A Career Hooligan Looks Back, But Mostly Forward

Robert Rodriguez on a lifetime of innovation and the movie, 'El Mariachi,' that started it all

"...Instead of amassing the soul-crushing mountain of student loan debt that..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Dish on Desire

In 'American Fiesta,' Austin's favorite economist / playwright / actor has plenty to say about what makes us want

"...promise that these words will repeat through the minds of its citizens on an obsessively constant basis. If you..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Arts Feature by Lowell Bartholomee

2005 Kids Summer Camps

An annotated list of several places where kids could be going this summer to enjoy physically and mentally invigorating activities

"...by our man Wells Dunbar, is an annotated list of several places where those kids could be going out..."

April 29, 2005 Features Feature

A Corner in Cyberspace Turned Blog Party

Jon Lebkowsky asks, why blog?

"...fact, celebrate the trivial), and some are significant representations of cutting-edge thinking. Some are A-list, with huge audiences, while..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

O Brother

How a bluegrass soundtrack turned out to be the biggest music business success story since Guns N' Roses' Appetite for Destruction.

"...Question: Besides unnaturally high-pitched singing voices for members of the male sex, what do Axl Rose and Ralph..."

July 19, 2002 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Postmarks

The people want to know: who, precisely, was Bruce Barton quoting?

"...Mr. Barbaro's "Page Two" and Jordan Smith's "Georgetown Smackdown" story of Aug. 17 -- she took in a lot..."

Aug. 24, 2001 Column

Postmarks

Kudos for the Lost Austin issue, and much environmental ado.

"...Thanks for the great issue about the history of Austin [Jan. 26]. It was fascinating. However, we..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Column

It's a Gas, Gas, Gas

South Austin's Neon Transformers Light Up Life South of the River

"...illuminated and towering over shops and restaurants. Their creations often become landmarks that define Austin for residents and tourists..."

Jan. 19, 2001 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

More a Man Than a Legend

Observing as the golden-throated Flatlander becomes a record-label executive

"...Jimmie Dale Gilmore has often been called a Zen cowboy thanks to his being..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Live at Liberty Lunch

The Neville Brothers

"...was a hot Sunday afternoon late in the summer of 1978. Having arrived in town only two weeks prior,..."

July 23, 1999 Music Feature

R-e-s-p-e-c-t

The State of Austin's Hip-Hop Scene

"...rise in credible local talent, and a healthy selection of hip-hop-themed club nights. It's these three components of the..."

July 4, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Why Portland Doesn't Look Like Austin

Rose (City)-Colored Glasses

"...wet in the Northwest tonight, and the auditorium of the Portland Adventist Hospital feels a long way from..."

Dec. 15, 1995 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Record Reviews

"...category. However, such a band managing to pull it off would have to be moved to the latter. Small..."

July 7, 1995 Music Review

Every Last Word

Vincent Gallo: The Complete Transcript

"...Vincent Gallo is a man of many words. Many, many words. The Austin Chronicle spoke..."

Nov. 30, 2007 Screens Feature by Mark Fagan

Man and Myth

Comic-book artist Dean Haspiel set to attend Staple! Independent Media Expo

"...Nicholas and his crew and sponsored by that chunk of graphic paradise called Austin Books, this year's version features..."

March 2, 2007 Books Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

From the Ridiculous to the Sublime

How do you take Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist and, in less than a month, condense it into a 100-minute one-man play, with the actor playing 20 characters from the novel plus a New York City drag queen? Everett Quinton and Eureka, veterans of the fabled Ridiculous Theatre Company and creators of Twisted Olivia, explain how they did it.

"...20 characters in a 19th-century English novel, portraying some of them with dolls and one with just a baseball..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Everybody Loves a Wynn-er

Will Wynn is his own flavor of ice cream -- pure vanilla, but mixed with nuts

"...hand: Will Wynn is the pro-business, tight-fisted, basic-services-hawking anchor of the right flank of the Austin City Council, and..."

Feb. 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Sxsw

"...person to do? Read the Chronicle's "Picks & Sleepers," of course, because herein are clues to nearly 300 bands..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

"My Energy, How I Move": Blakchyl's Evolving Hip-Hop Embodies Austin's Eastside

The 78702 rapper on exploring beyond her comfort zone

"...hip-hop program and exploits with longtime musical group Mindz of a Different Kind...."

July 14, 2023 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Bud Shrake's Adventures in the Film Trade

'Midnight rambling, creative gambling': Louis Black's 1985 interview with Songwriter screenwriter Bud Shrake

"...the critically acclaimed Songwriter, starring Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson, as well as about Shrake's storied career in scriptwriting...."

May 8, 2009 Screens Feature by Louis Black

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Our readers talk back.

"...In a recent news story involving me [Lawyers, Drugs, and Money: The Latest on..."

April 4, 2003 Column

How the West Was Sung

The Newton Boys Soundtrack: An Oral History

"...separate, period-piece soundtracks to major label buyers. They reportedly offered the first soundtrack, Titanic, to the Polygram group, but..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Untangling the Web

An Interview with Sue Beckwith and Gene Crick

"...Many people are talking about the elitist character of the Internet and a lack of access on the..."

Sept. 19, 1997 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

Working Class Hero

Stephen Doster

"...band, but in Nashville, putting together the perfect group of studio musicians is far more important than any set..."

Sept. 26, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

When Confessions Prove False

Jonathan Holt told police he'd murdered his wife. But he hadn't killed her, and the cops should have known it.

"...The scene of the crime was the small two-bedroom house at 8767..."

April 25, 2014 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Myth Steps

Trenton Doyle Hancock's mythic creatures rise from the canvas, with help from Stephen Mills and Graham Reynolds

"...These are the capital-"V" Vegans who inhabit the artwork of Trenton Doyle Hancock – the bony, white mutants with..."

April 4, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Uncle Blubbafink

Keith Graves, the author of seriously ridiculous stories like Frank Was a Monster Who Wanted to Dance, is garnering Hollywood’s attention, but did he ever want it?

"...the giant, red 'n' black caterpillar etched on one of the corner nook's tall glass walls, the handsome four-year-old..."

June 8, 2001 Books Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Stratus Flows Downhill

A description of the Stratus Properties / City of Austin development negotiations, and the historical precedents (Freeport-McMoRan)

"...Jim Bob Moffett didn't make any money on Barton Creek. Neither did..."

Dec. 1, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Joe Lansdale

The Hardest Working Unknown Author?

"...Nacogdoches native has been consistently churning out a string of novels, short stories, screenplays, anthologies, and -- more recently..."

Aug. 22, 1997 Books Feature by Marc Savlov

Somebody Up There Likes Bob Byington

The writer-director talks about his fifth feature

"...If the release of Somebody Up There Likes Me represents a moment of..."

April 5, 2013 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

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