Off the Record

Across a Wire: Okkervil River and Nakia hit prime time

"...The Lady Killer..."

May 6, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Fun Fun Fun Fest by the numbers and Asleep at the Wheel's Top 40

"...Transmission Entertainment doesn't do anything by the book. The local concert promotions enterprise announced the lineup..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

The 1821 Club

Tuning in to the future of Austin's music scene today

"...The real indie bands in Austin are teen bands not..."

July 10, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Off the Record

Welcome to "Spazmodica," the future of Austin music

"...In the "Indie Rock Universe," as illustrated by Rolling Stone in..."

Dec. 28, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

Slacker, the Map

It's been over a decade since Slacker premiered at the Dobie Theater. Since then, the lifestyle it celebrated is largely gone, along with the locations it helped make famous. In this "Slacker map," we look at what's disappeared and what's endured.

"...-- The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition,..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Off the Beaten Track

Can Light Rail Build Livable Communities?

"...MetroLink light rail system photograph by Rita Debellis At the end of October, about 800 planners, community activists, transit..."

Nov. 21, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Rectangular Packages With Ribbons

What most befits you vis-a-vis ageless Ray Bradbury this season? His new one and an illustrated look back at all the old ones.

"...Bradbury, Now and Then..."

Dec. 13, 2002 Books Feature by Marc Savlov

Chronicle Recommends: Short Story Films

Small stories find their Hollywood ending

"...Every month, the Chronicle’s film critics select a theme and offer movie..."

Feb. 27, 2015 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

Index Fest Announces Its Beer List

The fest formally known as Untapped drops it like it's hops

"..."Beer Music Food Art": That's the tagline for the upcoming Index Fest and it isn't..."

May 2, 2017 Food Post by James Renovitch

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...so you've had your headliners and competition titles, with the normal array of talent and titles Now it's time..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Brave New Web

In the wake of Sept. 11 and the hard-line USA Act, the Internet has become a very unfriendly place for hackers.

"...And who wouldn't be? They have the ability to topple corporations, send stock prices..."

Dec. 14, 2001 Screens Feature by Michael Connor

Fantastic Fest First Wave Announced

Miss Peregrine, Phantasm: Ravager, and more

"...Bite your nails in anticipation no more! Fantastic Fest, the Alamo Drafthouse's celebration of the weirdest corners of cinema,..."

Aug. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Hissing Fits

Bryan Mealer sinks his teeth into the 1999 Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup.

"...Hunter has been annoying his neighbors. Like most of the campers with their pop-up trailers, huge cast-iron smokers, and..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Features Feature by Bryan Mealer

Beautiful Loser

Keith Ferguson: No Apologies, No Regrets

"...This story originally appeared in the Dallas Observer dated March 28, 1996...."

May 9, 1997 Music Feature by Josh Alan Friedman

Austin Comic Creators Snag Ringo Award Nominations

Ghoul Agency, Halloween Man praised by peers

"...Big news in the world of sequential art: two Austin-made books have been..."

July 13, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Exhibitionism

Waiting for Godot: Man's Sad Lot Made Funny

"...Fortunately, Beckett's bleak assessment of the human condition illustrated in the above quote is far..."

April 16, 1999 Arts Review

A2K Meets 'ACL'

The rise of Charlie Jones, local promoter extraordinaire, ACL Fest main man.

"...a concert promoter, no two events are ever quite the same. Which is perhaps why Charlie Jones has instilled..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Nature's Treasures or Trail Mix

Banff Mountain Film Festival descends on the Paramount

"...The combination of extreme physical pursuits and breathtaking natural landscapes..."

Feb. 26, 2016 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite Burn in Hell

String sorcerer went to my college?

"...I’d have certainly discovered common ground. As it was, the guitarist squeezed in a 30-minute call from the airport..."

Sept. 10, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Murder Most Female

Austin Author and Edgar Nominee Susan Wade

"...Rain, Susan Wade's first novel, is dedicated to her father, "Houston Russell Wade, who gave me the word processor...."

May 2, 1997 Books Feature by Barbara Strickland

SXSW Live Shot: Syd Arthur

Another shoe-horned festival venue takes down UK proggers

"...Syd Arthur’s truncated Tuesday night set vividly illustrated just about everything that can go wrong when showcasing..."

March 11, 2014 Music Post by Greg Beets

Fancy Feast: It’s Not Just for Felines, Anymore

The perfect accompaniment to a letter from Dr. Boots

"...So, ah, Fancy Feast, the well-known cat food brand from Purina, has released Petite..."

April 21, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Gift Guide: Homegrown Food and Beverage Favorites!

Skip the old-school impersonal and go boldly local this season

"...Whether your holiday shopping list is for loved ones or..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

A Song in His Heart

'The Essential Jacques Demy' anthologizes the French New Wave's chief romantic

"...Whether or not Jacques Demy lumps in with the French..."

Aug. 15, 2014 Screens Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Foo Fighters, Alanis Morissette, BigXthaPlug, and More Highlights From Saturday at ACL Fest

From Rina Sawayama's avant-pop to Die Spitz's morning mosh

"...In the spirit of getting a bunch of artists together in..."

Oct. 8, 2023 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Top 10 Austin Breweries of 2018

Power ranking the local leaders in craft beer

"...crush those rankings, citing our federal offense of omitting their favorite brewery – that makes just. the. best. Candied..."

March 16, 2018 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Worlds of Flavor

As a food writer with a special passion for the foods of Southeast Asia, I was excited about the 2000 Worlds of Flavor International Conference and Festival, Mick Vann writes. My pulse quickened and I salivated uncontrollably every time the possibility of attending crossed my mind. I would love to go, but my financial picture was in its usual bleak and blurry mode. Then came the call from my editor. I had gotten a surprise, last-minute press pass.

"...As a food writer with a special passion for the foods of Southeast Asia, I was excited about the..."

March 23, 2001 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot

Joaquin Phoenix creates a charming warts-and-all portrait of cartoonist John Callahan

"...In the days between toothless, Family Circle-style funny pages, and the..."

July 20, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Beginners

Christopher Plummer and Ewan McGregor play father and son in this lovely drama about what happens to both after the older man discovers near the end of his life that he's gay.

"...Keller and Keegan Boos. “You think you’re you,” a man tells a dog named Arthur, before breaking it to..."

June 24, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Adult Audio Coloring Book Sampler

A look back at illustrated album covers old and new

"...The Parliament-Funkadelic experience remains as much visual as musical, and..."

July 29, 2016 Music Feature by Michael Toland

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