No Smoking, Austin: 10 Years Later

Chronicle revisits smoking ban at bars, music venues

"...On May 7, 2005, Austin citizens cast their ballots regarding an ordinance to ban..."

Sept. 4, 2015 News Post by R.U. Steinberg

Playback: Festicular Fortitude

Ten music festivals in 10 weeks? Bring it on.

"...Summer's history – sayonara. And don't act so surprised; all the..."

Sept. 4, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Katrina Survivors Reflect 10 Years Later

Jamar Jefferson and Donna Bonner are just two of many who relocated to Austin

"...As we approach the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, it's hard to remember how much..."

Aug. 28, 2015 News Feature by Kahron Spearman

Bag Ban Aftereffects

Environmental advocates call for change in single-use bag ordinance

"...In June, Austin Resource Recovery and the Zero Waste Advisory..."

Aug. 28, 2015 News Feature by Jessi Cape

Who Do You Love?

Jennifer Weiner returns with what might be her best love story yet

"...International bestselling author Jennifer Weiner just released her 12th book,..."

Aug. 18, 2015 Arts Post by Jessi Cape

The Drifter

Mike Flanigin's accidental (and all-star) organ-grinding

"...Who's Mike Flanigin? Singer Kat Edmonson, executive producer of Flanigin's The..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Introducing Blues Burner Jackie Venson

Classically-trained local pianist wrestles electric guitars

"...Back from a European tour, blueswoman Jackie Venson returns to local stages this Sunday..."

Aug. 7, 2015 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

Crash Course

Cabs try to survive in the era of Uber

"...At the Vongos Event Center in Northeast Austin on July 13, Dave Passmore is speaking..."

Aug. 7, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Dram Shop Girl

Native daughter Carson McHone comes a courtin'

"...One afternoon when she was still in high school, Carson McHone walked into the Hole..."

July 31, 2015 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Speaking of the Dead

To mark the Grateful Dead's final performances this weekend, a look back on the band's local history

"..."Dallas – got a soft machine.Houston – too close to New Orleans."..."

July 3, 2015 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Mat Johnson: Black & White & Read All Over

Our interview with the Houston-based author

"...This is an interview with Mat Johnson, who wrote the..."

June 18, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Have Love Will Travel with the Sonics

Guitarist Larry Parypa woke up 50 years later a punk godfather

"...Tacoma, Wa., native Larry Parypa, 69, returns to Austin at Red 7..."

June 12, 2015 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Is K2 Unstoppable?

Rise in trips to the ER highlights prevalence of synthetic marijuana

"...Bad batches of synthetic marijuana – also called K2, spice, or roughly a..."

June 12, 2015 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

When Magic is a Real Darling

This popular Austin magician tells it like it appears to be

"...TV and concert producer Patrick Terry recently put together another spectacle of magic and..."

May 11, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

<i>Roari>: The Blood Stays in the Picture

Star John Marshall on lions and the world's craziest home movie

"...John Marshall carries a stack of family photos: his dad, his brother,..."

April 29, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Q&A With Comedian Tig Notaro

Showtime documentary airs Friday

"...In the documentary Knock Knock, It’s Tig Notaro, co-directors Michael..."

April 15, 2015 Screens Post by Andy Campbell

SXSW Q&A: Wyclef Jean

“I am the most famous Haitian in my century, right?”

"...Haitian hip-hop mogul Wyclef Jean, showcasing midnight tonight at Gatsby,..."

March 19, 2015 Music Post by Nina Hernandez

The Bass Drum Heard 'Round the World

How the Roland TR-808 drum machine revolutionized music

"...You might not know it, but you've heard a TR-808. Released..."

March 13, 2015 Screens Feature by Dan Gentile

The Good Eye: Tales From the Minority Box

Women of color talk about the casting bias

"...Monique Straw (Meet Jane, The Secret Lives of Wives) is..."

March 6, 2015 Column by Amy Gentry

SXSW Film Pro Tips

What to see, where to be, and how to relax

"...Let’s start with some math: SXSW throws more than 150 feature films..."

March 4, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Willful Ignorance

How common is police abuse of force? We don't want to know.

"...Before Mike Brown, there was Larry Jackson Jr...."

Feb. 27, 2015 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Entertaining Angels

Skylark Lounge pianist Margaret Wright plays divine

"...Margaret Wright's fingers aren't crooked. They're permanently curved to the keyboard...."

Feb. 20, 2015 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Mardi Gras 2015: Local Gras and a Carnaval Comeback

Samba Police reassemble after 15-year hiatus

"...Austin's best and oldest Mardi Gras tradition, Carnaval Brasileiro, originally..."

Feb. 13, 2015 Chronolog Post by Nina Hernandez

These Things I've Come to Know

What times are we living in? South Austin's James McMurtry spells it out.

"...James McMurtry makes up stories and sets them to music. New album Complicated Game,..."

Feb. 13, 2015 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Mardi Gras 2015: Wendy Colonna to Home and Back, Pt.2

Her "strange little circle" led right back home and to the Real Thing™

"...Our road trip/conversation with Wendy Colonna continues: A few weeks ago, as..."

Feb. 9, 2015 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Incentives and R-Rated Entertainment

Amid bigger scandals, lawmaker plays the movie morality card again

"...Are state incentives to private business moral? That's a complicated question, and..."

Jan. 21, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Pioneers or Settlers?

Balancing renewables and affordability at AE

"...Last summer, the Austin Generation Resource Planning Task Force issued a bold recommendation..."

Jan. 16, 2015 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

House Arrest

APD brass decided they had a problem with Officer Jermaine Hopkins – so they assigned him to stay-at-home duty until they could figure out what to do with him. That was a really bad idea.

"...From the get-go, this wasn't a standard "drunk person's trying to drive home"..."

Dec. 19, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Telling Stories

Bill Wittliff seeks the "yes" in his debut novel, The Devil's Backbone

"...To meet Bill Wittliff in his Downtown Austin office is..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Arts Feature by Joe O'Connell

Excitable Boy

New Okie standard John Fullbright

"...In 2009, the Folk Alliance International Conference took place in..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Music Feature by William Harries Graham

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