I Will Be Heard: Mama Duke

Lyricist thriving at the intersection of Black, female, and gay wants Austin to "feel this energy"

"...me up and see a dog, that's that other bitch, Marmaduke," cracks Austin rapper Mama Duke during her headlining..."

July 29, 2022 Music Feature by Kriss Conklin

The Luv Doc: Not Cool

It’s risky business for a man to comment on a woman’s physicality in any way

"...comment on someone else’s body and it’s definitely not cool to comment on another man’s wife’s boobs whether he..."

April 25, 2014 Column by The Luv Doc

Let There Be Rock

Australia vs. New Zealand in a SXSW rugby death-match

"...is wrong. They don't throw shrimp on the barbie (because they call them prawns), and they're pretty certain Steve..."

Feb. 24, 2006 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Violators Will Be Punished

"...In the beginning, there was music. And damn, it was yummy. Trouble..."

Sept. 12, 1997 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Gay Place

The summer is wrapping up: Can you smell the Ho-Rizon?

"...DATE AUCTION Bid on some eye candy, all to benefit OutYouth. Thursdays, 10pm. Club Ambitious, 6700 Middle Fiskville, 832/878-4527...."

Aug. 24, 2012 Column by Kate X Messer

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...with Vicente Fox to see how he feels about being in Austin's ETJ? Just wondering...."

Oct. 17, 2003 Column

I'm Sorry, Yogi

"...is legend. If he never draws another red devil bitch with big tits announcing a Godbullies/Hole show at Club..."

Sept. 12, 1997 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Saint Teresa: Richard Linklater and John Pierson on the Icon of Slacker

The director of Slacker and the film's sales agent discuss the creative importance of actor and musician Teresa Taylor

"...was amazing to see The New York Times and be like, "Wow, there she is in bright colors." I..."

Aug. 4, 2023 Screens Feature

The Luv Doc: Bromance

This could be the beginning of something really sweet

"...LuvDoc, How in the fuck do I become as cool as you? Of course, assuming that's even..."

Nov. 9, 2012 Column by The Luv Doc

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...Anderson's new star-studded canine animation Isle of Dogs will be the top to its tail as closing night films,..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

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Our readers talk back.

"...shot. That, from asking around on Friday, seems to be the general rule still, though not with the Chronicle...."

Aug. 16, 2002 Column

Up Too Early

Google Streetview fashion critique from Rainey Street

"...This is absolutely as cool as you can ever look on a Segway. Seriously...."

July 16, 2012 Chronolog Post by The Luv Doc

Let Me Paint You a Picture

Movies were made to be shared

"...of pop culture history in Dazed and Confused, he's become synonymous with post-glory days and burnouts on cradle-robbing benders...."

May 20, 2011 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Savlov's Top Ten Redux Part One: The Good, the Badass, and the Weirder

Savlov's other Top Ten

"...To begin with, Marley is dead, and top ten lists are..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Wafflefest

The folks at the Hideout didn't scrimp on the titular treats at the third annual Wafflefest, and the waffles and their toppings were as good as the improv

"...the improv comedy showcased in their third annual Wafflefest. Because, hey, it's just a gimmick, after all...."

Nov. 18, 2005 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Tiki Tatsu-ya Raises the Bar to Islander Heaven

The Aikawa Brothers debut a worldclass venue of storied wonders

"...“They’ve done it. Son of a bitch. They’ve really done it!”..."

Oct. 4, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

I Like to Watch

Saying so long to Downton Abbey

"...a truth universally acknowledged that an Anglophile audience must be in want of something to bitch about, from Reign..."

March 4, 2016 Screens Column by Jacob Clifton

Page Two: The Past Is a Foreign Country

The Chronicle's first office was above Half Price Books and a Jack Brown Cleaners on 16th and Lavaca ...

"...kinds of wild tribal children in gypsy rags and would-be buccaneer getups wandered through...."

Oct. 9, 2015 Column by Louis Black

RoboCop Is Alive and Well and Kicking Ass Onstage

Eighties blockbusters and a 'cardboard aesthetic' courtesy of the Old Murder House Theatre

"...on the criminal scum of a future Detroit. You remember that Eighties sci-fi blockbuster, right? Of course you do,..."

June 17, 2011 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

10 in Focus

Alma

"...In works of documentary cinema, the proximity between subject and audience falls on any particular point within..."

March 13, 1998 Screens Feature

Throws Like a Girl: Catching Gretchen Phillips

Season four of Throws Like a Girl – the Rude Mechanicals' annual series celebrating women performers – rocks, literally, and Gretchen Phillips explains why

"...Gretchen Phillips remembers a time when Austin had a lesbian theatre company,..."

Feb. 9, 2007 Arts Feature by Patti Hadad

Donya Stockton Isn’t Going Anywhere Near Hell in That Handbasket

The Austin clubland mover-and-shaker weaves much to the imagination

"...Donya Stockton, co-owner of Austin’s Beerland and Rio Rita and King Bee and the Aristocrat..."

April 4, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Chick with Sticks

Austinite Vicki Howell hosts DIY's 'Knitty Gritty'

"...maven Vickie Howell keeps busy is an understatement. In between working with Austin-based ventures like Ruby Goes Retro and..."

July 2, 2004 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Narc

"...blown-out vein, Narc takes a walking-dead, cop-flick subgenre and beats new life into it. Sure, the backspatter's going to..."

Jan. 10, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Beaten by Wackenhut

A former Travis County inmate alleges that Wackenhut Corporation bears responsibility for his prison beating.

"...record producer David Prater, 46, says he had never been in trouble with the law before March 1997. While..."

July 5, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Slacker, the Map

It's been over a decade since Slacker premiered at the Dobie Theater. Since then, the lifestyle it celebrated is largely gone, along with the locations it helped make famous. In this "Slacker map," we look at what's disappeared and what's endured.

"...It's been more than a decade since Slacker premiered at the..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Grace Sorensen, and More Highlights From Sunday at ACL Fest

From The Breeders’ sustaining cool to GloRilla’s unfazed flow

"...Sunday of Austin City Limits Festival opened with a Chron-beloved run of Austin-affiliated artistry...."

Oct. 9, 2023 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Confessions of a 'Little House' Lover

Bonnets and braids and pioneer lovin': Christina Smith treks to the land of Laura Ingalls Wilder.

"...her blond Labrador retriever, Nellie, is a "mean little bitch." I believe it, and I bet I know why...."

Aug. 16, 2002 Screens Feature by Christina Smith

Postmarks

What destroys a neighborhood? How can bikes help? What's wrong with the Julia Roberts/Brad Pitt vehicle THE MEXICAN? A few answers to these questions---and more!---right here, right now.

"...March 16]. It barely mentioned that her drugs included prescribed dosages of lithium to treat her manic depression...."

March 23, 2001 Column

Top 10 Austin Web Sites

"...with signs advertising its own Web site, http://www.I-35Austin.com. Our beloved Congress Avenue has become a hotbed of new technology..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

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