Hotrod Golgotha

In this collection, the Austin poet delivers a high octane paean to cars and all that makes them cool

"...As someone whose car ownership has consisted almost exclusively of Toyota Corollas and Volvo..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

<i>Dragulai> Star Louisianna Purchase Finds Fantasy in the Nightmare

Competing on the reality series turned this Austin drag queen into a queen of the night

"..."Delayed Reaction would be the name of my autobiography," jests Louisianna..."

Dec. 27, 2019 Arts Feature by Sarah Marloff

Now Streaming in Austin: <i>Love Radioi>

Web series Love Radio, shot in KOOP studios, takes the romance out of DJ life

"...They say every filmmaker is a frustrated actor, but Will Rimmer was..."

Feb. 1, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Austin Scottish Rite Theater's <i>Witi>

In this production, people are there for one another and no one has to face the end alone

"...With apologies to Charles Dudley Warner, "Everybody talks about death,..."

Aug. 24, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

My Favorite <i>My Favorite Murderi>

When comedians Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstack talk homicide, people listen

"...It takes several ingredients to make a murderino. The most..."

April 14, 2017 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

The Institution Theater's <i>It Came From Your Braini>

This improvised retro sci-fi monster movie may pique your curiosity enough that you’ll want to visit the “drive-in” more than once

"...In the Institution Theater's It Came From Your Brain, a..."

Oct. 28, 2016 Arts Review

<i>Satanic Panic: Pop-Cultural Paranoia in the 1980si>

Kier-La Janisse and Paul Corupe's superb history Satanic Panic revives the Eighties in all its fearful hysteria Kier-La Janisse and Paul Corupe's superb history revives the Eighties in all its fearful hysteria

"...There are any number of things about the Eighties that pop culture refuses to let..."

March 11, 2016 Arts Feature by Marc Savlov

Hidden Room Theatre Resurrects <i>King Leari>

The once-popular but now obscure revision of Shakespeare's play by Nahum Tate is revived, complete with happy ending

"...In a secret room in Downtown Austin, Beth Burns and..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Arts Feature by Stephanie Carll

Fantastic Fest 2015: <i>Yakuza Apocalypsei>

Miike’s vampiric gangster film features gore and Keroppi

"...When it comes to weird-ass, batshit-crazy showstoppers, there’s prolific Japanese auteur..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

I Walked With a Zombie

Will Sheff tackles True Love track by track

"...'Devotional Number One'..."

April 16, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

'In the West': Living Portraits Avedon Would Die For

The original Austin Chronicle review from Nov. 15, 1985

"...When the lights come up, we're face to face with a good..."

April 7, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Our Town, Our Time

Zachary Scott Theatre Center's production of The Laramie Project retells the story of Matthew Shepard's murder in a compelling, heartfelt way, but it also tells a town's story and gives us the opportunity to see our town in its reflection.

"...There is the actor directly addressing the audience, setting up the..."

March 15, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Film Fast, Die Young

"......"

Sept. 4, 1998 Screens Feature by Jerry Johnson

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Swallow the Sun, Benny the Butcher, Every Time I Die, Buck Meek, and more recommended shows

"...Come & Take It Live, Tuesday 23..."

Nov. 19, 2021 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Close My Eyes

"...Directed by: Stephen Poliakoff. Starring: Clive Owen, Saskia Reeves and..."

Dec. 27, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Replicas

What hath science wrought? A dull cloning thriller, that's what.

"...Directed by: Jeffrey Nachmanoff. Starring: Keanu Reeves, Alice Eve, Thomas..."

Jan. 18, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

City Hunter

"...Directed by: Wong Jing. Starring: Jackie Chan, Joey Wong and..."

Sept. 3, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Reminder

Leslie Feist restores faith in humanity ... and soft rock

"...She came out from beneath a curtain, all purr and bangs, and silenced the sold-out show,..."

April 18, 2008 Music Post by Darcie Stevens

Local Author Tim O'Brien Wins Lifetime Achievement Award

'The Things They Carried' author on life, fiction, and truth

"...The Austin Chronicle caught up recently with Tim O’Brien, an Austin-based..."

Nov. 14, 2013 Books Post by R.U. Steinberg

If It Ain't Bruch, Don't Fix It

Just a drummer from Iowa? Just a culinary badass? Hold his beer.

"...Jeremy Bruch: Maybe best known in these parts as the drumming component of the Golden..."

Dec. 21, 2017 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Playback: Triple Crown Ends Historic Streak

San Marcos' Triple Crown ends its live music streak, White Ghost Shivers lose a founder, and Twine Time host Paul Ray hospitalized

"...On Saturday night, the Triple Crown – lovingly labeled "the live music..."

Dec. 18, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Animated Adventures of Don Bluth and Gary Goldman

The men behind 'The Secret of NIMH' visit Austin this weekend

"...From The Land Before Time to An American Tail, from Dragon's Lair to Anastasia,..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Of Barbecue and Vampires

An interview with Todd Lowe, True Blood's Terry Bellefleur

"...Short order cook. War vet. Loving husband, daddy, and step-daddy. Terry Bellefleur of Bon Temps,..."

June 13, 2013 Screens Post by R.U. Steinberg

Singing with the Ice King

'Adventure Time' creator Pendleton Ward and star Tom Kenny go Mondo

"...So I spent my Saturday being serenaded by the Ice King..."

April 30, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Shooting Star

"...The Meat Puppets: Derrick Bostrom, Curt Kirkwood, and Cris Kirkwood photograph by Joseph..."

Jan. 1, 1999 Music Feature by David Holthouse

Exit Wounds

"...Directed by: Andrzej Bartkowiak. Starring: Steven Seagal, DMX, Isaiah Washington,..."

March 23, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Die Hard

Die Hard

"...Die Hard D: John McTiernan (1988); with Bruce Willis, Bonnie..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Screens Review by Louis Black

Letters at 3AM: JFK and That Hard Rain

When boomers and their offspring die out, Kennedy's assassination will have the approximate historical echo of William McKinley's

"...Ninth-grade English, April, 1960: Our teacher asked us to write..."

Nov. 22, 2013 Column by Michael Ventura

Austin's Hip-Hop Pioneers, in Their Own Words

The Austin History Center-archived rappers and industry innovators share stories

"...Miss Manners once passed along an MP3 file to fellow..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

With Sharply Different Approaches, Willie Nelson and George Strait Christen the Moody Center

Strait leads crowd in singing “Happy Birthday” to his fellow Texas icon

"...Willie Nelson turned 45 on the day that I was..."

April 30, 2022 Music Post by Chad Swiatecki

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