As Queer As It Gets

Christian McLaughlin, the Balzac of Melrose Place

"...there's a thunderbolt - not a lightbulb - going off in his head. Anyone who meets him could figure..."

June 12, 1998 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Turn Me Off, Dead Man

"...The television sets in my home stay turned off more than on...."

April 24, 1998 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

Off the Desk

"...reprieve from enforcement of the new camping ban. Maybe city officials figured that Rev. Martin Luther King's birthday would..."

Jan. 19, 1996 News Feature

Spoon It On

"...After - gosh, how long has it been now? - Spoon have finally caved in and..."

Dec. 8, 1995 Music Column

Six Great Breweries Off the Beaten Path

In tumultuous times for Austin beer, these undersung gems are worth seeking out

"...damp, camel’s buttcrack that is Austin By God Texas. It helps to have good beer and a recreational water..."

March 1, 2024 Food Feature by Eric Puga

It Ain't Over

Charming documentary honors Yogi Berra, the man and the player

"...Lorenzo Pietro Berra bore little resemblance to the Olympian ideal. Born in 1925 to..."

July 7, 2023 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Microtransit Takes Off in Central Texas

Uber wins over the suburbs

"...As Austin's pursuit of transformative public transit goes big, little transit, or..."

Dec. 30, 2022 News Feature by Benton Graham

Steve Earle, Fresh Off Jerry Jeff Tribute, Deepens Songbook at Gruene Hall

Vagabond resilience & bristling resistance potently commune

"...From Ella Fitzgerald to Willie Nelson, singular singers covering the songbooks of..."

June 27, 2022 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Man Behind the Legend Revealed in Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off

Skateboarding, or the art of getting back up

"...Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off, Sam Jones' documentary on the skateboard legend, begins with..."

March 11, 2022 Screens Feature by Jenny Nulf

Shinyribs Frontman Kevin Russell Will Perform Gourds Set for Electric Lounge Reunion

Reliving the wild and woolly Nineties music scene downtown

"...leader Kevin Russell held down a Tuesday night residency with his band the Gourds, who he’ll pay tribute to..."

April 11, 2019 Music Post by Michael Toland

Tell It to the Judge

Jimmy Flannigan’s shake-up at the Municipal Court

"...Three summers ago, Jessica Smith, an unemployed single mother of two, was pulling into..."

April 13, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Ex Hex Burns Off Jetlag at Red 7

Mary Timony’s D.C. power trio rips some TGIF

"...Jeff Burke couldn’t coax his Japanese punk outfit the Novice back to Texas with him, but Friday..."

April 13, 2015 Music Post by Nina Hernandez

Ray Manzarek: Trying to Set the World on Fire

The late Doors keyboardist at the Garden of Eden

"...When I was a freshman at Sonoma State University in 2006, I received an assignment that required I..."

May 23, 2013 Music Post by Danielle Zelisko

Barbecue Crash Course Kicked Off Interactive for 5th Year

Central Texas barbecue feast greeted Interactive guests on arrival

"...of the first week of March every year. Just invite 500-600 out-of-town guests to an outdoor lunch party featuring..."

March 13, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Billy Friedkin Kills It

Extended Q&A with the man behind 'The Exorcist,' 'French Connection'

"...In this week's paper, we have a Q&A with legendary director William Friedkin, whose latest film Killer Joe..."

Aug. 2, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Off the Record

Seeking refuge at Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater before the return of Joe 'King' Carrasco & the Crowns

"...Funk Capital of the World..."

June 24, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Austin Music Poll winners are just going to have to wait until the Austin Music Awards, plus a closer look at SXSW's international acts

"...Hot Off the Presses..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

KUT announces a new Cactus Cafe manager, plus this week at the movies

"...financially self-sustaining will be the easy part for KUT with their outreach," Griff Luneburg told the Chronicle last month..."

Sept. 10, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Discovered, covered: Robert Plant reimagines Milton Mapes, Eric Johnson eulogizes Hendrix, and more nuggets from the Texas Punk Treasure Chest

"...Like a real-life version of Guitar Hero, Eric Johnson paid tribute to Jimi Hendrix at..."

June 25, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Can you hear me now? Local musicians and OTR get some much needed hearing aid while Jody Denberg signs off from KGSR.

"...chiropractor (see "Rattle Me Bones," April 21, 2006), OTR visited the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians' third hearing clinic..."

Nov. 20, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

A fond send-off for D-Madness, stuffing the piñata for the second annual Pachanga Latino Music Festival, Hayes Carll helps rebuild the Crystal Beach, and roaming the Flatladers' Hills and Valleys

"...doesn't mean that organizer Alex Vallejo has the day off. At the Niños Rock Pachanga stage, which boasts an..."

May 29, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Mayoral candidates sound off on the future of Austin music, Scott H. Biram gets back on his feet, and unveiling the lineups for the Austin City Limits Music Festival and Pachanga Latino Music Festival

"...in regard to live outdoor music at restaurants has reiterated, music is politics here in the live music capital...."

May 1, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Taking Off the Winter Wheels

Texas Rollergirls kick off 2009 season with rapid-fire round robin

"...It's been two months since the Texas Rollergirls had their..."

Feb. 28, 2009 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Off the Record

Announcing the 2008-09 Austin Music Awards lineup and sneaking past the velvet rope at Pangaea, while Andrew Kenny trades American Analog Set for the Wooden Birds

"...Floor Elevators' Roky Erickson is confirmed to headline alongside ever-faithful acolytes the Black Angels (see "I See Dead People,"..."

Jan. 30, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Better to burn than fade away: a recap of Lollapalooza 2008

"...singularly transcendent sequence at Lollapalooza 2008 in Grant Park, it occurred Friday night at the onset of Radiohead's "Everything..."

Aug. 8, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

McCaul Swears Off Earmarks

Caught with his hand in $20 million cookie jar, congressman swears he'll be good from now on

"...Houston Chronicle yesterday that he's giving up the earmarks habit. "The system is broken and it needs to be..."

March 25, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

Off the Record

Greg Ginn and SST Records start fresh in Taylor, Possessed by Paul James stars as The Folk Singer, and KOOP Radio catches fire (again)

"...suffered the first of two devastating fires, which destroyed its previous facility on East Fifth, the community radio outlet..."

Jan. 11, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Off the Record goes the distance at the Virgin Festival in Baltimore; Snake Eyes Vinyl relocates; Belaire and Tacks, the Boy Disaster ship overseas; and more

"...Snake Eyes Vinyl, East Austin's little shop of hardcore, will close its doors Aug. 19...."

Aug. 10, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Remembering blues drummer 'Uncle' John Turner, tracking the devil and Daniel Johnston, on-air with Seattle's KEXP, Abandoned Love Records, and more

"...there's now talk of a possible Daniel Johnston biopic. "It seems inevitable," discloses Johnston's brother and co-manager, Dick, through..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

It's a Dirty Job ...

New arts tsar Vincent Kitch rolls up his sleeves to give Austin arts funding a clean start

"...Hercules had it easy. When the Greek hero was cleaning out those..."

April 16, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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