Mr. Toad's Wild Ride

Out of Austin's primordial music past comes John Andrews with tales from the music hall of legends

"...the past, especially when it comes to music. Novelist Billy Lee Brammer's book review of The Improbable Rise of..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Election 2004

The GOP chair wages war against his own party’s right- wing fringe; Business as usual in the Williamson County Attorney’s office

"...was brought on by one of his candidates ousting Bill Crocker, a Legacy leader who had been a six-year..."

April 9, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...the dot-com phenomenon are little more than recycled new economy hubris ["What I Learned at the Dot-Bomb Revolution," Nov...."

Dec. 7, 2001 Column

The Golf Cart Story

The oral history of the Great Chronicle Lakeway Golf Cart Raid

"...this house.Between the Lines of the Secaucus SevenJim Shahin: My recollection of that evening was that we got out..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature by Jordan Smith

She Got Rhythm

In the world of rhythm tap, female dancers are a minority, and women who are masters of the form, as Acia Gray is, are merely a fraction of the whole. But with the debut of the Soul to Sole Festival, Gray hopes to give women who tap their due.

"...tapped their way into history and the national consciousness: Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, King Rastus Brown, John Bubbles, Fred Astaire,..."

May 18, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Trouble Men

The post-SRV trials and tribulations of Texas' most famous rhythm section

"...had been repainted black. That's how Double Trouble bassist Tommy Shannon remembers the months after Stevie Ray Vaughan was..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Lady in Waiting

Prospective First Lady Anita Perry Prepares for Life in the Spotlight

"...Local lobbyist Bill Miller wasted no time snapping her up. With her..."

Dec. 15, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Postmarks

Recent coverage of light rail and of access-TV personality Alex Jones pushes readers' buttons this week.

"...Austin because you're unhappy with the bus service! Hey buddy, I'm sorry you were unable to catch your bus,..."

July 28, 2000 Column

The Loyal Lieutenants

Bush Applies Litmus Test of Allegiance in Choosing Inner Circle

"...some 76,282 employees and an annual budget of $5.4 billion. They also manage an investment portfolio of $14.2billion...."

March 17, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Sea Cruise

Sailing into the sunset on Delbert McClinton's Blues Crusie.

"...the Nashville-based McClinton, John Hiatt, Sonny Landreth, Al Anderson, Jimmy Hall, Wayne Toups, Lloyd Jones, Tommy Castro, Anson Funderburgh,..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

When Good Food Goes Bad

"...they could be included in the new guidebook. At my table was an old high school buddy of mine,..."

June 4, 1999 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Dancing About Architecture

We Got Trouble -- Right Here in River City

"...on a week of tour dates before teaming with Buddy Guy for another string of gigs beginning on June..."

May 28, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

Jazzin' (But Not for Blue Jeans)

"...he's done a pretty good job, booking jazz greats Jimmy Smith, Jack McDuff with the Roy Hargrove Quintet and..."

May 21, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Work Release

"...T-shirt designs (an offering from stalker/porn legend Ron "Hedgehog" Jeremy, of all people), and the piece de resistance, a..."

Feb. 19, 1999 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Dangerous Music

"...(l-r): Laura Krause, John Brewington, Cisco Ryder, Aaron Blount, Bill McCullough photograph by John Anderson..."

Jan. 29, 1999 Music Feature by Kim Mellen

All the Pain Platinum Can Buy

"...clock. "Anytime I start to lose focus, I remind myself of being in the van and wondering if my..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Record Reviews

"...the visionary he's credited with being, he'd have sent Buddy Holly to the Bay of Pigs instead of a..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Music Review

The Winter Classic

South by Southwest 1998

"...in Hell, and I've just checked in." That was my realization about halfway through Harvey Sid Fisher's set in..."

March 27, 1998 Music Feature

SXSW Record Reviews

"...guitarist with Seal), Jim O'Rourke (Gastr Del Sol), and Bill Rieflin (Ministry), the sound is amazingly cohesive in light..."

March 13, 1998 Music Review

Postmarks

Welfare Coverage Excellent

"...Whoa buddy, what's with the rush? Yes, Old Spicewoods Springs Road..."

July 4, 1997 Column

That Old Revival Spirit

Testifying About Movies

"...Myra Breckinridge Video stores killed the revival houses. Video and..."

June 13, 1997 Screens Feature

Energizer Lobbyists

Deregulation Keeps Lobbyists Going... and Going...

"...country. In 1994, Texas electric producers sold about 258 billion kilowatt hours of electricity, worth $16.5 billion. So it's..."

Feb. 21, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Dancing About Architecture

"..."A Phish T-shirt ain't the same as a badge, buddy." In-Stores & New Releases Gary Primich and John "Juke"..."

Oct. 20, 1995 Music Column

The Writer, The Editor, and the Filmmaker: The Story of Turn Every Page

Lizzie Gottlieb on her father and LBJ biographer Robert Caro

"...in the audience and you could see them bristle. My father shut that down. He said something like, ‘Oh,..."

Jan. 28, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Raul's in Overdrive: "AUSTIN IS UN-MELLOWING OUT!"

In 1978, visits from Patti Smith and Elvis Costello plus the Austin Punk Scene’s first record could mean “AUSTIN IS UN-MELLOWING OUT!”

"..."We were young, fast, and loud," drummer Billy Blackmon asserts these days regarding the Skunks, whose engine..."

Dec. 30, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

We Have an Issue: And Now for Some Good News

In this week's issue, an optimistic story about Camp Esperanza and a heartfelt sendoff to retiring Music Editor Raoul Hernandez

"...As for me? Raoul has my professional respect – the man hustles hard, does not..."

July 23, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

Here are the sounds we’re consuming

"...Buddy Guy, Albert King, Albert Collins, Doyle Bramhall, and Lonnie..."

June 26, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Cthulhu Humor of William Browning Spencer

Austin author William Browning Spencer finds the lighter side of Lovecraft and other horrors

"...to see the potential for comedy in the Cthulhu Mythos, to tweak its conventions and assumptions, without resorting to..."

Aug. 4, 2017 Arts Feature by Mike Berry

DVDanger: Another Evil

Carson D. Mell on crying exorcists, plus home release update

"...the worst hiring decision since Richard Dreyfuss took on Bill Murray as patient in What About Bob?..."

May 6, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Capital City Black Film Festival Grows by Leaps and Bounds

Four-day event showcases African-American experiences in cinema

"...in terms of depth. The rundown includes Peabody and Emmy-winning director Laurens Grant (Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Screens Feature by Kahron Spearman

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