome Tune

Retiring the dean of Texas songwriters? Fat chance.

"...weave of lyrics and melody, which strike at the heart of the matter more consistently than anyone else. A..."

Sept. 12, 2008 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Inara George with Van Dyke Parks

"...drops in: "Want to find the bottom of my heart. Want to be alone until I'm lonely." If that..."

Aug. 22, 2008 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

An Uncertain Hand

A pair of wild cards in Place 3

"...raised virtually no campaign funds. At press time, his bare-bones website (www.weissforplace3.com) had no content other than a plea..."

April 25, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

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