Off the Record

Pulling back the (iron) curtain on Fun Fun Fun Fest and the Flying Balalaika Brothers in time for the 40th anniversary of the Armadillo World Headquarters

"...years ago on Aug. 7, the Armadillo World Headquarters officially opened, but the old National Guard Armory at 525½..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

And then there were two (proposals for the future of the Cactus Cafe)

"...Juan González repeatedly at the open forum on the University of Texas campus last Wednesday. "The hottest, most sought-after..."

April 30, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

SXSW news and carryings on

"...confession: "I'm Wayne. I'm an alcoholic." The former MC5 guitarist is the subject of the Clash's 1978 B-side "Jail..."

March 19, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Touring Austin's new clubs and digging into Heavy Light Records

"...alleys, parking lots, abandoned buildings – but lately some legitimate venues have surfaced in some unlikely spots. Here's OTR's..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Another sad and confounding week in the live music capital: City Council takes steps to create a music department as APD pulls the plug on Shady Grove, and Tina Marsh succumbs to breast cancer

"...Austin jazz, not just in the resounding depth and clarity of her idiosyncratic delivery and compositional skills but for..."

June 19, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Surveying the aftermath from the Red River shootout outside Spiros

"..."Our entrance was literally bulletproof," Spiros general manager Josh Cisneros told the Chronicle..."

June 5, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

It Came From Down Under

Aussie films swarm SXSW 09

"...find an American who can speak on Australian film without mentioning the names Russell Crowe, Heath Ledger, Nicole Kidman,..."

March 13, 2009 Screens Feature by Darcie Stevens

Off the Record

Blaze's blues strike a chord with the SXSW Film 09 and dropping out for the Black Angels' Psych Fest 2

"...Triplett, Drunken Angel: The Legend of Blaze Foley opens with a trailer for a fictitious documentary, which glorifies the..."

March 13, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Putting a price tag on the new exclusivity of rock & roll records

"...to play anywhere we can at any time if it's going to help our career and help us reach..."

July 18, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

The battle for Townes Van Zandt's legacy wages on, Willie and the Doggfather get Half Baked in Amsterdam, and Pinetop Perkins gets his mojo working

"..."It's finally over," exclaims Jeanene Van Zandt, the court-appointed executrix..."

April 25, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

"...inside the Austin Convention Center and spotlighting Rachel Fuller with Pete Townshend, Rickie Lee Jones, and the Polyphonic Spree,..."

Aug. 17, 2007 Music Column

Black Is out of Touch, Pissing Reader Off

"...Dear Louis, It really angers me how you assess the character of..."

June 29, 2007 Postmarks

Slam as It Ever Was

The nationals come to Austin amid the polarizing medium's 20th anniversary

"...It's nearing 2am on a Thursday morning, and I'm in..."

Aug. 4, 2006 Arts Feature by Shawn Badgley

Sound Checking for a Pulse, and Finding It

The rock docs in this year's 24 Beats Per Second program rattle and hum with soul and revolt.

"...Down off South Congress, about six blocks below the river, in..."

March 10, 2006 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Gettin' Wiffy With It

The blogged, branded, and dooced at SXSW Interactive 2006

"...The digital creatives met the suits in the two Interactive panels..."

March 10, 2006 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

Rocks Off

SXSW 04 encore: Saturday showcases and more

"...to end. There's too much else going on to sit through even a mediocre set. And the really great..."

March 26, 2004 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Chapman off the Job as Mala Sangre Probe Continues

The APD assistant chief is (finally) placed on restricted duty as questions swirl about his honesty under oath.

"...charges that Chapman lied while under oath in his deposition in a whistle-blower lawsuit filed last year by Detective..."

Sept. 19, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Faeries' Oracle: Working with the Faeries to Find Wisdom, Insight, and Joy

"...The Faeries' Oracle: Working With the Faeries to Find Wisdom, Insight, and Joyby Brian..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Books Review by Adrienne Martini

Full of Life: A Biography of John Fante

"...When Edmund Wilson wrote a famous essay about California writers in 1940, "Boys in the Back Room," he included..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Books Review by Roger Gathman

The Happy Bottom Riding Club: The Life and Times of Pancho Barnes

"...A writer prays to be graced with a subject like Florence..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Books Review by Ann Guidry

The Flower Boy

"...Set on the island of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Books Review by Martin Wilson

White Rose

"...White Rose by Amy Ephron..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Books Review by Stacy Bush

Off The Bookshelf

flatnessisgod:

"...Based in chapters titled Base, Image, Taking, Reduction, Space, Language, Identity, Dominance, Parts,..."

July 30, 1999 Books Review

Off The Bookshelf

Poachers: Stories

"...The anthropologically minded reader, the student of white trash, will relish Poachers for its encompassing declension of..."

July 9, 1999 Books Review

When You Know What It Is You're Doing

"...Paul and Wendy are just a young couple with a gun on the run to who knows where..."

April 10, 1998 Arts Feature

It's Hard to Say

Hating Speech at UT

"...Who was it who said, "If you can't say something nice, don't..."

Feb. 6, 1998 News Feature by Marc Levin

Off the Desk:

"...For the past month, former city councilmember Brigid Shea has been putting her communication skills..."

Sept. 6, 1996 News Feature

The Verde Report: Austin FC’s Mr. Do-It-All

Jon Gallagher is still finding ways to prove his immense value to the club

"...It’s one of my favorite silly sports debates to wage..."

March 21, 2025 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Ruben Gutierrez Set to Be Executed

Texas has denied his request for DNA testing

"...It looks very likely that the state of Texas will..."

July 12, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

YouTube Music Workers Laid Off in Possible Retaliation for Organizing

City Council lends support

"...At last week’s City Council meeting, a group of local unionized Google contractors..."

March 8, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

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