In Politics to Win, Again and Again

Introducing the passionate people who get our local politicians elected

"...us. There are those hitching a ride on an up-and-coming politician, looking to grab a position as a chief..."

Sept. 13, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Songs of Innocence and Experience

From poetry scrawled on walls to poetry inscribed on CD: the saga of the Gourds.

"...stirring of intellect. The fleeting nature of earthly beauty and happiness, and the necessity of an artist's understanding of..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Notebooks on Cities and Clothes

"...D: Wim Wenders; with Wenders and Yohji Yamamoto. VHS Home Video..."

Aug. 9, 1996 Screens Feature

SXSW Film 05 Awards

The Best of the Fest

"...NARRATIVE FEATURE HOOLIGANSD: Lexi Alexander..."

March 18, 2005 Screens Feature

SXSW Film Reviews

"...Shorts program offers a well-rounded glimpse into the life and times of a modern Austinite. SXSW imports, a viewing..."

March 18, 2005 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Another Rotten Day

John Lydon on the Radio, Punk Rock, and Reunions

"...Rotten. John Lydon, as he's known to his Mum and Dad, is "getting over the flu -- but then,..."

Feb. 2, 1996 Music Feature

Permission

Polyamory and commitment weigh heavy in this New York rom-com

"...Hall, Dan Stevens, Jason Sudeikis, Gina Gershon, François Arnaud and Morgan Spector...."

Feb. 9, 2018 Movie Review by Danielle White

'Iron Man: My Journey Through Heaven & Hell With Black Sabbath' and 'Trust Me: I'm Dr. Ozzy: Advice From Rock's Ultimate Survivor'

Life advice from the Prince of Darkness and the Black Sabbath story told by the man behind the riffs

"...From Rock's Ultimate Survivorby Ozzy Osbourne, with Chris Ayres Grand Central Publishing, 304 pp., $26.99..."

Dec. 16, 2011 Music Feature by Richard Whittaker

1999 SXSW Music Festival

"...to take over the world. The album is an outstanding collection of songs that inject rock & roll lifeblood..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

The Luv Doc: Churchy Parents

People who give a lot of thought to having a baby are both adorable and hopelessly optimistic

"...are all in our late 20s through early 30s, and we used to have a lot of fun together,..."

May 5, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

Bands Are Practicing Again, but Does Austin Have Enough Rehearsal Space for Them?

A love letter and state-of-affairs on the practice space scene

"..."It's always the same thing, I get there ... and it's still open...."

June 18, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Saturday Night at the Bookstore

The Dicks' Gary Floyd 20 years after Austin's first Punk Prom at the ArmadilloWorld Headquarters

"...It was the height of spring, mid-May, and already hot. The old Quonset hut at 525 1/2..."

May 12, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Finding Relief at a Wrestling Show

One music writer trades South By for suplexes

"...It speaks to the ubiquity and specificity of World Wrestling Entertainment that on the final..."

March 18, 2014 Sports Post by Luke Winkie

Matt & Ben at the Institution Theater

Mindy Kaling and Brenda Withers use Damon and Affleck to create a hilarious case study in how Hollywood murders friendship

"...said art seems awesome or lucrative or like a once-in-a-lifetime happening...."

Jan. 20, 2017 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

The Q&A Hole Returns for Another Year

Now: What's the hardest thing about keeping New Year's resolutions?

"...It's a new year – huzzah! – and here comes a new series of our Q&A Hole..."

Jan. 5, 2015 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

What Chronicle Music Writers Are Reading This Summer

Recent musical reads on Lucinda Williams, Sinéad O'Connor, and more

"..."Did an angel whisper in your ear?/ And hold you close and take away your fear?" Lucinda..."

June 30, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Knock Their Socks Loose

Hardcore’s leading lights bring Emo’s to its knees

"...into you, I am asking that you have perspective and that you give thanks...."

April 16, 2022 Music Post by Julian Towers

SXSW Comedy: Covering All Things Comedy

"Always own your work," Burr, Madrigal, and Benson tell SXSW

"...If you’re a new comedian struggling to get noticed and get paid, veteran comedian Bill Burr has some simple..."

March 17, 2015 SXSW Post by Ashley Moreno

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

Bud Shrake's Adventures in the Film Trade

'Midnight rambling, creative gambling': Louis Black's 1985 interview with Songwriter screenwriter Bud Shrake

"...week after a battle with cancer, was celebrated locally and nationally for his fiction and nonfiction. He also wrote..."

May 8, 2009 Screens Feature by Louis Black

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Our readers talk back.

"...There must be, because his brain works ass-backwards 24-7 and if he tried to dress himself he'd be wearing..."

Dec. 20, 2002 Column

The Informant

Revolutionary to rat: The uneasy journey of Brandon Darby

"...traveled north in a rented white van to join thousands of protesters in St. Paul, Minn., for the Republican..."

Jan. 23, 2009 News Feature by Diana Welch

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Our readers talk back.

"...that we need to let go of the old and resign ourselves to the new. But that doesn't mean..."

Aug. 2, 2002 Column

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"...to the Reicher Ranch (out of sight, out of panhandling range) and ensuring that the housing constructed in the..."

Oct. 9, 1998 Column

He's Coming Back

Who gets punished when George W. Bush comes home to Austin after losing the election.

"...think much of the Bushes, which is no surprise. And according to Vidal, neither did Richard Nixon, who once..."

Oct. 13, 2000 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Brandon Cash Says He's a Clown. His Critics Say He's a Bigot. Will His Customers Keep Coming Back?

The show must (?) go on

"...As COVID-19 cases continue to skyrocket and the city's bars and clubs return to lockdown, a..."

Aug. 14, 2020 News Feature by Lee Ackerley

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Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...I've been working on a photo project in Kosova and Macedonia. Just before I left the U.S. in mid-September..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Column

Postmarks Web Extra

Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...in her letter (Sept. 28), especially regarding Belinda Acosta and the "TV Eye" column. I can't imagine why Dr...."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column

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"...too high. Please see Subsection (1) Contribution Limits for Non-Candidate Political Committees...."

Dec. 19, 1997 Column

The Big Cheese

South by Southwest 1997

"...The phrase "shit-hot," cribbed from some international band's bio, comes to mind when trying to put words..."

March 21, 1997 Music Feature

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