Chronicle Recommends: War Movies

Movie picks for Memorial Day

"...the 1992-93 war in Abkhazia, Tangerines follows Ivo, a soft-spoken farmer who refuses to evacuate his family home. When..."

May 25, 2018 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Recommended Shows for Levitation Weekend

The sounds may be scattered all over Austin, but here are a few must-see performances

"...Broyles propels Philip Frobos' suave croon, assembling a wiry machine debuted on coiled 2016 bow Deluxe. Human interactions also..."

April 27, 2018 Music Feature by Greg Beets

SXSW’s Big Third List

YFN Lucci, Wyclef Jean, Ought, and 572 more

"...Machine (Minato-Ku, Japan)..."

Jan. 10, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Imaginary Drinks We Wish Were Real

Our favorite fictional booze

"...best cut), or at least with a good dialysis machine and a copy of your last will and testament..."

July 21, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

“Island Oasis Mirage” at Big Medium

The exhibit by Michael Krueger, Kathleen McShane, and Barbara Weissberger seems a planned mess, but one that echoes a greater scheme

"...corner. The pencil hugs the frame closely, distorted and soft-looking, like toothpaste, or a fat worm...."

June 30, 2017 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

SXSW Music: Must-See Country

10 twangy acts to catch

"...Latitude 30, 8pm The hard twang of Holly Macve's softly crooning, dreamy falsetto sounds drawn from West Texas rather..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Juggalo: Insane Clown Posse and the World They Made

Juggalo: Insane Clown Posse and the World They Made

"...Superlatives flow like Faygo soft drinks in Steve Miller's Juggalo, which examines Detroit's Insane..."

Dec. 9, 2016 Music Review by Bryan Rolli

SXSW Announces Lee Daniels as Film Keynote

Featured speakers, a panel, and some music acts drop

"...director with 2009's Precious, but I've always had a soft spot for his criminally underrated Southern Gothic, 2012's The..."

Sept. 6, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

The Power of Art in Austin’s Overlooked Objects

Defining the city's personality from the moonlight towers to the railroad bridge

"...Erwin Center, closer in form to a beige copy machine than a sleek skyscraper. If I could, I would..."

Aug. 5, 2016 Arts Feature by Sam Anderson-Ramos

Zach Theatre's Buyer and Cellar

A funny and surreal solo show by Jonathan Tolins

"...my written description of that moment at the frogurt machine doesn't capture, though, is the effusiveness with which J...."

July 1, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

SXSWedu Recap

Education tech finds new ways to reach kids

"...conference, the emphasis was on proving that developing those "soft skills" outside the testing regime belongs in the modern..."

March 11, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Gaming Awards Finalists Announced

Mix of blockbusters and indie faves top the list of noms

"...Bloober Team Odallus – JoyMasher Okhlos – Coffee Powered Machine P.O.L.L.E.N. – Mindfield Games Pinstripe – Atmos Games Radical..."

Jan. 26, 2016 Screens Post by Tucker Whatley

Austin Dance Festival

The debut of this new dance fest offered a range of interesting work, the best being fluent in musicality

"...another and synchronized just in time to catch its soft syncopations...."

April 24, 2015 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Entertaining Angels

Skylark Lounge pianist Margaret Wright plays divine

"...a distinct, throwback appeal. Overpowering resonance from the ice machine evolves into a white noise, blending out the otherwise..."

Feb. 20, 2015 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

The Year in Food

The 2014 tastes we just couldn't stop thinking about

"...earlier this year. (Code for we have a SodaStream machine and are not afraid to use it?)..."

Jan. 2, 2015 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Black Messiah: D’Angelo & the Vanguard

Politics and prose covered in cosmic slop

"...the singer wishing for simpler times before the fame machine’s infamous spin cycle did a number on him, while..."

Dec. 23, 2014 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

First Look: Fork & Taco

Fusion tacos up fast-casual game

"...sodas. The owners are particularly proud of the ice machine, which makes cultish "Sonic ice." The soft-serve ice cream..."

Sept. 18, 2014 Food Post by Brandon Watson

Bruce Springsteen

"...full-on gospel rock ("Heaven's Wall"), High Hopes reveals its soft brown underbelly. The Sgt. Pepper/Satanic Majesties brass bridge and..."

Feb. 21, 2014 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Latest Rainey Street Revamp Open At Last

Much anticipated cocktail menu from Chris Bostick getting warmed up

"...and a bustling gimme-a-beer scene. A specially-housed Clinebell ice machine churns out drink-specific cubes or pellets and surely will..."

Jan. 31, 2014 Food Post by Gracie Salem

DVDanger: 'Hatchet III'

Gleefully signing up for the Hatchet Army

"...to do with the other films. I have a soft spot for A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream..."

Aug. 18, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

La Barbecue Turns Up the Heat With Secret Pit Technology

Is this special new smoker a brisket game-changer?

"...smoother palette of meat and fat layers beneath the soft bark crust, with a delicious, genuine umami that seems..."

April 26, 2013 Food Post by Kenny Pailes

Food-O-File

Austin chefs turn up the heat on reality TV, plus restaurant openings on the horizon

"...business: Based on customer demand, she's adding an espresso machine and coffee service, starting May 7. "We're not trying..."

April 26, 2013 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

LegeLines

House of Representatives is finally hearing bills on the floor

"...one into a cyclist. After public outrage about the soft sentencing of former House staffer Gabrielle Nestande for the..."

March 22, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Writing's Not on the Wall Yet

Austin's print culture gets a boost from a new batch of indie presses and literary magazines

"...and zeros, literature is becoming a ghost in the machine – the Kindle, to be precise. With BookPeople now carrying..."

Dec. 14, 2012 Arts Feature by Amy Gentry

Avett Brothers

Zilker Park, Oct. 14

"...consecutive albums of previously unheard of introspection, they've gone soft. This was accomplished emphatically by opening their AMD set..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

A Maestro Prepares

Before the baton goes up, conductors have to know the score – every note of it

"...use. They use a specific type of lead that's soft – I mean, we get really weird. When I..."

April 1, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Friday Showcases

Friday night's SX showcases are bar-the-door-Katy good

"...One + 3, four-track heartbreak set to a drum machine. The Moondoggies might be the odd ones out here,..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

Hidden Capitol Kitchens

Living life on the Lege is difficult enough without having to figure out what's for lunch

"...it's tempting to live on a diet of vending machine Fritos, veterans of the lawmaking process know all the..."

Jan. 21, 2011 Food Feature by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Election Stories

Republicans hit the lottery

"...just stalled: She couldn't match the vicious Perry attack machine or pull votes from third wheel Debra Medina, and..."

Jan. 7, 2011 News Feature by Michael King

Texas Smells Repeat Title Game?

Make it so, Mr. Simms Gilbert Applewhite

"...was the NFL winner. A boy really, he is soft-spoken with a smattering of pimples and stiffly practiced poise...."

Sept. 3, 2010 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

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