Chopper

Leah Ryan's 'Chopper' has the quirky characters and bizarre humor of many Hyde Park Theatre productions, but sympathizing with its disconnected characters is difficult

"...the lowest common cultural denominator. There's not much furniture outside of a tiny TV on a milk crate. Old..."

Nov. 4, 2005 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Who Killed Father Ryan?

A 1981 Odessa murder haunts crime researchers, the Catholic Church, and an ex-con determined to prove his innocence

"...On Dec. 4, 1982, a deeply suntanned man, about 40 years old, walked into the Sacred Heart Catholic..."

June 17, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America

Box Sets

"...Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America (Rhino) Quite..."

Dec. 7, 2001 Music Review by Christopher Gray

Jesus Gonna Be Here

Johnny Toxic

"...Splatter Puss and Anal Graveyard, took to the giant outdoor stage at Stubb's Wednesday night, the first night of..."

March 26, 1999 Music Feature

Exhibitionism

Chronicle Art Reviews

"...MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING: DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE..."

Oct. 3, 1997 Arts Review

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...min.) Some stories just write themselves. This fascinating documentary about the life of Leon Theremin is wilder than anything..."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...min.) Some stories just write themselves. This fascinating documentary about the life of Leon Theremin is wilder than anything..."

Oct. 27, 1995 News Feature

Theatre Review: Queer Madness and Mayhem in Lipstick

Austin Rainbow Theatre's production is a fast, frantic farce

"...pal Kelly (Cheyenne Gibbs), where she attempts to suss out whether she is sadly straight or gamely gay. Rounding..."

April 25, 2025 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

On the Nightshift: Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Keep Running

At Moody "with the white-hot light of the oncoming train”

"...the honor falls to George Strait – last cowboy out of the tunnel from below the Moody Center stage..."

Feb. 17, 2023 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Tuesday

A Zamrock fruit plate, apathetic Irish drone-poetics, and so much more

"...two days in, that this is a perfectly sized South by Southwest. The streets are strollable, long lines are..."

March 16, 2022 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Hit Brewery Row to Choose Your Own Austin FC Home Match Beer Adventure

How to get a little matchy-matchy with the city's first top-tier sports club and its many superb beer options

"...Sure, you can get hyped about seeing your hometown represented on the small screen in..."

June 18, 2021 Features Feature by Eric Puga

Jenny Hoyston Releases First Solo Album in Over a Decade

Erase Errata founding member seeks new soundscapes in Hold On, Loosely

"...She’s right about the sonic incongruence. Hold On, Loosely, which Hoyston describes..."

Jan. 3, 2020 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

The Origins of Austin Punk in the Aftermath of the 13th Floor Elevators

Roky Erickson hurtles toward Doug Sahm in Chapter 1, Part 1 of the Austin Punk Chronicles

"...Suddenly, an alien sound rings out: Doopity, doopity! Doopity, doopity! Behold the oscillating, high-pitched weirdness..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

4am With a Head Full of Whiskey

Ethan Hawke and Ben Dickey's late-night daydream

"...The pair were warming up and chilling out in the space between interviews and a screening for..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Richard Whittaker

Playback: In a New York State of Mind

Mother Falcon hits Gotham, Not in the Face sears Vancouver, and Black Joe Lewis comes home

"...to play 15 East Coast shows in one month without spending all their time and money on gas, road..."

June 21, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

One Big Guitar

The return of the True Believers

"...Brent Grulke, who helped build South by Southwest into an international reckoning, has died. A..."

Feb. 22, 2013 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Spontaneous Convergence

Chris Cogburn's No Idea Festival risks improvisation

"...experience, always spontaneous, and that something new is born out of the synergy, whether in a group or solo...."

Feb. 15, 2008 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

TV Eye

Can't live with it ...

"...It's strange. I had been without TV for a week. Not by design, but by..."

July 6, 2007 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Saturday Picks

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...RODRIGUEZ8pm, Cactus Cafe Veteran songwriter Chip Taylor and his youthful musical partner, Carrie Rodriguez of Austin, have cut two..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

"...by Tchad Blake (Low, Tom Waits) and is due out in May. (Stubb's, 8pm) -- Melanie Haupt..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

Imminent Harm

The city plays a high-stakes, high-risk game with Stratus Properties, while the citizens look on

"...emotions running high, tempers short, and the surprisingly large turnout throwing city clerk employees for a loop (the sign-up..."

July 19, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Devil in the Details

Why Is 'Talented Amateur Historian' Leon Day Obsessed With the Death of Ambrose Bierce?

"...on his porch, sipped whiskey, chain smoked, and spewed out his true feelings for professional historians. "Most historians say..."

May 17, 2002 Books Feature by James McWilliams

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...THE DISMUKES: Loud, thundering, jackhammer rock & roll. That's what this Austin..."

March 8, 2002 Music Feature

Naked City

Sheriff's department officers raid a Hazy Hills woman's backyard seeking phantom pot.

"...where she has worked for 15 years. But at about 2:30pm ("I was fixing to go to the grocery..."

May 25, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Public Notice

Hey, what's going on this week in Austin, public service-wise? Just read this!

"...Standards of Living, Revisited Last week, we mentioned the Universal Living Wage..."

May 4, 2001 Column by Kate X Messer

Palaxy Tracks Red Eyed Fly, February 15Palaxy Tracks

"...the Sixth Street/Red River corridor. Who the hell was out on a night like this? Thirty or so people..."

Feb. 23, 2001 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Putting It Together

The Austin Symphony's Peter Bay on Leading an Orchestra, Interpreting a Score, and Seeing Music

"...not to know exactly how to take the audience's loud appreciation, attempting instead to defer praise to the orchestra,..."

Jan. 19, 2001 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Professors of Pleasure

Their name may suggest a lack of intelligence, but make no mistake, the Flaming Idiots are wise men when it comes to comedy.

"...A large beach ball is floating, just floating, about a dozen feet up in the air. It's not..."

Dec. 22, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Prophet for Our Times

For 10 years, Lisa Crystal Carver has been writing about sex and doing sex-drenched performance pieces under the name Suckdog. But her lifestyle is born of a profound quest for an uncompromised life, a search for truth and adventure that makes her a prophet for our time.

"...spoke with her by phone. Lisa Carver is all about sex. For more than 10 years, she has been..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Arts Feature by Ada Calhoun

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...cases, for the Chronicle to have written incorrect information about a plan that many people have worked very hard..."

June 2, 2000 Column

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