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Epic Q&A with Blue Öyster Cult’s “Reaper”

"...cabal Blue Öyster Cult composed art-rock unlike any of their era peers between the late Sixties and the original..."

Aug. 9, 2017 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

James Magnuson Leaves the Michener Center

James Magnuson reflects on his 23 years as director of the Michener Center for Writers

"...James Michener wanted the best graduate writing program in the country. And he..."

May 26, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

ATX Television Festival: Dancing in The West Wing

Looking back on the legacy of the Bartlet administration

"...he be? Richard Schiff paused for a moment at The West Wing reunion at the ATX Television Festival. “An..."

June 12, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

ATX Television Festival: Shifting Landscapes: The Effect of 9/11 on Storytelling

How the World Trade Center attacks affected TV

"...Peter Tolan was shooting an episode of The Job in New Jersey when a crew member told..."

June 11, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Eyeing the Niche

Local filmmakers head to Sundance with "The Send-Off"

"...a refinery town of just under 6,000 people on the shores of Lake Okeechobee, is known to some as..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Screens Feature by Sean L. Malin

The X Files' Mitch Pileggi at Zach Theatre

What conspiracy brought X-Files star Mitch Pileggi back to Austin, Zach, and Walter Skinner all at the same time?

"...24, while more than 16 million viewers were getting their first look at Walter Skinner in more than seven..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

UFC Fight Night Pounds the Erwin Center

Edgar dominates, but it's a mixed night for Texas fighters

"...in attendance, UFC Fight Night 57 on Saturday at the Frank Erwin Center proved entertaining from start to finish...."

Nov. 24, 2014 Sports Post by Mac McCann

The Alamo's Action Man

Programmer Greg MacLennan on the world's most ridiculous job

"...If you're a regular at the Alamo Drafthouse, you've probably seen one man's work more..."

Oct. 13, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Michael Madsen, Last of the Warrior Poets

Mr. Blonde on poetry, hats, and 'Reservoir Dogs'

"...Ask Michael Madsen about the toughest part of filming Reservoir Dogs, and it wasn’t..."

Dec. 3, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Best of Times, the Worst of Times

A look back at Texas A&M and Missouri's first season in the SEC

"...Saturday night at Kyle Field, the Aggies put an emphatic stamp on a season that..."

Nov. 27, 2012 Sports Post by Emily Bevan

'The NFL Beat': Fantasy Sleeper Cells

Certain NFL sleepers are plotting acts of fantasy terror

"...Welcome back to fantasy season. The geek in the cube next to yours is pumped...."

Aug. 27, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

'The NFL Beat': Jenkins Island

Catching up with one of the NFL Draft's top CBs

"...former University of Florida teammate Joe Haden, Jenkins possesses the ability to be a true NFL shutdown corner. A..."

April 23, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

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': You're Fired

A spin around the league’s coaching carousel

"...This is “The NFL Beat” and you’re fired. Yes, you. You have..."

Jan. 13, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

'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

Perry the Executioner

Texas leads the country in executions, and Rick Perry holds the record tally

"...Keith Hampton still had not heard a word from the Board of Pardons and Paroles. Time was of the..."

Sept. 16, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Count the Blessings

The Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival at 25

"...The Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival turns 25..."

April 16, 2010 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Point Austin: Twilight of the Empire

Obama's expansion of the war leads nowhere

"...a surprise. In contrast to his expressed opposition to the war on Iraq, Obama (like the other major candidates)..."

Dec. 4, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Off the Record

Creative Opportunities Orchestra pays tribute to Tina Marsh, local bands find new ways to finance their recordings, and the many hats of Stop the Truck

"...Austin's patron saint of avant-jazz, Tina Marsh was the voice and identity of the Creative Opportunity Orchestra, the..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Invocation of the Duke

daKAH Hip Hop Orchestra's chamber music

"...It was Gangstarr’s Guru who, on the soundtrack to Spike Lee’s Mo’ Better Blues, rapped, “The..."

May 27, 2009 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Going Home to the Armadillo

After 30 years, the song remains the same at ArmadilloCon, Texas' favorite sci-fi convention

"...Anyone watching recent coverage of the massive Comic-Con in San Diego must think that all..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Books Feature by Richard Whittaker

Book of the Stars, Stars of the Books

The 2008 Nebula Awards ceremony comes to Austin

"...The 42nd annual Nebula Awards ceremony will shine bright as..."

April 18, 2008 Books Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Crossing Over to the Dark Side

Alan Parsons answers the $64,000 question

"...Despite working on the Beatles’ Abbey Road and the international success of his..."

March 20, 2008 Music Post by Austin Powell

The Toros: Season Three Preview (First Less-Than-Successful Attempt)

"...OK, now that the professional basketball season has started again and I can..."

Nov. 25, 2007 Sports Post by Josh Rosenblatt

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

The Island of Dr. Ersek

Austin's media-friendly Robert Ersek is the king of pop cosmetic surgery

"...If there was ever a perfect man for a perfect moment..."

June 3, 2005 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Facing the South

The Democratic primary for the new CD 25 pits Austin's Lloyd Doggett against McAllen's Leticia Hinojosa

"...If you want to get from one end of the 25th Congressional District to the other without actually leaving..."

Feb. 13, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Born on the Fourth of July

Explosions in the Sky are blowing up. (Sorry, we resisted the pun as long as we could.)

"...A surge of lightning flickers as thunder cracks above the rumble of molten lava...."

Oct. 24, 2003 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

The Cocktail's Hour

Wes Marshall explains how to enjoy the resurgence of one of humanity's great inventions.

"...When we first meet Nick and Nora Charles in the opening of The Thin Man, the very debonair, if..."

June 27, 2003 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Sugar on the Asphalt

How Jimmy Eat World bleeds teen angst tunefully, responsibly

"...by mega-label DreamWorks. Actually, one would never have guessed the band was even on a major label, considering they'd..."

Sept. 6, 2002 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

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