TV Eye

The government claims it wants to help you switch from analog to digital-ready TV, but they're not making it easy

"...don't know whose call it was, but host Jon Stewart came off looking sublimely gracious when he escorted Oscar..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Top 10 Most Memorable Locally Produced Live Performance Offerings that I Chanced to See in 2007 (A Hierarchical List)

Chronicle Arts writer Barry Pineo on the most memorable moments onstage in 2007

"...took it on. Challenging? You betcha. Risky? Cornered the market. Best show of the year? Without question. Directed by..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Duke Ellington

In Box

"...minutes, and the remaining 154 tracks under even that mark. Thing is, at an average length of 2:30, you're..."

March 2, 2007 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

'Possession Arrow': Badgley<-Razook

"...Oden barely even touched the ball until the five-minute mark, and junior Jamar Butler missed a mildly contested three..."

Jan. 10, 2007 Sports Post by Shawn Badgley

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Editor Robert Faires responds: With all due respect, while Mark Prellop may well have been referring to Donald White,..."

Sept. 8, 2006 Column

Just Another Manic Monday

The Alamo Drafthouse's music / film synergy: Music Mondays and more

"...a terrific BBC documentary on the Fall that made Mark E. Smith seem kind of likable. Music Mondays have..."

July 7, 2006 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

TCB

Hair metal sneaks into ACL 2005, under a blanket of dust

"...bluegrass, there was Neil Young, disco, OK Computer, Rod Stewart, the Stones, Eighties rock from John Mellencamp to Tears..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Friday Picks

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...the No Depression route, Timms spins songs by men (Mark Eitzel, Ryan Adams, and Mekon Jon Langford), applying her..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

Not Shutting Up Anywhere

This Al Franken is your Al Franken

"...about an '06 run with the announcement that Sen. Mark Dayton, D-Minn., would not seek re-election. But "there is..."

March 4, 2005 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

Food-o-File

Attention, chocoholics; plus, the Granite Cafe is eroding

"...selling his Brown Paper Chocolates at the Westlake Farmers Market (Burger Center Parking Lot, Highway 290 West, www.westlakefarmersmarket.com) on..."

Nov. 5, 2004 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...traditional Southern playa rap blueprint, Dok Holiday made a mark on the local scene in 2003 with his debut..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

TCB

Don't wanna meet yo daddy, just want you in my Caddy

"...month at upstate New York's Dreamland Studios with co-producer Mark Neil. Other New West names headed for the Empire..."

Jan. 16, 2004 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...There are typically three methods such men employ and remarkably, maybe impressively, May uses all three in his editorial...."

Aug. 8, 2003 Column

Food-o-File

Virginia B. Wood has plenty o' news in this week's "Food-o-File."

"...that restaurant which was recently purchased and reopened by Stewart Scruggs and Mark Paul. Scruggs and Paul, by the..."

July 11, 2003 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Articulations

The winners are in for the 28th annual B. Iden Payne Awards, honoring outstanding achievements in Austin theatre from August 2001 through July 2002.

"...citations to longtime theatre supporter Connie McMillan; performer Hans Mark (Lonely Highway), set designer Gary van der Wege, and..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Surf and Turf, Travis-Style

Lakeside dining 2002: by boat or by car, bring your appetite

"...Lohmann's Spur, #134, 263-8869: Well-loved for its spicy dishes marked with stars and its sizzling platters, this Pao's location..."

Aug. 2, 2002 Food Feature

Unsung Heroes

Chefs get the credit; sous chefs get dinner on the table.

"...found a culinary home under the direction of chefs Stewart Scruggs and Mark Paul at the now-defunct Brio Vista...."

Feb. 22, 2002 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Blow Up Your Video

MTV forces American youth to sell their souls, but has Joan Jett in a bikini!

"...co-opting the documentary format in a manner rife with marketing opportunities. Why stop at the soundtrack of a generation..."

Aug. 3, 2001 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Food-o-File

Things used to slow down here in the summer, but it looks like June could be the busiest month of the year for Austin-area chefs.

"...Texas beef or Gulf oysters for conventioneers… Chef partners Stewart Scruggs and Mark Paul spent the past six weeks..."

June 22, 2001 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Dancing About Architecture

The Austin Music Awards lineup starts to trickle out.

"...of music," as the Wavefly people are claiming. Psychobaby's marketing manager, Raydog Seggern, says "the whole premise [of Psychobaby.com]..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

Bush's balls drop.

"...see Brian James, Wayne Kramer, and Clem Burke, with Stewart Copeland and Duff McKagan being replaced by ex-Nine Inch..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

Election 2000 gets rained out.

"...appeared Bush had won, media advisor/former Kris Kristofferson sideman Mark McKinnon informed reporters his immediate plans called for a..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Gray Matter

Milkshake Media's Katherine Jones was trained in medical illustration -- but with her work on Fight Club and The Cell, she got a lesson in Hollywood.

"...For all its strengths, The Cell's storyline (written by Mark Protosevich) sounds like a lot of Hollywood hooha: Gifted..."

Aug. 18, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

B.B. King Making Love Is Good for You (MCA)
B.B. King & Eric Clapton Riding With the King (Reprise)
Jimmy Page & the Black Crowes Live at the Greek (TVT)

National Records

"...finesse, it makes up for in a raw, Rod Stewart-era Beckian meltdown. "Ten Years Gone" falls just shy of..."

July 14, 2000 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Where Were You When ...

Sports lover Lisa Tozzi reflects on 1999, this "underdog" of a year.

"...7. Big Mac Hit Number 65 -- Again. Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa became the first players to..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Sports Feature by Lisa Tozzi

How the Heather Looks: A Joyous Journey to the British Sources of Children's Books

"...McClelland & Stewart, 304 pp. $23.95..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Books Review by Martin Wilson

Wines of Spain

Wines of Spain, a trade group, recently hosted a tasting in Austin of Rioja wines.

"...the largest selection of Spanish wines in town. Grapevine Market and Central Market both carry over 100 Spanish wines..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Honorable Mentions

"...John Randall, Brian Morrison, Susan Stewart (New Braunfels)..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Food Feature

Full Gallop: Everything Is Beautiful

"...fashion everywhere. Ann Ciccolella directs the Texas premiere of Mark Hampton and Mary Louise Wilson's recent Broadway hit, which..."

March 26, 1999 Arts Review

Dancing About Architecture

"...Lane, Ian McLagan, Ron Wood, Kenney Jones, and Rod Stewart) since a live album in 1975. Austinite McLagan has..."

Jan. 22, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

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