After a Fashion

"...and art scenes, and the gifts were piled as high as the food on the table. Her legion of..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

From Runways to Sidewalks

The Mueller neighborhood at midcourse

"...do so many things in one place," says Pam Hefner who, as part of the city's Redevelopment Services Division,..."

Aug. 9, 2013 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Playback: Chaos in Tejas

Chaos in Tejas courts hip-hop, and other tales from the underground punk / metal fest

"...in CiT's hip-hop program, mostly one-man festival booker Timmy Hefner scored Internet sensation Antwon, who hits Hotel Vegas Sunday..."

May 31, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Luv Doc: Thanks, SCOTUS

Americans should be highly suspicious of people walking around in robes

"...It’s high time somebody weighed in on this whole Hobby Lobby/Supreme..."

July 4, 2014 Column by The Luv Doc

Take Two Aspirin and Ping Me in the Morning

Heath care: an oral future

"...Christie Hefner, Canyon Ranch Enterprises: I think that some of the..."

March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

Playback

Storm (Thorgerson), Chaos (in Tejas), and gender dysphoria: Welcome to summer music!

"...new album, Greatest Hits: 1908-1987, is available now. Essential Hefner..."

June 1, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Building Utopia

After years of pipe dreams, politics, and planning, the new Mueller Neighborhood is rising at last

"...acres of parks and green space. According to Pam Hefner, project manager for the city, projections at the 20-year..."

Sept. 29, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Organized Chaos (in Tejas)

Q: Just how heavy and hardcore is Austin's first-half-closing festival? A: Chaos in Tejas!

"...Red River equivalent of the Ramones' Rock 'N' Roll High School, with members of A Giant Dog, the Strange..."

June 3, 2011 Music Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...A slow Memorial Day news week: high-profile vacationers include the legislators supposedly working to fix school..."

June 4, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Faster Than Sound: Every Artist From Pitchfork Festival Headed to Austin This Year

My trip to Chicago is your summer-to-fall ticket-shopping opportunity

"...Cavazos and Pooneh Ghana, Ground Control Touring agent Timmy Hefner, and side-stage production extraordinaire Monica Skinner, made me feel..."

July 22, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Chaos in Tejas Interviews

"...to join girl-gone-glam outfit the Dum Dum Girls, a high-octane project that engendered an immensely photogenic look perfect for..."

June 1, 2012 Music Feature

Miss March

Two-fifths of the Whitest Kids U'Know comedy troupe wrote, star in, and co-directed this nubile sex romp about a road trip to the Playboy mansion.

"...Trevor Moore, Raquel Alessi, Molly Stanton, Craig Robinson, Hugh Hefner, Carla Jimenez and Cedric Yarbrough. Six months ago, I..."

March 20, 2009 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...take off; sometimesit's like an air blower," says David Hefner, who hears the "high humming" noise constantly from his..."

June 18, 1999 News Feature

Off the Record

Don't bother cleaning up after Chaos in Tejas; OBN III's strike again this weekend

"...Chaos in Tejas is actually a misnomer for Timmy Hefner's annual summer punk parade. Certainly there was no shortage..."

June 10, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Zupan on Impact

'Murderball' and the making of a celebrity

"...liberal use of cattle prods); and one from his high school soccer coach (whose name Zupan at first fails..."

July 22, 2005 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

Kendrick Lamar, Ethel Cain, and More Highlights From Friday at ACL Fest

Homegrown acts Font, We Don’t Ride Llamas debut on big stages

"...Pixies classic “Gigantic.” Find all of our Zilker Park highlights below. Kendrick Lamar’s Commanding Weekend Two Comeback..."

Oct. 14, 2023 Music Post by Doug Freeman

20 Years of Austin Studios

More than just soundstages: Looking back on the unique success of Austin Studios

"...memorable moment in film history: Sandra Bullock strutting on high heels out of an aircraft hangar in Miss Congeniality,..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Off the Record

A curated survival guide to the Austin City Limits Music Festival

"...with Black Joe Lewis for his band's new Lost Highway album, due this spring...."

Oct. 8, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Sound and the Fury

Local theatre Alamo Drafthouse teams silent films with live musical scores by favorite Austin acts.

"...went out of style along with handlebar mustaches and high-button shoes, a bygone ritual that goes with Iowa church..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Postmarks

Elitist Vision of South Austin

"...could smoke industrial hemp all day and never get high, yet it's still illegal to grow for any reason..."

Dec. 4, 1998 Column

Exit Interview: Trailer Space Owner Spot Long

Choosing happiness – even when going out of business

"...the first show. It was put on by Timmy Hefner...."

Oct. 15, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Playback: HAAM Payback

Austin music says thanks for saving our butt, HAAM

"...Jon Dee Graham, High Road on Dawson, 8pm..."

Aug. 28, 2015 Music Column

Playback: Bavu Blakes Carpes the Diem

Bavu Blakes seizes his own day, Shakey Graves lands an Austin City Limits taping, and the Saxon Pub turns 25

"...late Thursday afternoon, a conglomeration of rappers and junior high students amassed in the lobby of City Hall...."

May 1, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Shark Attack!

American Sharks, the future of Austin rock

"...only an obsessive music fan like festival co-founder Timmy Hefner could assemble...."

June 7, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback

Dreaming up the Young, smokin' with Snoop

"...Tuesday (see "Chaotic Discs," June 1, for review). Riding high on recent praise from Rolling Stone, the locals' national..."

June 8, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Off the Record

The estate of Don Walser and Southbound's Lowkey both get their respective days in court

"..."Four-day festival, two-week hangover." Orchestrated by local booker/promoter Timmy Hefner, the annual punk bazaar was like South by Southwest..."

June 4, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Sold on the Cool

The Blanton's 'Birth of the Cool' is midcentury modernism made sexy

"...Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, and Playboy's Penthouse, Hugh Hefner's first venture into the television variety/talk show, with Nat..."

March 13, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

TV Eye

Looking for something to watch this Easter? Try a little history lesson with George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire. Also, Antiques Roadshow comes to Austin; Great Writers, Great Cities premieres on PBS; no one takes the flap for Who Wants to Marry a Multi-millionaire.

"...I know Easter is a high Christian holy day, but in terms of TV specials,..."

April 21, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta