Ann Conner: Symphony Suite

These colorful prints of graphic shapes over wood grains are playful and celebratory of hue and texture

"...Just where and when I first became aware of wood grain is lost to me, but I like to..."

Dec. 27, 2013 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Holy Smokes

Stiles Switch and Thirsty Planet pair up for craft beer collaboration

"...As it turns out, wandering wood isn’t always a bad thing. Marrying craft beer and..."

March 10, 2014 Food Post by Anna Toon

Jill Thrasher: A Studio Portrait

The visual experience of Jill Thrasher's work in 'A Studio Portrait' offers an opportunity to explore all phases of the printmaking process

"...plate or cutting the design into the linoleum or wood block. She has chosen the Slugfest environs, from studio..."

Nov. 18, 2005 Arts Review by Benné Rockett

Wrong Woods

"...design team of Sebastian Wrong (furniture design) and Richard Woods (printmaker), has created a line of furniture objects d'art..."

Sept. 16, 2008 Design Post by Andy Campbell

Jailbird

The Prison Diaries of the Fabulous Thunderbirds' Preston Hubbard

"...co-owned with a friend. It was all-metal with fake wood grain, stolen from our high school, and it weighed..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Music Feature by Preston Hubbard

Day Trips

The Blacksmith Shop in Bellville is a working shop, but the smith is always ready to show visitors around

"...to carry off were lying around on the battered wooden floor. The pulleys that once connected a steam engine..."

Feb. 5, 2010 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Cipollina Fully Embraces Italian Cuisine

After informal market research, chef hones in on new Italian menu

"...considered it Italian all along, but sprinkled among the wood-fired pizzas and extensive wine list were Mediterranean and French-influenced..."

Feb. 19, 2014 Food Post by Amira Jensen

Critics Poll

Our music team weighs in on the year's best shows, venues, and more

"...Brown Whörnet, Gorch Fock, Pocket FishRmen, Migas, Tim Kerr, Wood Grain, John Galt, Delta Millworks (Beets)..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Music Feature

Big K.R.I.T.

"...the Texas king preaching on the subjects of pimping, wood grain wheels, and the Bayou City ("Pull Up"). It's..."

Oct. 12, 2012 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Dikes of Holland, Not in the Face, Flesh Lights

"...nasty Thickfreakness on set closer "Brass Tacks." Instrumental metallurgists Wood Grain and Eagle Claw both did their parts keeping..."

Jan. 13, 2012 Music Review by Chase Hoffberger

Amplified Heat

Wednesday

"...either, loosening into the 1960s-embroidered title cut, whose organ-ground Woodstock fries. In the seemingly throwaway Tex-Mex bump and grind..."

March 18, 2011 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

'You Were Our Father, A Veteran and So Full of Desperation'

Short Story Contest: Third place

"...sharp snorts and proclaimed, "I nearly spit out my wooden teeth!" His comment set the troops laughing a little..."

Feb. 4, 2011 Books Feature by Kyle R M

Bobby Whitlock & Coco Carmel

"...round out Carmel and Whitlock's Domino label freshman quartet, wood-grain siblings My Time and Vintage. Both Whitlock solo platters..."

July 23, 2010 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Thursday Picks

SXSW Music Fest preview guide

"...Houston's Street Military. KB's latest, Spittin' Venom, revolves around "Wood Grain Grippin'," a collaboration with Z-Ro and Trae that..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature

'Heyd Fontenot and Louie Cordero: East Meats West'

Art Palace's 'East Meats West' shows how Heyd Fontenot and Louie Cordero may have different styles, but they share an enjoyment in contemplating the body that's palpable

"...are a funky combination of classical portraiture, storyboarding, cartooning, Hollywood glamour, set building, luxurious sensitivity to what various media..."

Nov. 10, 2006 Arts Review by Rachel Koper

Beatbox

Beatbox

"...With "diamonds pressing up against the wood grain wheel," Houston's latest rap sensation Slim Thug drives..."

July 29, 2005 Music Review by Robert Gabriel

The Hightower Report

Real men don't drive Hummers; and, you will submit to Big Brother … um, voluntarily

"...has the luxuries you need, too – leather seats, wood-grain trim, a drop-down DVD player, and whatnot. Speaking of..."

Dec. 31, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Libertines

Record review

"...this time the Clash city rocker sands down the wood grain instead of serving it up by the pint...."

Sept. 17, 2004 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Moya Brennan; Lisa Gerrard & Patrick Cassidy

Record Reviews

"...like a heavily varnished table; the shine overpowers the wood grain's pulchritude. There's more than a little of Brennan's..."

Feb. 13, 2004 Music Review by David Lynch

Standing Next to a Mountain

Examining the 3-CD Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble box set.

"...Trouble box set laid in front of them, the wood-grain photo on its hardcover jacket blending with the outdoor..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Public Notice

Holiday Wish List, Part One

"...names. Happy Holidays! Meals on Wheels and More 2222 Rosewood 476-MEAL..."

Dec. 13, 1996 Column by Kate X Messer

Day Trips

A short history of grain elevators in Texas

"...A short history of grain elevators in Texas. These roadside towers are monuments to..."

Feb. 8, 2008 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Connecting More Than Dots With Cloud Tree Artist Brian David Johnson

Wood and resin beautifully encode philosophies in this new solo show

"...Johnson’s a woodworker, and his best-known objects, so far, are these series..."

Sept. 13, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Top 10 Beer Things to Look Forward to in 2016

"...to keep happy-hour buzzes at bay. 3) Hops & Grain Keeps Grinding..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Day Trips

Carlos Cortés continues the family tradition of making beautiful art out of concrete structures that appear to be made of wood

"...concrete structures that look like they are made from wood. The San Antonio craftsman learned the intricacies of sculpting..."

Sept. 8, 2006 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Wes Anderson vs. Texas' Wild Birds

Woodcut artist Lisa Brawn explains "Quién Es Más Macho?"

"...but I sent some pieces down. I’m a self-taught woodcut artist using all recycled, salvaged wood. I sent him..."

July 11, 2016 Arts Post by Mary Cantrell

Day Trips

Hawkins Furniture Co. builds furniture that your loved ones will be fighting for after you've passed on to a better place

"...of the home furnishings take advantage of the natural grain and color of the wood...."

Dec. 10, 2010 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Wood & Steel: Works by Caprice Pierucci and Randall Reid

Both artists here bend and even break rules to elevate humble materials into art

"...'Wood & Steel: Works by Caprice Pierucci and Randall Reid'..."

May 22, 2009 Arts Review by Rachel Koper

Top 15 Austin Breweries

Our semiannual power ranking of local brewhouses

"...the perfect ratio of juicy, hazy, and hype. Their woodsy beer garden is like a scene out of a..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Nouveau Bistro

On any given evening, Rebecca Chastenet de Géry writes, Zoot's cozy, warmly lit dining room fills with a cross-section of the city. Seated around the white-clothed tables you find young and old, dates and small groups, black-clad hipsters and the obvious "out of towners," all nodding in approval as they spear forkfuls of sautéed veal sweetbreads, roasted chicken, or seared duck.

"...of Caramelized Napa Cabbage, Root Vegetables, and a Whole Grain Mustard Sauce ($19.95). The dish is comfort food at..."

March 30, 2001 Food Feature

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