The Yassine Sixth Street Noir

Legends, rumors, unpaid taxes ... and coke on the side

"...March 22 was a slow day on the News desk. This was Austin in campaign season, not..."

May 18, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Crime and the City Solution

How safe do you feel exiting the Sixth Street/Red River Austin music crucible at 2am?

"...unsafe ground." – "Six Bells Chime," by Crime & the City Solution, from the soundtrack to Wim Wenders' Wings..."

June 26, 2009 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

AISD 'Efficiency' Study: Not Exactly What the Doctor Ordered?

An efficiency study commissioned by AISD comes back with some surprising recommendations

"...Last August, Austin Independent School District commissioned an "efficiency study" from consultants MGT..."

June 12, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Mentality of Politics as War

Scott McClellan on his time in the Bush Administration

"...Chronicle: I imagine it's been a bit crazed for the last week...."

June 20, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Master Builder

The impeccable craft and enduring genius of Arthur Miller, as explained by Tony Kushner

"..."Arthur Miller's was a great voice, one of the principal voices, raised in opposition, calling for resistance, offering..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Musings From the Mezzanine, Second Half:
Spurs vs. Suns, Game 3

"...Halfway through the third quarter, the Suns probably wish they’d stayed in..."

May 13, 2007 Sports Post by Dave Mann

The Cinema of Possibilities

Low budget or big, the energy and imagination of the grind-house circuit is reborn in Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino's tribute

"...celebration of a certain kind of cinematic fare and the theatres that showed it. Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino..."

April 6, 2007 Screens Feature by Louis Black

To the Lighthouse

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

"...Wynn was hand-delivered to Travis County Judge Sam Biscoe. The topic was the city's proposed water plant, Water Treatment..."

Feb. 23, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

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

Picking Up the TAB

The Travis Co. DA and the courts consider Texas Association of Business money spent during the fall campaign.

"...It's 1993, and Republicans are on the verge of attaining domination of statewide Texas politics --..."

March 28, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Lights Are On: Is Anybody Home?

Downtown's boom has busted, yet developers still build.

"...One evening last summer, Tim Hendricks and Craig Jones took the company credit card and..."

Jan. 17, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Name of the Game

Raising deer, oryx, antelope, and more on central texas ranches

"...Driving just about anywhere in the Hill Country these days, you can hardly help but..."

June 7, 2002 Food Feature by MM Pack

Scary Stories for the Thinking Man

Director Guillermo del Toro keeps company with the undead in two new films, Blade 2 and The Devil's Backbone.

"...Horror movies aren't known for their subtlety. It's a fact I reflect on as I..."

March 8, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Raped by the Players

A lawsuit against an Austin dot-com firm reveals a world of fast times.

"...The jury's verdict was succinct, but contradictory: Yes, Lisa Capece..."

Jan. 18, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Golf Cart Story

The oral history of the Great Chronicle Lakeway Golf Cart Raid

"...Jody Denberg: The Chronicle had these annual parties where they'd rent these..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature by Jordan Smith

Japancakes, Emo's Jr., Wednesday, March 14

Live Shots: South by Southwest 2001

"...JapancakesEmo's Jr., Wednesday, March 14 What's the closest you can come to sucking without actually sucking?..."

March 23, 2001 Music Review by Michael Bertin

Specialties of the House

Recent Publications From Our Contributors

"...& Soul, by Pableaux JohnsonHow New Orleanians Eat For the average resident of New Orleans, food is more than..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Food Feature

The Years With Carlos Fuentes

Carlos Fuentes says he can not imagine a world without Shakespeare and Cervantes, but it is impossible to imagine a Mexico without Fuentes.

"...Writers like Carlos Fuentes tend not to exist anymore. His vast body of work..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Books Feature by David Garza

I Am the Jellyfish That Walks Upon the Land

The Mother of all pop bands

"...-- Bernard Holland, The New York Times, June 18, 2000..."

June 30, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

The Parlor Might Be Closing at the End of April

As building goes up for sale, pizza joint/music venue fundraises

"...years, beloved North Austin pizza joint and music venue the Parlor might be closing at the end of April...."

April 25, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Short and Sweet: The Rainbow Bridge

Dimitri Simakis on his new short and the state of the industry

"...Unexpected themes can crop up at festivals. At this year's South..."

March 20, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Juliette Binoche and Trần Anh Hùng Sample The Taste of Things

The ingredients of the lauded French romance about cooking

"...France has given much to the creative world: in art, in literature, in cinema. But..."

Feb. 7, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Wild Child to Sir Woman, Kelsey Wilson Is Taking the High Road

The laid-back ringleader reinvents Wild Child and forges a new path with Sir Woman

"...Kelsey Wilson floats into the Pershing in her familiar long black dress, and immediately..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Review: Jarrott Productions’ Mother of the Maid

Joan of Arc's life takes path less traveled but the production gets lost

"...There’s a sizable body of plays told from the perspective..."

April 26, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Breaking Ground: What Three New Studios Mean for the Texas Film Industry

Three new studios in the Austin area could mean space for the film industry to expand

"...The view from out front of Stray Vista Studios is..."

March 17, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Best Music We’ve Seen So Far at SXSW 2023

An insightful Jeff Tweedy, sunshiney Armani White, and more

"...Though South by Southwest Music officially started yesterday, the Chronicle music team, as usual, spent the weekend sniffing..."

March 14, 2023 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Writer, The Editor, and the Filmmaker: The Story of Turn Every Page

Lizzie Gottlieb on her father and LBJ biographer Robert Caro

"...Cities are always in flux. Looking out of the window of the Fairmont, I mention to Lizzie Gottlieb..."

Jan. 28, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Faith and Fatness in The Whale

Darren Aronofsky and writer Samuel D. Hunter redefine the religious movie

"...Two themes run through the films of Darren Aronofsky: the fragility..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

March Toward the Booze, Ye Thirsty Citizens All!

These fine tipples may be precisely the slaking fortress you seek

"...St. Patrick’s Day? Who said booze is all about the Irish, or that the Irish are all about booze?..."

March 14, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Fantastic Fest Review: The Black Phone

Cargill, Hawke, and Derrickson reunite for throwback horror

"...Is there some inherent likability, something about his eyes or his..."

Oct. 4, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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