Stranger Than Paradise

Tucked up in the Catskill Mountains, All Tomorrow's Parties stages a music festival for its own

"...upcoming Doolittle retread at the Austin Music Hall (Sept. 21-22) and Sleep's Holy Mountain pilgrimage on Friday (Sept. 10)..."

Sept. 10, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Please, Judge

Roky Erickson's first studio album in over a decade proves Will Sheff and Okkervil River's genius once again

"...him," affirms Rusk psychiatrist Bob Priest in the chilling 2005 documentary You're Gonna Miss Me. "Most of the time..."

April 16, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Sundance Announces Shorts Program

Texans get the nod

"...Sundance announced its 2010 short film program yesterday, and a handful of Texans..."

Dec. 8, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Off the Record

Shit happens: Hosing off and cleaning up after the glorious mess that was the 2009 Austin City Limits Music Festival

"...After $2.5 million in landscaping improvements, the Downtown greenbelt resembled the..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Cup Doth Not Floweth Over

Why the sexually oriented business surcharge won't pay for real sexual abuse survivor programs, and never could

"...tax. It was supposed to pay for sexual assault survivor programs statewide. It doesn't, it won't, and even the..."

March 9, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Res Publica

Post-election funk? There's still plenty for good citizens to do this week: Nov. 6-13.

"...For more details and events, see Community Listings. Thursday06..."

Nov. 7, 2008 News Feature

Happenings

April 12-19

"...and other events this week, see Community Listings.THURSDAY, APRIL 12..."

April 13, 2007 News Feature

Day Trips

River View Bed & Breakfast in Blanco provides small-town ambience while offering guests a central base camp for exploring the Hill Country

"...Lundquist purchased the property in 2004. A technician in the computer software industry, she had..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Soccer Watch

Lady Longhorns awarded No. 1 seed, and more

"...in the NCAA tournament, after winning their first-ever Big 12 Conference tournament championship on Sunday, in a dramatic 5-4..."

Nov. 10, 2006 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Here Comes the Guv

Kinky Friedman lights up his campaign

"...even sure that the crowd, now filtering into the 2,000-seat auditorium, will have any idea who he is. Yet,..."

Feb. 17, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Art Aid

In the wake of Katrina, Austin artists do their part to help

"...New Orleans coffeehouse reminiscent of Cabaret Voltaire, the early 20th-century French cafe. Over the last five years, Zotz has..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Arts Feature by Heather Barfield Cole

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...attempts to sway senators toward his position on SB 2.Headlines• The Legislature failed yet again to produce the education..."

Aug. 5, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...– State Rep. Senfronia Thompson, D-Houston, attacking state Rep...."

April 29, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...reported in "Dialing for Dollar$" [News, Dec. 17], currently 23 of 27 radio stations are owned by just five..."

Dec. 31, 2004 Column

Holiday Wish Lists 2004, Part 3

Presents for Public Service

"...Parts 1 & 2 were printed in recent issues. (Check the handy index..."

Dec. 10, 2004 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Double Bliss

A day in the life of 'Austin City Limits' at 30

"...Austin City Limits is a survivor. No other televised music program has lived to celebrate..."

Oct. 29, 2004 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Sailor Scout and the Chaperone

A father prepares for Ushicon 3, the Austin animé convention

"...Ushicon this year. Ushicon is Austin's annual celebration of animé and all things manga-related, and this is its third..."

Jan. 30, 2004 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Julius Caesar

The Austin Shakespeare Festival's timely production of Julius Caesar, deftly directed by Paul Norton, features an effective, almost all-female ensemble whose depiction of the play's bold, rule-breaking politicians and opportunity-grabbing power brokers who send their enemies into disarray summons up parallels to the state of American politics.

"...Running Time: 2 hrs, 30 min..."

July 11, 2003 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

"...NARAS PRESENTS: 230; the Austin Music Awards' new Super Bowl champs, Del..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

Pride of the Yankees?

Evan Smith translates a New York pedigree into the editorship of Texas Monthly.

"...Texas Monthly has now been with us for 28 years, and Smith -- who, after nine years with..."

July 20, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Summer Film Previews

Pearl Harbor: From Eternity to Here

"...world premiere (a reportedly $5 million event for some 2,000 guests including stars, international press, and top military, studio,..."

May 25, 2001 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Everyday People: A Novel

"...Grove Press, 295 pp., $24..."

March 9, 2001 Books Review by Scott Blackwood

Page Two

SXSW: The glorious onslaught begins with film.

"...the tape because she previews the film on p. 72 of this issue). Actually, the film is not just..."

March 9, 2001 Column by Louis Black

Part of Our Day

When discussing the Golden Age of Television, we usually speak in terms of the national networks, but there's another chapter to the tale. Belinda Acosta looks at some of the pioneers of Austin television.

"...one of the early pioneers in Austin television. In 1952, he was host and producer of an afternoon program..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Will MTV's new "Fight for Your Rights" campaign against hate crimes call into question their longstanding promotion of rapper Eminem? Also, seats for sale on Politically Incorrect and fallout from this year's television top 10s.

"...I was surprised to see Survivor on any list. Its finale episode turned up in..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

The JFKonspiracy

Kathy McCarty wants to know "Why?" Why is wanting to know more about the Kennedy Assassination such social suicide?

"...the entire premise of the aptly named television show Survivor.) What other human beings think about you (sometimes) determines..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Features Feature by Kathy McCarty

Encyclopedia of Fire

Is Dave DeWitt the world's expert hothead?

"...1. For you Survivor fans, is there such a thing as rat turd..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Food Feature by Sandy Szwarc

TV Eye

If you're looking for reviews of The Nutty Professor, John Pierson's Split Screen isn't your show. If you like insightful, sometimes peculiar excursions into the independent film world, Split Screen will please you more than a stolen afternoon at a weekday matinee. Also, Olympic fever spreads -- but not without a few complaints.

"...watched all incarnations of the syndicated series over its almost-25-year life span -- Sneak Previews, At the Movies, and..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Armchair Adventures

"Good adventure books do the same thing as a good adventure," Chronicle writer Dan Oko writes in this roundup of recently published adventure books.

"...The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essexby Nathaniel Philbrick Viking, 238 pp., $24.95..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Books Feature by Dan Oko

Rush Hour

Todd Phillips' Frat House, screening at the Alamo this Wednesday as part of the Texas Documentary Tour, asks the question: Will you ever dick a brother?

"...producers capitulated. That said, it bears noting that the 28-year-old NYU film school grad has actually done quite well..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

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