Blue Öyster Cult

"...(Columbia/Legacy) A New York band trying to follow in the bootsteps of British metallers like Black Sabbath, Blue Öyster..."

July 13, 2001 Music Review by Ken Lieck

A Macbeth

In the State Theater Company production A Macbeth, director Guy Chandler Roberts strips the Scottish Play of its dramatic spectacle and boils it down into a compelling ritual of human evil, a Black Mass.

"...State Theater,..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Coach's Corner

"...The last college freshman in our fair land to leave..."

Sept. 25, 1998 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Carry a Big Schtick

Morningwood

"...a hard time going to see bands that take themselves seriously," says Stacie Smith. "Like when 2,000 people just..."

March 6, 1998 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Scanlines

"...MPI Home Video In this compelling rock comedy, the Beatles get squashed by international intrigue when a mystical..."

Nov. 3, 1995 Screens Feature

Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup

It's the most wonderful time of the year

"...The festival of holiday lights in Johnson City lives up..."

Dec. 1, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Gift Guide Grab Bag

An array of extravagance to geek out on

"...2017 World Series Collector's Edition: Houston Astros$79.99, www.mlbshop.com The Houston Astros franchise began play in 1962 as the..."

Dec. 15, 2017 Screens Feature by Mark Fagan

Playback: Strange Brew Empties

Financial duress buckles South Austin listening institution

"...under financial duress were confirmed last Thursday morning when the coffee shop/concert venue's landlords padlocked the front door for..."

Jan. 20, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

A New Generation Opens Up to Global Cuisine

Local tastemakers think outside America's borders

"...family in Houston. Being only 4 years old at the time, Pat doesn't remember much of that journey, but..."

Dec. 9, 2016 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

Force of Circumstance

Houston honky-tonks + Americana surrealism = Robert Ellis

"...In the back gallery room of the Menil Collection in Houston,..."

June 3, 2016 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Playback – Antone's New Booker: Zach Ernst

Did Clifford Antone know he was grooming his nightclub's future booker when he mentored Zach Ernst?

"...A decade ago, Zach Ernst sat quietly in the back of a classroom at the University of Texas,..."

Nov. 20, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Hot August Nights: Cold

"...• The Dynamics' "Ice Cream Song" spent seven weeks on the..."

Aug. 28, 2015 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Grimm Guignol

Ryan Gosling's directorial debut melds fantasy and realism

"...No nation on Earth self-mythologizes like the United States. Growing up in Montreal, the young Ryan..."

April 10, 2015 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Playback: SXSW 2015: Turnt Up & Dialed Down

SXSW Music 2015 – that's a wrap

"...A light drizzle fell, but the downpour eluded us. That felt like the story of..."

March 27, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback

Ian McLagan died Wednesday

"...shy of his 71st birthday, and now McLagan, 69, another weapon in the arsenal of the World's Greatest Rock..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Little Kabul on Howard Ln.

Chapli Kababs n Curries brings delicious Afghan cuisine to Austin

"...Perched on the western edge of a strip center at the northwest..."

July 11, 2014 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Creature Construction

How Trouble Puppet creates those ingenious, inhuman figures that populate its plays

"...To pay a visit to the Trouble Puppet studio with a show under construction is..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Cobbe

Playback: Angel Dance

Robert Plant & Patty Griffin put the Continental Club in the mood

"...up Saturday morning with Led Zeppelin's "Rock & Roll." The unmistakable voice of Robert Plant might as well have..."

Dec. 21, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

At It Again

Say Anything savant Max Bemis let goes of his alienation

"...afternoon as Say Anything readies for an acoustic set. The three guitarists look relaxed, but this could be any..."

April 27, 2012 Music Feature by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: Hard Filter

Has perception become reality?

"...almost always fails, while private enterprise almost always succeeds: These are just some of the symptoms of one of..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Role-Play Playing

When improv asks, 'Can we get a suggestion for something you'd slay a dragon with?'

"...Philip Marlowe as written by John Kricfalusi. Roberts is the creator of Guilds of Steel. Guilds of Steel is..."

June 19, 2009 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Festival International de Jazz de Montréal

"...born with a golden voice." A May-to-December voice, from the man for all seasons: oracle of Eros. Over the..."

July 4, 2008 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Page Two: Cat and Mouse

Slipping in and out of dreams, films, and comics, in which nothing is revealed

"...A brick is thrown at a head. The thrower is addicted to the throwing. The one who..."

Oct. 5, 2007 Column by Louis Black

Clear-Cutting Austin

Rapid growth laying waste to city's urban forest

"..."I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues." – Dr...."

Sept. 21, 2007 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Heavy Metal

Even in blazing summer, Austin's welders and forgers fire it up and make like rock & rollers

"...make rock & roll. Not so much because of the heavy metal noises being created but because their minds..."

July 27, 2007 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

Page Two: Mea Culpa Redux, and Again Mea Culpa

Confessions of an evil dwarf

"...The Sunday morning that begins the last day of South..."

March 23, 2007 Column by Louis Black

AISD Budget

District may have resources to reverse cuts if it can muster the courage to raise taxes

"...Pat Forgione will have to retire, at least for the time being, his familiar speech about Austin trying to..."

June 30, 2006 News Feature by Michael May

Lone Star

Another man in black: Kris Kristofferson

"...Southwest Friday morning, Kris Kristofferson poked his head into the Four Seasons' lobby lounge. He was there to check..."

Feb. 24, 2006 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Point Austin: Under Fire

Memo to Toby Futrell: it's called 'negotiation'

"...The negotiations between the city and the Austin Association of..."

Sept. 23, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Static Between Stations

The American Analog Set at 10: end of part one

"...Kenny is slight but stoic, his hands barely grazing the strings of his guitar as he coaxes lyrics from..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

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