One, Two, Tres, Cuatro: Roadie

The shot about midway through 'Roadie' that travels from her sparkling shoes slowly up to her beaming face – that's Margaret Moser.

"...red straps. I worshipped those shoes and teetered around dangerous places, like behind the old Soap Creek. Future Go-Go's..."

March 2, 2012 Music Column by Margaret Moser

Off the Record

Ian McLagan snubs the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame while Suzanna Choffel uproots to New York

"...the best Willie Nelson shrine this side of Carl's Corner. Los Texas Wranglers made good use of the stage..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

FF2011: Getting Fisted By 'Knuckle'

An interview with 'Knuckle' director Ian Palmer

"...first encounter with the boys. I walked around a corner and James was playing pigeon-toss with his mates at..."

Sept. 22, 2011 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Nothing Like a Nail Biter

Texecutioners evade a Mile High mauling

"...It was a loss, yes, but it proved how dangerous Texas can be in a corner. The stats speak..."

July 22, 2011 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

I Built My Girlfriend's iPod

Stranded on a desert island? At least you have your iPodSolar.

"...Lizzy primer for me, mate – Jailbreak, Live and Dangerous, Dedication: The Very Best of Thin Lizzy. Box set,..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The First Time

Austin artists reveal the intimate details of how they got their muse on

"...down. Wedged between two box spring mattresses in the corner of my bedroom – the "drum cage" – with..."

July 17, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Safeguarding Those Widely Regarded as Corrupt

"...always, the Chronicle confined itself to yelling from a corner to safeguard individuals of institutions widely regarded as corrupt...."

May 29, 2009 Postmarks

Rock and a Hard Place

Exploring the elusiveness of fame and the ethics of the mash-up in 24 Beats per Second

"...and fortune, the one-in-a-million delusion that just around the corner, just at the next gig, just after the next..."

March 13, 2009 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Letters at 3AM

In Screenworld, face-to-face engagement is devalued, yet one is never alone

"...through which they could view every street, turn this corner and that as they pleased, look at every ruin..."

Feb. 27, 2009 Column by Michael Ventura

Letters From the Women of SAFPF

A small sample of the letters received by Austin attorney Derek Howard; transcribed and minimally edited

"...we were to step forward one step. It was dangerous in the extreme, all these untrained, pregnant, and ill..."

Dec. 12, 2008 News Feature

Page Two: Proposal Postcards

Proposition 2 and other economic quandaries

"...Now, we are used to the damnation of the street-corner, ideologue messiahs: Little do they care for our effort..."

Oct. 24, 2008 Column by Louis Black

ACL Sunday Picks

The blurbing of ACL 2008

"...hip-hop to the brew on its sixth, From the Corner to the Block (Anti-), with guest vocalists such as..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Music Feature

Around the World of Weird

The many genre delights of Fantastic Fest 2008

"...films is a roster of non-American-made masterpieces from every corner of the planet: Iceland to Australia, everywhere in Asia..."

Sept. 12, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Hill Country Militia

Grassroots homesteaders tighten ranks to fight urban encroachment

"...proposals have been proudly pro-growth: Dumb, smart, fast, or dangerous, they ain't picky...."

June 27, 2008 News Feature by Greg Harman

After a Fashion

Even Avatars need a nap now and again.

"...to the charming French band that played in the corner. But it was, of course, Vormann's work that got..."

May 16, 2008 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Letters @ 3AM

Walking nervous breakdowns are so "normal" they're barely noticed

"...all you want to do is huddle in the corner of a radio studio among strangers and cry, "Help!"..."

Feb. 1, 2008 Column by Michael Ventura

The Hightower Report

The Price of Trucker Fatigue; and Corporate Americas

"...long distances knows – driver alertness and performance deteriorate dangerously after about eight hours behind the wheel. So, Congress..."

Sept. 7, 2007 News Column by Jim Hightower

Porn Busters!

Investigators run roughshod over rights in hunt for cybersex offenders

"...housemate Lee Atterberry from his bedroom in the far corner of the house. Atterberry opened the door to find..."

Aug. 17, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

"...Hesness, 56, was killed last Wednesday morning near the corner of Manchaca and FM 1626 southwest of Austin when..."

July 20, 2007 News Feature

Let's See a Boy Do That

Let's See a Boy Do That: Reflections on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

"...the wall each and every time she took a corner. St. James was hot, gunning for gold, and we..."

May 26, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Famous Long Ago

Legendary "Humanzee" Oliver, his friends, and the bitter fight over animal welfare at a Texas refuge

"...spending years in tiny cages or leased out for dangerous research projects. In 1995, an undercover investigation by the..."

Dec. 15, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Buster Graybill: The Oklahoma Snorkel

Artist Buster Graybill presents the finer points of a good day out at the lake in his solo exhibition "The Oklahoma Snorkel" at the Donkey Show

"...a tank full of murky water. From around the corner, you can hear the revving of the motor coming..."

Nov. 17, 2006 Arts Review by Salvador Castillo

The Greenest Zine in Town

The new Austin Environmental Directory – part investigative environmental reports, part encyclopedia of sustainability, and part yellow pages of everything green in Austin – is out

"...(326-5655). Robbins says a Houston edition is around the corner and that he one day envisions the directory being..."

Aug. 25, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Bike It – You Might Like It

"...on a bike. However, they can ride to the corner or to a friend's house without starting up their..."

July 12, 2006 Postmarks

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Our readers talk back.

"...motorcycling, even with a helmet, is much, much more dangerous than bicycling without a helmet. An absurd set of..."

July 7, 2006 Column

Hammett Meets Hughes

Writer-director Rian Johnson on high school noir and Austin Film Festival highlight 'Brick'

"...all comers, and Sydney Greenstreet droops lazily in the corner, chuckling to himself while pulling the strings. Well, maybe..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Really Over There

The Texas Documentary Tour: Garrett Scott and Ian Olds' 'Occupation: Dreamland'

"...they're out there in the field in these incredibly dangerous circumstances, all keyed up, and then it's back onto..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

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Our readers talk back.

"...clusters of my lesbian "sisters" all hulking in the corners, scowling, and not a drink in sight. The few..."

July 1, 2005 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...This stretch of road is very dangerous and should be phased out. It also has the..."

June 17, 2005 Column

The Marriage of Figaro

Austin Lyric Opera offered something to delight everyone with its funny and excellent 'Marriage of Figaro'

"...she's set him up, out comes his dark and dangerous aria of vengeance, "Vedro mentr'io sospiro." His countess, formerly..."

May 6, 2005 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

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