Lee Leffingwell: 'Think Long-Range'

The incumbent mayor defends his record

"...just willy-nilly create jobs. We want to try to target jobs that are good jobs and of course we..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

It's Your City Council!

Brigid Shea and Clay Dafoe vs. Lee Leffingwell

"...energy generation plan, initiating single-stream recycling, the ban on coal-tar parking lot sealants, the expansion of the Save Our..."

April 13, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Jennifer Balkan: Peep Holes

In Balkan's figurative portraits, the realism is heartbreaking

"...we reckon, possibly jamming a rhetorical foot into the tar baby of gender politics – it's almost like following..."

March 23, 2012 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Saturday Showcases

Some East (Maybe Mars), some West (UK Trade & Investment), all South by Southwest

"...as unique without the urging of Big Freedia/Katey Red star pupil Nicky da B, also heading up this bill...."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

'Keyhole'

'Keyhole'

"...back that hides more skeletons than the La Brea Tar Pits. Liberally borrowing from Jean Cocteau's scary-dreamy aesthetic, this..."

March 16, 2012 Screens Feature by Andy Campbell

The Hightower Report: The Keystone XL Flim Flam

"...asserting that Keystone would bring 700,000 barrels of Canadian "tar sands crude" per day through its 2,000-mile pipeline to..."

March 9, 2012 News Column by Jim Hightower

Horns Begin Conference Play

Ohh basketball

"...Illinois, No. 12 Michigan State, and the North Carolina Tar Heels — who later became a No. 2 seed..."

Jan. 7, 2012 Sports Post by Russ Espinoza

Soccer Watch

Angela Kelly named new head coach for Texas soccer, and more

"...During her four years at North Carolina (1991-94), the Tar Heels went 97-1-1 and won four ACC regular-season titles,..."

Dec. 23, 2011 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Party on the Patio

Live review of ZZ Top's 1st Annual La Grange Fest.

"...far more satisfying than having had to outmaneuver the star-crossed midnight mob at the South Congress speakeasy. Rather the..."

Oct. 24, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Moving Violation

Classic sexploitation films shake things up at the Alamo

"...never to be exposed"), while the disturbingly sexualized attempted tar-and-featherin' of school teacher Carol (Diana Durrell) would have him..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Need To Force Government Accountability

"...disaster: Tearing up the Boreal Forest in Alberta, the tar sands deposits to be excavated reach the size of..."

Oct. 5, 2011 Postmarks

Headlines

"...trustees voted on Sept. 26 to extend Superintendent Meria Carstarphen's contract by one year, through July 30, 2014, despite..."

Sept. 30, 2011 News Feature

Civics 101

Calendar of civic events, Sept. 22-29

"...'Incendiary: The Willing­ham Case' This award-winning documentary (with a new epilogue) focuses on the science and..."

Sept. 23, 2011 News Column

Electric Wizard

"...and succeeding "The Night Child," 14 minutes combined. Ten-minute tar pit "Satyr IX" and others lack only the radioactive..."

Aug. 26, 2011 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Pale Flower

A dark and dreamy Nippon noir from 1964

"...briefly but memorably, like a supernova suddenly extinguished in black-tar bad vibes. The city eats its own and vomits..."

June 17, 2011 Screens Review by Marc Savlov

Boogie 4 Stu

Ben Waters' boogie for Rolling Stones sideman Ian Stewart

"...House Boogie” lodges next on ripe roadhouse blues, the guitar licks are instantly familiar: Keith Richards. And there’s Bill..."

May 10, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Why Rail?

The city is pushing for a 2012 vote to build urban rail. The critics are asking, 'Who needs it?'

"...expensive. According to O'Toole, a senior fellow with the libertarian Cato Institute, almost all rail projects are boondoggles or..."

April 8, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Agalloch

Wednesday

"...progressive folk into black metal, but where the Finnish tar it together with thrash, Portland, Ore., fourpiece Agalloch practices..."

March 18, 2011 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Teapot Partying With Bailey

The Place 3 council candidate kicks off his campaign

"...A small but lively group of libertarians, stoners, and diners greeted the brief program led off..."

Feb. 4, 2011 News Feature by Michael King

Republicans Denied a Supermajority (Again)

Austin Rep. Donna Howard's seat may mean as much to the state as it does to her district

"...race – with seven Republicans, two Democrats, and a Liber­tar­ian – that could throw the accepted math into total..."

Dec. 10, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Wine of the Week

Holiday wines for everyone from carnivores to vegans

"...with a huge range of wines for every taste. Vege­tar­i­ans can be tougher to accommodate, because many cooks try..."

Nov. 26, 2010 Food Column by Wes Marshall

Roadhouse Rags

Gary Stewart's early stuff comes to light

"...One of Riley’s songs, “Funky Tar Paper Shack,” does possess a CCR circa Willy and..."

Nov. 10, 2010 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Neurosis

Metallurgy

"...and ominous post rock is plastered with the boiling tar vocals and punishing guitars of leaders Scott Kelly and..."

Sept. 10, 2010 Music Review by Austin Powell

BPness, Part 2: A (Long) Line (of Boom) in the Sand

Notes from Kate's trip thru Lafourche Parish to Grand Isle, LA., Part 2.

"...[Continued from part one.]..."

June 25, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Shake Appeal

James Williamson's Raw Power is all in the mix

"...the same year, plus an outtakes CD and DVD documentary – leaves no room for shuck-'n'-jive. From the 34-minute..."

May 28, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Eco-Currents: Reading the Bones

Gluing frogs onto storm drains and other civic duties

"...fighting a proposed pipeline intended to carry oil from tar sands in Canada all the way to the Texas..."

May 28, 2010 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

'Drill Baby Drill,' Still?

"...homeless welfare cheats can be put to work combing tar balls from the beach...."

May 13, 2010 Postmarks

WWDD?

Girls Rock Camp gets a boost from St. Dolly

"...(Those Darlins, the Coathangers, Ume, and more) and a star-studded, surprise-guests-expected day party March 19 at Cafe Mundi, the..."

March 8, 2010 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

Twang Twang Shock-a-Boom

Reissue

"...the celebrated campus triumvirate of David Garza ("songs, vocals, geétar"), Jeff Haley ("big ol' bullfiddle"), and drummer Chris Searles..."

Feb. 26, 2010 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Sarcasm About Going Galt

"...of which are fundamental ideals of the tea-baggers. Don't tar these fine, self-appointed "patriots" with the same brush just..."

Feb. 22, 2010 Postmarks

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