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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)
This spoof has energy to spare but never feels as spontaneous as it should
"...the script demands. And though they maintained a frantic, high-octane pace, the show still lagged because the trio could..."

Sept. 16, 2011 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

Bad Chapters
"...Tragedy"), and psychobilly burn ("No Way To Go") ride high-octane rails. Throw the slow one back ("The Last"), make..."

Aug. 12, 2011 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Saturday Showcases
Last night of SXSW 2011 and still plenty of one-venue hang time
"...does the blitzkrieg bop in High Tension Wires, a high-octane side project with Mike Wiebe of the Riverboat Gamblers,..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

SXSW Lists
SXSW groupings: Metal, Austin jazz, Polish acts, plus everything else
"...Belgian, high-octane, and relentless, almost as crazy as their namesakes...."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

Delaney & Bonnie
In Box
"...married to her own Mississippi-born mad music genius, her high-octane supplication rocketed straight out of the South's house of..."

Oct. 22, 2010 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Off the Record
Austin City Limits Music Festival 2010: No rain, no dust, no problem
"...most of the last-minute cancellation, subbing in with high octane live mash-ups that gathered favorable comparisons to Ghostland Observatory's..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

TV Eye: Rich Rewards
David Cross is wickedly funny in The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
"...(presumably) heavily caffeinated beverage and is whipped into a high-octane frenzy that leaves the cafe in shambles, the patrons..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye
Piper Perabo stars in the kicky summer series Covert Affairs
"...Covert Affairs. It more than satisfies my need for high-octane thrills, and of all the new summer fare, this..."

July 9, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Friggin' Genius
SXSW Film announces feature film lineup
"...Screenwriters: Jane Goldman and Matthew Vaughn A twisted, funny, high-octane adventure, based on the comic written by Mark Millar..."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW 2010 Kicks Ass, Drops Some Names
SXSW Film announces Opening Night Film Kick-Ass, docs on SNL and Motörhead
"...Kick-Ass for its 2010 Opening Night. A twisted, funny, high-octane adventure, based on the comic written by Mark Millar..."

Jan. 6, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

They Are Motorhead, They Came and Kicked Your Ass
Motorhead, live in Austin
"...walloping Motorhead standards, resolving into a perfect storm of hi-octane metalpunk. "Stone deaf forever," indeed...."

Sept. 23, 2009 Music Post by Marc Savlov

Dale Watson
"...on the The Truckin' Sessions Vol. 2, it's as high-octane as a big rig. Watson's sophomore take on highway..."

May 22, 2009 Music Review by Margaret Moser

TV Eye
Talented on the inside
"...the show so brilliant overall: Everyone is fueled by high-octane ambition, yet no one dares to come off as..."

April 24, 2009 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Local Reps and Their Committees
Strama tapped to oversee Technology Committee
"...former speaker candidate Senfronia Thompson, D-Houston, leads the relatively low-octane Local & Consent Calendars...."

Feb. 20, 2009 News Column by Richard Whittaker

Foo Fighters
"...on stage for an improbable cut of "Everlong." Two high-octane set closers, a stretched out "Monkey Wrench" and tight..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Music Review by Chase Hoffberger

ACL Fest Friday Picks
The blurbing of ACL 2008
"...sold-out Stubb's last year for a glimpse of the high-octane ska shaman. His ACL aftershow at the same venue..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Music Feature

Playing Through
Shana Young may be only 14, but she'll leave you in the dust out at Iron Rock Raceway
"...on kart tracks. We're talking serious speed here. The high-octane 40-horsepower karts can go more than 120 mph, pulling..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Column by Thomas Hackett

Just Don't Call Him Bugsy
East Texas guitarist continues the fireworks
"...Rock Café, right by Chet Atkins. Still Flyin’, a high-octane dose of premium Texas-style guitar from 1981 was reissued..."

June 30, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Road Warrior
Self-distributing Hell on Wheels
"...Wanted: Venues interested in booking high-octane, estrogen-fueled cinematic mayhem, Austin-style. Hometown circuit-grrrl squad a plus...."

April 4, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Outsider Art
Music on the margins
"...like dozens of other bands in England, specialized in high-octane, barking punk rock songs but that, quite unlike those..."

March 7, 2008 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Art + Commerce
Marc English Design's DIY Criteria
"...portrait of the mid-'Nam quest and failure never for high-octane meaning and poetry of motion in the midst of..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Hives
"...The HivesThe Black and White Album (A&M/Octane)..."

Jan. 25, 2008 Music Review by Greg Beets

Beat Box
Beat Box
"...gems and PHD serves up a scorching beat on "Octane." The real beat-boxing curveball comes courtesy of Barrett Station's..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Music Review by Thomas Fawcett

ACL Fest Saturday Picks
"...continues his Hard Luck Hittin' solo route, trading the high-octane bluegrass and honky-tonk of his former outfit for an..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Music Feature

Luv Doc Recommends: Rock and Roll Karaoke with Nathan Black
Beerland, Monday, September 3, 2007
"...the carbon off your mental fuel injectors with some high-octane entertainment. And what, you may ask, might that be?..."

Aug. 31, 2007 Column by The Luv Doc

Mr. Marmalade
Capital T Theatre Company brings a brightness to Noah Haidle's Mr. Marmalade that keeps the whole affair surprisingly light
"...Annie Dragoo, Matt Hislope, and Ash Bell – supply high-octane support to a variety of characters, real and imaginary...."

Aug. 24, 2007 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Manu Chao
Live shot
"...as he pulls pieces of them out of the high-octane skank he and his crew brew onstage. Splitting the..."

June 15, 2007 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Also at the Drafthouse Downtown ...
Farley Granger and Quentin Tarantino
"...sweetest 16mm silver nitrate Challenger-chariot to ever burn bright, hi-octane flickers outside of the hellbilly drive-ins of yore. It's..."

May 4, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Bonds of Filth
The boys behind Hot Fuzz dish the dirt
"...and genuine affection for the dirtiest and hairiest of high-octane movie genres...."

April 20, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Carpenter's Apprentice
Robert Rodriguez on "Planet Terror"
"...of Rodriguez's "Planet Terror" and Tarantino's surreal, shockingly violent, high-octane bloodbath "Death Proof"? And, more to the point, does..."

April 6, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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