What I Learned at the Dot-Bomb Revolution

Robert Bryce recounts his short, happy career in the Internet wave

"...The offer was just too good...."

Nov. 30, 2001 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Back Home in Texas

The return of the reigning Queen of Austin Country Music

"...It sounds like the grandfather Buddha of Austin country music, big daddy Don..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Warrior Witches in Hell

"...shows depict cops, doctors, and lawyers -- professions on the gritty interface between working citizens and the powers that..."

Feb. 5, 1999 Column by Michael Ventura

The News Gets Better

Austin's 1997 in Review

"...photograph by Fred Plaschek January..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

In Politics to Win, Again and Again

Introducing the passionate people who get our local politicians elected

"...Two kinds of people work political campaigns, David Butts told us...."

Sept. 13, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...As ever, SXSW has been impelled to augment its predominantly indie hip-hop lineup with a major-label ringer. But old..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

Watch This: David Beck Feels the Breeze on “Window Unit Blues”

“Chill” songwriter attempts to balance out the universe

"...David Beck conceived his new album with a clear intention: “My goal was to make the chillest thing I..."

Sept. 1, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Hungry Todd Rungy Show!

Chews life. Chews a job. Chews a career.

"...Sometimes competitive eating can make you want to throw up...."

April 2, 2012 Screens Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

'Funny' for the Ages

10th anniversary screening of 'Funny Ha Ha' this Sunday

"...This is inevitable, the cheek-chewing introspection that comes with the anniversary of..."

March 21, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Don't Fear the Reaper

Chris Gray faces the Grim Reaper and lives to tell

"...On Friday, October 28, 2011, Chris Gray died in Houston. OUR Chris Gray, age 36, former Chronicle columnist..."

Nov. 3, 2011 Music Post by Margaret Moser

The First Time

Austin artists reveal the intimate details of how they got their muse on

"...Everyone remembers their first time, right? How old you were, where you..."

July 17, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Poetry in Emotion

Katherine Catmull never intended to pursue a career in acting. In fact, she seriously avoided it for as long as she could, choosing instead to earn her degree in English literature. Why is revealed in this profile of one of Austin's most sophisticated and literate performers.

"...It was a haunting image: a woman in an enormous white bed, in..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Visual Arts Review: “Together in Dreams: A Tribute to David Lynch”

Outpost 512’s filmmaker salute is worth the journey

"...gallery space with black-and-white checkered floors that’s guarded by painted eyes on its exterior. Inside, walls of clustered cinematic..."

March 14, 2025 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

How the Universe Sent Paul Newman to Ethan Hawke

The director discusses his HBO Max series and recent AFS screenings

"...Ethan Hawke wasn't expecting to spend several years of his life working on..."

March 30, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

WEST Pop-Up at the Neill-Cochran House Museum

For the West Austin Studio Tour, 15 artists show their work in this historic Austin home to varying and delightful effect

"...There has never been a better time to explore the..."

May 18, 2018 Arts Review by Melany Jean

Exploring the Auteurs of Early Black Cinema

AFS screens rare and influential selections from the Pioneers of African-American Cinema

"...On the next two Sundays, the Austin Film Society will screen..."

Feb. 17, 2017 Screens Feature by Kahron Spearman

Bell Rings for Kinky in Agriculture Race

Former Dem governor hopeful endorses man that helped him lose in '06

"...What the hell has Chris Bell been smoking? The former Democratic..."

May 7, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: ACL Fest – Can't Stop the Music

ACL Fest met both supply and demand. Mostly.

"...year will go down as an unprecedented year for the Austin City Limits Music Festival. It was the first..."

Oct. 18, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Q&A Hole: Superhero Movie Redux

I knew that ol' Lazarus pit would come in handy one of these days …

"...A few weeks ago, the question was: Why Do We Need Anymore Superhero Movies?..."

Feb. 18, 2013 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The AggreGAYtor Live: Election Special

Your minute-by-minute dose of election news

"...Barack Obama is playing a pick up game, Mitt Romney is polishing his..."

Nov. 6, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Music Mo'nday: The Curious Tale of Lana Del Rey

Yeah, we're sick of her too.

"...Imagine a world in which music is completely detached from..."

Feb. 15, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Rob Cohen

The Greatest Stories Ever Told

The 2010 Paramount Summer Film Classics

"...Involuntary Crimes of Love: 'Brighton Rock'..."

May 21, 2010 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

'My First Movie: Take Two' and 'Cinema of Obsession: Erotic Fixation and Love'

Take Two is the sequel to My First Movie, a collection of interviews with now-successful directors discussing their first feature films. Sexy subject aside, Cinema of Obsession barely even manages to simmer.

"...First Movie: Take Two Ten Celebrated Directors Talk About Their First Filmedited by Stephen Lowenstein Pantheon, 304 pp., $26..."

Jan. 11, 2008 Screens Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Austin Film Festival: The Two Faces of The Beldham

Patricia Heaton’s horror debut in a story of mothers and daughters

"...There’s a secret at the heart of The Beldham –..."

Oct. 28, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Third Time’s the Charm for Lysistrata Comedy Festival

The all women and nonbinary comedy festival returns with more venues, more laughs

"...Year three is definitely not the same as year one for most anything...."

April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by Valerie Lopez

Excerpts From Texas Is the Reason, a Look Into Austin Music's DIY Age

Scenes from inside the weird gold mine

"...Read Rachel Rascoe's interview with Texas Is the Reason: The Mavericks of Lone..."

April 10, 2020 Music Feature by Pat Blashill

"Tia J. Boyd: Future Inhabitants" at the Carver

Tia J. Boyd's photographic portraits of warrior women reveal the subjects' power and beauty in a post-postapocalyptic world

"...Most people these days hear "future" and reflexively picture totalitarian dystopias or..."

Dec. 27, 2019 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Tracking Down Grief With The Head Hunter

Filmmaker Jordan Downey on a monster movie with a fractured heart

"...is its bastard spawn that will consume you. That's the message of The Head Hunter, the dark and emotionally..."

April 10, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Chronicle Recommends: The Best of Austin

Our recommendations of the finest movies from and about the ATX

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

Nov. 4, 2018 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

In Memoriam: Gary Cartwright

Time to "Turn Out the Lights" for the Texas Mad Dog writer

"...Gary Cartwright, Texas Monthly stalwart, author of the true-crime classic Blood Will Tell, sportswriter extraordinaire, inveterate prankster,..."

March 2, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

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