Off the Record

Tim O'Connor closes the Backyard, Grupo Fantasma spice things up for Latino Music Month, and Hacienda strikes a chord with the Black Keys

"...close following the completion of the venue's 16th season with the Gipsy Kings on Aug. 28. In an official..."

May 2, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Mohawk welcomes Red River Flats to the neighborhood, Ego's sings karaoke, and a tribute to pianist Doug Hall

"...coexistence between urban development and live music. The four-story, 120-unit apartment complex, which is scheduled to open in June..."

April 11, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

SXSW music news and carryings on

"...The control room of Tequila Mockingbird studios swelled with the intensity of a NASA launch on Friday afternoon,..."

March 14, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

James White goes on location at the Broken Spoke, Marky Ramone defends his namesake and Phil Spector's innocence, and the Summer Wardrobe gives Roky Erickson a makeover

"...Wood," says Marky Ramone, who joined the group for its seminal Road to Ruin in 1978, left in '83,..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Promoters square off on Red River, Daytrotter comes to Austin, Explosions goes international, and live music in Austin continues grinding

"...Begin Transmission Let's face it, the record industry is dead. The paradigm shift into..."

July 6, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

Tell It Like It Is

Cyril Neville holds nothing back

"...is a humbling experience for someone who grew up with him being a landmark of uptown New Orleans. A..."

April 28, 2006 Music Feature by Robert Gabriel

Off and On

Can Bellagio combine thoughtful food with thoughtful service?

"...Bellagio Italian Bistro..."

Feb. 18, 2005 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Chapman out the door, off the hook

A surprise retirement spares the APD assistant chief.

"...allegation that Chapman lied under oath during a July deposition taken in connection with a whistle-blower suit filed by..."

Dec. 26, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Wasn't It FABulous?

Economic and environmental consequences of high tech plant closings are potentially grim.

"...San Jose could look like in a few years without careful planning."..."

Nov. 2, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Light It Up

Director Lizzie Borden revisits her incendiary 1983 feminist classic, Born in Flames, showing as part of the Austin Film Society's series "Dance, Girl, Dance: Women Directors of the 70s and 80s."

"...Borden's signature film. Borden is best known for her critically and popularly acclaimed 1986 film about prostitution, Working Girls;..."

June 22, 2001 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Nightmare Town: Stories

"...It's the language, stupid. Nightmare Town collects 20 long-unavailable short..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Books Review by Jesse Sublett

Get It While You Can

"...ring but still insisted on going another round after it was firmly in hand? Janis Joplin was rock &..."

March 19, 1999 Books Feature

The Truth Will Set You Free

"...particular, heroin -- has never been as clear as it is than upon finishing "Shooting Star." Originally published November..."

Jan. 1, 1999 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Off the Desk:

"...Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do beginning Oct. 16,..."

Oct. 11, 1996 News Feature

The Off Beat: Hyperreal Film Club Announces Plans to Open Screening Space

Nomadic indie cinephiles put down roots later this summer

"...trio always envisioned opening their own space, but thought it’d be impossible. “But we’re very optimistic and kind of..."

May 10, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

The Off Beat: Chicano Batman’s Hi-Fi Good Vibes

Carlos Arévalo talks optimistic new album before Austin Psych Fest

"...the Austin Blues Festival stages concerts by Buddy Guy, Brittany Howard, and more at Waterloo Park. Meanwhile, the Black..."

April 26, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

Debate Heats Up Over How to Wean Austin Off Fossil Fuels

Electric Utility Commission and Austin Energy at odds

"...Austin Energy is almost done tweaking its Resource, Generation and Climate Protection Plan for net zero..."

Feb. 16, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

United Auto Workers Has Sights Set on Tesla

Tesla offers raises amid organizing buildup

"...Tesla is offering across-the-board raises ahead of what is shaping up to..."

Jan. 22, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

It's Official: Dylan Carlino Is the Funniest Person in Austin

Dominating newcomers prove the city is a comedy magnet

"...The 2023 Cap City Comedy Club Funniest Person in Austin (FPIA) contest wrapped..."

Sept. 20, 2023 Arts Post by Valerie Lopez

Shoot First, Create a Law to Make It Legal Later

Texas bill ensures zero consequences for police who injure people with "less lethal" rounds

"...more than a year, the Travis County District Attorney's Office has been preparing to try 19 Austin police officers..."

April 21, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

The Verde Report: The Honeymoon Is Ending. It’s Time for Austin FC to Earn Its Support.

Three things Austin FC needs to do to get some momentum going

"...29, which has a decent likelihood of featuring the United States men's national team...."

July 16, 2021 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Seven Decades of Fame and Fear in Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It

New documentary on legendary star plays Cine Las Americas, Tribeca

"...Meriam Pérez Riera started making her new documentary about Rita Moreno, she had no idea that the star of..."

June 9, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Dems Set Their Eyes on the 2020 Prize

Their goal: Flip the state House of Representatives

"...from northeast Travis County's House District 50 got her political start way back when – as a young and..."

Oct. 25, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Behind the Scenes on Netflix’s New Austin-Made, Mexico-Set Anime

The many hands of Powerhouse Animation make light work of Seis Manos

"...Brad Graeber has two notepads. They're pocket-sized scrapbooks, crammed with references to martial arts films. In one, he keeps..."

Oct. 11, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Jackie Venson Strips Off Her Blues Band and Becomes Her Own "DJ"

Austin's reigning Best Guitarist scales the ladder to the roof

"...place inside the mind of the town's reigning Best Guitarist. A fire blazes within, but never out of control...."

July 26, 2019 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Council Holds Off on Boycotting Alabama for Restrictive Abortion Laws

Abortion protest could do more harm than good, say advocates

"...That’s the question before City Council after Council Member Leslie Pool suggested a resolution..."

June 7, 2019 News Post by Mary Tuma

Object Collection’s It's All True

This opera culled from Fugazi concert detritus was an endurance test for both audience and performers

"...Moving way beyond deep cuts, It's All True probed the archives of some 1,500 hours..."

May 25, 2018 Arts Review by Melany Jean

All Over Creation: Come and Don't Get It

You already have a job; no need to make another one out of figuring out art

"...that she – Kathy Dunn Hamrick – had undertaken with four other choreographers to shake up her usual creative..."

June 26, 2015 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Cannes You Dig It?

Vincent Van Horn doesn't hold back the tears

"...Underground Festival. If you’re gonna be in the neighborhood, it happens Saturday evening at Au P’tit Bonheur la Chance..."

May 25, 2012 Screens Post by Vincent Van Horn

Off the Record

SXSW news and carryings-on

"...Southwest Interactive wasn't an app or a social network. It was Jay-Z, the business, man. On Monday night, the..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature by Austin Powell

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