Dancing About Architecture

The Austin music scene benefits the Red Cross.

"...fear, anger, sadness, pique, etc. -- the members of Austin's Kissinger are among those holding their heads high, having..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Postscripts

A young Texas writer who found success in Hollywood, and a new book of photographs by one of Austin's most experienced photographers.

"...Shooting Austin Music..."

March 16, 2001 Books Column by Clay Smith

Dancing About Architecture

SXSW begins

"...week. And Spring Break week. And Rodeo week. And Austin Record Convention week. And so on, and so on...."

March 16, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

Mardi Gras Rioting on Sixth Street brands Austin "The Mace, Pepper Spray, and Rubber Bullet Capital of the World"

"...CNN to some Armadillo World Headquarters posters on the Austin edition of Antiques Roadshow. The biggest national news from..."

March 2, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Page Two

Close your eyes in Portland, and it sounds a lot like Austin.

"...working hard but enjoying the process. The news from Austin is good, my family doing well. So I go..."

Oct. 8, 1999 Column by Louis Black

Dancing About Architecture

All Things Must Pass

"...it being that, "I think they wanted more pop records. Jimmie wants Texas guitar 'Vaughan-stamped' records." As for finding..."

March 26, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

The Star System

"...Things got ugly last week on Austin's ever-changing radio dial when one of this country's biggest,..."

Oct. 9, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

"Bob" Watches Over Us or: Weekend of Slack

"...their high epopt Dobbs have been mighty quiet around Austin in recent years. (Hell, you hear more about Maitreya..."

Sept. 12, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Public Notice: Housekeeping News

Plus trying to slow the Convention Center expansion, code changes

"..."misused his official powers," "made false statements in official records," and "used, misused, or failed to use his official..."

June 2, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Playback: Sizing Up Music's Bite of the Hotel Tax

Two new municipal funding schemes look to finally impact Austin music

"...income from the constant stream of tourists frolicking around Austin? Ideally, jet-setters would patronize clubs featuring original live music,..."

Sept. 15, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Music Pro Tips

Prepare thy self

"...Touching down in Austin for the South By Southwest Music Conference? You’re one..."

March 5, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Thousand-String Guitar

Austin gets the world jazzed about classical guitar

"...of the season to be in a classroom at Austin High, polishing their skills at making music...."

June 18, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Entertainment Economy

As the Austin film, music, and gaming scenes become a "cluster," civic leaders are looking for industrial-strength creativity

"...Throughout our 17 decades of existence, Austin has been a government town, and from nearly the..."

March 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Captains on Deck at Wizard World

Shatner and Bakula boldly go to Austin Comic Con

"...When Wizard World Austin Comic Con beams into town next month, there could..."

Oct. 9, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Who Owns Sixth Street

Is Austin's Sixth Street Entertainment District undergoing an identity crisis? -- and who are the designated shrinks?

"..."Dollar shots!," "Quarter beers!," "No cover charge!" Live blues, Austin-style rock & roll, reggae, hip-hop, punk, etc., troll for..."

May 4, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Won't Get Schooled Again

Austin's Music Class of '98

"...by Todd V. Wolfson Few things are certain about Austin's Music Class of '98, those local artists releasing albums..."

Jan. 23, 1998 Music Feature by Andy Langer

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...Sleepers." A few hundred. Check the stars on your record review, read what Ray Davies has to say. Look..."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

New Adventures in Old-Fi

Unearthing the Memphis Goons

"...fact that nearly a dozen hours of their home recordings from 1971-1973 only re-surfaced in 1995. So, is this..."

March 28, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Tentatively Titled

Austin's Class of 1997

"...over a dozen artists have reserved their spots in Austin's "Class of '97" yearbook by announcing their intentions to..."

Jan. 24, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Becoming Leslie

The complicated real life behind Austin's weird icon

"...This documentary portrait of well-known Austin icon Leslie Cochran fittingly debuted at the 2019 SXSW..."

Feb. 7, 2020 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

13 Reasons to Love Wizard World

Where else could Big Bird rub feathers with The Crow?

"...If it's Halloween in Austin, it must be Wizard World, the travelling circus of..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Watson Way

Mayor Kirk Watson talks about challenges for austin during his next term.

"...well as his ideas about the role of the Austin Independent School District and how Austin's workforce figures into..."

March 31, 2000 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

The Cult of Nick Curran Remembers His Guitar Genius

From rhythm & blues to rockabilly and punk, the late Austin shredder lived to subvert genres

"...Rhythm & blues, rockabilly, and punk guitar genius, the Austin shredder lived to subvert genres. And he did so..."

Sept. 29, 2017 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Unofficial Parties & Free Shows to See During South by Southwest

The Chronicle’s recommended concerts for the coming week

"...Glo’s Diaspora Problems earned Pitchfork’s Best New Music status, Austin’s indie-punk stalwarts A Giant Dog never disappoint, and Pigs..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

What Is Going On With Ken Paxton and Nate Paul?

What we know – and don't know – about the strange connection between the embattled Austin real estate magnate and the Texas attorney general

"...up Donald Trump and slapping down Texas and especially Austin Demo­crats in equal measure. Our fellow Ameri­cans mostly now..."

Jan. 8, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

SXSW Scrapbook 2011

Some final thoughts from the brink of March madness

"...Despite three daily editions of Off the Record – Thursday, Friday, and Saturday – and this week’s..."

March 23, 2011 Music Post by Austin Powell

SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Thursday

Despite storms, we caught 03 Greedo, Sobs, Tangerine Dream, and more

"...and KUTX’s planned Lady Bird Lake showcase inside the Convention Center, Thursday shifts kept coming...."

March 17, 2023 SXSW Post by Julian Towers

MondoCon Unleashes Loaded Lineup

Just shut up and take our money!

"...up your line of credit now. MondoCon, the first convention dedicated to graphically inclined film fanatics at print mavens..."

Aug. 21, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Why Wasn't Access to SXSW Bookstore Free?

"...I was lured to brave the madness/crowds of Downtown Austin by seeing many references to free/open events at the..."

March 21, 2010 Postmarks

South by So Real

Hustling SXSW hip-hop with Matt Sonzala.

"...More than 150 hip-hop acts take the stage in Austin from March 12 to 16, and whether they are..."

Feb. 12, 2008 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

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