By the Hand of the Father

Previewing Alejandro Escovedo's new autobiographical play, By the Hand of the Father.

"...ventured into the world of theatre for the first time. That By the Hand of the Father, which memorializes..."

June 16, 2000 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Dancing About Architecture

The Gourds weren't Phishing for trouble when they covered "Gin and Juice"; the Meat Puppets have (probably) found a new home.

"...Somethin' Phishy Going On..."

June 16, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Beefed-up

"This is food you know; there are no surprises," Chronicle food writer Barbara Chisholm declares about Ray's Steakhouse.

"...is Texan in nature (in the good ways, I mean). He's friendly, outgoing, hospitable to a fault, and he..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Food Feature by Barbara Chisholm

A Joycean Riff of Race

Juneteenth

"...Invisible Man is probably the most important and influential American novel since World War II, and, arguably, the most..."

June 18, 1999 Books Feature by Mark Busby

Something to Live For

"...photograph by Austin American-Statesman..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Music Feature by Jay Hardwig

Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights

Charles Whitman in the UT Tower

"...of August, 1966 -- and there you are, Young American, complete with your Homecoming King, or Queen. The most..."

Sept. 5, 1997 Books Feature by Tom Aiken

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...only 15 weekends - the weekends that define the summer movie season. To you and me that may sound..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Local Palette

58th Faculty Exhibition

"...Few things make me want to return to college... spring break, maybe; between-class..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Arts Feature

Imagine There's No Majors

"...just returned from a six-week tour with the proud announcement that they have not signed with Atlantic Records. Furthermore,..."

Dec. 15, 1995 Music Column

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...of the teenaged Lothario Telly adrift in his favorite pastime: deflowering young girls. After the shockingly on-target coitus during..."

Sept. 1, 1995 News Feature

It's a Family Affair for the Hurleys in Strictly Confidential

How Elizabeth tried (and failed) to keep son Damian out of the film biz

"...convince the good mother to not let her daughter become an actor...."

April 12, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, April 12-18

"...ARIES (March 21-April 19): Now is a favorable time to make initial inquiries, ask for free samples, and..."

April 12, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny

Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol Stays Hungry

A serious band with a silly name and an all-in mentality

"...That characterization, by singer, guitarist, and lyricist Leo Lydon, comes as a surprise to me. Given his band's ludicrous..."

June 24, 2022 Music Feature by Robert Penson

A Culture 50 Years in the Making: The Kerrville Folk Festival Experience

Life-altering and deep-listening scenes from the oldest music festival in Texas

"...says Mary Muse, the festival's executive director, who also became its producer just in time for COVID to cancel..."

May 20, 2022 Music Feature by Hank Erwin

Second SXSW Lineup Installment Adds Over 300 Acts

KT Tunstall, Shamir, Sunflower Bean, and Circuit Des Yeux highlight

"......"

Dec. 8, 2021 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Tim Kerr Sets His Own New Colors

Austin "Self-expressionist" paints visionary artists, photographs their environments, accompanies with old time music duo Up Around the Sun

"...In his North Loop adjacent home studio, the DIY polymath sits, surrounded by his beautiful,..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Old Austin Magic: Uncle Walt’s Band Live

Performance archive reissued with bonus tracks

"...For a moment in the Seventies/Eighties, the virtuosic roots triad of Walter..."

Jan. 18, 2021 Music Post by Doug Freeman

AGLIFF Presses Play on The Capote Tapes

LGBTQIA+ film festival announces online lineup for 2020

"...is still worthy of the big screen, with the announcement that new documentary The Capone Tapes is this year's..."

July 8, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, April 24-30

"...composer who had such a huge impact on the development of classical music. In light of Beethoven’s mastery, Brahms..."

April 24, 2020 Column by Rob Brezsny

Austinite in L.A.: Chief White Lightning

Josh Logan talks dating pop stars, stage get-ups, and more

"...sign and possibly also from the sweltering heat. The former Austinite then proceeds to breathlessly recap the 15-city tour..."

July 24, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Luv Doc: A Surreptitious Grope

Not exactly the Kama Sutra of hugs

"...does everyone in Austin feel the need to hug me after even the most insignificant interaction? Work colleagues, people..."

May 18, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

The Many Projects of Lawrence Wright

From TV to the stage the local writer has been busy

"...September 11 woke the nation to the reality that America is vulnerable. When the planes hit and the towers..."

April 13, 2018 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Banicki

Carrie Elkin’s Life-and-Death Folk

Her father's death and daughter's birth upped the stakes of the singer's finest work

"...Like most teenagers, Carrie Elkin felt embarrassed by some of her father's actions. For one, he seemed obsessed..."

April 14, 2017 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Retro-Futurists Reshape Austin Music

Half-a-dozen rising stars of local electro

"...here is a staggering stratification: EDM, beat/bass, punk- and metal-influenced synth waves, electro, house, and so on...."

July 1, 2016 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Playback: Antone's Resurrected

The return of Antone's, Free Week, and the Austin Music Poll Ballot

"...about the New Year's Eve unveiling of Antone's. The comeback of Austin's brand venue, reopened Downtown after two years..."

Jan. 8, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Fun Fun Fun Q&A: Afrika Bambaataa

Hip-hop pioneer predicts Martians breakdancing to “Planet Rock”

"...and founded the Universal Zulu Nation, which codified the elements of hip-hop culture. Catch him Sunday at Fun Fun..."

Nov. 5, 2015 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

'The Hundred-Year House'

Author Rebecca Makkai teases the real and the unreal in this 'Austin Chronicle' Book Club selection

"...Hundred-Year House is a sly, funny, literary mystery, a meet-cute romantic comedy, and a metafictional meditation on fate rolled..."

Aug. 22, 2014 Arts Feature by Amy Gentry

Glutard Girl: Life After Beer

What's next?

"...three years I persisted, no matter how much acne treatment and special makeup I applied. It was only after..."

May 6, 2013 Food Post by Margaret Shugart

Sustainable Beer

The secret about sustainable brewing is that it exists.

"...Few realize that three sustainable breweries call Austin home. These crafters of beer don't make much of a..."

Feb. 1, 2013 Food Feature by Ivy Le

Home's a Brewin'

Why brewheads are buzzing about Pinthouse Pizza's head brewer from Colorado

"...in the middle of a conversation with a regular customer, a member of the Austin Zealots homebrewers club. The..."

Jan. 11, 2013 Food Column by Ivy Le

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