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"...CANCER (June 21-July 22): If the trickster god Mercury gave you permission to do one mischievous thing today..."

Oct. 28, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

Get Ready for the 2022 B. Iden Payne Awards

The full list of nominees before Monday's award ceremony

"...the Worlds, a reimagining of the events of the Mercury Theatre's legendary adaptation of H.G. Wells' classic work of..."

Oct. 22, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

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"...the counsel of an intuitive guide named Nensi the Mercury Priestess. She offers the following advice. 1. Cultivate a..."

Sept. 30, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

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"...album purported to include the first recorded Black Mass. Mercury Records pulled the album from stores after the Manson..."

Sept. 23, 2022 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

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"...mystic Caroline Myss, who was born with sun and Mercury and ascendant in Sagittarius. In accordance with current astrological..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

Driussi Wizardry Not Enough for Austin FC in Loss to New York Red Bulls

The Oaks fall 4-3 at home

"...The mercury touched triple digits as the Verde and Black kicked..."

July 25, 2022 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

Down on the Farm for Down With the King

Bob Tarasuk talks rap and agriculture in the new Freddie Gibbs film

"...of rap and agriculture meld deeply as disillusioned MC Mercury Maxwell (rapper Freddie Gibbs) tries to find himself by..."

July 9, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Five Things to Keep Your Arts Account in the Black

From a fresh take on War of the Worlds to pushing back against censorship

"...multimedia classic, Orson Welles and his radio troupe, the Mercury Theatre, are a group of Black artists fighting to..."

May 27, 2022 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Mystery of the Mysterines

Why did I fly 1,500 miles to see Liverpool’s sixth best act?

"...their 60-minute, no-encore performance at live music legacy the Mercury Lounge, Metcalfe announced her band’s return to these shores..."

May 25, 2022 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Parish Files $1 Million Lawsuit Against Landlord After Being Locked Out

Venue says landlord “hatched a plot to commandeer the business”

"...at the time when it changed names from the Mercury to the Parish in 2003. Mosser’s LinkedIn now lists..."

Nov. 8, 2021 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Austin Film Festival Review: Down With the King

Freddie Gibbs finds a new flow as a rapper in the country

"...the same, but rather than some hackneyed scene about Mercury Maxwell (Gibbs) breaking down in some podunk town, or..."

Oct. 23, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Penfold Theatre Gives Live Readings of Radio Plays in the Ransom Center Archives

The company has dusted off radio adaptations of Shakespeare, Fitzgerald, and Thackeray for the 21st century to hear – live

"...stories from the page and stage – Orson Welles' Mercury Theater on the Air being one of the most..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...referred to as "monkey's blood") was discontinued for containing mercury...."

Aug. 27, 2021 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Powell St. John Brought Us the Message, 1940-2021

Psychedelic visionary and Janis Joplin bandmate – a "man for the ages"

"...Avalon Ballroom and the Fillmore Auditorium and signed with Mercury Records. Their four albums include contributions from Mike Bloomfield..."

Aug. 23, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

A Soccer Stadium Built in Line With Austin's Love of the Outdoors

How Gensler architecture's home for the Verde keeps it green

"...Then there’s the ATX heat. Angelenos rarely see the mercury creep above 90 come summer, while Austinites consider it..."

June 18, 2021 Features Feature by Robert Faires

Cine Las Americas Review: La Fortaleza

Gold, demons and dads in this Venezuelan docu-fiction

"...Fortaleza, portrayed with striking beauty by cinematographer Rodrigo Michelangeli. Mercury seeps into the water around the gold mines, poisoning..."

June 15, 2021 Screens Post by Lina Fisher

Austin Hip-Hop Pioneer Tee Double Perseveres

Holding the vision through institutional racism, isolation, and a double transplant

"...himself. Finding a foothold on Sixth Street at the Mercury, Hip Hop Humpday, featuring DJ Phyfteen and a legendary..."

Feb. 12, 2021 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

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"...According to Nature, humans have tripled the levels of mercury in the world's oceans since the beginning of the..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Sound Unseen Review: Stardust

The birth of Bowie the icon retold with more glimmer than glitter

"...Flynn as Bowie and Marc Maron as his wild-haired Mercury Records publicist Rob Oberman. (Oberman got the gig because..."

Nov. 16, 2020 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...New Yorker thus strips the song of its Freddie Mercury and David Bowie grandiosity, exposing the raw realism and..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Austin Chronicle Halloween Costume Contest

"...Dana Yanoshak - Freddy Mercury..."

Oct. 29, 2020 Photo Gallery

Sound Unseen Drops Full Playlist

Online music film fest adds Bee Gees, Sound of Metal

"...embark on a makeshift coast-to-coast promotional tour with struggling Mercury Records publicist Rob Oberman (Marc Maron). Stateside, Bowie is..."

Oct. 21, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sound Unseen Fest Comes to Texas

Hybrid music/movie fest brings Zappa, Stardust, more

"...embark on a makeshift coast-to-coast promotional tour with struggling Mercury Records publicist Rob Oberman (Marc Maron). Stateside, Bowie is..."

Oct. 14, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ex-NFL Star Joe Barksdale Moves to Austin to Tackle Music

After a drastic career change, Barksdale looks for understanding and self-reflection

"...Names like Jimi Hendrix and Freddie Mercury meant little to Barksdale at the time...."

Oct. 9, 2020 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Motorblade Postering Returns, With a New Owner

Austin’s premier postering service is no longer on the Fritz and is ready to roll & rock with Ricardo

"...the Parish – I think it was called the Mercury back then? And so I got to know him..."

July 3, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...The belief that syphilis could be cured with mercury endured into the 20th century...."

June 5, 2020 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Seven New Mother’s Day Dining Options

Because nothing’s too good for that maternal unit of yours, right?

"...salmon rillettes, and some definitely to-swoon-for baklava. As Freddy Mercury might've put it, Ma-maaaaaaa, oooooh ooh-oooooooh!..."

May 7, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Qmmunity: Austin’s Queer Community Feels Effects of SXSW Cancellation

Now's the time show local support however you can

"...Local artists representing a variety of genres, including Soneboy, Mercury, Mike Trevino, Astrotheque, and Julie Nolen. 6pm. The Mambo,..."

March 13, 2020 Column by Beth Sullivan

Honolulu’s Oil in the Alley to Rock the Hideout

Hawaiian trio takes the Downtown stage for an improv-fueled joyride

"...turducken made from Jimi Hendrix, Bruce Lee, and Freddie Mercury!..."

Nov. 14, 2019 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Photos From All Four Days of Levitation 2019

"...Mercury Rev at Stubb's on Friday, November 8, 2019..."

Nov. 11, 2019 Photo Gallery

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