Off the Record

Fun Fun Fun Fest kicks up dust at Waterloo Park while Lyle Lovett closes down Studio 6A

"...got at least one thing right during his set of deadpan, observational humor last Friday night in Waterloo Park:..."

Nov. 12, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

SXSW music news and carryings-on

"...The Greatest Gift..."

March 20, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Ben Kweller saddles up in Austin, Willie Nelson and company share one last night in the Backyard, and Bavu Blakes and others gear up for election night

"...Looking for a soundtrack for Nov. 4? Of Great and Mortal Men: 43 Songs for 43 U.S...."

Oct. 31, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Top 10 Dance and Classical Music Wonders of 2007

Chronicle Arts Editor Robert Faires recaps 2007 in dance and classical music

"...1) Waiting for the Barbarians (Austin Lyric Opera) Mounting the American premiere of..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The TAKS Is Dead! Long Live the TAKS!

Students continue to cram for slow-to-expire high-stakes tests

"...On Monday, June 11, dozens of kids trudged into Travis High School to begin a..."

June 29, 2007 News Feature by Michael May

The Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades

Timbuk 3's Barbara Kooyman looks to a brighter future with Texamericana.org

"...Timbuk 3 T-shirt and laid it to rest at the bottom of a cardboard box. Atop it she packed..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Realms of Inspiration

Erik Hokkanen, Finnish and fiddling in Austin

"...Feodor Rojankovsky's illustrations for Golden Books in the Fifties and Sixties often told a different story than..."

Dec. 2, 2005 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Shoal Creek Boulevard Frankencurbs Draw Ire of Residents

Few defend bike/car compromise

"...If the city of Austin had a barn in the Allandale..."

May 20, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Across the State

Heflin, Hochberg, Mercer, and Mabry among the incumbents on the bubble

"...Beyond Central Texas, there are only a couple dozen legislative races that will..."

Oct. 22, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

The Death of Ben Brownlee

A Rockdale teenager's suicide raises questions about official protections for gay and transgendered kids

"...When Karen Johle arrived home from work on the afternoon of Tuesday, Nov. 18, her youngest son, 13-year-old..."

Jan. 30, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

On the Lege

The Senate stands at ease, and the House steamrolls easily.

"...Following the Monday afternoon Senate-fugitives-and-media circus, Tuesday at the Capitol seemed..."

Aug. 1, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Here Comes the Naderhood

Preview of Ralph Nader and Democracy Rising's visit to Austin

"...Moore doesn't consider himself a Green Party sort. Yet the conservative Republican-turned-independent liked what he saw in Ralph Nader,..."

Jan. 25, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Least of These

UT professor Horace Newcomb reflects on the segregation South on the release of his friend and colleague Paul Stekler's documentary George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire.

"...Sometime in the fall of 1963 a psychology professor fell into step..."

March 10, 2000 Features Feature by Horace Newcomb

The Memory of Music

Discovering Moby Grape's Skip Spence via his only solo album Oar, and it's new tribute album, More Oar

"...in a bathtub, in a house on Hollywood east of I-35, in the very early Eighties. The water has..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Music Feature by Louis Black

Little Fleshlets, On the Run

"...In my back-pocket black notebook I wrote the date numerically without punctuation: 111999..."

July 23, 1999 Column by Michael Ventura

Mothers Who Think: Tales of Real-Life Parenthood

"...Edited by Camille Peri and Kate Moses..."

May 7, 1999 Books Feature

The Gift of Words

Corrido

"...Take all the lingering ghosts and graying sages out of the American..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Books Feature

In With the Old, In With the New

"...The latest pile of poetry to hit the Chronicle reflects..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Books Feature by Phil West

Emmy, Emmy -- Who Got the Emmy?

"...Gillian Anderson won the Emmy for Best Actress in a Drama Series. High..."

Sept. 19, 1997 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

In Defense of Paul McCartney

Milquetoast Balladeer or Songwriting Stud?

"..."After all, the Beatles were John's group. He was the band leader..."

Dec. 15, 1995 Music Feature

The Nicest Guy in Television

"...are pouring huge sums of money into new hires, snazzy graphics, and aggressive ad..."

June 16, 1995 News Feature

Ravyn Lenae, Spoon, the Magnetic Fields, and More Crucial Concerts

Plan your week in music with a little help from these recommendations

"...By the time Chicago crooner Ravyn Lenae released her long-awaited debut..."

Oct. 18, 2024 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

From the Walls to the Page in ATX Urban Art

New book ATX Urban Art catalogs Austin's street art, murals, mosaics, and graffiti

"...Graffiti artists see through a lens, one of unutilized spaces and uncelebrated locations. As Austin grows we..."

March 24, 2023 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

Adrian Quesada and the Long Path to His First Official Solo Release

Austin's unassuming superstar is a travellin' man

"...unimpressed with himself. Yes, things are very good for the multihyphenate, to say the least. Of course, Quesada has..."

July 15, 2022 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

The Last Border Crossing

Iliana Sosa's trips with her grandfather become touching documentary What We Leave Behind

"...If a documentary is a journey, then it’s one where you don’t know the destination when..."

March 18, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Verde Report: Answering the Burning Austin FC Question

A brand-new team is shaping up to be better than anyone anticipated

"...Saturday night, for the second time in as many weeks, Austin..."

May 7, 2021 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

The Common Law

Traffic, traffic, and more traffic laws

"...high school friends and I want to head to the Texas coast for spring break. One of my friends..."

March 6, 2020 Column by Luke Ellis

Exploring Friendship in Ralph Breaks the Internet

Screenwriter and former Austinite Pamela Ribon talks BFFs, online and IRL

"...It may be called Ralph Breaks the Internet, but Vanellope von Schweetz is the real star..."

Nov. 23, 2018 Screens Feature by Britt Hayes

How a Genetic Disorder Drove Abby Solomon to the Forefront of Science and Music

After supplying a scientific breakthrough, this Austinite improves one show at a time

"...When Abby Solomon dropped out of college, she picked up the hobby of so many..."

Sept. 7, 2018 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Dripping Springs Keeps Growing, But Can the Dining Scene Keep Up?

Austin real estate pushes restaurateurs beyond city limits

"...There were about 80 people in my graduating class at..."

June 9, 2017 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

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