Pride of the Yankees?

Evan Smith translates a New York pedigree into the editorship of Texas Monthly.

"...Burka, senior executive editor and lead political reporter for the magazine. "But Evan Smith, though ... that's an interesting..."

July 20, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Checking In: Guitar Hauler Bill Kirchen Pulls Into the Truck Stop at the End of the World

Long-game guitarist keeps twangin’ and sangin’

"...penned as good as he’s picked on new 3-LP compendium The Proper Years. “Bump Wood”: “Then I wake up..."

Aug. 10, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Most Dangerous Man in Austin?

Cody Wilson's day-to-day life is pretty routine. But the product he's selling threatens to make gun control laws obsolete.

"...There's no sign on the walls outside of Cody Wilson's..."

Nov. 20, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

The Egg & I

How an experimental treatment for major depression introduced me to the medical magnet and the return of 'energetic' medicine

"...on my back in a dimly lit room on the seventh floor of a Dallas research hospital. A device..."

Aug. 23, 2013 News Feature by Greg Harman

Ending the Water War

What if enviros and the city partnered on water conservation?

"...Stacked neatly at the Austin Water Utility are boxes and boxes of brochures..."

Sept. 11, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Sunday Afternoon at the Convention Center

"...Pregame: Just my luck: My first game back with the Toros after an unexpected trip home, and the team’s..."

Dec. 23, 2006 Sports Post by Josh Rosenblatt

The Innovators

Part 2 of "Jazz," by Harvey Pekar

"...During the debate that took place regarding the merits of Ken..."

June 15, 2001 Music Feature by Harvey Pekar

Fuck Money, Unmasked: The Solid Core of Austin's Most Unhinged Noise Band

“We reserve the right to say no to shit”

"...it, listening to it – but it's not for the aggression."..."

June 9, 2023 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Fantastic Fest Review: You Might Be the Killer

Fran Kranz and Alyson Hannigan take on serial killer tropes

"...Ever been at camp, and there's crazed killer in a weird mask wandering around, and..."

Sept. 22, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Three Businesses Sprout in New Development, the Yard

Trio makes their way through Austin’s burgeoning artisan food world

"...decorating, but recently it has become a mantra in the food and beverage industry, where corporate Goliaths are increasingly..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Food Feature by Adrienne White

When the Movies You Loved as a Kid Don’t Hold Up

Shedding film nostalgia

"...When you're 9 years old, there are few things that earn you any modicum of..."

July 29, 2016 Screens Feature by Beejoli Shah

This Way to the Big Top!

From budget disaster to hysterical bloodletting, the legislative circus is back in town

"...In 2009, the 81st Legislature of the state of Texas was nicknamed..."

Jan. 14, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Lone Ranger

The legend of Jerry Lynn Williams

"...at Warner Bros. Records. It's dated 8/22/84, and at the top of the j-card is written "Shangri-La." There are..."

Jan. 27, 2006 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Spotting the Rare Cheap Rental

The history and habits of a not-quite-extinct-yet Austin species

"...of agaves and redbud? That's where I live. That's the house I'll be leaving soon. I write to deliver..."

June 25, 2004 News Feature by Michael Erard

The Name's the Thing

Do the Hugos Really Award the Best in Speculative Fiction?

"...slide rule in one hand and a compass in the other...."

Sept. 1, 2000 Books Feature by Adrienne Martini

Panic Fest 2022: The History of Metal and Horror

"You got gore in my riffs!" "You got riffs in my gore!"

"...If filmmaker Mike Schiff had wanted to prove his thesis that heavy metal and horror films are perpetually intertwined,..."

May 1, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Ultimate Queer Guide to SXSW 2019

Often imitated, never duplicated, we’re here to keep it real kweer

"...It’s here, it’s queer, it’s back again for another year. That’s right, y’all, it’s your ultimate guide to..."

March 1, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

The Chronicle's 2018 Primary Election Coverage

Tracking the returns for the county, courthouse, and state

"...Election results should continue to trickle in through the evening, but Team Chronicle is going to bed. Long..."

March 6, 2018 News Post by the News Staff

The Velveeta Room's Head Cheese

Pat Dean takes over the venue that’s redefining what a “comedy club” can be

"...if you've heard this one – and says to the bartender, he says, "You look like an asshole."..."

Jan. 5, 2018 Arts Feature by Carina Magyar

Into The Void

Gruesome cosmic horror hits VOD today

"...his favorite Stuart Gordon movie is, and he bypasses the obvious classics like Re-Animator for a deeper cut. "That's..."

April 7, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Rollergirls Get Heated for the Hotrods

Three years of runner-up status could end on the flat track

"...Could this finally be the Hotrod Honeys’ year?..."

March 22, 2014 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Beau Willimon Lays His 'Cards' on the Table

Austin Film Festival presents the showrunner on season two of the hit Netflix series

"...At the end of the first episode of House of Cards'..."

Feb. 21, 2014 Screens Feature by Aleksander Chan

ACL Live Shot (Second Weekend): The Cure

Robert Smith summons the rain

"...There’s something exquisitely poetic and proper about the Cure closing..."

Oct. 13, 2013 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Over the Wall With Will Sergeant

Rob yaks with Will Sergeant of Echo and the Bunnymen

"...Will Sergeant and Echo and the Bunnymen are Eighties unsung heroes – or at least..."

May 7, 2011 Qmmunity Post by Rob Cohen

Sometimes the Bride

Greezy Wheels vocal point Lissa Hattersley steps out

"...Outside Mother's Cafe in Hyde Park on a soft May morning,..."

June 12, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Luv Doc Recommends: 50th Annual Zilker Summer Musical – Disney's Beauty and the Beast

Beverly S. Sheffield Zilker Hillside Theater, Thursday, July 10, 2008

"...highly unlikely you are going to get laid by attending the Zilker Hillside Theatre’s production of Beauty and the..."

July 11, 2008 Column by The Luv Doc

The Real Road to Wellville?

Two strange and inspiring stories of the healing power of food – and how terribly it can hurt us

"...Austinite Deirdre Earls has made a remarkable journey from the frustrations and despair of chronic illness to burgeoning national..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

The Monkey Time

How communing with the apes inspired the artists of the Texas Monkey Project

"...It might have been the lemur that set Andy Cockrum off. As a youth,..."

Aug. 5, 2005 Arts Feature by Cindy Widner

When the Dog Bites

Richard Rodgers knew well the dog's bite, the bee's sting, plagued as he was by inner demons, personal trials, and psychic pain. Yet he was able somehow to produce from this dark world music of sweetness and light.

"..."My Favorite Things." Just the title jump-starts that chipper melody in your head. Ba-dum-bump,..."

Nov. 30, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Grinch v. Charlie Brown

The Great Christmas Special Debate

"...The Grinch or Charlie Brown? Snoopy or Max? All the..."

Dec. 27, 1996 Screens Feature

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