Naked City

"...business at last weekend's Texas Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) convention. Sesame Street's "Big Bird" doll was displayed in a Texas..."

Nov. 17, 1995 News Feature

Brisket Thief Strikes la Barbecue, Easy Tiger Works Some Pretzel Logic, Garbo’s Claws a Sunday Service, the Carillon Chimes Back In, and the Quesoff Is on Its Cheesy Way Again

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings...."

Aug. 10, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Punk Rock Patron of Austin Music Richard Lynn

Super Secret founder and Sonic Transmissions Festival underwriter expands operations

"...Nineties, and Beerland and Trailer Space in the Aughts. Street punks the Eastside Suicides, Slum City, and the Put-Downs..."

Sept. 15, 2017 Music Feature by Michael Toland

SXSW Film: The Whole Enchilada

Red-hot and really long list of all the titles to date

"...breaking loose all glorious hell. Cast: Steve Little, Robert Longstreet, Walter Dalton, Miki Ann Maddox, Koko Lanham, Rico..."

Feb. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Brooklyn Was Mine

Brooklyn is a place that demands to be understood literarily, whether the literature of choice is Walt Whitman's or Jay-Z's

"...spent one night in Williamsburg, which reminded me of Sesame Street. The second time, also Williamsburg, 1997, doesn't count..."

Jan. 25, 2008 Books Review by Cindy Widner

Record Reviews: Texas Platters

"...ASYLUM STREET SPANKERS..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Music Review

Veracruz All Natural Is at Mueller, Yellowbird Is at Taco Bell, La Popular’s at Lantana, Truluck’s Is Gonna Move, Here Comes Songkran Again, and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings...."

April 12, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

ATX Queer Music Fest, Ovey Fest, New Candys, Bryan Carter, and more local shows worth seeing

"...the color line. As a result, he ruled Sixth Street in the Nineties, an O.G. rapper with all that..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Music Column by Abby Johnston

Chi’Lantro Expands, Taco Flats Expands, G’Raj Mahal Preps a Return, Delucca Opens, Épicerie Spotlights Kallas-Lee, Central Market Celebrates Hatch, and More, More, More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings...."

July 27, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Marc Savlov’s Top 10 Films of 2016

"...Don't Think Twice, De Palma, Sing Street Wild Card..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Lou Reed Box Set Tells Tale of Early Solo Career

The RCA & Arista Album Collection's 17 discs document the Seventies and Eighties

"...which made everyone else from the time sound like Sesame Street. Overdoses, crying babies, and everything in between appear..."

Dec. 16, 2016 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

The Shell They Sell (He's Swell)

Viral cuddlebomb Marcel the Shell makes the move to book and TV

"...snuggling with baby goats and Ryan Gosling breaking up street fights is "Marcel the Shell With Shoes On." Released..."

Nov. 4, 2011 Screens Feature by Audra Schroeder

Family Affair

Akina Adderley adds her name to the family ledger

"...in Florida during a time when convicts labored paving streets. Young Nat listened closely to the cadence of their..."

June 10, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Ernie Kovacs Collection

He was an innovating TV comedian and the least successful success in the business

"...that influenced generations of TV programs from Laugh-In to Sesame Street to every program David Letterman has done...."

April 22, 2011 Screens Review by Robert Faires

TV Eye

Even if you're not a fan of war entertainments, The Pacific is a must-watch miniseries

"...Eugene Sledge, and Jon Seda (Homicide: Life on the Street) as John Basilone. They are members of an infantry..."

March 12, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Sean Carey, Lucas Molandes, Rob Nash

"...shows available in the swarm of activity that the streets of Downtown Austin had become. Comedy. Stand-up comedy. Not..."

March 24, 2006 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Point Austin: A Life of Quality

In the shadow of another tragedy, the city takes a step toward justice

"...debate over Midtown Live look like an episode of Sesame Street...."

July 1, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Willie Nelson Milk Cow Blues (Island)

Texas Platters

"...its collective mark every time, Nelson could sing the Sesame Street theme song and have kids searching for the..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Music Review by Christopher Gray

Mobb Deep: Mobb Muzik

"..."family" as in Gambino, not Barney. More Scorcese than Sesame Street, Mobb Muzik opens with former President Reagan vowing..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Music Review by Christopher Gray

Dancing About Architecture

Never Mind the Mayor

"...talent that would work in those venues." The Guadalupe Street locations of both, says Grulke, are just too far..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Mister Rogers and Me

"...regarded Mister Rogers as really uncool, not hip like Sesame Street. I actually watched both of those shows for..."

Feb. 13, 1998 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

The Write Place

The Austin Heart of Film Festival

"...Writer-directors such as Wes Craven (A Nightmare on Elm Street, The People Under the Stairs), David O. Russell (Flirting..."

Oct. 4, 1996 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Wayback Burgers Gives Away Shakes, El Naranjo Brings the Mole Blanco, Wu Chow Gets Lunchy, Banger’s Goes Way Old(e) School, Lobster & Friends Returns to Launderette, and More

All the news that's fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings...."

June 21, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Pinthouse Pizza’s World Beer Cup Win, More Spring Menus Sprung, Texas Wine Auction Soars, It’s Kimchi-a-Go-Go Everywhere, and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings...."

May 24, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Texas Lege Preview: Homophobic Holdout

Democrats try to remove anti-gay laws; Republicans don't want kids to be trans

"...doesn't match their birth certificate – so watch out Sesame Street, Shakespeare, and trans librarians who dare to read..."

Jan. 13, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

aGLIFF Review: Erica's First Holy Shit

Austin's alternative fitness superstar hits the big screen

"...Kyle Sullivan, and the handmade avant-garde flair of early Sesame Street. It's a suitable mixture for a film with..."

Aug. 31, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ten Years of "Unreal Estate" at Cloud Tree Gallery

Oh, the places you only wish you could go!

"...Rosebud Motel from Schitt's Creek. Mr. Hooper’s shop from Sesame Street. More and more, on and on – location,..."

Aug. 10, 2022 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

A Culture 50 Years in the Making: The Kerrville Folk Festival Experience

Life-altering and deep-listening scenes from the oldest music festival in Texas

"...Cuisine in the meadow, down at the end of Sesame Street. There's also Fajita Thursday and Corn Dog Day..."

May 20, 2022 Music Feature by Hank Erwin

Navigating the Unknown: Chris Brecht Talks ATX6 Documentary

Lift Me Up premieres Friday on KLRU

"...PBS, I think of music and travel shows. Actually, Sesame Street as well, but that’s way beside the point...."

June 16, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Booze News & Views

Just a wee dram of What's Happening as March marches in …

"...And this is not a regular column. This Booze..."

March 1, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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