Butthole Surfers Drummer King Coffey Recovering After Being Hit By a Car

“Just a bad scenario,” admits the scene veteran

"...Butthole Surfers drummer King Coffey was hospitalized on Friday night after being hit..."

Feb. 17, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Levitation Live Shot: Wolf Eyes Music, Shit & Shine, Skeleton, King Coffey

Atemporal accents and random acts of aggression and oblivion

"...outlines of lap steel, mod synth, and alto sax, flicking experimental sound around the perimeter of yard conversation. Creating..."

Nov. 11, 2019 Music Post by Rick Weaver

The Short Unhappy Life of Sophia King

The APD shooting death of Sophia King was a tragedy waiting to happen.

"...The short unhappy life of Sophia Chante King came to a sudden end a little after 8:45..."

Aug. 2, 2002 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

After 18 Months, APD Releases Report on King Shooting

The APD report on the Sophia King shooting answers some questions, leaves others unaddressed

"...That is the final epitaph for Sophia King, a 22-year-old mother of two with a history of..."

Feb. 20, 2004 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Blame Abounds in King Shooting

The police shooting of a mentally ill East Austin woman has officers defending their actions and critics raising eyebrows.

"...first time Austin police had been called to Sophia King's home. A 23-year-old mother of two, King had a..."

June 21, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Sophia King: Is the Case Closed?

The city should have known its report couldn't bring "closure" in the Eastside shooting death.

"...the independent investigation into the shooting death of Sophia King. Since October 2002, when the Office of the Police..."

Oct. 3, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Sophia King: What Happens Now?

The city, APD, and police union haggle over what kind of "independent" review will be made of the King shooting.

"...investigation into the June 11 shooting death of Sophia King. Yet because of holes in the current police contract..."

Nov. 1, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

King Family Lawyer Positions His Arguments

"...Dear Editor, Lucius Lomax's piece on Sophia King's shooting death points to some of the questions left..."

Feb. 25, 2004 Postmarks

Coffey Is a Hero

"...For the past 18 months the reports on the King shooting have been questioned, examined, and picked apart ["After..."

Feb. 25, 2004 Postmarks

Sophia King: A Brief Chronology

A chronology of the life of Sophia King

"...May 19, 1979: Sophia King is born...."

Aug. 2, 2002 News Feature

Partisan Supporters of Reform Don't Need a Salesman Like King

"...Dear Editor, Michael King's “Point Austin” of July 31 [News] contains so many..."

Aug. 3, 2009 Postmarks

King Inquiry: What Next?

"...independent investigator to review the police shooting of Sophia King. "It is my duty to concur with this recommendation..."

Oct. 18, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Playback: Behold! The Austin Music Awards

Announcing the 2014/15 Austin Music Awards bill, the 13th Floor Elevators reunite for Levitation, and King Coffey recovers after being struck by a car

"...on "You're Gonna Miss Me" from touring as Erickson's backing band. ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, who last year staged..."

Feb. 20, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Weird Bands From Texas

"...When Butthole Surfers drummer King Coffey made his New Year's resolution to start a..."

Nov. 20, 1998 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Naked City

The cop who shot Sophia King is honored by the police union.

"...investigation into last year's fatal shooting of 23-year-old Sophia King by Austin police officer John Coffey, the Austin Police..."

Oct. 3, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Tongue-in-Cheek Terror

"...Flush with success, 1986 (l-r): Gibby Haynes, Theresa Taylor, King Coffey, Jeff Pinkus, and Paul Leary photograph by Debbie..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

The Green Mile

"...have saved had Frank Darabont hooked up with Stephen King long ago. The director who also helmed the film..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ellie Parker

This Naomi Watts performance showcase has been slipping into theatres that are presently readying themselves for the onslaught of King Kong, starring Watts as the woman who would be Fay Wray.

"...Directed by: Scott Coffey. Starring: Naomi Watts, Rebecca Rigg, Scott Coffey, Mark Pellegrino..."

Dec. 9, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Out of the Mouths of Children

The return of the Butthole Surfers – don't call it a reunion!

"...wish we'd taken a vow of silence," bemoans drummer King Coffey at the watercooler inside Beerland. "I regret every..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Cherubs Flourish in the Afterlife at SOS Fest

"We didn’t want to be a Cherubs cover band playing Heroin Man over and over for people"

"...Brent Prager first met in the late Eighties while working at Wheatsville Co-op. Whitley's primary gig at the time..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Saturday Night at the Bookstore

The Dicks' Gary Floyd 20 years after Austin's first Punk Prom at the ArmadilloWorld Headquarters

"...of a breeze, things in the beer garden were looking up. Bar manager Dale Watkins, towel tucked firmly in..."

May 12, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Dancing About Architecture

The Butthole Surfers find themselves uncovered, Don Walser takes a dive, and time and music march on.

"...subsided. No such luck. Last week, a friend of King Coffey suggested that the drummer might want to take..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Naked City

A Travis County grand jury returns a no-bill against the officer who shot Sophia King, but some people remain unsatisfied.

"...Jury returned a no-bill against 16-year APD Officer John Coffey, who shot and killed 24-year-old Sophia King June 11..."

July 5, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Playback: The Austin Music Industry Awards Come of Age

Kevin Curtin reverses his “awards are bullshit” stance

"...That dynamic shift saw new winners taking home major awards. Central among them was Cheer Up..."

March 2, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

The death of Sophia King was a tragedy waiting to happen.

"...Sophia King was a victim of the system before Austin police..."

June 21, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Dancing About Architecture

My Fair Ladies

"...new markets." There will, however, be one Austin act taking the Lilith Village Stage; cling will play a short..."

July 31, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

On Your Marks

"...Tosca Gruber, owners of La Zona Rosa, have been talking to the House of Blues corporation about taking over..."

Feb. 7, 1997 Music Column

Dancing About Architecture

Emo's turns 10.

"...Butthole Surfers. Even that, however, didn't stop somebody from asking me on Monday morning about a rumor that the..."

July 19, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Two Turntables and a Microphone

Austin's DJ Culture

"...puzzles Mayo. "I'd rather it wasn't, actually. Yeah, it's breaking here, but god, I hate that `next big thing.'..."

May 29, 1998 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Naked City

The state attorney general tells the city what it already knew.

"...investigation into the June 2002 police shooting of Sophia King. The report, initiated by the Office of the Police..."

Dec. 26, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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