The Myth of Che

The Short Life of Revolutionary Che Guevara

"..."I have said that all the reputedly powerful reactionaries are merely paper tigers. The reason..."

July 11, 1997 Books Feature by Tom Aiken

The Reverse Crossover of La Mafia

The Empire Builders

"...Perez was slain last spring, few people outside of the Latin music industry really knew who the young artist..."

Oct. 27, 1995 Music Feature

Who's Got the Hootie?

Comparing Austin' and Dallas' 1995 Output

"...Edie Brickell always seemed harmless enough. What she and the New Bohemians may have lacked in soul, they seemed..."

Jan. 19, 1996 Music Feature

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...by Marjorie Baumgarten, Sarah Hepola, Marcel Meyer, and Jessica..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

The Short Unhappy Life of Sophia King

The APD shooting death of Sophia King was a tragedy waiting to happen.

"...The short unhappy life of Sophia Chante King came to..."

Aug. 2, 2002 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Bud Shrake's Adventures in the Film Trade

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

"...Editor Louis Black spoke with Shrake in 1985 about the critically acclaimed Songwriter, starring Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson,..."

May 8, 2009 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Tiki Tatsu-ya Raises the Bar to Islander Heaven

The Aikawa Brothers debut a worldclass venue of storied wonders

"...“They’ve done it. Son of a bitch. They’ve really done..."

Oct. 4, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

State of the Union

A Fourth of July film roundup that goes beyond Independence Day

"...at a bit of a high watermark for doing the right fucking thing these days, you know, as Americans,..."

July 3, 2015 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

The Girl Who Met Robert Johnson

Shirley Ratisseau wrote a song with Robert Johnson

"...eye-popping stories to tell. She blazed trails by blurring the distinctions between black and white music communities, and not..."

Aug. 3, 2012 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Blue Bell Seasonals

Blue Bell gifts us with merrymaking noms

"...It's the holiday season, and that means Blue Bell Ice Cream..."

Dec. 9, 2011 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Patroling the CMT Highway

Junior Brown's Success on Country Music Television

"...video as being nothing but a mirror image of the industry's moribund radio scene. Too easy; both media have..."

Nov. 17, 1995 Music Feature

Film Flam: Neon, Blue Starlite, and Kiss

Movie news, Tim League, and Gene Simmons (not dueting, sadly)

"...big opportunities, and a new home for Austin's drive-in theatre: Time to roll with some local film-related news...."

Jan. 20, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Willie Nelson’s 90th Birthday Tribute Convenes Keith Richards, Snoop Dogg, Norah Jones, and More at the Hollywood Bowl

Two-night song extravaganza pulled stars from across generations

"...Beyond the songs, Willie Nelson’s greatest legacy may be as a..."

May 1, 2023 Music Post by Doug Freeman

The Mayor of Washington Boulevard

The first Beach Boys' solo album, Dennis Wilson's Pacific Ocean Blue, washes back ashore after more than three decades

"...There's a problem in paradise...."

Aug. 1, 2008 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

The Shopping List

Three new ways to keep it local

"...to cover anything else. But foodie Austin happens in the shopping bag as much as it does on the..."

July 3, 2015 Food Feature by Serena Yeh

The Big Cheese

South by Southwest 1997

"...The phrase "shit-hot," cribbed from some international band's bio, comes..."

March 21, 1997 Music Feature

Hit the Spot Cafe

This local library’s diner serves up cheese, grease, and nostalgia

"...Tucked into an always packed parking lot on the side of Highway 71 East is a small white..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Food Column by Emily Beyda

The Long Game

True-life story of Mexican-American teens who make a run at the 1957 state golf championship

"...Sports dramas can be hit or miss. When you portray real-life humans striving to..."

April 12, 2024 Movie Review by Jessi Cape

Now Streaming in Austin: Dark Side of the Ring

Evan Husney grapples with wrestling's hidden history for Viceland

"...Professional wrestling is an art of two aspects: There're good guys, known as faces, and there are bad..."

April 19, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Blue Friday, Blue Sunday

Grim Reaper has its way with Austin: Larry Monroe, Charlie Hatchett, Steven Fromholz, and more

"...The last week has wreaked heartache on Austin music fans...."

Jan. 24, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

S. Moser's Review More a Hit-and-Run Piece

"...To the editor(s), We just had the chance to read the..."

June 14, 2004 Postmarks

Chapter 1: Before the Beginning

The Austin Chronicle is founded and struggles quite a bit.

"...This is the story of a group of people who got together..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

The Cost of Living

Ft. Worth R&B great Delbert McClinton has a Downtown Austin condo and a fresh start for his diamond jubilee

"...Susan Antone stands on the sidewalk amid the overflow of construction sprawling from the..."

Feb. 12, 2016 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

The Cisco Story: More Than Meets the Social Media Eye

Campaign for Cisco grows as questions arise about his owner

"...In the days since "Justice for Cisco" became an Austin-based international..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

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

Who Knows Where the Time Goes

Both sides now – 50 years ago and now the iGeneration

"...In a decade now 50 years past, the song stood alone. That's not so different from music's..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Retirement and the City

Retirement is tough. Living Downtown makes it all better.

"...Like many longtime Austinites, I've watched the Downtown landscape fill up with high-rise condo towers and..."

March 27, 2009 Food Feature by Linda Ball

The Banks of the Blanco

Environmentalists and Hays County clash over river-clearing project

"...clamshell excavator dumping full-grown trees onto a bonfire. That's the scene a group of kayakers found one recent morning..."

July 29, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Upping the Animé

Satoshi Kon's 'Tokyo Godfathers' is social commentary transposed onto a toonscape: an interview

"...belt, Japanese animator Satoshi Kon is being hailed as the next big thing in animé, a possible successor to..."

Jan. 23, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Bobby "Blue" Bland

Roadkill

"...Antone's Friday, January 31 Bobby "Blue" Bland's smooth, sophisticated R&B -- where big-band,..."

Jan. 31, 1997 Music Feature

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