Gay Place

This holiday season is filled with fun, queer activities

"...electronic Snorlaxxx. Thu., Nov. 30, 9:30pm. Swan Dive, 615 Red River. $5...."

Dec. 1, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place

This year's Top 10 local queer heroes & LGBTQ stories

"...on Jan. 22 – the first transwoman to be murdered in the U.S. in 2016, which proved to be..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place

Glad to make your acquaintance, weary traveler, we are The Gay Place.

"...this Fest. NOTE: If it's marked SXSW, it requires credentials. If you have any questions about our town, feel..."

March 14, 2014 Column by Kate X Messer

Behind the Bars

Why are gay bars not counted within Austin club histories?

"...the collar off of, having wrapped it into two red ones [points at her wrists], and I was just..."

June 5, 2009 Features Feature

Faster Than Sound: Austin Music Industry Adjusts to Life Without Gigs

Creative pivots, City Council relief resolution, and meet Quinn Ryan Curtin!

"...one thing you couldn't do pre-quarantine: Get toilet paper delivered to your house from Hotel Vegas. The Eastside live..."

April 3, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Music Advocates Say Convention Center Expansion Key to Unlocking City Funds

Can the commercial music industry finally get a cut of the HOT action? Also: City protects venue employees from receiving sound citations and Austin rapper Hella Sketchy dies of overdose.

"...tax funds are supposed to be going to primary drivers of tourism, and in Austin, that is our music..."

July 5, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Mayor’s Omnibus Resolution: Actualization Is Hard

Moving into Phase II

"...Dan Redman sees something different. As he tours the 25,000-sq.-ft. maze..."

Feb. 24, 2017 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Playback: Holy Mountain Closing Oct. 1

Holy Mountain falls prey to skyrocketing rents Downtown

"...chain Beauty Bar. Under the ownership of Taylor and Jared Cannon, Bart Butler, Niraj Mehdiratta, Ryan Cano, and Aaron..."

June 26, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Off the Record

The Hamburg Sound: OTR retreats to Germany's Reeperbahn Festival as Frank Hendrix sells Emo's

"...Hamburg, Germany, is famously credited for the Beatles' "baptism by fire," a double entendre..."

Sept. 30, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Downtown Austin Plan

The city unveils its Downtown Plan in progress

"...has produced widespread frustration and distrust; this negative legacy colored, for example, the recent vertical mixed-use opt-out process. Similarly,..."

Jan. 11, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Off the Record

Word of amendments to Austin's sound ordinance prompt a town hall meeting, Marcus Rubio discusses The Life of Pillows, and Flipnotics turns 15

"...Red River closed down briefly last Wednesday after a crane..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

TCB

Cops storm the Mercury, the Red Eyed Fly spars with the city, Kissinger get shit-faced in Detroit, and local musicians get all lovey-dovey.

"...was moving." He called the police, and two officers entered the club and stopped the show around 1:45am. This..."

Feb. 14, 2003 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Reasonably Offensive

Two civil suits against live music venues downtown call into question Austin's sound ordinance.

"...rents a home at corner of Eighth St. and Red River. "I simply couldn't turn them up loud enough."..."

Aug. 31, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Slouching Toward Happy Hour

East Sixth & Thereabouts

"...would be an oily, parts-strewn biker bar with pin-ups plastered on the wall and a bunch of motorheads lounging..."

March 19, 1999 Food Feature

From Light Rail to a Downtown Tunnel: The Parts of Project Connect

Diving into the plan

"...2000 (lost narrowly), 2004 (won handily; that's the MetroRail Red Line), and 2014 (lost handily). This plan combines elements..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Music Lover's Guide to Austin

The essential sounds, sights, and settings of Austin music

"...legendary citizens. Blues guitar sorcerer Stevie Ray Vaughan was honored with an oversized bronze likeness on the south shore..."

March 3, 2017 Chronolog Post

Gay Place

You can't help but notice that adult proms are all the rage

"...low, grrrl. Thu., May 26, 10pm. Swan Dive, 615 Red River, 512/943-7926. Free...."

May 27, 2016 Column

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...water quality rules for unincorporated areas in the southwest. Predictably, no one is satisfied. See "Up From the Slime..."

March 18, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Day saw solid victories for a Travis Co. hospital district and for the city firefighters' union, surprising strength from..."

May 21, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Devil in the Details

After 10 years, the Great Streets master plan runs into controversy over two-way streets.

"...is of greater concern than the convenience of a driver."..."

Oct. 4, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

All That Glitters

Balancing Act

"...So it's likely the blocks around Seventh and Red River -- that is, right in the middle of..."

Feb. 5, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Faster Than Sound: I’m Just Not Into Labels

CD Baby brings DIY Musician Conference to Austin, Sidewinder won't be ready for SXSW, and PledgeMusic withholds Fastball campaign funds

"...tours as a U.S. State Department cultural ambassador, all endeavored without a label or management...."

Feb. 1, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Gay Place

Take a moment to enjoy Austin before SXSW barrels into town

"...and how to get involved too. Keynote by U.S. District Court Judge Robert Pitman. Fri., March 2, 5:30-8pm. Gardere..."

March 2, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

News Roundup: Arrests, Assaults, and Assholes

When city politics get dirty

"...legal community after Judge Julie Kocurek of the 390th District Criminal Court was shot on Nov. 6. Kocurek was..."

Nov. 9, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Off the Record

Learning the ones and twos with the Dub Academy and Phranchyze

"...online voting system to determine the winner. Having earned cred at the 2007 edition of the World Rap Championships..."

June 18, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Downtown Developments

"...60 years ago, the long-vacant office building once was considered "the nerve center for Texas," housing such bigwigs as..."

Feb. 5, 1999 News Feature

The Off Beat: Music Commission Passes Recommendation to Support Texas Music Museum

Commish suggests Council direct $850,000 in aid to Eastside gallery

"...“Natasha Harper-Madison’s Council office has assured us that that is not a big ask at..."

Aug. 16, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...that was fined by the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District last year for pumping almost twice the water it..."

Jan. 12, 2024 News Feature

Hot Summer Questions for JaRon Marshall + the Collective, Felt Out, and Jane Leo

The free, Chron-curated lineup pops up Saturday at the 13th Floor

"...Sunday, July 23. For this sixth edition, the hosting Red River Cultural District invited The Austin Chronicle to throw..."

July 21, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Qmmunity: Entering a New Era

Austin's queer scene enters a new era of great shows, genuine artistry, and good music

"...Speaking of great tunes, Red River girlies better rejoice because Free Week is upon..."

Jan. 6, 2023 Column by James Scott

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