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March 12, 2020 Arts Post by Mark Gozonsky
Public Notice: The Speed of Trust
Moving off dead center in the land use debate
"...when it comes to land use, "change happens at the pace of trust." Last week in this very column..."
Jan. 11, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro
The World Is Watching J. Quinton Johnson
The UT alumnus left Austin to be in "the room where it happens": in Hamilton on Broadway
"...school drama students hit him up for selfies at the Long Center on March 7 (and as the kids..."
April 7, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Only the Fourth Wall Is Forever
After 10 years, Salvage Vanguard Theater is moving on
"...There's a full-color painting hidden beneath several coats of white..."
June 24, 2016 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner
"Mark Mothersbaugh: Myopia" at the Contemporary Austin
The solo exhibition celebrates Devo but also the artist's sound-machine sculptures and high- and low-tech illustrations
"...Did you know that Mark Mothersbaugh used to be in this band called Devo?..."
Feb. 26, 2016 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner
The Most Dangerous Man in Austin?
Cody Wilson's day-to-day life is pretty routine. But the product he's selling threatens to make gun control laws obsolete.
"...There's no sign on the walls outside of Cody Wilson's..."
Nov. 20, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger
The Making of Gone With the Wind
The Ransom Center's epic retelling of how this epic motion picture came to be
"...So you think Guardians of the Galaxy was a gamble?..."
Sept. 5, 2014 Screens Feature by Robert Faires
She Came in Through the Bathroom Window
Joe Cocker killed it at the Backyard Sunday
"...Caves' Backyard for Joe Cocker and Huey Lewis & the News. On board was a dear friend's teen sibling,..."
July 24, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez
The Train! The Train!
What, where, when, and who on the Red Line
"...Stay off the tracks, folks – the trains are running. And..."
March 19, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols
After the 'Watch,' What?
Alumni of AMOA's 'New Art in Austin' talk about the exhibition's impact on their careers
"...This year marks the third time that the Austin Museum of Art has..."
Feb. 15, 2008 Arts Feature by Rachel Cook
'Tip Time': The Freshman 15 & Other Points of Emphasis
"...threats: I can tell that you're bluffing just by the fact that you say you're looking forward to the..."
Nov. 30, 2006 Sports Post by Shawn Badgley
Beside the Point
Dollars in the details
"...On the eve of election day, what in a saner universe..."
May 12, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar
One Extreme to the Other
For every creative triumph in the Austin arts community in 2002 -- and they were plentiful -- there seemed to be a corresponding defeat, usually tied to the economic downturn and its problems for the arts community.
"...How did old Chuck Dickens put it? It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...."
Jan. 3, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
The Custody Battle at Brackenridge
Seton's plan to build its own pediatrics facility throws a monkey wrench into the proposed hospital district.
"...The afternoon of Oct. 29 was not one of Patricia..."
Nov. 22, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith
The Education of a Lifetime
A look at UT's Performing Arts Center and the process by which they bring the biggest names in jazz to Austin.
"...midnight, long after UT's Bass Concert Hall had turned off all the lights and gone to bed. Except, down..."
Oct. 29, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Hess
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
The Rodeo, a Pet Pfest, Country Dance, and More Community Events
Hit the town with these non-SXSW events
"...After two years creating a space for “making and strengthening community and creative critical action today and tomorrow in..."
March 8, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott
The Thompson and the Loren: A Tale of Two Hotels
One long weekend, two impressive but different vibes
"...When your Canadian girlfriend comes to visit Austin for the first time, and you live out in Pflugerville, you’re..."
Jan. 27, 2024 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
On the Nightshift: Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Keep Running
At Moody "with the white-hot light of the oncoming train”
"...band that needs no introduction. Right? Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band!”..."
Feb. 17, 2023 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez
The Velvet Underground
The originators of alt music get the artistic biography they deserve
"...Curious, the tepid-to-bad reviews filtering from Cannes this past summer over..."
Oct. 15, 2021 Movie Review by Tim Stegall
The Duality of Southwest Key
An East Austin nonprofit in the immigration debate
"...An oversized mural, of children enjoying outdoor activities, adorns the side of Southwest Key's headquarters in East Austin. A..."
June 29, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma
Swingle All the Way!
Stritch, Caruso deliver hit holiday cabaret from Birdland
"...Jim Caruso, Billy Stritch, and Klea Blackhurst are bringing their seasonal special A Swingin’ Christmas to the Long Center..."
Dec. 20, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires
Austin Opera Takes Aim at the Election With Its Adaptation of The Manchurian Candidate
Composer Kevin Puts and librettist Mark Campbell shoot to thrill in their opera based on Richard Condon's Cold War classic
"...that speaks directly to American politics and also to the fear and paranoia that have become common tools in..."
Sept. 16, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
The Once and Future Library
New library committed to creating community gathering space
"...create an iconic landmark that is a tribute to the love of knowledge that this community has ... a..."
Oct. 30, 2015 News Feature by Michael King
Touring the Tour
A very meta experience, guided by Heather Pesanti, senior curator of the Contemporary Austin
"...The colossal East Austin Studio Tour is coming out of..."
Nov. 21, 2014 Arts Feature by Seth Orion Schwaiger
Late-Night Lovin' on Austin: The Sequel
'The Daily Show' tapes in our town, nearly proposes
"...According to Jon Stewart at the taping of his second episode from Austin this week,..."
Oct. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Robert Faires
Live From the DNC
From the streets to the nosebleed seats
"...me, it started with a Planned Parenthood rally at the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Yes, this is probably the..."
Sept. 5, 2012 News Post by Jen Sorensen
Mind Your Eyebrows, It's the WWE
The WWE to hold first live TV broadcast in Austin in four years
"...The face-scorching pyros! The screaming speakers! The flamboyant and sometimes..."
Jan. 29, 2008 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker
Luv Doc Recommends: 'Joe Ely's Bonfire of the Roadmaps'
Harry Ransom Center, Thursday, March 22, 2007
"...Witness. You’d probably feel similar if you just got off the plane from a sex tour of Thailand’s boy..."
March 23, 2007 Column by The Luv Doc
Salon of the West
They may not notice us every time we go to Barton Springs -- after all, they are thinking, passionate men, deep in conversation. But we sure notice them: the men at Philosophers' Rock. Who are they? And why does Austin owe them such a debt of gratitude?
"...On any given evening in the 1940s or 1950s, an old man named J. Frank..."
