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Poetry in Emotion
Katherine Catmull never intended to pursue a career in acting. In fact, she seriously avoided it for as long as she could, choosing instead to earn her degree in English literature. Why is revealed in this profile of one of Austin's most sophisticated and literate performers.
"...really difficult-to-read poem, a poem that right off the bat the language is really hard, like a poem by..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

A Star Is Born
"...D: Frank Pierson (1976); with Barbra Streisand, Kris Kristofferson, Gary Busey, Oliver Clark...."

Aug. 25, 2000 Screens Review by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Bad Dog's Good Deeds
Contrary to its name, the new Bad Dog Comedy Theater isn't a mean spoiler on Austin's comedy scene. It's about bringing things together, like improv / sketch comedy and stand-up, two veins of comedy that are almost always separate.
"...a roast -- one of those shows where comics bare their steely claws and rip each other to shreds..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Arts Feature

Whirled of Sound
Tracking down Rob Halverson and Robinson Ear's Little Whirled of Sound.
"...but gigs at the Cannibal Club and Showdown were barely enough to cover the rent, and discount, end-of-the-day chicken..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Dancing About Architecture
SXSW kicks into gear, Eric Johnson gets intense, and things keep falling apart
"...issue, and here's a healthy spoonful of acts who, barring the inevitable cancellations and van breakdowns that keep the..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Things That Go Bump
Young writer Eli Kooris spends the night in a haunted photography shop to see what he can scare up.
"..."You probably won't see anything right off the bat," Grimes tells me as we walk out of the..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Features Feature by Eli Kooris

Condo Clash
The Gotham Has Neighbors Up in Arms
"...you hear the word Gotham, do you think of bats? You might be tempted to, but don't. It was..."

Oct. 1, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

SXSW Records
Jeff Beck
"...A few tunes end up lodged harmlessly in the bar, but hit or miss, the Waco Brothers just keep..."

March 12, 1999 Music Feature

The Growing Chorus
Sex, Drugs & Hepatitis C
"...the music industry, Naomi Judd and David Crosby have battled hepatitis C in a very public way, and both..."

Aug. 21, 1998 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Dancing About Architecture
Knocking 'em Dead in the Streets
"...while another died of alcohol poisoning after leaving a bar on Congress just up from Sixth. Strangely, a fax..."

Dec. 5, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Mister Smarty Pants Knows
"...Kit Kat bars are wrapped widthwise in the U.S., but lengthwise in..."

July 4, 1997 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Whatever Now
A Report on Heather Woodbury on the Verge of Fame
"...Woodbury Report anywhere but in the back of a bar. I think that, ironically, that anarchistic marketplace nurtured the..."

April 25, 1997 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

Dangerous Liaisons
A Gay Man's Search for Sex Ends in His Murder
"...stands accused of killing Becker by slamming a metal bar, or club, against the victim's head and stabbing him..."

March 14, 1997 News Feature by Amy Smith

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