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Austin programmers look to create a public redesign of the city's website

"...any number of things: read, write, buy, sell, vent, connect with old friends, new acquaintances, or "casual encounters." But..."

June 5, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Chac-Mool

A rare glimpse inside the inner circle of accordion pioneer Esteban 'Steve' Jordan

"...life. His spidery, turquoise-and-silver-laden fingers squeeze the custom Hohner diatonic accordion, in and out, in and out, the snakelike..."

Aug. 8, 2008 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Naked City

"..."There's a movie, a little-known movie called Bring It On, and that's basically what we're saying [to the DOJ]:..."

June 8, 2007 News Feature

What Happened to the No-Kill Millennium?

Austin's plan to end wholesale euthanasia at Town Lake shelter remains a distant dream

"...five cages of kittens to kill this morning, you don't have time to go looking for slippery little veins...."

Nov. 18, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

People Get Ready

Excerpt from Kevin Phinney's 'Souled American'

"...Kevin Phinney. Published by Billboard Books, an imprint of Watson-Guptill Publications, a division of VNU Business Media Inc. Reprinted..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Music Feature by Kevin Phinney

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...regular "Quote(s) of the Week" somewhere after seeing this one. (I think y'all may have had them before.) This..."

April 8, 2005 Column

Working Beauty

In spinning a fairy tale of gifts, outsiders, and thorns, Bonnie Cullum's own story gets told

"...At this moment Bonnie Cullum probably envies Sleeping Beauty. The artistic director of..."

March 11, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from around Austin and beyond

"...will bring them to justice." -- President Bush, in Monday remarks with his Iraq viceroy L. Paul Bremer. (We..."

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

Dancing About Architecture

Things get so bad in the Live Music Capital of the World that they're citing the 'King of Sixth Street,' Gerry Van King, for busking on the street

"...Long Live the King!..."

Nov. 22, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

Rave chaos part 2, plus Kerrville Kaos brings Direct Events Ghenghis Kahn Tim O'Connor out of retirement.

"...Well, the long-planned Electric Daisy Carnival finally happened last Sunday -- sort..."

Aug. 30, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Postmarks

Readers sound off on a variety of touchy subjects: politicos, abandoned kittens, even the brachiation of apes.

"...Fullerton Gets Schooled..."

June 15, 2001 Column

Dancing About Architecture

Woodshock, forever turbulent.

"...up the great outdoors. After much hoopla and general commotion, this weekend's Woodshock Festival 2001 has gotten the boot..."

June 1, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

All Creatures Great and Small

With the current state of the environment, long belabored by activists and scientists who point to any number of warning signs of planetary collapse, it makes sense, Chronicle contributor Dan Oko writes, that writers with deep green inclinations would juggle literary aesthetics and scientific data in their efforts to jar us from the stupefying impact of too much information and too much bad news.

"...Norton, 288 pp., $26.95..."

May 18, 2001 Books Feature by Dan Oko

Naked City

Handicapping the (future) race for mayor.Rep. Jim Dunnam introduces a bill that would place new restrictions on charter schools and limit the creation of new charters; charter school advocates protest, saying they're being punished for the misdeeds of a few.

"...years since the Texas Legislature opened up the public education system to privately run charter schools, some real stinkbugs..."

March 30, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Dancing About Architecture

The Austin Music Network changes administrations once again.

"...which they penned while "crazed with bloodlust for Rob Mahoney, et al.," advocates the destruction of the Austin Music..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

Jump on It skips a beat but keeps on keepin' on; Solid Gold 40 gives up the ghost.

"...a mysterious absence the week before, the weekly Jump on It extravaganza was back at its regular time and..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

A recap of favorite SXSW venues that no longer exist, a few festival hot tips, some non-festival tips, a celebrity-sightings checklist.

"...Yep, the Austin where you could once hold a decent party at anyone's house without some..."

March 17, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

Jeff Cole Leaves Doolittle Records, Marc Katz Leaves Top of the Marc, Hank Sinatra Returns and so does Ray Benson (again!). Plus all the news that pitches a fit.

"...two weeks left before the start of the music conference, 965 acts have confirmed. Chronicle publisher and SXSW founder..."

March 3, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

The Pilgrim Returns

Q&A with Kris Kristofferson

"...who live here and work elsewhere, and those who don't live here but represent Austin to the world nonetheless...."

Oct. 15, 1999 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Record Reviews

Prince Paul

"...A Prince Among Thieves (Tommy Boy) DR. DOOM..."

May 14, 1999 Music Review

Alternate Universes

"...Pandaemonium: A Novel by Leslie Epstein Griffin Trade, $14.95 paper..."

March 12, 1999 Books Feature

Rude Awakening

Austin's Rude Mechanicals Get Inspired Training at SITI

"...photograph by John Anderson..."

July 31, 1998 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Dancing About Architecture

The Warden of the Asylum

"..."I spent so many years hopin', prayin', and wonderin' how to get on a major label," reflects Monte..."

May 8, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck

The Laws of the Land

Hatfield and McCoy Drama Unfolds Over Aquifer

"...Bill Couch, manager of Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District, is try to fend off..."

April 24, 1998 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Dancing About Architecture

The Party Never Stops!

"...No, that's not a Shoulders reference, but don't worry, we'll get to that soon enough. First off,..."

April 3, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Potholes and Potshots

"...of the Precinct 2 race, where the incumbent county commissioner, Karen Sonleitner, is expected to keep her title for..."

Feb. 13, 1998 News Feature by Amy Smith

Record Reviews

"...REGGATTA MONDATTA: A REGGAE TRIBUTE TO THE POLICE..."

Sept. 26, 1997 Music Review

Dancing About Architecture

"...National Private Radio..."

Aug. 1, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

They Blowed Up Real Good!

"...trip out to the Survival Research Labs "compound" at Longhorn Speedway on Monday in anticipation of Friday's big show,..."

March 28, 1997 Music Column

Writer/Folklorist Kay TurnerBetween Us

"...Surprisingly, Between Us: A Legacy of Lesbian Love Letters (Chronicle Books, $17.95, hard), a collection of some 60 letters..."

Jan. 17, 1997 Books Feature by Robin Bradford

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