There’s a Blue Note in Each Song That I Sing Since You’ve Been Gone

George Jones, 1931-2013

"...I have no idea if it’s the same for anyone born in Texas after, say, 1990,..."

April 26, 2013 Music Post by Tim Stegall

It's Your City Council!

Brigid Shea and Clay Dafoe vs. Lee Leffingwell

"...The mayoral race could be described as "Classic" vs. "New..."

April 13, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Children's Zone: Can Harlem Come to Austin?

Travis County groups are competing to become part of a grand experiment

"...During his 2008 presidential campaign, then-Sen. Barack Obama applauded the Harlem Children's Zone in New..."

Jan. 29, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fun With Fluoride

A timeline

"...1874: By the mid-19th century, experiments have established that fluoride occurs naturally..."

Nov. 27, 2009 News Feature

Blunt Cruisin’

Asher Roth and Kid Cudi roll deep at Stubb's

"...and Longhorns subbed lighters for cell phones – when they weren’t busy texting – in welcoming Asher Roth, rap’s..."

July 31, 2009 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Luv Doc Recommends: Madonna 50th Birthday Sing-Along

Alamo Drafthouse at the Ritz, Friday, August 15, 2008

"...somewhere. Or maybe she’s launching a comeback tour under the name “Grayie.” She’s probably doing the Four Seasons Retirement..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Column by The Luv Doc

More Good S.A. Pop

The Krayolas color outside the lines

"...Just to sweep the obvious off the table: Yes, the Krayolas are from..."

July 21, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Cutting Back: Doing it your way

"...During the Kill-a-Watt Challenge, the greatest reductions in energy use came..."

Nov. 16, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Public Accuracy

Norman Solomon on a life of activism and writing

"...I momentarily considered calling this column the "Wisdom of Solomon," but that seemed not only too..."

Oct. 26, 2007 News Column by Michael King

Hey, Hey, Hey!

No. 2 hit from 1965, 'Treat Her Right,' by Roy Head & Gene Kurtz: 'Just one of them songs that hangs around"

"...There are songs, and there are songs. There are songs..."

Aug. 31, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Spring Break Altruism

Volunteer "alternative spring breaks" growing in popularity

"...a half since hurricanes Katrina and Rita swept through the Gulf Coast region, the need to rebuild is as..."

March 9, 2007 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Tree Flakes?

Recent Austin tree spats are symptoms of our need for a coordinated plan to manage the urban forest

"...noble oak, and as elderly specimens gradually pass into the great green forest in the sky, it's likely that..."

Feb. 17, 2006 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Sade, India Arie
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater,
Selma, Texas, July 29

"...Sade, India ArieVerizon Wireless Amphitheater,..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

The Day They Shot John Lennon: Profound Self-Absorption

In the Actors Theatre of Austin production of James McLure's The Day They Shot John Lennon, reviewer Ada Calhoun finds the work of a fine cast undone by profoundly self-absorbed characters and inconsistent direction.

"...The Day They Shot John Lennon: Profound Self-Absorption..."

March 24, 2000 Arts Review by Ada Calhoun

James Carlos Blake

"...violent men living in violent times. His stories take the reader into a whirlwind of war, revolution, crime, and..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

Scanlines

"...& Music, I [heart] Video, and Vulcan Video for their help in providing videos and laser discs.) The utterly..."

Oct. 24, 1997 Screens Feature

Terry Allen, ericdoa, and More Crucial Concerts

Essential Austin gigs in the coming week

"...Angsty, glitchy, brash bastion of the Spotify-encouraged hyperpop genre, a teenage ericdoa signed to Interscope..."

Feb. 2, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

A New Council With New Energy Aims to Get City Hall Unstuck

Change is coming, but how much?

"...26, its new members and new mayor will represent the biggest electoral shift the 10-1 Council has yet seen,..."

Jan. 20, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

SXSW Adds Cheech Marin, Titane Director Julia Ducournau For 2023

Plus the Metaverse and student athlete NIL deals part of the program

"...The hybrid movie, music, technology and culture extravaganza had already..."

Nov. 15, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

Visit historic Presidio La Bahia, take a scenic drive, and more

"...time to head out for a weekend drive to these authentically Texas places...."

March 31, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Inside Austin’s Fantasy Roleplaying Speakeasy With Oakda Malkuth

Straddling two worlds with Tiny Minotaur's bartending orc

"...everyone knows, plays a large part in our lives. Whether literally or metaphorically, we roll the dice, we deal..."

Nov. 12, 2021 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Playback: Robert Johnson Plays Antone’s Anniversary!

Antone’s resurrects Robert Johnson for its 42nd anniversary

"...last October," Zach Ernst reveals of his musical obsession, the Antone's anniversary poster. "It's something you have to put..."

June 30, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

DVDanger: C is for Clown

Rampant coulrophobia on DVD and VOD

"...Who weeps for the clown? After the ventriloquist (shudder) and the mime, is..."

Oct. 8, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Identity Crisis

The Double, Filth, and Moebius melt minds

"..."You're in my place." With those opening words, The Double (Magnolia) sums up that moment of pure existential..."

Aug. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

'Chronicle' Endorsements

"...Here are the Chronicle editorial board's endorsements for the March 4 party..."

Feb. 14, 2014 News Feature

Hey, Adults! Comics! Comics that are Funny, Weird, and Profound!

Reviewed: New School, Superzelda, My Dirty Dumb Eyes

"...They will delight you.They will inform you.They will freak your..."

Sept. 2, 2013 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW 2012 Film Lineup Announced

'21 Jump Street' selected as Centerpiece Film

"...The SXSW Film Festival announced today its 2012 feature film..."

Feb. 1, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Powers of Tenn

Talking Tennessee Williams' genius with critic John Lahr

"...Blanche DuBois was no Athena...."

Feb. 25, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Cult of Personality

Insect Records head and Attack Formation commander Ben Webster has never been photographed with Red River mascot-to-be Butcher Bear

"...and sporting a bloody apron – with a permanent, sharp-toothed roar and sideways glance...."

June 25, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Sarah's Muse

Sarah Jarosz, 'tweener' no more

"...beacon Sugar Hill Records took off, not only in the sales market, where it did respectably, but in critical..."

Jan. 15, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

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