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"...on the inspiring "Page Two" pre-SXSW column [March 11]. Spot-on thoughts for those seekers who spend much of their..."

March 18, 2005 Column

Sixth Street Blues

Downtown stakeholders raise questions about policing ... the police

"...noise ordinance. Had they done so, they likely would've seen the Austin Fire Department marshal standing near the club..."

March 18, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

A Score Is Born

UT midwifes a new symphony by John Corigliano

"...You see, this is not a composer who has pledged allegiance..."

Feb. 11, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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"...Mexican border. Has anyone checked with Vicente Fox to see how he feels about being in Austin's ETJ? Just..."

Oct. 17, 2003 Column

WWJD?

Jesse Sublett's insider guide to Bouchercon.

"...Good Kiss, The Final Country), was booked for this spot, but had to cancel due to a scary few..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

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"...(in "Page Two" of the July 26 issue), you seem to suggest that we need to let go of..."

Aug. 2, 2002 Column

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Was this election the end of an era?

"...broke in three places, ending his career on the spot. "It was an ugly sight," Taylor said...."

May 10, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Dead Man Blues

7-CD box set contains all anyone could ever want to know about Charley Patton.

"...a cipher, interpreted at one time as a sloppy drunk who beat his wives (scholars say there were eight..."

Oct. 26, 2001 Music Feature by Clay Smith

Is Anybody Laughing?

In the midst of economic hard times and a wave of terrorist attacks, the comedy business wonders what's funny.

"...city was supposed to be doubled over with laughter. See, this was the week that scores of improv troupes..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Rollergirl

A million lights are dancing and there you are, a shooting star! You are a muse on eight wheels! You are roller skating!

"...Every time you seem to get the hang of this, the skates scurry..."

May 11, 2001 Features Feature by Sarah Hepola

An Indomitable Culture

Director Maureen Gosling talks about the Zapotec women of Juchitán and 'Blossoms of Fire,' the documentary she made about them.

"...Gosling brings to Austin this week for a limited run at the Dobie Theatre. Made over a 10-year period,..."

May 4, 2001 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...of Johnny Cash and Ray Price. If you've never seen these Austinites at Ginny's Little Longhorn, catch 'em at..."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature

The Life of the Party

Marc Savlov talks with San Francisco-based director Greg Harrison about his new film, Groove and the burgeoning rave movement it depicts.

"...of the rave community, and even now, before people see the film, they're very afraid of it taking advantage..."

June 30, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Where the Shadows Are Deepest

The search for, and subsequent conversation with, country singer James Hand

"...house for groceries. But for someone who must have seen Monty Python and the Holy Grail at least 100..."

May 5, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Sphere of Influence

The creators of Phantasm talk about the amazing success of their work over the years and why on Earth it's been so successful in the first place.

"...Guide. I love that final sentence, presupposing (as it seems to) that the sequel just has to be godawful...."

March 31, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Hitting the Pavement

Building SH 130 is still being considered in terms of costs, routes, and whether it will be a toll road.

"...SH 130, but there are actually three different segments (see map, p.22) where TTA has studied an eastern and..."

Jan. 21, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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"...Gene Autry (A Foxtrot)," and of course "Indifference and Seeing."..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Column

Breaking the Biker Code

Austin musician and Glass Eye expatriate Kathy McCarty sends greetings from the Sturgis, South Dakota, Black Hills Motor Classic & Rally, learns how to be a biker chick, and wishes we were there.

"...a major city. It is not unusual, however, to see towns proudly posting populations of 10 on their highway..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Features Feature by Kathy McCarty

Dancing About Architecture

Exposing the Subgenius; Austin clubowners gather to mourn the Steamboat; Earthpig moving to the taxicab center of the universe; and Jonathan Richman breaks down.

"...in Austin for any length of time, you've probably run across mention of the Dallas-based Church of the Subgenius,..."

Sept. 24, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Bending the Rules

Getting arts funding from the City of Austin is a long, complicated game, and Austin Chronicle writers Robi Polgar, John Walch, and Mary Jane Garza have been following some of the players around the game board this year. In the final part of their four-part series, they critique the city arts funding process.

"...the roll of the dice, and, finally, a clear front-runner has emerged. The players sit amidst the detritus of..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Arts Feature by Mary Jane Garza

Dancing About Architecture

Boats, Planes, and 'Dillos

"...As of Friday, September 3, Crooks says that the Spot (across the street from Ruta Maya) will become the..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Fast Times at Liberty Lunch

"...of place where the minute you got a good spot to watch the band from, a person with too..."

July 23, 1999 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

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Don't Cry for Rainey

"...School was a 15-minute walk. In winter, a 10-minute run. A 10mpg Suburban to take us to Little League..."

July 23, 1999 Column

Downtown Mishmash

Hard Day's Night

"...to be a single room occupancy (SRO) transitional housing spot for homeless and other individuals. Council sources scotched that..."

June 11, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Quips & Squealers

Monday, Apr 5

"...Holy Mackerel: Picture it: a couple of loud, dumb, grunged-out guys wildly overacting and weakly goofing on Christian paraphernalia...."

April 2, 1999 Arts Feature

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Giving Hate a Microphone

"...No one at the station seemed to be too anxious to take credit for the..."

March 19, 1999 News Column by Lee Nichols

Fatal Error

Hooked on Drug Money

"...duty. Thus, since Reconstruction, not the U.S. Army but state-run National Guard units were called on to suppress labor..."

Dec. 25, 1998 News Feature by Monte Paulsen

Identifying the Impulse

"...into a recording studio. He naively let the pianists run over their allotted three minutes, forcing Lion to abandon..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Music Feature by Jeff Mccord

Two Turntables and a Microphone

Austin's DJ Culture

"...Mayo is not your archetypal DJ, it seems, but she is one of a growing legion of..."

May 29, 1998 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

¿Quieres Chanclar?

East Riverside's "Latin Strip"

"...backs are checking IDs and poking fun at a drunk transvestite. I'll call her La Tina, because she reminds..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Music Feature by James E. Garcia

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