Self Portraits, Carnivals, and Cannibalism in Our Recommended Events

The weekend in arts and culture

"...Often joked about as a stoner flick for its psychedelic..."

March 28, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

OroBianco Italian Creamery Makes Magic With Water Buffalo Milk

Making mozzarella from white gold

"...run a farm in Fredericksburg, is an unlikely purveyor of cheese. But his Italian heritage, and a fascination with..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

LGBTQ Kitchens Make Austin Proud

Sundaze and Texas Chili Queens are rising stars in Austin’s food truck universe

"...wasn't for the LGBTQ community. But in the back of the house, it has often been another story. The..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Food Feature by Shaun Lee

Protect and Preserve

How can we keep Austin's cultural heritage authentic?

"...social media, as these things do. On the weekend of June 20, reports and rumors flew. Two beloved clubs..."

July 24, 2015 News Feature by Cindy Widner

Rob Thomas' Unlikely Route to Young Adult Fiction

'Veronica Mars' creator dishes on teens, fans, and the movie

"...Thomas is on home turf, and the only traces of the Veronica Mars film whose upcoming release keeps him..."

Sept. 26, 2013 Books Post by Amy Gentry

Off the Record

Decking the halls with Kickstarter, a new holiday sampler, and Michael Nesmith's Videoranch

"...From Sara Hickman's Texas Music Project to Shearwater's dossier for The Golden Archipelago (see "The..."

Dec. 24, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

TV Eye

The IFC Media Project returns for another season of inventive and inspiring investigative journalism

"...Last week was the beginning of upfronts in TV land – the time when TV..."

May 21, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Not So Cool

Austin's 2009 Climate Protection Program update confirms progress on energy – but reflects a feeble citywide effort

"...Asked what they think of the Austin Climate Protection Program, most Austinites respond with..."

June 19, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Welcome to the Jungle

Metal and alt-rock collide and flourish during the Back Room's glory years

"...definitely had balls; in the self-proclaimed Live Music Capital of the World, it adopted a simple enough name: "The..."

July 28, 2006 Music Feature by Ray Seggern

A Convenient Truth

Kevin Smith on 'Clerks II'

"...New Jersey has been the butt of so many jokes over the years that, in the..."

July 21, 2006 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Backward 'Spin'

Catherine Berry explains how to reverse engineer your very own musical

"...to sleep with "Send in the Clowns" every night of your life. Stephen Sondheim still won't come knocking on..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...and unequivocal. We didn't necessarily agree with every part of every answer, but we did agree with the vast..."

June 6, 2003 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Chief Knee has a lot of problems as manager, but I thought your article ["Weak..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Child Protective Services fulfills its responsibility for the protection of children of Texas. I believe it will demonstrate that..."

Feb. 15, 2002 Column

Small Wonders

They just nabbed two festival awards, next up is HBO, and Ed Wood is their greatest influence. Meet Austin's most successful 12-year-old filmmakers.

"...New York in the mid-Seventies (well before the advent of Sony's Playstation, which regularly sucks my brain dry as..."

Nov. 12, 1999 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Dreaming ART

This year in Austin, autumn brings a Spring Storm, and with it Actors Repertory of Texas, the realization of the city's long-cherished dream of a locally based professional theatre company.

"...opening-night crowd watches student actors from the UT Department of Theatre & Dance, and Equity actors from both Austin..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Destination Unknown

"...Certainly not Bozzio himself, just back from a tour of Europe and on his way to Florida for a..."

Nov. 13, 1998 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

Postmarks

City Centerpiece

"...in response to last week's article about the future of Palmer Auditorium, the City Coliseum, and parkland along Town..."

July 31, 1998 Column

Sticking it to the Fat, Lazy Americans

International Acts at SXSW

"...Journal you've just about topped out. With a handful of albums and almost every accolade imaginable to its credit,..."

March 13, 1998 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Reissues

"...but it wasn't until 1954 that the first recording of its soundtrack was available. Its appearance even then was..."

Dec. 13, 1996 Music Feature

Pelvis Wrestley’s High-Concept Pop Mythology

Bandleader Jammy Violet embraces queer world-building on sophomore LP

"...For Jammy Violet, bandleader of ever-evolving pop project Pelvis Wrestley, a persistence of vision..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Music Feature by Genevieve Wood

A White-Knuckle Western

Co-directors Duane Graves and Justin Meeks aim to Kill or Be Killed

"...a frigid morning at Jourdan-Bachman Pioneer Farms, a living history museum on a swath of tree-filled acreage surrounded on..."

Feb. 26, 2016 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

DVDanger: Advice to Young Journalists

What cinema tells us about what we expect from the news

"...to home release this week that tackle the role of journalists: two based on true stories, one documentary, and..."

Feb. 14, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Getting to Zero

Will Austin's green seif-image be realized with its "zero waste" goals?

"...forever entombed. From a vantage point near the peak of the 85-foot-tall hill, the Downtown skyline rises in blue-gray..."

Nov. 14, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

The Cutup

Sandra Adair's rhythm method

"...As Sandra Adair settles into her office at Detour Filmproduction, a double-wide nestled in the Austin..."

May 13, 2011 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Wish List

Here's your chance to give back to the areas of our community that need it the most

"...Each year, The Austin Chronicle invites local nonprofits to submit lists of the things they need to..."

Dec. 17, 2010 News Feature by Kate X Messer

Unstable Element

Are Austin's water fluoridation policies dangerous? It depends who you ask.

"...The reduced form of the highly reactive chemical element fluorine – better known..."

Nov. 27, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Letters @ 3AM

Cyberspace is nowhere and everywhere, a place where the articles on www.michaelventura.org hover and hang, nailed to a virtual wall like paintings in a museum

"...This John is John Densmore of the Doors. We met in the Eighties at a..."

May 9, 2008 Column by Michael Ventura

Show and Sell

Austin art is getting national buzz, but is anybody buying it?

"...Austin is a city proud of its talents and wares, and we try to buy..."

March 14, 2008 Arts Feature by Clayton Maxwell

To the Lighthouse

After 20 years, WTP4 returns to a still unanswered question: Do we need it?

"...full build-out) to process 300 million gallons a day of Lake Travis water. The city and county governments hadn't..."

Feb. 23, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

« 1    ‹ BACK    19   20   21   22   23   24   25   26   27   28     NEXT ›    34 »