The Rebirth of Doyle Bramhall II

For his first solo LP in 15 years, Eric Clapton’s top lieutenant may have put out the blues album of 2016

"...of multiple modes – producer, singer, songwriter, sideman – the Dallas-born guitarist, 47, began his journeyman's path as a..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

Meet the AISD Bonds

A thumbnail introduction to the $890 million bond package on the May 11 ballot

"...The needs are certainly great...."

April 12, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

'At the Snap of a Finger'

Anti-IDEA activists keep up due diligence for AISD

"...Think the fight over IDEA Public Schools is over? Think again...."

Feb. 1, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

World Series for the Ages Commemorated in Box Set

Game 6 and all

"...uninterrupted glory, complete with ecstatically impartial postgame coverage from the MLB Network – is enough to justify the sticker..."

Dec. 20, 2011 Sports Post by Shawn Badgley

Count the Blessings

The Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival at 25

"...The Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival turns 25..."

April 16, 2010 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Sister in the Spirit

Praising the Lord with one of Austin's most talented sisters

"...higher on most teenagers' priority lists than figuring out their vocational future. Not so with Claudia Williams, who was..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Music Feature by David Lynch

The Years With Carlos Fuentes

Carlos Fuentes says he can not imagine a world without Shakespeare and Cervantes, but it is impossible to imagine a Mexico without Fuentes.

"...anymore. His vast body of work not only reflects the historical events and personal lives that shaped Mexico during..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Books Feature by David Garza

All the Way to State

A high school play contest might not sound like a big deal, but it is to the 18,000 students in 1,200 schools across Texas who participate in the state's UIL one-act play every year -- and here's a look at why.

"...The stage may be empty, but that does not keep..."

May 12, 2000 Arts Feature by Sarah Hepola

The Waiting Is the Hardest Part

How Mr. Denton Spent His Summer Vacation

"...Blackburn, Lunatics, and One Day Closer to Death. And the New York-based publisher has rights to the first look..."

July 31, 1998 Books Feature by Mike Shea

The Best Things We Saw at Oblivion Access 2023: Earth, BEAK>, GEL, and More

Highlights from year two of the underground Austin music festival

"...Not just setting local temperature records for the month of June, this year’s Oblivion Access marked a..."

June 19, 2023 Music Post by Wayne Lim

SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Wednesday

A primo Tiger Den showcase, iLe, Hermanos Gutiérrez, and more

"...From legacy Texas songwriters to New Order’s keynote insights, the Chronicle music team’s Wednesday sightings at South by Southwest..."

March 16, 2023 SXSW Post by Julian Towers

Don’t Stop Believing: Moving Panoramas’ Leslie Sisson Overcomes the Trauma That Birthed In Two

Sophomore LP spins a sequel to the shoegazers’ extraordinary journey

"...I started the group in the years following my mom's sudden passing..."

Feb. 15, 2019 Music Feature by Leslie Sisson

Staging Building the Wall Before Trump Builds His Wall

Robert Schenkkan races to get his latest work on stage

"...Robert Schenkkan had no time to waste. The playwright couldn't afford the years it took to craft..."

Sept. 1, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Better All the Time

Cabaret and musical legend Barbara Cook is still learning

"...You may think Barbara Cook hit the heights musically on Broadway in the Golden Age of..."

Sept. 19, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Real Thing

Sahara Smith's smoke signals

"...songbird Sahara Smith's T Bone Burnett-produced debut, Myth of the Heart, came out this past summer, but it's also..."

Nov. 22, 2010 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

After the Storm

Austin's Louisiana exiles remain suspended between before and after

"...October, when Christine Braud first went back to see the three-bedroom shotgun house she rented in New Orleans for..."

Aug. 25, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Welcome to the Jungle

Metal and alt-rock collide and flourish during the Back Room's glory years

"...its 30-plus-year run was it Austin's classiest venue, but the Back Room definitely had balls; in the self-proclaimed Live..."

July 28, 2006 Music Feature by Ray Seggern

On The Lege

Stopping the Train

"...It was Pete Laney's first major defeat of the season. Seated in a section of die-hard Texas Tech..."

Feb. 12, 1999 News Column

Living on the Air in Austin

Live Music Flourishes in the Studio

"...The Pilot Ships on KVRX's Local Live, Sunday, April 5..."

April 10, 1998 Music Feature by Greg Beets

The Silence of the Dan

The AG Keeps a Lid on It

"...During the final days of the last legislative session, Representative John..."

Aug. 25, 1995 News Feature by Audrey Duff

Voxtrot: The (Re)start of Something

12 years after disbanding, the forerunners of modern indie-pop call on the "mystical, inexplicable force" that flowed through their Early Music

"...Voxtrot would like to revise their last will and testament, please. No, not that part..."

Sept. 23, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Friday

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

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

March 19, 2022 SXSW Post by Thomas Fawcett

Texas Dems Storm the Capitol (Peacefully!) To Demand Voting Rights

O'Rourke, House quorum-breakers rally thousands

"...Beto O’Rourke led crowds from across the state to the Texas Capitol on Sunday evening, June..."

June 21, 2021 News Post by Clara Ence Morse

Council Recap: Meet the New Chief, Not the Same as the Old Chief

Chacon commits to change as academy moves toward reopening

"...With a unanimous vote of the City Council, Assistant Chief Joe Chacon leveled up to..."

March 26, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Checking In (Again): Kevin Russell Hasn’t Wavered Amidst the Great Wall of Empty Time

Shinyribs Santa closes the questionnaire circle on No. 100

"...Austin’s real working class: performing musicians. Nine months later, the capital’s Musician of the Year several times over answered..."

Dec. 22, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Sauce Odyssey Food Trailer Ceases Operations Days Before Hot Sauce Festival

Eastside truck offered guided hot sauce tours and a full food menu

"...Odyssey, a sauce bar and food truck based in the East Side of Austin, is permanently closed...."

Aug. 21, 2019 Food Post by Roxy Bonafont

Romancing the Holmes

What inspired Sherry Thomas to turn Sherlock into Charlotte?

"...Local author Sherry Thomas had genre-hopped before, having built a following with a blend of YA..."

Oct. 2, 2018 Arts Post by Rosalind Faires

Alejandro, Blaze & Townes Shake the Continental Club

Escovedo sets up Blaze duo Ben Dickey and Charlie Sexton

"...since I played here,” offered Alejandro Escovedo on Saturday, the second installment of his two-night, packed-house return to the..."

July 2, 2018 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Denny Laine Saves the World

British Invasion pioneer played it, sang it, saw it all

"...weeks ago, Denny Laine (born Brian Frederick Hines) entered the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with the Moody..."

April 26, 2018 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Hideout Theatre's Dance Dreams

The improv artists in this production do an impressive job of detailing the falling and rising fortunes of a ballet company

"...The cast of Dance Dreams at the Hideout are some..."

Dec. 8, 2017 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

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