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"...Excerpt From World Food New Orleans: Creole, Cajun & Soul, by..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Food Feature

Meet Me at Waterloo Records: Playing, Shopping, and Encountering Life-Changing Moments at the Heart of Austin Music

Influential Austin characters reminice on 40 years of playing, shopping, and encountering life-changing moments at the heart of Austin music

"...and gave me a piercing look. Queued up at the vinyl room register in Waterloo Records, I flashed back..."

April 8, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Power of the Dog, Pig Split Austin Film Critics Awards

Plus, which local movie gets an AFCA award screening at AFS?

"...The Austin Film Critics Association must be animal lovers as..."

Jan. 11, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

COP25: Greta Thunberg Addresses the Climate Change Conference

VIDEO: Climate activist and badass teenager rises above, again

"...As the world’s eyes turn to Madrid for the United Nations..."

Dec. 13, 2019 News Post

COP25: Youth Behind the Fridays for Future Movement Speak

Greta Thunberg's #Climatestrike continues to inspire

"...As the world’s eyes turn to Madrid for the United Nations..."

Dec. 6, 2019 News Post

Secrets and Lies: The Truth of Official Secrets

Martin Bright on the Iraq War, and being played by Matt Smith

"...When the U.S. and its coalition of the willing invaded Iraq..."

Sept. 5, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Different Stages' The Book Club Play

This production captures both the cringeworthy humor and drama of its characters in a mockumentary for the stage

"...found such success in popular culture. TV shows like The Office and Parks and Recreation, which purport to capture..."

March 29, 2019 Arts Review by Trey Gutierrez

SXSW Music Review: The Comet Is Coming

London jazz-tronica trio sparks psychedelic soul vibrations

"...Being stuck in the middle of a peculiarly eclectic bill remains some SXSW..."

March 15, 2019 SXSW Post by Michael Toland

The San Marcos Music Scene Runs Deep

ACL Fest hip-hop headliners Brockhampton might just be the tip of the iceberg from our neighbors south on I-35

"...On a March evening in 2016, inside the Dahlia Woods Art Gallery in San Marcos, a mixtape..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Music Feature by Jeremy Steinberger

The Luv Doc: Tell the Whole World

Rejection never feels good, even if the other guy looks exactly like you

"...GF of six months broke up with me over the phone on her way to a concert in Colorado..."

Aug. 25, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

Page Two: Dancing at the Revolution With the Radio On!

Louis Black recalls the joys of driving around and falling in love with pop songs

"...In these politically dark times, writing about what brings us joy..."

June 16, 2017 Column by Louis Black

Rodeo Austin Day 5: Fitz & the Tantrums

Kiddiepalooza continues as SXSW rages

"...Fighters show cleared out of Stubb’s at SXSW 2011, the cleanup crew and a few stragglers remained behind, zero..."

March 16, 2017 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Spirit of the City and the Letter of the Law Collide at Sekrit Theater

Beau Reichert struggles with the city over his backyard arts complex

"...A welcome sign at the end of Beau Reichert's driveway greets visitors to Sekrit..."

Sept. 2, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

One in a Crowd: What's Kind About the Dark

Indie horror, just in time for Halloween

"...candle to illuminate a horror film looking for your soul gold...."

Oct. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The First Time

Austin artists reveal the intimate details of how they got their muse on

"...Everyone remembers their first time, right? How old you were, where you..."

July 17, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Keepers of the Flame

RIP Manny Castillo

"...The news from the Hickoids’ Jeff Smith that drummer Manny..."

Jan. 12, 2009 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Back in the Saddle Again

Long considered a lost film, Peter Fonda's The Hired Hand gets its long deserved due at SXSW.

"...just Peter, his two dogs, a fire burning in the fireplace, and me on the other end of the..."

March 7, 2003 Screens Feature by Steve Uhler

The Agony of the Ecstasy

Will the federal and local crackdown on ecstasy put raves out of business?

"...pacifier fetish if you're over, say, 10 years old. The wisdom of such an accouterment for anyone old enough..."

Nov. 16, 2001 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Only the Beginning

Wednesday Night SXSW "Sleepers"

"...Last year, as the Austin Music Awards were kicking off South by Southwest..."

March 13, 1998 Music Feature

Bryan Carter Embraces the Freedom of Jazz at Pride

Juilliard musician’s queer music night honors jazz’s legacy

"...In 2019, after finding there were no Pride events at any prominent New York..."

Aug. 9, 2022 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

The Austin Ice Cream Festival – Now with Booze?

The 12th annual celebration goes all adult-oriented After Dark

"...Nothing better for the weekend on which the annual hellscape of summer officially..."

June 6, 2018 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

GAyCL: Making Austin the Queer Music Capital of the World

The alternative showcase provides the queer answer to ACL

"...As Austinites prep for the second weekend of that music festival on the south..."

Oct. 12, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

Pinot in the City Brings Oregon to Austin

Willamette Valley wineries converge on JW Marriott

"...Ah, the fabled City of Roses. Stumptown. Cold Austin. For every..."

Jan. 24, 2017 Food Post by Dave Randall

Jesse Sublett's Top Reads of 2015

The Theater of War leads a list that reminds us how ancient lessons about war continue to ring true today

"...1) The Theater of War: What Ancient Greek Tragedies Can Teach..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Arts Feature by Jesse Sublett

Jill Scott Makes Love to the Moody

All while remaining a church crowd darling

"...be in decline, but you’d never know it judging from the sold-out, overwhelmingly black audience that came to groove..."

Aug. 17, 2015 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

One in a Crowd: Sir Doug and the Genuine Texas Cosmic Groove

Kickstarter appeal of new film about Austin legend

"...rule for anyone considering making a music documentary: Getting the rights to all the songs you want can be..."

July 25, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Hightower Report: Bezos Buys a Big Piece of Power

Bezos' ownership of the Post gives him a powerful platform

"...An old cowboy aphorism says: "Speak the truth. But ride a fast horse."..."

Jan. 16, 2015 News Column by Jim Hightower

ACL Live Shot: The Shouting Matches

Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and friends go Southern rock

"...By virtue of the fact that he’s responsible for Bon Iver, Justin Vernon..."

Oct. 6, 2013 Music Post by Melanie Haupt

The Drink/Drank/Drunk Issue: Six Activities That Are Only Fun Drunk

Some things in Austin just aren't meant to be enjoyed sober

"...Here at the Chronicle, we don't condone drinking to excess, but we..."

July 1, 2013 Chronolog Post by James Renovitch

All Aboard the Grupo Fantasma Mothership

Adrian Quesada’s departure coincides with another offshoot

"...Wondering what the latest incarnation of Grupo Fantasma will look like now..."

May 14, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

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