Your Name Here

Big Boys guitarist Tim Kerr put Austin punk on the map, then spent the next quarter century painting on it

"...with a small assemblage of friends and colleagues. The unbilled residency, now three years running, makes a consistently odd..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Student Safety Bills Get Mixed Reviews

Bills tracking violence on campus have uncertain futures

"...of school and university life. But a series of bills tracking violence on and off campus are facing mixed..."

May 1, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Welcome to the Jungle

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

"...have anything to do with metal, like the night Bill Clinton was elected in Nov. 1992, when Mary's Danish..."

July 28, 2006 Music Feature by Ray Seggern

On the Line, Two Shots

The Texas Documentary Tour revisits Steve James' 'Hoop Dreams'

"...following the fortunes of two inner-city Chicago 14-year-olds, William Gates and Arthur Agee, from the time a scout for..."

April 7, 2006 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

What's at Stake in Austin's Schools?

Austin ISD faces a spring election and a brace of persistent problems

"...supported by a $1.5 million planning grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and some in the community..."

March 31, 2006 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...exhibited greater growth in lane capacity spent roughly $22 billion more on road construction than those that didn't, yet..."

Dec. 7, 2001 Column

How to Be a Popular Girl

What will shy novelist Sarah Bird do now that she's back in the limelight, Dick Holland asks in this profile of the author of The Yokota Officers Club.

"...decided to go public. I told my friends Nancy Gates, Mary Ellen Nudd, and Judy Osborne, and they thought..."

June 22, 2001 Books Feature by Dick Holland

Arts & Entertainment

"...of old -- Charles "Honi" Coles, the Nicholas Brothers, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson -- and she appears as much at..."

Sept. 15, 2000 Best of Austin Feature

Postmarks

Hysteria Doomed Plan

"...hope, ye who enter here" sign is at the Gates of Hell, not down at the "boundary to level..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Column

Scanlines

"...Smith (1997) with Michael Jeter, Kevin Zegers, Wendy Makkena, Bill Cobbs..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Screens Feature

Reissues

"...HILLBILLY FEVER! VOLS 1-5..."

July 28, 1995 Music Feature

Wrapped and Ready

"...D: Bill Condon; with Ian McKellan, Brendan Fraser, Lynn Redgrave, Lolita..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...GRAND MAL: Led by former St. Johnny frontman Bill Whitten, this New York outfit is following a pair..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Bill Martin..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Column

Live Music Recommendations for the Weekend

JMBLYA, a conjunto fest, and more weekend sounds to keep you busy

"...to her pregnancy by Migos MC Offset, but Kevin Gates, Bun B, Trae tha Truth, and more make a..."

May 4, 2018 Music Post by The Music Staff

NFL Preview

"...Kearse, and Brian Dawkins were all intimidating players when Bill Clinton was president) and Donny McNabb is at a..."

Sept. 3, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Between Round Rock and a Hard Place

Northridge Acres can't find water, water anywhere.

"...Austinites pay -- and goes up from there. Water bills can add up to hundreds of dollars without explanation...."

Nov. 15, 2002 News Feature by Walter Howerton Jr

Show and Tell

Spring Previews 2000

"...legendary manual of satanic invocation called the The Nine Gates of Hell, could lead to his own destruction. Who..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Live Shots

"...Franklin and the airy coolness of the Spinanes' Rebecca Gates. One thing: A solo acoustic-type show shouldn't be an..."

Jan. 29, 1999 Music Feature

Page Two

"...wandered around the bar watching a crowd that included Bill Paxton (Twister), Julianna Margulies (E.R.), Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction),..."

March 14, 1997 Column by Louis Black

Cowboys & Critters

Take Back Texas' Marshall Kuykendall Says It's Simply a Choice Between...

"...competitive polo player, died on his ranch with the gates locked. "It was his property and you weren't allowed..."

Jan. 26, 1996 News Feature by Audrey Duff

Wednesday Showcases

Wednesday SXSW showcases at a glance

"...gear with vocals to match. Indianapolis' doom trio the Gates of Slumber oiled its wrought iron with motoring exhaust..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

The Pre-K Push

Legislation intended to expand pre-k opportunities, increase child care reimbursement rates, and improve support and training for early childhood professionals is in the works.

"...Education Coalition this session with the filing of Senate Bill 50, a shell bill intended to expand prekindergarten opportunities,..."

Dec. 15, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Stormy Weather (1943)

The rags-to-riches storyline is mere pretext for the musical numbers but oh my stars and garters, what musical numbers.

"...D: Andrew L. Stone; with Lena Horne, Bill Robinson, Cab Calloway, Katherine Dunham, Fats Waller, Dooley Wilson...."

Dec. 27, 2002 Screens Review by Sam Hurwitt

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...Thirties-styled outfit featuring Rubin's banjo and lead vocals. Dave Biller & Les Niglos, a sixpiece dedicated to Django Reinhardt..."

March 8, 2002 Music Feature

Council Watch

City Council members award themselves a raise; neighborhood residents protest looser rules governing backyard cottages; and the council approves a convention center parking lot on property whose owner doesn't want to sell.

"...lot zoned to allow a duplex, will open the gates to a new flood of renters and undermine their..."

May 19, 2000 News Column by Kevin Fullerton

Postmarks

Don't look to the past, don't repeat other's mistakes, and don't read the Chronicle's movie reviews.

"...The Clods were: Bob and Steve Gay, Pat Reynolds, Bill Ellison, and myself. We were good friends and frequently..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Column

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...and economic development. At a time when even President Bill Clinton is focusing on the deficit of workers in..."

Jan. 16, 1998 News Feature

Dancing About Architecture

The Road to Winville

"...Pantera getting a nod for "Best Metal Performance" ("Cemetery Gates"). Nevertheless, Grammy loves Texans best when they keep their..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Upsizing the Ante

Old Settlers Bluegrass & Acoustic Festival

"...personal relationships with most of the performers on the bill," says Aengus. "I've been around my share of festivals...."

April 4, 1997 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

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