Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...to leave the federation, with other unions considering the same move. The disagreement is over money, organizing, and the..."

July 29, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Critics Poll

The 'Chronicle's music staff rates the best local and roadshows, new acts, and more

"...Gabriel: Primus, Austin Music Hall..."

Jan. 7, 2005 Music Feature

ACL Fest Interviews

"...of life. To every street corner and temple. Every hall and every club – wherever people are willing to..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...extreme detachment as preposterous poetics bodysurf waves of disjointed hallucination. Outlandish nods to anomalous rhythms stutter forth from Why?,..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...in order, calling for a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage. Somewhere in heaven, James Madison weeps...."

Feb. 27, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

'A Proprietary Love'

High-strung, hot-tempered Tom Miller made self-interest -- and his feuds with LBJ -- into Austin history.

"...over and, in time, greatly expand Miller Produce. The same year, he married Nellie May Miller, belle of another..."

July 4, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Here Comes the Neighborhood

Capital Metro, City Hall, and Eastside neighbors come together to share their hopes -- and fears -- for the Saltillo corridor.

"...contract to San Francisco-based ROMA Design Group -- the same consultants behind the city's Seaholm District and Mueller redevelopment..."

June 27, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Naked City

"...another property, owned by the city, got H-zoning that same night. -- M.C.M...."

July 5, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...VERMONT: The Promise Ring took much the same career path as Austin's late Silver Scooter: start out..."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature

Apocalypse Now Redux

"...Ford Coppola. Starring: Harrison Ford, Dennis Hopper, Aurore Clement, Sam Bottoms, Frederic Forrest, Albert Hall, Laurence Fishburne, Robert Duvall,..."

Sept. 14, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Something to Live For

"...the morning and once at night, to listen to Samuel McCrary and his grand quartet. He liked what he..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Music Feature by Jay Hardwig

Stage Frights

"...appetite for seasonal entertainment is damn near insatiable. At Halloween, we crave the macabre, and we seek it in..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Arts Feature

Bauhaus

"...the more things change, the more they stay the same. From the spare, funereal pace of "Hollow Hills" to..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Music Feature

A Groovy Kind of Love

City, Community Reach Accord on Race Issue

"...so cozy lately that a new observer at city hall might just begin to believe that in Austin, there..."

July 31, 1998 News Column by Jenny Staff

Dancing About Architecture

South By Every Which Way

"...at South by Southwest: Toadie member Lisa Umbarger, popster Marshall Crenshaw, Bobby Fuller's brother Randy, author/Pete Townshend's buddy Dave..."

March 6, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Road Shows

"...FRI 6 Santiago Rodrigues, Bates Recital Hall..."

Feb. 6, 1998 Music Feature

Fiddles, Not Violins

The Secret to Ray Price and San Antonio Rose

"...he knows he'll finally be entering the Country Music Hall of Fame this year, alongside Patsy Montana and Buck..."

Aug. 23, 1996 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup

Historic hotels, hummingbirds, and highways

"...124 years the store has gone through several owners. Sam Stavinoha, former river guide and Austin resident, currently owns..."

Sept. 6, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Can the Austin Airport Speed Up Its Sorely Needed Expansion?

Explosive growth and understaffing lead to long lines and near-misses

"...as their flights are profitable, they’ll keep [adding],” said Sam Haynes, the public information officer for AUS. But it’s..."

May 24, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Soundscapes, Bat Books, and More Arts Events for the Week

Things to do when you're not staring at an interloping moon

"...caustically astute comics of the last 50 years the same name. But guess who got the last laugh? Now..."

April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Day Trips: Alamo Collections Center, San Antonio

Get a first look at the Phil Collins Texana collection at the new center

"...The new exhibition hall is behind the Alamo church and the gift shop...."

March 17, 2023 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Five Live Celebrations of Desire

People who need people make for one helluva compelling show

"...from Austin's own LOLA.Fri., July 22, 7:30pm. Bates Recital Hall, 2406 Robert Dedman, 512/454-0026. $25-55. austinchambermusic.org Co-Lab Projects: I..."

July 22, 2022 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

“It’s Like a Family Business, Except Rock Stars”: The Kindred Bond of We Don’t Ride Llamas

Afro rock sibling band is defiantly unconventional on new EP The Oracle

"...so sure; WDRL's aesthetic predilections are informed by the same joyous mix-and-match that fuels their sonics. From the decadent,..."

April 29, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

La Doña, Wet Leg, Wolf Eyes, and Chris Patrick Added to SXSW’s 2022 Music Ranks

… along with 302 other acts from around the world

"...TX) Hannah Jadagu (Mesquite TX) Harleighblu (Nottingham UK-ENGLAND) Henry Hall (Los Angeles CA) HINO (Tepic MEXICO) Holy Boy (Los..."

Jan. 26, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...brand of evocative honky-tonk never broke beyond the juke hall circuit, but by the time of his death last..."

July 2, 2021 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Faster Than Sound's Musical Top 10s of 2020

Eleven lists of Austin's best releases, theme songs, livestreams, creative pivots and more.

"...production for "One of These Days" in June. The same month, Kydd Jones crafted "Goblin" overnight while processing the..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW and Amazon Announce Virtual Festival Lineup

Feature and shorts from 2020 fest going online for 10 days

"...Quintero Ochoa Cast: Josh Lerner, Benicio Franqui, Alex Kramer Sam — 16, queer, and falling in love — struggles..."

April 21, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Long Story of East 11th and 12th Streets Takes a Turn

Austin’s historically black neighborhood continues to stand at the crossroads of growth

"...nightclubs along East 11th Street. He studied chemistry at Samuel Huston College in the 1950s and spent his evenings..."

Oct. 18, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Tons of Texas travel news for the dog days of summer

"...is again making headlines in San Antonio. Descendants of Sam Maverick, the Texas iconoclast who refused to brand his..."

Aug. 1, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...Wilde's first feature as a director, Booksmart; Texas Film Hall of Fame 2019 inductee John Lee Hancock's period crime..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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