Playback: Brian Beattie's Wizard of Oz

A peak inside indie Austin's new illustrated CD musical

"...Book retailers and record stores stocking Brian Beattie's latest project might have to..."

Jan. 10, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback

Christmas wishes for the local set

"...to deliver a sackful of art pieces to Waterloo Records last Wednesday. For an in-store appearance that only came..."

Dec. 20, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Priced Out?

Soon, Austin’s golden geese – musicians – will be priced out of the live music capital

"...that time, I could hustle up three shows a day and make $91 and have rent money in one..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Deep in the Heart of Seacrest

Watching dreams live and die at Austin's 'American Idol' tryouts

"...At 7am last Wednesday, while most of Austin's musicians were still in bed,..."

Aug. 16, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: The Boxing Lesson Goes Rambo

Boxing Lesson's not afraid of 'Big Hits'

"...who signed on as producer. The best part about recording at his studio, the Bubble, was the price; an..."

May 10, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Grand Jury Indicts Buehler: UPDATE

Misdemeanors only for defying 'lawful orders'

"...On Tuesday, a Travis County grand jury indicted Peaceful Streets Project..."

April 4, 2013 News Post by Michael King

Playback

SXSW news and carryings-on

"...Ryan Lewis launched into their chart-topping signature song, "Thrift Store." Stealing the show was rising piano pop duo Twenty..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

The Med School Solution

A medical school, a teaching hospital, and a new health care system?

"...The morning of Sunday, Aug. 19, the presid­ent and CEO of Travis County..."

Sept. 14, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Food-o-File

This summer brings a bumper crop of fresh chefs and local foods

"...Area farmers' markets and farm stands are reporting record sales this month due to bumper crops of blackberries,..."

June 15, 2012 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

One, Two, Tres, Cuatro: This Monkee Went to Heaven

The death of the Monkees' Davy Jones butts up against the local In Passing list at next week's Austin Music Awards

"...As Rhino Records' exhaustive cataloging of the Monkees proves, the quartet's history..."

March 9, 2012 Music Column by Margaret Moser

Shut the Front Door: Proposed Rules Threaten Cottage Food Operators

DSHS takes a bite out of Texas' celebrated Cottage Foods law

"...as prepackaged baked goods at a bakery or grocery store, and that this is "simply an issue of the..."

Feb. 1, 2012 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

Medicine Men

The Band of Heathens' collective mojo

"...Tuesday, March 15: Opening night of South by Southwest Music..."

May 6, 2011 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Gotta Get Up

Harry Nilsson, the Pussy Cat who roared

"...genius status to, used to hold more mythical weight. Nowadays there's a clinical sting to troubled talent – one..."

Dec. 3, 2010 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Former Fleet Services Manager Says Scrap Tires Only a Symptom

Fired whistle-blower says management has ignored serious problems for years

"...to fix flats. Almaguer was not contracted to transport, store, or dispose of used city tires, nor was he..."

Aug. 6, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Says She Ain't Got No Extra Hush Puppies to Sell

Doing the Goodie Mob Soul Food crawl

"...in Atlanta visiting good friends from back in the day. For the better part of three days we never..."

July 8, 2010 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Fantastic Fest: 'Fish Story'

J-horror director Nakimura goes punk

"...in wheelchair industriously makes his way to the only storefront that remains open. It's a record shop, and it's..."

Oct. 1, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

A Claimed Space

Mexic-Arte blazed a trail in Texas by making a place for Mexican culture in a museum

"...The crumpled message from a fortune cookie, a vinyl record collection, love letters, birth certificates, comic books. Ceramic ducks,..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Arts Feature by Belinda Acosta

The Cowboy Song

Thin Lizzy's 'Cowboy Song' comes alive in rodeo vet turned Red Dirt ranger Ryan Bingham

"...Sun, his second effort for Nashville's esteemed Lost Highway Records, Bingham finally lives up to his own legend. Kicked..."

June 5, 2009 Music Feature by Austin Powell

The Next Fun Fearless Female Rock Star

Austin's now generation comes of age in Suzanna Choffel

"...Central Market near Ben White on a partly cloudy Wednesday before the presidential election, Suzanna Choffel resembles any of..."

Nov. 28, 2008 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Hot!

Winners of the 18th annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Contest

"...This year, there was a potential triple threat: a record-busting string of 100-degree-plus days, a nationwide salmonella scare involving..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

The Mayor of Washington Boulevard

The first Beach Boys' solo album, Dennis Wilson's Pacific Ocean Blue, washes back ashore after more than three decades

"...long, the Beach Boys were playing teen hops and recording local hits. By 1963, they'd become America's most glorious..."

Aug. 1, 2008 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

We Come From the Land of the Ice and Snow

Sword drummer Trivett Wingo hammers out an appreciation of Led Zeppelin III

"...April 1 sophomore release for New York indie Kemado Records, Gods of the Earth, hammers the Sword into the..."

March 28, 2008 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Letters @ 3AM

Jo Carol Pierce's music says: Go the distance, baby, and find out – find you

"...he wasn't making a pass, and it wasn't Valentine's Day. Marcus just thought I should wear that truth around..."

March 14, 2008 Column by Michael Ventura

Girls Can Tell

Gadding about

"...to check out the Lou Reed keynote interview with record producer Hal Willner. The musician with the "B.A. in..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

IBIZ Districts: Voting local with holiday dollars

Keep Austin weird by shopping locally

"...we value the neighborhood character contributed by locally owned stores and cafes – the independents that keep Austin weird..."

Dec. 21, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Hank, Harry, and Jesse James

Sitting in with Jimmy Grabowske, steel guitarist to the stars

"...Grabowske went into the studio with the band to record for Austin's Lasso label, cutting "Frankie and Johnny" b/w..."

Oct. 5, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Making It Happen

The 2007 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...development of the lively cultural scene flourishing in Austin today but have enabled it to grow into one of..."

June 1, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Naked City

"...• City Council meets today (Thursday), taking up the pending new taxi franchise for..."

May 18, 2007 News Feature

Curatorial Reportage

The Blanton Museum's ever-shifting WorkSpace offers up- to-the-minute views of what's happening in contemporary art

"...of paper – just like they come in the store – and other simple found objects. Each of these..."

Nov. 24, 2006 Arts Feature by Amanda Douberley

Food-o-File

Journey into my misuse of "journeyman"; plus, Phil and Amy buddy up on Burnet Road; Mother's Day; and more

"...off-with-my-head department is an all too regular feature these days. In a recent item about East Side Pies (1401–B..."

May 12, 2006 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

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