Off the Record

Tim O'Connor closes the Backyard, Grupo Fantasma spice things up for Latino Music Month, and Hacienda strikes a chord with the Black Keys

"...Last Thursday Direct Events owner Tim O'Connor announced that the Backyard will close following the completion of the venue's..."

May 2, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Taking the World Stage

How more theatre made Here is getting Out There and what that means

"...Exhibit A: An Austin-born theatre piece wows audiences from Galway, Ireland, to Seattle, snags..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

The Coming Energy Crisis: Not Political, Not Conspiracy Theory

"...column. He has boldly addressed what so few in the media have grokked – that we're running out of..."

Nov. 17, 2005 Postmarks

Here Comes the Train

Can city staff, citizens, and neighborhoods realize – and build – a more livable city?

"...Standing at the end of Rutledge Spur Road at the far northern..."

Jan. 28, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

The Tenth Annual "Austin Chronicle' Short Story Contest Results

"..."Close the door, boy," barked the drunker and rougher of the..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Books Feature

The Taming of the Shrew: Indeed a Revel

Reviews of recent and ongoing exhibitions and performances around Austin

"...State Theater, through September 19..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

The Other Sister

Multiple Personalities

"...The Bull Creek watershed is fairly neatly contained within the..."

July 2, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Polytheism in the Raw

"...eyes to subjugate that worn-thin god whose expression on the cross hadn't changed for 2,000 years...."

Nov. 13, 1998 Column by Michael Ventura

Off the Beaten Track

Can Light Rail Build Livable Communities?

"...MetroLink light rail system photograph by Rita Debellis At the end of October, about 800 planners, community activists, transit..."

Nov. 21, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Shock to the System

Brace Yourselves: Deregulation Is Coming, Eventually

"...Like it or not, it's coming. Whether by federal or state mandate, Texas is almost guaranteed..."

Feb. 21, 1997 News Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

The Spectre of Swing

Don McCalister's Demon

"...shooting out from behind his unusually thick wire-framed glasses. There's an air of challenge in his subtle squint and..."

June 21, 1996 Music Feature

The EUD's Last Good Years

We're Gonna Party Like It's 1997...

"...council concerned with pedestrian topics such as liability for the city's housing corporation, and its citizens fighting the traditional..."

Feb. 23, 1996 News Column by Louisa C. Brinsmade

Theatre's Great Historian The Essential Oscar

"...Austin theatre has many heroes who are diligent and accomplished but..."

Dec. 8, 1995 Arts Feature

The LCRA and the City

A Match Made in Heaven, or Hell

"...Times change. Ten years ago, the city and the LCRA were in a blood feud..."

Nov. 24, 1995 News Feature

Allure of the Poll Dance

We can't look away from the poll numbers, though maybe we should

"...These damn polls are like porn: You know what you're..."

Oct. 10, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

The Luv Doc: Single Women With Grocery Dogs

Flying a nondescript gray flag and trolling through shallow waters

"...I work in and live near the Domain. Usually on Friday or Saturday night I go..."

March 15, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

The Luv Doc: A Blinding Amount of Light

If Jeff Bezos can launch a $5.5 billion dollar penis rocket into suborbital space, he can surely put a dimmer switch on a floodlight

"...Even though your column is called "The Luv Doc," I know I have seen you respond..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

Long Play Lounge East Evolves Into New Music Venue, the Coral Snake

Former Stay Gold space closing April 30 for rebranding

"...“Long Play East will be closing its doors on the last day of April … But that's not the..."

April 26, 2023 Music Post by Genevieve Wood

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...tackle a generous 182-Item agenda. For our preview of the meeting's anticipated highlights – including a long-awaited glimpse of..."

July 30, 2021 News Feature

The Verde Report: Fantastic Goals and Where to Find Them

Three steps for more scoring opportunities

"...Josh Wolff laid out the assignment in simple English at his very first press..."

May 28, 2021 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

The Verde Report: Use the Force, Toto!

"...$2.5 million well spent. That was perhaps the most sensible takeaway from a preseason match rampant with..."

April 9, 2021 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

The Luv Doc: Pandemic Blues

Being broken up with is hard.

"...boyfriend broke up with her and moved out of their apartment the week after Thanksgiving. Everyone who knew him..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Column by The Luv Doc

We Have an Issue: “The Light That’s Leaving”

On Bill Callahan’s likably melancholy new record, and another month of painful closures of Austin fixtures

"...The brilliant Austin musician Bill Callahan writes like a guy..."

Sept. 18, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

We Have an Issue: From the Ground Up

How we accidentally ended up with an Earth Day issue

"...I've never liked the performative aspect of Earth Day themed issues or special..."

April 17, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

Six Chill Zones Away from the SXSW Madness

From fancy to funky, these are your escape routes

"...beer and free shows are great and all, but there’s only so much Lone Star and unsigned indie acts..."

March 13, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda

The First Austin Bookstore Crawl

This combo self-guided tour and scavenger hunt gives readers a new reason to seek out local lit sellers

"...Austin's first bookstore crawl – a literary spin on the social pilgrimages usually reserved for pubs – to be..."

April 28, 2017 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

The Good Eye: A (Tiny) Room of One's Own

You call that a small house? This is a small house!

"...Austin becomes ever more dear and City Council limits the number of roommates per dwelling, one can hardly be..."

April 11, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

The Hightower Report

Light rail – it's not just for lefties anymore; and parks officials are forced to be Bush spokesmen

"...MISSING THE TRAIN..."

July 16, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

Lines in the Sand

A preview of the Austin delegation agenda for the 77th Legislature

"...Prairie Republican rep and a licensed firearms instructor, under the concealed weapons bill Gov. Bush signed into law in..."

Jan. 19, 2001 News Feature by Louis Dubose

BoomBaptist and the Art of Crafty Self Promotion Schemes

Instrumental hip-hop mastermind sells us his world

"...in every wide, sparkling grin (teeth noticeably unblemished by the glazed donuts placed before him on the table), Andrew..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Music Feature by Julian Towers

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