2005 Kids Summer Camps

An annotated list of several places where kids could be going this summer to enjoy physically and mentally invigorating activities

"...CAMP DOUBLECREEK Round Rock's Doublecreek offers exciting lessons in archery, tumbling, swimming, gun..."

April 29, 2005 Features Feature

Record Reviews

"...Dreaming," the tickling of the bluesy piano and the climbing bass line, give it a haunting, out-of-time quality, but,..."

March 7, 1997 Music Review

A Dream Deferred: Black Rock

Black rock, a dream that won't be deferred much longer

"...A Dream Deferred: Black Rock..."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Live Shots

"...after almost every song and Clem Burke's fondness for climbing on his drums to the extended live version of..."

July 12, 1996 Music Feature

S.L. Houser, TsuShiMaMiRe, and More Crucial Concerts

Plus country jams, doom metal, and a jazz tag team

"...of honky-tonkers and country songwriters. Micky & the Motorcars rock out early along with Red Dirt veterans the Great..."

Oct. 11, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Day Trips: The Bonfire Shelter

Take a hike into an ancient time capsule

"...dry canyon of Eagle Nest Creek below Langtry, the rock shelter is a rough hike to reach. You wouldn't..."

Jan. 17, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

I Could Be So Happy

Heartless Bastards vocal quake Erika Wennerstrom moves The Mountain from Austin

"...route, through a childhood pop phase, on to classic rock, and then punk. She was more into punk's intimacy..."

Jan. 30, 2009 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Austin Yards Where Weird Finds a Home

Seven front lawns that push beyond garden gnomes

"...15 doll heads on sticks, one painted in the rock star’s style of makeup. The date was May 28,..."

May 2, 2025 Arts Feature by Caroline Drew

What We're Listening to Right Now

Aaron Stephens, Paul Cauthen, Drakulas, Glasshealer, Pretty Little Thieves, and more local sounds

"...10-track effort oscillates between slow, pleading ballads and upbeat rock as Stephens ruminates on the ephemeral nature of life...."

Nov. 26, 2021 Music Column by Clara Wang

Recommended ACL Records to Get You Psyched for the Fest

The best CPR (concert psychin' rock) to get in the fest mindset

"...Make way Big Grams, there’s a new rap/indie rock collabo on the festival circuit. Banks & Steelz unites..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Music Post by The Music Staff

Playback: Lights Out for Jovita's

Run-ins at Jovita's, thieves in the night at Mohawk, and Lickona's feeds off of 'Austin City Limits'

"...Modern Lover stopped the show because sound from a rock band playing next door on the Club de Ville..."

June 29, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...out of there. With the exception of Memphis, Detroit Rock City, and Liverpool ... the best. Why no mention..."

March 10, 2006 Column

The Full Monte

"...A three-piece rockabilly outfit, Whoa, Trigger! was no better or worse than..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Record Reviews

"...extraordinary Bele Bele en la Habana will bypass most rock & rollers as a jazz piano masterpiece, Atlantic Records..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Music Review

God's Own Clothesline

In Search of Far Flung Adventures With Butch Hancock

"...from Coahuila and Chihuahua, is a dramatic juxtaposition of rocky mountain ranges and sprawling desert, with a shocking abundance..."

May 15, 1998 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Album Review: Parker Woodland’s There’s No Such Thing as Time

It’s the end of the world as we know it. Parker Woodland feels fine.

"...Climbing, scuzzy guitar gives way to a driving beat pinned..."

Sept. 6, 2024 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Trail of Dead, Opeth, Mykfresh, Big Laugh, Rattlesnake Milk, Deezie Brown, and more recommended shows

"...rage against, well, the briefness of moments, crafting epic art-rock tapestries that swell toward the stars but never betray..."

Nov. 26, 2021 Music Column by Julian Towers

Playback: ACL Arrives and So Does Aaron Behrens' New Band

ACL arrives

"...one song, but it's a great one: a thumpy rock tune called "Day and Night" that rides a crunchy..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Reckless & Romantic

Two bands joined at the lips – Sabrina Ellis

"...strings into a swell of noise before turning around, climbing a speaker, and shoving his axe into the faces..."

Feb. 15, 2013 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Like a Hurricane

Harnessing Lauren Larson's live hurricane on Ume's new Phantoms

"...– only to shatter all of that upon the rocks of her own complete immersion in the music, the..."

Nov. 18, 2011 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Page Two: Same As It Ever Was

South by Southwest and other lifetime labors of love

"...school days, he had been unimaginably cool. No bands rock like the very first ones you hear. None ever..."

Feb. 26, 2010 Column by Louis Black

Hill Country Militia

Grassroots homesteaders tighten ranks to fight urban encroachment

"...lines would only ensure the continued rush of concrete, Sheetrock, and tar paper...."

June 27, 2008 News Feature by Greg Harman

The Blasters

Record Review

"...any band, however. The Blasters were the consummate American roots-rock band. Led by the Alvin brothers, Dave and Phil,..."

April 19, 2002 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Chapter 4: The Nineties!

March 1991 -- December 2000

"...for the government, which is my equivalent of 3rd Rock from the Sun...."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Bittersweet Ending

Notes From the Republican Revolution

"...far. He spent a while working the room before climbing to the podium, liberally dispensing hugs to downtrodden supporters,..."

Nov. 6, 1998 News Feature

On the Threshold

Slaid Cleaves

"...It's a chilly summer's afternoon and you're climbing the curves on the Kancamagus Highway, a tortuous stretch..."

Feb. 21, 1997 Music Feature

Police Blotter

"...managed to hit Number 30. Also, the Austin-heavy Rig Rock Deluxe compilation (profiled in the Chron two weeks ago,..."

Oct. 4, 1996 Music Column

Album Review: Female Gallery, Best Friends Together Forever

First EP from Austin post-punk fourpiece is a promising start

"...for the young band, a kaleidoscopic view of guitar-driven rock influences...."

Nov. 15, 2024 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

Proms, Humps, and Queerbombs Highlight This Weekend's Events

21 ways to get out of the house

"...arts master Thomas Gohring’s 21st-century house of hypercaffeinated underground rock & roll, plays host this weekend to a supreme..."

May 31, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Day Trips: Lost Maples State Natural Area

This heavily wooded canyon is a remote treasure

"...State natural areas (such as Lost Maples and Enchanted Rock) preserve areas with outstanding natural features. The emphasis is..."

March 15, 2024 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

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