Faust

Austin Lyric Opera closed its season with a haunting and powerful production of Gounod's devilish work

"...est toujours debout!" – sung while standing atop a plush red ottoman in the middle of the nightclub –..."

May 3, 2013 Arts Review by Natalie Zeldin

Wendy Wagner: Look to the Left

Wendy Wagner's cartoonish world celebrates escapism from the doom of cancer to a world of positivity

"...illustration is impressive, for its scale and its cohesion. Plush representations of her characters, including the much-anticipated Tootie and..."

March 8, 2013 Arts Review by Caitlin Greenwood

Keep Calm and Party On

Everything you need to know to navigate SXSW Film

"...It’s recently undergone a fancy-pants renovation. The seats are plush, y’all. Capacity = 298...."

March 4, 2013 Screens Post

Ancient VVisdom

Metallurgy

"...minor key melodies marinate in rattling acoustic strums and plush power chords, creating the perfect backdrop for Nathan Opposition's..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Music Review by Michael Toland

Diamond in the Rough

Shawn Colvin's memoir in song

"...as she picks at the fraying embroidery of a plush throw pillow, she confesses that, at 56, she feels..."

Oct. 5, 2012 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

Worldwide

'As the World Turns'

"...walk. Slow the whip and he's smooth as a plush leather Cadillac ("On the Road"). Hit him with UGK..."

July 6, 2012 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

From the Vaults: Indie Time Travel

Time travel on a budget

"...has a bare-bones budget that makes Safety's look positively plush. Timecrimes by Spaniard Nacho Vigalondo premiered at the Alamo's..."

June 18, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Film Flam

Cinema East and Paramount summer series news

"...Steve Collins' You Hurt My Feelings from the luxe plush of your own couch: The festival favorite – and..."

May 15, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

HO-liday Gifties: A Treasure in Our City

Treasure City Thrift's elephants are not only white, but affordable

"...They posted a few teasers for this month's sale..."

Dec. 16, 2011 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Is Texas State Cemetery Using Huge Amounts of Water?

"...an immense amount of water to keep its grounds plush and verdant? I realize this may seem like a..."

Sept. 29, 2011 Postmarks

Hank's Garage

Frites to meet you

"...beer. Then there are these quirky side rooms featuring plush upholstered chairs, sofas, and crystal chandeliers that feel more..."

Sept. 23, 2011 Food Review by Rachel Feit

Cute Local Game Alert!

Local developers create two achingly cute games

"...circular levels using gravity to get the otherwise useless plush companion to the exit. The urge to tilt your..."

Sept. 3, 2011 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Kevin Fowler

"...The sight of Kevin Fowler sitting on an old, plush couch on the cover of Chippin' Away is ample..."

Sept. 2, 2011 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Gay Place

'It's up to you to heed these call-ups': not exactly what the Clash said, but close

"...Plush area rugs for soundproofing offices..."

Aug. 19, 2011 Column by Kate X Messer

Casual Victim Pile II

SXSW 2011 Picks 2 Click

"...inherited from his grandfather. Blinds, Nintendo, lighted everything, and plush crimson interior: Most abodes aren't this cherry. Nine days..."

March 11, 2011 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Gay Place

South by So Gay. That's what we like to call it.

"...room. It is cush red-velvet posh in its most plush whorehouse finery. And we mean that in the very..."

March 11, 2011 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place

Lock up your tender morsels. This weekend, Austin is loaded for bear.

"...ND at 501 Studios, and aside from the natural plush of the man fur in evidence, expect a pretty..."

Jan. 21, 2011 Column by Kate X Messer

Event Menu

UT football pregaming, olive oil, and lucha libre? You do the math.

"...plus Texas/OU weekend: special menus and drink prices, plus plush shuttle service before game time. Saturday, Sept. 25, doors..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Monkeys Gone to Heaven

Meet the Pixies

"...At the very least, touring has become more comfortable: plush hotels, yoga in the mornings, and, in this case,..."

Sept. 17, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Emily Hagins' Unsucky Movie Career

Austin's zombie girl taps into vamps for her third feature

"...a cluster of pink, orange, and teal Care Bears plush toys...."

Aug. 6, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Live Shots

The Montreal Jazz Festival skronks Zornumental

"...100 minutes to luxuriate in the all-out splendor of plush velvet grand piano, the leader's face either practically resting..."

July 9, 2010 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Aural History

Jeff Lofton, son of an Army drill instructor, sure doesn’t play trumpet like one – or does he?

"...Sitting in a plush corner of the Hotel Saint Cecilia bar one misty..."

Feb. 12, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

'Ideas of Mountains'

This Creative Research Lab exhibition is a peak of no small aesthetic excitement

"...by Kendra Kinsey: an eerie, Cronenbergian tableau in which plush couches and chairs are embedded with working but dead-channel..."

Jan. 29, 2010 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Indie Pizzas II

The return of indie pizzas!

"...good. Service is top-notch without being smothering, and the plush chairs are übercomfortable. We decided rather quickly that we..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Gay Place

Gay Place bids Ash Bell Godspeed, adieu, and a fond farewell

"...having a co-columnist for this thing has been a plush luxury. Not just for me, but for you dear..."

July 10, 2009 Column by Ash Bell

Playing Through

Ed Easton is initiating interest in a soccer-specific stadium for the Austin Aztex that would also play host to concerts

"...is surrounded by a track. I don't care how plush the pitch is, that track is precisely what ruins..."

June 26, 2009 Column by Thomas Hackett

Inauguration Day

Moving past Rick Warren.

"...Our own loved ones and friends are peppering that plush carpet of public that stretches from the steps of..."

Jan. 20, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Balanchine, by the Muse

Working with the Suzanne Farrell Ballet, Ballet Austin gets in step with history

"...of the sound. "Is this ballet?" some in their plush seats undoubtedly wonder. Of course. It's a ballet by..."

Oct. 24, 2008 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

The Making of an Endorsement

"...AND DELI, PILATES SOUTH, PIVOT NETWORKS, PLANET K GIFTS, PLUSH PAD, PRECISION ENGINE SERVICE, PRIMA DORA, PRIME MOVER, PRIMO..."

Oct. 24, 2008 News Feature

Luv Doc Recommends: Wild Weekend Power Pop Festival

Beerland, Friday, August 29, 2008

"...of your time with your ass planted in a plush, ergonomic office chair designed with extra width to give..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Column by The Luv Doc

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