Barbecue Summer Camp!

What is it about Texas and barbecue? Chronicle Food Editor Virginia B. Wood knows, and she knows we know, but the Southern Foodways Alliance is about to find out on their Taste of Texas Field Trip. Plus, "The Barbecue Song"!?

"...Barbecue is serious business in Texas, and it's an integral..."

June 14, 2002 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Texas Barbecue Soundtrack

"...Once we knew when and where the big Texas barbecue fandango was to take place, the..."

June 14, 2002 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Buried Alive in the Blues

The night Austin's Godfather of the blues granted Ed Ward a favor he'll never forget

"...The chubby guy with the unkempt, slightly greasy hair fixed..."

May 26, 2006 Music Feature by Ed Ward

Ray Manzarek: Trying to Set the World on Fire

The late Doors keyboardist at the Garden of Eden

"...first semester, I only knew one individual who fit the criteria: Doors’ keyboardist Ray Manzarek...."

May 23, 2013 Music Post by Danielle Zelisko

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

The Spy Who Dumped Me

Kunis and McKinnon run to Europe, but forget to pack jokes

"...by: Susanna Fogel. Starring: Mila Kunis, Kate McKinnon, Justin Theroux, Gillian Anderson, Hasan Minhaj, Sam Heughan, Paul Reiser, Jane..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

La Barbecue’s Supper Club, Soup Peddler’s Pride, Hatch at Central Market, Seven Deadly Sins at Higher Ground, and Everybody’s Got Those Delta Variant Blues

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...wrangled from numerous PR releases, official posts, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings...."

Aug. 4, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Magic Kid

Hayes Carll trades in his drunken poet's dream

"...The songwriter stares toward the back of the Little Longhorn..."

April 8, 2016 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Momentum and the Mountainside Sound

Dylan's bottler of magic, Bob Johnston, on the nicest guy ever, plus Paul Simon, Willie Nelson, Michael Martin Murphey, and more

"...in his way. ... Johnston lived on low country barbecue, and he was all charm."..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Music Feature by Louis Black

Playback – Kinky Friedman: Between the Lines

Kinky Friedman's first album of original songs in 35 years: "How hard could it be?"

"...Echo Hill Ranch in Medina. "Though I read at the 75-year-old level."..."

June 29, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Of Barbecue and Vampires

An interview with Todd Lowe, True Blood's Terry Bellefleur

"...and more, thanks to actor Todd Lowe's portrayal of the character on HBO's True Blood, which is about to..."

June 13, 2013 Screens Post by R.U. Steinberg

Texas Book Festival 2019: The Full Lineup

Malcolm Gladwell, Sonia Sotomayor, John Grisham, and 300 more

"...What do the creator of the 10,000 hour rule, a Supreme Court..."

Aug. 28, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

End of the Line

The Passing of Grey Ghost

"...The long, gnarled, nimble fingers that raced, danced, and jumped..."

July 26, 1996 Music Feature

"Let Dusty Sing One!" ZZ Top’s Dusty Hill (1949-2021) and the Pursuit of the Perfect Note

Legendary Texas bassist died in his sleep Tuesday night

"...If you’re like me, you’re weeping, eating barbecue, and blasting Fandango! It’s only appropriate, when a member..."

July 29, 2021 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Spoon's Hot Thoughts Remodels the Locals' Art-Funk

Britt Daniel and Jim Eno talk about the rise of R&B in the band's sound

"...urgently. "We told people we're on at this time. They may not get to see us!"..."

June 2, 2017 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Off the Record

Heavy lifting: No Control radio expands, hardcore punks hit the Monolith Training Center, and the Stocktons celebrate 10 years at Beerland

"...has survived all seven levels of Emmis Radio purgatory. The broadcast studio engineer started off in promotions, then climbed..."

July 8, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Dead Club Crawl

Club hopping through Austin's musical past.

"...This is no doubt the strangest story I've ever had to write. What makes..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

The Hills of Arkansas

The Meat Purveyors

"...photograph by John Carrico The first image I have of Jo Walston, vocalist for..."

March 6, 1998 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

The Good Eye Looks Back

All the best glimpses caught by the Good Eye in 2014

"...Who knew, when this simple country girl came to the Chronicle a few years ago, that she would one..."

Dec. 26, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

Off the Record

Ian McLagan snubs the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame while Suzanna Choffel uproots to New York

"...The sixth annual HAAM Benefit Day on Tuesday would have..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

From the Fonz to Gene Cousineau: Henry Winkler's Career of Fearless Reinvention

The man who defined cool on the changing demands of acting, being an icon, and the joy of fly fishing

"...Henry Winkler has momentum. He always has. The Yale graduate took the minor supporting part of Arthur..."

Nov. 8, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Josh Rosenblatt Has Seen the Future, and It Isn't Pretty

Magic eight-balling 2008, month by month

"...The Year 2008 in Film, Culture, Uprising: Speculation This week,..."

Jan. 3, 2008 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

The Cult of Ray

Ray Benson steps out from behind the Wheel.

"...Everybody knows Ray Benson: the big guy with the big hat, booming baritone, and..."

July 18, 2003 Music Feature by Joe Nick Patoski

The Quest for Aztlan

Roen Salinas Searches for -- and Finds -- Life in Folklórico

"...Aztlan. The mythical Garden of Eden of los Aztecas where the..."

April 24, 1998 Arts Feature by Mary Jane Garza

The Full Monte

"...Lubbock was an auspicious event for 14-year-old Monte Warden. The Lubbock Hilton was abuzz with the names of Tornado..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Under the Covers

All of a sudden, it's cool again to play other people's songs – not to mention fun!

"...or an original?" Elliott Smith would often ask near the end of his shows. Eager fans would roar in..."

May 14, 2004 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

Hootie and the Reivers?

"...You didn't know that Hootie & the Blowfish recorded a Reivers song? Well, neither did the..."

Feb. 9, 1996 Music Column

Austin at Large: Make a Run From the Border

So, when and how did Texas MAGApublicans decide to be terrified of Mexicans?

"...Beto O'Rourke's "Drive for Texas" tour finale in Lockhart, the 49th of 49 stops the Dem's ticket-topper barnstormed over..."

Sept. 16, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Only the Beginning

Wednesday Night SXSW "Sleepers"

"...Last year, as the Austin Music Awards were kicking off South by Southwest..."

March 13, 1998 Music Feature

Page Two: The Best of Austin

A concept in search of an author; characters in search of a form; memory in search of meaning

"...TWO WEEKS IN ANOTHER TOWN:..."

Oct. 17, 2008 Column by Louis Black

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