SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...Cambridge, Mass., quartet is the perfect complement to the local bands on this showcase, Milton Mapes and the Gourds:..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

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"...For context, it's worth mentioning that local police unions statewide have launched campaigns to discredit and..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Column

Pop Beloved

Revisting the Reivers

"...to the Reivers, wasn't just a future footnote in local music scene history. They were a beloved band that..."

April 26, 2002 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

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"...attacking Green supporters given the Chronicle's history of supporting local issues much more in line with Nader's actual platforms..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Column

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East Timor. Campaign Finance Reform. Napster. Living Wages. Little Richard.

"...the final analysis, it made more sense than the alternatives. Thanks again for your evenhanded approach and your willingness..."

May 26, 2000 Column

The Year It All Went Wrong

Looking back at club closings in Austin in 1999.

"...Store is still standing, but not Liberty Lunch. A local musician we all thought would stand forever, Doug Sahm,..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Country of Exiles?

Country of Exiles: The Destruction of Place in American Life

"...a political philosophy (conservatism) which is overtly dedicated to local control but which reflexively shoves that aside in favor..."

July 9, 1999 Books Review

American Power Pop II

"...family, Flynt has become an active contributor to the local music scene, playing with various artists, producing albums, and..."

Nov. 13, 1998 Music Feature by Kent H. Benjamin

Live Shots

"...band's take becoming a legendary hit only after some local convinced a deejay that the Kingsmen were a black..."

Sept. 4, 1998 Music Feature

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Faced with dimmed stages and isolation, local concert photographer Ismael Quintanilla III checks in with his..."

April 9, 2021 Music Feature by Annie Lyons

A Brief Guide to Some of Austin's Many Tiny Taco Shops

ATX's formidable population of taco purveyors offers meaty, regional delights

"...in Tacos of Texas episodes. And of course, your local alt-weekly's taco news coverage spans nearly four decades, so..."

Jan. 15, 2021 Food Feature by Evan Rodriguez

12 Things to Do for Single Austinites This Valentine's Day

Doggos, food, drink, and more for your single and ready-to-mingle self

"...and dog-friendly Valentine's shopping event with special merchandise from local vendors like White Deer Apothecary, Willigan's Island, Dakini Studios,..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Cold Sweat

Where have all our black clubs gone?

"...As has been documented locally over the past three or four decades with varying..."

June 13, 2014 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

SXSW 2012 Tuesday Picks & Sleepers

"...Headhunters Patio Instrumental jazz/rock experimentalists that have been together locally for more than a decade, BVM has been described..."

March 9, 2012 Music Feature

SXSW Thursday Picks & Sleepers

Thursday SXSW can't escape the blurbs!

"...the Red). With last year's follow-up, Be Brave, the local group brought the blaring sax and female harmonies of..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

Food-o-File

Locations, ownership, and staff of local restaurants get shaken up

"...week brings news of several interesting changes in the local culinary scene. Mil­waukee natives Jessica Nieri and Hans Diet­rich..."

Jan. 29, 2010 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File

Some local dining landmarks we missed, along with news on Hill-Berts and the Cocktail World Cup

"...Our recent feature on local dining landmarks generated some responses that made me realize..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Salsa, Cumbia, Merengue, Everything

What do Grupo Fantasma, Brownout, and Ocote Soul Sounds have in common? Prince, Maceo Parker, and Larry Harlow!

"...Somehow, the local boys convinced themselves they weren't out of their league..."

June 13, 2008 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

This Type of Notoriety Is Repugnant

"...livability. The encroaching affluence is threatening Austin's character, displacing local residents, and permanently altering the city's nostalgic scenery. The..."

Feb. 7, 2008 Postmarks

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"...can provide safer relief than many of the pharmaceutical alternatives. But it's too late. The genie is already out..."

Dec. 17, 2004 Column

Oil's Well That Ends Well

"...hard times and he's gone to war with the local bank that is trying to foreclose on his loans..."

May 7, 1999 Books Feature

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Barrientos Misrepresented

"...are being left out. For example, our state and local tax system is the third most regressive in the..."

May 7, 1999 Column

The Alfaro Case

"...The other impetus is a more local fear. "I'm in a system that doesn't work, that..."

Oct. 9, 1998 News Feature

Day Trips

"...Local legend says that Harry Herley was one of the..."

Sept. 4, 1998 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Just Desserts

Austin's Pastry Chefs

"...the frozen desserts have made their way into several local grocery stores, are being sold wholesale to restaurants and..."

Feb. 16, 1996 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Dixie City Delights

Jambalaya, Crawfish Pie, Filé Gumbo

"...strip center, 16-month-old Gumbo's is owned by Baton Rouge natives Michael and Yoli Amr. It is quickly growing in..."

Oct. 20, 1995 Arts Feature

Deerhoof at Wizard Rodeo and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Austin acts El Combo Oscuro and sleep well. both host album release shows

"...a Story."), playing Downtown at Parish on Friday (with locals alexalone and Mental Abortion), or headlining the wonderfully weird..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

17 Texas Artists to See at ACL Fest

Lone Star acts to catch at Zilker, from Houston breakout d4vd to Austin’s Die Spitz

"...across both weekends, October 6-8 and 13-15. Meanwhile, heat-mapped locals spread across the opening spots around noon. Arrive early..."

Oct. 6, 2023 Music Feature by Nayeli Portillo

The Burning World: Into The Territory With Alex Pritz

Documentary explores the Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau tribe's fight for the Amazon

"...The tribe first came into contact with non-natives in 1981, and in archival footage they are shown..."

Aug. 19, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin at Large: People Can’t Live at the Bank

We should spend money to help people and build more homes. Is that so hard?

"...really the only, policy goal worth the attention of local elected officials, who here as elsewhere are the chief..."

March 18, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

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