Tour de France 2013: Stages 1 & 2

Racers ready, set, go for a month of mountains and mayhem

"...Pierre Rolland's (Europcar) attack on Vizzavona, earning him the polka dot jersey and effectively establishing him as a real..."

July 1, 2013 Sports Post by Larysa Pachulski

You're All Just Jealous of His Jetpack

Tom Gauld's new collection of comics takes off flying

"...Tattoo, Accordion Players' Graveyard, Abandoned Clown-Shoe Factory, Divorced Salesmen's Polka Club, Tomb of the Unknown Cabbie, Bootleg Ice-Cream Warehouse,..."

June 5, 2013 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Full of Fire

Taking a Knife to sexism

"...reduces an identity and lifestyle to a fad – polka-dot ideology!..."

April 25, 2013 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Studio Visits: Carin Rodenborn

This Austin artist loves having her entire home serve as her studio

"...says of the dozen or so smallish paintings that polka-dot the small white-walled viewing room in her Springdale home...."

Feb. 8, 2013 Arts Column by Andy Campbell

Inaguration Day

Five lip-syncing gaffes worse than Beyonce’s alleged fakery

"...song, an obviously embarrassed Simpson started doing some twitchy polka jig before exiting the stage. To add insult to..."

Jan. 25, 2013 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Nacho Daddy

What do Michael Jackson and Manu Chao have in common? Joe King Carrasco.

"...Salaman. Ben taught me to play the cumbias and polkas. Little Joe, Johnny Hernandez, Sunny & the Sunliners –..."

Jan. 25, 2013 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Beck

"...that's playfully vague ("very characteristic"), while instrumental "The Last Polka" warns of the end of the genre ("premonitory"). On..."

Jan. 25, 2013 Music Review by Graham Reynolds

Two Sides to His Story

Manuel Gonzales leads the nonprofit Austin Bat Cave into uncharted territory while readying for a rapid literary ascent of his own

"...Walsh is beaming in a green blouse with big polka dots late on a Monday afternoon at Quack's. Things..."

Jan. 11, 2013 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

The Football Prophecies

Week five forecast

"...Atlanta at Washington: A slippery Corgi donning a polka-dot bowtie will dart across the FedEx Field grounds, causing..."

Oct. 6, 2012 Sports Post by Russ Espinoza

So Much Specialness

David Byrne's cult classic True Stories captured a lost Texas and a prescient picture of today

"...styles of indigenous Texas music – rock, gospel, honky-tonk, polka, blues, and conjunto – in a prelude (heavy on..."

Oct. 5, 2012 Screens Feature by Leah Churner

Food Events

October 4-11

"...and drink specials, a petting zoo, crazy lawn games, polka music, whole animal roasts, and contests; schedule online. Banger's..."

Oct. 5, 2012 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Tour de France 2012: Stage 18

The Manx Missile makes a move

"...Green Jersey (best sprinter): Peter Sagan (Slovakia) Liquigas • Polka Dot Jersey (King of the Mountains): Thomas Voeckler (France)..."

July 20, 2012 Sports Post

Tour de France 2012: Stage 16

Will Wiggins be the first Brit in yellow?

"...BMC Green Jersey (best sprinter): Peter Sagan (Slovakia) Liquigas Polka Dot Jersey (King of the Mountains): Thomas Voeckler (France)..."

July 19, 2012 Sports Post by Larysa Pachulski

Tour de France 2012: Stage 15

Significant other Twitter wars and more

"...BMC Green Jersey (best sprinter): Peter Sagan (Slovakia) Liquigas Polka Dot Jersey (King of the Mountains): Fredrik Kessiakoff (Sweden)..."

July 17, 2012 Sports Post by Larysa Pachulski

Tour de France 2012: Stage 12

Bradley Wiggins wears the yellow

"...BMC Green Jersey (best sprinter): Peter Sagan (Slovakia) Liquigas Polka Dot Jersey (King of the Mountains): Fredrik Kessiakoff (Sweden)..."

