Ways to Save the Cactus Cafe

"...no idea the Cactus exists is easily rectifiable by posters and ads promoting “Live Music,” “Landmark Historical Site,” “Microbrews,”..."

Feb. 5, 2010 Postmarks

Off the Record

UT pulls the plug on the Cactus Cafe

"...roll scenes is sometimes best told through the concert posters plastered in its wake. From the surrealist psychedelia of..."

Feb. 5, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Naked If I Want To

Magnum opus on one of rock & roll's Rosetta Stones: 1967's Moby Grape

"...variety of unique looks (long hair, tie-dye, face-painting, psychedelic posters), smells (patchouli oil, incense, marijuana), tastes (brown rice, whole-grain,..."

Jan. 8, 2010 Music Feature by Louis Black

Do the Right Thing

Call me Commissioner

"...cover charges and checking stamps at the door, making posters, standing in line, selling merchandise, fetching band drinks, and..."

Dec. 25, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Exit Wounds

Remembering David Martinez, Andrea Burden, Tonky Murphey, and Rhett Beard

"...fantasy with exquisite grace. Her art decorated CD covers, posters, wedding announcements, canvas, paper. I met her when she..."

Dec. 14, 2009 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Day Trips

Navasota is the home of the Blues Alley, and the Navasota Blues Fest and is the old stomping grounds of legendary songster Mance Lipscomb

"...With the exception of music posters hanging on every wall, the store looks like any..."

Dec. 11, 2009 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

"...CDs in both stereo and 5.1 surround sound, plus posters, a large format book, and other memorabilia. Fanatics can..."

Dec. 11, 2009 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Off the Record

Another progress report from Red River, the return of Sixteen Deluxe, and Papa Mali's American beauty

"..."I've never been one of those guys that has posters of Jerry on my wall or tries to play..."

Dec. 4, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Okay Mountain/Rude Mechs

The two local art groups are off to make mischief at a pair of international festivals

"...quickie-mart decor and goods: The counters, coolers, food products, posters, zines, paintings, even an ambient soundtrack and security monitor..."

Nov. 27, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Off the Record

Casting the annual ballot for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and paying tribute to poster artist extraordinaire Bill Narum

"...Stevie Ray Vaughan and Doug Sahm, designing classic show posters for Antone's and Threagill's, and even dabbling in digital..."

Nov. 27, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Bill Narum: We Call That Art

ZZ Top iconographer Bill Narum moves on to the next canvas.

"...Stevie Ray Vaughan, from Armadillo and other local club posters to video and computer games, an approach neatly illustrated..."

Nov. 20, 2009 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Feast Your Eyes on This

SXSW Film Conference announces panels with an eye toward the visual arts

"...Floating Heads are Dead: Why Traditional Posters Suck Moderator: Tiffany Pritchard, All City Media Many studios..."

Nov. 17, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Shine a Light

'Zebrowski's World: The Poster Graphics of Leszek Zebrowski'

"...Zebrowski is one of its premier practitioners; his gorgeous posters – for films, theatrical productions, and festivals – are impishly macabre..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Off the Record

Touring Austin's new clubs and digging into Heavy Light Records

"...for Austin Musicians. C3 auctioned two autographed Pearl Jam posters from the Austin City Limits Music Festival 2009 on..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

What About Bob?

Don't hate Bob Schneider because of his Lovely Creatures

"...entirely idiosyncratic graphic style that likewise distinguished his bands' posters and CDs...."

Oct. 2, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

TV Eye

What did Tweets tell us about this year's Emmy Awards?

"...around. Not so sure about Harris, who some Twitter posters suggested be hired to host the Emmys for life...."

Sept. 25, 2009 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Another Shadow-Day Knight

The Harry Ransom Center uncasks the curious life and works of Edgar Allan Poe

"...comic version of Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum," posters from the Roger Corman-helmed series of Poe-inspired movies starring..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Books Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Rise Above

SST Records' Greg Ginn jams econo in Taylor, Texas

"...near the entrance, resting beside a row of promotional posters and a hallway filled with master tape reels identified..."

Aug. 21, 2009 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Costa del Sol

Costa del Sol should make your short list of El Salvadoran places to dine

"...the tables situated along the longer leg. Maps and posters of El Salvador adorn the walls, and a CD..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Food Review by Mick Vann

Black Sheep Lodge

Black Sheep Lodge is still pulling in a crowd every night, despite the fact that the liquor license has arrived, so you now have to pay for your drinks

"...of the place is local all the way. Faux-vintage posters advertising Barton Springs and Deep Eddy decorate the walls..."

July 24, 2009 Food Review by Kate Thornberry

Teacher, Teacher

Max Langert's educational farce is a grade shy of being the zany romp it means to be

"...teachers, is outfitted with outdated gadgets and annoying motivational posters offering such spent advice as "Never let yesterday's disappointments..."

June 19, 2009 Arts Review by Hannah Kenah

When the Sun Rises

In the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, a group of teenage filmmakers galvanize the tales of their island

"...and that means the end of the school year. Posters for yearbook sales and other year-end traditions dot bulletin..."

June 5, 2009 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Session Ends With Finger-Pointing, Unfinished Business

Perry says he has no immediate plans to call legislators back to Austin

"...the traditional sight of members signing one another's commemorative posters. Behind the scenes, there were closed-door meetings struggling to..."

June 5, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Pachanga!

Cinco de Mayo month Part III – the hombres: from Jovita's Mayo Pardo to Ruben Ramos' Mexican Revolution, Del Castillo, Joel Guzman, y más

"...mojo all right, from the powerful pastiche of Jovita's posters on his wall to a copy of Ward Albro's..."

May 29, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

'Anagenesis': Shaggy Goat-Bears With Rocket-Firing Power!

Anthony Garza fuses animals and man-made structures to make monumental nature paintings

"...The series reminds me of foldout National Geographic posters, albeit less rational. Garza uses found Internet images, Austin..."

May 22, 2009 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

A Gathering of Tribes

Timmy Hefner sleeps in a fortress of vinyl just to bring you Chaos in Tejas

"...flyer he's holding. It's funny because half of those posters are probably his...."

May 22, 2009 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Monk-Think

It's Black Monk Time – again. Shave your head!

"...T-shirts along with those legendary nooses, handing out autographed posters and shirts. We all absolutely loved them. From time..."

April 24, 2009 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Lights, Camera, Latin!

The 12th annual Cine las Americas International Film Festival

"...agency LatinWorks provides the festival with its always stunning posters, but this first public face of the festival makes..."

April 17, 2009 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

The Bicycle Thief

Police say James Clayton befriended – then ripped off – many Austin bicyclists

"...Speculation began accumulating online, with posters wondering whether Clayton had burglarized their homes, and beyond..."

April 10, 2009 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

The Wild, the Innocent, and the Five Armadillo Shows

"...Armadillo founder Eddie Wilson's turntable (see "Tales Behind the Posters," Oct. 6, 2006). Wilson liked what he heard and..."

April 3, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

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