Ray Manzarek: Trying to Set the World on Fire

The late Doors keyboardist at the Garden of Eden

"...When I was a freshman at Sonoma State University in 2006, I received an..."

May 23, 2013 Music Post by Danielle Zelisko

The Five Who Tried

"...Ted Kircher John Johnson Ray Blanchette Jennifer Gale all photographs, except John Johnson, by Alan Pogue The only reason..."

April 25, 1997 News Feature

The Man in the White Hat

Larry Joe Doherty rides into the battle for CD 10

"...It wasn't supposed to be this way...."

Oct. 3, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

How Texas Wreaked Havoc on One Man's Journey to Citizenship

Living the American nightmare

"...Roberto Mejía's greatest fear crossing the border was a simple..."

May 19, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

The Eugenic Circus Comes to Town

A Downtown hotel is hosting a natalist, eugenics-aligned conference in December. Why Austin?

"...A conference is coming to the shores of Lady Bird Lake next month that..."

Nov. 3, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

The "Master of Disaster"

"...Scott Anderson's The Man Who Tried to Save the World: The Dangerous..."

June 4, 1999 Books Feature by Clay Smith

The Fight of His Life

Are Ronney Reynolds' Mayoral Hopes on the Ropes?

"...Mayoral Candidate Kirk Watsonphotograph by John Anderson It was a blustery October afternoon..."

Dec. 6, 1996 News Feature by Alex de Marban

The Slow Dying of Johnston High

State accountability standards may close a school on the edge of survival

"...The night Austin state Sen. Kirk Watson urged the community..."

Nov. 30, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...SXSW has strapped on the rockets with not just a few titles for this..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Death of Brad Will

An American reporter films his own murder in Oaxaca, and Mexican and U.S. authorities look the other way

"...Oaxaca, Mexico -- Those of us who report from the front lines of the social justice..."

Aug. 10, 2007 News Feature by John Ross

The Lone Ranger

The legend of Jerry Lynn Williams

"...at Warner Bros. Records. It's dated 8/22/84, and at the top of the j-card is written "Shangri-La." There are..."

Jan. 27, 2006 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

We Remember What the Dormouse Said

Ten authors cut you a little slice of their own personal Wonderlands

"...Down the rabbit hole we go, reader, and you're already familiar..."

March 31, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

This Changes Everything: Austin Witnesses to Sex Pistols' Chaotic Randy's Rodeo Show Go Home and Start Bands

UK instigators blow the roof off San Antonio dance hall in Chapter 4, Part 2, of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

"...Editor’s Note: You often don’t know you’re witnessing history in..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Informant

Revolutionary to rat: The uneasy journey of Brandon Darby

"...Austin activists traveled north in a rented white van to join thousands of protesters in St. Paul, Minn., for..."

Jan. 23, 2009 News Feature by Diana Welch

An Unfit Man

Honorable mention

"...a well documented and irrevocable fact, he had not totally embraced his new reality. It made him uncomfortable. Peter..."

Feb. 17, 2006 Books Feature by Martin H. Boozer

Meet Me at Waterloo Records: Playing, Shopping, and Encountering Life-Changing Moments at the Heart of Austin Music

Influential Austin characters reminice on 40 years of playing, shopping, and encountering life-changing moments at the heart of Austin music

"...and gave me a piercing look. Queued up at the vinyl room register in Waterloo Records, I flashed back..."

April 8, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Drowning in Mystery on The Midnight Swim

The water calls to director Sarah Adina Smith

"...like Australian metaphysical mystery Picnic at Hanging Rock, where the characters are engulfed by the wilderness. She said, "What..."

July 6, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Checking In (Again): Kevin Russell Hasn’t Wavered Amidst the Great Wall of Empty Time

Shinyribs Santa closes the questionnaire circle on No. 100

"...ringmaster Kevin Russell five quickly-conceived COVID queries in order to “check in” with Austin’s real working class: performing musicians...."

Dec. 22, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Greatest Gift

An oral history unearthing one of post-punk's most seminal acts: Austin's Scratch Acid

"...The afternoon high tops 100 for the umpteenth straight day...."

Sept. 1, 2006 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Sisters Under the Scrim

Six of the finest theatrical artists in Austin discuss their work behind the curtain designing lighting schemes, mixing sound, and creating and constructing sets and costumes and how their careers have been affected by the fact that they're women.

"...I'm sitting in the atrial calm of Mother's Cafe, studying the hands of..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Arts Feature by Molly Beth Brenner

Beveridge Man

How a little Austin distillery caught the attention of worldwide vodka drinkers.

"...Everyone said it couldn't be done. Imagine the suits at Smirnoff or Absolut or Stoli sitting back..."

April 19, 2002 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

The Last Sunset

The day the DEA came for Dan Del Santo

"...This is the story of a family trauma. The loss of a..."

Nov. 9, 2001 Music Feature by Anne Sherwood

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..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Music Feature by David Cantwell

What the Right Hand Is Doing

Magician turned sitcom star Harry Anderson returns to Austin at Palmer Auditorium this weekend, and his former partner and cohort, Austin author Turk Pipkin, looks back as he looks forward to reuniting with his old pal.

"...by Turk Pipkin, Mike Caveney, and Martin Lewis for the 20-year reunion of the Left-Handed League at Palmer Auditorium...."

Sept. 3, 1999 Features Feature by Turk Pipkin

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 Memories of the Long-Distance Runner

After surviving a holocaust, Gilbert Tuhabonye runs through life to tell his tale

"...As he lay amid the dead bodies of his schoolmates, Gilbert Tuhabonye vowed that..."

May 13, 2005 News Feature by Rita Radostitz

A Guide to Austin's Musical Theatre Scene

"...Judy Arnold, Jacqui Cross and Yolanda Williams in Dreamgirls photograph byKenny Braun ig and shiny and fun. Want the..."

Aug. 1, 1997 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Journey to 'Parkland'

Writer/director Peter Landesman on the untold stories of JFK's death

"...When journalist-turned-filmmaker Peter Landesman started writing the script for his JFK assassination film..."

Oct. 5, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tying the Knot: A Drama

Yes, the merger of Austin's Paramount Theatre and State Theater Company is a business affair, but since theatres traffic in stories, human dramas that talk to us about life, this historic event deserves to be looked at as a story, the story of a wedding between two neighbors.

"...Forget merger. Think wedding. Yes, the union of the Paramount Theatre for the Performing Arts..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

How Dean Fleischer-Camp Brought Marcel the Shell With Shoes On to Life

Inside the secret life of the stop-motion smash

"...It's rare a stop-motion movie makes it into cinemas, even rarer that two..."

July 21, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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