Shepard Fairey’s Artwork, Gifted to His Pal John Doe, Now Adorns the Long Play Lounge

LP themed bar christens the new decor with a party and raffle Saturday

"...Giant Has a Posse street art image and the Barack Obama Hope poster – to his neighborhood bar, the..."

Nov. 18, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Vigilante Gaming Bar Welcomes Both Novices and Experts

New tabletop haven might be your next favorite watering hole

"...Gaming bars have taken the social setting of your favorite watering..."

March 31, 2017 Screens Feature by Robert M. Reyes

Austin Restaurateurs Stake Their Claim in Lockhart

Deep in the heart of barbecue city

"...hope to not ruin Lockhart, but it must be told, the capital of Texas barbecue has the makings of..."

June 24, 2022 Food Feature by Evan Rodriguez

The Flood Is on the Other Foot

Local hospitality pros in need of assistance after Halloween flood

"...washed out by a flood, our local restaurant and bar community gathers around, pitches in, and helps out. Longtime..."

Dec. 6, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Jonathan Toubin Benefits

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs and others aid Jonathan Toubin

"...My old pal and former Noodle bandmate Jonathan Toubin remains in..."

Dec. 16, 2011 Music Post by Greg Beets

Cheap Thrills

This grisly, dark comedy is last year's winner of Fantastic Fest's Midnighters Audience Award.

"...of the apartment he shares with his wife and 15-month-old child. The day grows even worse when he's let..."

March 21, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hurricane Streets

"...it's a cinema vérité take on a Bowery childhood. Fifteen-year-old Marcus (Sexton) spends his days pulling minor scams --..."

April 24, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Those Crazy Kids Will Do Anything ...

"...night. At least, that's what an Acme troupe member told me. -- J.C. Shakespeare..."

April 16, 1999 Arts Feature

Song for My Father

An epic and personal reminiscence of Don Walser and what he meant to Austin

"...you were still in high school when Don was holding down Monday nights at the late Henry's Bar and..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Music Feature by Mark Rubin

A Talent for Deception

When Joey Hood is onstage, you want to buy whatever he's selling

"...Bill, the twentysomething dress designer and is-he-or-isn't-he adulterer in Harold Pinter's The Collection, when he hears his director and..."

Feb. 19, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Merry Hempsters Hit the Road

In 2001, actor and activist Woody Harrelson rang friend and filmmaker Ron Mann up and invited him to tag along on an environmental whistle-stop trip in a hemp-fueled bus -- "The Organic Living Tour." Two years later, Mann's digital video-shot doc Go Further is all but in the can.

"...and granddaddy of the outlaw surf-and-hot-rod scene, when his old pal Woody Harrelson rang him up and invited him..."

March 7, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Viva Belize!

You may have to fly to Belize to see Jerry Jeff Walker perform these days; just don't call out any requests

"...leans on the rail at Wet Willy's, a thatched-hut bar at the end of a pier on Ambergris Caye,..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Music Feature by Kevin Brass

Egg Hunts, Trans Visibility, and More Community Events

Meet your fellow Austinites as these goings-on

"...Texas Hold ’Em Beyoncé Mini-Ball/Listening Party..."

March 29, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Murray's Tavern Takes Over Gourmands Space

New York-style neighborhood tavern opens in early December

"...on Uncle Nicky's and are also behind concepts like Old Pal in Lockhart and Dirdie Birdie at the Domain)..."

Nov. 15, 2023 Food Post by Haris Qureshi

Gay Place

Holigays are upon us, people. Have you mapped out your calendar?

"...LOG CABIN REPUBLICANS HOLIDAY LUNCHEON This three-month old baby elephant invites you to brunch and mingle, with..."

Dec. 14, 2012 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place

Other anarchists want love, too; get in line, pal

"...making itself apparent (to wit: "... it would be embarrassing if MW were better at sending you listings than..."

Oct. 28, 2011 Column by Kate X Messer

Top 25 Austin Breweries of 2021

Our annual list of Central Texas’ top beers returns

"...Chronicle Power Rankings dropped? You’re looking right at ’em, pal. And this is the year, at long last, that..."

Oct. 12, 2021 Food Post by Eric Puga

The Lights Go Down at South Lamar

Final night at the Alamo Drafthouse mothership

"...gone. Peaking through the windows at the Highball, the bar has been gutted and only the old octagonal mirrors..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Media Clips

The top 10 media events of 1999.

"...the local daily dropped the "It's Not Your Same Old Statesman" slogan in favor of "The Paper of Central..."

Jan. 7, 2000 News Column by Lee Nichols

Doug Sahm Birthday Party, Hole in the Wall, November 5

"...gave the Austin American-Statesman delegation extra time at the bar with Monday Night Football. They were still there when..."

Nov. 17, 2000 Music Review by Christopher Gray

We Have an Issue: Artistic Creation Can Happen Anywhere

TikTok viral hitmakers, an old-school columnist who writes to live – this week it's all about making art no matter what

"...@ Long Play Shepard Fairey's artwork, gifted to his pal John Doe, now adorns the walls of Long Play..."

Nov. 26, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

'From Dusk Till Dawn' to See Light of Day

Debut date and all the details on Robert Rodriguez's TV series

"...drive their Winnebago across to Mexico. Unfortunately, there's a bar full of vampires sat on top of a Mayan..."

Jan. 13, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Blues Before and After

These gents've got the blues

"...like "Burn It to the Ground," but the former holds "Muddy Springs Road," a tribute to Dykes' South Mississippi..."

July 6, 2012 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Luck and the Literature of Football

Longhorns live to fight another day

"...this in a dream) in some rustic Oklahoma sports bar. Oh how the Heisman mighty horsemen fall with a..."

Dec. 7, 2009 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

The Ballad of Townes & Blaze

The twisted but not-so-tall tale of Van Zandt and Foley, Lonesome Dove meets Barfly

"...Ben Dickey, perform for the first time. The cavernous bar is dim and bluish, as if the entire place..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Sybil Rosen

Film Reviews

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"...it in the Kremlin for Lenin. In 1928, Theremin sold out Carnegie Hall and became a New York celebrity...."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

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Oct. 27, 1995 News Feature

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"...hour." He appears in a tidy suit on a bare set, faces the camera, and then asks, "What's wrong..."

Nov. 17, 1995 News Feature

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"...the tabloids. Though its target is broad, the movie's barbs are aimed with great precision. With To Die For,..."

Oct. 6, 1995 News Feature

The Sweetest Thing

"...boorish, and one-track-minded as men. How's that for progress? Golden girl Diaz stars as hyperactive ad exec and sexual..."

April 12, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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