'The Voice in My Head': A Super Bowl for the Birds?

The birdbrains of Maryland and Georgia are an obscure nondescript folk

"...A bitter pill for the former No. 1 overall pick...."

Jan. 16, 2013 Sports Post by Russ Espinoza

Bitter Birds

7 & 7 Is

"...Bitter Birds"Blacklist"/"The Hawk"..."

Dec. 28, 2012 Music Feature by Greg Beets

SXSW Music: List No. 8

Big Krit, Cloud Nothings, Brandy, Brandi, and 187 more.

"...with 32 hometown showcasers: 1001 Nights Orchestra, Austin Basham, Bitter Birds, Botany, Bronze Whale, Bill Carter, Adrian Conner, Dual..."

Feb. 20, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Clarence Birdseye, Culinary Pioneer (1886-1956)

October 7 was the anniversary of inventor's death.

"...Birdseye was an amateur naturalist and taxidermist who worked many..."

Oct. 10, 2012 Food Post by Mick Vann

To The Lighthouse With Director Robert Eggers

On superstition, isolation, and trained seagulls

"...think of the sea, and it evokes death and bitter cold, the fear of drowning, of oceans of flat..."

Oct. 30, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Yard Work

"...Fox, also of Eastside Suicides), and Red Leaves and Bitter Birds (guitarist David Lujan) thought the world ached for..."

April 13, 2018 Music Review by Tim Stegall

Gay Place

Community leaders hosts forum to discuss new city commission to focus on LGBTQ quality of life

"...Bitter Birds, Summer Swells, the Dizzease, Ruby Fray, Haenyeo A..."

Jan. 13, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

Farewell Fest

A single tear for the closing of the North Loop Parlor

"...June 17: Horse + Donkey 11pm, Bitter Birds 10pm, Sad Accordions 9pm, Field Dress 8pm..."

June 8, 2011 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

'NFL Analysis 101': Scary Times for Salty Powers

"...the Lions may take the bait of the Black Birds and make a trade all too ironic for the..."

March 28, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Beautiful Loser

Keith Ferguson: No Apologies, No Regrets

"...was the founding bass player of both the Fabulous Thunderbirds and the Tail Gators, and played with a dozen..."

May 9, 1997 Music Feature by Josh Alan Friedman

How I Got Hitched

Margaret Moser finally says sorry to Stephen for 'The Birds'

"...love with the various side characters – Judith Anderson’s bitter and wicked Mrs. Danvers, dapper George Sanders as the..."

Oct. 17, 2012 Screens Post by Margaret Moser

All About Guitars

"...Listen to the black birds in your front yard this morning. There are two..."

April 16, 1999 Music Feature by Kim Mellen

Moore Is Better

"...is why, when Lorrie Moore's new short story collection, Birds of America (Alfred A. Knopf, $22.50 hard), hit the..."

Nov. 20, 1998 Books Review by Marion Winik

Talking Trash

A huge garbage dump in northeast Travis County causes a stink with its neighbors.

"..."For years I tried to trust them," she said bitterly, "but I eventually became convinced they would never do..."

May 17, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Gay Place

This week, Polari zhoooshes our town

"...KELLY HOGAN AND BITTER HEART SOCIETY Jody Grind ex-lead and current Neko Case..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Column by Kate X Messer

A Cook's Tour

You just had to be there: The Chronicle's Mick Vann compasses the cuisine of Thailand, in Bangkok and beyond.

"...cloyingly sweet chile sauce and a platter of intensely bitter ka-tin herb leaves. Eaten separately, the three components were..."

June 28, 2002 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Future Imperfect: Our Favorite Dystopian Films

VOTE: Deadly roller derby, sad clones, and a Road Warrior duke it out

"...this deceptively nuanced, dystopian nightmare is “Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds except it ain’t just birds, pal.” Hargreaves and Behets..."

Sept. 28, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Cicadas

Honorable Mention

"...longing for a mate: and this one is so bitter it chokes me: it consists of many sadnesses concentrated..."

Jan. 31, 2003 Books Feature by Billy Cope

Roosters: In The Midst of Poverty, Beauty

The Different Stages production of Milcha Sanchez-Scott's Roosters offers a script and actors that are quite enjoyable. However, the mix of inventive and repetitious staging, striking and visually inappropriate costumes, open and cluttered space, it feels almost like two entirely different shows.

"...nature provides, lay bets on them, project on the birds their own egos, their own ideals, their own wishes,..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Texas Records

"...If the T-Birds' Roll of the Dice weren't so fabulous, Mr. Freeze..."

Nov. 24, 1995 Music Review

Fire Up Your Smoker for an Austin Twist on Thanksgiving

Smoke ’em if you got ’em

"...you to go for a smaller bird because "larger birds will be in the heat longer, so they're more..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Food Feature by Taylor Tobin

Cookbook Reviews

Eating Between the Lines

"...the sea. The original menu included fruit desserts, game birds and sausages, and, of course, chowders like oyster stew...."

Dec. 31, 1999 Food Feature by Ronna Welsh

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Finish up the summer with some adventure

"...star, and a poem: “Shed not for her the bitter tear,/ Nor give the heart to vain regret/ Tis..."

Aug. 2, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

As the Guardians of the Galaxy gather once more, every MCU film reviewed

"...in The Winter Soldier and Age of Ultron bear bitter fruit as hero-hating antagonist Zemo brings down the Avengers..."

May 5, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 15 Austin Breweries

Our semiannual power ranking of local brewhouses

"...stragglers. Well, Real Ale gives those goofs the double birds by offering themed samplers of everything from their classic..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Community Gardens to Fulfill Your Secret Farmer Fantasy

Local veggie spots and how to get a plot of your own

"...Email coordinator.deepeddygarden@gmail.com to join and see deer, rabbits, and birds of all types. Just make sure the wildlife doesn't..."

Oct. 27, 2018 Food Post by Melanie Laporte

Gay Place

Let's talk about (gay) sex

"...a look – and paying homage – to the birds and bees. "Sex has been key to our identities,..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Strawberry Letter 23

Cult soulman/guitarist Shuggie Otis returns from decades of mystery

"...soul, a psychedelic love note littered with rainbows, orange birds, blue flowers, and cherry clouds. Producer Quincy Jones oversaw..."

July 10, 2015 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Letters At 3AM: Karen Holden's This Music

This Music, Karen Holden's new poetry collection, expresses the connection between the self and the world

"...damn their idylls, scattered leaves/ damn eternal love and birds ... they say/ moonlight/ idiots, how can they know/..."

Sept. 5, 2014 Column by Michael Ventura

Farmers Market Report: April 20-21

Perfect conditions this weekend

"...wonderful. Once the hot weather hits greens will get bitter and buggy, so be sure to enjoy them now...."

April 19, 2013 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

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