Texas by Georgia

How O'Keeffe Adopted the Lone Star State

"...Leaves, 1928 When she lived in the Texas Panhandle, Georgia O'Keeffe stared across the vast empty spaces and walked..."

March 20, 1998 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Eating Between the Lines

Books for Cooks

"...passed away ("Like the late lamented Blanche's in Athens, Georgia where, if you asked nicely, the wizened proprietress would..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Food Feature by Pableaux Johnson

SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Friday

A Margo Price keynote, Koffee's evolution, & Obongjayar's rising star

"...they know it. – Dan Gentile Esther’s Follies Loves Georgia Lines Right Back..."

March 18, 2023 SXSW Post by Abby Johnston

Could ERCOT Connect to the Southeastern U.S. Grids?

Plan in the works to build transmission lines through Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi

"...support near a stretch of 21 miles where transmission lines would cross the state, residents worried that they wouldn't..."

Jan. 12, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

The Lemon Twigs, Obongjayar, the Zombies, and Ambré Added in SXSW 2023’s Second Lineup Drop

With a whopping 301 musical artists

"...TX) The Garrys (Saskatoon CANADA) Gay Meat (Wilmington NC) Georgia Lines (Auckland NEW ZEALAND) Geskle (Worcester MA) GEWALT (Berlin..."

Dec. 7, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

The Most Memorable Moments of Saturday’s ACL Fest

Adrian Quesada, Big Boi, and painting the town P!nk

"...Zilker than the day prior. Some fighting expectedly treacherous lines around peak 5pm entry times, the Chronicle writers found..."

Oct. 9, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Doug Benson's Total Scam of a Life

The 411 on the 420 comedian

"...six full-length comedy albums and a life where the lines between profession and passion have blurred into a Magic..."

July 2, 2014 Arts Post by Russ Espinoza

The Ballad of Townes & Blaze

The twisted but not-so-tall tale of Van Zandt and Foley, Lonesome Dove meets Barfly

"...beginning to write songs. He showed up in West Georgia from who-knows-where, a lanky, bashful, country boy. We fell..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Sybil Rosen

Stacey Abrams, Without Concessions

Now and for her whole life, the rising star finds her own path to victory

"...If Stacey Abrams were governor of Georgia, as she had planned, we might not be seeing..."

March 8, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Friggin' Genius

SXSW Film announces feature film lineup

"...continues our tradition of screening films across all budget lines and styles, and we take particular pride in witnessing..."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Punk Legend John Doe Presents at AFS Cinema

The L.A. to Austin transplant on acting: "I want to be sideways!"

"...also do this very strange thing: He'd mouth your lines as you said them! Very disquieting! 'What the fuck..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Screens Feature by Tim Stegall

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...sound for everybody from the Rolling Stones to the Georgia Satellites. The man is a living piece of rock..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Dan Patrick Proposes Massive Boost for Film Incentives ... But There's a Catch

Is Texas' lieutenant governor lining up cash for a culture war?

"...credit program is the one that helped build the Georgia film and TV business – but it's been so..."

Jan. 27, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer

This celebratory documentary skips briskly over the 60-plus-year career of one of jazz's pre-eminent and most original singers.

"...of her band, including her stunning rendition of "Sweet Georgia Brown" at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, where she..."

Nov. 28, 2008 Movie Review by Theresa Everline

Final Flowering

With Cold Sassy Tree, distinguished composer Carlisle Floyd crafts an opera to crown his lengthy career.

"...of a house in a small town in rural Georgia, a big, rough-hewn man with an unruly beard and..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Wineries Revive an Ancient Winemaking Technique

Locals winemakers go back to the earth

"...were known in what is now the republic of Georgia, where they were traditionally filled with wine and buried..."

July 24, 2020 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

Movies or Medicaid: A False Choice at the Texas Legislature

Another tug o’ war over funding for Texas’ film, TV, and gaming industry rebate program

"...Leach's plan – adopted by lawmakers on party lines – reallocates the money to health spending, including $15..."

April 12, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

'The NFL Beat': Mock Draft

The 'Chronicle' gets Draft-y with a li'l help from friends

"...23) Detroit Lions (Chronicle) Cordy Glenn, G/OT Georgia I love Glenn, and had the pleasure of watching..."

April 17, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Making a Front Porch for the City

As he was completing the final design for the Austin Museum of Art's long-awaited downtown facility, architect Richard Gluckman took time to discuss the project, his approach to architecture, and what it means to design buildings for a boomtown.

"...New York, the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, and the Picasso Museum..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Exhibitionism

The Cherry Orchard: About Real People

"...the actors may share the stage, speaking the same lines in unison. It is a simple yet rich visual..."

Oct. 10, 1997 Arts Review

Report From L.A.

"...is generated in California. Southern California sits upon fault lines that will, sooner or later, generate massive quakes that..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Column by Michael Ventura

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...adolescence. The Baby-Sitters Club is a conglomeration of story lines from the phenomenally successful series of books by Ann..."

Sept. 1, 1995 News Feature

Sentimental Family Band, Leti Garza, Dorian Electra, and More Crucial Concerts

Plan your week in music

"...Sentimental Family Band, Georgia Parker..."

March 1, 2024 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Film, TV, and Gaming Industries Call on Legislators to Keep Texas Stories in Texas

Industries look for a massive bump in the state's production rebate program

"...in incentives in 2022 alone, a pittance compared to Georgia's $1.3 billion. Such a raise would also be in..."

Feb. 17, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SongwritingWith:Soldiers Helps Write the War After the War

Darden Smith, Mary Gauthier, and other songwriters combat PTSD one song at a time

"...embraces the vulnerability of the moment as Smith reads lines that he's said back to him, and a song..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

After Carstarphen, What Then?

Austin ISD enters a new era, searching for a road map

"...Austin. Speaking diplomatically, AISD Trustee Gina Hinojosa suggested that Georgia may just be a better fit for her at..."

April 18, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

There Will Be Food

Austin's film catering gurus learn how to make do in a changing industry. Spoiler alert: The answer is never pizza.

"...So the sets are fake and the lines are straight from scripts, but this movie-world is reality...."

June 14, 2013 Screens Feature by Jeff Winkler

ACL Music Fest Friday Listings

"...sell for any band with Allman Brothers tendencies. Like Georgia's finest, Delta Spirit wield duel percussionists, which feels weighty..."

Oct. 12, 2012 Music Feature

After All-Nighter, Senate Passes Voter ID

A marathon session delivers a GOP partisan priority

"...at the polls. The bill passed 20-12 along party lines, with Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst taking the unusual step..."

March 13, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...authentically crafted blooze that recalls early Skynyrd and midperiod Georgia Satellites. Next up, the well-hyped Charlie Mars, a Mississippi..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

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