The Death of Rock & Roll

Top 10s: Year, Decade, Eternity

"...Originally a light song style derived from French drinking and love songs, American vaudeville was stage entertainment..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Full of Schtick!

Greg Beets sends up Austin's wacky pop-punk-cum-Saturday-morning-send-up band, the Peenbeets.

"...songs together, and Peña came aboard shortly thereafter. A French exchange student named Henrí rounded out the lineup on..."

Dec. 3, 1999 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Three for the Barre

With a serious amount of movement taking place on the Austin dance scene, the Chronicle asked three of its dance critics to review recent programs by Ballet Austin, Tapestry Dance Company, and the Latino dance festival Collectivos.

"...George Balanchine, a romantic and witty ballet with a French accent by local original Stephen Mills, and a balletic..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Arts Feature by Ada Calhoun

Food-O-File

Bocaditos Calientes (Hot Little Bites) for the Week

"...in Austin since 1989, putting in two years with Frenchman Alain Braux at the Amandine Bakery and four years..."

May 29, 1998 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Silent Days and Nights

Discovering Live Cinema... Again

"...theatre and backers. The first festival, a retrospective on French comedian Max Linder, drew only a handful of people,..."

Jan. 3, 1997 Screens Feature

Ring in the HollyDaze

Holiday Movie Previews

"...of this summer, a season considered to be the kiss of death for anything other than light fluff --..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

South by Southwest Film & TV Festival Announces Audience Awards

Audience and jury love Bob Trevino Likes It

"...as a woman with two father figures (played by French Stewart and John Leguizamo) walks away from the fest..."

March 18, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: Bloody Burger

Pitch black goes with just about everything

"...of the word "ennui"; just know that it's a French word that describes the listless pall that overtakes me..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

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

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

"...from “Un Rezo,” a cinematic flicker straight out of Kiss of the Spider Woman featuring Martinez on baritone guitar...."

Oct. 16, 2023 Music Post by Doug Freeman

We Asked Writers To Review Bands They’d Never Seen Before at Free Week in Austin

First looks at Dregs, Chief Cleopatra, Exotic Fruits, Nuclear Daisies

"...song “Fuxx” began with sparse vocals from singer/guitarist Jon French over the quiet pitter-patter of drummer Aaron Gilligan tapping..."

Jan. 9, 2023 Music Post by Nayeli Portillo

We're Loving Eberly’s Loo, Bakery Lorraine’s Proud Macarons, Satellite’s Greek Tacos, Eastciders’ Yellowbird Flex, and – Who Says Mañana (Dos) Never Comes?

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...that, sure, all the food at F&D is *chef’s kiss*, and the service is exemplary of the professional best;..."

Aug. 3, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

New, Local Music We’re Listening To

Patty Griffin, Mugger, Kalu & the Electric Joint, Horti, and more local sounds worth seeking out

"...piano and evocative imagery, while "Little Yellow House" and "Kiss of a Man" wind with a simple nostalgia. Closing..."

July 22, 2022 Music Column by Doug Freeman

Chocolate, Cheese, Waffles, and Caramels

Well, yes, those are some of our favorite things, too

"...butter caramel sauce, and packets of strawberries-and-cream topping and French toast sugar, and – yeah, nobody in our house..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...line of "Call Me When Ur Dead," a self-assured kiss-off whose light melodies hide its bite. "He said he..."

May 21, 2021 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

AGLIFF Going Online, Holding Weekend Teaser Festival

House of Cardin and more streaming free for Pride Weekend

"...is a rare peek into the mind of genius French-Italian designer Pierre Cardin. This authorized feature documentary includes unprecedented..."

June 11, 2020 Screens Post by James Scott

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

Music we’re playing

"...Parisian night out, "Transparency (La Transparence)" swirls a buzzing French bap-bap ditty, whose flat percussion set against psych synths..."

June 12, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Weekend Wine: American Cabernet Sauvignon

It's time for grilled steaks and old style California Napa Cabs.

"...grilled on a red hot surface with just a kiss of salt and pepper – and served with a..."

June 29, 2019 Food Post by Wes Marshall

June Pride Events Roundup

Kick off Summer of Pride with nonstop Pride Month parties & more

"...Four-time Tony Award winner Terrence McNally (Ragtime, Kiss of the Spider Woman) explores the rich history of..."

May 30, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Fairground Attraction

In Austin, carnival food has no season

"...cinnamon sugar sticking to your lips like the sweetest kiss. And while food stands at the fair must sing..."

Nov. 27, 2015 Food Feature by Amira Jensen

Hate Eternal = Multitasking

Famed metal producer and frontman Erik Rutan can’t sit still

"...As long as I do 110 percent; pardon my French, but I’ve never half-assed anything in my life. It’s..."

Nov. 20, 2015 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Believe

Moving Panoramas flicker to life in the aftermath of a home invasion

"...about my sexual past, tried to get me to kiss him, and held me way too closely with a..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Music Feature by Leslie Sisson

This Music Leaves Stains: the Complete Story of the Misfits

First Misfits bio ever

"...the graphic presentation brilliant, as was the band's down-market Kiss presentation. Thankfully, Greene Jr. pulls no punches as egos..."

Dec. 6, 2013 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Bui Is the Warmest Color

Albert Bui's latest endeavor warms us to a modern lez love-story

"...the Warmest Color is the story of a 15-year-old French girl who falls in love with Emma, an older,..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Another Round

A poetic third act for carnival riot Shoulders

"..."Trashman Shoes" reached the No. 2 spot on the French charts. Slattery groans at the memory...."

Oct. 18, 2013 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Thirteenth B'ak'tun Bacchanalia

A Mayan feast fit for the end of the world or the beginnings of a new age

"...the States, the best grapefruit sodas, in order, are: Kiss, Fresca (ideally the Mexican version made with cane sugar),..."

Dec. 21, 2012 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Gay Place

South by, gay bi, o hai, bye-bye!

"...Stanley Roy and Holly Lorka hold you, thrill you, kiss you, drill you. 10pm-1am. Institution Theater, 3708 Woodbury, 895-9580...."

March 16, 2012 Column by Kate X Messer

Wine of the Week

Holiday wines: bubbles without breaking the bank

"...and Burgundians might disagree, most everyone agrees that the French from the tiny appellation of Champagne make the best..."

Dec. 10, 2010 Food Column by Wes Marshall

The Gay Glass Ceiling

Does the straight-skewing American audience need its gaylebrities to keep at least one foot in that closet door?

"...work has been described as "popera," draws inspiration from French and folk musical traditions, and doesn't always follow a..."

Nov. 19, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Frank J. Rivera

What Would Keith Richards Do?

Rock & Roll Summer Reading Lagniappe: “What Would Keith Richards Do? Daily Affirmations from a Rock & Roll Survivor”

"...Stones. Another tasty riff includes the revelation that in French Riviera palace Nellcote, where the Stones recorded Exile on..."

July 17, 2009 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

From Mad Dogs to Mister Golf

Bud Shrake, continued

"...a foreign country, and we are as foreign as Frenchmen. If you were born in France, are you a..."

April 25, 2008 Books Feature by Spencer Parsons

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