ColdTowne’s Missed Connections ATX

The show improvised from actual Craigslist ads is as hilarious as it is oddly cathartic to the singles in the crowd

"...So would begin my own Craigslist "Missed Connection" ad, from which ColdTowne Theater's improvisers draw their..."

March 16, 2018 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

The El Paso Connection

Longtime Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival Contest judges Henry and Fred Alvarado and Carlos Contreras

"...Alvarados and Contreras are known as "the El Paso Connection," and they come by their salsa calling naturally. As..."

Aug. 24, 2007 Food Feature by MM Pack

Officer Will Not Face Criminal Charges in Connection with Traffic Stop Shooting

Whether officer will be disciplined by chief remains unknown

"...by the Travis County district attorney's office. Fortunately, Boehm missed his target...."

Sept. 20, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

The French Connection

Golden moments at Austin Week in Angers, France

"...was hospitalized in Austin last week with pneumonia and missed the trip...."

Sept. 16, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Simon Pegg Gets the Kids All Swoony

BookPeople spies a Missed Connection for nerds

"...good thing they were looking: They stumbled on a Missed Connection forged in the line to buy Simon Pegg's..."

June 11, 2011 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Transformation Is Its Power

The Spiritual Connection

"...the first quarter of this century, that reintroduced the connection between spirituality and dance performance to modern artists. In..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Arts Feature by Barbejoy A. Ponzio

A Chinese Odyssey II: Cinderella

"...whom he may or may not have a supernatural connection. After yet another temporal screw-up, Chaiu lands himself right..."

June 2, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Frito Pie Surprise!

What's a nice candidate for governor like you doing in a place like this?

"...backstage too-cool and thunderstruck starstruck. Some folks who'd apparently missed the last few months of news coverage at the..."

Oct. 7, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Checking In: Gina Chavez Talks to the Moon

Latina dynamo isn’t simply sitting around chillin’

"...Last week, Gina Chavez graced the cover of the..."

April 6, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Thursday Interviews

Busting out with six Thursday SXSW interviews

"...tragedy, but in simple twists of fate – a missed connection, a dropped call. For Kyle Morton, lead singer..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Local Gaming News

New Releases, LeetUps, networking, and more

"...On Austin event, a primer on the tech-industry love connection, and Kevin Pereira's LeetUp event coming to the Paramount...."

Aug. 10, 2012 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Kermit the Frog, Tyler Childers Play Willie’s Luck Reunion

Annual fest still seamlessly threads contemporary country

"...a stool beside him: Kermit the Frog, singing “Rainbow Connection.”..."

March 15, 2024 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Motherlode of Mondo Prints Going to Auction

Once-in-a-lifetime collection going online this month

"...dream of picking up those rare Mondo prints they missed out on back in the day. The Olly Moss..."

Nov. 18, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Author Mo Daviau Debuts Every Anxious Wave at BookPeople

A love-wracked tale of time travel and bands to spin you right ‘round

"...in time and catch that one legendary show you missed by the band whose music pretty much saved your..."

Feb. 9, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Playback: Charlie Pierce Burns It Down

Charlie Pierce, the Gibby Haynes of piano, speaks out; Sweet Spirit serenades Spoon in a tour diary excerpt; and Phil Anselmo says maybe next year for a Housecore Horror ATX return

"...Chronicle's Earache!, but here's an endearing segment about a missed connection with Flaming Lips singer Wayne Coyne in Oklahoma..."

May 29, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Somebody That I Used to Know

An interview with Australian hitmaker Gotye

"...South Korean rapper Psy got everyone with an Internet connection and a decent sense of humor going “Gangnam Style.”..."

Oct. 13, 2012 Music Post by Austin Powell

The Black Keys

"...Right Back" and border-town juke-jointer "Lonely Boy," there's a missed connection, most notably "Little Black Submarines," a "Stairway to..."

Dec. 30, 2011 Music Review by Austin Powell

Two Wild & Crazy Wingmen: A Follow-Up, Of Sorts

When the newsie is the news.

"...Wells Dunbar makes his own dang Missed Connection headlines. UPDATE: The sordid saga continues. Is it..."

Dec. 4, 2007 News Post by Kate X Messer

30 Years of Hot Sauce Festival Creates Many Memories

Reminisce with event staff, judges, and fans during this year’s break from the heat

"...first one. [I am] one of the El Paso Connection judges – and I've been in Austin since 1983,..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Food Feature

Levitation Interview: the Hives Wax Deep ATX Roots

Plus Halloween, human sacrifice, and psychedelia (sort of)

"...phone after the show, there was like 1500, 1600 missed calls or something...."

Nov. 2, 2021 Music Post by David Brendan Hall

Checking In: Nina Diaz Ponders Playing As the Titanic Sinks

“I thought to myself, ‘Would I play ’til the ship sank?’”

"...live shows were no longer an option. The audience missed that dark space for family gathering in a haze..."

Nov. 18, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles

Cake and art mix in this portrayal of consumable creativity at the Met

"...legacy of European monarchs, and you don't make the connection to what Versailles represented and led to (one word:..."

Sept. 25, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Checking In: Nagavalli Brings Peace, Comfort & Joy

Eastern soul fusion or more traditional Indian devotionals?

"...that wants to be around people – that needs connection – is starting to feel it now. I wonder..."

July 20, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Doctor Sleep

Back to the cinematic hallowed ground of the Overlook Hotel

"...mattered most to King, and what he felt Kubrick missed: heart...."

Nov. 8, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...to love a television show. I thought her story missed out on a few key points as to why..."

March 8, 2002 Column

Postmarks Web Extra

Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...that so many, especially our national mainstream media, have missed...."

Oct. 19, 2001 Column

Postmarks Web Extra

Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...that so many, especially our national mainstream media, have missed...."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...that so many, especially our national mainstream media, have missed...."

Oct. 5, 2001 Column

You Can Leave Your Hat On

The ballad of Mambo John Treanor

"...to find other gigs ... Ultimately, I think my connection to the lake and land drew me back. I..."

July 20, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Trying To Fix the World

Five-year review of APD Chief Art Acevedo

"..."He really missed his calling as a preacher," says Bruce Mills, former..."

May 25, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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