How a Genetic Disorder Drove Abby Solomon to the Forefront of Science and Music

After supplying a scientific breakthrough, this Austinite improves one show at a time

"...with the goal of working in pharmacology, the science lover found purpose in the voluntary poking and prodding...."

Sept. 7, 2018 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Page Two: Mysteries Unraveled

Part two of Louis Black's interview with novelist John Irving

"...he doesn't like, every time he nods off he's back in Mexico, he's 14 again, the most dominant thing..."

Nov. 13, 2015 Column by Louis Black

Comic Books and Forward Motion

"...(A bit off-topic, but, to overcome a moment of writer’s block, I just looked through..."

July 11, 2008 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

Saturday Sleepers

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...thrash show invaded by Diamanda Galas and Karen O come across on these New Yorker's anxiety-inducing The First Trip..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

Naked City

"...– is the annual sales tax holiday for most back-to-school-esque purchases. Happy shopping...."

Aug. 6, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Lives Less Ordinary

The Austin Film Society's neorealism and Beyond: Italian Cinema, 1948-1970

"...in Europe and across the globe for decades to come -- technologically, artistically, philosophically. Its watermark is perceptible in..."

Jan. 16, 2004 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

Smooth Ride

When Lana Dieterich is acting, nothing seems calculated or forced, no step is false. Her performances are smooth as glass, as silk, as a ride on the bike that she pedals regularly around her Hyde Park neighborhood.

"...a B. Iden Payne Award for Actress in a Comedy and end-of-year honors on two Chronicle theatre critics' top..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Laying It All Out

Novelist Shelby Hearon has made an art of the little white lie.

"...picture-perfect sister died on her way to her secret lover. Whew! I had it easy. I was just meeting..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Books Feature by Robin Bradford

Meow Mix

Texans Are Wild About Exotic Cats, but at What Cost?

"...have these animals," she says. "Tigers should not be backyard pets in suburbia, but it's a case of rights..."

Aug. 4, 2000 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

It Came From Beyond

"I saw my first cadaver when I was about five years old. I saw my first rotting corpse at 10." Now, at 35, Guillermo del Toro is probably the world's most promising horror film director.

"...and grateful for the guy who did the pool's backflow inspection. I had no idea what it was."..."

July 21, 2000 Screens Feature by Cary L. Roberts

Spinning Yarns

Tracing generations' worth of jazz and R&B history through the Texas Trumpets

"...B3 goes from simmer to slow boil in the background, while a bawdy singer moans "Rebecca, Rebecca, get them..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Writes of Spring

"...who has erased his original name (Omar) and Muslim background in order to advance as an architect in South..."

April 9, 1999 Books Review

The Long, Hot Summer

Books to Spend Your Summer With

"...a man accused of killing his wife's deaf black lover. Watson, who has no previous trial experience, gave up..."

June 5, 1998 Books Feature

Little Women, Big Games, and More Recommended Weekend Events

Get in the spirit with these arts and cultural happenings

"...a jazz bent, and so “Waltz of the Flowers” becomes the driving “Dance of the Floreadores” and “Dance of..."

Dec. 20, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, September 13-19

"...the old ways. The novel resources that arrive will come only because an old resource has faded...."

Sept. 13, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny

We Asked Writers to Review Bands They'd Never Seen Before at Hot Summer Nights

Fresh looks at Grace Sorensen, Witches Exist, Vermin the Villain, Ariel & the Culture

"...Summer Jam showcase inside an ultra-soupy Stubb's on Friday, up-and-comer Grace Sorensen coursed through a 40-minute set dense with..."

July 28, 2023 Music Feature by Nayeli Portillo

Mandy Mercier, Force of Nature in the Austin Singer-Songwriter Scene, Died on Her 74th Birthday

Fiddler/guitarist played with Lucinda Williams and Blaze Foley

"...the Chronicle’s Margaret Moser wrote: “Singer, songwriter, guitarist, fiddler, lover, and free spirit wrapped up in one, Mandy Mercier..."

March 31, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Blues Society"), the album burrows into sessions of seasoned backing by cap city journeymen Jay and Johnny Moeller –..."

March 5, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...whose solo debut contains the unabashedly slinky pop gem "Come Together 2021" and the emotional "We Persevere.""It's weird to..."

Jan. 8, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Austin, a recreation center for teenagers because they couldn't come to the juke joint at 9pm...."

Oct. 2, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

10 Kid-Friendly Austin Restaurants That Parents Won't Hate

Dine out with small humans without sacrificing quality or losing your mind

"...School is back in session and the lethargy-inducing dog days of summer..."

Aug. 30, 2019 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Illuminating The Magic Lantern

The Austin film podcast conjures British ghosts for AFS

"...As far as the tradition goes, that goes back to childhood for Cole and having an LP that..."

Nov. 19, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ben Dickey on Being Blaze

Inspiration, fear, and the guiding hand of Vincent D'Onofrio

"...that, it's none of those things. And when it becomes those things, it's acting, and you don't want that...."

Sept. 7, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Night He Came to Fantastic Fest

Genre fest announces Halloween for opening night

"...Fest right through the festival at www.austinchronicle.com/fantastic-fest, so check back for more news, reviews, and interviews. Now, here's that..."

Aug. 22, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gary Kent Is One of the Last of the Dangerous Men

New documentary Love and Other Stunts catches the daredevil legend in action

"...dangerous scenes. (First known use 1927.) See also: Badass; Lover; Fighter; Survivor...."

June 1, 2018 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Nurture vs. Bloody Nature

The costs of being yourself in Wildling at SXSW

"...suspicious toward everything that is different, and sometimes we become very brutal about it.”..."

March 12, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...three big additions, with a few more promised to come. Wright's eagerly awaited crime drama gets its world premiere,..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Who Shall Play at GayBiGayGay?

HeyByHeyHey: It's the 2014 line-up as we know it

"...BLXPLTN MonoKino Las Krudas HYENAZ (featuring Bonaparte dancer Mad..."

Feb. 26, 2014 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Reckless & Romantic

Two bands joined at the lips – Sabrina Ellis

"...2008, but the band came forged in friendships going back to their school days. All five grew up in..."

Feb. 15, 2013 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Sipping From the Spigot, Vol. 2

The second Great Boxed-Wine Challenge, plus a very important lesson

"...every wine in the flight a score, then went back and picked which wines placed first through fourth. The..."

Nov. 18, 2011 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

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