Tapestry Dance Company's April Fools

This remount of the tap troupe's valentine to vaudeville brought the old art form back with delights in abundance

"...After last weekend, I don't so much care who killed vaudeville as who revived..."

May 11, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

Stack rocks, meet the Hulk, and celebrate the Lone Star State

"...it’s time to celebrate our independence from socks and long pants while looking for the first wildflowers...."

March 3, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Gaming, SXSW, and Women

No official response yet from SXSW about rescheduling panels

"...Being a woman and belonging to a men’s club like the gaming world is..."

Oct. 28, 2015 News Post by Nina Hernandez

Music DVDs

"...Bob MarleyUprising Live! (Eagle Vision/Rockpalast)..."

Dec. 19, 2014 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Land Ho

After a rocky few months, the Vegan Yacht finds smooth sailing at Spider House

"...a $300 cash loan for groceries, the Woods embarked on a surprisingly successful endeavor as one of the first..."

May 30, 2014 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Playback: Heaven and Hell and Scott H. Biram

Scott H. Biram gets bloody, UT gets KUT's music library, and Macaulay Culkin pisses me off

"...rearview, country/blues/metal stomper Scott H. Biram will spend 2014 on the road, taking his anarchic live show all over..."

Jan. 31, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

After a Fashion

What a drag it is getting old ... even with surgery

"...between the ages of 35 and 40, after they've won a few races and know how to pace themselves...."

Sept. 23, 2011 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

'Trash,' Take Two

Allison Orr takes out the Trash a second – and final – time

"...2009 premiere of The Trash Project, the much-lauded choreographic collaboration between Forklift Danceworks and the city of Austin's Solid..."

Aug. 26, 2011 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

The Hidden Costs of Free

Is free Wi-Fi killing coffeehouse culture?

"...I'm sitting on the back patio of a South Austin coffee shop,..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Next Fun Fearless Female Rock Star

Austin's now generation comes of age in Suzanna Choffel

"...full parking lot of Central Market near Ben White on a partly cloudy Wednesday before the presidential election, Suzanna..."

Nov. 28, 2008 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Luv Doc Recommends: Couple Skate Valentine's Day Benefit

Skate World, Saturday, February 10, 2007

"...Valentine’s Day is coming up. Question is: How can you parlay this once-a-year, bullshit greeting..."

Feb. 9, 2007 Column by The Luv Doc

Thursday Picks

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...@ Auditorium Shores Austin's beloved bad-boy roots-rock quintet produced one of their best albums last year, Blood of the..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

Looking Over His Shoulder

‘Alex Katz: Small Paintings’ brings you unexpectedly close to the artist

"...Intimacy is an interesting subject for a representational painter active in the late 20th century, and not..."

March 28, 2003 Arts Feature by Madeline Irvine

Naked City

The West Austin Park, for years an unofficial off-leash "dog park" for neighborhood residents, gets an unexpected makeover into a T-ball field.

"...to West Lynn) are up in arms over a decision by the city Parks and Recreation Dept. (PARD) to..."

May 11, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Into the "Not Done"

The Dances of Jean Fogel Zee

"...her audience to feel the glow of God, not only in her but, through their response to her performance,..."

Oct. 27, 1995 Arts Feature

Austin at Large: At the Bottom of the Well

Greg Abbott's still making horrible things happen, but at least now he's in charge!

"...here every week. After 20-plus years of mostly talking only to themselves, our ruling partiers have become soft, clumsy,..."

March 5, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin's Artspace Crisis and Microvenues

Are home art galleries and mini-performance venues the answer to the space crunch?

"...Saturday night, when Pump Project Art Complex closes its exhibition "The Door by the Garden," it will also bring..."

June 22, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Thursday Picks and Sleepers

"...THURSDAY PICKS CAFE TACVBA / MOLOTOV / BAJOFONDO / JOVANOTTI..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

High School Stakes

Austin ISD election could shape a new direction for the district

"...On Nov. 6, voters in the Austin Inde­pen­dent School District..."

Oct. 5, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Wednesday Showcases

Wednesday SXSW showcases at a glance

"...this otherwise all-UK (and former territories) lineup that borders on the sterling whilst still pounding the hypermelodic beejeezus out..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

The World Is Flat

How King of the Hill helped make Texas three-dimensional again

"..."I just don't understand why you wouldn't want to compete on a..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

'Damas, Dramas, and Ana Ruiz'

The debut novel from Chronicle staff writer Belinda Acosta: an excerpt

"...When Belinda Acosta, the Chronicle's longtime "TV Eye" columnist, was contracted to write the..."

July 31, 2009 Books Feature by Belinda Acosta

After a Fashion

Always avant Austin retailer By George's new store is alight with style; starting this week, SoCo stays up late on the First Thursday of every month.

"...THINK THEY'VE GOT IT "People say the key is 'Location, location, location,'" according to By George co-owner Katy Culmo,..."

June 1, 2001 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Dancing About Architecture

Somehow George W. Bush becomes president and takes Jimmie Vaughan with him. Swine.

"...he's making up for lost time in the fiesta preparations department. As you learned here a couple months ago,..."

Dec. 22, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

King Kirk

illustration by Doug Potter

"...TOP NINE SIGNS THAT MAYOR KIRK WATSON IS THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING..."

Jan. 8, 1999 News Column

Coach's Corner

"...Looking back, I can't honestly say what started me down this Hell's Highway. Was..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Another Hays County Jail Inmate Fears Losing Use of Limb as He Waits for Medical Care

After a bone break, he wants a second surgery

"...inmates in recent years. In August of 2022, the Chronicle reported on the case of Ranulfo Benitez-Morales, who feared..."

April 5, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

First Layoffs in Texas Tribune History Raise Questions About Future of Texas News

Still unclear why criminal justice coverage was first to go

"...communities of color – staffers were waiting for an explanation...."

Aug. 25, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Queer Eye’s Karamo Brown Brings His Children’s Book To Austin

Father and son mantra creates empowering, inclusive story

"...Netflix’s Queer Eye-con Karamo Brown and his 22-year-old son Jason “Rachel” Brown..."

Nov. 5, 2019 Qmmunity Post by A. Micah Mills

Causing Trouble as We Smiled: A Dusty Story

Playwright Timothy Braun remembers the canine companion who changed his life

"..."I cried on the way home today," I told my wife. A..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Arts Feature by Timothy Braun

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