Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...incidentally, by coalition steering committee member and outgoing Chronicle City Editor Mike Clark-Madison), Council Member Raul Alvarez said, "We..."

Dec. 24, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...The first public discussion of the project since the city selected Trammell Crow's team for the job will be..."

Sept. 19, 2008 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...The City of Austin -- its confidence restored after a recent..."

Nov. 1, 1996 News Feature

Working the Kink Out

Smut City wants to cinematically sex up your November

"...eros-inspired film events courtesy of local monthly freak fest Smut City...."

Nov. 11, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Voyeur Discretion Advised

Hot town, smut in the city

"...optional by the hour. Austin has always been a city in heat – Men's Health ranked the 512 No...."

June 24, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

This Porn Has Wheels

Rolling with the Bike Smut Film Fest

"...always a good find. And Austin, not only Bat City but also bike city, is positively febrile with velocipede..."

Dec. 16, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Gay Place

Nuts: not just for trucks

"...CINEKINK 2011 Smut City and F*Bomb bring this traveling tour of tantalizing..."

Nov. 18, 2011 Column by Kate X Messer

The Secret History of Tuna

Tuna isn't the only Texas town with which actor-writers Jaston Williams and Joe Sears can be closely identified. Austin has played a significant role in the development of their town, and in return Sears and Williams have changed the face of the capital city.

"...and Williams have racked up some 4,000 performances as smut-snatchin' Bertha Bumiller, puppy-cuddlin' Petey Fisk, mongrel-murderin' Pearl Burras, pistol-peddlin'..."

April 12, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Second SXSW 2019 Band List

Black Midi, Jealous of the Birds, Deerhunter, and 247 others

"...them as the best band in the UK’s capital city. As such, they epitomize South by Southwest’s second band..."

Nov. 28, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Microcinema Mania

Bimonthly series Cinema41 highlights the underseen and underrated

"...any given night. Devon Tincknell and Chris Trew's adults-only Smut City series, the resuscitated (and by all accounts wildly..."

July 22, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Last week's Summer Smut Issue gets a whuppin' from some prudent readers.

"...culture, and all that is so vital to this city in which there is no shortage of newsworthy issues...."

Aug. 18, 2000 Column

Postmarks

Theatre reviews! Film reviews! The Summer Smut Issue! Get your snipes here!

"...Re: Postmarks "Stop the Smut!" Aug. 18, 2000..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Column

Postmarks

Starbucks vs. the Chronicle: Who's zoomin' who?

"...Smut Revisited..."

Sept. 15, 2000 Column

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.

"...their trade; it attracted troublemakers and politicians alike. In city documents, it was classified as the First Ward, bordered..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Ian Quigley

Postmarks

Readers are baffled by the Chronicle's "no endorsement" for the mayoral race.

"...been selling 10 of those 35 megawatts to the city of Austin and the rest goes to our 44..."

April 28, 2000 Column

Sxsw

"...slot? And what about the Tejano Concert at the City Coliseum that same night -- all night? Matador showcase..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

The Smell of Success

Austin's poster art scene is back, and it's better than ever.

"...Austin scene had been dealt a crippling blow. The city had just passed an ordinance making it a crime..."

Nov. 22, 2002 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Cap Metro wants to hear your complaints; a reader asks whether the Summer Smut issue was worth the offense it generated; a radio fan finds sustenance in a substitute; and more letters to the editor.

"...Regarding the August 25 "Change of Plans" ["Naked City"] article: PODER has chosen to align itself with the..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Column

With the Music Lineup Rolling Out, South by Southwest 2022 Finally Feels Real

Maxo Kream, Monaleo, W.I.T.C.H., and Vitreous Humor highlight drop

"...(Toronto CANADA) Adam Ostrar (Austin TX) Aeon Station (Ocean City NJ) Aertex (Washington DC) Alex Dupree (Austin TX) Alien..."

Oct. 20, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...on the shores of Austin's best venue are Mexico City's musical Teotihuacan – El Tri – a roc monument..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

Dialing for Dollar$

Austin radio stations scramble to keep the money flowing in a strange new media world

"...only 8% black, an unusual mix for a big city. Austin is also renowned as a strong city for..."

Dec. 17, 2004 News Feature by Kevin Brass

A Cuppa Hot Joe

On a comedy club stage, News Radio star Joe Rogan exudes a mad joy for life in all its insanity, depravity, and delicious dirt; if Henry Miller had done stand-up, it would have come out like Joe Rogan's act.

"...be filming Rogan's shows this week at the Capitol City Comedy Club for a concert tape to be released..."

May 4, 2001 Arts Feature by J. C. Shakespeare

Postmarks

Light Rail, Green Politics, and much ado about the city's growing pains.

"...and public affairs programming that had relevance to our city. Its absence from our airwaves is wrong...."

Oct. 13, 2000 Column

Hot Line to Jesus

Edison's Speaking Phonograph

"...popularity of dirty ditties moved Rock-Ola's president to declare smut records "public enemy number one." (The Rock-Ola name, incidentally,..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Music Feature by Jay Hardwig

Tuna Does Vegas

Taking the Tuna crew to Sin City was a huge gamble, but we end up bigger winners than losers

"...is a hard-shell Baptist and card-carrying member of the Smut Snatchers of the New Order. For her even to..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Arts Review by Robert Faires

TV Eye

Indie Accomplishments

"...my all-time favorites, that foursome from Sex and the City. Now, you can add this gal-pal pair to the..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

SXSW 2023 Announces Thao, Armani White, Blondshell, and Otoboke Beaver

Among 191 acts on the festival’s first artist list

"...(Toronto CANADA) Knifeplay (Philadelphia PA) Krooked Kings (Salt Lake City UT) Kym Register (Loamlands) (Durham NC) Ladaniva (Lille FRANCE)..."

Oct. 19, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Gay Place

Take a moment to enjoy Austin before SXSW barrels into town

"...LGBTQIA Equity & Intersectionality Town Hall Help inform the city's LGBTQ Quality of Life Advisory Commission on how to..."

March 2, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

SXSW Releases First Wave of 2018 Performers

Marlon Williams, Jay Park, Shamir, and 204 more

"...Benin City (London, England)..."

Oct. 11, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Fantastic Fest Fills the Card

Massive list includes closing night film

"...first X-rated parody, is what happens when an anonymous smut producer gets inspired by the 1960s Batman TV show..."

Sept. 5, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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