Overnight Sensation

Sword of Dracula' creator Jason Henderson is taking over the (fantasy) world

"...Listen. The only thing you'll ever really need to know about..."

Jan. 14, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Manifesto Destiny

Literate pop, the Elephant 6 in your Parish

"...– "Song for Myla Goldberg," the Decemberists..."

July 23, 2004 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

Big in Japan

Austinites forge a career half a world away.

"...The last Sunday of South by Southwest began quietly at..."

May 2, 2003 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Beat Currencies

In a look at some recently reprinted classic works by the Beats, Chronicle writer Dale Smith examines why being on the road was such a dangerous place -- and why it no longer is.

"...San Francisco Beat: Talking With the Poets edited by David Meltzer City Lights Books, 370..."

Aug. 3, 2001 Books Feature by Dale Smith

Nine Essential Albums From Willie Nelson’s 90 Years

Wishing the Texas outlaw icon a Willie nice birthday

"...Born Willie Hugh Nelson on April 29, 1933, the singer’s late-night birth wasn’t recorded by the courthouse in..."

April 28, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

As Charlie Jones Exits C3, He Traces His Journey From College Station to Founding ACL Fest

Leaving the music promotions empire he helped build, Jones begins his new events company, Four Leaf

"...storytelling devices civilization funnels down to, a quest – The Odyssey – tallies the most adventure. Here, then, unscrolls..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Love Is All Around

Tracking Sonny Curtis and his tall, West Texas tales

"...onstage and off, over meals lavish and sandwich, on the very last question of an intensive two-day interview, Sonny..."

Oct. 15, 2004 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Postmarks Web Extra

Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...I'm just now getting around to accessing the Chron via the Internet in the Balkans, where I've..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Column

Postmarks Web Extra

Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...her letter (Sept. 28), especially regarding Belinda Acosta and the "TV Eye" column. I can't imagine why Dr. Austen..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column

Postmarks Web Extra

Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...The Reasons Behind the Attack..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Column

To Ancient Troy (By Way of Denver)

Ancient Greece and modern Denver may seem an incongruous pairing, but in the new Greek epic Tantalus, produced by the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, they prove a striking fit, creating a work that's heroic.

"...Just before 10am -- ancient Greece and modern Denver. The two locales are so incongruous that their pairing seems..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

AFF Review: Murder Bury Win

Bloody board game comedy is sinister fun

"...of people dying, but in this case, it’s okay.” The experience of watching Murder Bury Win can be summed..."

Oct. 24, 2020 Screens Post by Naomi Brady

Austin Playwright’s Final Play Might Have Died With Him, but a Community Joined Together to Ensure Its Survival

Saving Jason Tremblay’s Gretel! The Musical

"...a new story. So he began eagerly stitching words together that he might share this story across the land...."

Jan. 4, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Film Releases Full Feature Lineup

Slate includes everyone from Wes Anderson to the Zellners

"...school football to our communal spirit of filmmaking in the face of the bigwigs in New York and L.A...."

Jan. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Cats' whiskers, 10-gallon hats, and much more

"...In 2008, NASA beamed the Beatles song "Across the Universe" into deep space to..."

April 30, 2010 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Rock This Way

The Semi-Annual, Whenever-We-Feel-Like-It Rock & Roll Books Section

"...Catherine Denueve. Une object d'arte. She should be in the..."

March 20, 1998 Books Feature

Life, Loss, and William Shatner

In You Can Call Me Bill, documentarian Alexandre O. Philippe examines the philosophy of the man who keeps boldly going

"...would want to make a documentary about William Shatner. The Swiss director's filmography combines explorations of pop culture phenomena..."

March 10, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Perfidia

The first book in this new L.A. Quartet shows new depth, scope, and craftsmanship in James Ellroy's canon

"...Dec. 6, 1941: The Los Angeles Police Department has nothing better to do..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Arts Feature by Tim Stegall

Nathan Green: Happy Birthday Moon

In his second Art Palace solo show, Green throws a powerful punch of relentless joy

"...Viewing "Happy Birthday Moon" too quickly could easily discount the work, with its frequent use of symbols such as..."

June 5, 2009 Arts Review by Andrew Long

Austin Contemplates How to Make I-35 Suck Less

The past, present, and future of the man-made barrier through the heart of our town

"..."We call it 'the Main Street of Texas' for a reason," says Randy..."

June 21, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

How High

Divination or hallucinogenic drug? Whichever way you look at it, The Spirit Molecule is gonna move you.

"..."Not all drugs are good. Some of them ... are great. Just gotta know your way around them..."

Feb. 11, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Page Two: Inertia, Inverted

It isn't the outside world but oneself that most often determines the nature of experience

"...us all hope and pray that it is not the same as the last year. This is not to..."

Jan. 9, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Reefer Madness: Drug Czar or Drugged Czar?

Walters appears to be winning the war on fantasy

"...Washington, at least in drug warrior circles, it seems the left hand has no clue what the right hand..."

Sept. 26, 2008 News Column by Jordan Smith

Long Way Home

Considering the art of the map, as inspired by two local exhibitions and a housewarming party

"...I ran into my old friend Sylvia Davis at the Faulk Central Library the other day – I was..."

May 20, 2005 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Saturday Picks

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...Shores Calvin Owens has had quite a prolific career. The Houston trumpeter was a session musician at Duke/Peacock, has..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

Who's That Girl?

The Bookslut -- aka Jessa Crispin -- is getting people excited.

"...kitty" -- has chosen to attack me. "Don't worry," the Bookslut says. "She does that to everyone, appropriately enough."..."

Jan. 24, 2003 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Lansdale's Revenge

For umpty-some years now Joe Lansdale has been terrorizing the book world with radically weird, unsettlingly violent, and often indefinable short stories, novellas, and novels. What happens when he veers toward the mainstream?

"...know Joe Lansdale, don't you? For umpty-some years now, the East Texas native (and longtime Nacogdoches resident) has been..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Books Feature by Mike Shea

Short Stories

From Hollywood to Austin and beyond: the rise and rise of short film online

"...Just last week, another chapter in the seemingly endless Elián González saga was..."

May 5, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

India Ink

The Literary Coming of the Second Continent

"...Back in the Seventies, I had a girlfriend who was a devotee..."

Dec. 5, 1997 Books Feature by Michael J. DiLeo

Wet Paint and Natural Disasters

Three Artists Redefine the Landscape

"...According to my new Dictionary of the Arts, landscape painting emerged in the West as a..."

April 28, 1995 Arts Feature

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