On the Bus

In the process of writing her new play con flama, Austin poet / writer Sharon Bridgforth discovered that the piece was not complete without her own voice in it. In the process of observing con flama's development, writer Belinda Acosta discovered something about her own voice, too.

"...for the piece: to explore the social and political events of the late Fifties through the Seventies that shaped..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Arts Feature by Belinda Acosta

One Man Talking

In these days of HDTV, IMAX theatres with SurroundSound, and interactive software in 3-D hyper-realism, who wants to listen to one man talking for 90 minutes on a stage? A lot of people, when the man is Steven Tomlinson, award-winning economics lecturer, lay preacher, and Austin's premier monologist, as Wayne Alan Brenner explains.

"...got a charge out of it. So I went back the next time, and then I started going every..."

March 31, 2000 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Dancing About Architecture

The usual suspects return: Miles Zuniga, Daniel Johnston, Sandra Bullock, Bob Schneider, and the Asylum Street Spankers; also, Patti Smith returns to Austin for SXSW, as do a bunch of other people.

"...get all that? If you think that chain of events is bizarre, you ain't heard nothin' yet. Check out..."

March 10, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

The Education of a Lifetime

A look at UT's Performing Arts Center and the process by which they bring the biggest names in jazz to Austin.

"...and gone to bed. Except, down the dark, empty back halls -- somewhere -- there was a light on,..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

A Museum Comes of Age

"..."We've stepped back from the actual proposal that was in front of..."

July 23, 1999 Arts Feature by Mary Jane Garza

Holy Smoke!

The Barbecue! Bible

"...begins with extensive prefatory statements, loaded with historical and background information. They offer travelogue-style notes on the trips, restaurants,..."

June 25, 1999 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Live Shots

Dianne Reeves, Pam Hart/Austin Music Festival

"...Paramount Theatre, June 4/Antone's, June 5 & Backyard, June 6..."

June 18, 1999 Music Feature

Postmarks

Plan for People, Not Cars

"...grateful for the Empanada Parlour's contributions to our fund-raising events. Giving back to the community is what the Parlour..."

March 26, 1999 Column

Dancing About Architecture

photograph by Todd V. Wolfson A Big Hand for a Little Lady

"...and Brazos]." Wristbands for the music festival will go back on sale the following day at the new raised..."

March 13, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck

That Old Revival Spirit

Testifying About Movies

"...someone looked over the lists and exclaimed, "Oooh, they're bringing that?" (or something to that effect). That's some of..."

June 13, 1997 Screens Feature

Crisis at the Rape Crisis Center

Has Idealism Become the Victim of Financial Reality?

"...board, have lost sight of ARCC's original purpose. Cutting back on public education programs that operate at a grassroots..."

Dec. 20, 1996 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Dancing About Architecture

SXSW-Mas Is Coming

"...wants him to stay on, he's ready to move back to Texas. (That sound you hear in the background..."

Nov. 8, 1996 Music Column

The New Payola

When Radio Stations Become Concert Promoters

"...us on one of those days. We kept going back because they had more than one day, but we..."

Aug. 2, 1996 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Walser Keeps the Top Hand

"...row center -- I could see him sweating!") and backstage passes to Bruce Springsteen's packed show at the Austin..."

Feb. 2, 1996 Music Column

Life on the 38th Parallel

GAINing Ground

"...$8,000, so they changed their argument and said we're bringing in upper-income residents. So they called it gentrification. So..."

Jan. 12, 1996 News Feature

Dancing About Architecture

Hey, Buddy! Ya Got a Light?

"...Bowden? Well, that's too long. A member of the back-from-touring Wannabes recounted to me a recent harrowing ride across..."

Nov. 24, 1995 Music Column

Kids 'n' Tell

Why Children Groove on Stories

"...the Pied Piper of Stories, who has appeared at events promoting literacy and serves as the emcee for Playfest..."

June 23, 1995 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Modernform, Chat Pile, and More Crucial Concerts

Metal, punk, Mary J, and more worth seeing

"...make their way to those faraway stages, they’ll be bringing verve – and a film crew to shoot a..."

Feb. 14, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

SXSW Conference Taps Issa Rae, Signal and Colossal Leads for Keynotes

Lineup drop also adds Kevin Bacon, Hideo Kojima, Last of Us cast & crew

"...Colossal, which wants to “jumpstart nature’s ancestral heartbeat” by bringing extinct species back to life...."

Feb. 11, 2025 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

Can Museums Solve America’s Education Inequality Problem?

SXSW panelists discuss the power of public spaces

"...how public institutions can play an important role in bringing communities together – if properly designed. In the case..."

March 14, 2024 SXSW Post by Lina Fisher

Teezo Touchdown, Arny Margret, and More Reviews From Tuesday of SXSW

Standout sets to kick off the big music week

"...As usual, the Chronicle music team traversed to events both official and unofficial, from a West Campus corner..."

March 13, 2024 Music Post by Derek Udensi

Qmmunity: Queer Comedy Pipeline

Ivy Le talks the impact of Tongue in Cheek, a queer comedy open mic providing fertile ground for Austin's LGBTQ comics

"...comics whose material presumed a hetero audience bombing and bringing back more elevated work at the next show. "I've..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Column by James Scott

Qmmunity: Stick Together

In light of frightening futures, the queer community must stand together

"...music, friends, foes, chaos, creation, and soon you, too, bringing your signature style. The only way out is through,..."

May 12, 2023 Column by James Scott

Summers of Youth: Director Atsuko Ishizuka Says Goodbye, Don Glees!

The anime artist creates a new tale of adolescence and loss

"...Her newest film, Goodbye, Don Glees! (available now on..."

Feb. 18, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

HealthSouth Redevelopment Gets Green Light

Finally, a tentative agreement to build affordable housing in its place

"...a lower rental price point before the deal comes back to Council...."

Oct. 7, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin Film Society Announces 2022 Filmmaker Grant Recipients

Projects from PJ Raval, Don Swaynos to financial support

"...Founded in 1996 as the Texas Filmmakers’ Production Fund,..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds Goes Delving into the UnderWorlds

Senior Programmer Dan Repp digs into two days of horror

"...Chills and thrills have always been part of Other..."

May 19, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin at Large: Look What We Made Them Do

So, why do these creeps care so much about other people’s abortions, anyway?

"...played by Bea Arthur, had her TV abortion way back in November 1972.)..."

May 6, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Tuesday

A Zamrock fruit plate, apathetic Irish drone-poetics, and so much more

"...the band in 2017 following renewed interest after their back catalog was reissued...."

March 16, 2022 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

We Have an Issue: It’s Been a Year, All Right

It's the Top 10s issue; plus, meet the new Food Editor

"...It's never simple, distilling a whole year's events into lists of 10, but 2021 in particular has..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

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