Day Trips: Bend, Texas

Five reasons to take the Bend in the road

"...waters of the Colorado River churn against the towering limestone cliffs on the opposite bank...."

May 31, 2024 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Austin Law Department Argues City Council Can’t Stop Austin Police from Keeping Secret Files

Taylor trial addresses city’s G file policy

"...open court, it is the city’s view that no one but Austin’s police chief has the authority to alter..."

Oct. 25, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Qmmunity: Texas Trans Athletes Fight to Play

That and a bevy of LGBTQ things to do around town

"...House Bill 25 – one of three anti-trans student-athlete bills moving through the Texas..."

Oct. 8, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

Public Notice: Texas vs. Austin vs. COVID-19

In the courts and schools and bars, the battle rages

"...I wrote about last week, fighting school districts to stop their masking requirements as the fall semester begins, and..."

Aug. 20, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Delysia’s Golden Chocolate, Texas French Bread’s Wheat, Cinful Sweets on the Food Network, and Mozart’s Lights Up Lake Austin

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...excellent treats (while you nom on the samples) during one of their many virtual tastings …..."

Nov. 2, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

"Stop Garza" Movement Persists in County Attorney Race

Aleshire continues attacks on Mayor Pro Tem’s “ethics”

"...ID, and has predictably endured the sharpest attacks by opponents convinced she shouldn’t be elected. Former county judge Aleshire..."

Feb. 14, 2020 News Post by Michael King

10 Not-To-Miss Oktoberfest Events in Central Texas

We know you’ve been waiting to bust out the dirndl and lederhosen!

"...Everyone’s favorite downtown beer garden is keeping it traditional, with..."

Sept. 25, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Austin At Large: Stop Me If You’ve Heard This ...

When we perform as public citizens, what do we really want?

"...and wide-open lobby and skybridges, could be viewed as one big performance space. "Performance is a metaphor you can..."

April 19, 2019 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Hunt Sales Memorial

"...creeping death and lamenting in solemn surrender, "There's been lonely nights," on opener "Here I Go Again." After nearly..."

March 22, 2019 Music Review by Alejandra Ramirez

Bill Converse Shapes Texas Techno

Underground turntable maestro needs no introduction to local DJs, but to the broader community he's flown under the radar

"...an outsider folk compilation reissued by Mississippi Records. Next stop is the experimental shelves, where he gushes over obscure..."

Oct. 20, 2017 Music Feature by Dan Gentile

Council: Next Stop, ACL Fest

Even the Dais Denizens have to take a break every once in a while

"...since the Dais Denizens had a couple of exhausting postponements to assign last week, and this week there's the..."

Sept. 30, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Texas Responds to Obama's Immigration Order

Dems applaud, while GOP bemoans death of the Republic

"...This includes extra emphasis on securing the border and stopping people crossing the border in the first place. After..."

Nov. 20, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Good Field

"...Good Field's self-titled debut is an auspicious one. The solo project of local Paul Price, who's clocked..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Music Review by Luke Winkie

Guy Forsyth

"...of "Played Again" and upended gypsy sway of "Can't Stop Dancing," all linking to his Asylum Street Spankers tenure...."

Sept. 21, 2012 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Gay Place: Don't Stop, Get It Get It

We don't ever want to hear you complain that there is not enough LGBTQ up in this town

"...CAFE AT THE END OF TIME Welcome director Marian Jones back to Austin with her new play set in..."

Feb. 3, 2012 Column by Kate X Messer

Kashmere Reunion Stage Band

Live Shot

"...both prompted by the success of 2006 2-CD debut Texas Thunder Soul 1968-1974 – had also spurred the KSB..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Stereo Is a Lie

"...UK émigré Glynn Wedgewood rises from the embers of one of Austin's most thrilling imports, IV Thieves, on this..."

Sept. 9, 2011 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Stop WTP 4; Protect Lake Travis

"...all the arguments for delay are valid, there was one point that was not mentioned, and that is the..."

Feb. 23, 2009 Postmarks

Doggett Puts In One Last Slam at Bush

Austin congressman happy with new president

"...shovel. After 14 years of representing various parts of Texas, near and not so near, I will finally be..."

Nov. 5, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

One Quadrillion ... and Then Some

New laser science at UT pushes the boundaries of knowledge

"...South by Southwest had come and gone, and 60,000 University of Texas students had returned to..."

July 25, 2008 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Car Stereo (Wars)

"...Beauty Bar mash-up master Car Stereo (Wars), aka Christopher Rose, debuts a disclong bout of sample-and-loop-happy hip-pop schizophrenia,..."

Aug. 31, 2007 Music Review by Marc Savlov

The Ugly Beats

"...band renders earnest harmonies on "Take a Stand," "Last Stop," and "Your Turn to Cry." The down note is..."

April 20, 2007 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Country Mile

Country Mile

"...Billy Joe Shaver took his place early on as one of Texas' songwriter laureates, reinforcing it with an astounding..."

April 6, 2007 Music Review by Margaret Moser

AFS Texas Documentary Tour

Heather MacDonald's 'Been Rich All My Life

"...sacrificed the noise for the muggin'," quips Marion Coles, one of the gals – but, believe it, their muggin'..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Point Austin: One for the Books

All the sound and fury is upballot, but the real work is on the ground

"...successes? But more importantly, they understand better than their opponents that elections are highly symbolic affairs, and if you..."

Nov. 3, 2006 News Column by Michael King

One Doc's Medicine: Serve God, save the planet

Dr. J. Matthew Sleeth believes he has the metaphysical medicine to heal the largely disjointed relationship between the country's environmental and religious communities.

"...Sleeth's treatment is a simple regimen of downsizing one's life – a procedure he and his family have..."

Sept. 22, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Susan Gibson

Record review

"...("First Sign of Spring") and moonstruck cynicism ("Company Man," "Stop the Bleeding"). "It goes around and around and I..."

July 29, 2005 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Round One at Round Rock

Is the noisy suburban school battle an omen of things to come?

"...episode included much yelling and screaming from supporters and opponents, accusations of lying on both sides, and a ruckus..."

April 29, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Texas Platters

"...wistful, pained, very intimate songs in their most primitive, lonely form - especially if you hated his excursion into..."

June 5, 1998 Music Review

Texas Platters

"...clinches the deal with the over-produced muzak sound of someone just trying to fit in -- not to mention..."

Oct. 4, 1996 Music Feature

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