Curtain Up on Mayor’s Race

Centex Dem forum opens with ‘major’ candidates

"...In the first face-to-face meeting of the fledgling Austin mayoral race,..."

June 22, 2014 News Post by Michael King

That Body, My Teacher

Deborah Hay dances her way into the Blanton to give us a lesson in expanding perception

"...for just as long as it holds our interest, then move on to another. That's true for sculptures, too,..."

March 21, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Hell's Belle

'Hellion' marks Kat Candler's long road to overnight success

"...Austin director/screenwriter Kat Candler. Her short "Hellion" premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2012. Check. She expands it..."

March 7, 2014 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

A New Album From That Guided By Voices Man?

Yes, and reviewed with a little hot Robert-on-Robert action.

"...it happens: A new Robert Pollard album comes into the Chronicle for consideration...."

Dec. 12, 2013 Music Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Band Invites, Part II

Only 112 days remaining until the Music conference begins

"...increased its bandwidth this afternoon, extending official invitations to another 348 acts from Austin and around the world. The..."

Nov. 19, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Aftermath: Troopers Bust Protesters

In the heat of the abortion protests, some say the DPS used excessive force

"...During and immediately following the final Senate debate on House Bill 2 Friday night,..."

July 19, 2013 News Feature by Amy Gentry

TPPF, Jim DeMint, Milton Friedman, and Me

Lunch and school choice with unholy free market triumvirate

"...If conservatives had invented love-ins, they would look a lot like Wednesday morning's Texas Public..."

March 31, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Nacho Daddy

What do Michael Jackson and Manu Chao have in common? Joe King Carrasco.

"...Cigarette haze drifted above the heads of patrons at the Soap Creek Saloon waiting..."

Jan. 25, 2013 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

8-Bit Artisan

Party Time! Hexcellent! brings people together by getting closer to the machine

"...There's an unspoken communication between the two people needed to..."

May 4, 2012 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Veni Vidi Venture

The unlikely heroes of big business

"...From Capitalism: A Love Story to Inside Job to The Yes Men, there's no shortage of documentaries on the..."

March 11, 2011 Screens Feature by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: Hell or High Water

WTP4 opposition increasing – and increasingly not on the same page

"...Plant No. 4, not everyone's going to be on the same page. But with a flurry of lawsuits and..."

Aug. 20, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Gold in Them Thar Hills

The Dancing Outlaw was just the beginning of the cinematic wealth that is the White clan of West Virginia

"..."When you represent the Whites, you don't know what you're going to get..."

July 9, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Page Two: Lost Diamond

Robin Shivers' life defined what makes Austin the kind of community it is

"...Austin lost an important talent, a driving force in the creative community, and a great friend to so many..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Don't Be Hatin'

How the Internet helps us all to get along ... or not

"...Walking through the Convention Center during the South by Southwest Interactive Festival..."

March 6, 2009 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Point Austin: Under Water

James Galbraith on the prospects of an economic bailout

"...That was the most reassuring word I received from professor James Galbraith,..."

Sept. 26, 2008 News Column by Michael King

Wednesday Sleepers

The 'Chronicle' says see these SXSW acts directly afterwards

"...The Soul of John Black..."

March 9, 2007 Music Feature

Finding Hope ... in Bed!

Tim Miller's latest trip to Austin finds the noted performance artist optimistic about being gay

"...The last time Tim Miller came to Austin, he actually..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Nordic Noise

Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland – 26 inches of SXSW over four days and nights

"...The five nations that make up greater Scandinavia are increasing..."

Feb. 24, 2006 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Hustle and Snow

At Sundance, the proving ground just got a lot more slippery

"...You expect the hordes of filmmakers and movie executives, actors, critics, and..."

Feb. 3, 2006 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Point Austin: Fattenin' Frogs for Snakes

Wave a white sheet at City Hall, and the Keystone Kops kome running

"...down upon City Hall from his memorial perch at the central public library. Were he around in the flesh,..."

Nov. 18, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Captive Audience

How a homegrown kidnapping thriller became the most popular film in Venezuela – and angered the Chavez administration in the process

"...Express, and he quickly drifts into a critique of the government of President Hugo Chavez, which plays only a..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Screens Feature by Michael King

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...thrilled to read Mike Clark-Madison's relatively good take on the absolute necessity for many neighborhoods to take a more..."

Dec. 26, 2003 Column

Kentucky by Way of Austin

A decade after The Kentucky Cycle's premiere, the hometown of playwright Robert Schenkkan has the opportunity to experience the work's power in with a homegrown production at the Mary Moody Northen Theatre.

"...In six hours of theatre, you traverse two centuries of American history, from the..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Everybody suddenly wants to take credit for commuter rail.

"...We laugh a lot during the election season -- you gotta laugh to keep from..."

Oct. 18, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Melville in Cubicle Hell

Tyro film director Jonathan Parker brings "Bartleby the Scrivener" back to the future. And who better to ride shotgun than freaky, geeky Crispin Glover?

"...freak and you have to wear a mask," says the Penguin in an otherwise forgettable Batman sequel. It's a..."

June 14, 2002 Screens Feature by Sidney Moody

Capitol Chronicle

Just for the Kids' school rankings seem like just a lot of baloney.

"...headlines, a nonprofit Texas education foundation named Just for the Kids announced its analytical rankings of the state's public..."

Nov. 9, 2001 News Column by Michael King

Wandering Into Wanderlust

The Swells gaze on their own footwear.

"...keyboards follow suit, soft notes repeat and reverberate until they catch the drum beat and become a veritable wall..."

March 2, 2001 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

In All Your Future Endeavors

A young writer comes to grips with his lot in life after graduation.

"...It will be tough to forget the fateful month before I graduated from college. First, my..."

May 12, 2000 Features Feature by Kevin Wood

Articulations

The Great State

"...past Sunday, I paid a long-overdue first visit to the State Theater since its renovation, and I deserve a..."

June 18, 1999 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Déjà Vu

"...12th film, Déjà Vu, seems to have traded in the narcissistic introspections that have governed most of his films..."

June 19, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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