The Work Matters

A look back at some of our most impactful reporting

"...as soon as they were released. There were no online returns...."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Tunnel of Changes: The design for Project Connect's Downtown tunnel has been reconfigured. Instead of traveling..."

July 16, 2021 News Feature

Mardi Gras 2015: Wendy Colonna to Home and Back, Pt.2

Her "strange little circle" led right back home and to the Real Thing™

"...to separate gigs in Houston, we plugged in our blue teeth and commenced to chatting...."

Feb. 9, 2015 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Waller Creek Comes to Life

Conservancy seeks radical makeover east of Downtown

"...limestone walls were bathed in brilliant light. Cords of blue electroluminescent wire inside the Seventh Street tunnel marked the..."

Nov. 13, 2015 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Going With the Flow

The next life of Waller Creek

"...and darting mosquito fish. Within sight in either direction recline members of Austin's large homeless community...."

Jan. 11, 2013 News Feature by Ari Phillips

Age of Aquarius

With a new production of the "American Tribal Love-Rock Musical" Hair, director Dave Steakley caps 10 years of making the Zachary Scott Theatre Center rock -- and so much more.

"...much to do with the artistic achievements of those projects -- and with Zach's increasing presence on the national..."

July 12, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...and TV shows, plus shorts, music videos, and XR projects announced for this year's celebration of visual creativity (March..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Band on the Run

ACL's battle of the bands, the Sound and the Jury, represents another new paradigm of indie music exposure in the post-label era of the music industry

"...Austin City Limits Music Festival afternoon set. Turner's high-collared baby-blue cape drapes heavily in the heat, while Behrens' braids..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

To Marfa, on a Tuesday in December

When high art and hipness move in, what happens to a tiny Texas town?

"...brown and actually says "Ballroom Marfa" in careful light blue letters: It's a souvenir from the contemporary art space..."

Dec. 23, 2005 Arts Feature by Dan Keane

Who's Texas?

The story of Texas history says a lot -- about the storytellers

"...Carlos Ray Norris of Ryan, Okla., -- whose only connection to Texas is the long-defunct, and rather unchallenging, TV..."

Sept. 6, 2002 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Jesus Gonna Be Here

Johnny Toxic

"...Jazz?" panel, Russell Gunn was asked by moderator and Blue Note Records President Bruce Lundvall to open the discussion..."

March 26, 1999 Music Feature

Thursday Picks

SXSW Music Fest preview guide

"...All Showcases Subject to ChangeOctopus Project..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature

Speaking in Tongues

When Dan Dietz 'lets go,' he turns gibberish into art. And he proves it in the Salvage Vanguard Theater production of MacWellman's nonsense play Terminal Hip.

"...have a sense of the material in his next project, the Salvage Vanguard Theater production of Mac Wellman's Terminal..."

March 24, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

City Council Gets Its Head in the Game

With only one first-term Trump-era vet and several rookies, Council squares up

"...But the Texas Legislature has made that project more difficult. In the last legislative session two years..."

Jan. 31, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...has been impelled to augment its predominantly indie hip-hop lineup with a major-label ringer. But old heads and backpackers..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...the movies at this year's hybrid event. The stellar lineupreally ignites with the world premiere of Apollo 10 1/2:..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Little Eclectic

Texas Documentary Tour brings Immy Humes to town.

"...Bandit the dog (in the pit bull family), the Connecticut Canine Control, and narrator Kevin Bacon. Got your attention..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Austin Musical Theatre Hits the Heights

That's Show Biz!

"...The group of young men dash onto the tape-lined section of linoleum that denotes the "stage" in this..."

Nov. 20, 1998 Arts Feature

The Top 10 Censored Stories of 2000

The news stories that didn't make the mainstream press in 2000

"...among this year's "Top Ten Censored Stories," according to Project Censored, a veteran media watchdog group. Every year for..."

April 20, 2001 News Feature by Karynn M. Fish

Election Ticker: Are We There Yet?

The latest – and last! – news from the campaign trail before Election Day

"...(founder of the national redistricting-focused campaign All On the Line) will phone-bank on behalf of Democratic Texas House candidates..."

Oct. 30, 2020 News Feature by the News Staff

Friggin' Genius

SXSW Film announces feature film lineup

"...comedy, and a quick skim of the just-released feature lineup shows the fest continuing the trend, with SNL sketch-to-screen..."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Earth Moves

For choreographer Ellen Bartel, dance does make the world go 'round

"...thing. They're really, I think, hiding their own personal ugliness, what they think is ugly about themselves...."

Jan. 23, 2004 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Rattling Our Stage

A Survey of Austin's Rebel Theatre Scene

"...happening onstage. Austin's purveyors of experimental drama want to connect with people, and they work hard to bring the..."

April 10, 1998 Arts Feature

Day Trips & Beyond: Texas Springs Under Threat

Visit these five watering holes while you can

"...says Sharlene Leurig, director of the Texas Environmental Flows Project. “Water is a finite resource. We need to recognize..."

April 20, 2017 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

The Comics (Artist) Panel

Five Austinites on the state of the sequential art, from comics to comix to manga and beyond

"...barely a comic strip. It's really just an illustrated timeline. The most recent comic I did since then was..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Arts Feature by Joey Seiler

Roadblock

"...that formed around the battle to stop the LCRA pipeline to Dripping Springs, has sued the county over violation..."

June 2, 2000 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

Public Notice

KOOPerate, Dammit

"...parents who conceived and gave birth to The Ophelia Project were oblivious to the implications of naming their baby..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Column by Kate X Messer

His Name Was Gary Poulter

Meet the homeless man who became a movie star

"...Poulter was a charming movie star with shockingly pale blue eyes and smooth dance moves. He was a smart..."

April 11, 2014 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Reflections

"...next week's Chronicle and even more can be found online at http://www.auschron.com. The symbols (RP), (WP), and (USP) indicate..."

March 19, 1999 Screens Feature

Chronicle Endorsements for the March 3 Primary Election

From local judges and representatives to the presidential candidate, here are our recommendations

"...but a symptom. But it is also time to connect the dots and bring together the diverse American peoples..."

Feb. 14, 2020 News Feature

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