Filigree Theatre’s Trio

In Sheila Cowley’s new play, questions of identity arise for three people during the creation of a play

"..."Who are you?" – a dangerous question to ask an actor, someone who routinely traffics in..."

May 4, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Live Music This Weekend, Sept. 1-4

An extra day of delights for your weekend music-going

"...the party going an extra 24 hours for the long-awaited Labor Day weekend...."

Sept. 1, 2017 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Open the Crypt Door to The Mortuary Collection

How two days of filming in Austin saved Ryan Spindell's horror anthology

"...another story. Ryan Spindell's Gothic horror-comedy anthology The Mortuary Collection arrived on Blu-ray this week, a year and a..."

April 23, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Cheap Eats: Luke's Inside Out

Coating your ribs for less than $20

"...The worst date I ever went on convinced me of one essential food truth: Going on..."

Sept. 23, 2016 Food Feature by Mary Bryce

In the Room

First-place winner

"...beneath a tufted quilt of bagel-sized manboobs and an earthtone layer of Eddie Bauer winter-wear. The elevator ride will..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Books Feature by Raul Garza

Letters at 3AM: Today, 100 Years Ago

On Feb. 7, 1914, the world first beheld Charlie Chaplin on the screen in his iconic getup

"...This issue of the Chronicle is dated Feb. 7, 2014. On Feb. 7, 1914,..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Column by Michael Ventura

D-League Dreams

All roads lead to Toros training camp

"...This past weekend marked the opening of the National Basketball Association Development League's 2006-2007 season, the league's sixth..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Sports Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Testosterone Rules

Third Place, the 12th annual 'Austin Chronicle' Short Story Contest

"...image: the music, a me who was not me, someone more agile, someone who could arrange her limbs at..."

Feb. 13, 2004 Books Feature by Ameni Rozsa

Short Cuts

"...way back when, so we'll keep it and dwell on the plus side of the equation, i.e., The Good...."

Jan. 4, 2002 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Your Worthless Self

An Austin Chronicle book review of You Are Worthless: Depressing Nuggets of Wisdom Sure to Ruin Your Day by Dr. Oswald T. Pratt & Dr. Scott Dikkers

"...inane, artificially sincere blatherings of some self-anointed "guru" of personal contentedness. This whole "inspirational" book racket does nothing for..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Features Feature by Robert Faires

Quin NFN, corook, ​​and More Highlights From Sunday at ACL Fest

From viral “If I Were a Fish” to M83’s essential “Midnight City”

"...final date of Austin City Limits Festival, where the Chronicle team caught another heavyweight run of Austinites in Quin..."

Oct. 16, 2023 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Holier Than Thou

Poison Apple Initiative's show draws reality TV and religion together in a thoughtful, thought-provoking way

"...Holier Than ThouThe Off Center, 2211-A Hidalgo www.poisonappleinitiative.bellstrike.com Through July 6 Running time:..."

July 5, 2013 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

Things Are What You Make of Them

The deliciously cracked comedies of Bob Byington

"...up your heart and let your feelings flow" – Elton John's "Harmony"..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Letters at 3AM

How far are you willing to go to make a picture?

"...It was said that Henry Lehrman, while directing comedies on Mack Sennett's lot circa 1913, loosed lions upon unsuspecting..."

March 13, 2009 Column by Michael Ventura

Fun Fun Fun Fest Sunday Picks

Blurbing Fun Fun Fun Fest one act at a time

"...Lauren Langner Larson's a whirlwind of blond hair and guitar, but that's..."

Nov. 7, 2008 Music Feature

Ana's Opening

Third place

"...the last row of the church, next to the confession box...."

Feb. 9, 2007 Books Feature by Stacy Muszynski

Short Cuts

Dobie goes digital, understanding Sikhism, and Tom Copeland celebrates two decades at the Texas Film Commission.

"...steady advent of HDTV in the home, it was only a matter of time before exhibitors began to catch..."

April 25, 2003 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Telling War Stories

National Book Award winner and SWT professor Tim O'Brien is real. He's blunt. But he's also, according to Chronicle editor Sarah Hepola, responsible for her hangover.

"...true story. I wake up way too early, my tongue thick and fuzzy, my head too muddy to hurt..."

April 28, 2000 Books Feature by Sarah Hepola

Day Trips

Meet the Muellers, one of the most enduring barbecue dynasties in Texas.

"...At Louis Mueller's Barbecue in Taylor the legend continues into the third generation. "My grandfather built the business,"..."

Oct. 1, 1999 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Short Cuts

"...No, not those "peacemakers" in the Balkans -- the National Association of Theatre Owners. It was announced this week..."

June 11, 1999 Screens Column by Marjorie Baumgarten

Halloween at the Movies

Your ultimate guide to spooky season screenings in Austin

"...of newt and toes of frog, and this haunting season many of Austin's cinemas and film freaks are hosting..."

Oct. 13, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 20 Austin Breweries of 2020

It's time for our annual Central Texas Brewery Power Rankings

"...Mere months ago in the wildly fluctuating temperatures of late February,..."

Nov. 11, 2020 Food Post by Eric Puga

In Memoriam: George Wilkerson

Remembering Esther's Follies' first sketch-writing superstar

"...chortling, and guffawing you did was thanks to George Wilkerson. He wrote 100 sketches for the group back then..."

June 17, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

"Sherry Xiao: Thinking of Home"

A series of paintings with figures that are blurred and pixelated neatly illustrates the shortcomings of digital interactions

"...New technologies have made interacting with friends and loved ones in faraway places easier than ever before. My wife..."

March 3, 2017 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

Trail of Ray

Keeping track of Crashcam

"...while now just to be sure, but now it's official: ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Short Cuts

It's a moviehouse melee as a rumored three more suitors enter into the Great Hills 8 bidding war.

"...Group's flagship Arbor 7 Cinema in the Arboretum last month has resulted in more than Austin losing one of..."

April 12, 2002 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Cyber Send-Ups

Technology Parodies Itself

"...a silly sense of humor to unleash their jokes onto the world. Lately, a lot of websites have appeared..."

Nov. 15, 1996 Screens Feature

Day Trips

"...The Marfa Lights have been confounding residents and visitors as to their origins for over..."

Aug. 30, 1996 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

With Theatres Closed, Austinites Create Their Own Backyard Cinemas

Get a big-screen experience for your small group

"...with a sheet for a screen and a projector on a table. In the midst of the coronavirus lockdown,..."

May 29, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Letters at 3AM: February 1914

Charlie Chaplin's iconic Tramp was really born in 'Kid Auto Races at Venice,' not 'Mabel's Strange Predicament,' as commonly thought

"...The icon that Charles Chaplin created at the age of 24..."

Jan. 24, 2014 Column by Michael Ventura

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