Chapter 3: Crazy Weekly

September 1988-August 1991

"...Chronicle Content: Another transition period. Michael Corcoran, Jim Shahin, Margaret Moser, and others leave; Kathleen..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

The Princess Diaries

It's the movie that turned Anne Hathaway into a star, and the ordinary girl she plays into a princess.

"...appreciate the Matchbox-Twenty good looks of her sensitive buddy Michael (Coppola scion Schwartzman, brother of Rushmore star Jason Schwartzman)...."

Aug. 3, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Old Man River

Once an outlaw, always an outlaw: The Return of Steven Fromholz

"...most notably Willie Nelson ("I'd Have to Be Crazy"), Michael Martin Murphy ("Song for Stephen Stills"), and John Denver..."

April 20, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

The Eyes of Tammy Faye

"...the makers of such documentaries as Party Monster: The Michael Alig Story and 101 Rent Boys. With narration by..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Postmarks

More tributes to Doug Sahm

"...my life. Doug was a great musician, and I learned a lot about music while playing with him. The..."

Dec. 3, 1999 Column

All Wrapped Up

From biopics to end-of-day thrillers, a look at the films you'll be standing in line for this Christmas.

"...D: Lasse Hallström; with Tobey Maguire, Charlize Theron, Michael Caine, Delroy Lindo, Paul Rudd...."

Nov. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Iron Giant

If the top-notch story weren't enough, the film also boasts some spectacular animation and a great score.

"...10-year-old King, along with the rest of the world, learned that the Soviets had beaten the U.S. into space..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Live at Liberty Lunch

The Neville Brothers

"...marker, beginning in the mid-Seventies when Shannon Sedwick and Michael Shelton dreamed up the open air cafe/music venue as..."

July 23, 1999 Music Feature

This Old House

"...wholly struck by the Beatles phenomenon in 1963 -- learned to play guitar, wanted to play in a band...."

July 23, 1999 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Record Reviews

"...from Joey Shuffield and Tony Scalzo of Fastball, and Michael Hall, among others. What's so pleasing is how Caffeine's..."

March 14, 1997 Music Review

Lean, Mean, and Smoking!

Kris McKay

"...how we could do it better. And what I learned over two years is that I sing better than..."

July 12, 1996 Music Feature by Andy Langer

New Evidence Points to Trouble for WilCo D.A.

After 25 years in prison, Michael Morton sees a glimmer of hope

"...DNA testing in an old murder case confirm that Michael Morton was not responsible for the slaying of his..."

Aug. 26, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...City of Austin Parks Board [News Editor Michael King responds: I don't wish to get into a..."

May 6, 2005 Column

Picking Up the CHIPs

Clarendon scandal opens a window on the joys of privatization

"...gone mute. Commissioner Albert Hawkins says the agency has learned its lesson, adopted new procedures, and will have all..."

July 16, 2004 News Column by Michael King

Page Two

An amalgam of influences with a life of its own, the Chronicle is smarter than we are

"...be trusted, but sometime later DuBose informed us that Michael King, another Observer veteran, was looking for a new..."

Jan. 16, 2004 Column by Louis Black

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...how can he possibly do it? Seriously, as per Michael Ventura's thoughtful essay ["Letters @ 3AM"] in the same..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...I taught at St. Michael's for 10 years, and my last two years there..."

Dec. 28, 2001 Column

Separated at Birth?

"...Documentarian Michael Moore At first glance, Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura and..."

April 9, 1999 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Live Shots

Cowboy Junkies

"...that the Cowboy Junkies show opened with only siblings Michael and Margo Timmins stepping out on stage for a..."

Dec. 4, 1998 Music Feature

Postmarks

Balcones Responds

"...11] readers may be interested in the column by Michael Moore, director of Roger and Me, in a recent..."

Dec. 6, 1996 Column

30 Breakout Music Acts to See in Austin This Week

Your guide to SXSW's buzziest artists, both official and unofficial

"...to SXSW as DJ Johnny Jane). As for lessons learned after achieving serious TikTok popularity, largely for sprinting while..."

March 11, 2024 SXSW Post by Rachel Rascoe

Heavy Lifting: The Hammond Organ Has a Special Place in Austin ... I Should Know

Austin's an epicenter for an instrument that stopped being manufactured 47 years ago

"...how to play them – so I watched and learned. It's not an instrument you learn from books or..."

April 1, 2022 Music Feature by Red Young

This Job Will Change Your Life

Former staff reflect on the zigs and zags of life post-Chronicle

"...by Michael Ventura..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Jesse Sublett

The Ugly End to Jason Dusterhoft's Police Career Was Only the Beginning for APD

Three chiefs gone in Austin

"...Chronicle in an extensive written interview, Manley said he'd learned that Dusterhoft had ordered an assistant to use his..."

May 7, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Black Pumas Bring Down the Hammer Behind Powerhouse Singer Eric Burton

The frontman might not admit it, but he's a professional

"...and breakneck, similar to gold medalists Jesse Owens and Michael John­son – all gas and fury, no brakes or..."

June 21, 2019 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Always Be Chloe-sing

Mary Lynn Rajskub on moving from 24 to stand-up

"...name is Czech (and pronounced "rice-cub," as Scott Aukerman learned), is an alum of the alt-comedy scene in Nineties..."

Nov. 12, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

A Dram Held High for Ed Miller

KUTX folk sage is shown the door after 43 years on-air

"...Sundays, Hayes McCauley, was sent streaming. Same fate for Michael Crockett’s Global Grooves; his Latin-themed staple Horizontes moves from..."

Aug. 29, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Fairness, Consistency, Safety

Rosemary Lehmberg defends her record

"...AC: So you're saying that what John Neal learned at that conference is how to ferret out which..."

Jan. 20, 2012 News Feature

Second Life

For her new play's sophomore production, Suzan-Lori Parks turns director

"...second production. Here she explains why and what she's learned about her own play by approaching it as a..."

June 17, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Kicking the Tires at Fleet

City whistle-blower confirms that the trouble at Fleet Services has been much worse than scrap tires and bad record-keeping. And nobody in charge wanted to hear it.

"...official, Fleet Officer Gerry Calk, about when he first learned of the scrap tire mess, he said he hadn't..."

July 2, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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