Following the Milk

Take a trip with Whole Foods' anniversary cheeses, from udder to market

"...Foods Market turns 30 years old in September, and there'll be lots of partying going on. Not least in..."

Aug. 20, 2010 Food Feature by MM Pack

The God's Heaven Truth

Rev. Gean West & the Relatives add another chapter to Texas funk history

"...Saturday night, down at the Continental Club, a little-known 1970s Dallas gospel group takes..."

Oct. 16, 2009 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

The Pilgrim and the Stars

Q&A with Italian trumpet standard Enrico Rava at the Montréal Jazz Festival

"...daily occurrence in most big cities, including Austin, where the Frost Bank plaza on Congress Ave. makes an ideal..."

July 10, 2009 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Hightower Report

Sign of the Times; and Bush Okays Environmental Grotesquerie

"...Sign of the Times..."

Dec. 12, 2008 News Column by Jim Hightower

Love Songs for the Loveless

The Magnetic Fields change positions at the Paramount

"...monotone deadpan, opening Tuesday night’s Magnetic Fields show at the Paramount Theatre perched portly atop a stool far stage..."

Oct. 17, 2008 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Something the Grackles Made

The life and works of Mr. Pants

"...sociable fellow, an amiable seeker well-suited to survival in the cloistered, miscreant-infested asylum of The Daily Texan entertainment department..."

Sept. 19, 2008 Features Feature by Cindy Widner

In Aspen, an Austin-Flavored Celebration of the Chef

A weekend at the 'Food & Wine' Classic

"...invited to go to Denver and Grand Junction, taste the best of Colorado's wines, and enjoy dishes prepared by..."

July 15, 2005 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Gathering Up the Wanderers

The Austin International Poetry Festival

"...stumbling in a state of linguistic intoxication and invoking the Muses and ancestors. The Austin International Poetry Festival is..."

April 16, 2004 Books Feature by Abe Louise Young

Crafting the Song

Austin theatre actor Robert Fisher has the heart of a rock & roller, the work ethic of a medieval craftsman, and the style of a Bob Fosse. Either he's in the wrong business or he is, as playwright Kirk Lynn calls him, "a wonder."

"...Fisher's Austin acting résumé includes stints in productions like the Public Domain Theatre Company's tense, dark staging of Howard..."

March 16, 2001 Arts Feature by C. Denby Swanson

The Queen of Truth

With two beautifully crafted memoirs under her belt, a third book of poetry out, tenure at Syracuse University, a teenage son, and a blissful romance, Mary Karr is definitely hardworking and real. And if her soul isn't entirely pure, well, readers of Cherry will be grateful it isn't.

"...The Decade of Truth -- that's what readers and people..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Books Feature by Robin Bradford

The Body Is the Music

The Beginnings

"...of ceremonial rituals such as marriage, death, and birth. The origins of Middle Eastern dance movements, such as undulating..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Arts Feature by Barbejoy A. Ponzio

Art of the State '98

Art & Theatre to See Around Texas This Summer

"...every year about this time. Even though Texas between the days Memorial and Labor is a wretched place to..."

May 29, 1998 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Chicken and Egg Deal

Getting Press: The Haves

"...on music press. "All I have to say on the subject is this: `The squeaky wheel gets the grease.'"..."

Feb. 27, 1998 Music Feature by Andy Langer

The Bear Truth

Council Meetings Ain't Nothin' Like Alaska

"...illustration by Doug Potter There was no council meeting this week so Kayte VanScoy..."

Dec. 5, 1997 News Column by Alex de Marban

Puerto Rican Literature The Land of the Brave Lord

"...that has been systematically silenced and shoved aside by the mainstream of American letters, even as those same teachers,..."

Feb. 2, 1996 Books Feature

Fantastic Fest Gets Toxic With The Toxic Avenger

Fall of the House of Usher, The Creator added

"...said that you had to get rid of all the toxic people in your life? Not when they're the..."

Aug. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Space and Distance: A Joint Interview With Balmorhea and Explosions in the Sky

How Austin’s landmark instrumental outfits soundtrack the state of Texas

"...Chris Hrasky wishes there was a better backstory to Big Bend (An Original..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Music Feature by Austin Powell

How a Collaboration Between Roky Erickson and Doug Sahm Became Part of the Blueprint for Punk Rock

Chapter one of the Austin Punk Chronicles concludes with two local legends setting the stage for a global music revolution

"...As Roky Erickson's live solo debut loomed at the grand opening of the Ritz on October 18, 1974..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Going With the Flow

The next life of Waller Creek

"...Waller Creek and environs is to live intensively in the modern world and at the same time to be..."

Jan. 11, 2013 News Feature by Ari Phillips

The Last Laugh

Guy Forsyth signs off on God's Favorite Band

"...In honor of the Asylum Street Spankers' Farewell Tour of Austin, kicking off..."

April 21, 2011 Music Post by Austin Powell

God Save the Screen

Zack Carlson and Bryan Connolly spent seven years hunting Mohawks for their mad, mammoth compendium, Destroy All Movies!!!: The Complete Guide to Punks on Film

"...small town, graduating high school (if you could be bothered) between '80 and '84, chances are you spent a..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Power to Change

A quick sound check with the Austin mayoral candidates

"...As the ongoing hullabaloo over the Austin sound ordinance in regards..."

April 30, 2009 Music Post by Austin Powell

Man With the Light Touch

Peter Bay leads the Austin Symphony with the finesse of Astaire

"...If all the term "symphony conductor" calls to mind is that cartoon..."

Nov. 16, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Advance's Retreat

Is this the end for Cinematexas?

"...fewer star in this year's constellation of fall events. The Cinematexas International Short Film Festival, the experimental festival lauded..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

The Greatest Gift

An oral history unearthing one of post-punk's most seminal acts: Austin's Scratch Acid

"...The afternoon high tops 100 for the umpteenth straight day...."

Sept. 1, 2006 Music Feature by Greg Beets

'In the West': Living Portraits Avedon Would Die For

The original Austin Chronicle review from Nov. 15, 1985

"...When the lights come up, we're face to face with a..."

April 7, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Hang the DJ

The new political theatre invites you into its messy, sexy conversation

"..."Theatre gets to create a topic of conversation for a..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

The Council We Deserve?

In the races for City Council, it's a search for competence amidst the chaff

"...down this year from her Place 3 seat on the dais, has attended a few of the candidate forums..."

April 22, 2005 News Feature by Michael King

Meet the New Bosses

Long Center director Cliff Redd and ALO director Richard Buckley compare notes on leading an arts institution, the challenges they face, and being new to Austin

"...Leading an arts institution is challenging under the best circumstances. You can have an established presence in..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Art of the Business of Art

Gallery owners David Berman, Wally Workman, and Steve Clark talk about their lives promoting artists and selling art

"...it, at least not enough to live on while they produce their art. And many more don't know how..."

July 30, 2004 Arts Feature by Sam Martin

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