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

"...important flat-track Roller Derby match between the hometown Texas Rollergirls Texecutioners and the skating Saddletramps from Tucson, Ariz., a..."

Dec. 10, 2006 Sports Post by John Razook

Walk the Walk at Next Week's 'Chronicle'-Fadó Adult Spelling Bee

"...remember last year in particular watching a guy and two girls who, when they weren’t cheering, were joyously ballroom-dancing..."

Oct. 19, 2006 Sports Post by Nora Ankrum

Cruel Summer

Kate X Messer remembers Lisa Davis: professional photographer, Austin music scenester, activist, suicide victim.

"...later become Fastball, were opening for Meg Hentges, the ex-Two Nice Girl whose all-woman band was playing out with..."

July 7, 2000 Music Feature by Kate X Messer

Kathy Valentine of the Go-Go's Recalls the Moment Her Band Topped the Charts in 1981

Austin born and raised, Valentine and the girls reigned with Beauty & the Beat – as excerpted from her new memoir All I Ever Wanted

"...for the Runaways; I'd played with the gals in Girlschool. There had been others before us, but we were..."

April 17, 2020 Music Feature by Kathy Valentine

Drafthouse Sets Bill Paxton Memorial Screenings

Beloved everyman actor and Texas native passed away Sunday

"...tribute to the late actor with special screenings of two of his lesser-seen roles...."

Feb. 28, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Worst. Texas. Relays. Ever.

An unseasonal blast of winter weather in April is threatening to ruin the final day of the Texas Relays

"...feet, 2.25 inches. And a hot discus competition saw two throwers – one a freshman from UCLA – throw..."

April 7, 2007 Sports Post by Lee Nichols

Supreme Court Ponders Banks' Death Row Case

The U.S. Supreme Court grants a last-minute stay to Delma Banks, Jr.

"...[Cook's] house. We picked up a conversation; he was nice."..."

March 21, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Undercover on High School's Ritziest Glitziest Night It All Goes Down at Prom

"...to "the most important dance of your life!," most girls spend about $500 dollars on prom. That's an average..."

May 14, 1999 Arts Feature

This Town

The Go-Go's Kathy Valentine takes the Zilker Park train back to her Austin upbringing

"...that.' I thought there'd never been anything cooler on two legs on this planet than Jimmie Vaughan. I loved..."

Feb. 9, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Sxsw

"...by Southwest conference? You are only one person, with two legs, three days, and four nights. You couldn't possibly..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

Thanks, Canada

Blood-soaked nights on the road to punk rock with the Krum Bums

"...the hell didn't I pack my bag days ago?" Two pairs of jeans, four T-shirts, and one hoodie. That..."

July 11, 2008 Music Feature by David Rodriguez

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...yourself in this movie. The plot wrinkles here are two-fold: a highly intelligent killer who mimics the murders of..."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...yourself in this movie. The plot wrinkles here are two-fold: a highly intelligent killer who mimics the murders of..."

Oct. 27, 1995 News Feature

Austin's Hip-Hop Pioneers, in Their Own Words

The Austin History Center-archived rappers and industry innovators share stories

"...rare recording of undigitized Eighties/Nineties Austin girl group Cooly Girls. Alongside taking over Manners' longtime Hip Hop Hooray broadcast..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Hothouse Wildflowers

Through the looking glass with Eisley

"...Imagine a place not far from here, where young girls are free to shape themselves in a pure, unpolluted..."

July 11, 2003 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

Ray Manzarek: Trying to Set the World on Fire

The late Doors keyboardist at the Garden of Eden

"...RM: Yeah, two brothers – both younger. Rick and Jim. We grew..."

May 23, 2013 Music Post by Danielle Zelisko

Sk8 Baby Sk8

Austin author Inga Muscio (Cunt, Seal Press) reflects on her experience as a badass skateboard babe and wonders why more women in Austin don't fancy life on four wheels.

"...sleep, I lay in bed thinking for the next two hours: Why on Earth would a perfectly sensible person..."

April 7, 2000 Features Feature by Inga M. Muscio

Guide to Austin Improv

The venues, events, troupes, and individuals who have transformed Austin into a "Yes, and" boomtown

"...victuals, mmmm, ain't half bad at all, and the two stages – 90 seats downstairs, 50 seats up –..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Moontower Comedy: Jen Kober

Hairy lesbian tales on the comedy trail from the Louisiana comic

"...Memphis, Tenn., where I went to this peachy little all-girls school where we took ballet and violin lessons as..."

April 23, 2014 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

'Fayette'

First-Place Winner

"...or tweezers, against my protests. There was a very nice gas station that also sold scrapbooks and then next..."

Feb. 13, 2009 Books Feature by Burke Nixon

Texas Records

"...fact, the only real fault here is that the two distinct styles alternate about every other song, playing havoc..."

Nov. 24, 1995 Music Review

Music Reviews

"...Bad Girls Upset by the Truth (Monkey Hill)..."

Nov. 17, 1995 Music Review

Big Ideas Behind Tiny Town

High school students use STEM skills to create a miniature wonderland at Zilker

"...added a miniature drive-in theatre. Visitors press one of two buttons – naughty or nice – and a Christmas..."

Dec. 19, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Lust for Life

Ahhh … the good old daze

"...and the groupie phenomenon in The New York Times. Girls like Pamela, Powers wrote, "transformed 'hanging out' into a..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Live Shots

Brian Setzer Orchestra, Br5-49

"...at dancing resemble a trained bear shambling around with two left feet and fallen arches. BR5-49 almost made me..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Music Feature

Epiphanies for the Blind

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

"...It's the combination of the two that has always seemed incongruous, though -- enough to..."

Feb. 23, 1996 Music Feature by Mindy LaBernz

Like a Boss

Unpleasant workplace comedy didn't get the memo about jokes

"...personal and business dynamic between Mia and Mel. It’s nice to witness the notion of female bonding here if..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Movie Review by Steve Davis

They Got the Beat

Living the pop life in Austin

"...maiden release, the seven-song EP Reference, came out about two weeks ago. A suite of diary-personal lyrics set to..."

May 4, 2001 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

TV Eye

Television's best girl-power trio isn't on primetime -- it's the Cartoon Network's The Powerpuff Girls

"...as a girl. Not only was I unlike those girls, but I would never be like those girls. Among..."

Aug. 18, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

She's Her Own Grandma

Carole Keeton Strayhorn – what a long strange trip it's been

"...On this warm June afternoon, the two-term comptroller was trumpeting her confirmation on the November ballot..."

July 28, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

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