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"...politicians who support tolls are not courageous, but are taking the easy way out to avoid Governor Pinhead's "No..."

Jan. 28, 2005 Column

All-American

Jimmie Vaughan at 50

"...of a multi-platinum guitarist, but here is Jimmie Vaughan talking about his down time, when the guitar is out..."

Nov. 23, 2001 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Live at Liberty Lunch

The Neville Brothers

"...Second Street for some kind of music and egg cooking competition. No roof, no mural, just a gravel pit..."

July 23, 1999 Music Feature

Please Kill Me and other ROCK & ROLL BOOKS of 1996

"...this?!! All I wanted to do was play my electric bass really loud." It's no doubt a thrilling read,..."

Dec. 6, 1996 Books Feature

Top 15 Austin Breweries

Our semiannual power ranking of local brewhouses

"...breweries have with one another over our semiregular power rankings. And that's exactly why we're here to give you..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Food Feature by Eric Puga

People Get Ready

Excerpt from Kevin Phinney's 'Souled American'

"...from entering an all-white grade school, and Martin Luther King found himself back behind bars after participating in an..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Music Feature by Kevin Phinney

Qmmunity: Hot & Spicy Homoscopes

Pride Month predictions for what queer events you'll end up enjoying

"...Shop-hosted tie-dying. Sun., June 25, noon-4pm. Pease Park, 1100 Kingsbury. Free. futurefronttexas.org/comethrough...."

June 23, 2023 Column by James Scott

The Best Things That Happened in Austin Beer This Year

Pregaming Austin FC at Hopsquad, Austin Beer Guide's Lager Jam, Live Oak Rauchfest, and seven more hoppy highlights from 2022

"...Jester King’s Funk n’ Sour Fest..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Food Feature by Eric Puga

The Most Memorable Moments of Levitation’s Thursday and Friday

King Gizzard, Godspeed You!, and more lengthy band names

"...King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Reiterate Fest Face-Melts..."

Oct. 29, 2022 Music Post by Christina Garcia

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...Pillow Queens are a fourpiece band from Dublin making impassioned indie rock. The band charges behind braided guitar..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

Old Settler’s Music Festival Returns October 21-24

Roots fest brings in Jade Bird, Jamestown Revival, Ray Wylie Hubbard

"...Revival, Jade Bird, Bob Schneider, Carolyn Wonderland & Shelley King, James McMurtry, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Jackie Venson, and Tony..."

Aug. 26, 2021 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re playing

"...politically, professionally. The full dozen-song cycle, however, reveals a heartbreaking disc: Bitter and beautiful frontwoman Natalie Maines works through..."

July 24, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Birth of Western Swing, Death of Milton Brown

Chapter excerpt from the new book by ATX music historians Michael Corcoran and Tim Kerr spotlights the debt that the kings of country swing, Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys, owed to Texan Milton Brown and his Musical Brownies

"...the early Thirties, Milton Brown and Bob Wills were thinking the same thing. The singer and the fiddler worked..."

March 27, 2020 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

SXSW Accelerates Into Weekly Artist Lists

Naked Giants, Ghost Wolves & Saint Phnx top 111 new reveals

"...Also checking in for the annual gathering of up-and-coming artists: irresistible..."

Jan. 23, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Avengers: Infinity War

Earth's mightiest heroes face their greatest, most nuanced threat

"...an almost unprecedented achievement in pop culture history. Nineteen interlocking films over a decade, making superheroes cool and ubiquitous..."

April 27, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Austin Breweries of 2018

Power ranking the local leaders in craft beer

"...also know our loyal readers love to crush those rankings, citing our federal offense of omitting their favorite brewery..."

March 16, 2018 Food Feature by Eric Puga

2017 Music Critics Poll

Best roadshow, best new local acts, R.I.P.s, etc.

"...Dan Gentile: Casper Tielrooij, Orpheu the Wizard, Kingdom (SXSW)..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Music Feature by Greg Beets

100 Local SXSW Music Acts

A-Z list of 100 Austin acts showcasing at the Fest

"...stoke the fires of hard rock and heavy blues, taking a louder and dirtier approach to the radio-ready sounds..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Year of the Booster

The 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...exxx-cellent apocalyptic consideration of The Simpsons, Mr. Burns, a post-electric play, and Vortex Repertory Company’s time-tossed drama of the..."

May 25, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Food-o-File

Pies, pastry bags, and Ms. P's

"...The Martin Luther King holiday is approaching next week, so Peace Through Pie..."

Jan. 16, 2015 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Game of Thrones: Taking Back the Kingdom

Epic playlist for the HBO siege’s fourth season

"...in their ultimate goal: To rule over the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros and take a seat at the Iron..."

April 4, 2014 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Food-o-File

Rumors! Babies! SouthBites!

"...36-year-old restaurant. Jesse says their priorities are affordable rent, parking, and convenient access for both their Midtown clientele and..."

Feb. 21, 2014 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Austin Top 10

One hundred individual LP choices

"...9) Joe King Carrasco y El Molino, Tlaquepaque (Anaconda)..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Music Feature

Top 10 National

One hundred lines of album art

"...5) Janelle Monáe, The Electric Lady (Bad Boy)..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Music Feature

Top 10 Pickathon Highlights

Celebrating 15 years of Portland, Oregon’s woodland festival

"...band’s original recordings and this year’s stellar follow-up, The Electric Word...."

Aug. 7, 2013 Music Post by Austin Powell

Drafthouse Films Gets Cannonized

Drafthouse Films acquires Cannon Films documentary

"...budget, down and dirty, exploitation film awesomeness. We're not talking your horror franchises, either. Many of the most ridiculously..."

Dec. 1, 2011 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

The 2011 Fried Chicken Update

Flip the bird – onto a waffle, that is

"...other venues. The Thai-inspired karaage served at East Side King's original location at Liberty Bar (1618 E. Sixth) features..."

July 29, 2011 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Wish List

Give 'Til It Helps, Part 2

"...Musical instruments (electric keyboard, amplifiers, speakers, wind instruments)..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Features Feature

Talk to Me

Cheadle leads a great cast through a musical glance at D.C. in the Sixties and Seventies.

"...most people are afraid to think, the reactions are electric. Given a morning talk show, Petey opens with “Wake..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Thursday Picks

SXSW Music Fest preview guide

"...somewhere far away and spend a short, concentrated time working on a record and to leave with a finished..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature

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