Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...better spent writing and concentrating on a few major projects." – Amy Smith..."

Oct. 28, 2005 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...get excited about it. This is a true low-budget project and we need to get the word out. Now,..."

March 28, 2003 Column

Texas Platters

The Rev. Horton Heat

"...just as son Eddie does with his guitar. Not surprisingly, then, this CD is an absolute delight to listen..."

May 28, 1999 Music Review

1999 SXSW Music Festival

"...channel surfers last year with both her Jaz Klash project, a joint dubscape with Bristol's More Rockers, and her..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

Texas Platters

"...himself in all of his latter-day obesity - a surprisingly slowed-down and beautifully butchered take of Elvis' "Burning Love."..."

Jan. 23, 1998 Music Review

Some Slutty Fun, Laughs for Lunch, and More Weekday Events

Our recommendations for the week ahead

"...Through November 17, Women & Their Work..."

Sept. 27, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Qmmunity: Top Five Scene Shakers

Qmmunity counts five major queer scene shake-ups in 2023

"...– right next to fellow new neighbor Future Front. Project Transitions-run Top Drawer Thrift packed up their large landmark-sized..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Column by James Scott

SXSW Adds Iron Man, Captain Kirk, New Order to Speaker List

Robert Downey Jr., William Shatner, Deepak Chopra headed to Austin

"...President of Health at Apple Dr. Sumbul Desai and Women’s Health Editor-in-Chief Liz Plosser will discuss Apple’s approach to..."

Feb. 14, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, December 23-29

"...from your actions in the past. Things you made, projects you nurtured, and ideas you initiated will prove valuable..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

A Two-Horse Race for Mayor

Can Laura Morrison hope to edge out Steve Adler?

"...Central to that debate is the seemingly endless city project that is CodeNEXT, the years-long revision of Austin's land..."

July 6, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Meet the AISD Bonds

A thumbnail introduction to the $890 million bond package on the May 11 ballot

"...the package as a whole reflects less individual major projects than a wide range of proposed expenditures on everything..."

April 12, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

All Times Through Paradise

Introducing Austin's patron saint of musicians, Saint Cecilia

"...River indie rock combustions White Denim and the Octopus Project after overseeing them into the museum's B Scene comminglings,..."

Nov. 20, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Who Killed Porter Middle School?

The evidence points to George W. Bush. But he wasn't alone.

"...reason that Porter should be turned into a Young Women's Leadership Academy is its low enrollment – Porter is..."

March 10, 2006 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Naked City

News and happenings around Austin and beyond

"...on a contest that will pit him against three women – Margot Clarke, Mandy Dealey, and Jennifer Kim. Until..."

Jan. 14, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Carrying the Burden

During Gov. Bush's campaign for his party's presidential nomination last fall, reporters asked the candidate to comment on a federal government report asserting that many Texans, including large numbers of children, were going to bed hungry. "I saw the report that children in Texas are going hungry. Where?" he demanded, going on to say, "You'd think the governor would have heard if there are pockets of hunger in Texas." Indeed, you would, especially if one of those pockets is just a few miles from his front door, Virginia B. Wood explains as she explores the very pockets of hunger in Austin Bush has difficulty fathoming.

"...of donated, perishable foods at the East Austin housing project. Now residents' council president Genaro Hernandez, his wife Maria..."

April 28, 2000 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Brain Boom

Austin's Techno Geeks and Slackers Cash In

"...ascendancy is all the more sweet for the city, rising as it is from the ashes of the late-Eighties..."

March 20, 1998 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

A Free Show, Holiday Hootenanny, and More Crucial Concerts

Gary Clark Jr., Geto Gala, Robert Earl Keen, and more recommended shows

"...Brownsville-reared, Austin-nurtured DJ and producer CHKLTE (pronounced “Chocolate”), whose rising star has taken him around the globe playing alongside..."

Dec. 13, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Why Venues Are Struggling to Stay Open in the Live Music Capital of the World

As Hot Summer Nights descends, Austin’s live music epicenter campaigns for city support

"...provide the organization with an immediate aid package, citing rising costs across the industry as a threat to the..."

July 12, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Faster Than Sound: How Two Years Off Made Oblivion Access Festival Even Better

An interview with the truly independent booking duo on their landmark lineup

"...– alongside an impressive lineup of cult favorites and rising rarities in the realm of heavy music. Naturally, it..."

May 6, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

With Equity in Mind, Austin Embarks on Bringing Its History Up to Date

So many more stories to tell

"...venue, which also houses the Austin Junior Forum, a women's volunteer organization known for its "Christmas at Caswell House"..."

July 2, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Rather than the lark of the Jackie the Robot project, Vintage Machine feels like the future. – Derek Udensi..."

Nov. 27, 2020 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Fantastic Fest Returns to Celebrate Itself

Global genre gathering announces streaming lineup

"...smash short, The Stylist, for its world premiere; and rising talents liked director Amelia Moses, who turned heads at..."

Sept. 10, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

99 Austin Acts at SXSW Music

Support the home team!

"...You landed on short lists for 2017. She launched women-focused nonprofit CAKE in 2015, which was accompanied by a..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

The Austin Arts Hall of Fame Class of 2016

These inductees – Ballet Austin's Cookie Ruiz and Stephen Mills, and the Austin Symphony Orchestra's Peter Bay – are cultural heroes who lead by example

"...of Honor to the Lone Star Girl Scouts Council's Women of Distinction Award. The Hall of Fame is one..."

May 6, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Follow the Money

City attempts to keep up with growing need for services

"...from the Code Department to fund the Residents' Advocacy Project (see "A Voice for Tenants," Oct. 2), meant to..."

Oct. 23, 2015 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Art Lives Here

Jennifer Chenoweth's home embodies the essence of the East Austin Studio Tour

"...Waller, there's so much to see: towering colored stalks rising from the yard, a flame-hued metal arch suspended in..."

Nov. 15, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Page Two: R.I.P.

Edwin 'Bud' Shrake and Stephen Bruton

"...of superior storytelling, good friends, great talk, and better women. Who Do You Screw to Get Out of This..."

May 15, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Naked City

"...the shadow of a planned Marriott complex. Opposition is rising from the blog and talk-radio underbrush, and the outcome..."

June 8, 2007 News Feature

If You're a Viper

From 'La Cucaracha' to Snoop Dogg and Willie Nelson: P-O-T

"..."Willie the Weeper." He and numerous other jazzmen and women celebrated smoke in songs of the era such as..."

May 25, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Blurbing the pinnacle of SXSW 2006.

"...bass. – Michael BertinMAGNETA LANE9pm, Buffalo Billiards Three gorgeous women who dance with daggers and break plates, Toronto's Magneta..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature

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