Put the T and V in Thanksgiving

Holiday specials to ease you through the food coma and into the weekend

"...Brown; Snoopy, Come Home; Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!); and A Boy Named Charlie Brown –..."

Nov. 29, 2013 Screens Feature by Monica Riese

DVDanger: 'Lifeforce'

Like a comet, Tobe Hooper's long-forgotten sci-fi oddity returns

"...He kept the barest bones (an alien invasion of London by energy-sucking extraterrestrials) and threw out just about everything..."

June 22, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Bill Cosby

Bill Cosby holds this 'Chronicle' writer to a no-smoking policy

"...that came out, said she's gay? Not Whoopi, so don't make anything up. About three years ago, when Rush..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Arts Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Playback: Cheer Up Charlie's Sounds Off

The Rashomon view of Cheer Up Charlie's

"...battle between residents and music venues on the Eastside? Don Pitts, music program manager for the city of Austin,..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Wizard World Boldly Goes

'Star Trek: TNG' cast set for Austin reunion

"...Captain Jean-Luc Picard, better known as the inimitable Patrick Stewart – who, prior to telling everyone to make it..."

June 15, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback

Austin Psych Fest and Old Settler's Music Fest headliners Psychograss have more in common than you might think

"...at this weekend's Austin Psych Fest lineup, though, I don't see that at all. I see the fuzzed-out hard..."

April 27, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Bicycles for Justice

Austin collective builds bikes to donate to others

"...and then on to Acuña with the intent of donating their bikes – hand-built and refurbished from bicycle parts..."

March 16, 2012 News Feature by Ramon Martinez

One, Two, Tres, Cuatro: I Heart Austin

Austin's music scene takes another heart-punch after the murder of Esme Barrera

"...involving people we love, and even a few we don't know. Sunday, Jan. 15 is also the benefit for..."

Jan. 13, 2012 Music Column by Margaret Moser

One, Two, Tres, Cuatro

The other music Halls of Fame have had their say – time to focus locally on the Austin Texas Music Hall of Fame

"...if they're passing over those folks, the Butthole Surfers don't have much of a chance down the way. And,..."

Dec. 30, 2011 Music Column by Margaret Moser

Point Austin: Rick Rolled

Doesn't anybody remember the Rick Perry campaign?

"...Perry jokes. You know you're in trouble when Jon Stewart has forgotten you exist...."

Dec. 9, 2011 News Column by Michael King

Melissa Bryan

"...any other way," she reminds listeners on "The Future Don't Mean a Thing." Bryan doesn't veer a lot from..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Letters at 3AM: In a Lonely Place

Film noir is a cinema of failure

"...Crawford accurately insults John Garfield. He smiles: "Evidently, you don't think so much of me." She answers: "I love..."

June 3, 2011 Column by Michael Ventura

Luv Doc Recommends: FronteraFest Short Fringe

Hyde Park Theatre, Thursday, January 13, 2011

"...Mafia hit men. Why would they be? Dead people don't talk. If they did, the first thing they would..."

Jan. 14, 2011 Column by The Luv Doc

Oh Santa, Santa, Won't You Sit on My Face?

A wish list... of sorts...

"...Speaking of fabulous, what about an Absolutely Fabulous reunion? Don't Edina & Patsy drunken antics make it to the..."

Dec. 17, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Frank J. Rivera

News AggreGAYte for the Week of Nov. 8

Catch up on the queer news beat with Gay Place

"...Ding dong, the douche is gone. In news from the Michigan..."

Nov. 8, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Rob Cohen

Eagles

"...take-no-prisoners attitude. Mssrs. Schmit, Frey, Walsh, and Texas' own Don Henley don't care if you, like Lebowski, hate the..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Music Review by Dan Oko

Off the Record

Scott Newton and Ginger Leigh go under the lens

"...and capture it, it flows pretty readily, but I don't have to have the camera with me all the..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Reefer Madness: A Crack at Correcting Sentencing Disparity

New law may indicate course change for drug sentencing

"...decades after it was codified, federal lawmakers have finally undone the 100-to-1 sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine...."

Aug. 20, 2010 News Column by Jordan Smith

Off the Record

Introducing the city's new sound engineer and the final verdict on the Cactus Cafe

"...to bring to the table," said KUT station manager Stewart Vanderwilt...."

May 21, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

What's a Hungry Brit to Eat in Austin?

It may not be Mum's bubble and squeak, but it's close

"...Yes, everything is boiled to flavorlessness. No, we don't believe in vitamins. Yes, we think spices are weird..."

May 7, 2010 Food Feature by Richard Whittaker

Peter and the Wolf

Playwright Allison Gregory schticks it to the kids' classic in a new stage adaptation

"...possible version, from Captain Kangaroo to Sting to Patrick Stewart to David Bowie. What struck me about all of..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Recipe for Revolution

Food, Inc. serves up some scary facts on food production in America

"...in Berlin that packed a 1,900-seat theatre. Then Martha Stewart arranged a screening for her food department and implored..."

June 19, 2009 Screens Feature by Nora Ankrum

Off the Record

Spiros closes and now Room 710, too? Meanwhile, the Bizarros' long, strange trip returns them to the Hole in the Wall.

"...down the street is doing it," Hendrix says. "We don't want to be at war, but we were forced..."

June 12, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Top 10 Most Memorable Locally Produced Live Performance Offerings That I Chanced to See in 2008

Chronicle Arts writer Barry Pineo on the most memorable moments onstage in 2008

"...of a trilogy of Aeschylus tragedies. Directed by Franchelle Stewart Dorn...."

Jan. 2, 2009 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

After a Fashion

You know Stephen has an opinion about those new holiday decorations on Congress Avenue

"...but a dim memory. The new lights? Well, they don't exactly make me yearn for tinsel, but nor do..."

Dec. 26, 2008 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

The Good Times Ain't Over

Freddy Powers keeps on truckin'

"...fond recollection. "Freddy's just a lovable man. Anybody that don't like Freddy Powers, I put 'em under immediate suspicion...."

Aug. 22, 2008 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Moo Cow Population Blues

"...Dear Editor, In regard to the letter from Sarah Stewart in the June 13 issue, p.10 [“Postmarks”]: Wise up...."

June 17, 2008 Postmarks

His Dark Materials

David Gordon Green shines a light on love and loss in Snow Angels

"...David Gordon Green's voice is low, with a soft Southern lilt,..."

April 4, 2008 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

TV Eye

TV Eye shows some love for 2007

"...This year's jaw-dropping moment was Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy channeling Redd Foxx during Tracy Jordan's (Tracy Morgan) therapy..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Media Watch

Despite naitonwide tune-out trend, Austin viewers keep watching local TV news

"...With Jon Stewart, TMZ on TV, and reruns of Wheel of Fortune..."

Oct. 19, 2007 News Column by Kevin Brass

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