July 13, 2012 Sports Post by Larysa Pachulski

Tour de France 2012: Stage 11

Fabian Cancellara abandons the Tour

"...BMC Green Jersey (best sprinter): Peter Sagan (Slovakia) Liquigas Polka Dot Jersey (King of the Mountains): Thomas Voeckler (France)..."

July 12, 2012 Sports Post by Larysa Pachulski

Tour de France 2012: Stage 10

Bradley Wiggins on top

"...BMC Green Jersey (best sprinter): Peter Sagan (Slovakia) Liquigas Polka Dot Jersey (King of the Mountains): Thomas Voeckler (France)..."

July 11, 2012 Sports Post by Larysa Pachulski

Tour de France 2012: Stage 5

Germany's Andre Greipel wins the stage

"...Green Jersey (best sprinter): Peter Sagan (Slovakia) Liquigas • Polka Dot Jersey (King of the Mountains): Michael Morkov (Denmark)..."

July 6, 2012 Sports Post by Larysa Pachulski

Pachanga Latino Music Festival

Live Shot

"...sound of a century in Ruben Ramos' cumbia-kissing big-band polka, as handsome as its anointed Gato Negro out front...."

May 18, 2012 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Talking About Talking About Talking About 'Girls'

Oh boy

"...snarky, bangs-having, Ray-Bans-wearing writer type with a surfeit of polka-dot dresses and an education that prepared me for, well,..."

April 22, 2012 Screens Post by Sarah Smith

SXSW Wednesday International Bands

Wednesday's just the beginning!

"...Andean highlands with a dash of hip-hop, punk, and polka...."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

Bambarabanda

SXSW Showcase Reviews

"...cornucopia of Southern Colombian folk styles into prog rock, polka, funk, punk, rap, ska, and so on. No genre..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature by Greg Beets

SXSW Thursday Picks & Sleepers

Thursday blurbs slim down from the Wednesday bloat

"...of musical styles that incorporates everything from funk to polka and its hometown kapishka. Nine years active before releasing..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

Willie Nelson

DVDnds

"...blistering jam in "Bloody Mary Morning" and an uncredited polka with a fiery interlude between Mickey Raphael and sister..."

Jan. 27, 2012 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Food-o-File

Jettison your DiGiorno: Bola Pizza comes to your freezer

"...Bola frozen pizzas – Truffle Daisy, the Godfather, and Polka Dot – rolled out earlier this month. The pizzas..."

Dec. 23, 2011 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Zax Restaurant & Bar

Zax still serves it

"...to 10pm, Zax will celebrate Oktoberfest with a live polka band, locally made bratwurst from Smoky Denmark, and a..."

Sept. 30, 2011 Food Review by Kate Thornberry

Luv Doc Recommends: 'Never Heard of 'Em' Book Release Concert

Threadgill's World HQ -, Sunday, July 24, 2011

"...think you can waltz into Austin (or two-step or polka or watusi) and experience the same heady success and..."

July 22, 2011 Column by The Luv Doc

Last Shotgun Blast of SXSW Film Programming

'Hobo,' Spike's 'Scenes From the Suburbs,' and more

"...in rural Texas—and the old-timers who come there to polka. Professional Director: Skylar Nielsen Metal-fabricator Neil Youngberg never planned..."

Feb. 10, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Day Trips

The Frydek Grotto commemorates a miraculous event and serves as a cohesive element for a small farming community

"...sausage, the women bake kolaches, and everyone enjoys the polka bands and festivities. The public is always welcome to..."

Jan. 28, 2011 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Urban Tejano

Tortilla Factory pulls down a Grammy nomination as Best Tejano Band as the almost four-decade-old local institution gets ready to reinvent the genre

"...muscular cross section of rancheros, boleros, and the occasional polka, with thick threads of rock and jazz. They thrived,..."

Dec. 24, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

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