Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

The blurbing of SXSW

"...torpedo of blitzkrieg thrash. Led by Wade and Jared Allison, the quintet's local profile has happily taken a backseat..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

The Hightower Report

The Downturn Hits High-Dollar Sports; and Lobbyists Change Their Stripes

"...The Downturn Hits High-Dollar Sports..."

Dec. 19, 2008 News Column by Jim Hightower

Hanging Up the Torches

After 20 years of juggling fire and other foolery, the Flaming Idiots are calling it quits.

"...to remain idiots. But the three of them are resolute. Sometime next spring, after they complete a round of..."

Dec. 26, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...So here I am reading the Chronicle like I do..."

July 25, 2003 Column

Life by the Drop

The return of Doyle Bramhall

"...a lamp, a bicycle wheel, rusted tools -- items so mundane as to take on the sheen of importance..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Shades of Gray

In Texas Prisons, It's Hard to Tell Who Your Enemies Are

"...Daniel Nagle didn't die alone, because in a state prison nobody is ever alone. But the only witnesses to..."

April 28, 2000 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

Texas Platters

"...do finally get out you'll probably want to go someplace other than where Tingle is playing. Tingle does have..."

Jan. 24, 1997 Music Review

Jonathan Terrell, Too Rock & Roll for Country, Too Country for Rock & Roll

The inward-facing cowboy trims the fat and lets his second solo LP dictate itself

"...tracks, I knew that wasn't it. I knew the songs were bigger than me and that I had to..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

The Oral History of Austin Beerworks

How the local brewery became the heir to the aluminum throne

"...their modern habitat like great silver owls on a sobriety hunt. Recently, ABW has doubled their production capacity in..."

March 10, 2017 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Swingle All the Way!

Stritch, Caruso deliver hit holiday cabaret from Birdland

"...you can find out this week. Cabaret all-stars Jim Caruso, Billy Stritch, and Klea Blackhurst are bringing their seasonal..."

Dec. 20, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Ballad of Davy Jones

Hickoids guitarist keeps breathing

"...accompanied by a roar of rushing words that goes something like, "ohGodnoI'mdyingpleasejust-givemeanotherchance."..."

May 22, 2015 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Out of Her Cage

Micah Magee explores a Texan's teen pregnancy in Petting Zoo

"...in the film outside its title, you can see something of a skittish caged animal in the performance of..."

March 17, 2015 SXSW Post by Amy Gentry

Page Two: The Metaphoric and the Mimetic

A journey

"...many of us stuck together, traveling through the economic hard times that followed. We were always on the move..."

Nov. 25, 2011 Column by Louis Black

'Completing Communities'

A conversation with Kathie Tovo

"...services] to multifamily. It's a big project down on South Lamar; some of it needed to be rezoned, some..."

June 3, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Page Two: Running in Place

Movie-serial style coverage plagues the most thrilling, genuine, and troubling Democratic contest in decades

"...of the Red Circle, Zombies of the Stratosphere, and so many others: Lately I've been watching them all. These..."

May 30, 2008 Column by Louis Black

True Today

Randy 'Biscuit' Turner's final interview

"...punk rock heyday. I'd caught the last five or so Big Boys shows after arriving in town to attend..."

Aug. 26, 2005 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

The Toronto International Film Festival

A first-timer's diary

"...elite. Telluride is film-centric, but it isn't a poor person's event, its offering brilliant, but narrowly curated. Sundance is..."

Dec. 12, 2003 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Capital Fund -- not even close) to pay for some of the off-site costs for the city of Huntsville...."

Nov. 30, 2001 Column

Play On!

In the backstage comedy Anton in Show Business, playwright Jane Martin wittily paints the contemporary stage as a madhouse overrun by loons and lunatics so preoccupied with money, image, and themselves that they can hardly be bothered to create art. And the State Theater Company's production takes us inside the insanity with an air of playfulness that keeps the audience primed for a good time.

"...company meeting is a three-hour therapy session, is banking so heavily on her lead's star wattage to put butts..."

March 30, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Hello Dottie

Austinite old-school punker Dottie Farrell explains the meaning of the word 'splooge.'

"...Real rock & rollers know sometimes they have to let it bleed. Preventing bodily harm..."

Oct. 13, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Matthew McConaughey: Lone Star Rising

The Luck of the Drawl

"...down and the hazy film of smog boils into something shiny and mean and almost solid...."

Sept. 1, 1995 Screens Feature by Matt Zoller Seitz

Genre-Hopping Hustler Quentin Arispe Wants to Be in Every Room

The Past Lives’ theatrical lead singer takes on a party girl role on new solo LP, As Above, So Below

"...to warm up – or down shots – before hitting the dance floor...."

Sept. 20, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Creed III

Jordan and Majors hit hard in this first post-Stallone Rocky flick

"...by: Michael B. Jordan. Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Jonathan Majors, Phylicia Rashād and Wood Harris...."

March 3, 2023 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

The Luv Doc: Pandemic Blues

Being broken up with is hard.

"...who knew him could see that it was coming, so neither me nor any of our friends were surprised..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Column by The Luv Doc

Checking In: Sydney Wright Pays It Forward

Pop perfectionist relinquishes control in livestream era

"...Sydney Wright’s on a roll. After surviving a hit-and-run on her scooter during the summer of 2018, the..."

June 3, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

After a Month of Chaos, Abortion Care Returns to Texas

Clinics, patients, and the law get put through the ringer over care

"...staff at the Planned Par­ent­hood clinic on East Ben White Boulevard in South Austin were thrown into havoc. Texas..."

May 1, 2020 News Feature by Mary Tuma

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...So SXSW made its first announcement for film, so you've..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Winding Up the Election Cycle

Harper-Madison, Ellis to join Council; Singh, Gharakhanian prevail

"...With all votes counted, newcomers Natasha Harper-Madison and Paige Ellis and incumbent Sabino "Pio" Renteria won..."

Dec. 14, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Ballad of Townes & Blaze

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

"...eddies around his face like ghostly seaweed as he's absorbed into "Our Little Town." Director Ethan Hawke whispers, "Cut."..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Sybil Rosen

ACL Review: Jacob Banks

Londoner’s voice has “next big thing” written all over it

"...of the music industry make pinpointing future stars difficult. Sometimes, however, the signs are recognizable: a smart song placement,..."

Oct. 9, 2017 Music Post by Michael Toland

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