SXSW Friday Picks and Sleepers

"...Auditorium Shores Until now, free SXSW concerts down on the waterline count Ice Cube (in town this year as..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

Stronger With Each Tear: Mary J. Blige

Soul queen slays the Moody Theater

"...all, Flower Traveling Band. Mary J. Blige Wednesday at the Moody makes up for most of it – final..."

March 1, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Sad Music for Somber People

Toasting My Education and its dearly departed

"...Death lives in the imagination. Even the most well-adjusted of us slip into..."

Jan. 11, 2013 Music Feature by Adam Schragin

From Source to Sea

Three Austinites kayak South America

"...It was the first day of their 3,600-mile kayaking journey and Jeff..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Sports Post by Carly Yansak

My Love Note to Lovejoys

RIP, Lovejoys

"...The doors of Lovejoys closed forever Sunday, August 5th, and..."

Aug. 6, 2012 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Page Two: A Column Where First We Ramble

Then we let others blow our horn. And with SXSW 2011 only weeks away, there's lots of horn blowing still to come.

"...dapple-dawn-drawn Falcon, in his riding of the rolling level..."

Feb. 4, 2011 Column by Louis Black

Becoming Herself

What role the 'Universe of Texas' played in the life and art of Marcia Gay Harden

"...In 2010, she is known to the world as an Academy Award winner, a Tony Award..."

May 21, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Chasing Amy

Painting lamps, chasing elephants, and singing with Alejandro Escovedo: Amy Cook jumps into the pool

"...Amy Cook seats herself on the basement floor of the not-yet-open Hotel Havana in San..."

April 9, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Why's Everybody Always Picking On Him?

David Sedaris on nitpicky fact-checkers and spiders' thighs

"...by mountains of When You Are Engulfed in Flames, the new book he will be reading from in two..."

June 27, 2008 Books Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Sparkle and Shine

Stephen Moser remembers Valley of the Dolls with something between a smirk and a smile

"..."They say I'm difficult. They say I'm drunk even when..."

April 11, 2008 Screens Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Media Watch

KUT cuts another hour off John Aielli's Eklektikos, expands Twine Time

"...rhetoric about HD Digital Radio and "extending" shows, finding the nugget of real news in last week's press release..."

Sept. 8, 2006 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Unless the United Nations has recently become a division of DynCorp,..."

June 23, 2006 Column

Letters @ 3AM

On this drive, the universe condensed into one word: invitation.

"...South of Rapid City, up in South Dakota, driving the Black Hills, I pass a little turnoff marked "Gumbo..."

June 23, 2006 Column by Michael Ventura

Court Reporter

At the Supreme Court Wednesday, it was all about Texas and the future

"...Anna Nicole Smith's Supreme Court probate case (Tuesday) made the front page of The Washington Post, while the Texas..."

March 3, 2006 News Feature by Michael King

Day Trips

San Luis de Las Amarillas Presidio once stood on the world stage as Spain's most remote outpost against French expansion into Middle America

"...San Luis de Las Amarillas Presidio once stood on the world stage as Spain's most remote outpost against French..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Everything Old Is New Again

A Texan's in the White House, we're in a quagmire war – and 'The Rag' returns to Austin

"...Right before she began her journey up the steep, dark flight of stairs inside the old building..."

Sept. 2, 2005 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Kerry Year One

No surprises at the Texas dailies – one good failure deserves another

"...We are of course grateful that the editorial board of the Statesman has once again been..."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Column by Michael King

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

For mayoral candidates, the rubber has yet to meet the road (or rail).

"...It's easy to argue, or hope, that the current election is a battle for the hearts and..."

April 25, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

"...NARAS PRESENTS: … the Austin Music Awards' new Super Bowl champs, Del Castillo,..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...MIDLAKE: One of the newer musical forces to emerge from the small North..."

March 7, 2003 Music Feature

This Good Thing

Austin's sharp-dressed ska men, the Stingers

"...The Stingers know they don't fit in...."

Feb. 7, 2003 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Bring It

'Soldier of Cinema' Werner Herzog unloads on the state of short film and the ancient Greek drama that is WWF

"...Has there ever been another filmmaker like Germany's Werner Herzog?..."

Sept. 13, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Day Trips

"...Lake Whitney State Park wins the prize for best place to take a nap. The..."

April 26, 2002 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Austin @ Large: Searching for Candidates

The Petition Lawsuits Threaten to Obscure the Election

"...I took last week off thinking that, in the trough between elections, nothing much would happen. Plus, it..."

April 5, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Chick Flick

Who amongst ye could have conjured Mainer Janet Bonney's true chicken story? Mark Lewis' documentary The Natural History of Chickens, playing on Wednesday at the Alamo Drafthouse as part of the Texas Documentary Tour, features real-life stories of fowl play so strange they must be true.

"...And now for something completely different: The Natural History of the Chicken. Nope, not something from..."

April 6, 2001 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Life's Enriched Pageant

Good design, like good air, helps you breathe a little easier, and here are a few Austinites who are helping us all breathe easier through their work as graphic designers.

"...The ink is black, the page is white...."

Sept. 8, 2000 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

A Texan Does Toscana

While it's obvious that hours of work making stocks, sauces, marinades, and custards go into the production of every meal at Siena, the end result is an array of hearty and robust peasant dishes elegant in their simplicity and true to their heritage.

"...Texan chef Harvey Harris was studying Italian cooking in the medieval castle that houses the Italian Culinary Institute for..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Strange Fruit

Pineapple and pizza has had a grip on Tom Reavley for almost as long as he can remember. He remembers one day when the glorious combination stripped him of his innocence.

"...Pineapple and Pizza. The cardinal Ps -- two of my favorite foods, not..."

March 31, 2000 Features Feature by Tom Reavley

Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Creepshow, Maniac

"...I Luv Video, Vulcan Video, and Waterloo Video for their help in providing videos, laser discs, and DVDs.) NIGHT..."

March 24, 2000 Screens Review by Jerry Renshaw

PostFest

Organizers of Three Recent Arts Festivals Pass on Lessons Learned

"...Mid-Winter Festival of Music If the phrase "early music" suggests to you the noise from..."

March 10, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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