Escapism and Connection: The Illustrated Life of Billy Perkins

Hustling Austin posters for 30 years, Perkins perseveres

"...Bonnie Raitt, Cherie Currie, Dee Dee Ramone, and Joe Strummer swirled a cyclone chorus of his inked and illustrated..."

June 17, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

A Disaster Brewing

Hops shortage squeezes local-beer makers and drinkers

"...There's nothing like a shortage to send people into a panic...."

March 21, 2008 Food Feature by Lee Nichols

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Our readers talk back.

"...Get the Facts Straight..."

April 4, 2003 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...Mold Is Not a Cash Crop..."

March 28, 2003 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...Libertarian Lessons..."

Jan. 17, 2003 Column

The Luv Doc: Late-Night Texts

NORMAL PEOPLE TURN OFF THEIR PHONES WHEN THEY GO TO SLEEP

"...days ago I was up after midnight working on some projects and realized that I had agreed to help..."

June 3, 2022 Column by The Luv Doc

The Luv Doc: Blowing Smoke

Telling the truth is easy. Lying is a lot more work.

"...software company. One of the first people to befriend me was a gregarious woman who I always seemed to..."

Oct. 22, 2021 Column by The Luv Doc

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, April 2-8

"...21-April 19): Playwright August Strindberg (1849–1912) was a maverick innovator who loved to experiment with plot and language. One..."

April 2, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, Februry 12-18

"...AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): I've adopted some lines from poet Walt Whitman for you to use..."

Feb. 12, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

Hometown Favorite

Las Palomas at 25

"...to Austin in 1984, I was 19 and didn't know anybody. I thought I spoke the language, only to..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

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Our readers talk back.

"...'Magnificent 7' Inspiring..."

May 14, 2004 Column

The Commissioner Has Left the Building

Johnny Torrez was one of the first Austin comics to work on a professional level, and every local comic who ever made a living in the business credits the self-proclaimed "Commissioner of Comedy" as an early influence and inspiration. On Valentine's Day, the Commissioner died. Here's how he is remembered.

"...The memory of the mythical Austin of yore continues to grow..."

Feb. 23, 2001 Arts Feature by J. C. Shakespeare

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VanScoy on Wrong Track

"...declared the headline for last week's "Council Watch" [Vol.17, No.30]. Reporting on the city council's recent transportation work session,..."

April 10, 1998 Column

Fare Fight

The pending sale of Roy's Taxi company raises a host of Austin memories

"...her regulars back and forth across town. That's hard enough; the AC in her van, one of 155 cabs..."

June 9, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

City of the Dead

Journeying through the graves of Austin's oldest cemetery

"...I don't know how the river got so wide...."

April 21, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

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Our readers talk back.

"...think Townes would have been disappointed that there was no mention of his self-produced albums, which he was most..."

June 28, 2002 Column

All Aboard for Middle Earth

Fans of J. R. R. Tolkien needn't wait until the December 12 opening of the film of Lord of the Rings to take a journey to Middle Earth. Second Youth Family Repertory Theatre, an Austin arts company acclaimed for its intelligent, highly theatrical stage shows for family audiences, will ferry you there this weekend via its production of The Hobbit.

"...If you know who lives in a cozy little hole called Bag..."

Nov. 9, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Fantastic and Utterly Disreputable History of the Bevy of Sin Known as Guy Town

Before downtown Austin had the Warehouse District, it had the Whorehouse District: a notorious neighborhood of brothels and fandango houses called Guy Town.

"...on the soil in front of any of those establishments and facing a different choice entirely. Sure, you'd be..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Ian Quigley

Producers of Piquant Pods of Perfection

"...Most chileheads have absolutely no concept of what's involved in producing the peppers they..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Off the Record

All the fun fun fun that fits

"...Bring the Noise..."

Nov. 4, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Movies, Comedy, Books, and More Recommended Arts Events

Find an art that fits your tastes

"...Flowers are an integral part of the lives of the..."

March 29, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Mary Moody Northen Theatre's The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

This gangster spectacle based on Hitler's rise feels more than timely in the current election year

"...sparking a citywide turf war, which also fuels Ui's paranoia, leading him to take out anyone he sees as..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Conspirare Children's Choir: Birdsong for the holidays

Musical Director Nina Revering explains how a trip to the Holocaust Memorial Museum helped connect birdsong with this festive time of year

"...On Dec. 1, the award-winning, 70-member Conspirare Children's Choir will present, for one performance only,..."

Nov. 30, 2007 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Universal Talent

From 1961 to 1992, Julioeloy Mesa worked in the Cuban Institute of Cinematic Industry and Art, making movie posters that earned international awards, exhibitions in museums, and even a permanent collection in the Library of Congress. Though he now lives comfortably in Austin, Texas, Mesa's artistic struggle continues.

"...It is rare to have talent endorsed by a government, rare for a citizen to be privileged not by..."

July 13, 2001 Arts Feature by Rob Curran

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...HIP HOP MECCA PRESENTS: All you major-label types want to know where..."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature

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The Gotham backlash continues.

"...Dumb Growth?..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Column

SXSW’s Big Third List

YFN Lucci, Wyclef Jean, Ought, and 572 more

"...In one gargantuan list, South by Southwest programmers have stocked more than a quarter of the music..."

Jan. 10, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

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