Day Trips

Port Arthur's the home of Janis Joplin's psychedelic Porsche

"...was hardly noticeable under the shade of oak and magnolia trees that survived the sea's fury...."

March 9, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

La Bush Resistance

France and Israel put in a strong SXSW 07 showing, with Holland, Spain, South Africa, and Germany bringing up the International Bands' rear

"...Praise the Twilight Sparrow lurks in the backwoods of Magnolia Electric Co.'s Fading Trails, near where the creek drank..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Music Feature by Austin Powell

'Possession Arrow': Badgley->Razook

"...FYI: Durant, Okla., is, in addition to being the Magnolia Capital of the great state, the headquarters of Halliburton...."

Jan. 15, 2007 Sports Post by John Razook

Double Exposure

In Double Exposure, writer/performers Wayne Alan Brenner and David Jewell offer old and new material they've created, and their knack for capturing nuance in the mundane entertains

"...sexual mishap. In another segment, Brenner dresses as a Magnolia Cafe waiter and tells the tale about a butter..."

Nov. 17, 2006 Arts Review by Heather Barfield Cole

Parade

'Parade' is an ambitious musical for a university theatre department, but the entire company presenting it at St. Edward's is impressively in tune with Alfred Uhry and Jason Robert Brown's retelling of the Leo Frank case

"...and stands before him, immovable, she's as steely a magnolia as Dixie ever produced. Recognizing Lucille's efforts on his..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Arts Review by Robert Faires

ACL Fest Live Shots

Saturday, Sept. 16, Zilker Park

"...best known tunes from the soundtrack to the movie Magnolia, a meditation of longing and resignation that matched a..."

Sept. 22, 2006 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Extra Credit

How a class I took in college helped find distribution for a low-budget, high-caliber indie

"...was right. Shortly after the festival, Landmark Theatres and Magnolia Pictures CEO Bill Banowsky came to our class with..."

July 14, 2006 Screens Feature by Brian Clark

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

There ain't nothin' like a ho'-down, and Austin Playhouse's production of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas draws the audience to her big friendly bosom

"...sexiest part of the show, singing with that sultry magnolia voice about making love to her own husband. And..."

June 23, 2006 Arts Review by Patti Hadad

Service Discussion Corrections

"...article incorrectly titles me as the general manager of Magnolia Cafe. This is in fact not the case. I..."

April 21, 2006 Postmarks

At the Table

Our panel of service experts

"...Mahala Guevara, Magnolia Cafe general manager: Young Guevara's articulation of her attitudes..."

March 31, 2006 Food Feature

SoCo Dining Spots

The list and map

"...14) Magnolia Cafe South This diner packs 'em in around the..."

March 3, 2006 Food Feature

Food-o-File

Looking back at many of the stories we covered in 2005, it seems that they came down to fire and water, one way or another

"...He's also found a food manufacturing plant in nearby Magnolia where he can resume production of his line of..."

Jan. 13, 2006 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Realms of Inspiration

Erik Hokkanen, Finnish and fiddling in Austin

"...Erik Hokkanen appears at Magnolia Cafe on a blustery November afternoon bearing gifts of..."

Dec. 2, 2005 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Here Yet Ever There

From Austin, New Orleans artists strive to save what remains of their city and work to recover it

"...a deep surrealist dreamscape. I missed the smell of magnolia blooms, the buzz of the street lamps on St...."

Nov. 25, 2005 Arts Feature

Learn Your EATs

An epicurean orientation for students new and returning, but also for ACL visitors and recently arrived residents

"...hopping joint, you can usually get seated fairly quickly.The Magnolia Cafe..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Bryant's Loving, Excited Thanks

"...ever happen. My first trip here I went into Magnolia and saw Ethan Hawke there. How do you like..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Postmarks

It's a Flaky, Gooey, Crusty, Sugary, Savory Morning

Wake up to the delicious diversity of our town's breakfast pastry

June 3, 2005 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

TV Eye

There's been some mild hoopla over the current crop of female detectives on TV crime dramas

"...and says with the silky intonation of a steel magnolia, "If I didn't mind being called a bitch to..."

June 3, 2005 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

South San Gabriel

"...gently and underscoring Johnson's oblique lyrics ("I live in magnolia, I am in your paintbrush"). Johnson scores a direct..."

April 29, 2005 Music Review by Melanie Haupt

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"..."local chow." Since when does Louis Black support ditching Magnolia Cafe or any of the other truly local flavors..."

April 8, 2005 Column

A Dumber and More Ignorant 'Chronicle'

"..."local chow." Since when does Louis Black support ditching Magnolia Cafe or any of the other truly local flavors..."

April 5, 2005 Postmarks

Girls Can Tell

"...off to a very late start, we breakfasted at Magnolia Cafe and experienced a short wait for a table,..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

The Enron Autopsy

Alex Gibney on The Smartest Guys in the Room'

"...up to judge and jury (and the timing of Magnolia Pictures' theatrical release of the film, of course), two..."

March 11, 2005 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

Naked City

News and happening from Austin and beyond

"...their monthly meeting Tuesday, Feb. 1, at 7:30pm at Magnolia Cafe South (1920 S. Congress) on the back patio...."

Jan. 28, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Charlie Robison

Texas platters

"...belle doesn't survive a star-crossed affair in the bluegrassy "Magnolia," and "Big City Blues" smolders with slow Southern grind...."

Oct. 8, 2004 Music Review by Christopher Gray

The Final Act

The Texas Documentary Tour hosts Robert Stone's 'Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst'

"...carte blanche, PBS bought it upon completion, and now Magnolia Pictures is releasing it in theatres. So I'm thankfully..."

Sept. 3, 2004 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Second Helpings: American Cafes

Aug. 6, 2004 Food Column by Erin Mosow

Land of Confusion

Michael Simon's first detective novel finds a transplanted New Yorker struggling to solve a murder in a 'completely different' Austin

"...some South Congress streetwalkers; and one Austin eatery, the Magnolia, for which the book's hero has an irrepressible fondness...."

July 30, 2004 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

After a Fashion

Austin style avatar Stephen puts his most certainly Queer Eye on a local band, gives them an up-do for the festival, and gets away with it… Plus, where's he going tomorrow and upon whom did he spy at the Mark Mothersbaugh art show?

"...Congress to do the deed. We had breakfast at Magnolia Cafe, and the band proved charming and funny, and..."

March 19, 2004 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Then I read this lovely article about Magnolia Cafe, Kerbey Lane, and even Katz's. Homesick I am...."

Jan. 16, 2004 Column

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