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Since 1970 at the One Knite, Jimmie Vaughan's worn the smile of a blues savior
"...The once-young giant of the blues has become a beacon now, a musician spoken of in the same breath..."
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July 16, 2010 Music Feature by Bill Bentley
Gold in Them Thar Hills
The Dancing Outlaw was just the beginning of the cinematic wealth that is the White clan of West Virginia
"...inflicted on close family members do not a shining beacon of American life make. Love these anti-Beverly Hillbillies or..."
July 9, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov
Luv Doc Recommends: Pachanga Latino Music Festival
Fiesta Gardens, Saturday, May 22, 2010
"...if they were welcomed by a reasonably svelte, feminine beacon of liberty, even (especially?) if she was wearing a..."
May 21, 2010 Column by The Luv Doc
Sara Smile Still
Behind Sara Hickman's sunny countenance lies real life. And still a smile.
"...She was a beacon of light..."
May 7, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser
No Failure to Communicate
Caroline Koebel grew up without TV. She's been pursuing flickering images ever since.
"...world hold somebody like Chris Marker up as a beacon in filmmaking, art, writing, and the avant-garde...."
April 23, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov
Off the Record
Where do you want it?
"...Space, eclectic purveyors End of an Ear, and blues beacon Antone's Records, Piranha is one of more than 700..."
April 16, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell
Knowing Black
"...meet at the free events. It is the best beacon that Austin has to give people dreaming of this..."
April 15, 2010 Postmarks
Music Scene Was Better Before Louis Black
"...26]: Yeah, we get it. You are a shining beacon of altruism in the cynical sea of Austin music...."
March 31, 2010 Postmarks
Sarah's Muse
Sarah Jarosz, 'tweener' no more
"...Song Up in Her Head on North Carolina roots beacon Sugar Hill Records took off, not only in the..."
Jan. 15, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser
Everybody Must Get 'Stoned'
Improv Guru Keith Johnstone brings his Maestro to the Long Center
"...much the Supreme All-Father of Improvisation these days, the beacon of creativity to so many people around the world..."
Jan. 15, 2010 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner
Off the Record
The Parlor family serves pizza by the slice at the Monarch, Zeale gets down with Grooveline Horns, and crunching numbers for South by Southwest
"...Cast Out All Evil, is being released through indie beacon Anti- April 20. An extension of the Rokkervil mash-up..."
Jan. 15, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell
PerryGate
Gov. Perry joins climate-change denial party
"...is the envy of the nation, serving as a beacon of fiscal sanity for the country."..."
Dec. 16, 2009 News Post by Katherine Gregor
Helpful Resources: COP15 and Beyond
"...This self-dubbed "beacon in the smog" provides news and commentary on the..."
Dec. 11, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor
McCoy Eyes the Prizes: National Title, Heisman Trophy
A lot at stake this Saturday
"...UT Tower that night. It shone like a burnt-orange beacon. I rushed home to my VCR and watched then-coach..."
Dec. 3, 2009 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell
Off the Record
Can you hear me now? Local musicians and OTR get some much needed hearing aid while Jody Denberg signs off from KGSR.
"...KGSR from a smooth-jazz station into the adult alternative beacon it remains today. He also served as executive producer..."
Nov. 20, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell
Art for Days
Can you handle two weeks' worth of the East Austin Studio Tour?
"...memorial sculpture to Cesar Chavez, a literal and symbolic beacon that illustrates his spirit, ideas, and philosophy. THURSDAY 19..."
Nov. 13, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
'Flutter: New Works by Connie Arismendi'
There's no wink-nudge irony to these works of deep sincerity
"...homage to Cesar Chavez, Rayo de Esperanza – A Beacon of Hope, which ignites the night outside Austin's Terrazas..."
Oct. 30, 2009 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner
Mean Little deaf Queer: A Memoir
Galloway was born a storyteller, and her narrative gifts are in full force throughout her new memoir
"...Mean Little deaf Queer: A Memoirby Terry Galloway Beacon Press,
248 pp., $23.95..."
Sept. 11, 2009 Books Review by Robert Faires
Rise Above
SST Records' Greg Ginn jams econo in Taylor, Texas
"...most influential label of the Eighties, SST remains a beacon of resilient independence, responsible for seminal works by Hüsker..."
Aug. 21, 2009 Music Feature by Austin Powell
A Claimed Space
Mexic-Arte blazed a trail in Texas by making a place for Mexican culture in a museum
"...a cornerstone arts institution in Austin and undeniably a beacon on the map of Mexican and Latino-themed fine arts..."
Aug. 14, 2009 Arts Feature by Belinda Acosta
Bill Maher
The political satirist weighs in on Republican sex scandals and Texas secession
"...political and social satirist Maher has become a comedic beacon for irreverence, rationalism, and cutting through the miasma of..."
July 10, 2009 Arts Feature by Steve Birmingham
Lucky J's
Lucky J's chicken is both greasy and salty; this is not a criticism
"...Roscoe's, whose version has long been regarded as a beacon of Southern cuisine. The siren aroma of fried chicken..."
June 5, 2009 Food Feature by Rachel Feit
The Homophilic Bibliophile
Homo up your house with these gay history titles
"...category of its own is Leslie Feinberg's Trans Liberation (Beacon Press, 1998), which compiles a slew of speeches by..."
June 5, 2009 Features Feature by Andy Campbell
Neil Young
"...Road" wreck on the highway just ahead of Road beacon "Light a Candle." The closing title jam bristles live..."
April 10, 2009 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez
DVD Review: François Truffaut's The Last Metro
Truffaut review
"...Almendros lights the actress as though she were a beacon of love and hope in a world gone drab...."
April 7, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov
Bittan Bits
Live might
"...falls like snow atop the frontman's lighthouse harp and beacon supplication. A full concert unearthed on DVD for the..."
April 3, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez
Media Watch: 'Statesman' to Go Platinum?
Equity firm specializing in 'distressed' properties looking at Austin daily
"...Canada newspaper scion Conrad Black) took over the Akron Beacon Journal and the Honolulu Star-Bulletin a few years ago,..."
April 3, 2009 News Feature by Kevin Brass
Live Here!
An all-star cast evaluates the final episode of Rupaul's Drag Race
"...not only my beloved Ongina but now for my beacon of sunshine Nina Flowers. The only solace for my..."
March 25, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell
Day Trips
The Port Isabel Lighthouse still offers a commanding view of South Padre Island and Laguna Madre more than 150 years after it was built
"...The navigation beacon became an instant tourist attraction when it opened in..."
Jan. 16, 2009 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Press My Buttons and Turn My Wheel
Andy gets so turned on by public engagement.
"...You will: Come in, speak with my associate, and..."
