The Roller Derby Invades SXSW

"...Video killed the radio star, but television revived the Roller Derby. A..."

March 14, 2007 Sports Post by Sofia Resnick

The Night the Lights Went Out at the Roller Derby

"...Last Sunday, like the first Sunday of every month during their season, the..."

June 7, 2007 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

Adventures in Journalism: Let’s Go to the Roller Derby!

"...When the dust finally settled after last Saturday’s (Dec. 2) important..."

Dec. 10, 2006 Sports Post by John Razook

Skate the Rainbow

Gay Night at the Roller Rink Brings the Eighties Home

"...My roommate tried to convince me to go, with the promise of lots of cuties. I really wasn't buying..."

May 11, 2001 Features Feature by Verushka Gray

Battle of the Jam Bands

Bob Ray and Werner Campbell's five-year rock & Roller Derby adventure

"...Screw A&E. The cable television network once known for its craftily programmed,..."

March 9, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Netflix's Home Game Catches Austin Roller Derby on the Track

TXRD rolls onto the unconventional sports show

"...Roller Derby. The sport revived, re-created, and unleashed out of..."

July 10, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Roller Derby Update 10/15/11

Calvello Cup tonight, and the WFTDA tournament season heats up

"...be getting cooler outside, but it's still hot on the Roller Derby track. While the flat track Texas Rollergirls..."

Oct. 15, 2011 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Postering the City, Flyering the Town

Fritz "Motorblade" Blaw's still got it covered

"...this for about twenty years now, and Fritz Blaw, the affable "Motorblade" dude, is still going strong...."

Aug. 29, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Roller Derby Update 7/8/11

Saddle up for a big weekend on and off the range

"...about ten gallons and eight wheels this weekend, as the Texas Rollergirls' Honky Tonk Heartbreakers and the TXRD Lonestar..."

July 8, 2011 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Roller Derby Update: 9/4/10

The Austin Derby Brats need you!

"...When women who have never seen Roller Derby before attend their first bout, usually the first..."

Sept. 3, 2010 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Honey on the Track

Honey Homicide of the Lonestar Rollergirls talks tactics and ligaments

"...Fans of the Lonestar Rollergirls, Austin’s banked-track Roller Derby league, may have..."

Nov. 20, 2008 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Stories from the Midway

Fun for the Whole Family

"...Am I sweaty and nauseous? Then this must be Six Flags ......"

May 10, 2002 Features Feature by Julia Austin

Power to the People

Cue the linemen! 'Trash Project' choreographer Allison Orr is making Austin Energy dance

"...Allison Orr is back in the old routine: up at 5am (5:30 on a "good"..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Decade of Aggression at the House of Torment

Austin's top-rated Halloween haunt looks back on 10 years of scares

"...The guard at the door bangs on the metal. "Fresh..."

Oct. 31, 2012 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Leader of the Pack

Texas Rollergirls go heavy on the D for second bout

"...It's no secret in Roller Derby that it's the jammers that get all the..."

April 26, 2010 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

How the Gods Kill

Danzig and the Jesus Lizard headline the fourth annual Fun Fun Fun Fest

"...about it. Transmission Entertainment is going for broke with the fourth annual Fun Fun Fun Fest, Nov. 7-8, in..."

Aug. 25, 2009 Music Post by Austin Powell

The Luv Doc: The Sugar Tit

Are you living in the Burger King's Castle?

"...I am usually eating long after everybody else at the table is finished. Sometimes I go out to get..."

June 14, 2013 Column by The Luv Doc

The Democrats, Scrambled

Climb on the roller coaster, the ride has just begun

"...Whatever else happens this week, the Democratic primary campaign is far from over...."

Jan. 30, 2004 News Column by Michael King

Band on the Run

ACL's battle of the bands, the Sound and the Jury, represents another new paradigm of indie music exposure in the post-label era of the music industry

"...sun, Aaron Behrens and Thomas Turner seem ill-suited for the glare of an Austin City Limits Music Festival afternoon..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Eight Wheels, Two Toe Stops: The Flat Track Top 10

Calling fouls and handing out points on the Roller Derby year

"...Covering Flat Track Roller Derby makes me feel sort of sorry for reporters..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Roller Derby Update: 11/27/10

The off season is on

"...The 2010 Roller Derby season may be technically over, but..."

Nov. 27, 2010 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Queens of Pain Shows Commitment to the Sport

For the love of Roller Derby

"...skating and filmmaking, balance is everything. That's why former rollergirl Cassie Hay asked her non-skating sister, Amy Winston, to..."

Oct. 16, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Local Roller Derby Community in a Jam Over Extreme Heat

A shade covering could cost more than $100,000

"...Modern-day flat track Roller Derby began right here in Austin back in 2002..."

Aug. 5, 2022 News Feature by Hannah Uebele

Roller Derby Update 1/22/14

From recruiting wranglers to world cups, start filling your schedule

"...all those empty dates? Yeah, get ready to fill them all up. The 2014 Roller Derby season is just..."

Jan. 22, 2014 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Roller Derby Update 3/26/11

Hotrod Honeys screaming for vengeance this weekend

"...It's the bout every Texas Rollergirls fan has been waiting for..."

March 26, 2011 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Roller Derby Update 1/16/11

Local leagues prep for big seasons

"...Pull on your gaskets and tighten your bearings: The 2011 Roller Derby season is bearing down like an..."

Jan. 16, 2011 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

The Derby Dozen(ish)

2010's local and global Roller Derby highlights

"...When I start drafting the Roller Derby Top 10 for 2011, the No. 1..."

Jan. 6, 2011 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Roller Derby Update[d]: 10/8/10

Texecutioners take to the tourneys

"...for skaters this weekend, don't look in Austin. No, they're not avoiding ACL traffic. The Texas Rollergirls' travel team..."

Oct. 9, 2010 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Roller Derby Update: 9/18/10

Lonestars finish the season, Texies pack their travel bags

"...It's Cherry Bombs and Hellcats at home on the banked track, and Texecutioners against Windy City on the..."

Sept. 18, 2010 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Roller Derby Update 9/13/13

Tournament season, world titles and good news for Temple

"...been a while, but who's ready for a little Roller Derby catch-up?..."

Sept. 13, 2013 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

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