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"Caritas" Doesn't Mean a "Little Care"

"...in Italy was overturned because the victim was wearing jeans. The geniuses in the court reasoned that "jeans cannot..."

March 5, 1999 Column by Kate X Messer

The Austin Music Scene's Spectrum of Sexism

From sexual assault to all-female bills, women musicians face myriad issues in the live music capital

"...Horton, guitarist and singer for queer punk trio Mom Jeans, recounts her experience as victim of a home invasion..."

Jan. 20, 2017 Music Feature by Libby Webster

Happy Birthday, Sid Vicious!

Sid Vicious: still dead

"...but the fact that we hold our Lucky Brand jeans together with small steel safety pins tells you all..."

May 10, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Luv Doc Recommends: ROCK & ROLL PARTY

Ruta Maya, Friday, January 11, 2008

"...swallow a tapeworm. You might go on a hunger strike. Your soccer team’s plane might crash in the Andes...."

Jan. 11, 2008 Column by The Luv Doc

The Hightower Lowdown

Sweat It Out; Old School

"...conglomerate, employs 1,800 workers who sew 35,000 pair of jeans a day. The jeans retail in the Exchange stores..."

Jan. 19, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

Hissing Fits

Bryan Mealer sinks his teeth into the 1999 Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup.

"...back and forth trying to get the snake to strike. The snake lunges, jaws open, fangs exposed, and misses..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Features Feature by Bryan Mealer

Excited About Life

Friends keenly mourn the death of Esme Barrera

"...and sad reality in a growing city: Crime can strike at will, without warning, and take away those we..."

Jan. 13, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

100% Texan

Kevin Fowler is among the brightest of the Young Texas rising stars.

"...buckaroos. Bachelors in starched white cowboy shirts, tight blue jeans, and summer straw hats swig frosty longnecks and stroll..."

Aug. 9, 2002 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...far as I know -- in a heavy sweatshirt, jeans (I believe), and, presumably, running shoes (as she was..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Column

Face Off Recap: Frankenweenies

Burton's about more than black-and-white stripy stockings

"...Now the difference here is between inspiration and emulation,..."

March 7, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Journey Through the Past

Down the digital rabbit hole of the Neil Young Archives Vol. 1

"...the stature of the artist here, they're a gold strike. Morbidly fascinating is "The Ballad of Peggy Grover," with..."

Aug. 7, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Further Reflections

"...Flimp wears gold chains and his jeans are rolled up to midcalf in order to show..."

March 26, 1999 Screens Feature

Review: Welcome to Hans Zimmer’s Hard Rock Cafe

Composer amps up film scores at Moody Center live show

"...In the packed Moody Center Friday night, fans in jeans chowed on fries, while high-heeled classical music lovers dressed..."

Feb. 7, 2025 Music Feature by Cat McCarrey

Qmmunity: The Gay Place Rides Again

Original Chron legend Kate X Messer talks "Qmmunity"/"The Gay Place" origins

"...Gear Night Dress in full leather, a T-shirt and jeans, or anything in between – whatever gear is to..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Column by James Scott

Hyde Park Theatre's My Season With the Astros, Expos, and Phillies

One man's sports obsession becomes a charming one-act exploration into mediocrity

"...first professional at-bat was, as one would expect, a strike out...."

Nov. 19, 2021 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

"Dawn Okoro: Punk Noir" at the Carver Museum

The artist provides a corrective to preconceived notions of punk, exploring the ethos through black personal style

"...Dawn Okoro's subjects all strike a commanding pose, but the strength of their style,..."

May 11, 2018 Arts Review by Melany Jean

Guilty Until Proven Innocent

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

"...tanned, with soft and weary eyes. He wears blue jeans, a black hat, brown boots, and a white tank..."

Oct. 9, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

More Than One Complication

KDHDC and line upon line percussion provide a moving-people people-watching performance

"...In her preshow address, wearing rolled-up jeans and a pair of oxfords with well-worn toes, Kathy..."

June 19, 2015 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

AFF: Scene & Heard

A few ramblings about this year's Austin Film Festival

"...waist hugging dress shirt, hanging over neat, straight leg jeans with either athletic shoes or a smart pair of..."

Oct. 25, 2010 Screens Post by Belinda Acosta

Playing Through

The reason we need to explore the heavens is the same reason we need to sing arias and write poetry and hit baseballs – to transcend our lesser selves

"...race. (Yes, greater even than pop-up toasters and bell-bottom jeans.)..."

July 24, 2009 Column by Thomas Hackett

Rain, Broken Glass, and a Dead Body in the Dumpster

Fourteen hours of Elizabeth Reeder's A Very Bad Day

"...his wardrobe: Left in the washer too long, his jeans reek. Everyone can smell them, even as stylist Charlie..."

Aug. 17, 2007 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

The Goose & the Gander

The Rise and Recover and what it's like to live like a rock star – sometimes

"...is out. Teenagers clad in black hoodies and tight jeans kiss the brick wall separating Emo's inside bar from..."

Jan. 21, 2005 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

Billy Dee

"...a time when a sideman feels the need to strike out on his own. Billy Dee, after logging many,..."

Oct. 10, 2003 Music Review by Jerry Renshaw

Wanted Man

State Rep. Patrick Rose walks a fine line in a swing district

"...Red River Cafe wearing a crisp white shirt, blue jeans, and a grave expression...."

July 18, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Let There Be Light

After a $14 million facelift, UT's Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center is letting the light in, literally, through new windows across the front of the structure, and philosophically, through a new mission to give the public more opportunities to see and enjoy its astonishing accumulation of cultural treasures.

"...like a teen after a summer growth spurt, his jeans riding 3 inches above the ankle; it had seriously..."

May 16, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

'Stakeholder' Bails on Stratus

When Lauren Ross urged the City Council to reject the "half-baked" Stratus development deal, council members' jaws dropped one by one.

"...to question Austin's resignation to live within "the box." Strike back, she told the council. "We cannot allow corporations..."

July 26, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Skate the Rainbow

Gay Night at the Roller Rink Brings the Eighties Home

"...about our lovin' in the afternoon at Camp Lucky Strike. But that's neither here nor there ......"

May 11, 2001 Features Feature by Verushka Gray

The Luckiest Girl in the World

An interview with Sissy Spacek, inducted into the first annual Texas Film Hall of Fame on March 9.

"...the film was the first day was the actors' strike. It went on and on and on. We were..."

March 9, 2001 Screens Feature by Margaret Moser

Born on Highway 61

Famed superharpist James Cotton settles into Austin.

"...it was. Sometimes we'd dress up; usually I wore jeans, khakis. Sonny would wear white overalls with those big..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Rodeo Girls

"...Telling and titillating as these pictures become, their punchlines strike familiar chords: A first runner-up, for example, is caught..."

May 5, 2000 Books Review by David Garza

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