Dancing About Architecture

Austin Music Commission chair Bob Livingston steps down, no one steps up; Man's Ruin returns to Austin; Michael Corcoran's suspension is puzzling.

"...an e-mail I received from Casey Monahan at the Texas Music Office, the AMC "is an advisory board appointed..."

March 31, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Gramm's Best Friend

Gramm's Got What Morales Needs: Money, Answers

"...underfunded political novice. Just ask Victor Morales. As the Texas Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate, Morales, a high..."

Oct. 25, 1996 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Record reviews Reissues

"...the Tex-Mex version of the big band, with saxophones, trumpets, and clarinets, with perhaps a Spanish guitar to give..."

Aug. 23, 1996 Music Review

Kingfish, Mavis Staples, Antone’s Allstars, and More Reviews From Austin Blues Festival 2025

Soul and jam sessions galore at Moody Amphitheater

"...vocal octaves, and an eclectic symphony of brassy saxophones, trumpets, organs, and bass guitars comprised Antone’s Allstar Jam on..."

May 2, 2025 Music Feature by The Music Team

Nothing Less Than Magical

Veterans of the Zilker Summer Musical recall enchantment on the hillside

"...of Miles. Our shows were in August in full Texas heat and Austin humidity. Mucho sweat. The wig slid..."

July 4, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Public Notice

We've Been Having Fun All Summer Long

"...The Texas Lege said No Sales Tax on most Back to..."

July 30, 1999 Column by Kate X Messer

Oh Boy! Another Campaign Season!

City of Austin, AISD, and ACC poised for another round of elections

"...Lee Leffingwell: Incumbent, trumpets conservation credentials, consensus-building skills (www.voteleffingwell.com)..."

March 7, 2008 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Opposition to Immigrant Detention Centers Mounts

Georgia detention center, Texas' usual suspects in spotlight

"...immoral business of profiting from prisons," the firm also trumpets to investors that its stock rose 51% in 2006,..."

Oct. 5, 2007 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...of their profit playground going off limits. Will Wynn trumpets his environmental accomplishments in his campaign letter and Web..."

May 19, 2006 Column

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Blurbing the pinnacle of SXSW 2006.

"...the 10th album by the Big Easy octet – trumpets, trombone, saxes, sousaphone, snare, and bass drum – the..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature

Live Shots

"...proud, the trio didn't waste any time reestablishing their Texas rock primacy. Returning south to the blues for an..."

May 30, 1997 Music Feature

Postmarks

Overhyped Roadshows

"...He is an independent candidate in the State of Texas...."

Oct. 18, 1996 Column

Walser Keeps the Top Hand

"...is Don doing now? Well, he and his Pure Texas band have just completed their second Watermelon Records album,..."

Feb. 2, 1996 Music Column

Gabriela’s Group Expands Latin Business Empire With Mala Fama on Sixth Street

See inside the new three-story neon nightclub, formerly Buckshot

"...Bucio’s younger brother and manager for various Gabriela’s Group..."

Aug. 1, 2023 Music Post by Christina Garcia

The Verde Report – Next Chapter for Austin FC’s Brand: Less Soccer, More Austin

With a new collaboration with local skate shop No-Comply, ATXFC looks to expand its fanbase

"...Austin local type of shit," Lewis shouted over the trumpets of La Murga de Austin, the club's supporters band...."

June 24, 2022 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Austin Music Awards Honor Bill Carter & Ruth Ellsworth Carter, and Tamara Saviano

Mike Judge and Jack Ingram also set to make appearances

"...of AMA organizers the Society for the Preservation of Texas Music, also trumpets performances by Big Wy’s Horns, Blackillac,..."

Feb. 20, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Stephen King Revival

Saturday night at the book store

"...“My dad was a Methodist teacher,” trumpets someone waving Revival...."

Nov. 17, 2014 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Real Housewives of Ciudad Juárez

Living double lives in the shadow of the border

"...But across from Juárez, Chihuahua, is El Paso, Texas, to which U.S.-citizen Lynn could cross everyday. There were..."

Oct. 18, 2013 News Feature by Debbie Nathan

Who Killed John F. Kennedy?

Despair, Inc.'s 'Lose Your Own Adventure' series gets conspiratorial

"...the grassy knoll and in full sight of the Texas School Book Depository … if only one or more..."

July 29, 2013 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Saborcito

Latin melting pot fuses into Pachanga Fest

"...wonder that Oakland's Los Rakas even got let into Texas. Whether waxing on "Amarte" or offering una "Copita de..."

May 10, 2013 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

We’re Fluffing the Guest Towels for Dax & Kristen As We Speak

'Hit & Run' stars would hide out in Austin

"...in with Bell, his fiancée. We’ll happily sound the trumpets for both of them, whose talents have long gone..."

Aug. 23, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SPOT Festival

Making connections at Denmark's SPOT Festival

"...Århus, Denmark, bears a passing spiritual resemblance to Austin, Texas. It's a vibrant waterfront town with a lengthy history..."

June 4, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Page Two: Terms of Entitlement

Austin growth

"...in this column several weeks ago, by now the trumpets have been blown, the drums pounded, and the confetti..."

Sept. 5, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Verdi's Greatest Opera

"...a section in the second large movement when eight trumpets form a circle. "I just thought, 'What could fill..."

June 20, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Beside the Point

Just like your college-ball hopefuls, several city manager picks won't go the distance

"...Police with the Austin Police Department. His résumé also trumpets "sustainable revitalization" of Savannah's blighted neighborhoods, creating thousands of..."

Jan. 11, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

It Is What It Is

The year in books

"...in publishing this year – no single book sounded trumpets, no spectacular duds, either – but what we got..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

Snoring Out Loud

The local daily's cautious toe in the water doesn't work in the wild 'n' wooly blogosphere

"...stuffy old newspapers. With circulation sliding, the Statesman vigorously trumpets its Web sites, Statesman.com and Austin360.com, as the great..."

Jan. 13, 2006 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Thursday Picks

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...cowboy wasn't enough, Ray Wylie Hubbard is one of Texas' indisputable songwriting masters. His new Delirium Tremelos pays homage..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

Circus Maximus

The UT Wind Ensemble's premiere of John Corigliano's Circus Maximus' was more than a concert; it was an event

"...every night that an ensemble at the University of Texas offers the world premiere of a symphony – a..."

Feb. 25, 2005 Arts Review by Robert Faires

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Our readers talk back.

"...Family Stone at Woodstock, let's everybody sing "Higher" like trumpets, see the spiritual light shining brighter, and bring us..."

Jan. 7, 2005 Column

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