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"...club owners by individuals (especially employees and musicians) who contract lung cancer from having breathed secondhand smoke. Also, there..."

June 27, 2003 Column

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"...funding in Austin at present ["Culture Ca$h," Feb. 7]. Our arts-education group has been around since 1994, and this..."

Feb. 14, 2003 Column

Off the Record

'Hot Smoke & Sasafrass': Bubble Puppy reunites, James McMurtry fires back, and a final verdict for the estate of Don Walser

"...Sahara Smith, indie-funk jam band the Bright Light Social Hour has also been added to the bill. Voting for..."

Jan. 28, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Getting to Zero

Will Austin's green seif-image be realized with its "zero waste" goals?

"...horizon. If it weren't for the noise of the compactors squeezing the trash into the earth, you could imagine..."

Nov. 14, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

A Boy Named Emo

What was your favorite show on Red River at Emo's?

"...(Momo's closed suddenly as we went to press Wednesday.) Mourn the loss of Emo's Red River headquarters, but know..."

Dec. 30, 2011 Music Feature

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"...of federal labor law including firing employees for union activities ["Union's Due," April 6, 2001]. What you have failed..."

May 2, 2003 Column

The Devil's Disciple

Director Norman Blumensaadt's rendering of The Devil's Disciple for Different Stages may be uneven in the quality of the performances, but the actors deliver Shaw's text clearly, and there's more than a little something to be said for that.

"...very different from the theatre we have today. Thrust stages were practically unknown, and theatre-in-the-round was more than a..."

April 13, 2001 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

The Emperor Jones

"...photograph by Kenny Braun David Jones stands onstage, listens,..."

April 30, 1999 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Jesus Gonna Be Here

Johnny Toxic

"...it was damn near impossible to tell whether the act was tongue-in-cheek or fodder for the next Penelope Spheeris..."

March 26, 1999 Music Feature

The 1821 Club

Tuning in to the future of Austin's music scene today

"...That's important because with these young acts comes the matrix of fans who will make up..."

July 10, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Film Reviews

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"...ounts of murder and kidnapping, though many regarded her actions as an avenging angel with a kind of Robin..."

Sept. 29, 1995 News Feature

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"...and dangerous to the American way of life. Of course it's been going on for more than 80 years..."

Nov. 16, 2001 Column

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...movies out there to choose from this summer. Of course, none of them will receive the same kind of..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

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"...12 Monkeys takes him in and out of various stages of madness? reality? some bizarre netherworld? Gilliam keeps the..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

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"...There are fewer of his glissando "look ma!" camera flourishes (although they're not gone entirely), a decided drop in..."

Sept. 15, 1995 News Feature

The Mystery of the Mysterines

Why did I fly 1,500 miles to see Liverpool’s sixth best act?

"...Two years absent from local stages – canceled outright in the first blush of our..."

May 25, 2022 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Austin Music Poll Innovates in 2020

Write-in, wrong. The Music Poll goes multiple choice.

"...bands, and musical entities. It's endured the annual addition, subtraction, and tweaking of categories, like "Best New Wave Band"..."

Nov. 29, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Fighting City Hall

What began as a play for Austin by a Ukrainian playwright has become a dispatch from the front lines of a war

"...We Austinites like to see ourselves as pretty engaged politically – all that activity with..."

May 2, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Playback: The Indestructible Mr. Lewis

The trials and tribulations of Mr. Lewis & the Funeral 5, plus a UtopiaFest report, and the passing of Seth Gibbs

"..."Actually, that fight was about respect," Lewis laughingly clarifies over..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...in TV ads, Perry's first televised acknowledgment that he actually has opponents. See p.22...."

Oct. 20, 2006 News Feature

While Austin Medics Negotiate a Labor Contract, Hays County’s Fight to Unionize

For Hays County's nonprofit EMS team, becoming a union is no easy task

"...committee had hoped for voluntary recognition because it would save time and money, show that management was ready to..."

May 12, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Lemon Twigs, Trouble in the Streets, Enslaved, and more local shows worth the decibels

"...Actor/musician/composer Zander Schloss is the quietest sorta punk rock legend...."

April 21, 2023 Music Column by Tim Stegall

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...Unsheathe your broad sword and unpack your boom stick. South By..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin's Best Breweries of 2022, Power-Ranked

It's Top of the Hops VII!

"...has begun its redemption arc. Out are the big bourbon barrel-aged confectionary stouts, the biting quintuple IPAs, the gut-melting..."

Oct. 12, 2022 Food Post by Eric Puga

Austin Man’s Suicide in Jail After Seeking Medical Care Raises Question: Why Was He There?

Suffering from criminal depression

"...By then, Mark had spent eight hours trying to talk JJ down from a psychotic break...."

April 1, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

In 1990, We Predicted What 2020 Would Look Like. Did We Get Anything Right?

And since we're here, why not place some bets on 2050?

"...lost. (No matter the era, lamenting Lost Austin is our city's eternal favorite pastime, followed closely by lamenting about..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Features Feature by Kimberley Jones

Home From Home

Austin opens arms to New Orleans 'guests,' longing to return

"...within a city – Austin's primary welcome mat and resource center for 4,000 hurricane survivors who, like Sampson and..."

Sept. 9, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

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"...nasty. What they've done to Travis County. One of "our" districts, drawn by Texas Republicans, stretches from deep in..."

Oct. 17, 2003 Column

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"...and Patrick Goetz for having the energy, time, and courage to choose bikes as their mode of transportation. I..."

May 30, 2003 Column

Austin FC Season Kickoff, Black History Month, and More Community Events

Get out and about in Austin while the weather's good

"...a total stay-at-home? Why, with a recreational vehicle, of course! That’s an RV, yes, and this three-day event at..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

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