Herb Alpert’s School of Music

Trumpeter’s alums include Waylon, Satchmo, and Karen Carpenter

"...Describing Herb Alpert as a trumpeter feels inadequate. His albums..."

Sept. 24, 2015 Music Post by Greg Beets

12 More Days of ECM

12 More Days of vintage ECM jazz Touchstones

"...On the third gift guide of Christmas my true love gave..."

Dec. 19, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Festival of Lite

Arts writer Robi Polgar finds the true meaning of Chanukah, if not the true spelling ...

"..."Chanukah is that time of year between Christmas and Misgiving when all the bestest..."

Dec. 3, 1999 Features Feature by Robi Polgar

Off the Bookshelf

Nude in Tub: Stories of Quillifarkeag, Maine

"...by G.K. Wuori Algonquin Books, $18.95 hard..."

June 18, 1999 Books Feature

The Good, the Bad, the English & the Deutsch

"..."I've never seen so many men wasted so badly." -- The Man With No Name..."

June 19, 2008 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

AI Experts Gather in Austin to Consider Ethics, White Men, and Mass Layoffs

Preparing for an AI world

"...a little over a month before OpenAI launched ChatGPT, the White House unveiled a Blueprint for an AI Bill..."

Sept. 25, 2023 News Post by Benton Graham

The Cosmic Psychos: Blokes You Can Trust

Aussie pub rock trio’s frontman Ross Knight in Q&A

"...“Beerland? Ah, shitsyeah! I like the sound of that place.” Ross Knight’s spirits were high..."

Sept. 16, 2013 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Animated Adventures of Don Bluth and Gary Goldman

The men behind 'The Secret of NIMH' visit Austin this weekend

"...From The Land Before Time to An American Tail, from Dragon's..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Drink/Drank/Drunk Issue: Stages of Inebriation

To drink or not to drink – for local thespians, no question

"...Want to hear some good drinking stories? Ask theatre people. Between their research for playing..."

July 3, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Year in Books

Freedom, Finkler, and Kids of America

"...read Jonathan Franzen's Freedom (Farrar, Straus and Giroux); I inhaled it, giddy with its untidy sprawl and tart, doomy..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

The Green Movement

KRS-One and Hakim Green bring the Stop the Violence Movement to Austin

"...Kool Moe Dee, MC Lyte, Doug E. Fresh, and other all-stars in the booth to cut “Self Destruction,” hip-hop’s..."

Jan. 21, 2009 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Behind the Screens

Hidden Hollywood and other secret histories

"...The Shape of Things: A Playby Neil LaBute..."

Dec. 28, 2001 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

From The Peacemaker to The Rainmaker... and Everything In Between

"...Burt Reynolds in Boogie Nights After the summer's deluge of slam-bang movie..."

Sept. 5, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Slow Burn

Waco: The Rules of Engagement

"...In this visual age, seeing is believing. But it's our..."

May 2, 1997 Screens Feature by Dick J. Reavis

The Most Memorable Moments of Friday’s ACL Fest

Megan, Miley, Maidza, and one really long line

"...The first day of ACL Fest in two years, though..."

Oct. 2, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Film 2013: The Janet Pierson Guide

Film fest chief talks themes, screens, and surprising changes

"...Janet Pierson has the coolest job – and the toughest job. As the..."

Jan. 31, 2013 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

In Memoriam: Ken Johnson

Remembering the versatile theatre artist, who died March 2

"...One of Austin's most versatile theatre artists and a key player..."

March 8, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Something Short of Miraculous

Months in the making, the city's plan to maintain reproductive services at Brack still raises questions.

"...Last summer, activists wearing papal robes and nuns' habits embarked on an afternoon..."

Jan. 11, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

The Sensational Saga of Mr. Sinus

Picking up where Mystery Science Theater 3000 left off, Mr. Sinus Theater 3000 skewers the movies of our childhood to sold-out crowds at the Alamo Drafthouse.

"...Austin Chronicle: So if you guys were naming this article,..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

As Captain America enters a Brave New World, every MCU film reviewed

"...The Marvel Cinematic Universe has lost its greatest heroes, but..."

Feb. 14, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Hottest Race in Texas

The David Fisher-Todd Staples Senate Contest in East Texas Will Decide the Fate of the State Senate -- and the U.S. House

"...On the evening of October 17 -- while much of the..."

Oct. 27, 2000 News Feature by Michael King

Pressing the Flesh

The world's leading adult toy manufacturer for men wants to take the stigma out of sex

"...Steve Shubin, inventor of the Fleshlight and founder and CEO of..."

May 11, 2012 Screens Feature by Dan Solomon

Get Ready for the 2022 B. Iden Payne Awards

The full list of nominees before Monday's award ceremony

"...Austin's award season starts in dramatic fashion on Monday night..."

Oct. 22, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

The Big Kahuna

"...Directed by: John Swanbeck. Starring: Kevin Spacey, Danny Devito and Peter Facinelli. He's directed..."

May 19, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...that high-concept horror A Quiet Place is this year's opening night film. Now Wes Anderson's new star-studded canine animation..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Theatrical Wonders of 2011

Remembering a theatrical year with superheroes, The Tempest, and a mash-up of the two

"...1) 'BLACK WATCH' (Texas Performing Arts) The National Theatre of Scotland used every weapon..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Down & Out in Atlanta

The Official Crock of the '96 Summer Olympics

"...It may be winter everywhere on Earth below the equator, but that technicality..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Features Feature by Jonathan Hennessey

Generic Ensemble Company's Carmen

This devised work shares the name of Bizet's opera, but it has its own story to tell, one that's modern, irreverent and funny

"...The defiance and brazenness in her words and the way..."

May 25, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Secret History of Tuna

Tuna isn't the only Texas town with which actor-writers Jaston Williams and Joe Sears can be closely identified. Austin has played a significant role in the development of their town, and in return Sears and Williams have changed the face of the capital city.

"...Two men and a town. That pretty much sums up the..."

April 12, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

ISHIDA Dance Company's Beginning / αρχή

This contemporary dance troupe's dynamic debut with "small bites" whetted the appetite for a full meal

"...Prior to the beginning of Beginning/ αρχή, the first public showing by..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Arts Review by Robert Faires

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