Letters at 3AM: Beginnings

How I learned that writing for publication wasn't just about me

"...That was Jeffrey Nightbyrd on the phone. My Greyhound bus journey to..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura

Crossroads 3

I went up to the Crossroads – and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – fell down on my knees

"...Heights. A hillbilly wedding in the birdsong mountains of West Virginia had flown us into Pittsburgh, and first a..."

July 2, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

No Lonesome Tune

Retiring the dean of Texas songwriters? Fat chance.

"...Knife." A pantheon of country music stars including Jerry Jeff Walker, Johnny Cash, the Highwaymen, Ricky Skaggs, Rodney Crowell,..."

Sept. 12, 2008 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Once Upon a Time in Austin

The films, the filmmakers, the crews, the making of a scene

"...Master of the Game (Priles Entertainment) P: Dirk Higdon, Jeff Stolhand, Uygar Aktan; D: Jeff Stolhand; S: Jeff Stolhand,..."

March 12, 2004 Screens Feature by Louis Black

The Chronicle Endorsements, Nov. 2002

The Chronicle endorses for the 2002 November general election

"...most important aspect of this endorsement is to alert west-side voters that they can and should vote for Democrat..."

Nov. 1, 2002 News Feature

The Chronicle Endorsements, Nov. 2002

The Chronicle endorses for the 2002 November general election

"...most important aspect of this endorsement is to alert west-side voters that they can and should vote for Democrat..."

Oct. 18, 2002 News Feature

I Before E

A career retrospective on one of the lost cosmic cowboys, Rusty Wier

"...founding fathers of the "Austin Sound," along with Jerry Jeff Walker, Michael Martin Murphey, and Steven Fromholz. He collects..."

May 31, 2002 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...MACAVITY: Dallas' newest buzz band Macavity has that youth-in-a-bottle sound lots of..."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature

Out of Left Field

Tim Walker looks at this abysmal year in Texas baseball.

"...young players and another superb season from perennial All-Star Jeff Bagwell...."

Oct. 6, 2000 Sports Feature by Tim Walker

Barrel Chested Again

Chewing the fat with Brent Best of Denton tub-thumpers Slobberbone

"...band get regional gigs, it caught the ear of Jeff Cole at Austin indie Doolittle Records. A re-recorded version..."

July 28, 2000 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Texas Platters

"...former is Johnson doing a letter-perfect Blow by Blow/Wired-era Jeff Beck. Six-string virtuosity aside, over half the songs on..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Music Review

Jazz Sides

"...4.5 Stars -- Jeff Salamon..."

Oct. 16, 1998 Music Feature

Postmarks

City Centerpiece

"...Jeff Francell..."

July 31, 1998 Column

Neighborhood Soup

"...administrative policy, a council resolution, or something else," says Jeff Jack of the Austin Neighborhoods Council, part of the..."

Aug. 1, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Tentatively Titled

Austin's Class of 1997

"...though it sounds kind of funny," says Sixteen Deluxe's Jeff Copas, "it all comes down to feel, as in..."

Jan. 24, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup

Autumn events you ought to check out

"...There must be a reason why the West Texas produces so many writers. This year the West..."

Aug. 30, 2017 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

SXSW Wednesday Picks and Sleepers

"...playing her cover of Pink Floyd's "Mother," from the West of Memphis soundtrack, and also the title cut of..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

Urban Tejano

Tortilla Factory pulls down a Grammy nomination as Best Tejano Band as the almost four-decade-old local institution gets ready to reinvent the genre

"...begins in San Angelo, the real cotton fields of Western songs. Its chapters are soundtracked by time-worn vinyl records..."

Dec. 24, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Austin Pride 2009

Event listings

"...and the MCC Choir singeth and playeth, and Soulforce's Jeff Lutes speaketh. Let us pray! 7pm. University Baptist Church,..."

June 5, 2009 Features Feature

Friday Showcase Picks

SXSW Music Fest preview guide

"...Arts & Crafts. When BSS maestro Kevin Drew and Jeffrey Remedios began their adventure in 2002 with that album,..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature

Top 10 Local Stories

Central Texas in 2005

"...5) Westward Ho!: The environmental wars shifted to the lawless hinterlands..."

Jan. 7, 2005 News Feature

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...and downright strange. Bela is also one of the newest members of industrial collective Pigface. – Christopher Gray..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

Running to the Middle

Part II of the Chronicle's preview of the Nov. 5 general election

"...GOP incumbents (Chief Justice Tom Phillips and Perry-appointed Wallace Jefferson) can be expected to maintain the trend. Phillips has..."

Oct. 18, 2002 News Feature

1999 SXSW Music Festival

"...and while they're popular both here and on the West coast, it's not often they make it our way...."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

Postmarks

United Way Clarifies

"...I read your entry regarding the Cinema West Theatre on South Congress ["Naked City," Vol.17, No.39] with..."

June 12, 1998 Column

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...last year by Barrientos and San Antonio's State Sen. Jeff Wentworth, which allows the rail district to be created...."

June 5, 1998 News Feature

day trips

"...regarded as the most outstanding surviving example of a Southwestern frontier military post. More than half of the original..."

June 13, 1997 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Xenophobia?

International Acts at SXSW

"...anyway, represented by 90-some-odd international acts playing South by Southwest; and this is your Baedecker. It's rife with reference..."

March 7, 1997 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Postmarks

Contradictions Exposed

"...Americana but failed to mention the station nominated for "Southwest Americana Station of the Year." Where was that? Tuscon?..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Column

Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup

Travel news for history buffs, art appreciators, foodies, and more

"...built singlehandedly from 1956 to 1979 by the late Jeff McKissack, a retired postal worker. The outdoor 3,000-square-foot environment..."

Jan. 31, 2025 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

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