Musical Manifesto

Davíd Garza's

"...If I go on to sell X number of records, they'll say I got lucky or Atlantic bought it..."

April 3, 1998 Music Feature by Andy Langer

The Winter Classic

South by Southwest 1998

"...you to sign away." Hitchcock: "I've made too many records." Then, if you actually "make it," great, you're rich...."

March 27, 1998 Music Feature

Cracks in the System

Is the City's Minority Procurement Process Up to Par?

"...white-owned company increase its chances of getting into the public trough for lucrative contract action...."

Sept. 19, 1997 News Feature by Chris Walters

What Price Baseball?

The Rangers Ain't Gonna Like This, Yogi

"...Yet whether the public interest issue is taxes, size of government, property rights,..."

June 20, 1997 News Feature

The 10 Biggest Austin News Stories of 2024

A year of upheaval and settling dust

"...biggest stories we covered this year. José Garza Beats Republican Opponent..."

Dec. 13, 2024 News Feature by the News Team

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Texas. The law that pissed Musk off? It bans public schools from alerting parents of students’ pronoun changes...."

July 19, 2024 News Feature

Local Music to Livestream, Download, and Otherwise Enjoy Digitally

What we’re watching and listening to

"...Mr. Pink Records Livestreamwww.youtube.com/channel/UCP7pUeFe5q-I1NSPR2Tr2vw, Friday 20, 11:30am Jonas Wilson's Mr. Pink Records..."

March 20, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Party

Sally Potter's dinner party theatre is a delicious dish.

"...proving her prowess in the domestic as well as public spheres. In between taking congratulatory phone calls, she furtively..."

March 2, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Looking Back on the Champions Tract Rezoning

Does this development belong in this particular corner of the Hill Country?

"...Traffic safety was front and center then, with public concern ranging from daily congestion and hazardous driving conditions..."

June 30, 2017 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

News Roundup: Council, Court, and the Lege

Council announces proposal, 5th Circuit hears arguments, and more

"...by a committee before reaching Council, and move most public hearings to those committees as well. The intent, said..."

Jan. 12, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

After Carstarphen, What Then?

Austin ISD enters a new era, searching for a road map

"...charges. Not many people would describe "superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools" as a dream job, but on April 14,..."

April 18, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Top Tens

Tired of Brooklyn indie rock? Me too.

"...10) The Boxing Lesson, Big Hits! (Frenchie Smith Records) 10 Locals You Missed..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Town Was Hoppin'

Austin's music scene of the Fifties lives on in Ray Campi

"...fierce, and one time Campi got drawn into a publicity stunt at the Chief Drive-In (5601 N. Lamar)...."

March 30, 2012 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

One, Two, Tres, Cuatro

Carson Brock's grandmother is looking out for him, and other tales from the 'bless their heart' file

"...be 18 until February, but with his two bands Public Soul and the Carson Brock Group, there's no question..."

Dec. 23, 2011 Music Column by Margaret Moser

Uncontrolled Experiments

AISD says charters and single-sex academies will lift all students' boats – and attacks any research that says otherwise

"...turning the Eastside Memorial Vertical Team over to IDEA Public Schools – a South Texas-based charter group – beginning..."

Dec. 9, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Kicking the Tires at Fleet

City whistle-blower confirms that the trouble at Fleet Services has been much worse than scrap tires and bad record-keeping. And nobody in charge wanted to hear it.

"...we were told in a statement from the city's Public Information Office...."

July 2, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Page Two: The Incredibles

SXSW Film lines 'em up

"...48-page booklet. Locally, this package is available at Waterloo Records. It has earned rave reviews and should be available..."

March 13, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Lotto Madness?

Former Texas Lottery Commission employee sues commission, alleging he lost his job because he alerted the Texas Legislature to security and ethics breaches, as well as to a cover-up in which employees 'are bullied into silence'

"...Disaster Recovery Center is operational, 2) has cheated the public out of money and records by inflating the cost..."

Sept. 15, 2006 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Bringing the War Home

No More Victims works for peace, one wounded child at a time

"...They hope soon to be bringing more. "The American public is odd," Pogue says. "They seem to lack the..."

Dec. 30, 2005 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...the contributing zone of Edwards Aquifer, simultaneously launching a public relations assault that opened with an Austin American-Statesman cover..."

Dec. 16, 2005 News Feature

Justice or Vengeance?

A tale of tragedy and punishment in Williamson County

"...force the district attorney's office to provide reports and records from the case, but so far Bradley has refused...."

Nov. 4, 2005 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Killer-D Lawsuit Still Alive

Both Rep. Lon Burnam and the Department of Public Safety win in appellate court

"...Appeals sent his suit against the Texas Department of Public Safety back to district court for further proceedings. Burnam..."

May 28, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Chapman out the door, off the hook

A surprise retirement spares the APD assistant chief.

"...APD Internal Affairs investigators remove a set of phone records (concerning calls made by Chapman's friend John Maspero, then..."

Dec. 26, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere.

"...than face a civil trial on a slew of public drunkenness and personal misbehavior charges; county commissioners moved quickly..."

Dec. 12, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...for the next seven years. One textbook used in public schools is Inquiry Into Life by Sylvia Mader. On..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Column

Naked City

"...city's arguments that, as a matter of policy, those records aren't at risk of being destroyed. Earlier this month,..."

Oct. 24, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

"...LOOKOUT! RECORDS SHOWCASE: Though the Berkeley, Ca.-based label remains steeped in..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

Ethical Sunset

The Texas Ethics Commission faces Sunset Review; meanwhile, a commission watchdog faces a sunset of its own.

"...is scheduled for Sunset Review this year, with a public hearing before the state's Sunset Advisory Commission scheduled for..."

April 19, 2002 News Feature by Michael King

Imagine

The music business in a post-911 world

"...past March to the same stage with their Kindercore Records debut in the can (Gellar is the label's co-founder),..."

Nov. 30, 2001 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Naked City

News shorts

"...was done in such a manner as to avoid public knowledge and public input in violation of the Texas..."

Aug. 24, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

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