Only the Fourth Wall Is Forever

After 10 years, Salvage Vanguard Theater is moving on

"...associate artistic director of Salvage Vanguard Theater in the days when founder Jason Neulander was leading the group of..."

June 24, 2016 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

“No Willie, Waylon, or the Armadillo in 1977!!!” The Punk Beast Begins to Stir in Austin

A nascent scene takes shape in chapter three of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...serialized history of Austin’s punk culture, written by veteran journalist Tim Stegall. Chapter 1, documenting how a collaboration between..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

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

"...Escove is not his real name, of course: It's a moniker he uses in the world of..."

July 27, 2018 News Feature by Kate Groetzinger

Thanks for the Memories

'Chronicle' staff past and present on 20 years of covering SXSW Film

"...This is, of course, fantasy based on biography and background rather than practical..."

March 1, 2013 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

'Better This Way'

The first-place story

"...After you died I inherited Hooch, your one-hundred-and-ten-pound mastiff-shepherd, the hulking dog with a beautiful widow's..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Books Feature by Benjamin Reed

SXSW Record Reviews

"...way with the man whose eyes bore deathlessly into your skull and let him guide you as you travel..."

March 20, 1998 Music Review

Dancing About Architecture

Heaven's Got a Helluva Band...

"...from the bottle, and considering the events of recent days, I'm not so sure I want to get started..."

May 9, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Levitation Picks

"...debut, For the Recently Found Innocent, stepped up from four-track production with frequent collaborator Ty Segall, while still keeping..."

May 8, 2015 Music Feature

Thursday Picks

SXSW Music Fest preview guide

"...Creek Studio outside Seattle, completing a 10-city West Coast tour in the process...."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature

Visions of Sugar Plums

It may be old news to most of us, but every December thousands of children discover The Nutcracker for the first time, and it inspires many to take up dance. Dawn Davis was one of them, and she talks to three young ballerinas about what The Nutcracker means to them.

"...in the small community of Lake Jackson, about an hour and a half outside of Houston. When I was..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Arts Feature by Dawn Davis

A League of Their Own

"...Bud Shrake photograph by Todd V. Wolfson Nowadays there's so much filmmaking happening in Austin that it's..."

March 12, 1999 Screens Feature by Jesse Sublett

Any Given Wednesday

One man, 10 years, some seriously sublime weirdness

"...Watch Out!, Jesus Franco's Eugenie: The Story of Her Journey Into Perversion, Don Siegel's Charley Varrick (Walter Matthau at..."

Feb. 18, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...Beatles fetish on a killer cover of "Run for Your Life." (Beerland, 8pm) -- Christopher Gray..."

March 7, 2003 Music Feature

Destruction as Beauty

Profile of local alternative band Trail of Dead; explication of their new album Madonna

"...both horrified and mesmerized by the display. But the ecstatic smile on Hendrix's face as the flames rise toward..."

Oct. 8, 1999 Music Feature by Greg Beets

1999 SXSW Music Festival

"...he'll play live, but whatever is sure to blow your socks off. (La Zona Rosa, 8pm)-- David Lynch..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

Musical Manifesto

Davíd Garza's

"..."Inspirations for the Musician" line of greeting cards: "Close your eyes, hit a string - bend it - and..."

April 3, 1998 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Say Anything

Eric Bogosian Comes Clean

"...So, when you go to the grocery store these days, does a little old lady come over and kick..."

Nov. 3, 1995 Arts Feature

Postmarks

The Xicanindio Poet

"...is one of the more important Xicanindio poets of our time...."

April 11, 1997 Column

Escapism and Connection: The Illustrated Life of Billy Perkins

Hustling Austin posters for 30 years, Perkins perseveres

"..."[Local] brand Billy Perkins held court in his bursting central booth," reported the Chronicle that..."

June 17, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, November 27 - December 3

"...out on a piece of paper and tape to your bathroom mirror or your nightstand for the next 30..."

Nov. 27, 2020 Column by Rob Brezsny

Sam Houston & Blk Odyssy Adds Chicken and Waffles to Their Message

Serving up some neo-soul food

"...Houston & Blk Odyssy had just finished a national tour and was booked for an official SXSW showcase when..."

June 12, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Beto O'Rourke and Ethan Hawke in Conversation

Two Texans discuss politics, fear, and the power of Willie Nelson to bring us back together

"...I met Beto O'Rourke after hearing him speak at a fundraising event for..."

Aug. 17, 2018 News Feature by Ethan Hawke

Playback: ACL Fest Platinum

Lucky 13 marks the biggest ACL Fest yet

"...celebrity DJs, tabloid pop stars, and up-n-comers performing to four- and five-digit audiences in flip-flops and lawn-chairs, it's become..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

In the Blind

A weekend at Dai Due's Hunting School for Women

"..."Hunting and fishing for your dinner gives you a distinct sense of ownership and..."

Nov. 30, 2012 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Dueling Banjos

Is old-time music Austin's next big thing?

"...concentration on one another or closed altogether in some ecstatic state of higher consciousness, all are tied together, sawing..."

March 30, 2007 Music Feature by Mark Rubin

Shooting Loose, Long or Short

The Duplass Brothers discuss how they found 'The Puffy Chair,' and where they're headed now as it hits theatres

"..."Our relationship is that I keep trying to get Jay..."

June 2, 2006 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

Remembrance of Things Weird

Nancy Higgins' 'Viva Les Amis'

"...W. 24th, and to her eternal credit and my ecstatic joy, my life has never been the same...."

April 29, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...About your dismissal of Andrew Bucknall as a credible council candidate..."

Feb. 18, 2005 Column

Guys Like Me

Was America Really Made for Dick Price?

"...who sit at our desks and wear little ties,..."

April 6, 2001 Music Feature by Clay Smith

Storyteller

Talking turkey with X-Ray

"...Wannabes, who like a gaggle of local musicians, is ecstatic that Ray Davies will be delivering this year's South..."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature by Mindy LaBernz

« 1    ‹ BACK    1   2   3   4     NEXT ›    4 »