Miracle Man

When an actor's bio claims 14,000 performances to his credit, you rather expect the fellow to have some good stories. And Eddie Bracken doesn't disappoint. In anticipation of his appearance at a screening of Preston Sturges' The Miracle of Morgan's Creek, Bracken talks about Sturges, Betty Hutton, Hollywood, and hitchhiking.

"...films he starred in for writer-director Preston Sturges, The Miracle of Morgan's Creek and Hail the Conquering Hero. Bracken..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Screens Feature by Robert Faires

Luv Doc Recommends: The Miracle Bash

Sky Lounge, Saturday, June 9, 2007

"...you wake up on the floor of your hotel room with coke crust on your nostrils, your underwear around..."

June 8, 2007 Column by The Luv Doc

What Is This Miracle Called Movie Music?

Making movie-music magic 'Infamous'

"...NYC, Masque Sound, and though much smaller than the rooms we have down in Texas, it proves much more..."

Oct. 20, 2006 Screens Feature by Mark Rubin

Miracle on E. 7th St.

After 25 Years, Ruperto Reyes Brings Magic Back Home

"...Petra has cable television installed in the factory's break room. As it turns out, the cable company is offering..."

Feb. 14, 1997 Arts Feature by James E. Garcia

Megachurch Miracle

Believers Flock to Bigger, Some Say Better, Churches

"...or pews -- it's nothing more than a large room with metal chairs and a few cheap decorations. "The..."

Dec. 19, 1997 News Feature by Kayte Van Scoy

Evil Triplet’s Career Opportunities

ATX punk pioneer previews heavy psych on “Get a Job”

"...musical threads: art-punk ancestor (Terminal Mind), industrial psychedelic hoedowner (Miracle Room), noise-blues luthier (Wisdom Tooth), plus ample sonic experimentations..."

Jan. 16, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Austin Punk Pioneer Steve Marsh Climbs the Star Ladder

Ex-Terminal Mind vocalist explores outré galaxies in Evil Triplet

"...latter a fleshed-out leftover from Marsh's Eighties/Nineties industrial outfit Miracle Room. His phone alerts him to his pre-release foreign..."

Feb. 10, 2017 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Get Real!

With the Arts on Real, Blake Yelavich has managed to do what many other theatre groups in the city have been attempting to do, some for years upon years: create from scratch the premier alternative theatre facility in Austin.

"...he's much more. He is, in fact, a theatre miracle-worker and is almost single-handedly responsible for the most exciting,..."

June 13, 2003 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Free Solo

Staggering mountaineering achievement mixes vertigo with wonder

"...perfect beauty of free soloing is that there’s no room for a mistake. None...."

Oct. 12, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Take Your Slacker to Work Day

"...way saying he does a bad job. There’s no room for the morning zoo guys here because this is..."

June 12, 2007 Sports Post by John Hunt

Free Week Live Shots

Cheer Up Charlies, Jan. 8

"...post-rock, blazing electro-punk trio Blxpltn then whipping the inner room into a frenzy. Concentrating on new album New York..."

Jan. 13, 2017 Music Feature by Michael Toland

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...world of the industrial post-punk duo. Richard Smith (Crust, Miracle Room) and Jessica Sopolis (Bipolar Gentlemen) appeared pantsless and..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Evil Triplet

"...Austin post-punks Terminal Mind revisits his old NYC band Miracle Room, plucking "Open Heart" from a long-gone cassette and..."

July 27, 2018 Music Review by Michael Toland

Terminal Mind

"...reincarnating as a psychedelic shaman in noisy freak-out specialists Miracle Room and, more recently, Evil Triplet, Steve Marsh was..."

Jan. 26, 2018 Music Review by Tim Stegall

Evil Triplet Record Review

Otherworld (Super Secret)

"...singer/guitarist explored outré music in New York mind expansions Miracle Room and Wisdom Tooth, while his rhythm section draws..."

Feb. 10, 2017 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Cheer Up Charlie's New Red River Digs

East Sixth fixture moves into storied space with warm gay memories

"...the works, news that may feel like a holiday miracle to Cheer Up's many fans and supporters...."

Dec. 30, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Meet J Wagner

‘Californication’ fan: ‘Keep writing, keep touring, be thankful’

"...Meet J Wagner, Gregory Alan Isakov’s songwriting partner. He..."

Dec. 23, 2013 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Fun Fun Fun Fest Live Shot: Sarah Silverman

Giving voice to the most vile thoughts

"...Fresh air and elbow room were in short supply as Sarah Silverman took the..."

Nov. 11, 2013 Arts Post by Greg Beets

Point Austin: Texas Brinkmanship

State report card shows plenty of room for improvement

"...what politicians and pundits like to call the "Texas Miracle." The section on education reports that among the 50..."

April 19, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Household Saints

"...Malina, Michael Rispoli and Victor Argo. The glory of miracles is not in the making but, rather, in the..."

Dec. 3, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Good Eye: Swimming While Fat

Does this swimsuit make me look fat? I hope so.

"...in the fluorescent light of a department store dressing room, squeezing myself into a girdle-like "Miracle Suit." I am..."

May 16, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

Top Chef Texas, Week 9: Things You Don't Say

The cheftestants are smoking. Literally.

"...Room service arrives with a set of the Modernist Cuisine..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

Friday Picks

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...have left Brooklyn for Amish country. A recent front room stand at Emo's demonstrated that their Apocalypse Now miasma,..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

Depraved

A modern Frankenstein finds the sins of the fathers in war and commerce

"...realizes that his birth is anything but a modern miracle...."

Sept. 27, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Hightower Report

Perry Peddles Texas Snake Oil; and Obama Goes Courting

"...a traveling medicine show, billing himself as the "Texas Miracle Man." From New York to New Orleans, he's wowing..."

July 1, 2011 News Column by Jim Hightower

The House Adjourns to Oklahoma

The House Dems may be losing the legislative wars, but they're finally winning the PR battle.

"...but in fact the Dems have a little wiggle room. Fifty-three members signed letters to the parliamentarian announcing their..."

May 16, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Dancing About Architecture

"...still not completely writing off the possibility of a miracle, but that is the word -- "miracle" -- she..."

June 21, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Record Reviews

"...and Roll Circus was the revolution in your living room. The crown princes of the new rock royalty were,..."

Nov. 15, 1996 Music Review

Portals

SF anthology brings in genre heavy hitters but still whiffs

"...Center" sequence between them – which is a minor miracle, considering it only lasts about 15 minutes. It's a..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Ten Things to Do on Christmas Day

Avoid the Grinch-y realm this holiday

"...zoo, or Chinese Lantern Festival? This place has all. Miracle on 5th Street The Eleanor 307-A W. Fifth, 6pm..."

Dec. 22, 2018 Chron Events Post by Evelin Garcia

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