To Marfa, on a Tuesday in December

When high art and hipness move in, what happens to a tiny Texas town?

"...is hung out on a railroad line about seven hours due west of Austin, smack in the middle of..."

Dec. 23, 2005 Arts Feature by Dan Keane

Realms of Inspiration

Erik Hokkanen, Finnish and fiddling in Austin

"...Feodor Rojankovsky's illustrations for Golden Books in the Fifties and Sixties often told a..."

Dec. 2, 2005 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Film News

The stars are out already – just look around; plus Guadalupe Arts Center groups regroup and more industry news you won't find anywhere else

"...(gulp!) Isabella Rossellini. Filming is to take place in Austin, Elgin, Taylor, and Marlin...."

Feb. 18, 2005 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...You are in error for the statement in this..."

Dec. 17, 2004 Column

Imperfect Game

The Texas Documentary Tour: 'Small Ball' follows a Little League team – and their parents – to the World Series

"...Austin Chronicle: Okay, so how did Little League capture your..."

Oct. 8, 2004 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

After a Fashion

George-ness, Weird-ness, and what happens when Stephen does not get invited to a party

"...By George has been the very thing that separates Austin from the animals. Ruling the fashion roost with the..."

Sept. 3, 2004 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Uncovered

An AISD teacher fights against cancer … and the insurance company that refuses to treat it

"...Austinite Elinor Mire's passion for teaching has been a sustaining..."

July 23, 2004 News Feature by Rita Radostitz

Elegance Out of Town

Monica's 701 is fine dining, indeed

"...more frequently nowadays in small towns near and around Austin. Places like Wild Horse Grill in Marble Falls and..."

April 23, 2004 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Rocks Off

SXSW 04 encore: Saturday showcases and more

"...20 "You guys have four minutes," nudged SXSW, reminding Austin's Atash to start on time. Such is the onus..."

March 26, 2004 Music Feature by David Lynch

TCB

Will Wynn has it in for AMN, as does the Austin Hotel & Lodging Association

"...Last Thursday's City Council meeting to decide the Austin Music Network's fate (again) was the definition of anticlimactic...."

March 12, 2004 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Segue To Flight

The vigorous new body of work in her exhibition 'Segue to Flight' speaks well of Jennifer Balkan's pleasant state of mind these days

"...good light. In the six years I've lived in Austin, I've seen about 15 paintings of Barton Springs. I..."

Feb. 13, 2004 Arts Review by Rachel Koper

TCB

Super Bowl weekend? Try Snooper Bowl weekend, Austin style.

"...At least adopted Austinites Los Lonely Boys imported some West Texas sunshine with..."

Feb. 6, 2004 Music Column by Christopher Gray

News Top Tens

"...Guv David Dewhurst called "contagious flu" will spread from Austin across the entire country. When they call Texas the..."

Jan. 2, 2004 News Feature

New Year's Eve Events

"...freak on, or 6) all of the above, as Austin keeps itself just as weird as ever even though..."

Jan. 2, 2004 Features Feature by Wells Dunbar

New Year's Eve Events

"...freak on, or 6) all of the above, as Austin keeps itself just as weird as ever even though..."

Dec. 26, 2003 Features Feature by Wells Dunbar

Will Travel for Food

Appalachia: The Land and the Larder … Southern Foodways Symposium, Oct. 2-5, Oxford, Miss.

"...before, and I can tell you that eating a Golden Delicious apple grown on an Appalachian hillside will teach..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Born on the Fourth of July

Explosions in the Sky are blowing up. (Sorry, we resisted the pun as long as we could.)

"...Golden-tousled Midwesterner Chris Hrasky beams, saturated with the sheer gravity..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

Down South Jukin'

The South rises again even if Southern rockers deny it.

"...Memphis, Atlanta, New Orleans, Nashville, Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin. The Southwest begins at I-35. Plus there's Athens, Ga.;..."

Oct. 17, 2003 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Day Trips

"...that there is something beneath these dark waters. No golden hook or other good luck charm is necessary at..."

Aug. 1, 2003 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

TCB

Developments in the SXSW wristband scam case, the resurgence of Emo's, and a preview of local fall releases.

"...Detective Andrew Perkel of the Austin Police Department's Financial Crimes Unit says five of the..."

Aug. 1, 2003 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Dancing About Architecture

The new noise ordinance goes to council as Jupiter Records goes round the clock.

"...The public hearing for Austin's new sound ordinance is, as stated here last week,..."

Dec. 6, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

When Malls Attack

We sure are getting a lot of malls.

"...kinds of stupid, after the beating that retailers in Austin -- Declining Sales Tax Capital of the World --..."

July 19, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Changing of the Guard

"It's good food, well prepared, reasonably priced, straight up, no frills. I like it," Food Editor Virginia B. Wood reveals about young chef Shawn Cirkiel's cuisine at Jean-Luc's Bistro.

"...Happy Hour: Monday-Saturday, 4:30-6pm..."

Jan. 11, 2002 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Chapter 1: Before the Beginning

The Austin Chronicle is founded and struggles quite a bit.

"...way. The mid-Eighties, until we went weekly, were a golden period of Chronicle editorial. This is Chapter 2...."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Readers Poll

"...Place, EZ's, Burger Tex, Sandy'sSteakSullivan'sRUNNERS-UPRuth's Chris Steakhouse, Ray's Steakhouse, Austin Land & Cattle Co...."

May 25, 2001 Food Feature

Dancing About Architecture

Joey Ramone is dead

"...101X for the first half of the Flashback Lunch hour to play a tribute to the Ramones. As a..."

April 20, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Public Notice

This week, our sassy public service column "Public Notice" goes to the dogs.

"...of scheduled pit stops, walkies, and the occasional social hour spent sniffing butts and establishing caste. (Not so different..."

April 13, 2001 Column by Kate X Messer

Bygone Buildings

Right in the booming heart of Austin, folks can still find evidence of times past. Devin Greaney explores some of Austin's abandoned haunts.

"...In go-go Austin, displacement is the rule. A video store seems to..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Devin Greaney

Blue Monday

Antone's Blue Mondays continues, 25 years later.

"...as electric as the one that ran through the Austin scene in the Seventies and Eighties...."

Dec. 29, 2000 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Kids in Black

That innocuous-seeming crew of people listed beneath the actors in every program, who scurry around in black backstage and hover over the proceedings in the sound and light booth, may not be well-known to most theatregoers, but this silent, hidden army is all-powerful. Techies get almost no share in the glory, but they run the world, and here's how.

"...proceedings in the sound and light booth, work long hours -- sometimes before the show even starts rehearsals, much..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Arts Feature by Ada Calhoun

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