City of Joy

"...Directed by: Roland Joffe. Starring: Patrick Swayze, Pauline Collins, Om Puri, Shabana Azmi..."

April 17, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Bringers of Joy

20,000 Austin kids are happily learning to make positive change in their lives through Creative Action

"...Head's up, Austin: Some artists you've never heard of are teaching your children to build puppets and stand..."

Nov. 14, 2014 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

Up From the Streets: New Orleans: The City of Music

Delightful if overstuffed musical history of the Crescent City

"...This gloriously messy celebration of New Orleans’ musical legacy is a savory gumbo of..."

May 15, 2020 Movie Review by Steve Davis

An Ode to 25 Years of Joy With Peter Bay

Celebration puts Austin Symphony Orchestra conductor center stage

"...rings more synonymous with “Austin Symphony Orchestra” than that of conductor and ASO Music Director Peter Bay...."

March 31, 2022 Arts Post by Jasmine Lane

City of Great Bread

"For some time now," Virginia B. Wood writes, "I've had this fantasy about putting advertisements in selected East Coast newspapers to entice Italian immigrant or Italian-American bakers to relocate to River City and bake their wonderful breads for me. And for you, too, of course."

"...Italian immigrant or Italian-American bakers to relocate to River City and bake their wonderful breads for me. And for..."

April 14, 2000 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Strand of Oaks and the Cadence of Joy

Overcoming grief and exploring sobriety, Tim Showalter finds himself In Heaven

"...the reins here. We're somewhere around the 13-minute mark of Davis' colossal 27-minute "Great Expectations." One movement ends and..."

Sept. 24, 2021 Music Feature by E. Ryan Ellis

All Over Creation: Ode to Joy

In a week's worth of creative endeavors, delight proves illuminating

"...Short of the detergent aisle at H-E-B, I don't know when..."

June 28, 2013 Arts Column by Robert Faires

The Secret History of Tuna

Tuna isn't the only Texas town with which actor-writers Jaston Williams and Joe Sears can be closely identified. Austin has played a significant role in the development of their town, and in return Sears and Williams have changed the face of the capital city.

"...a town. That pretty much sums up the careers of Joe Sears and Jaston Williams, at least for most..."

April 12, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Mahogany Project Makes Space for Queer People of Color

The latest performance by the theatre collective embraces joy

"...begins to speak – undoubtedly – from a place of personal truth. "It's hard to love a man that..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Arts Feature by Trey Gutierrez

The Spirit of the City and the Letter of the Law Collide at Sekrit Theater

Beau Reichert struggles with the city over his backyard arts complex

"...A welcome sign at the end of Beau Reichert's driveway greets visitors to Sekrit Theater. Down..."

Sept. 2, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

A Man of the Theatre

Memories of Capitol City Playhouse's Michel Jaroschy

"...Michel Jaroschy touched the lives of just about everyone in the Austin theatre community. If..."

Oct. 18, 1996 Arts Feature

2014 Austin City Limits Music Festival Line-up

Hip-hop tops the two weekends with ladies close behind

"...C3 Presents revealed the line-up for the 2014 Austin City Limits Music Festival this morning, Oct. 3-5 and 10-12...."

April 22, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Gary Clark Jr.’s Free Longhorn City Limits Show and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Recommended shows for Halloween night, from Genesis Owusu to Full of Hell

"...the paper every Thursday. And for our complete listings of upcoming live music events around town, head to Chron..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

The History of the LGBTQ Movement in Austin

From Stonewall to today, how Pride has progressed in our city

"...$1,500 was a lot of money in 1990. When the city of Austin required..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

'Out of Bounds': Reason To Celebrate in the Motor City, and More

New 'Chronicle' sports column debuts

"...Welcome to the first installment of The Austin Chronicle's new online-only sports column, "Out of..."

Oct. 13, 2011 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

State of the City Address

As delivered by Mayor Lee Leffingwell today

"...Mayor Lee Leffingwell delivered his State of the City Address before the Real Estate Council of..."

Feb. 2, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols

Long Road Out of Eden

The Eagles, Muse, and Phish to headline ACL 2010

"...Presents dropped the full line-up for the 2010 Austin City Limits Music Festival, Oct. 8-10, and it’s another technical..."

May 18, 2010 Music Post by Austin Powell

The Wages of Agreement Is Death (for Film Fight)

"...know, just when we’d settled into a pleasant state of extended antagonism, Will Smith comes along and ruins everything...."

July 10, 2008 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

DVDanger: Box Sets of Blood

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Nightbreed, and more Vincent Price

"...The Texas Chain Saw Massacre that marks the end of an era. "I'm about ready to call a cop,"..."

Oct. 28, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tracks of My Tears

A new documentary, Standing in the Shadows of Motown, signs a light on the men behind the Motown sound, the Funk Brothers.

"...45th birthday. According to Motown, Gerald Posner's sobering exposé of "Money, Power, Sex, and Music" at the fabled Motor..."

Nov. 15, 2002 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Austinite keeps her political signs up until her candidates of choice take the oath of office. That transaction occurred..."

June 18, 1999 News Feature

Urban Outfitters Annexes Block of the Drag

Hipster empire to build restaurant, bar

"...Clothing giant Urban Outfitters bought the leases of five adjacent businesses on the Drag in January to..."

June 17, 2015 News Post by Waylon Cunningham

Making Music from the Sound of Speech

Austin's JoySpeak Project brings light from conquered darkness.

"...Lise' Creed is hoovering up the joy in the world – kind of like the Grinch,..."

Dec. 18, 2012 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

George A. Romero's Land of the Dead

Romero has again crafted a character-driven horror film that doubles as a metaphor for the economic disparity in America and, to a lesser degree, the war on terror.

"...Simon Baker, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper, Asia Argento, Robert Joy and Eugene Clark. The first thing you see after..."

June 24, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Lost City

Bullock and Tatum find romance in this slapstick adventure

"...Nee. Starring: Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Brad Pitt...."

March 25, 2022 Movie Review by Sarah Jane

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...Quote of the Week "A State may not trade off the..."

July 7, 2006 News Feature

Jade Bird Crowns Her New Austinite Status With Austin City Limits Taping

UK Songwriter refracts Different Kinds of Light with ACL debut

"...2018, the young UK songwriter rode a significant wave of buzz ahead of her eponymous debut LP. Three years..."

June 15, 2021 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...running all those primaries ago, we've had the privilege of witnessing pundits bloviate about our now presumably "post-racial" society...."

March 27, 2009 News Feature

Capital City Black Film Festival Returns for 2021

Celebration of Black filmmakers goes hybrid this December

"...Austin’s only event dedicated to Black cinema, the Capital City Black Film Festival, is back in 2021 for a..."

Aug. 20, 2021 Screens Post by Cody Song

International Man of Independents

The wide world of producer Anish Savjani

"...If you're an independent filmmaker in need of a producer, Anish Savjani is the guy to find...."

Oct. 10, 2008 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

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