Point Austin: Doug Greco’s Campaign Odyssey Turns to Federal Court

Mayoral candidate sues for more outside cash in campaigns

"...a leaky craft, with little hope of landfall. O Homer, O Aeschylus!..."

Sept. 20, 2024 News Feature by Michael King

Joe Ely Cruises, Coasts, and Floors It on Driven to Drive

Austin’s roving soul Flatlander archives road-hog song collection

"...press, penned with typical panache by Texas music’s homegrown Homer, Joe Nick Patoski. Road songs all recorded at home..."

Aug. 9, 2024 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Everything Evil: How Longlegs Is Osgood Perkins’ Popcorn Movie

Channeling Silence of the Lambs for his horror club sandwich

"...Silence of the Lambs is a poem. It’s like Homer compared to this dirty, miscreant, truly evil, truly evil,..."

July 12, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

National Anthem

A queer rodeo is the backdrop to a tremulous burgeoning relationship

"...a blue-collar community, National Anthem has been compared to “Homer’s Phobia,” the episode of The Simpsons in which the..."

July 12, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Crosstalk: Urban Cultural Fest Returns, Oblivion Access Retreats

And Guy Fieri comes to (Flavor)town

"...crushed sausage and brisket; and Mr. Catfish, whose proprietor Homer Hill co-founded the festival. Sponsor AIDS Healthcare Foundation added..."

April 5, 2024 Music Column by Carys Anderson

Movies, Comedy, Books, and More Recommended Arts Events

Find an art that fits your tastes

"...once wrote that the venue, run by fest co-founder Homer Hill, “held down the heart of Old Pecan with..."

March 29, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Neko Case, the Urban Cultural Fest, and More Crucial Concerts

Live sounds for the week ahead

"...once wrote that the venue, run by fest co-founder Homer Hill, “held down the heart of Old Pecan with..."

March 29, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

The Strip Club: Lake Creek Festival Shopping Center

Sampling noodles, shoes, salsa, and silencers at the Northwest Austin strip mall

"...on the series. I’m bemused, but the sight of Homer has me thinking about donuts again, and I peel..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Food Feature by Taylor Holland

It Ain't Over

Charming documentary honors Yogi Berra, the man and the player

"...play ball like few others have. He hit a homer his first time at bat in the majors, preordaining..."

July 7, 2023 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Jack White Swings for the Fences at Austin Sandlot

Singer/guitarist/first baseman hits home run in post-arena show baseball game

"...in the top of the third when yet another homer sailed over the wall just as the Tender Things..."

June 3, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

One-Man Band and Oddball Songman Homer Henderson 1952-2022

The man behind “Lee Harvey Was a Friend of Mine” has died

"...Homer Henderson – the fiery, hilarious renegade songwriter and one-man..."

April 22, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, March 18-24

"...specialized in the history of ancient Greece. The poet Homer was one of the most influential voices of that..."

March 18, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, December 10-16

"...to Professor of Classics Anne Carson, ancient Greek author Homer "suggested we stand in time with our backs to..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

Aaron Frazer’s MCU of Soul

The Indications’ drummer and soul crooner introduces himself at ACL

"...Brothers [“Never Gonna Give You Up”]. He worked with Homer Steinweiss and Leon Michaels with the Arcs. There were..."

Oct. 7, 2021 Music Post by Austin Powell

Austin’s Best Breweries, According to Children

Meet your beer garden friends, the Beergardigans

"...mini-reunion, or a communal spot to boast about a two-homer Little League game. Plus, it's always a bonus to..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Food Feature by Eric Puga

The Verde Report: Debating Austin FC After the First Half of the Season

Our soccer columnist argues with himself over how bleak (or is it bright?) the Verde outlook really is

"...splits his personality into two contradicting personas – the homer and the hater – to debate how bleak (or..."

Aug. 20, 2021 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

How a Local Drummer Inspired Riz Ahmed’s Character in Sound of Metal

Revisiting Fuckemos drummer Sean Powell's Austin dives and Hollywood highs

"...day he sent me a text that just said 'Homer Simpson fucking a donut.' I was like 'Yes! If..."

Nov. 20, 2020 Screens Feature by Kevin Curtin

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Dan Castellaneta (the voice of Homer Simpson) practices tai chi...."

Nov. 6, 2020 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, October 30 - November 5

"...originally told during the sixth century BC. Another is Homer's epic tale the Odyssey, which harkens back to the..."

Oct. 30, 2020 Column by Rob Brezsny

All the Neighborhood's a Stage in the Drive-Through Vortex Odyssey

The Vortex keeps things safe, sacred, and mythically provocative in their newest stage spectacle

"...can encounter live performances of scenes and characters from Homer's The Odyssey – but with everything reimagined through an..."

Sept. 25, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Theatres Are Moving the Stage Beyond Zoom

Companies thinking outside the boxes bring theatre to your radio, your mailbox, and your neighbor's yard

"...is opening The Vortex Odyssey, a new take on Homer's epic presented in installations that audiences drive past. Here,..."

Sept. 11, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Faster Than Sound: Remembering Chet Himes, Johnny Limón, and Riley Osbourn

Three Austin music scene stalwarts passed in late August

"...City, where the latter played in Sixties psych act Homer, known for a trippy cover of Willie Nelson's "I..."

Sept. 4, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...to be a part of The Odyssey, in which Homer writes about Polyphemus carrying sheep's milk in animal skins..."

Sept. 4, 2020 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...a limp, sometimes used a cane, and according to Homer had golden women robots to wait on him...."

Aug. 21, 2020 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

The Trip to Greece

Coogan and Brydon's latest culinary comedy is a dish too far

"...as its lodestar, The Trip to Greece turns to Homer’s 3,000-year-old adventure yarn The Odyssey, with some irony, given..."

May 22, 2020 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

SXSW and Amazon Announce Virtual Festival Lineup

Feature and shorts from 2020 fest going online for 10 days

"...We Can" U.S. Director and producer: Addison Wright Cast: Homer Hans Bryant, Jayda Perry, Nia Parker Created with the..."

April 21, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

In Memoriam: Glenna Goodacre

Sculptor of Austin's beloved Philosophers' Rock has died

"...daughter of Melba Tatom Maxey and famously litigious developer Homer Maxey – worked frequently in her home state, and..."

April 21, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Austin Chronicle Redesign Issue Party at Still Austin Whiskey Co.

"...Caroline Homer, Chronicle staff photographers John Anderson and Jana Birchum, and..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Photo Gallery

A Proposal in Our Pages. The Crossword to Be Exact.

Here’s the down and across of the plan. But did it work?

"...our syndicated crossword maker Josh Reynolds of Park & Homer Puzzles, who was up for the task...."

Nov. 20, 2019 News Post by Alyssa Quiles

Hut’s Hamburgers to Close After 80 Years

October 20 planned as last day of service

"...then Picante Mexican Restaurant, and finally Hut’s Hamburgers when Homer “Hut” Hutson bought the lease and moved the original..."

June 10, 2019 Food Post by Jessi Cape

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