The Chicks Take on Their “Bad Reputation” at ACL Fest

Politically weighted Zilker debut ends free and unfettered

"...In case there was any doubt, the Chicks’ politics are still front..."

Oct. 8, 2022 Music Post by Abby Johnston

The Chicks, Kacey Musgraves, Lil Nas X, and P!nk Top ACL Fest Lineup

Red Hot Chili Peppers, SZA, Carly Rae Jepsen & Paramore also booked

"...Announced this morning, the whopping ACL Fest 2022 lineup leads with Red Hot..."

May 10, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

ACL Interview: The Chicks’ Martie Maguire and Emily Strayer Talk Social Media, Hometown Feelings, and Plans for a Multigenerational Zilker Debut

“It’s always fun, but nerve-racking, to be back in Texas”

"...The mystery of the missing Texas dates on the Chicks'..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Page Two: Selling Short in the Marketplace of Ideas

"Consequences" wrought in the pursuit of silencing speech should be of deep concern to all

"...This is the last column for a long time that will address..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Page Two: The Time of the Toad

The New McCarthyism, or why the way the Dixie Chicks incident passes into history matters

"..."Some time before he became involved in the Dreyfus Affair, Emile Zola wrote an article called 'The..."

Nov. 3, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Dixie Chicks Remain Red, White & True

The world’s finally caught up to the outspoken Texas trio

"...Of course the Dixie Chicks launched their first U.S. tour in a..."

Aug. 8, 2016 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Dixie Chicks' 'Shut Up & Sing' Screening in Austin

"...On Wednesday, November 29 at 7pm, at the Galaxy Highland Theatre, 6700 Middle Fiskville (the shopping center..."

Nov. 27, 2006 News Post by Lee Nichols

Breaking the Biker Code

Austin musician and Glass Eye expatriate Kathy McCarty sends greetings from the Sturgis, South Dakota, Black Hills Motor Classic & Rally, learns how to be a biker chick, and wishes we were there.

"...Little dusty towns, hundreds of miles apart from one another cling to the foothills of the mountains. If a..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Features Feature by Kathy McCarty

Praise the Lloyd

Lloyd Maines and the Dixie Chicks hold court for KLRU

"...Limits, last night’s three-hour concert at ACL Live at the Moody Theater celebrated Austin music master Lloyd Maines...."

May 17, 2013 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

No Beyoncé, Lots of Jelly Roll, and More Takeaways From the CMT Music Awards

Best and worst moments from the ceremony’s uneven Moody Center return

"...Toby Keith. A Phil Collins song was covered by the members of Little Big Town and Sugarland. Keith Urban..."

April 8, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Live Shot: Mozes & the Firstborn

Antwerp foursome pummels behinds its drummer

"...you’re much better served by having someone just beating the ever loving tar out of his (or her) kit,..."

March 11, 2014 Music Post by Michael Bertin

The Most Memorable Moments of Friday’s ACL Fest Weekend Two

Blondshell, Teezo Touchdown, and Omar Apollo’s starpower

"...Friday kicked off what some argue is the better weekend of ACL Fest 2022, with buzzy second-week..."

Oct. 15, 2022 Music Post by Kriss Conklin

Sentimental Family Band Isn’t Hung Up on the High Times

The softie ex-art-rockers arrive at Austin’s honky-tonk revival

"...This is what Sagebrush was made for. The South Congress honky-tonk is full to the brim. Dancers..."

April 12, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Dixie Chicks Give a Terrific Show

"...I read and enjoyed your column about toads and chicks [“Page Two,” Nov. 3]. My wife and I were..."

Nov. 6, 2006 Postmarks

White Chicks

Wayans brothers' comedy depends on latex and whitewash.

"...King, Frankie Faison, Lochlyn Munro and Busy Phillipps. White Chicks – the new Wayans brothers comedy featuring siblings Shawn..."

June 25, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Bandera Way

Scenes from a marriage in four acts.

"...Hyde Park address, bright natural light pours in through the large windows of a house owned by the reigning..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Demonizing Opponents Was Begun by the Left

"...demonize and silence one's opponents did not originate on the far right? It began on the left as an..."

Nov. 30, 2006 Postmarks

The Entertainment Economy

As the Austin film, music, and gaming scenes become a "cluster," civic leaders are looking for industrial-strength creativity

"...Austin has been a government town, and from nearly the beginning, local leaders have wanted it to be more..."

March 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Attacking the Rights of Those Anti-Dixie Chick

"...So Louis Black uncovers a right-wing plot to blacklist the Dixie Chicks [“Page Two,” Nov. 3], in which many..."

Nov. 6, 2006 Postmarks

Dixie Chicks Win Grammy

Apparently, slamming George Bush won't end your career after all.

"...Austin's George Bush-slamming country trio the Dixie Chicks just won the Grammy Award for Song..."

Feb. 11, 2007 News Post by Lee Nichols

SPAMARAMA: The Movie

This Austin-made companion piece to the event blends truth and fiction in a quasi-documentary that purports to explain how SPAMARAMA all began.

"...Parella, Julie Lowery, Emily York and Kim Krizan. SPAMARAMA: The Movie bears much the same second-cousin relationship to its..."

April 4, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Page Two: Winning the West

Cowboys, Indians, and the irresolvable contradictions between freedom and order

"..."Hello, my name is Sacheen Littlefeather. I'm Apache, and I am president of the National..."

June 12, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Blood on the Tracks

The ballad of Griff Luneburg and Cactus Cafe

"...its 30th anniversary this month. Griff Luneburg has run the intimate, Texas Union listening room for 28 of those..."

Feb. 6, 2009 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

The Luv Doc: Real People vs. Smart Phones

Nothing breaks the ice like a flawless recitation of the Monty Python 'Albatross' sketch

"...goes anywhere with me in my car she spends the whole time checking her email and Facebook on her..."

May 17, 2013 Column by The Luv Doc

Who the Heck Is Kristoffer Ragnstam?

"...I have listened to the song "Sweet Bills" so many times in the past..."

March 16, 2007 Qmmunity Post by Kate Getty

ACL Fest Food Vendors Prepare to Feed the Music Masses

ACL Eats expands with dessert-focused ACL Sweets

"...Fest almost here, it’s time to stop complaining about the lineup and start directing that energy at the festival’s..."

Oct. 4, 2023 Food Post by Hannah Rossi

Day Trips: The Traveling Man, Dallas

Sculptures along the expressway keep Dallas weird

"...The Traveling Man does his part to keep Dallas weird...."

June 3, 2022 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Luv Doc: Prissy Asses

The Luv Doc tries to empathize

"...years. I think along with M*A*S*H, it is probably the two longest lasting shows in TV history. Anyway, so..."

Oct. 31, 2014 Column by The Luv Doc

Willie Nelson’s 90th Birthday Tribute Convenes Keith Richards, Snoop Dogg, Norah Jones, and More at the Hollywood Bowl

Two-night song extravaganza pulled stars from across generations

"...Beyond the songs, Willie Nelson’s greatest legacy may be as a..."

May 1, 2023 Music Post by Doug Freeman

The Lemon Twigs, Obongjayar, the Zombies, and Ambré Added in SXSW 2023’s Second Lineup Drop

With a whopping 301 musical artists

"...As the festival looms just three months away, March 13-18, SXSW..."

Dec. 7, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

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