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April 25, 2003 Music Column by Christopher Gray
Texas Rollergirls
Austin hosts the best flat-track roller derby squads in the nation
"...Austin's own Texecutioners, the founding mothers of modern flat-track roller derby. New York's Gotham Girls, the 2011 Women's Flat..."
July 20, 2012 Sports Feature by Richard Whittaker
Believe
Moving Panoramas flicker to life in the aftermath of a home invasion
"...self-possessedness. She admits to being "super shy" before her Roller Derby career, but her warmth and personability betray no..."
Sept. 25, 2015 Music Feature by Leslie Sisson
This Week
Your one-stop weekly source for capital city events and nightlife
"...and Fashion Gallery Show at Beauty Ballroom, Austin's own Rollergirls All-Star Tournament, and a Grease Sing-Along at the Paramount..."
July 18, 2012 Events Post by Chrontourage
'Out of Bounds': AusChronSports
Sports? In the 'Chronicle'? Yep.
"...writer for the Chronicle and is as crazy about Roller Derby and wrestling as Barbaro is about soccer. I..."
Dec. 17, 2011 Sports Post by Mark Fagan
Four-Wheeled Race to be First
Texas Rollergirls 2011 season gets competitive
"...There are good Roller Derby bouts, and there are great Roller Derby bouts...."
March 29, 2011 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker
Lonestar Rollergirls Season Opener
TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls celebrate their season opener and 10th anniversary
"...much of an anniversary, but in the annals of Roller Derby history, it's pretty essential. That gathering was the..."
Jan. 28, 2011 Sports Feature by Richard Whittaker
Off the Record
Discovered, covered: Robert Plant reimagines Milton Mapes, Eric Johnson eulogizes Hendrix, and more nuggets from the Texas Punk Treasure Chest
"...traces back to a halftime performance for the Texas Rollergirls in July 2006. That's where the local electro-glam duo..."
June 25, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell
Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...what a jaded, sexist, and racist waste of time roller derby was. I could have sworn it's a great..."
Feb. 3, 2006 Column
Sarcastic Reaction
"...what a jaded, sexist, and racist waste of time roller derby was. I could have sworn it's a great..."
Jan. 27, 2006 Postmarks
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond
"...For dedicated fans of flat-track Roller Derby, every day is Derby day, but Mayor Lee..."
Dec. 25, 2009 News Feature
TXRG Wants You
Last weekend to join Texas Rollergirl's 2009 rec league
"...Another year, another flat-track Roller Derby season. While the Texas Rollergirls don't play in..."
Jan. 10, 2009 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker
Playing Through
The Texas Rollergirls on Sarah Palin and what it takes to be both tough and feminine
"...thing or two about being tough – the Texas Rollergirls...."
Sept. 12, 2008 Column by Thomas Hackett
Postering the City, Flyering the Town
Fritz "Motorblade" Blaw's still got it covered
"...started out in the early '90s, traveling via his Roller Blades or motorcycle, distributing flyers for theatre and dance..."
Aug. 29, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
Serious GAME
For the Austin Outlaws, the game is the only thing
"...over Austin women's sports these days is Chicks on Roller Skates. They're on TV and splashed across magazines, combining..."
June 2, 2006 Sports Feature by Kevin Brass
Gay Place: Grandma's Revenge
Rudolph was framed!
"...Look where you're going, Rudolph! Rude! The Underground Roller Derby babes give granny a chance at evening the..."
Dec. 4, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer
Top 9 Local Sports Stories of 2009
It's all about Colt and the boys
"...5) ROLLER DERBY REVOLUTION Who brought Roller Derby back from the..."
Jan. 1, 2010 Sports Feature by Mark Fagan
Texies Into 2010
Texas Rollergirls' schedule starting to fill out
"...It's been a good year for the Texas Rollergirls: Women's Flat Track Derby Association south-central region champs, silver..."
Dec. 27, 2009 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker
What (Roy) Moore Could You Want?
The maestro of Control Images unveils his first photo exhibition
"...my favorite bands, Future of the Left. And the Roller Derby – that's flat track, not banked track. Not..."
Jan. 3, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
IndiePix Rolls Out a Two-Disc DVD of 'Hell on Wheels'
The ladies of Roller Derby show some derring-do promoting the new release
"...movie, even a critically lauded one like Austin-based women's Roller Derby documentary Hell on Wheels, can be a hard..."
Sept. 26, 2008 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
Lunar New Year Parties, OUTsider Fest, and More Recommended Community Events
Get out the vote and more this week
"...new year off right. – Kat McNevins Texas Roller Derby..."
Feb. 16, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott
Reaching for Queertopia in Austin
Local queer-led org works to support the unhoused LGBTQ community
"...While outreach opportunities like tabling at this weekend’s Texas Roller Derby match do help, Reichman also says that they’d..."
Aug. 26, 2022 Qmmunity Post by James Scott
Now Streaming in Austin: Hell on Wheels
Join us tonight for a live tweet of the Roller Derby doc
"...be on-hand to chronicle the early days of modern Roller Derby in Austin - the bouts, the booze, the..."
July 14, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Alita: Battle Angel
The manga heroine comes to motion capture life
"...Ball league (a violent and mechanically enhanced evolution of Roller Derby) to pay off some of her boyfriend’s debt...."
Feb. 15, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle
Future Imperfect: Our Favorite Dystopian Films
VOTE: Deadly roller derby, sad clones, and a Road Warrior duke it out
"...picks? Shout it out in our comments board. Bloodsport: Rollerball (1975)..."
Sept. 28, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones
The AggreGAYtor: September 10
Your daily dose of LGBTQ news
"...• Planned queer roller derby documentary gives us all a chance to think..."
Sept. 10, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson
Texas Rollergirls Championship
High-stakes bout to end the season
"...challenging the resurgent Hell Marys for the 2012 Texas Rollergirls championship. Last month the Honeys pulled off what may..."
Sept. 7, 2012 Sports Feature by Richard Whittaker
TXRD Playoffs
Will the Holy Rollers or Hellcats move on to the Calvello Cup championship?
"...they'll be facing for the biggest prize in banked-track Roller Derby. They'll only be setting their target after this..."
Aug. 24, 2012 Sports Feature by Richard Whittaker
TXRD
TXRD has dropped the Lonestar from its name, but the rivalries remain
"...comes to an end. This year, the local banked-track Roller Derby league dropped the Lonestar from their name, but..."
Aug. 3, 2012 Sports Feature by Richard Whittaker
Star of Texas Preview: Texas Has a New York State of Mind
Texecutioners can still derail the Gotham express
"...been a weekend of mixed fortunes for the Texas Rollergirls at the Star of Texas Bowl: The Texecutioners travel..."
