The Luv Doc: He Doesn’t Dance

Otherwise known as reactive immobility

"...this issue never came up until now, but with the pandemic, etc., we just haven't been out a lot...."

Oct. 8, 2021 Column by The Luv Doc

Reach for the Skyline

Other Worlds Austin Film Festival goes above and Beyond

"...fighting. Action film fans always wondered, could John Wayne beat Gary Cooper in a barroom brawl? Would Arnie get..."

Dec. 8, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Off the Record

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Kerrville Folk Festival one year at a time

"...it comes to Texas songwriting, history happens first at the Kerrville Folk Festival. The annual 18-day outing in the..."

May 27, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

The Parlor family serves pizza by the slice at the Monarch, Zeale gets down with Grooveline Horns, and crunching numbers for South by Southwest

"...The Parlor family has extended its matriarchy to include the..."

Jan. 15, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

The Sword and Metallica ride the lightning at Ozzfest, while Kanye West and Hope for Heroes lend a helping hand to U.S. veterans

"...Gods of the Earth..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Sheriff Shooting: A Very Different Story With the Same Ending

The shooting last week of Lennon Johnson by a Travis Co. deputy itself raises questions about the APD shooting last month.

"...The summer's second fatal police shooting in East Austin played..."

Aug. 1, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The 2001 Austin Chronicle Restaurant Poll

"...What an incredible rush the past 12 months have been for the Austin..."

May 25, 2001 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Reality Bites: Looking Back at The Real World: Austin

Austin's film community shaped the reality show and vice versa

"...trying to make it at South by Southwest and their Avid editing program had frozen...."

July 22, 2024 Screens Post by Paul Stekler

The Gray Band

How can a band singing almost exclusively about serial killers engender so much life?

"...A sonic hiss slithers poisonously from the right channel to the left and..."

Jan. 14, 2011 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The 1821 Club

Tuning in to the future of Austin's music scene today

"...The real indie bands in Austin are teen bands not..."

July 10, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Thing Unspoken

"...A feeling stirs in the deepest chambers of your heart. You recognize it by..."

May 14, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Summer Sneaks

Apocalypse Whenever: Movies in the Season of Armageddon

"...The clawed toe of Godzilla has finally set down -..."

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature

Natural Born Killers

Stone grabs our collective viscera and never lets go for the next two hours.

"...Jr., Tommy Lee Jones and Tom Sizemore. Berserk from the outset, Natural Born Killers lunges for our collective viscera..."

Aug. 26, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

La La Land

This bittersweet musical will make your heart soar

"...tapping of toes is about all we’re allowed in the movie theatre these days. That’s a shame considering movies..."

Dec. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Brother Bear

A young Inuit hunter learns lessons when he is turned into a bear.

"...adventure than a series of platitudes with cartoon effects, Brother Bear is nonetheless awfully masculine for a Disney flick...."

Oct. 31, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Texans Look to Get Back on Track vs. Ravens

Consistency remains a key

"...“Consistency will define the Houston Texans in 2012," some writer for The Austin..."

Oct. 20, 2012 Sports Post by Barrett Walton

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The rush of events is a horror. This is the key.

"...Muted guitar beat and Matrix synthesizer drop into Buck Dharma’s methodical saw-the-girl-in-half..."

Jan. 3, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

'Possession Arrow': Badgley<-Razook

They have made their selections, and I'm split between bliss and extreme bitterness.

"...5:30pm Subject: Selection Sunday John: Of course. Of course the last conference title game before the field of 65..."

March 11, 2007 Sports Post by Shawn Badgley

Letters at 3AM

It's time to put our money and our mouths where they're needed in order to defeat George Bush in 2004

"...this presidential election received little attention when reported by the Associated Press on March 18: As of March 1,..."

April 2, 2004 Column by Michael Ventura

Brittany Howard, Buddy Guy, Jimmie Vaughan, and More Austin Blues Festival Reviews

Standouts from the Antone’s organizers’ Waterloo Park return

"...doubled to two days of on-point blues-and-beyond curation in the second year of Austin Blues Festival...."

April 29, 2024 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Judas Priest Axe Grinder Glenn Tipton

Q&A with metal mainstay to preview Cedar Park Center siege

"...dwell on yesterday mirrors Judas Priest’s relentless march across the decades. Joining the UK metallurgists in 1974, the guitarist’s..."

May 14, 2015 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Tasty Twosomes

Wes Marshall lays out the laws of pairing food with wine at Thanksgiving and provides some recipe ideas.

"...In the rush of the holiday season, we thought you might..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Books, Books, Books

The Summer of '95

"...its lazy days this way, it's difficult to resist the urge to follow its traditional beck and call. So..."

June 2, 1995 Books Feature

Chronicle Recommends: Cold Climate Films

Chill out with these movies set in frozen lands

"...Every month, the Chronicle’s film critics select a theme and offer movie..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

20 Favorite Songs of 2012

Gay Place blogger Rob weighs in with individual lists

"...into a list of my favorite 20 tracks of the year. Note I said "favorite" and not "best." Here..."

Jan. 8, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Rob Cohen

My Obsession: Music Videos

aGLIFF director just can't get enough of the golden age of music videos

"...Growing up in the Twin Cities in the Eighties, music was a big..."

Aug. 25, 2017 Screens Column by Jim Brunzell

Austin @ Large: What Happens Next?

Suggestions for a 2004 City Hall to-do list

"...Forgive my Grinchiness, but here on the Austin-public-life beat, the happiest tiding of the season is..."

Dec. 26, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Bill Campbell: Blues Me or Lose Me

Remembering the late, great guitarist

"...our world, it feels like we are moving toward the end. When it’s a musical landmark like blues guitarist..."

Sept. 13, 2024 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

30 Years Ago, GG Allin Cleared Austin’s Scuzziest Punk Venue in 24 Minutes

Witness accounts of the notorious shock rocker’s antics and arrest at the Cavity Club

"..."It says he took a shit on the stage and started throwing it into the crowd/ But..."

Feb. 18, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

30 Years of Hot Sauce Festival Creates Many Memories

Reminisce with event staff, judges, and fans during this year’s break from the heat

"..."The only unpleasantness that we ever had was at the..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Food Feature

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