Juke Joint Blues

Blues Boy Hubbard strolls down Eastside Austin's Chitlin' Circuit memory lane

"...warns, "If you got something particular you want to know about 11th Street, that would be better, because I..."

July 13, 2007 Music Feature by Jonny Meyers

Sound Checking for a Pulse, and Finding It

The rock docs in this year's 24 Beats Per Second program rattle and hum with soul and revolt.

"...local filmmakers Andrew Shapter and Joel Rasmussen. You wouldn't know it looking around the place – modest and brightly..."

March 10, 2006 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Bicycles, Roses, and Survivors

The Lance Armstrong Foundation and the spirit of its founder

"...ignorant – he had painstakingly educated himself – and now he wanted to share his knowledge...."

Oct. 15, 2004 News Feature by Rita Radostitz

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...and Burning Witch's Steve O'Malley, on names alone you know the L.A.-based indie isn't putting out Afro-pop. In fact,..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

A Shining Star Goes Dark

A tragedy at Reagan High School evokes a mother's courageous response.

"...daughters and one teenage son: She wanted them to know what it is like to have a complete family,..."

May 16, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Dream of a New Circus

In the two decades it has taken for Cirque du Soleil to reach Austin for the first time, this Montreal-based troupe has not only reinvented circus as performance art but grown into one of the most unexpected and unlikely of entertainment empires.

"...It started on a street corner in Quebec and now it literally spans the planet, amazing audiences worldwide with..."

May 2, 2003 Arts Feature by Michael Point

Play On!

In the backstage comedy Anton in Show Business, playwright Jane Martin wittily paints the contemporary stage as a madhouse overrun by loons and lunatics so preoccupied with money, image, and themselves that they can hardly be bothered to create art. And the State Theater Company's production takes us inside the insanity with an air of playfulness that keeps the audience primed for a good time.

"...of great themes and characters, real classic stuff, you know, demanding actors of range and commitment -- and the..."

March 30, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Stompy Jones

"...Suburban white-boy soul. The Replacements, U2. The mushroom cloud known as Nirvana was just beginning to change the landscape..."

April 30, 1999 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Celebrity, South Austin Style

The Mayor of South Austin

"...thing. "About three days in, I said, 'I don't know what it is, but for the first time in..."

Dec. 4, 1998 News Feature

Author by Author

Notable Folks in Their Own Write

"...raucous, negative, dirty, money-funded, bullshit campaigns we mostly get now are not as new as we assume. In fact,..."

May 1, 1998 Books Feature

Why Portland Doesn't Look Like Austin

Rose (City)-Colored Glasses

"...very small indeed, perched at a cafeteria table under bright TV lights on a sunken stage under the gaze..."

Dec. 15, 1995 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...deliver. The controversial decision to store "the deadliest substance known to man" on the outskirts of a city and..."

Oct. 20, 1995 News Feature

Ten Chronicle Music Writers on Their Favorite Austin Albums of 2022

Almost 100 albums we loved this year

"...In 2020, Austin's Kelsey Wilson strayed from her folk..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Music Feature by Kriss Conklin

You Deserve an Escape This Year, to Lakeway Resort & Spa

Because you don’t have to run yourself ragged 24/7/365

"...Now, sure, traveling by plane may be out of the..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Burning bright, burning fast, Austin's White White Lights torched up 2010..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, August 14-20

"...matter how tenderly we study the soul, it's always beyond our grasp. It's forever leading us into unknown realms..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Column by Rob Brezsny

AGLIFF Presses Play on The Capote Tapes

LGBTQIA+ film festival announces online lineup for 2020

"...and In Cold Blood were bestsellers and critical darlings. Now The Capote Tapes delivers a fresh portrait that reinvigorates..."

July 8, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re playing

"...Brian Malik Baptiste is taking his turn in the bright lights with a blistering official, label-backed debut single, the..."

June 5, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Pre-Eminent Local Producer Danny Reisch Moves South to Lockhart

The challenge as he moves is to maintain the same creative space and energy

"...exploration, fidelity, and pushing everything," he says. "And we've now gotten to how can we make it smaller and..."

Aug. 12, 2016 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Letters at 3AM

In Screenworld, face-to-face engagement is devalued, yet one is never alone

"...source anywhere, including satellite photos of every address you know. The screens disconnect, as well: I work where I..."

Feb. 27, 2009 Column by Michael Ventura

Too Much Caffeine Woman

Watching Jean Caffeine's eyes light up.

"...a priest was sitting in it, I might have known -- it was a classic cinematic moment."..."

Oct. 13, 2000 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Season's Grazings

"...place among the states of the nation's breadbasket. Still, beyond "Indian tacos," a dish steeped more in folklore than..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Food Feature

Austin’s Best Breweries of 2023, Power-Ranked

Top of the Hops VIII, baby!

"...to keep it local with a Lone Star. You know what doesn’t give you debilitating heartburn and back payments..."

Oct. 10, 2023 Food Post by Eric Puga

Run the Brews Fast

Killer Mike and El P launch a new national beverage delivery service.

"...love, which is great craft beer and coffee. And now, as we venture into spirits, we’re even more excited..."

March 24, 2023 Food Post by A. Richmond

Mead? Mead!

A little more buzz for the honey-based libations of Texas

"...the fiercest of these meaderies is, as you likely know, Meridian Hive – based right here in the ATX..."

May 8, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

99 Austin Acts at SXSW Music

Support the home team!

"...shuttled between Hong Kong, Beijing, and New Delhi. For now, the MC blending Kanye-like beats with dark musings on..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

DVDanger: Horror Roundup

The best and the rest of the month's home releases

"...evading giant creatures, to soldiers in the Middle East. Now the monsters have spread across the globe, and the..."

July 3, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Saturday Picks & Sleepers

The blurbing of SXSW 2010

"...the potent guitars and cogent lyrics the quartet is known for. – Jim Caligiuri Rhymefest..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

Cover 3

Cover 3 has good intentions but isn't playing by the rules

"...Given Cover 3's attempt to go beyond the stereotypical mold of sports bars, it's ironic that..."

Feb. 13, 2009 Food Review by Lee Nichols

Myth Steps

Trenton Doyle Hancock's mythic creatures rise from the canvas, with help from Stephen Mills and Graham Reynolds

"...Trent's work from a show in 1998, so I've known about him for quite a long time...."

April 4, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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