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Austin audio production firm the Production Block closes up shop after 35 years
"...software, it's hard to imagine how revolutionary having an independent facility like the Production Block was in a small..."
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Dec. 17, 2010 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
Celebrate Texas Independents
A new touring program sends small films far and wide throughout the state
"...might just find a savior in the new Texas Independent Film Network. Founded by Austin Chronicle Editor-in-Chief Louis Black..."
Dec. 3, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov
Are Unions Educational Kryptonite?
New doc pins school failures on unions
"...The new documentary Waiting for 'Superman' has triggered national media chatter about kick-starting a revolution in education. In it,..."
Oct. 15, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Big Dogs, Young Rebels, and Aging Giants
The Austin promoters who bring the music come in all shapes and sizes
"...the last decade or so, the cities that had independently owned booking agencies have seen them gobbled up and..."
Oct. 8, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Point Austin: What the Memos Didn't Say
City management says it's solving the problems at Fleet – let's hope so
"...The current upshot is that Ott has recently sent..."
July 16, 2010 News Column by Michael King
Kicking the Tires at Fleet
City whistle-blower confirms that the trouble at Fleet Services has been much worse than scrap tires and bad record-keeping. And nobody in charge wanted to hear it.
"...officials and Daniel Lomas, manager of Fleet's vehicle service center across the street from Austin Police Department headquarters on..."
July 2, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Leffingwell 'Troubled' by Sanders Report
City officials respond to KeyPoint report revelations into APD shooting
"...the full details until they were reported in the media. Like everyone, I’m troubled by the findings of the..."
May 9, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Off the Record
Checking in to South by Southwest 2010
"...network, which then prompts an overview of the users' immediate surroundings. If you're at Emo's, up pops Red 7..."
March 19, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell
Point Austin: Have You Heard the Dish?
The ambivalent state of political journalism
"...Book Festival and the LBJ School of Public Affairs' Center for Politics and Governance. In short, the evening was..."
March 12, 2010 News Column by Michael King
Staple! Storms Austin
Flicking through the pages of indie media
"...Pardon the pun, but the Staple! Independent Media Expo has become a, well, staple of the..."
March 10, 2010 Books Post by Richard Whittaker
Page Two: Everlasting Love
Our annual ode to South by Southwest
"...Austin Convention Center: There are any number of special events free to..."
March 5, 2010 Column by Louis Black
State of the City
Mayor Lee Leffingwell delivered his state of the city address at a Real Estate Council of Austin luncheon on Tuesday, Feb. 2
"...economic focus should be moving forward: Renewable energy, creative media, and medical technology. These industries are the future of..."
Feb. 5, 2010 News Feature
Friggin' Genius
SXSW Film announces feature film lineup
"...& Kristin Armfield (Co-Director). Screenwriter: Georgia Sugimura Keeping the independent/punk spirit alive, barbershop quartet fan Robb Topolski takes on..."
Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones
State of the City Address
As delivered by Mayor Lee Leffingwell today
"...economic focus should be moving forward: Renewable energy, creative media, and medical technology. These industries are the future of..."
Feb. 2, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond
"...and community groups to take bilingualism more seriously, Austin Independent School District will launch its first dual-language program this..."
Jan. 22, 2010 News Feature
TV Eye
Charting where Austin community television has been and celebrating where it's going
"...several name changes: Austin Community Television, Austin Community Access Center, Public Access Community Television, and now channelAustin. Fierce internal..."
Oct. 9, 2009 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta
HD 48 Heats Up
Ex-banker Glenn Bass to challenge Rep. Donna Howard in general election
"...a general election challenger: Former Dallas-based banker turned Austin media producer Glenn Bass has announced he is running for..."
Oct. 5, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Q&A: Austin’s Coastal Neighbors
How Galveston looks to its past to prepare for its future – and what that means for Austin
"...is made, all hotels, stores, businesses absolutely shut down immediately. Now when we make a mandatory call in this..."
Sept. 11, 2009 News Feature by Kate X Messer
Res publica
Citizens calendar, Aug. 27-Sept. 3
"...Proceeds benefit those wacky progressives at www.theragblog.blogspot.com.
8pm. The Independent (501 Studio Complex),
501 E. Fifth. $10...."
Aug. 28, 2009 News Feature
Res Publica
Citizens calendar, Aug. 20-27
"...6:30pm (show starts 7:30pm). Through Aug. 23. Frank Erwin Center, 1701 Red River, 879-7437. www.actionforanimalsaustin.org...."
Aug. 21, 2009 News Feature
Twisting in the Wind
Austin Energy is trying to find the right price for renewable energy – but that's much easier said than done
"...doing the exact opposite. Sloan (who works as an independent energy consultant) insisted not only that the utility is..."
Aug. 21, 2009 News Feature by Nora Ankrum
Rise Above
SST Records' Greg Ginn jams econo in Taylor, Texas
"...which Ginn found on Craigslist, resembles a Harry Ransom Center collection of the DIY movement, with random artifacts littered..."
Aug. 21, 2009 Music Feature by Austin Powell
Crime and the City Solution
How safe do you feel exiting the Sixth Street/Red River Austin music crucible at 2am?
"...MS-13 – have organized their ink-stained muscle in the center of the city's livelihood...."
June 26, 2009 Music Feature by Marc Savlov
Page Two: R.I.P.
Edwin 'Bud' Shrake and Stephen Bruton
"...particular stance that the city "sucks" is not an independent, abstract judgment but is very much based on a..."
May 15, 2009 Column by Louis Black
The Power to Change
A quick sound check with the Austin mayoral candidates
"...Department that includes music, film, video games and digital media. While these sectors encompass the creative arts, they are..."
April 30, 2009 Music Post by Austin Powell
Off the Record
Nothing's shocking: reveling in the aftermath and glow of South by Southwest 09
"...such as Rachael Ray and Perez Hilton and the media that cover them – look not only to make..."
March 27, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell
Off the Record
The Future Is Unwritten: 360 Degrees of South by Southwest
"...online distribution of its full-length debut, Exposion, via Topspin Media; and even a personal subscription service – that exemplify..."
March 20, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell
Mr. Brown Will Come to Town
Comic-book creator Jeffrey Brown is a featured guest at this year's Staple! The Independent Media Expo
"...iteration brightens the practical innards of the Monarch Event Center and features Stan Sakai (of Usagi Yojimbo fame) as..."
March 6, 2009 Books Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner
SXSW 09 Film Lineup Announced
What's all the ruckus? Why, it's the SXSW Film lineup!
"...I Love You, Man Director/Writer: John Hamburg The film centers on a man who, upon getting engaged, realizes he..."
Feb. 1, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones
The Informant
Revolutionary to rat: The uneasy journey of Brandon Darby
"...says. "He kicked the door down of a women's center at 2am to throw a guy out; he kicked..."
