Day Trips: Stax Museum of American Soul Music, Memphis

Memphis' Soulsville lives on

"...Second only to its Detroit counterparts in its R&B production, Stax Records dominated the record charts for a..."

Feb. 19, 2021 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Musician Who Went Above & Beyond: Jonathan "Chaka" Mahone..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Checking In: Los Coast Frontman Trey Privott Maintains Balance

“I’m doing my best to take care of myself and create things”

"...“The most stressful part of COVID-19 has been how..."

Dec. 15, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Gift Guide: Mojo Nixon

The Mojo Manifesto (Manifesto Records)

"...The ethos laid out with 1985's debut Mojo Nixon & Skip Roper remains remarkably consistent: anti-corporate, anti-political, pro-irreverence. He's..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Checking In: Michael Ramos Signs the Tiarra Girls

“I’m an A&R guy for Lucky Hound Music [and] a staff producer”

"...down with the ship, so to speak, both personally & professionally?..."

Nov. 13, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Austin Chronicle Halloween Costume Contest

"...Costume Runner Up : Russ Stones & Annie Nirschel - Ann Richards Bridge..."

Oct. 29, 2020 Photo Gallery

Billy Joe Shaver Dead at 81

Country songwriting sage gets his wings

"...covered by Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, John Anderson, and Elvis Presley, who closed his 1975 album Promised Land with..."

Oct. 28, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

How I Won the War Against Stress With A Little Help From Vinyl & Tequila

Giving praise before the altar of the turntable

"...Newly ambulatory, Lazlo leveled up to the turntable – perfectly positioned for someone two-and-a-half feet tall...."

Oct. 2, 2020 Features Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Day Trips: Drive-Ins

Carhop service available at these drive-ins

"...cream. The Cordon Bleu Burger is an outstanding favorite. Elvis Presley often visited the Lampasas location when he was..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Checking In: Guitar Hauler Bill Kirchen Pulls Into the Truck Stop at the End of the World

Long-game guitarist keeps twangin’ and sangin’

"...Despite aid from Paul Carrack, Elvis Costello, Maria Muldaur, and Butch Hancock, not only can..."

Aug. 10, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Faster Than Sound: Summer Songs of Protest

The stories behind three timely tracks by local artists Pussy Gillette, Kydd Jones, and Njune

"...single "One of These Days," featuring cerebral local MCs Ifé Neuro, Ukeme (Jason Ikpatt), and Chucky Blk (Charles Stephens)...."

July 24, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

Here are the sounds we’re consuming

"...Texas A&M University Press, 168 pp., $35..."

June 26, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Pets Issue Party 2020 at Still Austin Whiskey Co.

"...Doug Ferguson and Elvis..."

Feb. 14, 2020 Photo Gallery

The Evolution of The Austin Chronicle Logo

As we debut our print issue redesign, we revisit our changing masthead

"...Micael Priest's hand-lettered original remains our most beloved logo – we still use a simplified version of it in..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Features Feature by Nick Barbaro

Texas-Based Restaurant Chains Worth Your Money

If you're going to eat at a chain, it might as well be a Texas chain

"...celebrate our homegrown eateries daily. That said, many people – including foodies – eat at chain restaurants, and in..."

Jan. 3, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

The Beaumonts / Hickoids

"..."If there are any doctors in the house tonight – and I'm not talking a fucking anthropologist or something;..."

Jan. 3, 2020 Music Review by Kevin Curtin

Clarksville's Willis Littlefield Readies His Annual Christmas Lights

The longtime resident is ready to light up his home and hand out holiday sweets for the 22nd Christmas

"...Littlefield buys batteries in bulk this time of year – his gyrating Santas depend on it. Since the late..."

Dec. 13, 2019 Arts Feature by Barbara Purcell

Austin Film Festival Review: Scandalous

The true story behind The National Enquirer's smear machine

"...how the tabloid obtained the now-legendary cover shot of Elvis lying in state in his coffin (the issue sold..."

Oct. 29, 2019 Screens Post by Steve Davis

ACL Live Review: Fidlar

ACL Fest favorites deliver once again – and an all-ladies mosh!

"...breath, but the the track stayed powerful as guitarist Elvis Kuehn’s reverbed vocals put the audience in a trance...."

Oct. 5, 2019 Music Post by Alyssa Quiles

Saturday ACL Face-Off: The Cure vs. Childish Gambino

Second British noir-pop vs. “This Is America”

"...Influences: Sex Pistols, Stranglers, Beatles, Elvis Costello, Alex Harvey, and of course, Nick Drake..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Fantastic Fest Review: Jojo Rabbit

Taika Waititi takes on hate and Hitler with humor and pathos

"...humor abounds throughout a story whose underlying themes echo Elvis Costello’s eternal question, “What’s so funny about peace, love,..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...In the fifth grade, Elvis Presley learned by heart Alfred Lord Tennyson's poem "Crossing..."

May 31, 2019 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Faster Than Sound: The Fable Trilogy, Briscoe Center's "Greatest Hits," and Beerland Sold

Rare local reissues from Jazzman Records, the Briscoe Center’s Music Collections presents its “Greatest Hits,” and – has Beerland been sold?

"...One-2-One Bar. Mike Mordecai still lends trombone to Beto & the Fairlanes' Fable-pressed Texas salsa. Liza Farrow-Gillespie, whose jazz..."

May 31, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Rancho Alegre Fights to Be the Cadillac of Conjunto Festivals

The music fest returns the native Texas genre Downtown where it once flourished

"...and let him know we're all in this together – all expressing this culture together."..."

May 3, 2019 Music Feature by César E. López Linares

Hayes Carll

"...somewhat bewilders. The velvet portrait dichotomy of "Jesus and Elvis" revels in Carll's keen eye for cultural ironies, set..."

March 22, 2019 Music Review by Doug Freeman

16 Punk Rock Bands to Slam Into at SXSW

"...as a mid-South Slits in 1978. Ushering punk into Elvis' backyard, their anti-musicality turned up more No Wave than..."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Raising Hell With the Legacy of Molly Ivins at SXSW

Texas’ beloved crusading journalist gets her documentary due

"...before she could claim the honor of having penned Elvis Presley’s obit for the NYT, wherein she referred to..."

March 12, 2019 SXSW Post by Marc Savlov

Kacey Musgraves Puts On a Slow Burn at Stubb’s in Second of Two Sold-Out Shows

Grammy-laden pop crossover keeps it all safe, chill, Zen

"...of Golden Hour’s disco beats and vocoder use. “Velvet Elvis” amped up on big bass and a sassy chorus,..."

March 11, 2019 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup

It's the most wonderful time of the year

"...has seen the greatest names in American musical history. Elvis Presley made his national broadcast debut here. Public tours..."

Dec. 1, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...According to The New Yorker, termites practice trophallaxis – transferring feces, microbes, and plant matter among themselves mouth..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

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