Notes From a Rally

Barack Obama motivates the Austin crowd at his post-debate rally Friday.

"...Brazos to Guadalupe, from the Capitol gates to the GoVision screen at the corner of 10th. The cue for..."

Feb. 23, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Six Questions for Patricia Vonne

Patricia Vonne takes the bull by the horns.

"...roots rock and San Antonio heritage. Because she’s fighting laryngitis this week, the singer-songwriter-actress wanted to save her voice..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Spangles and High Heels

Dreams come true, just ask "Her Tallness," Marcia Ball.

"...The auction tent is doing big business at the Fireman's Fair in Thibodaux,..."

June 20, 2003 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

A2K Meets 'ACL'

The rise of Charlie Jones, local promoter extraordinaire, ACL Fest main man.

"...no two events are ever quite the same. Which is perhaps why Charlie Jones has instilled a slice of..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Summer Reading

Brief Interviews With Hideous Men

"...This is the most frustrating sort of book. Loaded with..."

June 4, 1999 Books Review

Reissues

"...CLYDE MCPHATTER..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Music Feature

Murder, Mayhem, and the Underbelly of Life

Friends in Low Places

"...saying "What up, Jay?" even though the killer's actual name is Justin Thomas. Regina wasn't overly concerned with calling..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Books Feature

Where Have All the Cowgirls Gone?

Austin's Female Country Singers

"...check, but she sang her royal guts out. Considering this town's interest in country music, the fact that only..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Music Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

Texas Platters

"...DALE WATSON..."

July 11, 1997 Music Review

`Tis the Season...

When Zachary Scott Theatre Center Flies With Angels

"...Greek drama took years to reach the site of his redemption, and the same is true of Zach. From..."

June 27, 1997 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Dead Women Owned His Soul

An Interview with James Ellroy

"...He should have known because that's the way it is in noir fiction. He should have known it like..."

Feb. 14, 1997 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

Day Labors - Night Falls

Austin's Day Labor Site Attracts Drugs, Criminals

"...a friend of the victim but declined to give his last name, the shooting had been prompted by an..."

Aug. 30, 1996 News Feature

Record reviews Reissues

"...past few years that's quite blown me away like this Congos' reissue. Originally released in 1977 under the direction..."

Aug. 23, 1996 Music Review

Walser Keeps the Top Hand

"...Don Walser's heard his share of comments lately about how he should dump..."

Feb. 2, 1996 Music Column

Reality Bites

Stiller's first feature film as a director captured the zeitgeist and is imbued with an honest and sarcastic wit.

"...Ryder, Ethan Hawke, Janeane Garofalo, Steve Zahn, Swoosie Kurtz, Joe Don Baker and John Mahoney. I guess if we..."

Feb. 18, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Longtime SXSW Film & TV Festival Head, Indie Film Icon Janet Pierson Transitions to New Role

Pierson's deputy, Claudette Godfrey, assumes leadership

"...became SXSW Film & TV Festival, a mostly ceremonial name change cementing its already well-established expanded mission. Today, SXSW..."

Oct. 5, 2022 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Shut Up and Drum: Thor Harris Talks Politics and Humanity

We spent election day with local percussive rebel

"...music makes the world a better place," reasons Thor Harris, sitting on his templelike front porch. "I'm not sure..."

July 31, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Rep. Dukes to Quit in January

With health issues, scandals looming, veteran to retire

"...After months of quiet speculation, Rep. Dawnna Dukes, D-Pflugerville, is stepping down in January, triggering a special election early..."

Sept. 26, 2016 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Letters to the Editor: Classic Cuts

35 years of "keeping it weird"

"...For this special anniversary issue, we've gathered letters from over the..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Features Feature by Danielle White

Soundtrack Series Returns This Weekend

What song got your dominoes falling?

"...more one complains about something they’ve been talked into is directly proportional to the satisfaction they later derive from..."

Jan. 31, 2014 Music Post

Funemployed: Whiskey Shivers

Wilding out on the road, where their moniker precedes them

"...The name Whiskey Shivers has become ubiquitous enough in the local..."

Aug. 15, 2013 Music Post by Abby Johnston

The AggreGAYtor: August 27

Your daily dose of LGBTQ news

"...Joe Biden has a gay crush, Candi Cushman worries about..."

Aug. 27, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Letting the Freak Brothers Flag Fly

Gilbert Shelton on his iconic comic's long, strange trip to the screen

"...capital letters, started first with Kenneth Threadgill, then Austin's artistic underground origin in the Sixties can likewise be attributed..."

March 12, 2010 Screens Feature by Margaret Moser

The Joseph Stack Manifesto

Reprint of pilot's suicide note

"...If you’re reading this, you’re no doubt asking yourself, “Why did this have..."

Feb. 18, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols

ACL Fest Day 2

Day 2: The Hazards of Mud

"...wet gulps. Flogging Molly embraced the day like beautiful Irish weather, but as the afternoon went on and the..."

Oct. 3, 2009 Music Post by Margaret Moser

I Smell T-R-O-U-B-L-E

The Continental's annual Elvis tribute slinks up

"...It’s the “King Conjure” name that doesn’t sit well with me, the diehard who..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Playing Through

The human drama of athletic competition lies as much in defeat and disappointment as it does in victory

"...these are the premier Olympic competitions, contests of pure athleticism, distilled of any subjectivity and the undue influence of..."

July 11, 2008 Column by Thomas Hackett

Venus: Shocking Blue & Cabanel

The Shocking Blue scores Alexandre Cabanel's Birth of Venus

"...summit of beauty and love, And Venus was her name. Looks like a sand bar to me, Venus’ bed,..."

July 20, 2007 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Gospel According to Austin Vol. 5

Record review

"...local acts of country, blues, folk, and bluegrass backgrounds, this fifth volume of KGSR's The Gospel According to Austin..."

July 21, 2006 Music Review by Robert Gabriel

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...article speaks truth ["Cyril Neville Tells It Like It Is," April 28]. I don't think many folks are ready..."

May 5, 2006 Column

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