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"...phenomenon turned into a real outfit actually underscores the "slacker band" tag that Jovanovic tries steadfastly to refute. The..."

May 28, 2004 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

2004 Paramount Theatre Summer Film Series
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"...Slacker (1991): 7/1, 7:30pm; 7/2, 9:35pm..."

May 21, 2004 Screens Feature

Let's Go, While We're Young ...
Drafthouse does Ultimate 'Caddyshack'
"...of the corporate structure is one that the lazy, slacker layabouts of this town need to hear," insists Drafthouse..."

April 30, 2004 Screens Feature by Courtney Fitzgerald

Second Helpings: Bakeries
"...does its part to carry on the spirit of slacker-era Austin. It is a great place to luxuriate over..."

March 19, 2004 Food Feature

Second Helpings: Downtown Coffee Shops
"...Their war against corporate coffee is endearing to the slacker-types who haven't yet been priced out of town, but..."

March 19, 2004 Food Feature

Once Upon a Time in Austin
The films, the filmmakers, the crews, the making of a scene
"...Richard LinklaterSlacker (1991); Dazed and Confused (1993); Before Sunrise (1995); SubUrbia..."

March 12, 2004 Screens Feature by Louis Black

After a Fashion
Stephen goes shopping with a friend to get ready for all the big to-do’s on the social horizon. Hide your credit cards.
"...be charming and completely the opposite of Kerbey Lane's slacker service. Their soups and appetizers are great and they..."

March 12, 2004 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

What Is Strangest Is Inseparable
'Dreams of Her'
"...in particular the thoughtful, rambling meditations of Richard Linklater's Slacker), Dreams of Her is as Austin as they come...."

March 12, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Along Came Polly
Ben Stiller and Jennifer Aniston date and become more than just friends.
"...the globe from "Austin to Portland" and every other slacker haven in between, has developed a remarkable knack for..."

Jan. 16, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

deEP end
deEP end
"...ex-Zulu as Konos... Also off the deEP end are slacker-twang stalwarts Li'l Cap'n Travis. Their new To All the..."

Nov. 14, 2003 Music Review by Michael Chamy

'The Austin Chronicle' and Richard Linklater
The beginning of a beautiful friendship
"...immediately claim that the first Linklater cover was for Slacker, when Chris Walters' story actually began on the cover..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Black and White and Rick All Over
The ABCs of 'The School of Rock'
"...the fact that all of his films apart from Slacker, his first, have had studio financing, Linklater ironically remains..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The School of Rock
In Linklater's studio-financed comedy hit, Jack Black brings his rock & roll vibe to riff-needy prep students.
"...a film loaded with outsized characters. As far from Slacker as you could possibly get and still be using..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Dandy Warhols
"...trio of releases that merged VU's trippier moments with slacker-pop guitar punch and Zia McCabe's 10-fingers-no-thumbs keyboard/bass switcheroos, the..."

Sept. 19, 2003 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Scorched
"...housemates is Doleman (Thomas), whose choice to end his slacker days and start working proves most timely when he..."

Aug. 1, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Cult of Ray
Ray Benson steps out from behind the Wheel.
"...Striking a responsive chord with the preslacker longhairs who dug their mentors and cohorts Commander Cody..."

July 18, 2003 Music Feature by Joe Nick Patoski

TCB
Hepatitis C and the damage done.
"...of friends and acquaintances. "You can't call Al a slacker because he worked," says Bryson, "but he was there..."

June 20, 2003 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Arts Stalwarts
Twelve of Austin's cultural heroes will be inducted into the Austin Arts Hall of Fame at the 2003 Austin Critics Table Awards ceremony, and here is an introduction to them and some of their significant contributions to the local arts scene.
"...for her film work as the Sidewalk Psychic in Slacker, Lalli prefers the stage and is still active on..."

May 30, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Most Likely to Endure
With the exception of the era-specific music, what the kids like in Dazed and Confused is pretty much the same thing kids like now, which goes a long way in explaining why, 10 years later, the video's a staple in college dorms, owned by kids who weren't conceived yet in the Seventies and couldn't buy a ticket to the R-rated movie when it came out in the Nineties.
"...it was Linklater's first film after the sleeper hit Slacker, and his first big budget. There were expectations. There..."

May 30, 2003 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Short Cuts
Richard Linklater looks to television, and a promotion for SXSW film man Matt Dentler. Dobie manager Keith Garcia departs for greener pastures.
"...Slacker: The Series Dept.: We're just surprised someone didn't think..."

May 2, 2003 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

It Runs in the Family
"...(Diana Douglas) puzzles over her e-mail, the goofy collegiate slacker (Cameron Douglas) woos an uptight classmate, attorney Alex (Michael..."

April 25, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

This Is Electroclash
Eighties retro-synth bands like the Faint, Fischerspooner, and Austin's This Microwave World prove that the best way to move forward is to look back first.
"...suffered through grunge and then the rise of the slacker are suddenly discovering how much fun it is to..."

April 25, 2003 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

Book Reviews
James McWilliams reviews Hugh Thomson's The White Rock.
"...in the towel, gathers up a few of his slacker mates, and sets out to explore the Incan ruins..."

March 14, 2003 Books Feature by James McWilliams

SXSW Picks and Sleepers
"...Roald Von," this Amsterdam trio specializes in "garage pop slacker anthems," according to their press. According to their Excelsior..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

Live From SXSW's Screening Room
"...the preposterously unwieldy title seems a blueprint for the Slacker-to-be, with the director himself cast as a taciturn wanderer..."

March 14, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

In the Mood for Love
Alex Holdridge and 'Sexless'
"...Of course, scenes of slackers killing a day on the Drag evoke memories of..."

March 14, 2003 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

A Decade Under the Influence
10 Years of SXSW Film
"...to stay in Austin after the critical success of Slacker in 1991. There was the Austin Film Society (Rick..."

March 7, 2003 Screens Feature

Page Two
The mayoral race is on, with and without some usual suspects.
"...guy looked up at Doug. "Hey, you were in Slacker," he said, adding "You had all the good lines."..."

Dec. 27, 2002 Column by Louis Black

So Long, Slug
"...saddened to learn this week of the passing of Slacker cast member and former Austin scenester Charles Gunning, aka..."

Dec. 20, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Short Cuts
How to make T-shirts without violating child labor laws.
"...who was featured in several Richard Linklater films including Slacker, The Newton Boys, and Waking Life, as well as..."

Dec. 20, 2002 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

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