Total Entertainment Package

Rockin' out with Austin's Latin-metal crossover darlings

"...saw an empty cocktail glass at the pre-release celebration for Vallejo's Sony debut, Into the New. The mere fact..."

Aug. 18, 2000 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Please Kill Me and other ROCK & ROLL BOOKS of 1996

"...average American, even if he is an aficionado, one for whom the beat and the noise and fury was..."

Dec. 6, 1996 Books Feature

The Luv Doc: What's Right With the World

Even the prettiest of trophies get dusty eventually

"...I have been trying online dating for a while now and I think I just need..."

May 6, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

Peace Officer Puts a Face on Police Militarization

Film details a former sheriff's search for answers

"...SXSW, deals with the rise of police militarization and use-of-force deaths...."

March 20, 2015 Screens Post by Amy Kamp

Guitars, Cadillacs, and Hillbilly Music

Dwight Yoakam's first night at the Moody spells c-o-u-n-t-r-y

"...inlay to match his guitar strap, wasted no time before the initial whines of "Please, Please Baby" sent the..."

July 13, 2012 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Barbacoa Smackdown

Hey, sweet cheeks!

"...to the green wood sticks, most likely allspice, that form a cooking grill. Barbacoa – in this case, classic..."

Oct. 28, 2011 Food Feature by Mick Vann

In Search of a Well-Set Table? Bring Back the Bling

Set formal holiday tables this year with thrift store finds

"...they never failed to set formal tables for each other. It didn't seem to be..."

Nov. 30, 2009 Design Post by Anne Harris

Faith-Based Homes on Trial

"...The bills that codified Bush's support for faith-based social services in 1997 were a reconciliatory step..."

Dec. 15, 2000 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Dear Glutton

Where to go on an unpromising Tinder date

"...always shorter, older, fatter, has more emotional baggage. The rapid-fire texting transmutes into awkward silence in person. It's the..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Food Column by Emily Beyda

Point Austin: Budgets Is Hard

Council begins digging into the budget details, and it ain't easy

"...On Wednesday, the new City Council began digging earnestly into the budget forecast, asking staff to explain..."

May 8, 2015 News Column by Michael King

No Nugent Is Good Nugent

GOP weeps over Nugent comments, but are these crocodile tears?

"...Initially it was the Democrats who opened fire on Abbott's gun-toting buddy. Then one of his own..."

Feb. 23, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips

The Houston Museum of Natural Science is hosting the exhibit 'Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of China's First Emperor' through October

"...centuries the location of the royal burial site was forgotten...."

June 26, 2009 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Page Two: Cat and Mouse

Slipping in and out of dreams, films, and comics, in which nothing is revealed

"...I am clothed in all-too-well-worn memories; usually they are comfortable, but they also can cut, slit, and tear open..."

Oct. 5, 2007 Column by Louis Black

Southeast Feast

On 620, about halfway between Mansfield Dam and Lakeway, in Lakeway Plaza, is one of Austin's best pan-Asian restaurants. It's a small spot with limited seating and tiny tables turning out some of the finest Thai, Cambodian, Laotian, and Burmese cuisine around. As a matter of fact, they turn out the only Cambodian, Laotian, and Burmese cuisine in Austin, and it's not even on the menu!

"...patrons who frequent LemonGrass Asian Bistro will hate us for revealing their coveted secret, but jewels this juicy and..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Food Feature by Mick Vann

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Lyrically, it's my feelings on pop and how I formed those feelings, because of what my dad went through..."

Nov. 13, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Need to Flip a Car or Burn a Building Down? Call EB3 Effects.

How brothers Everett and Craig Byrom went from building maintenance to making movies

"...Over on a bench, there's a stack of molds for making knives, a bucket of arrows on the floor,..."

Aug. 24, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Tacos of Texas Takes Cultural Exploration to the Screen

Episodes feature one taco and one Texas city

"...comes courtesy of Indie Lens Storycast, a YouTube channel for indie filmmakers, in partnership with PBS Digital Studios...."

July 27, 2018 Food Feature by Nina Hernandez

Playback: ACL Fest Part II

ACL Fest isn't a pair of weekend-long sit-ins, it's one two-week-long campaign

"...it was a travesty, too: Willie Nelson opening up for Mumford & Sons. Yet it felt more like a..."

Oct. 14, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Council: Recycled Reconsiderations

Council deliberates, deliberately

"...relatively modest agenda of 51 items, and few obvious fire-starters among them. There's the return of the previously postponed..."

March 27, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Listen to What the Man Said

Paul McCartney’s first-night Erwin Center sell-out astounds

"...“Golden Slumbers,” “Carry That Weight,” and “The End” was performed as its trademark medley to close out McCartney’s almost..."

May 23, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Off the Record

Discovered, covered: Robert Plant reimagines Milton Mapes, Eric Johnson eulogizes Hendrix, and more nuggets from the Texas Punk Treasure Chest

"...and flawless astral flares, as part of a benefit for the Palmer Drug Abuse Program. Backed by Double Trouble..."

June 25, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Black as Your Lungs, Black as Pitch

First-Place Winner

"...But I can't fire the best damn..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Books Feature by Greg Koehler

Day Trips

The bluebonnet might be the state flower of Texas, but it's iris fields forever at the Rainbow Iris Farm outside of Schwertner.

"...Iris Farm grows what may be the perfect flower for Texas. The modern iris, or bearded iris as it..."

March 24, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...visionary funk group from South London, Cymande cut three unforgettable records that have been sampled by everyone from De..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

Lights, Camera, Safety: Film and TV Production Is Coming Back to Texas

Now producers and unions are making sure no one gets sick

"...there). Option two, get everyone to work from home for as long as possible. But what about industries that..."

July 3, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Top 10 Austin News Milestones of 2018

Days like these

"...and then roaring back, sometimes intersecting with each other. For 2018, we aimed to give some sense of structure..."

Dec. 28, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Becoming an Enlightened Carnivore

Outrider helps facilitate responsible hunting experiences

"...feral hogs, who create these deep crevices while rooting for food. According to a study at Texas A&M, there..."

Nov. 24, 2017 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

These Things I've Come to Know

What times are we living in? South Austin's James McMurtry spells it out.

"...breaks fresh ground sonically and finds the 52-year-old Austinite digging deeper than ever into relationships and the human condition...."

Feb. 13, 2015 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Letters at 3AM: Hitting the Street

Michael Ventura remembers how poverty bred contempt toward those he loved the most

"...exist, but they're the ones the street kills first. For every movie-worthy street kid, there were dozens of us..."

May 30, 2014 Column by Michael Ventura

'Another Long Stretch of Continuous Soft Rock'

The third-place story

"...probably did," he says, picking up the phone. "And for all I know, it could have been the millionth..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Books Feature by Josh Justice

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