Son of the South

Real-life civil rights drama finds redemption for those raised racist

"...Starring: Lucas Till, Lex Scott Davis, Lucy Hale, Cedric the Entertainer and Julia Ormond...."

Feb. 5, 2021 Movie Review

Son of the Circus

Twistin' in the Wind

"...arduous as two lifelong friends and musicians battling a poisonous serpent in a cramped toilet, but when he's finally..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Austin First Fair Chance City in the South

Ban the box ordinance passes Council

"...On Thursday, March 24, Austin became the first city in the South to pass a Fair..."

March 25, 2016 News Post by Amy Kamp

Some of the Best Food Trucks Austin Has to Offer

Two dozen of the finest moveable feasts in town

"...We’re all about the meals on wheels here in Austin, where you can’t..."

June 11, 2022 Food Post

Out of the Mouths of Children

The return of the Butthole Surfers – don't call it a reunion!

"..."I wish we'd taken a vow of silence," bemoans drummer King Coffey at the watercooler inside..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Music Feature by Austin Powell

King of the Hill

It's lights, camera, action for the Hill Country Film Festival

"...If diving headfirst into the beautiful mayhem of the South by Southwest Film Festival..."

April 26, 2013 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

SXSW, Tribune, CNN Present the Rest of the 2020 Presidential Pack

Six candidates in search of the voters, plus a Trump surrogate

"...From down in the valley of the margin of error, came the 2020..."

March 11, 2019 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

State of the City Address

As delivered by Mayor Lee Leffingwell today

"...Mayor Lee Leffingwell delivered his State of the City Address before the Real Estate Council of..."

Feb. 2, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols

Nick Broomfield Tells Tales of the Grim Sleeper

Filmmaker talks about his new HBO doc, LA, race, and death

"...serial killer. But what interests filmmaker Nick Broomfield is the community that created the killer, and the racial politics..."

April 26, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Fantastic and Utterly Disreputable History of the Bevy of Sin Known as Guy Town

Before downtown Austin had the Warehouse District, it had the Whorehouse District: a notorious neighborhood of brothels and fandango houses called Guy Town.

"...tanked in sophisticated company. You head on down to the Warehouse District, and plop yourself at any one of..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Ian Quigley

The Spirit of the City and the Letter of the Law Collide at Sekrit Theater

Beau Reichert struggles with the city over his backyard arts complex

"...A welcome sign at the end of Beau Reichert's driveway greets visitors to Sekrit..."

Sept. 2, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Chairman of the Board

Antone's Blue Monday boss Derek O'Brien keeps the music alive and blue

"...A choice bit of little-known Austin music history: Guitarist Johnny Copeland lived here..."

April 25, 2014 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

25 Years Ago, Sublime Arrived in Austin and Cut One of the Decade's Biggest Albums

Local producer Paul Leary put some Austin in the Long Beach surf/punk/dub trio's mix

"...Epitome of tragedy and triumph, Sub­lime's eponymous third album became a..."

May 7, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

City of the Dead

Journeying through the graves of Austin's oldest cemetery

"...I see you standing on the other side...."

April 21, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

The Rise and Fall of the Bubble Gum King

How Andy Paris cornered the market

"...remarkable moments in Texas history are unfairly forgotten, while others end up stuck to the sole of your brand-new..."

Feb. 24, 2017 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Titan of the Telecaster Bill Kirchen

The guitarist settles in Austin but flies Transatlanticana

"...Transatlanticana, the new album from guitarist Bill Kirchen and keyboardist Austin..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Out of the Gutter

Sober family men, the Bulemics?! Who ARE these punks?!

"...The needle catches groove on a grape Tang-colored piece of..."

April 1, 2016 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Austin @ Large: Sense of the Census

The new census numbers reflect

"...Not that I want to trample on the Statesman's turf or anything, but I'm looking at some..."

April 16, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Page Two: Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Watching the Tide Roll Away

The Chronicle at 35

"..."The present-day composer refuses to die!"..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Fantastic Fest Tells Tales of the Long and the Short and the Tall

Short film selection from Austin to Estonia, animation to sushi

"...It's time to get small. With two rounds of feature films already on the schedule, Fantastic Fest has..."

Sept. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Salt of the Earth

Local activists remember Cesar Chavez on the seventh anniversary of his death.

"...was a hero to some and a pain in the ass to others. Not everyone in Austin liked or..."

April 28, 2000 News Feature by Paul Ciavarri

Out of the Shadows

photograph by Todd V. Wolfson

"...There are a lot of things of which I'm probably..."

July 25, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Last of the Delta Bluesmen

Pinetop Perkins goes home to Mississippi

"...A peculiar darkness penetrates nights in the not-so-Deep South – heavy, humid, dense at 3am. By..."

April 22, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Chief Priest of the Shrine

The epic life story of Nigerian soul superstar Fela Kuti.

"...Anikulapo-Kuti's funeral procession to make its way to Ikeja, the working-class district of Nigeria's metropolis Lagos and center of..."

July 14, 2000 Music Feature by David Lynch

35 Years of the Austin Music Awards

Living in a dream

"...coming, but no one recalls exactly what set it off...."

March 3, 2017 Features Feature by Doug Freeman

Cream of the Crop

"...The first annual Homemade Ice Cream Contest was held at..."

Aug. 9, 1996 Food Feature

Go South of the Border With These 15 Latinx Acts

"...Center, noon; Fri. 15, Parker Jazz Club, 10:35pm Both of Cuban singer-songwriter Eme Alfonso's parents are founding members of..."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Anthem of the Sun

Non-commercial frequency Sun Radio broadens its solar-powered Americana throughout Central Texas

"...Up on the second-story rooftop of Sun Radio, one looks east to..."

Jan. 22, 2016 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

The Life and Times of the Alamo and the Ritz

"...Oct. 13, 1929: L.L. Hegman opens the Ritz "talking pictures" theatre, at 320 E. Sixth, with..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Screens Feature

One of the Great Ones

"...The tall pine bookcases take up the entire west wall..."

Nov. 6, 1998 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

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