New to Town? Here Are Nine of the Biggest News Stories Affecting Locals.

A primer on Austin politics

"...upstanding student, and welcome (back) to Austin, where you’re either re-acclimating to the increasing chaos of life in an..."

Aug. 30, 2018 News Post by News Staff

Texas Book Festival 2018: The Full List

Lineup includes Cecile Richards, Julián Castro, + 280 more

"...not in a meteorological sense but a literary one. The Texas Book Festival has released the full list of..."

Aug. 29, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Ballad of Townes & Blaze

The twisted but not-so-tall tale of Van Zandt and Foley, Lonesome Dove meets Barfly

"...The jigsaw of geography in filmmaking is such that one..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Sybil Rosen

The Crazy World of Arthur Brown

The sometime Austinite tours the U.S. for the first time since 1969

"..."I am the God of Hellfire and I bring you … F..."

Feb. 17, 2017 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

DVDanger: The Return of Artsploitation

Indie label returns with three psychosexual horrors

"...respite from mainstream cinema, or even mainstream indie cinema, there's a whole globe of bizarre and envelope-pushing movies. The..."

June 17, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Doug Dorst puts the S. in 'Ship of Theseus' with this JJ Abrams Collaboration

The author presents his new literary creation at BookPeople tonight

"...Dorst, author of Alive in Necropolis ( runner-up for the 2008 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award) and the short-story collection The..."

Dec. 9, 2013 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Moving Toward the Light

On the heels of its balletic colleagues, Chrous Austin melds music and movement to voice the unutterable

"...Those who did not attend Ballet Austin's remount of Light/The Holocaust & Humanity Project last weekend missed an unmistakably..."

March 30, 2012 Arts Feature by Adam Roberts

A Quarrel With the Status Quo

Charlie Baird on criminal justice, equity, and the Travis County D.A.

"...Charlie Baird: Well, I'll tell you, honestly – and the reason I'm hesitant is because I think it sounds..."

Jan. 20, 2012 News Feature

'The NFL Beat': Angelo Gets the Axe and More

NFL notes and analysis

"...If “The NFL Beat” were a rap video, it would include..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Texas Takes on the World

A coming-out party for Texas olive oil

"...When the invitation to judge at the first Texas Olive Oil..."

March 25, 2011 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

In the Game

For her first museum work, Jade Walker steps up to the plate and swings big

"...When you step into the space holding the large installation that Jade Walker has..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Do the Right Thing

Call me Commissioner

"...a great deal of fanfare, I was appointed to the Austin Music Commission...."

Dec. 25, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Informant

Revolutionary to rat: The uneasy journey of Brandon Darby

"...join thousands of protesters in St. Paul, Minn., for the Republican National Convention. In the trailer behind them were..."

Jan. 23, 2009 News Feature by Diana Welch

The Obsessive

AFS Essential Cinema presents the early films of Brian De Palma

"...and aspiring "American Godard" Brian De Palma appeared on the American film scene. And while that time has seen..."

Jan. 9, 2009 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

The Master Builder

The impeccable craft and enduring genius of Arthur Miller, as explained by Tony Kushner

"..."Arthur Miller's was a great voice, one of the principal voices, raised in opposition, calling for resistance, offering..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Rise of the Invisible Man

Can longshot Democrat Chris Bell ring up a miracle?

"...for governor on a sleepy August day in 2005, the little-known Democrat had just $11,000 in his cash box..."

Oct. 27, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

The 'West' Shall Rise Again

A new generation creates its own take on the show that changed Austin theatre

"...One by one, these individuals take the stage of the Austin Community College..."

April 7, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

What the Folk?

The 2006 Folk Alliance washes ashore in Austin – brace the bulkheads!

"...Music associations around the world haven't yet overtaken the global tide of singer-songwriters..."

Feb. 10, 2006 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

'Natural Capitalism' in the Hills

The Crossings' earth- and economy-friendly integration into the Hill Country really is something to feel good about.

"...To get to the Crossings, you drive what used to be a long..."

Sept. 19, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Raped by the Players

A lawsuit against an Austin dot-com firm reveals a world of fast times.

"...The jury's verdict was succinct, but contradictory: Yes, Lisa Capece..."

Jan. 18, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Ruling the Roost

Austin Preeminent Concert Promoter Ponders Retirement

"...If he hadn't been driving the getaway car, Tim O'Connor might have punched Willie Nelson...."

June 1, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

The Fantastic and Utterly Disreputable History of the Bevy of Sin Known as Guy Town

Before downtown Austin had the Warehouse District, it had the Whorehouse District: a notorious neighborhood of brothels and fandango houses called Guy Town.

"...tanked in sophisticated company. You head on down to the Warehouse District, and plop yourself at any one of..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Ian Quigley

For the Good Times

The Life and Times of Texas country crooner, Ray Price.

"...Before he took the stage of Central Missouri State University's Hendricks Hall on..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Music Feature by David Cantwell

Son of the Circus

Twistin' in the Wind

"...through a mental check-list of everything he's done since the April release of his 14th album, Twistin' in the..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Spiritual Vanguard

Eliza Gilkyson

"...photograph by Jana Birchum Suddenly, we are there, slicing our boat into silent green pools, unwelcome by..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Music Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

Experience the C.H.A.R.M.?

Marketing the "live music capital of the world"

"...On the city's letterhead and bumper stickers, Austin is the "Live..."

Sept. 6, 1996 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Not Just the Goofy Guy

The Actor Behind the Antics of Michael Stuart

"...The world's greatest detective and the world's greatest criminal mastermind..."

Aug. 2, 1996 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Cream of the Tech-Top

The Year in Multimedia

"...3. The release of Microsoft's Windows 95, as much for the..."

Jan. 5, 1996 Screens Feature

Touring the Technology Factory

Human Code's Award Winning Multi-Media Mission

"...I have seen the future and you might be interested to know it's..."

Dec. 8, 1995 Screens Feature

Earthen Works at the Austin Museum of Art Revolution in Clay

"...The minute I saw the invitation, I was hooked. Revolution..."

Nov. 24, 1995 Arts Feature

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