Big River

How healthy is Austin's Colorado River?

"...get worked up over the future of the Colorado River, a lifeline for Austin managed primarily by the 65-year-old..."

June 16, 2000 News Feature by Dan Oko

Triumph in River City

With The Music Man, Austin Musical Theatre creates a River City that's bigger than some by-god real Texas towns. But it's a show whose heart may be the biggest thing of all.

"...production of The Music Man. When the citizens of River City appear from the sides of the Palmer Auditorium..."

May 19, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Take Me to the River New Orleans

Rhythms of the generations resonate in a portrait of the Big Easy

"...collaboration. He walked out with Take Me to the River, a unique lens on a living history. A double..."

May 20, 2022 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The River and the Wall

More than a nature hike, this border wall documentary replaces rhetoric with reality

"...At 1,759 miles, the Rio Grande is the fourth-largest river in the United States, beginning in Colorado and running..."

May 3, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Okkervil River Announces ACL Aftershow at Club de Ville

NBA ties, online gaming promotion, and a pixelated Will Sheff

"...grip on this weekend’s ACL aftershows? Think again. Okkervil River just announced it’s playing a Friday night show at..."

Oct. 3, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Book Review: The River at Night

In Kevin Huizenga's graphic novel, one man's speeding mind breaks time

"...BCE said, “No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's..."

Oct. 24, 2019 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Emo's Red River Location Sold

Emo's two rooms at Sixth & Red River have been sold.

"...site at the corner of Sixth Street and Red River. The venue’s new high rise on Riverside Drive, Emo’s..."

Sept. 26, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Rollin' on the 'River'

"...last summer, has been spending the holidays getting another big musical ready for the Paramount stage. And we mean..."

Dec. 29, 2006 Arts Feature

SXSW Live Shot: Take Me to the River

Memphis does it again, fostering racial (and age) harmony

"...inspired it, Saturday afternoon’s all-star Take Me to the River revue at Butler Park as part of SXSW’s free..."

March 16, 2014 Music Post by Scott Schinder

Review: Austin Playhouse’s Big Fish

This charming fish tale is small in scale but huge in heart

"...“People want to see things beyond their imagination, bigger than life,” says the circus ringmaster who’s a werewolf..."

June 13, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Day Trips: Big Bend Fossil Discovery Center

Discover Big Bend National Park’s fossilized past at new center

"...The Fossil Discovery Exhibit tells the hidden story of Big Bend National Park. Beneath the towering peaks, rolling hills,..."

June 21, 2019 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Cesaro: The Next Big Thing in Wrestling?

The Stone Cold-approved WWE superstar talks green cards and strength

"...pro-wrestling is all about the glitz and glamour, the big entrances and over-the-top theatrics. By contrast, WWE superstar Cesaro..."

Jan. 18, 2015 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas State Makes the Leap to Big-Time Football

Bobcats enter FBS

"...putting them at a semi-even playing field with those big shots at the University of Texas...."

Aug. 30, 2012 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

SXSW’s Big Third List

YFN Lucci, Wyclef Jean, Ought, and 572 more

"...of the music lineup for the March mega conference. Big names include “Everyday We Lit” rapper YFN Lucci, Fugees..."

Jan. 10, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Big Tex Goes Up in Flames

Legendary icon of the State Fair of Texas destroyed by fire this morning

"...Big Tex, the 50-foot man who greeted attendees at the..."

Oct. 19, 2012 News Post by Monica Riese

Second Big SXSW Music List

Nile Rodgers, Modern English, Cool Kids, and 204 more added

"...just 115 days away, South by Southwest unloads another big batch of programming – headlined by the local granddaddy..."

Nov. 15, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Red River Valley

Red River, home to Austin's real live music venues

"...dwindling number of original live music venues, the Red River strip was emerging as less an alternative to shot-bar..."

June 22, 2001 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Day Trips: Rio Grande, Big Bend National Park

Paddling the Rio Grande

"...Kayaking the Rio Grande in Big Bend takes voyagers beyond the boundaries of everyday life...."

March 20, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

How the Red River Cultural District Was Made

Decades of off-kilter activity and music activism culminate in our current concert hub

"...last concentrated music corridor. It's a panorama of Red River, with a vantage on each and every compartment...."

Jan. 31, 2020 Features Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Su-Yee Lin's "An Interlude: Pig River"

Third Place winner in the 2017 Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest

"..."Get on," and he did. It was in the river with all the other dead pigs. The only difference..."

June 9, 2017 Arts Feature by Su-Yee Lin

Big Dogs, Young Rebels, and Aging Giants

The Austin promoters who bring the music come in all shapes and sizes

"...Channel's concert promotion arm Live Nation. For all that big name talent, Attal said: "I still consider our firm..."

Oct. 8, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Old Man River

Once an outlaw, always an outlaw: The Return of Steven Fromholz

"...Fromholz is a big believer in the theory that audiences won't have a..."

April 20, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Okkervil River

Bloodletting the evil out of acoustic-trio Okkervil River.

"...physical and emotional? Austin acoustic indie-rock folk trio Okkervil River is certainly not unfamiliar with the concept of purging...."

March 3, 2000 Music Feature by Kate X Messer

Qmmunity: Transitioning to the Big Screen

For Qmmunity Editor James Scott’s birthday, and Transgender Awareness Week, five trans movie recommendations

"...that I'm a gay transgender dude for the ultimate big T cinematic column experience?..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Column by James Scott

Red River Clubs Grapple With Downtown Homelessness

Beggars, hustlers, and dealers make you wonder how Downtown music keeps from going under

"...midnight on a cold Wednesday in early January. Red River Street looms as a gauntlet of lost hope. Two..."

Feb. 3, 2017 News Feature by Kevin Curtin

One Night on Red River

Darcie Stevens returns to the live music beat – for just one night – on Red River

"...Tuesday night in the middle of October when Red River dried up, the strip as empty as George W.'s..."

Nov. 5, 2004 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

Gay Place: Big Proud Bomb

It's not an anti-Pride: It's Queerbomb!

"...BIG, PROUD BOMB..."

June 5, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Qmmunity: Big-Boy-Sized

Your Qmmunity editor is under the weather, so enjoy an extra-large queer listings section this week.

"...over to listings. Enjoy an extra large, super chunky, big-boy-sized Q'd Up this week. Your regular, overly chatty Qmmunity..."

Oct. 14, 2022 Column by James Scott

Faster Than Sound – Welcome to Red River World: The Future of Austin’s Music District

Forecasting the storm of developments between the state Capitol and I-35. Also, NPR warned and ACL Fest confirms: Austin’s pop soloists are stepping up.

"...10th will no longer represent the edge of Red River world. Beyond Waterloo Park..."

May 24, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Take Me to the River

Noodling 101 with filmmaker Bradley Beesley

"...trundling down Highway 71 West toward the San Saba River in search of flatheads. Beesley not too long ago..."

July 4, 2008 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

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