Gotta Get Up

Harry Nilsson, the Pussy Cat who roared

"...The armchair psychology of musicians, especially those we ascribe genius..."

Dec. 3, 2010 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Just Another Manic Monday

The Alamo Drafthouse's music / film synergy: Music Mondays and more

"...Journey was the original emo band. Not emo in the "I hate..."

July 7, 2006 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Songs of Pain Was Not in Vain

The day a skinny young kid named Daniel Johnston came shuffling to the back door of the 'Chronicle'

"...You'd be with me here today..."

March 11, 2005 Music Feature by Louis Black

AppleSauce

Second place, the 13th Annual 'Austin Chronicle' Short Story Contest

"...The very second she woke up she struggled into a..."

Feb. 18, 2005 Books Feature by Jason Scott Katz

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...To the editor,..."

Dec. 10, 2004 Column

Making a List

Examining the prospects for Austin's lobby at the 77th Legislature

"...If we're to believe the lobbyists and developers who do business with the Legislature,..."

Dec. 29, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Dancing About Architecture

The Antone's Dance

"...Changes are in store for Antone's nightclub in the near future. No, the club isn't moving, changing its..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

Crossing the Final Path

"...The image of Paul Sessums that keeps running through my..."

Aug. 21, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

The Road to Winville

"..."Why should Central Texans find the faces at the Grammys familiar this year?" asked one..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Kustom Film Kommando

Interview With Filmmaker Kenneth Anger

"...as a maker of magick, albeit one who uses the camera as his medium to the occult. Born around..."

Oct. 31, 1997 Screens Feature by Clay Smith

Ticket to Ride

The Daytrippers' Filmmaker Greg Mottola

"...1) The word "dysfunctional" is meaningless, since it apparently pertains to..."

April 25, 1997 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Dancing About Architecture

Do the Chili Mac

"...The Texas Tornados may just be on the verge of..."

Dec. 13, 1996 Music Column

Say Anything

Eric Bogosian Comes Clean

"...I had to describe Eric Bogosian, I'd call him the raw nerve of the American cultural psyche. I've been..."

Nov. 3, 1995 Arts Feature

His Name Was Gary Poulter

Meet the homeless man who became a movie star

"...Gary Poulter was a charming movie star with shockingly pale blue eyes and smooth dance moves. He..."

April 11, 2014 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

All Good Thoughts, All Good Food

The symbolism and celebration of Tet, the Vietnamese new year

"...expanding number of excellent restaurants. But as prevalent as the local Vietnamese culture is becoming, if you're not familiar..."

Feb. 4, 2005 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Overnight Sensation

Sword of Dracula' creator Jason Henderson is taking over the (fantasy) world

"...Listen. The only thing you'll ever really need to know about..."

Jan. 14, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

A Cook's Tour

You just had to be there: The Chronicle's Mick Vann compasses the cuisine of Thailand, in Bangkok and beyond.

"...Sapachai "Sap" Apisaksari and I became fast friends in the late 1970s, while I was the chef at Clarksville..."

June 28, 2002 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Give Him Enough Rope

John Walch's new plays -- the monologue The Circumference of a Squirrel and the epic The Dinosaur Within -- are inextricably linked: In their ambitious scope, in their genesis, and in the amount of national attention they're generating for this award-winning Austin playwright.

"...One day, when playwright John Walch was wandering on the beach in Mexico, he happened upon a rope that..."

April 20, 2001 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

A Time of Recognition

An excerpt from John Cale's new autobiography, What's Welsh for Zen?

"...Awards, a heartfelt South by Southwest panel dedicated to the same, an attendant SXSW 2000 showcase, and two booksignings..."

April 14, 2000 Music Feature by Victor Bockris

Box Sets/Reissues

The Disco Box

"...More book than box per se, The Disco Box, compiled by Billboard and A&R veteran Brian..."

April 9, 1999 Music Feature

Mixed Signals

Behind the Glass at KUT Radio

"...The hulking, mono- lithic glass menagerie at the southeast corner..."

July 19, 1996 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

All Over Creation: Regifting

There may be new life in old Scrooge yet, thanks to creative Austin artists

"...Scrooge is dead to you. I get it...."

Dec. 16, 2011 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Lynyrd Skynyrd Christmas Time Again (CMC International)

Christmas Records

"...Lynyrd SkynyrdChristmas Time Again (CMC International) No, this isn't a joke,..."

Dec. 22, 2000 Music Review by Michael Bertin

Holiday Viewing: Silent Night, Deadly Night

When your Christmas nightmares come true

"...So this is the elephant in the room, right? Oh, there’s traditional holiday..."

Dec. 23, 2017 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Postmarks

Reusing Seaholm

"...I appreciated Jenny Staff's coverage of the Seaholm Reuse Planning Committee's report to the City Council..."

Dec. 25, 1998 Column

Sisu

Gruesome guffaws in this Nazi-smashing Finnish action-comedy

"...It's a little difficult to say that there's a major flaw with super-violent, super-fun, Nazi-slaying action-comedy Sisu,..."

April 28, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Holiday Happenings

'Tis the season

"...These festive ATX events will help get you in the..."

Dec. 12, 2016 Events Post by Morgan Menendez

Bad Santa

Billy Bob Thornton plays a thieving, degenerate Santa.

"...tidings and goodwill toward men, comes Bad Santa. And the first words out of the mouth of Santa Claus?..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Ted

Mark Wahlberg and the teddy bear he willed to life as a child stay BFFs into adulthood in Seth McFarlane's zany first foray onto the big screen.

"...In a lesser universe, this story of the misadventures of a miraculous, talking teddy bear and his..."

June 29, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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

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