Burning Down the Ags: Is It Ever Enough?

Thanksgiving = turkey, then football, then shopping

"...Reveille dangles limply from a string attached to a long stick as a..."

Nov. 28, 2008 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

The Kid's Got Moxie!

Man of the Century director Adam Abraham talks about old-style Hollywood panache, the precarious nature of a career in independent cinema, and a little film that could -- and did.

"...You've probably never heard of Man of the Century. Of all the trailers you've sat through and..."

Dec. 3, 1999 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Fest, Eastside Kings Festival, HAAM Day, Vein.fm, Monte Warden & the Dangerous Few, and more

"...What do music and hot sauce have in common? They both cause your body to release endorphins. Those brain..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Faster Than Sound: Islands in the (Live)stream

Crossing over from 3D to the pixelated world of livestreams

"...tiny telethons, grand reunions, and great new singles drive the moment's concert alternative?..."

May 1, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Babadook Director Sings a Song of History With The Nightingale

Jennifer Kent honors a commitment to the Aboriginal people of Australia

"...The colonial history of Australia is one of blood and..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Yassine Sixth Street Noir

Legends, rumors, unpaid taxes ... and coke on the side

"...March 22 was a slow day on the News desk. This was Austin in campaign season, not..."

May 18, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fear & Loathing on the Inaugural Trail

One man's journey to the Bush inauguration confirms more than it denies.

"...The great thing about presidents is their vulnerability. Nothing is..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Features Feature by Michael Bolduc

The Future's Still Bright

Barbara K, the woman who turned down $900,000

"...Barbara K is certifiably insane. That's the conclusion she's guessing you'll draw when you hear what..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Music Feature by Andy Langer

What the Right Hand Is Doing

Magician turned sitcom star Harry Anderson returns to Austin at Palmer Auditorium this weekend, and his former partner and cohort, Austin author Turk Pipkin, looks back as he looks forward to reuniting with his old pal.

"...will be joined by Turk Pipkin, Mike Caveney, and Martin Lewis for the 20-year reunion of the Left-Handed League..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Features Feature by Turk Pipkin

And the Winner Is...

Who Will Benefit the Most From Annexation?

"...small businesses. photograph by Jana Birchum Three weeks ago the city council took a break from the throngs of..."

Nov. 14, 1997 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

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

The Arts District Dance

Council's vote this week on funds for streetscapes for Ballet Austin is a little bit about depleting the city's annual Great Streets fund and a lot about the creation of a performing arts district Downtown

"...Council's vote this week on funds for streetscapes for Ballet Austin is a little bit about depleting..."

Dec. 15, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Art's Eastside Origins The East End by Mike Clark-Madison

"...see it most clearly around East Sixth Street past the interstate, between the tortilla factories and the produce distributors,..."

Aug. 25, 1995 News Feature

Day Trips: Public Art in Galveston

A variety of pieces complement the city’s architecture and Southern charm

"...Hope, a new sculpture honoring the survivors of hurricanes along the Texas coast, adds another..."

Dec. 31, 2021 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Chief Priest of the Shrine

The epic life story of Nigerian soul superstar Fela Kuti.

"...Anikulapo-Kuti's funeral procession to make its way to Ikeja, the working-class district of Nigeria's metropolis Lagos and center of..."

July 14, 2000 Music Feature by David Lynch

The Hightower Lowdown

American CEOs are overpaid; missile defense shield money could be better spent; and art snobs need to not have a cow.

"...Lean Times, but Fat CEOs Time for another Hightower Hog Report!..."

Sept. 14, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Public Eye

"...an idea as it was casting Joe Pesci as the great freelance photographer Weegee, whose brutally realistic tabloid photos..."

Oct. 23, 1992 Movie Review by Louis Black

The Alley Cat Project

MASS leaves artistic surprises in a dozen East Austin backyard byways

"...The kinds of felines that are branded "alley cats" tend..."

Dec. 28, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

'The Small Corners of Existence'

Robert Shults' photographs reveal familiar buildings as secret shelters

"...Photographers can quite literally change our perspective on the world. Depending on where they point their lenses, they..."

Oct. 30, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Art as Big as the Great Outdoors

Austin Museum of Art has artists transform nature in a huge way – and wants you to help

"...There's big art, and there's big art. For an example..."

Dec. 10, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Art in Public Places' Wander

This interactive public artwork creates narrative pathways for you to travel in Downtown Austin

"...I'm writing to you from the year 1730, which is good news as it..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Point Austin: Feet on the Ground

If May Day has a meaning, it's one we build together

"...It was bracing to see thousands of people in the streets May 1, from New York to Los Angeles..."

May 7, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Into the Groove

Cutting Vinyl With Fat Tracks

"...photograph by Todd V. Wolfson Last month, unbeknownst to either party, the recorded legacies of Stevie Wonder and Silver..."

Oct. 3, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

The Hand of God

Unromantic semi-autobiography about an auteur’s discovery of cinema

"...The Hand of God – Paolo Sorrentino’s sentimental semi-autobiographical picture..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

FotoATX: Pics and the City

This new arts festival celebrates Austin as seen through the lenses of local photographers

"...Click! The Houston and Texas Central Railroad depot, bringing the Iron..."

Jan. 19, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Red Guards and the Modern Face of Protest

Agitators, disrupters, or “anarchists,” these masked protesters represent a new resistance

"...It was the C3 and C4 vertebrae – right up top, behind..."

Feb. 17, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

End of the Road for Baylor Street Art Wall?

When renowned street artists and local graffiti artists collide

"...signs and yellow barrier tape have gone up around the multicolored abandoned condo project at 11th and Baylor streets...."

Aug. 12, 2011 News Feature by Ramon Martinez

Rants on the Writing of Novels

Letters at 3AM

"...your taxes. Divide fees earned by hours worked, and the pay is usually less than minimum wage. Whether your..."

April 11, 1997 Column by Michael Ventura

A Bird in the Hand

"...They say a bird in the hand is worth two..."

April 4, 1997 Column

Pedaling Art

Art climbs on a two-wheeler at the ArtCrank show and sale

"...BMX, or full-gear. Two pedals, a chain, one handlebar, the seat. Only thing you can switch up is the..."

April 25, 2014 Arts Post by Chase Hoffberger

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