Record Reviews

Barbarito Torres

"..."Bolero," Bill Evans. Like Tatum, who combined amazing innovativeness, incredible technique, and bad taste like no other artist, Valdés..."

July 9, 1999 Music Review

Texas Platters

Surfin' Senorita

"...and the Halibuts' not-quite-right take of "Taste of Honey," marred by some curious chord and note revisions, only distracts..."

March 5, 1999 Music Review

Memories of My Father Watching TV: A Novel

"...to the press which not only printed books he considered pornographic, but an advertising blurb as well that made..."

Jan. 15, 1999 Books Review

The Bounty of Erin

The Emerald Restaurant

"...cuisine. Over the course of two three-hour meals, we discovered that a visit to an Irish inn, quietly dignified..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Food Feature by Meredith Phillips

The Big Cheese

South by Southwest 1997

"...the very definition of South by Southwest: discovering the undiscovered. Of course, local director Robert Rodriguez, who featured the..."

March 21, 1997 Music Feature

GRIDLOCK'd

"...will turn out okay. Displaying a wealth of subtlety, sweet-natured humor, and introspection that were almost wholly absent from..."

Jan. 31, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Mixed Signals

Behind the Glass at KUT Radio

"...glass building, wasn't built until 1970. Before then, KUT shared space with TV station KLRN in the back of..."

July 19, 1996 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Hearing the Imperceptible as Laraaji Collaborates With Plants in a Church

Welcome to the most curious performance of SXSW Music 2023

"...with a potted ivy that had electrodes on its leaves...."

March 19, 2023 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

'Downton Abbey' Season Premiere: Part One

The denizens of Downton are back (some of them in black)

"...kisses her son and says, “poor little orphan.” Nanny leaves and Anna says, “He’s not an orphan, he’s got..."

Jan. 6, 2014 Screens Post by Melanie Haupt

Mapo Doufu Beatdown

Yum, like it hot

"...food eons ago, it was the first dish I prepared. This is a dish that is alarmingly simple to..."

Aug. 12, 2011 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Day Trips

The spectacular Bright Leaf nature area is open for guided tours on the second Saturday and Sunday mornings of each month

"...erosion of the earth's surface that runs from the Red River to the Rio Grande makes the nature preserve..."

July 25, 2008 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Zhi Tea

This formerly online-only tea resource is opening its physical doors this summer

"...than 70 different whole-leaf teas: oolong, green, black, white, red, flavored, and herbal. Loose-leaf teas are intensely flavorful and..."

May 30, 2008 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

As Many Culinary Influences as Islands

Austin's Philippine "turo-turo" uprising

"...group, they need places to shop for their specialty-cooking ingredients, bakeries for their breads and desserts, and, naturally, restaurants..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Food Feature by Mick Vann

The Assimilated Appetite

Does Thai Tara aim to please the American palate at the expense of traditional tastes?

"...enjoy most about Thai food is the variety of ingredients and the juxtapositions of flavors, textures, and temperatures. A..."

June 25, 2004 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Naked City

john gilvar, paul saldana and jill george are leaving their aide positions at city hall; the police oversight focus group is slated to sign its settlement on friday, alan sager won the gop party chairman's race, willie lewis holds a fundraiser.

"...but it's still the community health clinics system. Gilvar leaves Council Member Beverly Griffith's office with the charge of..."

April 14, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Whole Package

With Margaret Wiley, you didn’t have a one-trick pony; you had a multitude of talents and personalities in one big and big-hearted woman. Wiley’s friends and colleagues at Esther’s Follies offer their memories of this exceptional Austin comedian who died November 2.

"...Bakker with songs by The Who and deliver 1,001 inspired uses for a Maxi-Pad? With the costumer, the ceaselessly..."

Nov. 12, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Further Reflections

"...web coverage of SXSW. The entire list of films featured, can be found here. The symbols (RP), (WP), and..."

March 26, 1999 Screens Feature

Food for Thought

Books on Cuisine Make the Perfect Summer Treat

"...fantasies, looking at the world through a set of rose-colored highball glasses is good, but reading is a cheaper,..."

June 12, 1998 Food Feature by Meredith Phillips

When You Know What It Is You're Doing

"...in a candle shop, but after a devious plot leaves her burned, she splits, finding a job with a..."

April 10, 1998 Arts Feature

Texas by Georgia

How O'Keeffe Adopted the Lone Star State

"...Black Maple Trunk- Yellow Leaves, 1928 When she lived in the Texas Panhandle, Georgia..."

March 20, 1998 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Satay Surprise

Wonders Abound at This Southeast Asian Eatery

"...and friendly atmosphere. The service left nothing to be desired and I never doubted the cleanliness of the kitchen..."

Jan. 23, 1998 Food Feature by Meredith Phillips

Food Fetish

Aphrodisiac Edibles for Valentine's Day

"...a sucker (or an overenthusiastic food-o-phile), but I easily surrendered before these primitive, riverside picnics packed by a determined..."

Feb. 14, 1997 Food Feature by Rebecca Chastenet dé Gery

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...to its over-the-top costuming and music to its brightly colored sets. Kidron cleverly entices even the most reluctant viewer..."

Sept. 8, 1995 News Feature

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...Kathy Griffin: A Hell of a Story, where the scarlet-haired hellraiser breaks down what really happened in the wake..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Gun Crazy!

Barack Obama may not be coming to get your weapons – but he's sure doing wonders for gun & ammo sales

"...weekend. On a Saturday afternoon just after lunch, several hundred people are pressing into the place to check out..."

May 22, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

1999 SXSW Music Festival

"...took was a song, "The Way," and Austin's previously ignored power pop trio Fastball wound up generating a platinum..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...in the vicinity of 200 showcasing acts have been covered - through features ("Picks to Click," "The Austin Music..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Qmmunity: Billet-Doux to Bat City

Embrace Austin throws an in-person love letter to queer ATX, plus an all-queer music fest, Pride fun, and more.

"...that we still love it even if it consistently leaves us behind, makes itself less accessible and less inclusive,"..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Column by James Scott

Top 25 Austin Breweries of 2021

Our annual list of Central Texas’ top beers returns

"...cultures, really. Recently, the French and the Italians have entered the local lager chat, but we’re still processing how..."

Oct. 12, 2021 Food Post by Eric Puga

A Summer of Protests to Reclaim Power From the Police

"Whose streets? Our streets."

"...late April, hadn't been indicted for the killing, or fired from the Austin Police Department, or even suspended. But..."

Sept. 11, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

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