Dancing About Architecture

Jimmie Vaughan loves George Bush; Jean Caffeine is back in town! hee hee...

"...Jimmie Loves Bush!..."

July 28, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Postmarks

The Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival is not sexist; the city/Bradley settlement bodes poorly for Barton Springs; golf courses pay their way; and more reader mail.

"...Wine & Food Festival, I would like to add some facts to the "bees buzzing in your bonnet" ["Food-o-File,"..."

March 24, 2000 Column

Dancing About Architecture

Final fareweall to the Texas Tornado; Frank Kozik Sells Out?; Sixteen Deluxe and Meat Purveyors shake up, but don't break up.

"...Two Sure Things: Death and Texas..."

Dec. 3, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Media Clips

The Statesman doesn't let facts get in the way of telling the truth about the Tim Jones tapes.

"...apologize. On Sunday, Rich Oppel, editor of the Austin American-Statesman, admitted to at least one of his screw-ups regarding..."

Nov. 26, 1999 News Column by Lee Nichols

Maverick Outsider

Avant-garde artist Willie Varela discusses politics, the nature of personal work, a career on the fringes, and what it's like to be a Chicano filmmaker.

"...1971, Varela has produced more than 70 films in Super-8 and has completed more than 15 videotapes in Hi-8...."

Oct. 29, 1999 Screens Feature by Athina Rachel Tsangari

The Information Junkie

"...Reva Basch photograph by Terry Lorant A one-time caterer, former librarian, software designer, and online researcher, the..."

Nov. 20, 1998 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

Journeyman: JaRon Marshall's Path From Black Pumas to Jazz-Hop Debut

Methodical keyboard maestro lands atmospheric LP earth sounds

"...of strings, horns, and stylish international guest vocalists, the cameras often settled on keyboardist JaRon Marshall. Tall, beshaded, and..."

April 21, 2023 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Pretty in Pink: A Gabriela Bucio Story

The millennial Midas brings reggaeton and Mexican regional to Sixth Street and beyond

"...she reigns with a millennial Midas touch. Her buzzing, women-friendly hot spots are like the pink pre-roll cones with..."

July 8, 2022 Music Feature by Christina Garcia

The Animated Childhood of Milo Coy in Apollo 10½

The young Austin actor takes one giant leap in Richard Linklater's tale of the space race

"...Milo Coy is living every homegrown artsy Austin kid's dream – for his first movie..."

March 25, 2022 Screens Feature by Jenny Nulf

Fueling the Algorithm and Finding Community: Music Creators Thrive on Twitch, TikTok, and Instagram

On discoverable platforms, Austin musicians experience encouragement, engagement, and unexpected viral moments

"...industry. Tunnel vision has largely snapped back with the reemergence of front rows and sweat sharing, leaving content creators..."

Nov. 26, 2021 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Grassroots Culinary Communities Offer Food-Based Mutual Aid

Cuarantine Delivery Coop and Oven Mitt Movement cook for the greater good

"...used their innermost comforts to push themselves through difficult times. For a huge number of folks comfort came in..."

July 2, 2021 Food Feature by James Scott

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...The sentimental and effective Komfort Food features a skilled producer/beat-making trinity..."

Feb. 12, 2021 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

The Far Out Lounge Focuses on Food, Safety, and Austin Musicians

More than a venue

"...The stone cottage now home to The Far Out (TFO) was built in 1908,..."

Jan. 8, 2021 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Beto O'Rourke's Long, Hot Road to the Texas Primary

We report from the 2020 Democratic campaign trail on whether all the blue, sweat, and beers are worth it

"...They're out early, long before lunchtime, in the off-and-on rain, staking out corners and putting..."

Sept. 27, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Paul Thomas Anderson on His Friendship With Jonathan Demme

Phantom Thread director to receive Texas Film Award

"...Academy Award nominations, and countless other plaudits to his name, Paul Thomas Anderson has had his fair share of..."

March 2, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Playback: If the Gloves Fit

Gloves INTL ices funk, Allegro Media Group ices local label, and the ATX6 plan to ice international festivals

"...lookin' like Miami Vice noir, and what's with the name? How can they make the joyous genre of funk..."

June 24, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Summer Fun: No Pressure; No Diamonds

Learning the facets of the AAA hotel inspector's trade

"...Come with us as we slide our plastic card in..."

July 17, 2015 Chronolog Post by Kate X Messer

Summer's Easy Readin'

Writers on their go-to books for when their gray cells need a vacay, too

"...Now is not the time for serious literature...."

June 12, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Short and Sweet From SXSW

The full list of short docs, dramas and animation playing this year

"...Time for a blur of information. SXSW unleashed their phenomenal..."

Feb. 5, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Two Wrongs Make a Right

Quentin Dupieux is back with 'Wrong Cops'

"...is a straight-ahead sequel to Quentin Dupieux's 2012 surreal comedy Wrong, you're, well, wrong. While he called the first..."

Jan. 17, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Alamo South Pulls Out All the Stops For Closing Bash

Cramming everything you love about the Drafthouse into one night

"...sing-alongs? Only go in for arthouse and foreign fare, merci beaucoup? Can't get enough of them genre kicks? Whatever..."

Dec. 19, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Not Coming to a Network Near You

Q&A with ATX panelist & 'NTSF:SD:SUV' star Paul Scheer

"...Austin Chronicle: You’re conquering the media. You’re on television, you’re podcasting, and you have a..."

May 29, 2012 Screens Post by Leah Churner

Collective Burgeoning

For the artists of Okay Mountain, it was a very good year

"...on the professional front – a promotion, say, or some new acknowledgment from one's peers. Try to imagine, then,..."

Sept. 17, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Gaming's Nine to Five

What brought our joystick the most joy this year

"...confusing, I've decided to choose the Top 5 video games for our No. 9-themed Top 10s issue. Don't worry,..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Point Austin: Happy Valentines!

Prepare to be seriously wooed by the Dems

"...the wake of both the frog-jumping early primaries and Super Tuesday only 10 days ago, the national media consensus..."

Feb. 15, 2008 News Column by Michael King

Labor Intensive

John Fiege on 'Mississippi Chicken' and Anne Lewis on 'Morristown'

"...laughs Anne Lewis as she discusses her Morristown, a documentary eight years in the making. "I mean, this is..."

Oct. 5, 2007 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

The El Paso Connection

Longtime Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival Contest judges Henry and Fred Alvarado and Carlos Contreras

"...What do a graphic artist, an occupational therapist, and..."

Aug. 24, 2007 Food Feature by MM Pack

Welcome to the Jungle

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

"...but the Back Room definitely had balls; in the self-proclaimed Live Music Capital of the World, it adopted a..."

July 28, 2006 Music Feature by Ray Seggern

Gentle Disturbances

Creating ripples in public space with large-scale public art

"...Let's say, just for the sake of argument, that you go strolling up the Avenue one fine..."

March 24, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Controlling Their Own Destiny

So many questions for the gaming industry, so many Austin game developers to answer them

"...this, millions of copies of the newly released Microsoft game Halo 2 are flying off store shelves at an..."

Nov. 19, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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