March of the Flower Children

The last interview with Seeds frontman and oh-so-brief psychedelic Austinite Sky Sunlight Saxon

"...perfect poise, Sky Saxon sits cross-legged atop a bed of brown and gold silk sheets in his living room...."

July 24, 2009 Music Feature by Austin Powell

The Challenge of Playing Living People in Zach Theatre's Notes From the Field

The cast discusses how hard it can be getting into the skin of living people in Anna Deavere Smith’s play

"...The statement comes from Sherrilyn Ifill, head of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and one..."

March 1, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Myth of Che

The Short Life of Revolutionary Che Guevara

"...are a bitch. The best, like Evan Connell's Son of the Morning Star, can easily surpass its fictional equal:..."

July 11, 1997 Books Feature by Tom Aiken

Muralist Mila Sketch Celebrates a Decade of Creativity in Austin

Innovative immigrant artist on her approach, future, and love affair with the city

"...three weeks, adorns the walls in the Austin Chamber of Commerce, while a futuristic mini mural combines abstract shapes,..."

April 4, 2025 Arts Feature by Julie Royce

Page Two: Of Cabbages and Kings

Thoughts on the Constitution, Part I

"...be sweet to know that I'm in some kind of distorted reality yet again instead of having to face..."

Feb. 12, 2016 Column by Louis Black

In Praise of Designers

A show of gratitude as two of our finest, Ia Ensterä and Jason Amato, depart Austin

"...an evocative and cohesive theatrical world in a matter of days, then refine it during the mind-numbing marathon of..."

July 17, 2015 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Sacred Spaces and the Art of Margo Sawyer at AMOA

"..."Margo Sawyer: Presence and Absence" at the Austin Museum of Art – Laguna Gloria. This is the museum's second..."

Aug. 21, 1998 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Agency of Light

Tripping the Neon Lights Fantastic

"...Pato's Tacos photograph by Kenny Braun The fiery red of the Pontiac chief's head is still burned into my..."

May 23, 1997 Arts Feature by Kate X Messer

Ten Chronicle Music Writers on Their Favorite Austin Albums of 2022

Almost 100 albums we loved this year

"...Wringing out the rest of pandemic-recorded albums around a flurry of returning live musical..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Music Feature by Kriss Conklin

City Hall Gets Better at the Basic Business of Budgeting

Early indicators are good, but difficult fiscal conversations linger

"...The all-in pocketbook impact of the new budget's spending for the "typical" Austin resident..."

Aug. 16, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

In Memory of Dennis Hopper

'A walkin' contradiction, partly truth and partly fiction'

"...There's a lot of wrong directions..."

June 4, 2010 Screens Feature by Louis Black

The Art of Schlock

A conversation with Shock Festival art director Tim Bradstreet

"...Plenty of artists and graphic designers had a hand in helping..."

Oct. 24, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Poetry of Pain

The Fires

"...silence; what festers in the crammed and locked closets of the heart: This is the substance of Friendswood native..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Books Review

Tim Kerr Sets His Own New Colors

Austin "Self-expressionist" paints visionary artists, photographs their environments, accompanies with old time music duo Up Around the Sun

"...DIY polymath sits, surrounded by his beautiful, rough-edged paintings of his heroes, which include inspirational sayings from the subjects...."

Aug. 27, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Best of the Rest The Summer of '95, Part 2

"...embedded in the human psyche. In Providence: The Story of a Fifty-Year Vision Quest by Daniel Quinn (Bantam, $19.95..."

June 9, 1995 Books Feature

The Half-Century Psych of Shiva's Headband

13th Floor Elevators weren't the only local psych act exploring Austin's outer limits – and still doing so

"...There have been bands skirting around the edges of city life, some making an impact and others helping..."

Dec. 1, 2017 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Eric's World

The Many Fanastic Colors of

"...probably pay him no mind. His greeting comes in soft tones...."

Sept. 27, 1996 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Girlie Action

Girlie Action

"...Here's a story of irony and persistence: Shelley King toiled locally for the..."

April 26, 2002 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Sexy Beast

With a bold new take on Andre Previn's operatic adaptation of A Streetcar Named Desire, Austin Lyric Opera has a remarkable opportunity to lead the operatic pack and show the world the stuff it's made of.

"...Get Brad Dalton talking about the operatic version of A Streetcar Named Desire and pretty soon you're listening..."

Jan. 18, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Upon the Desk

"...Pocket Fishrmen -- Orgy of Rock and Roll..."

Oct. 26, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Seeing Stars

A Constellation of Latin American Drawing Shines at UT

"...Benedit, 1976-77 According to Mari Carmen Ramirez, the curator of Latin American Art for UT's Huntington Art Gallery, the..."

Feb. 6, 1998 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Sin Fronteras

Most observers would agree that Austin has a Latino visual arts community, but within that community are many voices, many points of view, many styles -- and no borders.

"...the airport, Fidencio Duran's images greet all comers. Two of the most distinctive buildings south of the Capitol on..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Arts Feature by Rob Curran

Prints Charming

Marking Austin's Museum of Art's "Fresh Ink" Exhibit

"...1993. Monotype, 42x28 inches. Published by Flatbed Press. If out-of-town friends suddenly appeared on my doorstep expecting to be..."

Feb. 21, 1997 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Black Pumas’ Eric Burton Bets on Himself

After an abrupt break, Chronicles of a Diamond completely reinvents the band dynamic

"...most serene track on Black Pumas’ sophomore album Chronicles of a Diamond. The lullaby-like "Angel" emerged while playing guitar..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Spacing Out in Round Rock

Carter, Paige, Christi, Doug, and two homeowners on 'Trading Spaces' in Central Texas

"...Welcome to the Chronicle Web extra full transcript of our interviews with the cast of Trading Spaces. Managing..."

Feb. 6, 2004 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Nothing Less Than Magical

Veterans of the Zilker Summer Musical recall enchantment on the hillside

"...The latter qualifies as a sure bet by virtue of the fact that a summer musical has been produced..."

July 4, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Untrained Wonders

UT's Exhibition of Self-Taught Artists Features Miracles

"...and, atop her white hair, a velvet black halo of a hat with a dark veil that trailed behind...."

Sept. 12, 1997 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

QueerBomb/Pride Roundtable: Extended Remix

QueerBomb and Austin Pride meet for a roundtable

"...Members of QueerBomb, Austin's renegade counter-Pride, and members of the official..."

June 3, 2011 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

The Comics (Artist) Panel

Five Austinites on the state of the sequential art, from comics to comix to manga and beyond

"...Austin has a pedigree of comic-book artists to make any bullpen on any coast..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Arts Feature by Joey Seiler

Contrast Review: Obscuro Barroco

Poetry takes form in a mythic city in Evangelia Kranioti's ode to Rio

"...a mutant, always transforming, and goes on: “It is my own figure, my own metamorphosis.”..."

July 22, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Nick Yeager

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