Rainbow Lounge Update

Fallout from the Saturday raid of Fort Worth gay bar on the eve of the Stonewall annivesary.

"...As more reports and eyewitness accounts surface, the more we know about what happened on Saturday night..."

June 29, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

'The Collections'

The Collections explores the connection between identity and what we keep

"...Snow globes, rare books, bottle caps, used piñatas, evidence. Rainbows, unicorns, stories, online acquaintances, knockoff Japanese robot toys: We..."

June 26, 2009 Arts Feature by Cindy Widner

Gay Place

Gay Place turns it over to comedienne Kate Clinton for a special Stonewall remembrance

"...on Saturday night, remember that 40 years ago, in the wee hours of June 28, a riot happened in..."

June 26, 2009 Column by Ash Bell

Austin Pride 2009

Event listings

"...MULTIFAITH PRIDE SERVICE The apex of Pride. The openness, the spirit, the display..."

June 5, 2009 Features Feature

Of Barflies & Allies

The story of Austin's straight allies and gay bars

"...bars encountered distributors which refused to serve businesses in the business of validating homosexuals. Despite pockets of bigotry, however,..."

June 5, 2009 Features Feature by Andy Campbell

What Comes 'Up' ...

Director Pete Docter on the intersection of uplift and melancholy

"...J. Stuart Blackton directed what is widely regarded as the first animated film, "Humorous Phases of Funny Faces," 103..."

May 29, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Gay Place

Ahh, the bear necessities!

"...learn of California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's latest addition to the Sacramento scene: a very large bronze bear placed smack-dab..."

April 17, 2009 Column by Kate Getty

Mexican Food 101

Whether your cheese is white or yellow, Austin's embarrassment of Mexican food riches is only matched by its love of barbecue

"...For the last half of the 20th century, Austin was known..."

March 6, 2009 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Double-Barrel Beautiful

Texan sweetheart of the 1960s folk rodeo, Carolyn Hester

"..."The events which led up to [recording for Columbia Records]..."

Dec. 19, 2008 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Texecutioners Pluck Rose City

Texas Rollergirls finish 2008 flat track derby season with laughter

"...Another year, another flat track derby season over, and the..."

Dec. 8, 2008 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Strawberry Fields Forever

Future Clouds & Radar float to the magical kingdom of … Peoria?

"...Entering the living room of Robert Harrison's South Austin residence feels..."

Nov. 14, 2008 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Rachel Getting Married

Anne Hathaway tears up the screen in Jonathan Demme's new film about a self-absorbed woman who wreaks family havoc while out of rehab to attend her sister's wedding.

"...Jonathan Demme. Starring: Anne Hathaway, Rosemarie DeWitt, Bill Irwin, Mather Zickel, Debra Winger, Tunde Adebimpe, Anna Deavere Smith and..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Smells Like Teen Spirit

Austin's bands of tomorrow are already here, they're just U18

"...Despite the local proliferation of music schools, teen bands are considered..."

Oct. 24, 2008 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Good Times Ain't Over

Freddy Powers keeps on truckin'

"...Carl's Corner materializes like a haphazard oasis. The familiar truck billboard landmarks the exit off Interstate 35E,..."

Aug. 22, 2008 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

City Hall Hustle: Political Drought Withers SMD ... Again

'Gentleman's agreement' stays intact after unsuccessful effort to change Austin's system of electing council members

"...week, one which likely won't even be remarked upon: The meeting today, Thursday, Aug. 21, is the last scheduled..."

Aug. 22, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Steve Earle,
Willie Nelson

"...conventions like Copperhead Road and Stardust, this year marking their 20- and 30-year anniversaries, respectively. Earle's seminal third album..."

Aug. 8, 2008 Music Review by Doug Freeman

More Reissues

"...The Complete Motown SinglesVol. 10: 1970 (Hip-O Select/Motown)..."

Aug. 1, 2008 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Harlem

"...pretty crowded bench in Austin, "garage rock" having become the current nom de guerre for anything that sounds "lo-fi,"..."

Aug. 1, 2008 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

My Clone Sleeps Alone

"...Pounding breakers open into the now classic rock funnel cresting on Top 40 radio..."

July 25, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Jazz Sides

Jazz Sides

"...a quartet of recent ECM releases, wintry sunlight bleaching the title track to January by the Marcin Wasilewski Trio...."

July 18, 2008 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Floorshaker

Boris spikes Mohawk

"...Obscured by artificial clouds, the three members of Boris, and special guest Michio Kurihara,..."

July 3, 2008 Music Post by Austin Powell

Mabuta no Ura

The Japanese rainbow spectrum of Boris' amplifier worship

"...– Translation of "Rafflesia" lyrics from 2007's Rainbow..."

June 27, 2008 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Pride Ride

New-ish blogger Dacia weighs in on riding in the Austin Pride Parade.

"...The pilgrimage to all things rainbow began with a screaming..."

June 19, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Dacia Saenz

Sing Me Back Home

Merel Haggard at the Paramount

"...You might think a Merle Haggard show at the Paramount Theatre would be a classy affair, but thankfully..."

June 19, 2008 Music Post by Doug Freeman

gAyTX Fun Guide

Austin spots so hot, they're flamin'

"...karaoke, and bartenders specializing in all things stiff, by the end of the night, everybody's your new best friend...."

June 13, 2008 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

In Rainbows

Radiohead tripped out Saturday, May 17

"...Official estimates peg the Woodlands’ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Houston at a..."

May 18, 2008 Music Post by Darcie Stevens

Speed Racer

The Wachowski brothers' hyperbolic film is supersaturated with outrageously eye-popping visuals, but there's nary an honest emotion in sight.

"...Starring: Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, Susan Sarandon, John Goodman, Matthew Fox, Paulie Litt, Scott Porter and Roger Allam. There's..."

May 9, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Another Round of Praise

Nominations for the 2007-2008 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...For the 16th year, an informal affiliation of local arts critics..."

May 9, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Where You Can Stick Your Styrofoam

Cycled Plastics takes those recyclables that nobody else wants

"...I'd heard in passing, like some enviro-urban legend, that there was a company somewhere in Austin that actually recycled..."

April 18, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Food-o-File

Out with the old and in with the new: Longtime Statesman food editor retires, and local restaurants are boosting their new seasonal menus

"...is here, and new menus are popping up all over town. If you get there before the withering heat..."

April 11, 2008 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

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