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

A Night at the Opera

Jon Else's Sing Faster, showing this Wednesday as part of the Texas Documentary Tour, shows us opera Like we've never seen it before from the stagehands' perspective.

"...Jon Else's truly hilarious, Emmy- and Sundance-awarded Sing Faster: The Stagehands' Ring Cycle -- Wagner's opera from the stagehands'..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

I Am the Jellyfish That Walks Upon the Land

The Mother of all pop bands

"...-- Bernard Holland, The New York Times, June 18, 2000..."

June 30, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

The Year in Politics

The Top Ten Political Stories of 1997

"...1) Annexation Frustration. The kingdom of Austin has not witnessed such tearing of..."

Jan. 9, 1998 News Feature

The Li'l Green Aggravation Society

Rock & Roll's Cain & Abel: The Kinks' Davies Brothers

"...Everything you've ever heard about the Kinks is true. Everything you've ever heard about the..."

Nov. 15, 1996 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Epiphanies for the Blind

Who's Teaching Who at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired?

"...for a carnival-like parade of odd couples and unexplainables, the bizarre sights that cause my occasionally visiting father to..."

Feb. 23, 1996 Music Feature by Mindy LaBernz

The Wacky Web We Weave

Multimedia Mayonnaise and Other Condiments on the Net

"...Condiments and the Internet. My, how they go so well together. Of..."

Jan. 12, 1996 Screens Feature

Scholars Visiting Austin Discuss the Building Blocks of a “Just Economy”

Authors sit down at SXSW and UT to dissect moral economics

"...The field of economics has a physics problem. Or, more..."

March 7, 2025 News Post by Maggie Quinlan

Austin’s Oktoberfest Gets the Royal Treatment

Partying with the prince, per tradition, at Koko's Bavarian Biergarten

"...our money-maddened metropolis is – clap-clap-clap-clap! – deep in the heart of Texas and nowhere near Germany or Germany’s..."

Sept. 30, 2022 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

R.I.P., John Mueller; Farewell to Contigo; Garbo’s Lobsters On; Trudy’s Says Howdy to Seafood; the Garrison Brothers Are Convivial Steak Holders

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...scene, as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings...."

Dec. 21, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The G'Raj Is Closed, Micklethwait Does Tacos, Sazan Ramen Sizzles, and What's Cooking at 1417?

All the news that's fit to get your taste buds tingling

"...wrangled from numerous PR releases, official posts, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings...."

July 7, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Live Music Recommendations for the Weekend

Jason Isbell plays three nights, Wiz Khalifa returns to town, and more

"...Culminating in the Hot Sauce Festival, this weekend feeds your music appetite..."

Aug. 24, 2018 Music Post by The Music Staff

Review: The Annotated Big Sleep

Everything you need to know about Raymond Chandler's classic

"...Chicago in 1888, raised mostly in London, fought in the trenches in World War I, dogged by failure, identity..."

July 27, 2018 Arts Post by Jesse Sublett

Changes at UT’s Fine Arts Library Cause a Rift in the College of Fine Arts

Showdown on the fifth floor

"...floors: On one, rows and rows of books filling the length and breadth of its 18,000 square feet, with..."

March 30, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Taming the East Austin Studio Tour

With EAST’s huge growth, artists work to keep the focus on their art and creative process

"...Longtime participants in the East Austin Studio Tour have rosy memories of a..."

Nov. 10, 2017 Arts Feature by Melany Jean

Looking Back on the Champions Tract Rezoning

Does this development belong in this particular corner of the Hill Country?

"...have a new landmark. Rezoning and special exceptions that the Austin City Council granted last Novem­ber would allow a..."

June 30, 2017 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

Drank the Lemonade

As album sales give way to streaming services, how much longer will we be able to purchase music?

"...How can one drink the Lemonade if they can't find a lemonade stand?..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Meddler

A terrific vehicle for Susan Sarandon as a meddlesome mom

"...The busybody in the offbeat comedy/drama The Meddler can’t help..."

May 13, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Gay Place Guide to a Kweer SX

LGBTQIA SXSW and why queering SXSW is a big f-ing deal

"...both local and out-of-towners – will be plunged into the black hole that is the 10-day long festival...."

March 9, 2016 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Reelin’ in the Years

Steely Dan follows up the Armadillo with Bass Concert Hall

"...Walter Becker Wednesday at a sold-out Bass Concert Hall, the last time Steely Dan played in Austin was at..."

Aug. 29, 2013 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Jeffrey's

Will a new culinary concept keep the venerable eatery in step?

"...established itself as Austin's premiere fine dining venue in the Seventies, offering one of the city's first chef-driven, blackboard..."

July 26, 2013 Food Review by Virginia B. Wood

The Senate Committee Shuffle

Austin's four Senators get their appointments for 2013

"...There's two ways to view how the great gerrymander of..."

Jan. 21, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: The Art of Surprise

S.R. Bindler's Surfer, Dude continually pulls off the unexpected

"...The Austin Film Society is hosting a special premiere screening..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Column by Louis Black

The Compost of the Mind

SXSW Interactive: Day One

"...Endless lines of people that wrap around the building, cyber geeks of every shape and form, and..."

March 8, 2008 SXSW Post by Carson Barker

The Tastes of Taste

Two books that dissect the palate -- one metaphorically, the other scientifically

"...The Devil's Larder Jim Crace's most recent collection of short..."

Dec. 28, 2001 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

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

On the Lege

Parading in the Rain

"...a hard legislative session: One thing stood out amid the pomp and circumstance at last Saturday's short-lived gubernatorial inauguration..."

May 12, 1995 News Column by Robert Bryce

Levitation’s Insane 2024 Lineup Includes the Jesus Lizard, Slowdive, and Gang of Four

Psychedelic festival returns October 31 to November 3

"...This year’s Levitation is going to be one for the books. The Black Angels-founded psych rock festival returns to..."

June 27, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

The Prince Returns to Oktoberfest at Koko’s Bavarian

Ancient King Ludwig’s beer-loving descendent to tap the keg

"...You remember when that Koko’s Bavarian place opened on the Eastside, right? Much ado about one of the venue’s..."

Sept. 12, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The United States of Insanity

Inside the family of Juggalos, and the deranged government crusade against them

"...Everyone hates the Insane Clown Posse...."

Dec. 10, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

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