Subject: Austin (Texas)

• Needle Point

  April 12, 2007

• My Ex-Girlfriend's Husband is "Lead Consultant" For Sam Coats' Mayoral Campaign. That's Odd.

  February 22, 2007

• Rafael Anchia Wants to Kill Anti-Immigration Legislation Dead. Good Luck With All That.

  February 14, 2007

• WFAA: To Catch a Peabody

  April 2, 2008

• School Of Rock Branch To Open In Dallas Area

  May 29, 2008

• Joe Bob Briggs

  November 24, 1994

• Austin's real lounge lizards

  December 7, 1995

• SXSW Announces First Round Of Scheduled Performers For '09 Fest

  OK, so there's a clause at the bottom of the press release we just received--y'know "The list is subject to change" blah, blah blah--but lo and behold, here it is: The first round of announced performers for the 23rd SXSW festival, schedule to take place this year March 18-22. After the jump, the complete list the festival powers released today. But, first, a few notes.Per usual, there's a slew of Austin bands already confirmed for the event. Meanwhile, as other Texas cities go, there's only on

  January 8, 2009

• Imagine there's no Beatles

  September 19, 1996

• Spirit of '96

  January 9, 1997

• Ed Hagan, 1919-1996

  January 16, 1997

• House of jazz

  February 6, 1997

• Ben Kweller On His Own Sound: 'The Mix Of Eagle, Edge and Young Country'

  Years ago, area legend Ben Kweller was dubbed a wunderkind by nearly every music publication in the country. Today, the child has grown into a husband and father--and says he's eager to reconnect his family and career to the place he still calls home: Texas.His fourth major solo album, Changing Horses, set for release next Tuesday, finds Kweller searching for vintage authenticity: He recorded the LP in analog format in only 11 days at Austin's Public Hi-Fi studio, founded by Spoon drummer Jim En

  January 28, 2009

• Creep show

  July 24, 1997

• Holiday Highlights

  November 20, 1997

• Dream a little dream

  March 26, 1998

• Mayor Tom and Texas's Other Big-City Mayors Ask Governor for Help Handling Homeless

  Gabriel Metsu's Man Writing a LetterNever had time to make it to the Texas Big Cities Mayors shindig at City Hall today. But no matter: Meranda Cohn at Dallas City Hall this evening forwards along a copy of the mayors' letter to Governor Rick Perry, in which Tom Leppert, Bill White (Houston), Mike Moncrief (Fort Worth), Phil Hardberger (San Antonio), Will Wynn (Austin), John Cook (El Paso), Robert Cluck (Arlington) and Henry Garrett (Corpus Christi) spell out their "short list of critical legisl

  February 6, 2009

• Checking In

  February 28, 2002

• Marcia Ball

  Friday, January 9, at the Granada Theater

  January 8, 2009

• Iron & Wine's Sam Beam Takes Songs Seriously, Maybe Too Seriously

  September 25, 2008

• He Got Rhythm

  Ken Burns wants you to know why Jazz is America's music

  November 16, 2000

• The Gourds

  Heavy Ornamentals (Eleven Thirty)

  February 16, 2006

• Our top DVD picks for the week of December 20

  December 22, 2005

• Ugly Duckling

  Sandra Bullock fires off another Miss

  March 24, 2005

• Toni Price

  May 8

  May 6, 2004

• Selling Ron

  A pro-business black Democrat who appeals to white voters, Ron Kirk is the sport utility vehicle of Senate candidates. But will voters buy him?

  March 7, 2002

• Tale of the Tapes

  With headliners like Mike Judge and an impressive list of films, the Dallas Video Festival once again wins by knockout

  March 8, 2001

• The Last Laugh

  Willis Alan Ramsey's cult keeps growing, 28 years after cutting his first--and final?--record

  November 16, 2000

• Jesus' Favorite Singer

  Fifty years after leaving the Soul Stirrers, Rebert Harris has been called home

  September 28, 2000

• Mud pie

  Do yourself a favor and stay home during this Road Trip

  May 18, 2000

• All's well that ends well

  Texas hasn't followed art trends in the '90s -- and that's A-OK

  December 23, 1999

• Joe Bob Briggs

  Drive-In Movie Critic of Grapevine, TX

  May 2, 1996

• The Top 10 Reasons Austin is Better Than Dallas

  Different vibe in Austin, sayeth this T-shirt for sale on South Congress. Born in Oak Cliff. Raised in Duncanville. Citizen of Dallas.​ But every time I go to Austin - like this past weekend when I skeedaddled from Cowboys' Camp in San Antonio for a quick getaway - I feel like I belong there. Know what I mean? 10. The whole city is one big Deep Ellum. 9. Two words: Cable. Access. The people willing to pay for their 15 minutes are incredibly entertaining, if not so much talented. On Sat

  August 3, 2009

• Gig Alert: Neon Indian at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios

  No need to be shy, Alan.​At the risk of beating you over the head with this information, it seems worth our while to remind you that tonight marks the much-anticipated debut of Alan Palomo's newest project, Neon Indian, which has garnered praise from outlets far beyond us and the normal local music press.Tonight's We Shot JR-sponsored show, which will also feature Darktown Strutters, Kashioboy and Vulgar Fashion and, an as-yet-undertermined DJ, was originally scheduled to take place in the bas

  September 9, 2009

• On The Range: Migas

  PedroserafinA Spanish version of migas.​On The Range is a weekly exploration of the history and lore of Texas menu items.Eggs, tortilla strips, onions, chiles, and cheese. Or bread, oil & vinegar, spinach, alfalfa, and....licorice flavoring?? Believe it or not, these are some of the raw ingredients of two classic versions of that breakfast staple, migas. You are, no doubt, familiar with the Tex-Mex incarnation of the dish, which is yet another rendition of eggs and is quite similar in com

  September 16, 2009