More Flava Than Juicy Fruit

Wednesday Night SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...Jeff Smith, know a thing or two about back-alley blues. (Hole in the Wall, 10pm) -- Christopher Gray..."

March 10, 2000 Music Feature by Andy Langer

1999 Austin Film Releases

A complete list of all films released for theatrical runs in Austin in the calendar year 1999 and eligible for consideration in the Top Ten.

"...CALIGULApreview(M.B.)12/3/99 THE CASTLE2.0(M.B.)6/4/99 CENTRAL STATION3.5(M.B.)2/12/99 CHALK2.0(M.B.)7/30/99 CHILDREN OF HEAVEN3.5(M.B.)4/30/99 CHILL FACTOR1.5(R.S.)9/10/99 A CHINESE GHOST STORY: THE TSUI HARK ANIMATION2.5(M.S.)10/15/99..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Screens Feature

Live Shots

"...band drifted into the mist to play selections from Blues From the Rainforest, Saunders' 1990 musical suite that featured..."

Feb. 27, 1998 Music Feature

Pressure Drop

The State of Modern Reggae

"...addition, Rastafarianism began to infiltrate the music; the mysterious, hill-bound sect had always had its tentacles entwined in the..."

July 4, 1997 Music Feature

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Arya’s Weyes Blood aftershow, celebrating SPOT, Urban Cultural Fest, and more

"...impending doom with laid-back upstrokes and Dominic Minix's silky blues vocals, while "Peachy" riffs on the contradictions of late-stage..."

March 31, 2023 Music Column by Angela Lim

How Austin Musician Gina Chavez Became the Subject of the City's Latest Mural

The story of an L.A. muralist creating a 12-foot-tall portrait of a local musical star

"...that he would find a more accepting and encouraging street art scene in Austin than in a territorial city..."

April 3, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Our Music Critics Pick Their Top 10 Austin Albums of 2018

80 local picks from Molly Burch to Brownout

"...7) Kinky Friedman, Circus of Life (Echo Hill)..."

Dec. 28, 2018 Music Feature by Greg Beets

The Half-Century Psych of Shiva's Headband

13th Floor Elevators weren't the only local psych act exploring Austin's outer limits – and still doing so

"...1957 Chevy and headed out of Houston for the Hill Country around Austin and Wimberley. Long drives in the..."

Dec. 1, 2017 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Top 10 Beer Things to Look Forward to in 2016

"...Since closing brewing operations at their Fifth Street location in the fall, Live Oak has left their..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Untapped Festival Austin Untaps Beer List

Check off your brewery bucket list in one convenient location

"...Red Bud, Berliner weisse Hoppy Diver, session IPA Convict Hill, oatmeal stout Power and Light, American pale ale Stash..."

March 30, 2015 Food Post by Eric Puga

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...came through loud and clear in the essay "Will Shill for Nukes" [News, April 16]. We have heard Mr...."

April 30, 2004 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...full as part of a cover story, Rent Party Blues, Music, Feb. 14, 2003 (austinchronicle.com/ issues/dispatch/2003-02-14/music_feature.html).]..."

Jan. 30, 2004 Column

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...San Angelo, bringing exciting onstage antics and good-time, conjunto-infused blues-rock with them. Local critics are chomping at the bit..."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature

Contributors

Descriptions of the contributors to The Austin Chronicle 20th anniversary issue

"...to Anne S. Lewis, a freelance writer (The Wall Street Journal) and regular contributor to the Chronicle...."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Day Trips

North Texas' Lake Texoma is about more than just fishing for stripers.

"...through the main area of the refuge. The Crow Hill Trail offers a close look at the native prairie..."

June 22, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Dancing About Architecture

Our resident Marshmallow Peep relates the news and hearsay in and around the Live Music Capital...

"...got master tapes returned on behalf of the Asylum Street Spankers, the Gourds, and the late Doug Sahm. (Oh,..."

April 13, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

Our resident Marshmallow Peep relates the news and hearsay in and around the Live Music Capital...

"...dose of reality in Mike Judge's King of the Hill, but how many people were expecting to spot Austin-based..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Life A.D.

Former Austin Sun writer Bill Bentley says a prayer for Doug Sahm

"...every style of Texas music -- rock & roll, blues, jazz, country, conjunto, R&B, and beyond -- that the..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Dancing About Architecture

Life and death on the live music club scene; Dale Watson escapes, Huey Meaux doesn't; and more tantalizing tidbits of Terpsichore...

"...the old Blue Flamingo, which once stood across the street from the Atomic Cafe, is back in business. The..."

Nov. 12, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

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.

"...a uniformed police officer, and zoomed through heavy Sixth Street pedestrian traffic in his escape attempt. Apparently nobody was..."

Oct. 8, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Postmarks

It Gets Better

"...*They are most likely to live near highly traveled streets and freeways and are thus subject to vehicular noise..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Column

Summer Sneaks

Apocalypse Whenever: Movies in the Season of Armageddon

"...Cherot; with Cherot, Chenoa Maxwell, Tammi Jones, Robinne Lee, Hill Harper, Reginald James...."

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature

Dancing About Architecture

"...we know who he meant) at 309 W. Second Street, Austin, TX 78701, and make sure you mention the..."

Aug. 29, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

The Ruta Java

Where to Go for a Cup of Joe

"...also serve great coffee (i.e. Texas French Bread, Sweetish Hill, Upper Crust, et.al); coffee roasters without a cafe atmosphere..."

March 14, 1997 Food Feature by Rebecca Chastenet dé Gery

Postmarks

Bergstorm

"...distinctly New-Austin, new, fine arts gallery on West Sixth Street has been left off of Cari Marshall's list of..."

Jan. 24, 1997 Column

Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

Catch up on Texas travel news and plan some spring sightseeing

"...Houston Folk, Blues, and Gospel Festival April 1, Houston, www.houstonfolkfestival.com..."

April 2, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...since then – laid waste by High on Fire, blues-doused by Scott H. Biram, sold out by the Black..."

July 9, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...and Annie, and brother, Micah, at the Nelson family's Hill Country ranch, where they picked and sang together. It's..."

June 18, 2021 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

Spring is the season for Texas travel

"...building a beauty shop on the lot across Munger Street from his home and that he had a better..."

Feb. 29, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: Skiing in Boone, N.C.

North Carolina’s ski slopes offer something for everybody

"...houses, condos, and hotel rooms. A free municipal sledding hill is maintained by the community next to the visitors..."

Feb. 24, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

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