Off the Record

It has begun: Breaking down the full South by Southwest band list and learning the secret handshake at the Austin Moose Lodge No. 1735

"...sped up the process," says SXSW Music Creative Director Brent Grulke. "The real truth is that I yelled at..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

TV Eye

The Territory

"...compelling (Top Chef on Bravo), mostly vapid (The Next Best Thing, Age of Love), it's enough to make you..."

June 22, 2007 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TCB

SXSW at 21 is one heckuva wascawwy wabbit

"...Southwest is what it is, and we do our best to stay out of its way."..."

March 16, 2007 Music Column by Christopher Gray

The Intergalactic Nemesis: Twin Infinity

'The Intergalactic Nemesis: Twin Infinity,' the third installment in Salvage Vanguard Theater's retro radio serial, is the only conclusion to a space opera trilogy you need this summer.

"...adventure. They keep the story hurtling along in the best serial fashion, rocketing (sometimes literally) from one danger-infested part..."

June 24, 2005 Arts Review by Robert Faires

TV Eye

Anyone needing evidence on why the network sitcom is failing should turn on their sets next week

"...created and starred in the BBC production (as David Brent), Carell has large shoes to fill. Fans of the..."

March 18, 2005 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TCB

Bracing for SXSW, hailing the Dicks, avoiding the cow pies

"..."I'm fucking tired," says SXSW Music Creative Director Brent Grulke between yawns. "I want a nap."..."

March 11, 2005 Music Column by Christopher Gray

TCB

You don't need money with a face like that, now do you honey?

"...that's where it seems like it would work the best." Symbolism aside, Devers says that since LSM acquires a..."

Feb. 27, 2004 Music Column by Christopher Gray

TCB

Are you ready for the fallout?

"...Austin's own Flo Mob and Dirty Wormz. Boss man Brent Grulke played it safe, remarking, "I'm proud of every..."

March 7, 2003 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Present and Future

H.W. Brands' scholarly specialty is U.S. foreign relations. So Tim Walker asked him to address some of the disintegrating ones.

"...not sure how well it could do under the best of circumstances. This is a problem that I'm fully..."

Sept. 13, 2002 Books Feature by Tim Walker

Color of Justice

A drug bust in tiny Tulia, Texas opens up old racial wounds and raises questions about the veracity of the undercover cop-for-hire who orchestrated it all.

"...own criminal history. At Billy Wafer's hearing, Wafer's attorney Brent Hamilton asked Coleman if he had faithfully completed his..."

July 28, 2000 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

Dancing About Architecture

Elephant Parts

"...on the Internet, you have a backlash," says SXSW's Brent Grulke. "Give me a break." Even Usenet's usual SXSW..."

March 20, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Top 25 Austin Breweries of 2021

Our annual list of Central Texas’ top beers returns

"...or heck, live animals (“What’s Unique”). These are Austin’s best 25 breweries, POWER RANKED!..."

Oct. 12, 2021 Food Post by Eric Puga

Dancing About Architecture

The Road to Winville

"...Small Repairs up for "Record of the Year" and "Best Female Pop Performance." In the "Best Female Rock Performance"..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

Crammed With Grammys

"...in her book to get a nomination in the Best Spoken Word category. On the other hand, with the..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Music Column

Less Talkin’, More Rockin’: The Austin Music Awards Touch Down at Antone’s

Jim Franklin, Rosa Madriz, Cherubs honored at 42nd Chronicle show

"...followed with cuts from last year’s Good Time, while Best Punk winners Pussy Gillette played from their 2021 debut..."

Feb. 26, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Reissues

"...he absorbed ideas from Coltrane. It's one of Mobley's best, containing four fifths of the 1957 Messengers: Hank, drummer..."

Dec. 13, 1996 Music Feature

Happy F---ing New Year

"...this; all I can do is hope for the best for both. 'Tis the Season... Of, course, the Christmas..."

Jan. 5, 1996 Music Column

Top 10 Austin Breweries of 2018

Power ranking the local leaders in craft beer

"...omitting their favorite brewery – that makes just. the. best. Candied Horseflesh Grissette – from our list...."

March 16, 2018 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Page Two: Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Watching the Tide Roll Away

The Chronicle at 35

"...Marge Baumgarten, Sylvia Bravo Martindale, Karen Hurley, Cindy Widner, Brent Grulke, Jody Denberg, and Mark McKinnon, among others...."

Sept. 2, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Passionate Kisses

2013/2014 Austin Music Awards: Lucinda Williams plants one on Margaret Moser

"...For the congregation, the best years of our lives in song: desire, heartbreak, memory...."

March 7, 2014 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

'Nothing Is Done Alone' Extended Interview

The TxCC and their role in Bastrop's recovery after the fires

"...PS: The day the fires happened, I called Brent Leisure, then State Parks Director. He lived out there..."

Dec. 2, 2013 Chronolog Post by Kate X Messer

Off the Record

Prime real estate: Patricia Vonne and the historic opening week for Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater

"...Heart soundtrack, co-produced by the late Stephen Bruton, notched Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other..."

Feb. 18, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Winter Classic

South by Southwest 1998

"...the spacious outdoor area of the Waterloo Brewing Company. Best known for his set of astrology songs (one for..."

March 27, 1998 Music Feature

SXSW Film Conference and Festival '98 Further Reflections

"...for syndication. The story is structured like an episodic "best of" of the genre: a young woman and her..."

March 27, 1998 Screens Feature

Only the Beginning

Wednesday Night SXSW "Sleepers"

"...competition. With an ace honky-tonk band that includes husband Brent Wilson, a smoky belt to her voice, and no..."

March 13, 1998 Music Feature

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...in Once Were Warriors, and dad Rade Serbedzija is best known for Before the Rain and The Saint. (May..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem , more announced for 2024 festival

"...from a one-night stand, Eden leans on her married best friend and mother of two, Dawn, to guide her..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

99 Luftballons (International Acts at SXSW Music)

South by Southwest by way of Sudan, Scotland, Colombia, and more

"...recruited Larry Campbell to join in-studio, and toured with Brent Cobb. The singer's raw vocals ring like a bloodied..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

35 Years of the Austin Music Awards

Living in a dream

"...The Big Boys arrived as two-time AMA winners for Best Punk Band – raw, raucous, physical...."

March 3, 2017 Features Feature by Doug Freeman

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...a strong showing from local Austinites. Sandra Adair is best known as Richard Linklater's longtime editor, but she finally..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

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