Postmarks

A right, a left, another right: our letters column takes it on the chin.

"...Hill Country news did likewise, as City Council and school board meeting still were held...."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column

Attacked by Lesbians

Just three good ol' boys, never meanin' no harm

"...of the freaks. No longer are SUVs full of high-school kids from the vast suburban wastelands of FM 1960..."

May 26, 2000 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Blame It on the Bossa Nova

"...leading to the establishment and subsequent rise of "samba schools" -- social and fraternal organizations, often neighborhood based, that..."

July 2, 1999 Music Feature by Harvey Pekar

The Singer Not the Song

But the Little Girls Understand

"...one point in the summer of 1966, for instance, Lee Dorsey's soulful "Working in a Coalmine" was wedged in..."

June 11, 1999 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Cozying Up to The Faculty

"...Daniel, documentary filmmakers Paul Stekler and Richard Lewis, cinematographer Lee Daniel, musician Ray Benson and Web guru Harry Knowles..."

Dec. 25, 1998 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Phil Music

"...that's a person's name." A show was born. When Lee Cooke became mayor, the show grew. With Cooke at..."

Nov. 6, 1998 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Public Notice

Haute Kid-ture

"...for children, Sat, Oct 17, 3pm in the Bowie High School cafeteria. The show is free; proceeds from the..."

Oct. 16, 1998 Column by Kate X Messer

Only the Beginning

Wednesday Night SXSW "Sleepers"

"...many bands playing the conference as space permits: "Picks &Sleepers." And this is just the beginning. Next week, in..."

March 13, 1998 Music Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...the Houston Lighting & Power lawsuit. Hourly wage-earner H. Lee Godfrey got a cool $12 million on the case,..."

Dec. 27, 1996 News Feature

Live Shots

"...tunings. Call him a thinking man's David Wilcox. A highway song like "I Wish You Were Here," walks a..."

June 28, 1996 Music Feature

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...a group of European rockers, W.I.T.C.H. makes a rare, highly anticipated stateside appearance. – Michael Toland..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

A Bootmaking Legacy Continues at Texas Traditions

Cowboy Bootmakers event brings artisans from across the U.S. to town

"...In 1972, Lee Miller was 19 years old sitting in a van..."

April 20, 2019 Events Post by Gracie Awalt

Austin Film Festival Announces First Wave

New films star Melissa McCarthy, Frankie Muniz, Joel Edgerton

"...McCarthy as notorious celebrity biography turned forger Leonore Carol "Lee" Israel,..."

Aug. 21, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

99 Austin Acts at SXSW Music

Support the home team!

"...the pair's "Disneyland on LSD" video among the Chronicle's highest viewed posts last year, A Giant Dog's Austin Music..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

Rivalry Revs Up for Pct. 2

Three Dems vie to replace Sarah Eckhardt

"...on environmental issues who ran a tough race against Lee Leffingwell in last year's mayoral election; Richard Jung, a..."

Dec. 20, 2013 News Feature by Christopher Hooks

Writers on Kennedy

What we think about when we think about JFK

"...Lee Harvey Oswald attended my high school, Arlington Heights in..."

Nov. 22, 2013 News Feature by Joe Nick Patoski

Fantastic Fest Adds Terry Gilliam And Metallica

Final round of films includes surprise big names

"...the statute of limitations expires on a series of high profile murders, a man writes a book claiming to..."

Sept. 5, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Weekdays at Bernie's

Film's best-known dead guy is alive and kicking in Austin

"...part; perfect for the lip of Bernie Lomax, that high-speed insurance executive who got whacked when he wound up..."

June 28, 2013 Screens Feature by Chase Hoffberger

The Priests of Syrinx

What’s in a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame anyway?

"...The highlight reel flashing his worth lasts longer than the Academy..."

May 17, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

All Over Creation: The Persistence of Penguins

And Then Came Tango stirs up a fuss, but its birds fly after all

"...for children had its tour of 10 Austin Independent School District elementary schools scotched after the first performance ignited..."

Nov. 30, 2012 Arts Column by Robert Faires

TCB

Bidding farewell to dandy Don Walser, remembering Jerry Lightfoot, helping Chris Tominaga, and shopping for HAAM

"...Gene Autry at the local picture show. Walser left school after the eighth grade and enlisted in the Texas..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Music Column by Christopher Gray

TV Eye

The 'Friday Night Lights' depth chart

"...up in football country. Why all the fuss about high school football? Well, if you live in the series'..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...and celebrate individuality, diversity, and love." – Former Austin High art teacher Tamara Hoover, on her flap with AISD..."

Aug. 25, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...7, at 6pm. Locations include all AISD elementary and high school campuses, as well as area malls and grocery..."

Sept. 3, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Headlines

"...Quote of the Week: "It [requires] segregated high schools in order to work. The Texas high school..."

Jan. 31, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Food-o-File

Why is Central Market Cooking School director Cathy Cochran-Lewis leaving the school?

"...its first couple of years, the Central Market Cooking School was a somewhat unfocused loss leader for the ground-breaking..."

April 19, 2002 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Homecoming Queen

Many actors leave Austin seeking a career on the stage and are never heard from by the folks in their old hometown. But Austin native Starla Benford has come home as the star of a national tour. She talks about starting out at Harvard, making her mark as a professional, and nine months on the road with The Vagina Monologues.

"...with Benford and Alley Theatre company member Sherri Parker Lee as two-thirds of its three-woman cast. (A guest artist..."

June 8, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Live at Liberty Lunch

The Neville Brothers

"...just don't do things like that in Rockdale. -- Lee Nichols THE EXPLOITED, EMG..."

July 23, 1999 Music Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...with Mia Farrow, Scott Glenn, Mary-Louise Parker, Tony Goldwyn, Eileen Brennan, Giancarlo Esposito, Stephen Dorff. (PG-13, 92 min.) Okay;..."

Dec. 8, 1995 News Feature

“No Willie, Waylon, or the Armadillo in 1977!!!” The Punk Beast Begins to Stir in Austin

A nascent scene takes shape in chapter three of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...act, mate!") Radio Birdman and the Saints played similar high-speed Stooge-rock from opposite ends of the Australian continent...."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

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