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Shostakovich 100 Schedule
"...decade of Shostakovich's career: Five Preludes for Piano (1919); Polka From "The Age of Gold" (1929); excerpts from 24..."

Dec. 30, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Marah
Gift guide
"...York Is a Christmas Kind of Town" and hopped-up polka "Counting the Days ('Til Christmas)" with an eclectic array..."

Dec. 23, 2005 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Culture Flash!
The Blanton unloads some prints, 'Keepin' It Weird' gets the eye from CBS, and Zach's Little Elf ain't so little anymore
"...yard-art stars Scott Stephens (doll heads) and Beth Thom (polka dot lawn), and – wait for it – Leslie..."

Nov. 4, 2005 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Food-o-File
A Majestic future for Grape Vine Market? Plus: Noodle-ism and Mangia aren't just local favorites.
"...complete with German food and specially brewed beers, live polka music, a bratwurst-eating contest, a Harley-Davidson Biketoberfest area, human..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

99 Bands
Ninety-nine local bands on Red River waiting to be heard
"...Lewis leads the most unique band in Austin. Blending polka with psychobilly all fronted by a modern Frank Sinatra,..."

July 8, 2005 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

Wednesday Sleepers
SXSW Picks & Sleepers
"...or may not have ever existed. Something about gaudy polka-dot costumes and an indescribably spastic Devo-on-angel-dust sound. The picture..."

March 11, 2005 Music Feature

A First for Austin Art
New City Hall filled with locals' visual artistry
"...Berman Gallery; her Seven Rocks for City Hall uses polka-dot stickers, plastic, and tape to form groovy rocks. Tucked..."

March 4, 2005 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

Rock & Roll Books
Gift guide
"...but he doesn't notice. They talk about James Dean, polka, Duluth, angels, dreams, Woody Guthrie, testicular cancer, Hank Williams,..."

Dec. 3, 2004 Music Feature by Shawn Badgley

Galaxy Cafe
A kicky cafe signals that Southwest Austin is ready to outgrow its chains
"...cookie-cutter chain restaurant. The tomato-colored walls are punctuated by polka dots of mirrors, which give the effect of cut-outs..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Food Review by Barbara Chisholm

Bonus Tracks
Bonus tracks
"..."Pink Tornado." Everybody line up for the "Little Longhorn Polka"... It's around the world in 61 minutes with true..."

June 11, 2004 Music Review by Christopher Gray

TCB
Texas history, Handsome Joel, and 'Choice Cuts' from Tee Double.
"...albeit revealing, bios. Narciso Martinez, for instance, turned the polka into conjunto's predominant style; Mingo Saldivar replaced Flaco Jimenez..."

May 28, 2004 Music Column by Christopher Gray

A Summer Place
Your Style Avatar does the unthinkable and exposes himself to sunlight, presenting the latest in summer fashion
"...Summer Shoes: Polka-dotted fabric pumps ($34) at Goodie Two Shoes..."

May 21, 2004 Arts Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Summer Fun
The Austin shore: beachy fun in Centex
"...women are size 2!). Would you prefer a pink-and-black polka-dotted Tankini or a floral-print bikini? Why not mix and..."

May 14, 2004 Features Feature by Meiling Guentzel

El Zuzal Restaurant
El Z. specializes in El Salvadoran cuisine, though they do have some standard Mexican dishes for those with no sense of adventure
"...Mexican variety show television is on screen, while Norteño polka music blares through the air. The clientele is an..."

April 16, 2004 Food Review by Mick Vann

Red Stick Ramblers
Live shots
"...jazz, gypsy music, Western swing, fiddle tunes, and even polka. The Red Stick Ramblers make music that may be..."

Jan. 23, 2004 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Willie Nelson
Texas Platters
"...There's a tinkly piano version of "The Beer Barrel Polka" that doesn't make a whole lot of sense, and..."

Oct. 17, 2003 Music Review by Jerry Renshaw

Flaco Jimenez
Texas Platters
"...up the 11 tracks here, opening with the classic polka, "In Heaven There Is No Beer" sung in Spanish,..."

Oct. 17, 2003 Music Review by Belinda Acosta

TCB
If John Lennon had attended this weekend's ACL Fest blowout he might have screamed, "I've got blisters on my feet!"
"...stage, and left the entire festival in its hyperkinetic metal-polka-ska-New Wave-disco-soccer-chant wake. All that was left was to wander..."

Sept. 26, 2003 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Sheet Music
Summer Reading
"...with elements of jazz, blues, pop, country, Mexican, and polka influences seeping in. There are plenty of warts-and-all accounts,..."

June 6, 2003 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Brave Combo
Texas Platters
"...the familiar to new places. Starting with a rollicking polka version of Mozart's "Rondo a la Turca," Box of..."

May 30, 2003 Music Review by Greg Beets

The Latin Flare
2002-03 AMA Band of the Year winners Del Castillo ride a wave of Latinization.
"...In two-four time, I can play you a German polka, a Mexican conjunto, a Texas two-step, or 'Hava Nagilah.'..."

April 11, 2003 Music Feature by Belinda Acosta

The Oblong Boys
Texas Platters
"...beyond mortal assimilation of the boingy guitars, wobbly keyboards, polka dot percussions, hiccupping falsettos, jerky/staccato beats, and lopsided rhythms."..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Music Review by Michael Chamy

A New Kind of Catering
Local businesses are marrying style with substance on the wedding table.
"...the recent Bridal Extravaganza, Fletcher created a three-tiered, pink polka dot cake that looked like something straight out of..."

Jan. 31, 2003 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

The Ballad of El Molino
Unearthing one of the great "lost" albums of Texas rock & roll history
"...Top), cosmic cowboy (Freda & the Firedogs), and punk polka (Brave Combo). Texans have pretty much heard it all...."

Oct. 11, 2002 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Mingo Saldivar y sus Tremendos Cuatro Espadas
Texas Platters
"...this wonderful, uniquely Texan blend of Mexican and German polka music. Once pulled in, they can hear the driving..."

Oct. 11, 2002 Music Review by Lee Nichols

Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...at the Chronicle speak a word of Czech or polka worth a darn? Where is the Czech voice? Will..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Column

A Cook's Tour
You just had to be there: The Chronicle's Mick Vann compasses the cuisine of Thailand, in Bangkok and beyond.
"...crabs (poo pah) become a luminous red with white polka dots when cooked, a color straight off of a..."

June 28, 2002 Food Feature by Mick Vann

TV Eye
Ten pins, go-go dancers, a wise-cracking organist … Comedy Central's Let's Bowl lets contestants settle disputes the old-fashioned way.
"...favorite is Ruth Adams and the World's Most Dangerous Polka Band, who appear in the second episode...."

March 29, 2002 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

SXSW Picks & Sleepers
Picks & Sleepers
"...from jazz, ska, and punk to African music and polka. The group, whose core of six often swells to..."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature

The Other Restaurant Row
The Food staff uncovers a burgeoning restaurant row on the South Shore.
"...the old South Door now houses a busy conjunto polka bar. Club Latino is the busiest nightclub above the..."

Dec. 14, 2001 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

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