The Mother of All Texas Honky-Tonks

A look back at the Mother of All Texas Honky-Tonks

"...About an hour into Urban Cowboy, Scott Glenn is explaining..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Paper Cuts: Alejandro Escovedo’s Deconstructed “Bury Me” and Five More Songs

New Austin music picks from Geranium Drive, Soupmakesitbetter

"..."Paper Cuts" features new songs and music videos from Austin..."

Jan. 12, 2024 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Record Review

"...Neil Young & Crazy HorseGreendale (Reprise)Neil Young & Crazy HorseRe•ac•tor (Reprise)Neil YoungHawks &..."

Sept. 5, 2003 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

TV Eye: Let the Bloodletting Begin

Feeling lukewarm about Ice and Fire kick-starter Game of Thrones

"..."Epic" is a PR buzzword you could use to describe the much-anticipated..."

April 15, 2011 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

LoneStarCon 3: The George R. R. Martin Interview

'Game of Thrones' creator discusses how he writes and why

"...Amid reports of a dramatic uptrend in babies named “Khaleesi”..."

Aug. 29, 2013 Books Post by Amy Gentry

The Intergalactic Nemesis Strikes Back

The live action graphic novel debuts book two this week

"...After a pan-galactic trip (well, to the nation's stages) Austin's..."

June 7, 2012 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Frozen

This animated film mines Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tales for material, discards the most brutish bits, and applies a heavy Disney top gloss.

"...Directed by: Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee...."

Nov. 29, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Wedding Banned

Local DJs pick the songs that don't suck at weddings

"...“Weddings, simply, are the place where good music goes to die,” eulogizes..."

May 13, 2008 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Page Two: The Stravinsky Theory

The healing power of prescience, set on "repeat"

"..."So I'm watchin' and I'm waitin'..."

Feb. 2, 2007 Column by Louis Black

Letters at 3AM

No matter if it's an unknown young singer like 17-year-old Sahara Smith in a little club on South Lamar (the "unknown" part won't last long in her case), no matter if it's in the room of an unknown poet destined to remain unknown, no matter – there are acts of creation, however desperate, that cannot be stopped.

"...Twenty-six years ago (if memory serves) in Venice, Calif., a friend..."

March 31, 2006 Column by Michael Ventura

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...SXSW has strapped on the rockets with not just a few..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Book Festival 2019: The Full Lineup

Malcolm Gladwell, Sonia Sotomayor, John Grisham, and 300 more

"...What do the creator of the 10,000 hour rule, a..."

Aug. 28, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

40 Songs to Make You Feel Better (or Worse) About Drinking

A sampling of drinking songs local, south of the border, and global

"...“Alcohol,” GBH (1981)..."

July 13, 2018 Music Feature by The Music Staff

SXSW Scares & Shorts Revealed

Late-night fare and short film lineup announced

"...SXSW Film announces its Midnighters and short films slate...."

Feb. 8, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Stranger Than Paradise

Tucked up in the Catskill Mountains, All Tomorrow's Parties stages a music festival for its own

"...Never bet against Steve Albini. The Shellac frontman won't deal you a..."

Sept. 10, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Jailbird

The Prison Diaries of the Fabulous Thunderbirds' Preston Hubbard

"...My name is Preston Hubbard. From 1984-94, I played bass for..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Music Feature by Preston Hubbard

From Westeros to College Station

George R. R. Martin to give milestone book to Texas A&M

"...Say you're Texas A&M and you want to commemorate the..."

Jan. 29, 2015 Books Post by Robert Faires

Sundance Announces Competition Slate

Austinite Jeff Nichols will compete in Park City

"...Thanksgiving weekend is usually cause for joy, but for thousands..."

Dec. 1, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Live Shots

"...Bells of Joy at St. James Episcopal Church, October 12 photograph..."

Oct. 17, 1997 Music Feature

Mixed Metaphors

These craft cocktails are for the books

"...William Faulkner had mint juleps, Dorothy Parker had whiskey sours,..."

June 17, 2016 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Hot August Nights Playlist

A hot/cold jukebox to jumpstart your Spotify wormholing

"...Did I sign up for Spotify just now? To access inveterate Chronicle blogger William Harries Graham’s playlist to this..."

Aug. 27, 2015 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Telecaster Sovereign Sue Foley Lands Back in Austin

The Ice Queen is on fire

"...A maple Telecaster with multicolored paisley, Sue Foley's signature guitar..."

Feb. 23, 2018 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

Saturday Night at the Bookstore

The Dicks' Gary Floyd 20 years after Austin's first Punk Prom at the ArmadilloWorld Headquarters

"...It was the height of spring, mid-May, and already hot. The..."

May 12, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...A Textbook Case..."

Aug. 1, 2003 Column

Record Reviews

"...AMY RIGBY..."

Oct. 9, 1998 Music Review

All Down the Line

Forget the Exile on Main St. reissue. Here's the 1972 Stones in all their cinematic glory, plus a 1981 bonus to make it a double feature.

"...Falling between this year's crossfire PR hurricane for 1972 Rolling..."

Oct. 29, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Death Valley Nights

BÖC's Spectres reissue brings out the ghosts

"...Blake Mutter, blond, lanky, in his ever-present BÖC concert tee,..."

Feb. 16, 2007 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Sxsw

"...Okay, take a deep breath. Hold it. Exhale. Again. There...."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

UK Calling

Damon Albarn leads SXSW 07's UK act armada. Again.

"...Albion is troubled...."

Feb. 23, 2007 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Hard Water

Second Place

"...I climb up on the old wooden Coke crate and imagine walking the plank. Lightning flashes in the..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Features Feature by Sharon L. Dutton

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