Playback: Taco Queen Upgrades

Maria Taco Xpress keeps up with South Lamar, Moistboyz debut Dean Ween in Austin, and SXSW footnotes

"...taco queen Maria Corbalan is now expanding the focus of her eccentric eatery, Maria's Taco Xpress, to include a..."

March 28, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Book of Khalid

Maps to the Middle East: 'The Book of Khalid'

"...Maps to the Middle East The Book of Khalidby Ameen Rihani Melville House, 320 pp., $15 (paper)..."

June 15, 2012 Books Feature by Jessi Cape

Off the Record

Firsthand accounts of the Warped Tour and Delaney & Bonnie from the Riverboat Gamblers' Mike Wiebe and Bobby Whitlock, respectively

"...Following the announcement here last week of the Direct Events lawsuit, rival promotion enterprise C3 Presents..."

July 2, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Tres Chicas

The Latin ladies have it, but the Krayolas want it back

"...Part II of Cinco de Mayo became something of a mystery. The..."

May 8, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

I Heart Guitarz

Girls Rock! chronicles a camp where girls do just that

"...earnest that singing "gets all the negative energy out of me." Amelia, an 8-year-old bespectacled guitarist who cites Ramones..."

March 21, 2008 Screens Feature by Yvonne Georgina Puig

No Concord for Northcross?

RG4N directs its ire at the city manager's office

"...is focusing on core issues related to the city of Austin's top management and form of government...."

April 6, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

American Fiesta

In 'American Fiesta,' Steven Tomlinson's quest for a set of Fiestaware leads him to embrace his past, imperfections, and those who are different

"...Running time: 1 hr, 30 min..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Letters at 3AM

'The 9 / 11 Commission Report' only shows us how much we still do not know about what happened on that day

"...The authorized edition of The 9/11 Commission Report runs 547 pages. Incredibly, only..."

Sept. 3, 2004 Column by Michael Ventura

Dancing About Architecture

Another festival weekend, this time jazz; plus Mars Music not going under, and Bill Hicks -- still dead, more CDs.

"...upcoming broadcasts including Patty Griffin & the Blind Boys of Alabama (10/20) and Steve Earle & Riders in the..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Naked City

"...While less than 9% of Austinites bothered to vote this weekend, 80% of registered..."

May 10, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Gotta Wear Shades

Could the Back-Biting Really Be Over?

"...conspicuously empty, Eric Mitchell's $1100 Relax-the-Back chair was wheeled off the dais for the last time, and Bruce Todd..."

June 20, 1997 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

Pizza Redux

"...pie from a Manhattan pie on a good day. (Of course, here I'm made fun of simply for using..."

April 18, 1997 Food Feature by Robb Walsh

Sen. Kirk Watson on the 86th Texas Legislature

“In Texas, we don’t focus on what our needs are; we focus on what we want to pay”

"...Austin mayor, is entering his fifth term representing most of the city in the Texas Senate. His committee posts..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Saving Austin's Schools

Nobody gets everything they want, but AISD’s bond may give everybody something they really need

"...on districtwide facilities and infrastructure. However, about $636 million of the $1.134 billion package goes to specific neighborhood campuses..."

Sept. 8, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Trading One 'Community' for Another

Dan Harmon is talking to you

"...Canceled sitcoms litter the network landscape. Fired showrunners and head writers hop on and off vehicles up..."

Jan. 11, 2013 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

30 Rock

Thirty recordings for 30 years of music Chronicling

"...From the opening chords of "Love Struck Baby," it was clear this album would..."

Sept. 2, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Saturday Picks & Sleepers

The blurbing of SXSW 2010

"...out, B.o.B. (Also: Sat., 11:30pm, Klub Krucial.) – Chase Hoffberger YellowFever..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Seems as if your paper has been putting lots of effort into whistle-blowing and finger-wagging at the supposed wrongdoings..."

Dec. 23, 2005 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...I am a regular reader of the Chronicle, and despite my interest in the arts..."

July 1, 2005 Column

Y Not?

The battle over AMD's move to Lantana is a one-tract skirmish in a larger war over the uncertain future of Central Texas

"...congested intersection in Oak Hill where Highway 71 branches off from 290 West and heads northwest, toward Lake Travis...."

June 24, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Page Two

State reps Jack Stick and Todd Baxter deserve their very own 'Best of Austin' category

"...would be more appropriate. Just for the sheer cacophony of it, I'll add President Bush to that list, so..."

Oct. 1, 2004 Column by Louis Black

Requiem for a Sane Man

Exalting comic maverick Bill Hicks on the 10th anniversary of his passing

"...a minute' as the consensus forms. He's the antithesis of the mob mentality. The comic is a flame –..."

March 12, 2004 Arts Feature by Steve Birmingham

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...The idea of conducting a stakeholder process was initiated by Bill Bunch..."

Aug. 30, 2002 Column

Paradise

Ten years after Gravity, Alejandro Escovedo finds his "Paradise."

"...Antonio. Take 306 until you hit the outer ring of Saturn. Out past Purgatory Road, past roadside vultures frenzied..."

June 28, 2002 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Thanks!

"...Memory: Henry Hampton (1940-1998)." It was good to learn of his contribution to the world of film production. I..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Column

Live Shots

"...THE WHIRLING DERVISHES OF TURKEY..."

Nov. 6, 1998 Music Feature

From Script to Screen

"...The fifth annual Austin Heart of Film Screenwriters Conference and Festival winds to a close..."

Oct. 9, 1998 Screens Feature

Record Reviews

"...in their native Australia, having won that country's equivalent of a Grammy for this, their third release, You Am..."

Feb. 6, 1998 Music Review

Postmarks

The Xicanindio Poet

"...It's about time he be given some recognition. Because of his commitment to peace and justice, the gentle soul..."

April 11, 1997 Column

Live Shots

"...this year's 25th Kerrville Folk Festival was going to run 25 days, I was one who predicted disaster. The..."

June 28, 1996 Music Feature

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