Across the Universe

Gearing up for a new national tour of her hit show The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, Lily Tomlin took a few minutes to talk about connectedness -- her connectedness with The Search, with audiences, and with Austin.

"...So I love to do this anyway, this is my favorite thing to do, and Jane and I have..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Screen Dreams

Drive-In Theatres... on the Web!

"...It's about 1965 or so. One of my earliest movie memories is going to see It's a..."

Aug. 29, 1997 Screens Feature by Jerry Renshaw

They'll Be Booming

By the Time I Get to Georgetown...

"...commute will take differs from mine -- I clocked myself from Barton Springs to their nearly completed new home,..."

July 5, 1996 News Feature

Kelsey Wilson’s Sir Woman Debuts Third Solo Single

Wild Child singer continues solo excursions with “Speak”

"...“Speak” drops mellow and dreamy, with an atmospheric backing that reflects the contemplative feeling..."

Nov. 21, 2019 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Meat Master Aaron Franklin Talks Steak

Dive into five different cuts cooked five different ways in his new book

"...whole restaurant thing, and we'd end up back at my house. Pretty much every night, we were like, "What..."

April 19, 2019 Food Feature by Rod Machen

Mayor Steve Picks Mayor Pete for President

Adler endorses, introduces Buttigieg at 2020 campaign kickoff

"...Calling the 37-year-old mayor of South Bend, Ind., “my friend, my colleague as a mayor, and my mentor,”..."

April 14, 2019 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

MC Sertified Arrives at a Crossroads

South Austin rapper doesn’t want to leave his hometown, but he may have to

"...voice. I'm using mine effectively. It was never really my [starting] point. I was rapping and having fun in..."

June 9, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Austin vs. Everybody

"...is why I left there to return to Austin, my hometown. Sadly, upon my return I found the same..."

March 3, 2015 Postmarks

The Luv Doc: Something Vaguely Comprehensible

Sometimes what you believe to be your strength is actually a weakness

"...but I crushed hard on a local girl from my hometown this summer and it's tumbled me into a..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Column by The Luv Doc

Everything Went Black: Boo! Scary!

Whatever happened to the Transylvania Twist?

"...I write this in the early, pre-dawn hours, it's my favorite time of the year again, and not a..."

Oct. 4, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

The Austin Ch30nicles

How landing in Austin after Katrina was made just a bit easier

"...After seven years in New Orleans, I found myself back in the place where I was born and..."

Sept. 2, 2011 Features Feature

Not All of Me Will Die:
Remembering Joe Watson

In remembrance of The Brick Row Book Shop's Joe Watson

"...Sometimes I find myself missing my old hometown even though I still live..."

Oct. 23, 2010 Books Post by Sidney Brammer

Stairway to Cleveland

My dinner with Harvey Pekar – three weeks ago

"...At Tommy's, there was a wait, and once it passed two..."

July 16, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Cleveland Rocks

RIP Harvey Pekar

"...Not three weeks ago, my girlfriend Agnes and I had dinner with Harvey Pekar..."

July 12, 2010 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Home Is Where You Hang Your Hat

Cyril Neville returns to the blues

"...gigs with his band Tribe 13. “I drove through my neighborhood the last time we were down there after..."

May 13, 2009 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

The Beat Goes On: R.I.P. Uncle John Turner

Johnny Winter drummer and the power of three

"...My job sucks today, as it does on any day..."

July 26, 2007 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Elaborate Life

His love of theatre has led 'Aida' director Matt Lenz on an amazing journey

"...since the seventh grade. I did summer theatre in my hometown, then went to Wagner, a small liberal arts..."

Jan. 28, 2005 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Naked City

9/11 Victims for Peace

"...I was not an activist, and I didn't consider myself a pacifist. After Sept. 11, that all changed...."

March 29, 2002 News Feature by Lee Nichols

South By Memories

Austin filmmakers recall some of their most memorable moments at the hometown festival

"...me and shaking their heads. Keefe really did save my life.”..."

March 8, 2024 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Queer Comedy Series These Thems Comes to Drafthouse

Screen season 1 with show creators and stars ahead of its premiere

"...remembers thinking at the time, “The only thing within my power right now is to use my art for..."

Feb. 10, 2020 Qmmunity Post by Sofia Tafich

King Crimson’s Tony Levin

Veteran bass virtuoso stays progressive

"...and Pat Mastelotto, plus newcomers Jakko Jaksyzk, Gavin Harrison, Jeremy Stacey, and Bill Rieflin. The 21st century Crimson returns..."

Oct. 12, 2017 Music Post by Michael Toland

The Voice: Rebecca Loebe

TV breakout debuts solo Feb. 5 at Strange Brew

"...Within seconds, Adam Levine followed suit. Loebe makes her hometown solo debut at Strange Brew on Feb. 5, 8pm...."

Jan. 22, 2015 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Point Austin: Farewell to the Seven

The end of an era, and the beginning of another

"...again, and this is a big change point in my life. I look forward to it; I've tried to..."

Dec. 12, 2014 News Column by Michael King

July Is Crime Month: Noir at the Bar

Hard liquor and hardboiled writers mix it up at Opal's South

"...For my money, a crime novel just isn't complete without a..."

July 7, 2014 Books Post by Robert Faires

The Hightower Report: The Class of 2013 Seems to Get It

Civilization is what we make happen

"...Harrell's Hardware, located near my home in Austin, Texas, is the opposite of a..."

June 21, 2013 News Column by Jim Hightower

City Shuns Black Tourism

"...Dear Editor, I'm not so proud about my hometown, as Austin routinely withdrew its fine hospitality from..."

April 10, 2011 Postmarks

Forever Man

Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood resurrect cult music mystic Jerry Lynn Williams in his hometown, Dallas.

"...instead. As I sniped in a record review for my college newspaper, “She’s Waiting” sounded like she’s waiting for..."

June 24, 2009 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Adventures in Journalism: Let’s Go to the Roller Derby!

"...(Dec. 2) important flat-track Roller Derby match between the hometown Texas Rollergirls Texecutioners and the skating Saddletramps from Tucson,..."

Dec. 10, 2006 Sports Post by John Razook

He Blamed the Solution, Ignoring the Problem

"...East Austin that has gutted its soul. Even though my family has lived in Austin for seven generations, I..."

June 7, 2006 Postmarks

The New Orleans Social Club

Record review

"...can't know how it feels until you've walked in my shoes" on "First Taste of Hurt," it's more than..."

April 28, 2006 Music Review by Robert Gabriel

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