The Music Is Pretty Much Incessant

P. Kellach Waddle, the River City's 'educated hillbilly,' composes himself a life

"...curls down in a ginger chaos, obscuring the tops of his posh jacket's lapels; his right hand, pale fingers..."

April 20, 2007 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

My Gang Don't Bow Down

Big Chief Kevin Goodman sew, sew, sews a new history here in Austin

"...Chief's deconstructed headdress lies on the bare cement floor of a nearly empty garage in Southeast Austin like a..."

May 5, 2006 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

High Baptismal Flow

In search of rock & roll's psychedelic pioneers, Austin's 13th Floor Elevators

"...my dreamworld, twisting and sliding throughout eight ethereal minutes of the 13th Floor Elevators' "Slip Inside This House." I..."

Aug. 13, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Man Behind the List

Craig of Craigslist really exists, and he's about more than selling your tuba

"...spoil your fun. If anonymity is your greatest source of Craigslist pleasure (e.g., you would shudder to learn that..."

March 5, 2004 Screens Feature by Courtney Fitzgerald

Who Owns Sixth Street

Is Austin's Sixth Street Entertainment District undergoing an identity crisis? -- and who are the designated shrinks?

"...weekend, Sixth Street swarms with the seemingly random activity of an anthill. Bouncers barking on the sidewalks outside the..."

May 4, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

A Full Color Palette

Painter-Director Julian Schnabel's 'Before Night Falls'

"...visual medium that draws heavily on painting and the history of art for its effects. But Schnabel makes it..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Screens Feature by Sidney Moody

1999 SXSW Music Festival

"...Fastball wound up generating a platinum album, a year of solid touring (Everclear, HORDE), a pair of Grammy nominations,..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

Frankenstein's Dad

"...Some of the best films seem to come out of nowhere,..."

Jan. 1, 1999 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Whisks Up

The Way To Cook

"...always on the lookout for good "beginner's" cookbooks. Part of the attraction is purely selfish; as a "learn on..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Food Feature

photograph by Todd V. Wolfson

Bob Schneider

"...Bob Schneider may front two of Austin's most popular bands, the Ugly Americans and the..."

June 5, 1998 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Truckstop Girl

Ana Egge's Travels

"...what pancakes and eggs are to truckstops: stock tools of the trade, or staple menu items, if you will,..."

May 16, 1997 Music Feature by Kate X Messer

Hancock Center, R.I.P.

Everything Old Is New Again at 41st & I-35

"...has turned into a eulogy, now that the bulk of Hancock Center has heard the call of the wrecking..."

Feb. 14, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Tentatively Titled

Austin's Class of 1997

"...dozen artists have reserved their spots in Austin's "Class of '97" yearbook by announcing their intentions to release national..."

Jan. 24, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

The Opportunity to Reimagine Public Safety Is Here Right Now. Will Austin Take It?

“We want everything that can be done outside of the police, to be done outside of the police.”

"...At their April 20 work session, the members of the Austin City Council certainly sounded thankful for the..."

April 30, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Checking In: Alesia Lani Hermits Happily

Powerhouse live presence ramps down

"...into her universe,” wrote Kahron Spearman in his cover story on Alesia Lani last October for weekend one of..."

June 2, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

David and Nathan Zellner Deconstruct the Cowboy Myth in Damsel

Two of Austin’s most quirky filmmakers venture west

"...But this is the Zellners, two of Austin's most quirky and creative filmmakers, and so Damsel,..."

June 22, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: I Am Santa Claus

Director Tommy Avallone finds the men behind the beard

"...Mick Foley may have retired from the arduous rigors of the squared circle, but he's still a very serious..."

Dec. 6, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Is Here To Bash Your Brains In

Shock, schlock, and awe at America's premier genre fest

"...but when the Alamo Drafthouse CEO finally obliterates enough of the cheap pressed wood to stick his face in,..."

Sept. 21, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

District Eternity

As Ronnie Earle steps down, he looks back on his life's work

"...December announced his decision to retire at the end of 2008, likes to tell the story of a waitress..."

April 11, 2008 News Feature by Michael King

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...without stripping its charm and character away. A lot of Austintatious landmarks have already closed for the sake of..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Column

Mission: Improvable

Austin's improv community gathers intelligence

"...over the country, dropping into Austin like a rain of exceptionally clever frogs, sharing bills with local troupes, performing..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Quote of the Week "This is a really strong statement. The..."

Nov. 11, 2005 News Feature

Austin @ Large: Triangle, Full Circle

Seven glorious years later, and did we learn anything?

"...guess you can say the neighbors finally won: As of Tuesday, there will finally, officially, for real, not be..."

Oct. 8, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

'Heaven' Sent

Writer / director Todd Haynes resurrects the gloriously overwrought weepies of the Fifties in Far From Heaven.

"...a little, but not much. He's had these kind of ludicrously open-ended questions lobbed at him for weeks now...."

Nov. 22, 2002 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Riding the Rail

The challenge for Capital Metro: convincing voters that the new light rail isn't the old light rail that they rejected last year

"...The most vehement and persistent opponents of Capital Metro's plans for a light-rail system -- such..."

Dec. 21, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Down & Out in Atlanta

The Official Crock of the '96 Summer Olympics

"...nightmares and painful memories even now crash the gates of my subconscious, invasive as the airborne pollen of an..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Features Feature by Jonathan Hennessey

Public Notice

Revenge of the Nerds

"...Today, our mind reels with the images and news of yet another school massacre at the hands of young..."

April 23, 1999 Column by Kate X Messer

The Winter Classic

South by Southwest 1998

"...Harvey Sid Fisher's set in the spacious outdoor area of the Waterloo Brewing Company. Best known for his set..."

March 27, 1998 Music Feature

Not Your Same Old News

Politico Taps Into Latino Affairs With Critical Eye

"...photograph by Jana Birchum Occasionally, an organization runs off someone who seemed integral to its success, and it..."

Jan. 16, 1998 News Column by Lee Nichols

Postmarks

Postmarks Scandal!

"...I found the cover story of your July 11 ["News Boss," Vol. 16, No...."

Aug. 1, 1997 Column

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