Best Tattoo Artist Was a Good Choice

"...Dear Editor, Re: “Questions About Best Tattoo Artist” [“Postmarks,” Sept. 11]: Marisha, thanks for your opinion;..."

Sept. 16, 2009 Postmarks

Questions About Best Tattoo Artist

"...received The Austin Chronicle's Readers Poll award for Best Tattoo Artist [“Best of Austin 2009,” Sept. 4]. Is it..."

Sept. 8, 2009 Postmarks

Local Artist Thomas Hooper Tattoos Bulleit Bourbon

Austin is one of four cities tasked with creating a limited collection

"...Star is held sacrosanct for every UT student, struggling artist, and nostalgic grownup. It’s fitting, then, that Bulleit Bourbon..."

Sept. 7, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Austin Tattoo Shops Offering Friday the 13th Deals

Looking for a lucky tattoo? We’ve got you covered.

"...A holiday of sorts for tattoo lovers, Friday the 13th tattoos are an ongoing tradition..."

July 12, 2018 Chron Events Post by Sarah Marloff

From the Vaults: Rollo Banks' Dragon Tattoo

Movie talk about "dragon tattoos" gets me thinking about Rollo Banks

"...that rises above the white noise. That’s the word “tattoo,” as in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo...."

Dec. 23, 2011 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Broken Circle Breakdown

A powerful romantic adventure drives the heart of this Belgian melodrama about family and bluegrass music.

"...Didier plays banjo in a band, which the heavily tattooed and working tattoo artist Elise, eventually joins. The bearded,..."

Dec. 6, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

Stick-and-Poke Tattoos and the Intimacy of Discomfort

Getting stuck with artist Lauren Dunkin (aka Dopetoast)

"...Lauren Dunkin is a classically trained artist of many media (watercolors, acrylic, ceramics, and more), but..."

Aug. 3, 2019 Arts Post by Sam Russek

The Common Law

Minors getting ink: Can an under-18 teenager get a tattoo in Texas with parental consent?

"...I'm 16. I want to get a tattoo when I turn 16 and I'm certain I can..."

March 5, 2021 Column by Luke Ellis

Saying Goodbye to the Ex

Margaret Moser says goodbye through the ether.

"...Chicago on April 16 at age 64. A world-class tattoo artist with a rough, inked-up exterior and a soft,..."

April 30, 2007 Music Post by Margaret Moser

The Austin Chronicle Presents Rollo Banks' Lunar New Year Series

A pirate with ink in his veins

"...ink Rollo Banks, was a brilliant iconoclast and renowned tattoo artist whose mastery of the form earned international acclaim...."

Feb. 12, 2021 Arts Feature by S. Emerson Moffat

Page Two: All in the Family

Debunking the hippie Mafia theory, and starting to say goodbye to Rollo Banks

"...head hold out, I will write the tribute that tattoo artist Michael "Rollo Banks" Malone deserves – deserves for..."

April 20, 2007 Column by Louis Black

"Trailer Trash #7"

"...to Texas Monthly. It could be said that Tompkins' artistic technique comes from the same school as Crumb and..."

July 26, 1996 Arts Feature

After a Fashion

Stephen remembers husband-in-law Rollo

"...about our meeting – he, the burly, gruff, world-famous tattoo artist and me, the recently rehabbed, over-the-top DJ/clothing designer...."

April 27, 2007 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

The Image-Maker

Former Chronicle "Cover Master" and legendary tattoo artist Michael Malone's aka Rollo Banks' career has always on been in ink; now it's on paper.

"...He also brought world-class tattooing to Austin. The town had a spotty history with..."

Dec. 13, 2002 Arts Feature by Margaret Moser

After a Fashion

The rumors of Stephen's debilitating automobile accident have been greatly exaggerated, but train wreck? That's another story altogether.

"...Collins) was considered by many to be the foremost tattoo artist of all time and the father of modern-day..."

March 7, 2008 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Cruelty-Free Shop Offers Totally Vegan Tattoos

Common Difference is revolutionizing animal-free art

"...life, including where you get inked. Which makes new-since-October tattoo parlor, Common Difference, pretty special: The whole enterprise is..."

Jan. 3, 2020 Food Feature by Alisha McDarris

Homeward Bound

Tattoos and ashes and in Hawaii

"...the cash” bag that his best friend and longtime tattoo partner Kandi Everett had made for the occasion; it..."

April 28, 2009 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Page Two: Love and Creation

An approach to the SXSW Film Festival

"...Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry: Legendary tattoo artist Sailor Jerry is widely regarded as one of..."

March 7, 2008 Column by Louis Black

The Making of Austin

Curator Carter Foster on Ellsworth Kelly's art building

"...If you want the lowdown on artist Ellsworth Kelly and his final work – and masterwork..."

Feb. 15, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

After a Fashion

Your Style Avatar deems it OK to go without the NYC scarves for the summer, and it's hard not to remember a guy whose art is all over you

"...interview with Rollo Banks, aka Michael Malone, the world-famous tattoo artist who just happened to be married to my..."

Aug. 8, 2008 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

American Arcana

The U.S. of Cyndi Williams' American Arcana is a country unraveling, and Refraction Arts' production portrays this with a sense of urgency and tension

"...the aforementioned heat-packing matron, her floral designer pal, a tattoo artist, a pregnant gospel singer convinced she has Jesus..."

Feb. 27, 2004 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Chad Holt, Austin's Last Provocateur

The Total Badass left his mark on the city's underground

"...When an artist dies, those of us left behind reassure ourselves that..."

Oct. 18, 2019 Screens Feature by Kevin Curtin

Exhibitionism

Race of the Ark Tattoo: Trap Doors in the Mind

"...But in Race of the Ark Tattoo, Foster (Jason Phelps) has no memory. He explains early..."

Aug. 14, 1998 Arts Review

Two-Wheeled Texas

Bikers' best bets on the highways and byways

"...your hotel key. 16511 Bratton Lane, 238-7700. www.sugarsperfect.com. Resurrection Tattoo Home to “Best of Austin” Best Tattoo Artist-winner Karen..."

June 13, 2008 Features Feature by Angela Armstrong

Page Two

Our Top 10s give you another chance to laugh, and rail, at us; Republican dominance and a state budget crisis bode ill for government services, and for Austin; we bid a fond farewell to "Dancing About Architecture" and chart a new course, a bit.

"...having married the legendary Rollo Banks, an internationally known tattoo artist and innovator. Rollo was Corky's boss and mentor,..."

Jan. 3, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Tainted

Cold Canadian crime drama wears its sins on its sleeves

"...the look of disgust on the face of the tattoo artist he asks for a cover-up. Gregor's no better,..."

June 19, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Monrovia, Indiana

Frederick Wiseman's passive observation gets mired in rural life

"...sound edit linking the buzz of barbershop clippers, a tattoo artist at work, and cicadas; a visual connection of..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Bullet to the Head

Sylvester Stallone is back – the action is loud and pulpy, the quips are ever-ready, and the cycle is unbroken.

"...Bonomo takes Kwon to a former med student and tattoo artist (Shahi), who just happens to be Bonomo’s daughter...."

Feb. 1, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

Hurd Is the Word

Cornell Hurd, Austin's most prolific C&W songwriter? It's no joke.

"...a painter (Cornell is distantly related to New Mexico artist Peter Hurd)...."

Nov. 3, 2006 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Prey for Rock & Roll

Gina Gershon plays a rock & roll grrrl pushing 40.

"...hard going and Jacki mostly supports herself as a tattoo artist. And as she feels 40 closing in, she..."

Oct. 17, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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