Plunkett & Macleane

"...Carlyle and Miller (last seen together in Trainspotting) play Plunkett and Macleane, the former a down and (literally) dirty..."

Oct. 1, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Texas Speed, Nation Track

Austin skaters place high at USARS national meet

"...Smotrilla, Tom Atkins, Nina Tinsley, Amy Taulman and Melissa Plunkett for placing in the final four overall in their..."

July 15, 2010 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

The Family Fang

Jason Bateman directs and co-stars in this dark comedy

"...Bateman. Starring: Jason Bateman, Nicole Kidman, Christopher Walken, Maryann Plunkett, Kathryn Hahn, Jason Butler Harner, Linda Emond, Marin Ireland,..."

May 6, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Playback: Black Friday? End of an Ear!

End of an Ear's new digs thrive just in time for Black Friday

"...Store Day," says End of an Ear co-owner Dan Plunkett. "But it's usually a really good day for us."..."

Nov. 25, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Return of ... the Cassette

The Walkman revolutionized portable music. Can their fodder – cassettes – jump the shark?

"...End of an Ear's Dan Plunkett says Burger Records – currently Fullerton, California's biggest export..."

Aug. 30, 2013 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Science Goes to Court

Death row case sets new state law against prosecutorial resistance

"...that her son was dead, from massive internal injuries – including a severed pancreas and a colon torn from..."

Nov. 1, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Faster Than Sound: Austin Record Stores Hang On, Together

Online and curbside pivots support an altered Record Store Day for Austin vinyl emporiums this Saturday.

"...Groover's Paradise, and Piranha Records stock RSD exclusives too – all open to in-person customers. Beyond official involvement, Big..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Showing Up

Kelly Reichardt and Michelle Williams reunite for this tale of middling artists

"...Reichardt. Starring: Michelle Williams, Hong Chau, Judd Hirsch, Maryann Plunkett, John Magaro and André Benjamin...."

April 14, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Photos From 2022-2023 Austin Music Awards

"...Eve Monsees & the Bucks, with special guests Steve Doerr, Dominique Davalos,..."

March 1, 2023 Photo Gallery

Playback: Austin’s Rarest Vinyl

Want exclusive vinyl for Record Store Black Friday? Check out some of Austin's rarest wax.

"...Antone's Records' Mike Buck, End of an Ear's Dan Plunkett, Groovers' Paradise's Greg Ellis, Chronicle record nerds Mark Fagan..."

Nov. 24, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Why Record Store Day Is Great …

And why it sucks (a shopping guide)

"...End of an Ear co-owner Dan Plunkett equates the profits to roughly five Saturdays. When JuiceLand..."

April 21, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Price You Pay

At what cost does the vinyl revolution come?

"...on an order," says Stanley Getz, owner of Dallas-based A&R Records, the only record pressing plant left in Texas...."

Jan. 10, 2014 Music Feature by Luke Winkie

Shoot/Get Treasure/Repeat

This provocative play about behavior in wartime is not for the faint of heart

"...writes about people in that most extreme of situations – war – then flips those violent situations around, using..."

July 16, 2010 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Hey Sailor! You Here for a Conference?

The Gay Place polls Austin’s GLBTeratti, who welcomes you with open arms and tells you what’s hot about our town

"...Owner/operator, Hotel San José, Jo's Hot Coffee, new Jo's on Second St. (opens..."

March 10, 2006 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Plunkett & Macleane

Plunkett & Macleane, the first film from Jake Scott (son of Ridley), is a lush but troubled debut.

"...Plunkett & MacLeane D: Jake Scott (1999); with Robert Carlyle,..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Screens Review by Stephen MacMillan Moser

On the 12th Day of Christmas

"...generating business from around the world. Store co-proprietor Daniel Plunkett says of the Web site, "We'll get orders from..."

Dec. 25, 1998 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Hands off My MUD

Davenport Fights to Retain Independence It Never Had

"...for annexation of the Davenport MUD. photograph by Jack Plunkett Unfortunately for Davenport annexation opponents, however, the city has..."

Nov. 14, 1997 News Feature by John Spong

2 Kool 2 Be 4gotten

"...Manifestos From the Future, designed and edited by John Plunkett and Louis Rossetto (Hardwired, $32.95 paper). If its fluorescent..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Books Feature by Margaret Moser

A Room of One's Own

Austin's Newest Record Stores Carve out Their Niche

"...went on to do crazy things like start rock & roll bands, or free weekly newspapers...."

Jan. 19, 1996 Music Feature

Craig Stewart, Emperor Jones Founder and SXSW Alum, Has Died at 53

Stewart also ran the Trance Syndicate label with husband King Coffey

"...community, including Cherubs, End of an Ear co-founder Dan Plunkett, and Emperor Jones alums the Crack Pipes, shared tributes..."

Dec. 20, 2023 Music Post by Carys Anderson

P.G. Moreno Can’t Get Enough “Adventurous Music” and Austin’s More Interesting For It

Epistrophy Arts leader talks past, present, and holy grail bookings

"...Exchange brought Matthew Shipp and William Parker, then Dan Plunkett and Bob Coleman at 33 Degrees brought AMM, a..."

Aug. 29, 2022 Music Post by Michael Toland

We Have an Issue: Welcome to the Drinks Issue

Beer rankings, women with spirit, and guys with great wives

"...exactly what happened with this week's cover concept. Melissa Plunkett – wife of Culture Editor Richard Whittaker, who y'all..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

MASS Gallery Sends Exquisite Corpses Through the Mail

The Austin artspace gets downright surreal with the USPS for its current exhibition

"...the page is completed, the folds are unfolded, and – mirabile dictu! – there's an entire yet oddly multipartite..."

Oct. 23, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Chronicle Readers Share What They Love and Miss About Austin

Everything from restaurants to neighbors to long, stress-free walks

"...“I loved having a “purple” at Baby A’s, & sharing moments with friends. Meeting the regulars down at..."

April 28, 2020 Chronolog Post

Vinyl Saved My Life Tonight: Record Stores Deliver in a Crisis

Local media emporiums maintain online shipping during C-19 lockdown

"...sci-fi Saturday at ancient English prog. “Ride My See-Saw.” pic.twitter.com/ZmuDoTiRki— Raoul Hernandez (@ChroniclyRaoul) March 14, 2020..."

March 24, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Chained for Life

Metanarrative about beauty and deformity is a layered surprise

"...by: Aaron Schimberg. Starring: Jess Weixler, Adam Pearson, Stephen Plunkett, Charlie Korsmo and Sari Lennick...."

Oct. 4, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Drink to Me Only With Thine Lies

Those classic club tales tantalize, whether you’re sober or besotted

"...Lord Dunsany – Edward Plunkett, when he was at home in Ireland’s longest-inhabited house..."

July 20, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Playback: Austin's Music Tech Movement

Can techies solve the problems facing Austin music?

"...tape, and getting paid in cash. I'm no Luddite – I'm a musician. We have a complicated relationship with..."

June 10, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Welcome to Terrordome: Sixth Street During SXSW

Appraising APD's solution to Sixth Street during SXSW

"...no problem with taking underage people off these streets – gating the crowd, getting IDs checked and backpacks looked..."

April 8, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Making of Gone With the Wind

This account of the cinematic epic's epic creation is as full of drama and memorable characters as the film itself

"...Menzies, Dorothea Holt, and Joseph McMillan "Mac" Johnson; Walter Plunkett's elegant costume designs; and, of course, the scores of..."

Dec. 19, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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