SXSW Interactive: Racing on the Ceiling

The unexpected science and spinoffs of Formula One

"...For those of you new to Austin, there is currently a dedicated, purpose built F1 race..."

March 10, 2012 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Hand Inside the Puppet Head

Connor Hopkins and his friends are pleased to meat you

"...than adult about it. Hopkins and his troupe brought Austin audiences the politically charged, violence-spiked stories of The Gunpowder..."

March 18, 2011 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Film: The Whole Enchilada

Red-hot and really long list of all the titles to date

"...We've already teased some of the highlights of the..."

Feb. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Go Big or Go Home

Drafthouse Films gets into the distribution game with Four Lions

"...global war on terror in the process. A suicide bomber comedy, pitched somewhere between an episode of The Office..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Live Shots

The Montreal Jazz Festival skronks Zornumental

"...South by Southwest 2010, the Eagles flying in for Austin City Limits this October, or even Hall & Oates'..."

July 9, 2010 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

The Yellow Dogs

SXSW showcase reviews

"...hangover blues to "Koskhol," which included screams of "suicide bomber!" It's worth noting that these shaggy lads – lean..."

March 19, 2010 Music Review by Dan Oko

The World Is Flat

How King of the Hill helped make Texas three-dimensional again

"...creative-classers ("I don't live in Texas; I live in Austin") and sycophantic piling-on, usually by expatriates or coastal sophisticates..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

Bill Maher

The political satirist weighs in on Republican sex scandals and Texas secession

"...corporate media's blind spot of objectivity. Prior to his Austin appearance this week, Maher spoke to the Chronicle by..."

July 10, 2009 Arts Feature by Steve Birmingham

The Bonds of Filth

The boys behind Hot Fuzz dish the dirt

"...primal sense of fair play (hoodied hooligans-in-waiting, Banksy's Kryloned bomber-boys) and perils of a decidedly more mortal vein (the..."

April 20, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Luv Doc Recommends: Rock & Roll Free-for-All

Hole in the Wall, Sunday, October 22, 2006

"...was up when he dragged his Rick Perry-style leather bomber jacket out of the back of the closet. Don’t..."

Oct. 20, 2006 Column by The Luv Doc

My SXSW

"...Members of Tower of Power, in matching silk bomber jackets, are trying to stuff conga drums and wheelie..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature by Jon Langford

Mad World

The year in albums, 2002

"...Pop Culture Box (Totally) and four New Orders (Retro). Austin's Octopus Project tentacling back 20 years for the sounds..."

Jan. 3, 2003 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Day Trips

The USS Lexington has gracefully retired from fighting ship to military museum.

"...the operations tower on Nov. 5, 1944. The suicide bomber killed 50 seamen and wounded more than 200...."

Nov. 9, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Thanks for the Memories

"...may not know that I have worked for the Austin Music Awards show in one capacity or another for..."

March 5, 1999 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

Public Notice

This Kind of Love

"...While we were mulling over our own options (stealth bomber? MIRVed warhead? hissy fit?), we were knocked back into..."

Jan. 22, 1999 Column by Kate X Messer

Exhibitionism

Seven Keys to Baldpate: Great Ensemble is the Key

"...Criticizing an Austin institution is next to impossible. Too many people have..."

July 25, 1997 Arts Review

Public Notice

"...bombing. Bari's pelvis was crushed, paralyzing her instantly. The bomber was never found. A cover-up by the FBI has..."

July 25, 1997 Column by Kate X Messer

Record reviews Reissues

"...Word has it that certain factions within Austin's punk community have taken it upon themselves to define..."

Aug. 23, 1996 Music Review

Epiphanies for the Blind

Who's Teaching Who at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired?

"...in disgust -- or perhaps confusion -- and mutter, Austin. A particularly puzzling phenomenon that's stumped me for years..."

Feb. 23, 1996 Music Feature by Mindy LaBernz

Day Trips

"...years old, and a young advertising firm based in Austin - GSD&M - has been handling the contract ever..."

Jan. 26, 1996 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Deep Six

"...The Best and Worst in Austin and National Media 1. Bad News. Think TV news..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Column

Manley Makes His Exit

Police chief's 30-year career at APD will end March 28

"...Austin police Chief Brian Manley announced Friday that he will..."

Feb. 19, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Beside the Point: All Eyes on Him

The spotlight on interim – er, well, yeah, interim – Chief Brian Manley

"...didn't employ so much projection while describing this month's bomber. Whereas Acevedo described Ben­nett – an otherwise positive force..."

March 30, 2018 News Column by Chase Hoffberger

Hurd Is the Word

Cornell Hurd, Austin's most prolific C&W songwriter? It's no joke.

"...and company serve up every Thursday at the South Austin Mexican food mainstay, their sets encompassing a wide margin..."

Nov. 3, 2006 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Redfish to forever live on your sofa reading The Austin Sun...."

Sept. 13, 2002 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...and Seaholm neighbors met, and heard from city of Austin Transportation Planning and Sustainability Department (TPSD) Urban Designer Greg..."

June 21, 2002 Column

Saturday Night at the Bookstore

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

"...hundred people waiting. Most were probably regulars at Raul's, Austin's Dragbound home of punk rock, where Patti Smith once..."

May 12, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Postscripts

Paredes Memorial

"...10 minutes, it has to be set in modern-day Austin, and it must involve the Austin Writers' League in..."

May 21, 1999 Books Column by Clay Smith

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