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Lubbock or leave it, with Buddy Holly, the Flatlanders, and some dude who says he's James Dean's bastard son

"...celebrated on the recent release of the Stay All Night: Buddy Holly's Country Roots CD. There's also the fact..."

Sept. 10, 2004 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...game of numbers: approximately 845 showcases/bands, divided by five nights, divided by you. And that's not counting the attendant..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Kids in Black

That innocuous-seeming crew of people listed beneath the actors in every program, who scurry around in black backstage and hover over the proceedings in the sound and light booth, may not be well-known to most theatregoers, but this silent, hidden army is all-powerful. Techies get almost no share in the glory, but they run the world, and here's how.

"...seamlessly, there's a flawless dress rehearsal, and then opening night. When it works, says set designer Kristin Abhalter, "Everyone's..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Arts Feature by Ada Calhoun

The Best Things We Saw at Oblivion Access 2023: Earth, BEAK>, GEL, and More

Highlights from year two of the underground Austin music festival

"...of 1998’s “Inside Out” soundtrack overly dramatic poetry and late-night ruminations. No matter the introduction, the Californian space rockers’..."

June 19, 2023 Music Post by Wayne Lim

The Joy of Bicycling in Austin

A one-person sociological study of springtime biking where every ride is his favorite

"...Many nights I've made this climb. Eight stories up on two..."

April 21, 2023 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

Unofficial Parties & Free Shows to See During South by Southwest

The Chronicle’s recommended concerts for the coming week

"...no test of SXSW stamina quite like a closing night warehouse party. This year’s rager happens in the shadow..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Relays, Rides, and Rasslin' Headline This Week's Community Events

Recommended happenings around town

"...Friday 22, Come and Take It Live..."

March 22, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Playback: Don't Fence Me In

The Fun Fun Fun Fest schedule arrives, Flesh Lights return from touring with the Hives, and Tim O'Connor lives to fight another day

"...as notable as mine. I came home late that night to find my front yard destroyed. The doghouse was..."

July 13, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

After a Fashion

Black Fridays are holiday hell in a handbasket! What's next – Chihuahuas in the manger?

"...This Black Friday business is insanity. Physical and verbal abuse, guns, knives,..."

Dec. 9, 2011 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Save the Night Sky..."

March 22, 2002 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...world. I have a social life. Yet every Tuesday night I set my VCR for Buffy the Vampire Slayer...."

March 15, 2002 Column

Jesus Gonna Be Here

Johnny Toxic

"...took to the giant outdoor stage at Stubb's Wednesday night, the first night of South by Southwest. Toxic was..."

March 26, 1999 Music Feature

Faster Than Sound: You Might Find Your New Favorite Artist at Hot Summer Nights – Here Are 10 Contenders

Picks to reset quarantine listening habits, free today through Sunday

"...new and beautifully unfamiliar. Luckily, locally sourced Hot Summer Nights, after a year off, provides the perfect opportunity to..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup

Happy holidays to everyone and happy daytrippin’ to all!

"...access to camping at Camp Ben McCulloch and the late-night jams...."

Dec. 2, 2016 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

General Lee and Me

My life and dirty times as a Jam & Jelly Girl with Dino Lee & the White Trash Revue

"...It's nearly 1am on a sweltering summer night in 1985. I'm lying on my back on the..."

Oct. 26, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

This Ain't No Picnic: Minutemen on Patrol

The sinister legions of the 'Drug Cartel' have little to fear from the latest incarnation of border hysteria. As for the rest of us ...

"...local woman refuses to leave her house alone at night anymore; how another, who used to enjoy jogging around..."

Oct. 28, 2005 News Feature by Diana Welch

Playback: Experiencing a Broadened Euphoria

EDM breaks out, Agony Column returns

"...Austin's largest electronic music gathering expects 10,000 attendees per night to East Austin's Carson Creek Ranch (9507 Sherman), many..."

April 10, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Off the Record

The 2011 Austin City Limits Music Festival draws to a close, as does Emo's outside on Sixth Street

"...Let's, as Kanye West demanded during "Runaway" on Friday, have a toast for the douche bags...."

Sept. 23, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Those Crazy Kids Will Do Anything ...

"...(due to the re-slotting of the show to Tuesday nights), King still rules as the kind of intelligent, familial,..."

April 16, 1999 Arts Feature

Halloween at the Movies

Your ultimate guide to spooky season screenings in Austin

"...off, suitably, with the slasher that started it all, Friday the 13th, the Old Lady of Congress Avenue celebrates..."

Oct. 13, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Walter Tragert Rises Up Singin’

Musician with MS finds hope in a songbook, Margaret Moser passes, and last shots at Bull McCabe's

"...to sing him "I've Been Working on the Railroad" nightly before bed. Walter's history with "The Donut Song" dates..."

Sept. 1, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Unlocking Infest

Infest lockout, Austin Psych Fest lineup part two, Aaron Behrens' sweet new deal, and more

"...That night, the venue's show with popular Atlanta rapper Waka Flocka..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

City of Austin "Major Events" Roster

The city lists over 400 days’ worth of events from the Commitment Day 5K on Jan. 1 to the New Year’s Celebration on Dec. 31. The full list is posted here.

"...Cowboy Breakfast (typically will be held on the 1st Friday of March)3/1/20133/1/2013 COTA Event - Grand Am Rolex Series3/1/20133/3/2013..."

July 12, 2013 News Feature

Off the Record

Gary Clark Jr. and the Cactus Cafe go under the lens

"...is looking to bring back the weekly open mic night this fall. However, the Cactus will close in December..."

Aug. 19, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Page Two: Mad Dreaming

Loud, barely intelligible SXSW incantations

"...Hoping the night will go away..."

Feb. 19, 2010 Column by Louis Black

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...get a second shot. That, from asking around on Friday, seems to be the general rule still, though not..."

Aug. 16, 2002 Column

Playback: Hip-Hop at Home With the Armadillo

Weird City Hip-Hop takes another strike, but Austin City Limits hits a home run in landing Kendrick Lamar taping

"...makes his mark on a local institution this weekend. Friday, Kendrick Lamar appears at the Moody Theater to tape..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Naked City

"...study showing that college students drink more on the night of big football games. Although some of you may..."

Nov. 30, 2007 News Feature

Dancing About Architecture

Liberty Lunch is finally reduced to dust bin debris even as Mueller Airport hosts the "Airport Rave" and some 6,000 attendees, one of which was NOT Biz Markie, who was a no-show. Who says there are no more live music venues in Austin. Once-local guitarist Evan Johns hospitalized in DC with severe liver problems, just as Bad Livers finish recording a new album. Ken Lieck, King of the Segue.

"...the construction workers who were at work day and night tearing the place down (for what it's worth, the..."

Oct. 8, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

¿Quieres Chanclar?

East Riverside's "Latin Strip"

"...photograph by Minh It's Saturday night at Club Latino. The club is packed. Lots of..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Music Feature by James E. Garcia

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