Renegade

Still mourning the death of Thin Lizzy's Phil Lynott 20 years later

"...Century, an angel of death [cue the saber], shall waste this land. A holocaust, the likes of which this..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Inside the Actor's Superego

How Michael Baldwin got here (hint: It involves a showbiz upbringing, Oreo cookies, and shrieking armadas of flying, brain-sucking spheres)

"...are you remember the actor in a vastly different incarnation, one that he's been working on and steadily adding..."

July 1, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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Our readers talk back.

"...than 20% of the installed base of computers -- includes home pickup and recycling at the lowest cost in..."

July 25, 2003 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...important thing I bring to the Urban Transportation Commission, since the other commissioners, while all open-minded, well informed, and..."

May 30, 2003 Column

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Austin - bands, bikes, billboards, ballots, Bradley, and beyond - under scrutiny.

"...deal with the city, please don't let Bradley's partners, including Capital Pacific Holdings, Clark Wilson Homes, and Lowe Enterprises..."

April 27, 2001 Column

All Blues

Q&A with the signature bluesman of the Nineties, R.L. Burnside.

"...instead became the Nineties' signature bluesman. His gut-piercing albums, including 1995's Too Bad Jim, 1997's Mr. Wizard, and the..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

American Filmmaker

Chris Smith's American Movie depicts one man's passionate struggle to make a film.

"...periodically drunk, and permanently possessed, Mark Borchardt is a distinctive American character, one who defies all obstacles (external and..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Scanlines

Alabama's Ghost

"...over the phone, he tells them, "Oh, I wouldn't waste my money on insurance. When you die, your body..."

Jan. 1, 1999 Screens Feature

Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights

Charles Whitman in the UT Tower

"...in sharp contrast to the pool of blood already inching away from the motionless form. Everything fades...."

Sept. 5, 1997 Books Feature by Tom Aiken

Whurley, Physics, and the Strange Work of Quantum Computing in Austin

Is the world ready to take a quantum leap?

"...Strangeworks is the brainchild of one William Hurley – or "Whurley," as he's..."

April 19, 2019 Screens Feature by Tom Cheredar

If It Ain't Bruch, Don't Fix It

Just a drummer from Iowa? Just a culinary badass? Hold his beer.

"...goatskins or whatever. And have a recent past that includes touring with Grupo Fantasma and What Made Milwaukee Famous,..."

Dec. 21, 2017 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Two Actresses, Fat and Thin

Staging Neil LaBute's 'Fat Pig' is a heavy proposition

"...That's what she – Zena Marie Vaughn, taking on..."

Oct. 2, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Playback: Mother Falcon vs. Scottish Rite Theater

Mother Falcon's open letter to the Scottish Rite, Frontier Bar's transformation into Lost Well, and soul man Bobby Patterson

"...entertainment at the Scottish Rite. During Marks' tenure, bookings included comedians, psych rock bands, a New Year's Eve Gourds..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Best Part of Breaking Up

Retro pop sixpiece the Carrots calls it quits with debut LP

"...locals busted out the gate, releasing a string of 7-inch singles in 2008. Since then, it’s been hard to..."

July 1, 2013 Music Post by Andy Bianculli

Saturday Preview

"...Volcom, came knocking in September with ZZ Topisms. Municipal Waste (4:45pm), with a decade of straight-up Testament, thrashes out..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Music Feature

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...men when a second group of people approached and "incited a fight" between Evans and the first group. After..."

April 10, 2009 News Feature

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...The National9pm, Antone's While critics waste time arguing whether they sound more like the Shins..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Blurbing SXSW 04 music – Wednesday only

"...the trio hasn't let their decadelong history go to waste, releasing Sad Songs ... Better Days in 2002. –..."

March 12, 2004 Music Feature

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Our readers talk back.

"...Wilhelmina Delco and former Mayor Gus Garcia, point to Precinct 1's traditional identity as an African-American seat. It's true..."

Feb. 20, 2004 Column

Heyd in Plain Sight

Austin painter Heyd Fontenot exposes more than himself in his new exhibition.

"...for Ed Hall's "White House Girls" and "Weirdo," for Sincola's "Bitch," why he's credited as editor or art director..."

Dec. 14, 2001 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

A Cuppa Hot Joe

On a comedy club stage, News Radio star Joe Rogan exudes a mad joy for life in all its insanity, depravity, and delicious dirt; if Henry Miller had done stand-up, it would have come out like Joe Rogan's act.

"...Kinison. The early Kinison, before he became a drugged-out waste product. And [Richard] Pryor. Those are my favorite guys,..."

May 4, 2001 Arts Feature by J. C. Shakespeare

Give Him Enough Rope

John Walch's new plays -- the monologue The Circumference of a Squirrel and the epic The Dinosaur Within -- are inextricably linked: In their ambitious scope, in their genesis, and in the amount of national attention they're generating for this award-winning Austin playwright.

"...to local newspapers (The Austin Chronicle and Austin American-Statesman included), and manning the helm of Austin Script Works, the..."

April 20, 2001 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

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We are wrong, wrong, wrong. So is golf.

"...that because Melissa has been fiddling around with computers since she was a little kid, they are all that..."

March 10, 2000 Column

Record Reviews

Ibrahim Ferrer

"...on his self-titled debut, with different types of accompaniment, including lsh big band charts, two by Generoso "El Tojo"..."

June 11, 1999 Music Review

What Is This?

"...country is fouled by toxic chemicals spewing forth runoff waste from the gutters of punk rock? What is this..."

April 9, 1999 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

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"...public safety, transportation, flood control, parks, libraries, water, and wastewater. Also, propositions 11&12 would approve the conversion of Palmer..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Column

Soul Searching

Asleep at the Switch

"...part of the infamous Democratic Class of '82 that included Ann Richards as treasurer, Jim Hightower as agriculture commissioner,..."

Oct. 30, 1998 News Feature by Jenny Staff

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No Schism

"...to building community food security - helping residents in low-income areas develop gardens can be a part of that...."

Aug. 7, 1998 Column

Live Shots

"...impressed with his vocal range, syncopated snap, and nimble-fingered sincerity, while bluesman Chris Smither, his face a dim grimace..."

April 24, 1998 Music Feature

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Muddying the Waters

"...Board member of Northwest Travis County MUD No.1, I sincerely appreciate Kayte VanScoy's attention to the issue of annexation..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Column

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