Midseason Lonestar Rollergirls Bout: Holy Rollers vs. Rhinestone Cowgirls

"...on skates. Meanwhile, my companion, whose birthday was last night, pouted next to me. "I should have told them..."

Feb. 12, 2007 Sports Post by Sofia Resnick

Xmas Unwrapped: Doff we now our gay apparel

After a powerhouse first year of sold-out shows, critical awards, and company growth, the shrewd women of Shrewd Productions are returning to their debut effort, the holiday burlesque Xmas Unwrapped!

"...dancers. But you have to hand it to the ladies for handling it so well. Now that I think..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Arts Feature by Hannah Kenah

On House-Arrest Soirees and Fabulous Thighs: Martha Speaks!

An underwhelming Martha Stewart was a keynote speaker at the sold-out, fem-lite Texas Conference for Women last Thursday at the Austin Convention Center

"...a private chef! Throw a dinner party every single night. Martha doesn't know how she would've made it through..."

Oct. 20, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

TXRD Season-Opening Recap and a Quick Course on Roller Derby Rules

"...throbbing excitement ended with the Holy Rollers championing the night, 12 to 8. All in attendance at this black-fishnet..."

Oct. 18, 2006 Sports Post by Sofia Resnick

Song for My Father

An epic and personal reminiscence of Don Walser and what he meant to Austin

"...in high school when Don was holding down Monday nights at the late Henry's Bar and Grill on Burnet..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Music Feature by Mark Rubin

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Todd's proposed bicycle helmet law pedals into City Hall tonight for what's expected to be an extreme public hearing...."

Aug. 25, 2006 News Feature

Gubernatorial Booty

How our candidates for governor are spending their dough

"...like Friedman could market his cigar-smoking image on a ladies biker tank-top that sells for $22.50? Not Strayhorn, not..."

Aug. 25, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

Buried Alive in the Blues

The night Austin's Godfather of the blues granted Ed Ward a favor he'll never forget

"...picked up from those elders on, say, a Tuesday night on the same stage, with Clifford watching, one eye..."

May 26, 2006 Music Feature by Ed Ward

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Thursday

"...ERRATA10pm, Emo's Annex Now a threepiece, these San Francisco ladies rock it fast and skronky, while singer/trombonist Jenny Hoysten..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature

Spit it

Pick Up the Mic skews hip-hop expectations

"...come. At one point young gun JenRo spits about "ladies eating her like a buffet," right in front of..."

March 17, 2006 Features Feature by Kate Getty

Erase Errata

SXSW showcase reviews

"...new songs from their summer Kill Rock Stars release Night Life. Where albums like Animals or 2003's At Crystal..."

March 17, 2006 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

SoCo Dining Spots

The list and map

"...the eggs and spicy onions cure whatever happened last night. 2218 College, 447-5063..."

March 3, 2006 Food Feature

After a Fashion

Stephen remembers the bawdy Shelley Winters and goes to an all-girl affair!

"...for which she won her first Oscar, and The Night of the Hunter), but she excelled at comedy as..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Up in the Old Hotel

The delights of Refraction Arts Project's 'Up in the Old Hotel' are many, but the creators seem to assume that you already know a lot about 'New Yorker' writer Joseph Mitchell

"...at the The New Yorker offices and left each night, but if he ever wrote anything else, no one..."

Nov. 11, 2005 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

After a Fashion

Stephen sure is getting around, hobnobbing with the bigwigs and taking in all of the faboo fall fashion fetes

"...ZONING OUT Ay-yi-yi, what a nightmare it is at the corner of Riverside and Congress..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

TV Eye

The return of Ricky Gervais; plus, Jennifer Perkins, Vicki Howell, and Austin among the Emmys

"...particularly as he is inappropriately dressed in a Saturday Night Fever suit (his woefully dated idea of cool) among..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Naked City

"...so they can give three of the six-figure grants. Ladies with a chunk of change to drop on a..."

June 24, 2005 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Icing the Batter Electric

Cake decorators both professional and passionately amateur prep for local competition

"...Wilton decorating class in 2001. "I came home the night of that first class and told my husband I..."

June 10, 2005 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

After a Fashion

Stephen is just dripping in the finery of spring, y'all. The benefit season is afoot, and your Style Avatar has more than his big toe in it.

"...at the Hilton for Ballet Austin – a classic ladies' luncheon with a Cat Swanson fashion show as entertainment...."

April 22, 2005 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

TCB

SXSW 2005 plows a furrow of beer cans, cocaine, and music through downtown Austin

"...DeVotchKa, Kathleen Edwards, the Mae-Shi, Nic Armstrong, Whiskey Bitch, Midnight Movies, the Wrens, Daara J, Iain Archer, M.I.A., the..."

March 25, 2005 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Film News

Look no further than this alt-weekly's SXSW coverage for proof that Austin is the film capital of Texas, but don't forget some of the stuff going on 'Between the Scenes'

"...capital of Texas. Locally made features abound, including opening night's The Wendell Baker Story, as well as Drop Dead..."

March 11, 2005 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Love in the Time of War

Nanci Griffith returns after a four-year absence, heart, mind, and activism in hand

"...longtime Nashville resident, had a standing gig every Sunday night during the Drag-bound bar's first half-decade. Since that time,..."

Feb. 25, 2005 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Concerning beans, pods, snow, wind, rain, hedgehogs, and perfect chopsticks

"..."Mister Pants" was a well-known ladies apparel line in the 1960s owned by the parents..."

Feb. 11, 2005 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

FronteraFest Short Fringe: Friday, Jan. 14

The Jan. 14 Short Fringe program featured a humdrum radio thriller, a comedy about tourism, a graceful commentary on rape, a provocative performance about sexism, and a thoughtful, funny reflection on headlines

"...Friday night's Short Fringe program began with Lillian Kaufman Radio Drama's..."

Jan. 21, 2005 Arts Review by Heather Barfield Cole

Latin Beat

Latin beat

"...Da Da," and the Beasties' "Girls" whip up an Eighties-night flavor without much incident, even after Danzig 'toons up..."

Nov. 26, 2004 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

TCB

ACL 04: They're only feet, and "TCB" didn't need them anyway

"...atop a golden throne, distributed roses to some lucky ladies in the crowd, then invited them onstage to shimmy..."

Sept. 24, 2004 Music Column by Christopher Gray

After a Fashion

What did the drag queen teach Stephen, and when and where will he get Wilde?

"...slash across her face. She could never leave a ladies room without inscribing the famous interlocking C's somewhere in..."

June 4, 2004 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Cab Calloway careers, cosmetic cutouts, and our country's clothing

"...The night of July 19, 1952, is one of the most..."

April 23, 2004 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Rocks Off

SXSW 04 encore: Saturday showcases and more

"...the onus on the first band of a showcase-packed night, lest they delay the stacked schedule. Good thing, then,..."

March 26, 2004 Music Feature by David Lynch

South Austin Treasures

Green Pastures and the Broken Spoke: two old-timers getting better with age

"...A quintessential "ladies who lunch" spot, my daughter and I stole an..."

March 5, 2004 Food Feature by Barbara Chisholm

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