‘Downton’ or Bust

Financial ruin and a wedding in peril kick off season 3

"...DOWNSTAIRS: “That treacle tart just hit the spot,” announces butler Carson at episode’s beginning – a retort to critics..."

Jan. 7, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Blist'ring Strings

This summer the Austin Chamber Music Festival really brings the heat

"...a concerto for marimba to be played here by Butler School of Music percussion titan Thomas Burritt. Anonymous 4..."

July 8, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

That Obscure Object of Delight

Zach's dreamy Chaperone speaks to the enthusiast in us all

"...whose every move must be managed by her droll butler, Underling, with improbable plot developments provided by an ambitious..."

July 16, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

All Times Through Paradise

Introducing Austin's patron saint of musicians, Saint Cecilia

"...frame that could house a family of four and butler. Judging by its gnarled majesty, that would be The..."

Nov. 20, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Sunday

"...electro-pop with varying degrees of success behind singer/guitarist Scott Butler's theatrics. – Austin Powell This Will Destroy You..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Music Feature

ACL Fest Saturday Picks

The blurbing of ACL 2008

"...however, the band holds its own, propelled by Scott Butler's staccato vocal punch. – Doug Freeman Old 97's..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Music Feature

ATX Style at NOJF (or... Marcia Knows NOLA)

Austin takes NOLA by storm. Really, there have been lots of storms.

"...with Cyril Neville and Tab Benoit followed by Irma Thomas on the Gentilly Stage and, later that afternoon, Delbert..."

May 1, 2008 Design Post by Kate X Messer

'Chronicle' Mock NFL Draft

"...hot for Oklahoma’s Malcolm Kelley, but Michigan State’s Devin Thomas has taken the lead and will be the pick...."

April 25, 2008 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Day Trips

The Texas Musicians Museum in Hillsboro runs the gamut of Texas music history from Gene Autry to ZZ Top

"...to show how fantastic Texas music history is," says Thomas Kreason, the museum's executive director and chief procurement officer...."

Nov. 30, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The New Orleans Social Club

Record review

"...drummer Raymond Weber, Hammond organist Ivan Neville, and Henry Butler on piano, the New Orleans Social Club whips up..."

April 28, 2006 Music Review by Robert Gabriel

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Blurbing the pinnacle of SXSW 2006.

"...includes members of the Meters and Neville Brothers, Irma Thomas, Marcia Ball, Dr. John, Henry Butler, the Subdudes, and..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature

April 13 Primary Run-off Election

"...Robert Butler..."

April 9, 2004 News Feature

The Fantastic and Utterly Disreputable History of the Bevy of Sin Known as Guy Town

Before downtown Austin had the Warehouse District, it had the Whorehouse District: a notorious neighborhood of brothels and fandango houses called Guy Town.

"...when the arrestee was a known prostitute. Historian Anne Butler reported that from the years 1876-79, only 22% of..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Ian Quigley

Further Reading

Calle Ancha isn't found on any Austin map, but this "wide street" that once ran from the Colorado River to 12th Street, where I-35 is now, was once a vital avenue for Austin's Latinos, a place where people could shop, families could meet, kids could play, and neighbors and friends in from outlying areas could shoot the breeze.

"...on the topic of 19th-century American prostitution, see Anne Butler's Daughters of Joy, Sisters of Misery: Prostitutes in the..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature

Media Clips

The world’s major corporations have realized that the media can be big money, and they have invested heavily.

"...the top-rated KVET/KASE franchise from former Austin mayor Roy Butler in 1997...."

Dec. 24, 1999 News Column by Lee Nichols

Texas Book Festival Schedule

"...2-3:15pm Wheredunit: Taking a Rolando Hinojosa Smith, Thomas Zigal, Joe Lansdale, Walk on the Wild Side Moderator:..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Books Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...should have. The council's picks are: former mayor Roy Butler, ACLU's Ann del Llano, attorney Tom Kolker, NAACP-Austin President..."

June 11, 1999 News Feature

Stompy Jones

"...the right circumstances: His father James worked as a butler for a prominent society physician, while his mother's father..."

April 30, 1999 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Something to Live For

"...the National Baptist Convention in his hometown of Chicago. Thomas A. Dorsey, the father of gospel music, was flush..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Music Feature by Jay Hardwig

Live Shots

"...1979 has the original lineup of Osbourne, four-stringer Geezer Butler, stick jockey Bill Ward, and metal guitar god Tony..."

Jan. 29, 1999 Music Feature

Who's on First?

United -- for Now

"...outgoing chamber president Gary Valdez and former mayor Roy Butler would probably stand behind Slusher, especially in light of..."

Dec. 25, 1998 News Column by Jenny Staff

Road Shows

"...SUN 24 Jonathon Butler, Kirk Whalum, Backyard..."

May 22, 1998 Music Feature

Road Shows

"...FRI 29 Irma Thomas, Antone's..."

Aug. 29, 1997 Music Feature

Road Shows

"...FRI 29 Irma Thomas, Antone's..."

Aug. 22, 1997 Music Feature

Look Back in Wonder

The British Invasion, Part One: Theatre, 1956-1996

"...satirical farces, Entertaining Mr. Sloane, Loot, and What the Butler Saw; David Hare with his piercing probes into the..."

Nov. 8, 1996 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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