Fast Cars, Strip Bars, and Elvis, Even

What's new, Pussycat? Onetime Russ Meyer leading lady Tura Satana comes to town for the first annual Alamo Drive-In.

"...combination of high melodrama, high-octane editing, hot-rod camera work, and a trio of impossibly voluptuous women looking to kick..."

May 3, 2002 Screens Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Austin Expected to Shut Down Bars, Dining and More Amid COVID-19 Crisis

Adler, Eckhardt to announce next steps 11am Tuesday, March 17

"...As the COVID-19 pandemic's scale becomes impossible to diminish, Austin is expected to..."

March 16, 2020 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Supporting the Queer Service and Entertainment Industries

How to help LGBTQIA workers during COVID-19 pandemic

"...With COVID-19 impacting everyone and our everyday lives, it’s time to find new ways..."

March 27, 2020 Qmmunity Post by A. Micah Mills

LGBTQ Bars Reclaim Their Place as Community Hubs

After Orlando, queer space is more important than ever

"...months after the tragedy at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, the queer community is still coming to terms with..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Food Feature by Sarah Marloff

Smokers, Now That You've Been Forbidden to Smoke in Clubs It's Time to Help Out!

"...smoking ban has passed. I almost never patronize Austin's clubs and bars because I cannot stand the smoky environments,..."

May 9, 2005 Postmarks

Selling Pre-Packaged Foods Could Qualify Some Austin Bars to Reopen as Restaurants

"Creative things will happen" as Austin remains in Stage 3 phase

"...Sixth Street’s two main strips of bars still look relatively desolate six months into pandemic shut-downs...."

Aug. 29, 2020 Food Post by Kevin Curtin

Crime and the City Solution

How safe do you feel exiting the Sixth Street/Red River Austin music crucible at 2am?

"...night, Thursday, March 26, edging past 12mid, 60 degrees and muggy as all hell, but still nice enough. Thunderstorms..."

June 26, 2009 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Austin Will Survive and Thrive With Ban

"...native Texan who lived in Austin for five years and moved to Los Angeles two years ago. Los Angeles..."

April 15, 2005 Postmarks

Gay Bars Should Not Discriminate Against Straights

"...Ann Arbor, I felt at home in the progressive and individualistic atmosphere. However, I had an experience one night..."

June 2, 2005 Postmarks

Smokey and the Bandit

Enforcing the Smoking Ban

"...enforcement. In other cities, enforcement has been somewhat problematic and some bans have even given rise to outlaw establishments..."

April 15, 2005 News Feature

Yassine Clubs Seized by State

UPDATE: Comptroller seeks millions in unpaid taxes from downtown bars

"...changed the locks on six of their eight downtown bars and will extract an estimated $2 million in unpaid..."

April 25, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

So, Basically, Breakfast Tacos and Free Beer

Enjoying good food and drink for $10 a day during SXSW

"...of becoming rock stars are pinned to many a band's South by Southwest showcase. They'll endure adversities of all..."

March 9, 2007 Food Feature by Kathy McCarty

As Bars Go Wild, Austin Prepares for Inevitable Second Wave

Miss the coronavirus? It'll be back!

"...been doing a great job of keeping our distance and covering our faces. As sadly expected, the masks came..."

May 29, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Substance Abuse and HIV at the Crossroads

"...Some studies indicate that approximately 30% of the lesbian and gay population are chemically dependent (Lesbian & Gay Substance..."

Dec. 1, 1995 Column

SXSW Saturday Picks and Sleepers

"...12:30pm, Auditorium Shores Backbeat of the Band and one of the most iconic voices in American..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

Rock and a Hard Place

Exploring the elusiveness of fame and the ethics of the mash-up in 24 Beats per Second

"...To the list of great and enduring mysteries of the world, from the disappearance of..."

March 13, 2009 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Rock and a Hard Place

Balancing the Austin Music Ledger

"...by Andy Langer..."

Dec. 1, 1995 Music Feature

Bars Are Not Health Clubs

"...Apparently, many supporters of the smoking ban have confused clubs and bars with health clubs. They are not, and..."

Nov. 19, 2003 Postmarks

No Smoking Just Because It Hits All Bars the Same

"...of live music venues are classified as restaurants (not bars) and consequently are now nonsmoking. Following passage of that..."

April 12, 2005 Postmarks

The Legacy of BT2 and Beyond

Owners recall 30-plus years in Austin gay bar business

"...shuttering: In the wake of COVID-19’s financial fallout, Calderon and co-owner Ray McDermett had decided it was time to..."

May 16, 2020 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

What Is Going On With Ken Paxton and Nate Paul?

What we know – and don't know – about the strange connection between the embattled Austin real estate magnate and the Texas attorney general

"...the years, we'd both acquired some knowledge about Paul and his World Class property empire that we hadn't seen..."

Jan. 8, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Big Dogs, Young Rebels, and Aging Giants

The Austin promoters who bring the music come in all shapes and sizes

"...aware than in most cities about who's putting which bands into what rooms. The firestorm of criticism that flared..."

Oct. 8, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Here's the Truth and What's Really Important:

"...To anyone with a brain, OK, so clubs want smoking for the few (and that is the..."

April 18, 2005 Postmarks

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large: Smoke and Mirrors

The new Austin smoking ordinance is a solution in search of a problem.

"...this, just as they're surprised that I follow sports and go to church.) I am suitably ashamed -- the..."

April 11, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Red River Clubs Grapple With Downtown Homelessness

Beggars, hustlers, and dealers make you wonder how Downtown music keeps from going under

"...you need?" asks the bent-back man staring at the hands of every night owl. Excuse me? "What you need,..."

Feb. 3, 2017 News Feature by Kevin Curtin

Playback: CodeNEXT and the Austin Music Scene

How might the update of Austin’s land development code affect the musical landscape?

"...tried. A constant barrage of news stories, yard signs, and informal public debate have ensured that even the most..."

June 8, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Will Travel for Food and Wine

Well-made wine, exquisite food, and great art – Spain should be on anyone's short list of travel destinations

"...to any in the world, myriad museums, sophisticated cities, and a dazzling countryside? Let me recommend the northwestern part..."

June 26, 2009 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

This Changes Everything: Austin Witnesses to Sex Pistols' Chaotic Randy's Rodeo Show Go Home and Start Bands

UK instigators blow the roof off San Antonio dance hall in Chapter 4, Part 2, of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

"...Chronicles” zeros in on the Sex Pistols performance at Randy’s Rodeo in San Antonio, 44 years ago this week,..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Coconut Club and Record Label Owners Team Up on New Musical Acai Cafe

Community Garden combines a listening room, wine bar, and record store

"...Avenue. The cafe, open Tuesday through Sunday, marks co-owner and general manager Harcrow’s first foray into the hospitality world,..."

June 12, 2023 Music Post by Kriss Conklin

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...in the Radiohead mold, a soundscape of swirling keyboards and detached Julian Casablancas-style vocals. 2001's Milkmaid Grand Army EP..."

March 7, 2003 Music Feature

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