God's Own Clothesline

In Search of Far Flung Adventures With Butch Hancock

"...through the whiny strains of an acoustic guitar coming from the tape deck behind the bar and the blue..."

May 15, 1998 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

¿Quieres Chanclar?

East Riverside's "Latin Strip"

"...your gut if you had a 29-inch waste. Make that 27. My potbellied tios used to wear those chingon..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Music Feature by James E. Garcia

Day Trips

The beautiful and peaceful Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto in Rio Grande City is steeped in history, religious and otherwise

"...Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto in Rio Grande City has an international history. Built to resemble..."

April 6, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

UK Calling

Damon Albarn leads SXSW 07's UK act armada. Again.

"...From the whitest cliffs of Dover – still the British..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Confessions of a Cowboy

Working a cattle drive in Texas in the 1870s probably wasn't like what you imagine; ask Frank Harris -- he was there and he knows.

"...major houses already this year. Perhaps the coincidence isn't that odd, given the wildly unpredictable gestation period that most..."

May 26, 2000 Books Feature by James C. Simmons

Gay Place: Diva Dish

Just another "average" week in sparkly, spangly Gay Town in the A-town.

"...cause (Girl Bands Rock) to town all the way from NYC. Hannah Cottrell opens. Thu., Oct. 8, 7:30pm. Strange..."

Oct. 9, 2015 Column

Carnival Ah!

ACC's central campus becomes a cultural extravaganza of music, theatre, and more

"...And that's just the entrance to the midway of this cultural..."

April 3, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Perry Wears Egg

Agriculture Commissioner Takes It on the Chin

"...been one of the primary defenders of a program that was the likely culprit for one of Texas' worst..."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

Point Austin: What History Teaches

There are different ways of counting social costs

"...What's the value of a human life?..."

Dec. 25, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Muy Caliente

Thank you!

"...August 27 at the Travis County Farmers' Market. If that figure sounds staggering, consider these hot numbers: 322 sauces..."

Sept. 1, 1995 Arts Feature

Abbott Cancels TV Debate With Davis

Attorney general pulls a Perry, will no-show after RSVPing

"...WFAA general manager and president Mike Devlin said he was "deeply disappointed..."

Aug. 29, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Fatal Error

Hooked on Drug Money

"...up the clear plastic bag and told the nation that it was crack cocaine seized in the park located..."

Dec. 25, 1998 News Feature by Monte Paulsen

The Found Footage Festival Comes to Austin

Traveling showcase of video hilarity screens at the North Door

"...just means "less polished" or "totally unself-aware" or "dude, that's fucked up."..."

Nov. 30, 2018 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Chest Cavities, Empty Kneecaps, and Elbows

A week at Austin's all-ages live music venue Redrum and the 'School of Rock' lessons learned

"...of Rock, Jack Black's character, Dewey Finn, whips privileged, well-mannered high school kids into authority-thwarting rockers through months of..."

Nov. 11, 2005 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Day Trips

"...nearly 100 miles inside the great curve of the Rio Grande...."

Nov. 15, 2002 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Postmarks

The dog-running controversy continues … and chalk another one up for Ventura.

"...Rio de Sangre..."

Oct. 1, 1999 Column

Roe's End?

After nearly three years of fighting, Texas reproductive rights advocates will get their day at the U.S. Supreme Court

"...decade as a single mother raising a son, born from an unexpected pregnancy, she was finally able to focus..."

Jan. 29, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Texas Towns & Places

"...15 "Rio," Duran Duran Songwriters: Simon LeBon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor,..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

DPS Director Steve McCraw Issues Immigration Marching Orders

Since Nov. 4, DPS troopers "have an obligation" to work with ICE, Border Patrol

"...day in late May, I received a phone call from a blocked number. That usually means a young-woman bot..."

July 7, 2017 News Feature by Debbie Nathan

Blazing Baile Carioca

Mexico takes on Brazil: winner, metal-based dance?

"...Mexicans are coming! The Mexicans are coming! Sixteen bands from el otro lado and nine from South America –..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Music Feature by Belinda Acosta

Day Trips

"...A woman working at the horse stables told me a year..."

Nov. 7, 2003 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Cine Las Americas Schedule

"...Tropical, reveals how race defines Cuban music in ways that are both affirming and damning. (ADD, 7pm) Screening afterward..."

April 12, 2002 Screens Feature

Vamos Caetanear

"...one. Run your finger down the globe, down past that little bulge in the middle. Now stop at that..."

July 2, 1999 Music Feature by Mike Quinn

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...her candidates of choice take the oath of office. That transaction occurred Tuesday night, as re-elected incumbent Council Members..."

June 18, 1999 News Feature

The Myth of Che

The Short Life of Revolutionary Che Guevara

"..."I have said that all the reputedly powerful reactionaries are merely paper tigers...."

July 11, 1997 Books Feature by Tom Aiken

Austin Filmmaker David Blue Garcia Goes Back to the Border for Tejano

Guns, drugs, and laughs in this microbudget thriller

"...official than being on the state Legislature's records) says that "Tejano is a Spanish-language thriller that tells the story..."

March 29, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Closer Look at the Paramount Lineup

Spike Lee, Amy Heckerling to present films

"...Sam, his 1999 film about the summer of 1977 that led up to the arrest of serial killer David..."

May 15, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Three More Casualties of Austin's Growth

A deadly accident in West Campus highlights the dangers of construction work in Texas

"...That was what a neighbor told the Austin American-Statesman about..."

June 19, 2009 News Feature by Michael King

Chac-Mool

A rare glimpse inside the inner circle of accordion pioneer Esteban 'Steve' Jordan

"...out, the snakelike bellows expanding and contracting. The wild mane of hair, once black as jet, is now shot..."

Aug. 8, 2008 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Blame It on the Bossa Nova

"...music scenes in the world, which isn't surprising given that the South American beach paradise has an enormous, culturally..."

July 2, 1999 Music Feature by Harvey Pekar

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