He Definitely Belongs to Us

Lance Armstrong Just Did It

"...Since roaring across the finish line on the Champs-Elysees in that yellow jersey..."

Sept. 24, 1999 Best of Austin Feature by Lisa Tozzi

The Gravity of Sound

The Bubble's new studio stands as Mark Genfan's swan song

"...filled with expensive microphones, racks of compressors, and consoles. They're incubators of dreams, places of eternal possibilities, where destinies..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Page Two: Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Watching the Tide Roll Away

The Chronicle at 35

"..."The present-day composer refuses to die!"..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Column by Louis Black

The More You Learn About God, the Further Away from Him You Move

mewithoutYou frontman Aaron Weiss likes a good question, but finds some answers easier than others

"...Aaron Weiss is a man of God. Not because the mewithoutYou frontman sings about Judeo-Christian matters throughout the Philadelphia..."

June 15, 2009 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Sheriff Sally Hernandez Continues to Do "What’s Right"

Besieged by the state GOP, Hernandez shows no sign of backing down from her immigration policies

"...At 15 years old she escaped her broken home in Llano County. A teenage runaway, she wanted nothing..."

July 7, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Adjusting to the Mise-en-Scène

Nine nonfilmmakers – artists out of place – make one in 48 hours

"...The 48 Hour Film Project came storming through Austin for..."

July 13, 2007 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

True Love and Lawsuits in the Wedding Capital of Texas

'Til death do us party

"...All Gregory George wanted was some peace and quiet. In 2013, the 41-year-old former Texas..."

April 27, 2018 News Feature by Kate Groetzinger

City Hall Hustle: The Mystery of the Mayor's Desk

Wherein many questions are asked ... and zilch are answered

"...Scene: New Year's Eve, inside a dim, musty storeroom in the bowels of City Hall. The Austin City..."

Dec. 31, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

No Prozac for the Wicked

The Cool Capers of Donald Westlake

"...Like God and the Devil, - - writer Donald E. Westlake has many..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

The Cinematic Wisdom of Hank Sr.

The Last Picture Show with your host Hank Williams Sr.

"...The other night, TCB's dreams of one day going to..."

Feb. 14, 2007 News Post by Christopher Gray

The Webberville Conundrum

Austin's plans for an eastern landfill hit a little obstacle – the people who live there

"...Back in the early Eighties, Dave and Joann Gunlock bought themselves a..."

June 6, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

The Flapper Era

What 'Flappy Bird' can tell us about the present and future of game design

"...This is the story of Flappy Bird, a little game about flying..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

'The NFL Beat': Week 10

Our little season is all grown up

"...Well, I told you so...."

Nov. 10, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Dance of the Prodigal Son

Soft-spoken and self-effacing choreographer Stephen Mills seems an unlikely candidate for rebellious Prodigal Son. But he was, breaking away from Ballet Austin in 1996, only to return two years later. Now the newly named artistic director of Ballet Austin, Mills talks about his departure, his return, and the future of the company.

"...A youth leaves home to seek fulfillment in the wide, wide world, only..."

April 28, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Mother of All Texas Honky-Tonks

A look back at the Mother of All Texas Honky-Tonks

"...About an hour into Urban Cowboy, Scott Glenn is explaining to Debra Winger..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Playback: Everyone Keeps Asking Me for ACL Fest Passes

Here's why ...

"...Solicitations have kept a steady clip since the lineup dropped in May. Friends, family, and vague acquaintances..."

Oct. 5, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Man Who Knew Too Much

Although some critics have assumed, from Jacques Barzun's criticisms of modern culture, that he is a conservative ideologue, in reality he has always followed his own, pragmatic vision of things.

"...Jacques Barzun's book, From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life: 1500 to..."

Oct. 13, 2000 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

Too Tough To Die

The last surviving real Ramone takes us back to the best years of our lives.

"...in 1974. We said we were in it till the end." -- Johnny Ramone, excerpt, "A Tribute to Dee..."

Sept. 6, 2002 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

A View From the Cheap Seats

"...illustration by Jason Stout..."

Feb. 19, 1999 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

The Summer Revival Spirit

Can I Get a Witness?

"...Summer films = fluff. That expectation can be a pretty..."

June 12, 1998 Screens Feature

Tim Buckley

"...Tim BuckleyMorning Glory: The Tim Buckley Anthology (Elektra), The Dream Belongs to Me..."

July 13, 2001 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Seven Days in Heaven and Hell

Getting a white-knuckled grip on the third annual Fantastic Fest

"...Tim League, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema bigwig and prime mover behind the third annual Fantastic Fest, which opens..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Sweet Spirit Tour Diary

On the road with Spoon

"...Sweet Spirit, the high-energy pop group led by Giant Dog members Sabrina..."

May 26, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Post Marks

Muddying the Waters

"...Dear Editor: As a current Board member of Northwest Travis County..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Column

Before You Know It

There's an aging LGBT community that is only getting bigger and older, and this documentary investigates that process – in ways both specific and universal.

"...The award-winning documentary Before You Know It chronicles the winter..."

June 20, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Luv Doc: Lucky You

How can someone who has experienced such wealth and plenitude ever hope to live a life free of tortured conscience?

"...My boyfriend and I were dating long distance for the better part of last year while he worked a..."

Feb. 15, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

TV Eye

On why we should care about Tiger and his wood (psst: we shouldn't), and other major irritants

"...a while, enough irritating things occur all at once to turn me into a crotchety, finger-wagging person talking back..."

Feb. 26, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Space Invaders on a Shoestring Budget

Monsters is the best monster movie of the millennium (so far)

"...Let's come right out and say it upfront: Gareth Edwards' Monsters..."

Oct. 29, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Hi-Fi-Fo-Fum

"...Watching Angus Young go nuclear on the first disc of the new Plug Me In ranks..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

How Does an Artist Get a Passport?

Two Austin playwrights join dozens of writers from across the hemisphere to 'dream the Americas'

"...We have been Dreaming the Americas...."

March 16, 2007 Arts Feature

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