An Amarillo State of Mind

The Plutonium Circus Comes to Town

"...fresh water aquifer in North America and the primary source of drinking water for the people of Amarillo and..."

Oct. 20, 1995 Arts Feature

Supersizing the Scene

From Rest Stop to Tour Stop

"...of Texas' Memorial Stadium broke a 20-year moratorium and reopened its facility to concerts for the May 5 Eagles..."

May 12, 1995 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Checking In: Kana Harris Reveals Her Vulcan Side

Live wire wax healer wants to sell you a record for your health

"...the drain. The shop is my job and main source of income, but also my connection to Lockhart and..."

Oct. 21, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

A New Plan for Austin ISD?

School board elections tee up calls for change – and rebuilding broken trust

"...scope. Since all four seats up for election are open, for the first time in more than a decade,..."

Oct. 16, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Stay Gold Landlord Threatens Club With Half-Million-Dollar Lawsuit

With evictions over rent expected once moratoriums lift, the music venue's landlord wants the remainder of the lease term paid in full now

"...for the worst, which is that we won't be open until 2021 and maybe we can't have bands...."

Aug. 21, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...RENT Relief Open: On Wednesday, Austin opened applications for the city's Relief..."

Aug. 21, 2020 News Feature by the News Staff

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re playing

"...For 2019's The Valley, we wrote: "A week before open-heart surgery, 35-year-old Texas troubadour Charley Crockett entered the studio..."

July 31, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Lenny Dewi of @eats_n_noods Is the Octopus Lady

"A bowl of noodles a day will keep the doctor away"

"...is plenty of seafood. I remember my dad cracking open the shells and peeling and giving us the meat..."

June 19, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

On the COVID-19 Front Lines, Providers Feel Exposed

Seeking protection

"...the pandemic with the health care system capacity and resources available, the UT model indicates, Central Texans must reduce..."

April 3, 2020 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

The Teacher

This prize-winning novel's tale of a student piecing together the hidden life of her teacher, a Holocaust survivor who killed herself, is haunting

"...newly translated and published by the University of Rochester's Open Letter press, we learn that high school teacher Elsa..."

Feb. 14, 2020 Arts Review by Jay Trachtenberg

Austin’s First Natural Wine Bar Opens Today

LoLo moves in on East Sixth as the wellness movement comes to wine

"...Charles Ferraro and Matt Bowman, LoLo is scheduled to open in East Austin Friday, Feb. 7. The bottle shop..."

Feb. 7, 2020 Food Post by Emily Beyda

The “Real Magic” at Fantastic Magic Camp

A magical place for kids

"...comments by parents of campers point to the real source of the magic at the camp. – “The real..."

Oct. 30, 2019 Chron Events Post

Theatrical Provocateurs Rubber Repertory Return to Austin

Two of the best and oddest come back for their own good and ours

"...to the safe, the knob that you’d use to open it? That’s been sawed off...."

Sept. 20, 2019 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Jackie Venson Strips Off Her Blues Band and Becomes Her Own "DJ"

Austin's reigning Best Guitarist scales the ladder to the roof

"...both the achievement standard and almost exclusively the sole source of her music exposure until she went off to..."

July 26, 2019 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Faster Than Sound: The Fable Trilogy, Briscoe Center's "Greatest Hits," and Beerland Sold

Rare local reissues from Jazzman Records, the Briscoe Center’s Music Collections presents its “Greatest Hits,” and – has Beerland been sold?

"...Hits: The Briscoe Center's Music Collections" is free and open to the public until December 14. www.cah.utexas.edu. Beerland Sold?..."

May 31, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: A Tale of Two Red River Fests

Free Week and This Is Austin, Not That Great share Red River

"..."I opened up some credit lines and decided to buy flights,..."

Jan. 4, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Playback: Bombs, Beto, and the Biggest Music Stories of 2018

“Playback” recaps the news, trends, and controversies of the year. Outrage level: high.

"...had locals felt so helpless. We were afraid to open our mail...."

Dec. 14, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Luv Doc: Get in the Shower

If someone offers you a breath mint, you take the fucking breath mint

"...just smell a little bad, you smell like an open sewer. You smell like a sick cat just had..."

Nov. 2, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

A New Jail for Travis County?

County moves forward with new women's building despite vote to delay and community outcry

"...it seemed that the Travis County Commissioners Court was open to the advocates' concerns when it passed a motion..."

Sept. 7, 2018 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Playback: Eviction Notice

World Class Capital locks out Kingdom and Ethics. Could Empire Control Room be next?

"...Music Lounge, a rooftop venue at 422 Congress that opened in 2013, specialized in house music and hosted ticketed..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

John Kerry to Kick Off Texas Tribune Festival

Other speakers include Nancy Pelosi, Beto O'Rourke, Jeff Flake

"...The nonprofit, nonpartisan news source announced today its 2018 festival lineup, and it’s reliably..."

Aug. 1, 2018 News Post by Kimberley Jones

Austin Street Art Enters Into a New Era

With the city cracking down on graffiti and Hope Outdoor Gallery set to close, artists look for permission to paint

"...out "Escove," six feet tall. I wait for an opening to ask what "Escove" means. He tells me it's..."

July 27, 2018 News Feature by Kate Groetzinger

Sheryl Cole and Chito Vela: The Prize Fight

All eyes on the Democratic primary run-off in House District 46

"...recent attacks on immigrant communities have proven a continual source of anger and frustration for Vela. "I needed that..."

May 4, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Local Encounters of the Gift Kind

Five Austinites share the stories behind their greatest gifts

"...The spontaneity of the gift was a major source of inspiration for Raval, who makes everything from documentary..."

Dec. 7, 2017 Chronolog Post by Beth Sullivan

Kate Shindle Talks Fun Home

The former Miss America on why she loves starring in the national tour of the Tony Award-winning musical

"...you becomes a group effort. Keeping a keen eye open for art that actively celebrates you becomes a contest..."

Aug. 11, 2017 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Playback: Come & Take It

On Austin as a metal town, and a leaked shortlist for the next Austin Music Office boss

"..."Does it scare me to try to keep something open in a building with that stigma? Absolutely, but I..."

July 7, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Looking Back on the Champions Tract Rezoning

Does this development belong in this particular corner of the Hill Country?

"...more specifically, a failure to comply with the Texas Open Meetings Act – and adds to locals' long-held list..."

June 30, 2017 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

SXSW Panels: The Future of Food and Drink

Highlights from the 2017 food track

"...Zakary Pelaccio disdainfully talked about restaurants that only locally source their greens, get everything else from Canada, then claim..."

March 12, 2017 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Red River Clubs Grapple With Downtown Homelessness

Beggars, hustlers, and dealers make you wonder how Downtown music keeps from going under

"..."It's a recipe for shit," quipped one veteran police source who requested anonymity. "This area being central for both..."

Feb. 3, 2017 News Feature by Kevin Curtin

Midtowne Spa Shutters After Two Decades

Austin loses another gay-centric business

"...ID to enter. They also offered HIV testing, educational resources, and free condoms on-site, he said. "It's the evolution..."

July 29, 2016 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

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