Christmastime Yum, New Year’s Noms, Jo’s Spikes Coffee Winterwise, Hoboken Pie Ventures Beyond Pizza, and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering.

"...numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings...."

Dec. 20, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup

Saddle up your reindeer

"...Brighten up your holiday with Christmas lights, festivals, and parades around the state, plus more..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Gift guide

"...Trans-Siberian OrchestraThe Christmas Trilogy (Lava)..."

Dec. 24, 2004 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Bad Santa

Billy Bob Thornton plays a thieving, degenerate Santa.

"...disappointments, failures, and abuses, culminating drily, "but nothing has ever sucked more ass than this." If that doesn’t have..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

La Buche

"...Decembre,” La Bûche tracks the day leading up to Christmas as the recently widowed Yvette (Fabian) calls her three..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Fantastic and Utterly Disreputable History of the Bevy of Sin Known as Guy Town

Before downtown Austin had the Warehouse District, it had the Whorehouse District: a notorious neighborhood of brothels and fandango houses called Guy Town.

"...would be connected to saloons or pool halls or even grocery stores through a back door. Others would be..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Ian Quigley

The Day of the Beast

De la Iglesia builds this original horror film around a priest who belives the Antichrist will be born on Christmas Day. The director's unique visions blend ultra-violence and satiric touches make this a stunning example of his work screening in this four-part Alamo series.

"...Pávez, Nathalie Seseña and Maria Grazia Cucinotta. Let it never be said that Alex de la Iglesia is a..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Jack Frost

"...in place of promised holiday cheer. Keaton (in his seventh pairing with co-producer Mark Canton) plays Jack Frost, a..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Record Reviews

"...Geezinslaw Christmas Double (Step One)..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Music Review

Jingle All the Way

"...the bastard cinematic offspring of John Hughes mutate into ever more spiteful critters every other generation or so. (Oddly,..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...the presence of a strong female protagonist fighting off everything from hordes of zombies, bad dates, creepy rideshare drivers..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Public Notice: Peace on Earth, Good Will to Most

A final look forward at the start of the end of the CodeNEXT process

"...long and tortured quest to rewrite the city land development code...."

Dec. 22, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Postmarks

Bikes, Beets, and Bastrop.

"...Steve Taylor..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Column

TV Eye

Xmas-Rated?

"...What makes a Christmas special a classic? There are several factors, the most..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Five Queer-Centric Horror Films to Watch This Halloween

Putting the “queen” back into your scream queen needs

"...Halloween is Gay Christmas, but much like Christmas, most of the movies out..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Merry Sitcom!: Christmas Classics From TV's Golden Age

Celebrate the season from the couch

"...Merry Sitcom!: Christmas Classics From TV's Golden AgeShout! Factory, $12.99..."

Dec. 4, 2009 Screens Review by Amy Smith

Best Week of the Year

Glancing at this week's sonic landscape, old and new

"...show up in unexpected places, like at the Armadillo Christmas Bazaar, where the Gourds delivered a lengthy set to..."

Dec. 29, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Giveable City

The treat of Austin eats

"...The Christmas Eve Waffle Dinner..."

Dec. 15, 2006 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Tim Burton's Corpse Bride

Burton's best work in ages is eye candy of the highest order and as eminently watchable as a hilltop Halloween pyre or a Día de los Muertos parade run amok.

"...Burton’s new stop-motion animated feature, a gift to gothlings everywhere and as exquisitely crafted as one of Federico’s post-mortem..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Bride From Hell

The Austin Chronicle's style avatar wants your wedding to be the peachiest. Here, he offers helpful hints to make your wedding panning that much less disastrous.

"...on the right, you can see the pageantry of Christmas, and look a little further down and the lights..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Features Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Y2Klean!

Follow Lorne Opler on his New Year's quest to make his laundry A-okay for A2K!

"...only last about a week before I start to reverse my underwear and socks and wear them inside out..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Features Feature by Lorne Opler

Day Trips

"...To found Hill Country Christmas Trees, Mark and Carol Mitchell traded careers in the..."

Dec. 8, 1995 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

South Austin Silent Night

Christmas albums local and otherwise.

"...So many new holiday albums get released every year – some arriving as early as August –..."

Dec. 7, 2011 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

After a Fashion

Gather 'round children and listen to the tale of how Eight Is Enough factored into a big family reunion

"...CHRISTMAS 1977 In her Dec. 19, 1997, "TV Eye" column..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

It's a Wonderful Lie

The breezy, sneaky charms of 1945's Christmas in Connecticut

"...Christmas movies usually come wrapped in a message: appreciate the..."

Dec. 7, 2014 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

After a Fashion

Stephen's holiday star stocking ... or star stalking?!

"...with me. Let's step back to the week before Christmas when I made my unforgettable star turn as Mother..."

Jan. 9, 2009 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Claus & Effect

The holiday how-to guide for the perpetually perplexed

"...not. Count yourself among the fortunate if you have never experienced the soul-crushing, "Uhhhh, what was it you needed..."

Dec. 15, 2006 Features Feature by Meredith Barnhill

A Christmas Carol Roasting on an Open Fire

With his solo show 'A Christmas Carol Roasting on an Open Fire,' Rob Nash has lit a fire under Dickens' perennial fable like Austin's problem child with a grill

"...A Christmas Carol Roasting on an Open Fire..."

Dec. 23, 2005 Arts Review by Patti Hadad

Day Trips

Discover Old World Christmas treasures at the Sophienburg Museum in New Braunfels.

"...sacred traditions were the stories and customs surrounding the Christmas tree...."

Nov. 26, 1999 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Austin's Holiday Art Bazaars Are Still Bringing Good Cheer

Who wouldn't love a creative gift by an area artist or artisan? Here's where you can find them.

"...Chronicle Arts elves can't speak to caroling or office Christmas parties, we do know that Austin's holiday art bazaars..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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