Story Book Children

Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez duet their way into Austin's heart.

"...When Chip Taylor wrote "Storybook Children" in the mid-Sixties, there was no way of knowing it..."

Dec. 20, 2002 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

True Crime?

Why is the Austin American-Statesman in touch with the lawyers for Holtzbrinck Publishers Holdings and its subsidiary Holt, publisher of the critically acclaimed A Death in Texas?

"...On Valentine's Day, 1999, the Austin American-Statesman printed a story by..."

June 28, 2002 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Dylan Plays Vegas

"...Drive Lake Mead Boulevard east out of Vegas toward the jagged mountain range. Just before you crest the pass..."

July 9, 1999 Column by Michael Ventura

Top Ten Stage

Top Ten Theatrical Experiences of 1997

"...1. Ruthless! The Musical (Zachary Scott Theatre Center) This bastard love child..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Exhibitionism

The Cherry Orchard: About Real People

"...Mary Moody Northen Theatre, through October 19 Running time: 2 hrs, 30..."

Oct. 10, 1997 Arts Review

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...Unsheathe your broad sword and unpack your boom stick. South..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Porn Busters!

Investigators run roughshod over rights in hunt for cybersex offenders

"...On June 9, 2004, Javier Perez's dream of becoming a college math professor came to an abrupt end...."

Aug. 17, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

To Ancient Troy (By Way of Denver)

Ancient Greece and modern Denver may seem an incongruous pairing, but in the new Greek epic Tantalus, produced by the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, they prove a striking fit, creating a work that's heroic.

"...Just before 10am -- ancient Greece and modern Denver. The two locales are so incongruous that their pairing seems..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Postmarks

Contradictions Exposed

"...Wyatt Roberts is telling other people how to live when, as an admitted..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Column

The Darkness: Stubb's, April 13

Live Shot

"...The DarknessStubb's, April 13 Verily, some scoffed at the Darkness'..."

April 16, 2004 Music Review by Christopher Gray

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Tragedy Brings Out the Worst in 'Chron'..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Column

The Real Heroes

Record Review

"...The Real HeroesGreetings From Russia You almost have to feel..."

Feb. 27, 2004 Music Review by Christopher Gray

Music to Wallow By

Wayne Alan Brenner's list for maudlin millennium-toasting listening displeasure is sure to send you flinging yourself off of Leonard Cohen's "Tower of Song."

"...Hello, Darkness, my old friend; I've come to talk with you..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Features Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Dark Water Hymnal

"...The Dark Water HymnalAs Above, So Below..."

March 13, 2009 Music Review by Darcie Stevens

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...It Is the Time for ReasonDear Editor,..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Column

Just Your Average Stiff

"...Bruce Campbell in Evil Dead II A hapless Shemp facing off against..."

June 4, 1999 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Page Two: Let Us Pray and Play Guitar

The revolution is ongoing, the revolution is daily

"...Back in the mid-Eighties when Michael Corcoran as the Chronicle's regular..."

April 22, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Robyn Hitchcock

"...roll is an old man's game now, so I'm staying in it," asserts Robyn Hitchcock in the bio accompanying..."

March 15, 2013 Music Review by Greg Beets

Letters at 3AM

The Oklahoma City Memorial and Ground Zero stir feelings of the dead calling on us to live

"...Last September ... driving east, skirting Oklahoma City, driving hard with no intention..."

April 15, 2005 Column by Michael Ventura

Exhibitionism

"...Savage in Limbo: Balls in Search of a Cue Hole in..."

June 6, 1997 Arts Review

Page Two: Mea Culpa Redux, and Again Mea Culpa

Confessions of an evil dwarf

"...The Sunday morning that begins the last day of South..."

March 23, 2007 Column by Louis Black

Gay Place

Seriously, who doesn't love Halloween?

"...Austin's queer scene is getting an extra creepy, super spooky..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

Triksta: Life and Death and New Orleans Rap

Sheet music

"...British journalist Nik Cohn earned his stars and stripes chronicling American subcultures in his screenplay to 1977's Saturday Night..."

Feb. 17, 2006 Music Review by Robert Gabriel

Death Becomes Her

Kier-La Janisse unleashes CineMuerte on poor, innocent Austin.

"...When the Alamo Drafthouse hired Vancouver scenester / writer / cinephile..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

Daytrips

"...The night skies of Texas offer an excellent gateway to..."

Aug. 29, 2003 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

Ellison's Greenhouses in Brenham boasts an eye-popping array of poinsettias to help enliven the Christmas season

"...Ellison's Greenhouses in Brenham knows Christmas flowers. The nursery grows a wide..."

Nov. 18, 2005 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Book Reviews

"...In the good old days, political journalists were often brighter..."

July 4, 1997 Books Feature

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...BoomBaptist, Elaquent, Juicy the Emissary..."

Feb. 12, 2021 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, April 10-16

"...worth of hard work on behalf of his people, delivering them out of slavery in Egypt. Yet God didn’t..."

April 10, 2020 Column by Rob Brezsny

SXSW Friday Picks and Sleepers

"...FRIDAY PICKS FLAMING LIPS / JIM JAMES / DIVINE FITS..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

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