Fifty Years of the Texas Observer

"The stories told here do not recount dead issues from our shameful past," Lee Nichols writes. "Instead, we see them with here-and-now vitality, the eyes of the time."

"...somehow kept it operating long enough for this 50th anniversary celebration...."

Sept. 3, 2004 Books Review by Lee Nichols

Looks Back... and Forward

Documentary Film Pioneer D.A. Pennebaker

"...Dylan on his 1967 British tour, Pennebaker has also chronicled Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin in Monterey Pop, and..."

April 3, 1998 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Day Trips & Beyond: May Events Roundup

Warm up for summer with frozen margs and fests around Texas

"...announced on April 4, at Fall Creek Vineyards' 50th anniversary party, that Susan Auler had sold one of the..."

May 1, 2025 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

All of Texas' best fests, fairs, fandangos, and fiestas

"...fun, reenactments, and living history activities celebrating the 189th anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto. Reenactors dressed in..."

April 3, 2025 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

March out there and celebrate spring

"...each with its own lineup of films. March 22, Austin, www.wholeearthprovision.com..."

Feb. 28, 2025 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup

Travel news for history buffs, art appreciators, foodies, and more

"...Cellars, Salt Lick Round Rock, and outposts in the Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth airports...."

Jan. 31, 2025 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Does Farm-to-Table Still Matter?

What happens to a trendy movement once the buzz dies down

"...For years, Austin’s culinary scene had an unofficial mascot that rolled around..."

Jan. 17, 2025 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Sound Unseen Rocks AFS Cinema

Fest screens films on pop fame, a lost guitar, and a legendary metal club

"...SU ATX, the Austin leg of the Sound Unseen Film + Music Festival,..."

Dec. 12, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

ACC Board of Trustees Candidates Are Thinking About Affordability

Candidates discuss priorities for Austin’s community college system

"...called me up and said, 'Get up here to Austin, move in with me, and try your hand at..."

Oct. 11, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup

Historic hotels, hummingbirds, and highways

"...through several owners. Sam Stavinoha, former river guide and Austin resident, currently owns the grocery store. Unfortunately, his five-year..."

Sept. 6, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

aGLIFF President Todd Hogan and Spotlighting Filmmaker Fernando Andrés Reflect on Identity

PRISM 37 highlights the poignantly human and relatable

"...Todd Hogan, aGLIFF’s president, carries an unquestionable adoration for Austin’s oldest film festival. His memories of this and other..."

Aug. 21, 2024 Screens Post by Cy White

Day Trips & Beyond: July Events Roundup

Beat the heat in San Marcos and have fun at events around the state

"...Club Tube Rental in City Park at 170 Charles Austin Dr. (behind Strahan Arena off University Drive) rents tubes,..."

July 3, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: May Events Roundup

Plus dispatches from SandFest, farewell to Gary Oliver, and more

"...is planned for Oct. 5, the historic site’s 37th anniversary. Oct. 5, Grand Reopening, Fanthorp Inn State Historic Site,..."

May 3, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

May the Fourth Be With You

Richard Whittaker rounds up Star Wars events this Saturday

"...My fellow Star Wars prequels defender here at the Chronicle, Richard Whittaker, has curated this event list: From pup..."

May 2, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Mike Judge and Cast on the Impact of Office Space 25 Years On

SXSW panel celebrates the cult comedy that refuses to quit

"...co-stars Ron Livingston, Ajay Naidu, David Herman (sporting an Austin Ice Bats T-shirt), and Stephen Root. Wilson Hunt led..."

March 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sunny Day Real Estate’s Dan Hoerner on 30 Years of Diary

Guitarist Dan Hoerner discusses the emo originators’ modus operandi

"...A famously embattled rock band will be commemorating 30..."

March 8, 2024 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

Get ready for spring with travel tips and eclipse news

"...Hill Country, roughly defined as the area west of Austin, north of Uvalde, south of Brady, and east of..."

March 2, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Deerhoof at Wizard Rodeo and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Austin acts El Combo Oscuro and sleep well. both host album release shows

"...Looking for the best shows happening in Austin this week? Check out the Chronicle music team’s handpicked..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

17 Texas Artists to See at ACL Fest

Lone Star acts to catch at Zilker, from Houston breakout d4vd to Austin’s Die Spitz

"...requisite Asleep at the Wheel kickoff performance, this year's Austin City Limits Festival lineup welcomes its usual block of..."

Oct. 6, 2023 Music Feature by Nayeli Portillo

Hard Proof’s Fela Kuti Felabration!! and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Austin Corn Lovers Fiesta, Janelle Monáe, and Mockjaw lead our recommended shows

"...Looking for the best shows happening in Austin this week? Check out the Chronicle music team’s handpicked..."

Oct. 6, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Finish up the summer with some adventure

"...building a $3 million pink granite state Capitol in Austin for the land that encompassed all or part of..."

Aug. 2, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

It's in the Rivets: The Secret Passion of Loungefly

The "geeky Gucci" designer brand makes its SXSW debut

"...works with, this time with exclusives available only through Austin-based online affiliate Under the Sea, who will also be..."

March 12, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Bento Picnic Is Closing, Diner Bar Is Boosting Bailey, There’s a Republican With a Cafe for You, Salt & Time and El Chile Enter the Brunching Brawl, Farmer’s Fridge Brightens the Friendly Skies, and So! Much! More!

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Here’s some of what's happening in Austin's culinary scene – as wrangled from numerous PR releases,..."

Feb. 8, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Crosstalk: Launching Megz Kelli's Soundtrack, Lockhart's Plum Creek Records, and Norman BA$E's Trap Burger

Austin music news headlines of the week

"...aid the project's movements. In November, Kelli told the Chronicle: "Film has been a passion of ours in this..."

Jan. 20, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Much Wine! Many Food! And Buzz Burger Debuts, Sway Goes West, It’s a Whole New Lunar Year, and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Here's some of what's happening in Austin's culinary scene, as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words..."

Jan. 17, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

England Made Me

Culture editor Richard Whittaker presents a season of classic British movies that defined the nation's cinema

"...Cinema Presents England Made Me: Six Films with The Austin Chronicle’s Richard Whittaker, Nov. 1-Dec. 10. AFS Cinema, 6406..."

Oct. 28, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Quesoff Wants You, Garbo’s Grabs Another Brick-and-Mortar, Local Foods Debuts Downtown, Lazarus Revamps the Former Coldtowne Theatre, and Ooooh, That Bourbon Brawl

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Here's some of what's happening in Austin's culinary scene, as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words..."

June 24, 2022 Food Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Meanwhile Brewing’s National Beer Day at Loro; C-C-Cake Club Congregates; Fojtasek Everywhere You Look, So Very Very Much Sushi, and How About That Sweet Live Fire Action, Hoss?

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Here's some of what's happening in Austin's culinary scene, as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words..."

April 6, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Spamarama’s Happening, Kombucha Is A-Tappening, Texas Wine Auction’s Got the Deals, the Roosevelt Room’s on Wheels, and Nolan Ryan Outpitches Those Damned Tornados …

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Here's what's happening in Austin's culinary scene, as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words..."

March 30, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Friday

Seventies funk GOATs, queer nu metal, and so much more

"...very tired) music team, Friday was filled with the Chronicle’s wild day party at Hotel Vegas and witnessing Dolly..."

March 19, 2022 SXSW Post by Thomas Fawcett

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