Letters at 3AM

We call them "retirees," although in other cultures and eras they would be elders, but if they had anything real to do they wouldn't be coming here to Jean, Nevada.

"...Two gaudy, cheap-looking, neon-lit structures constitute most of what there is of..."

May 2, 2003 Column by Michael Ventura

Day Trips

"...Hill Country by traveling FM 1431 on the north side of the Highland Lakes, TX 29 between Georgetown and..."

March 28, 2003 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

In Person

Roger Gathman, Belinda Acosta, and Maria Hong recap three of the Texas Book Festival's finest panels.

"...attributed it to a culture that is defying the outside world as it teeters on the edge of extinction...."

Nov. 22, 2002 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

In Person

Roger Gathman, Belinda Acosta, and Maria Hong recap three of the Texas Book Festival's finest panels.

"...attributed it to a culture that is defying the outside world as it teeters on the edge of extinction...."

Nov. 22, 2002 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...in every broadcast. She works hard behind the scenes, booking the interesting guests and talented musical groups that appear..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Column

Letters at 3AM

The Flatlanders' collective voice of experience still dares the odds and rings true.

"...On Letterman. On the Don Imus show. On Larry King -- where Imus issued his challenge to top-market radio..."

July 26, 2002 Column by Michael Ventura

Naked City

"...is caused by human action (a conclusion that the president himself later discounted), the city's Environmental Board wants the..."

June 14, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Where They're Coming From

Connecting the Dots of Texas Writers Month 2002

"...not there. All with a local, home-style feel, at least in the Central Texas sense, all in the course..."

June 7, 2002 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...In 1989 I was making my living as a musician and had the good..."

May 10, 2002 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...the proposed high-density, MF-6 zoning was incompatible with this residential setting...."

Jan. 25, 2002 Column

Texas Tales

For those of you who are still pondering the eternal question that seems to arise wherever beer and English majors appear together in the Lone Star State, the answer is: Texas does indeed have a separate and distinctive literature, Tom Doyal writes. If you have been arguing the other side of this proposition, the writers and publishers of Texas have issued you a sharp rebuke in their new spring releases.

"...distinctive literature. If you have been arguing the other side of this proposition, the writers and publishers of Texas..."

May 25, 2001 Books Feature by Tom Doyal

Skate Listings

"...for 10 miles. From Hwy. 183, take Hwy. 29 east for 0.8 miles. The park is inside the large..."

May 11, 2001 Features Feature by Shadrock Roberts

Dancing About Architecture

South by Southwest draws closer -- lots of news from SXSW 2001

"...film, interactive. As always, however -- on the music side, anyway -- a little chaos must ensue. While David..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Chief Priest of the Shrine

The epic life story of Nigerian soul superstar Fela Kuti.

"...funeral procession to make its way to Ikeja, the working-class district of Nigeria's metropolis Lagos and center of Anikulapo-Kuti's..."

July 14, 2000 Music Feature by David Lynch

Naked City

Raul Alvarez and Rafael Quintanilla head into a runoff for the Place 2 seat June 3.

"...never seemed anything but content. He wolfed down a king-sized hamburger at the Filling Station, breezily told Council Member..."

May 12, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Warning! Nudity!

Austinites love to shed their clothes, and a number of them do it onstage -- what's up with that? Some of the city's most nakedness-prone actors, performance artists, and directors expose their reasons to arts writer Ada Calhoun.

"...public nudity? Whether it's excursions to Hippie Hollow, frat-boy streaking hijinks, clothing-optional apartment complexes, the abundance of strip clubs,..."

April 14, 2000 Arts Feature by Ada Calhoun

As Much Magic as Fact

In the month since the much-hyped publication of Stephen Harrigan's historical novel The Gates of the Alamo, a visible restructuring of the public notion of the fort has seized the imagination of Texas. Chronicle writer David Garza explains why.

"...and the image of the Alamo have slowly and painstakingly changed at the hands of historians to reveal far..."

March 24, 2000 Books Feature by David Garza

Complete Freedom

A profile of Bad Livers banjo player Danny Barnes

"...Looking back over the 20th century, the birth of American..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Naked City

Action Items

"...A long-awaited 12-foot-tall bronze sculpture of Martin Luther King Jr., will be unveiled on the East Mall side..."

Sept. 24, 1999 News Feature

October Previews

"...Garnier, who is best known for her popular short "Making Up!" (Oct. 15)..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Screens Feature

Country of Exiles?

Country of Exiles: The Destruction of Place in American Life

"...corruptions of the Clinton decade: the immiseration of the working class, hopelessly atomized in the service sector; the ripping..."

July 9, 1999 Books Review

Spontaneous Composition

"...terrain. Nevertheless, even on the first number, "The Other Side of Margo St.," Chin, Hartnett, and McCarter display shades..."

April 16, 1999 Music Feature by David Lynch

Public Notice

Kings of the Hillel

"...might actually get to take a crack at being King of the Hillel. Admission is free, so you'll have..."

Feb. 19, 1999 Column by Kate X Messer

Postmarks

"...rewarding career, and most jobs require both "doing" and "thinking" skills. That's why graduates of our associate degree program..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Column

Megachurch Miracle

Believers Flock to Bigger, Some Say Better, Churches

"...in the pasture stretching goat wire" in a small East Texas town, as unmoved by the Holy Spirit as..."

Dec. 19, 1997 News Feature by Kayte Van Scoy

Dancing About Architecture

Flamingo Road

"...when he heard about the debacle and will be making an in-store appearance at a Borders Books in Tampa..."

May 23, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...with workers in PVH's Guatemala factory. GANA will protest outside PVH stores in the San Marcos outlet mall. Meet..."

Dec. 13, 1996 News Feature

Coach's Corner

"...I might provide concerning the Simpson Trial, the Middle East peace process, and Clinton's re-election prospects. At this point,..."

Oct. 6, 1995 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Music Recommended

The Austin Chronicle's 14th Anniversary

"...Police, as well as Espiritu are on the patio outside of the Union Wendy's; Pork and Noodle destroy the..."

Sept. 8, 1995 Music Feature

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