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"...Even from a Triple A vantage, Maxo Kream's journalistic eye remains trained upon his hometown of Houston. The rapper's..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

The Rolling Stones Let it Bleed Over Austin – in Second Ever Local Concert

…with sympathy for the parking lot

"...transpire: hail, lightning, and severe rain over Austin. Had the original local date of the Rolling Stones No Filter..."

Nov. 21, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Lone Ranger

The legend of Jerry Lynn Williams

"...And that you'd be happy instead of sad..."

Jan. 27, 2006 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

The Island of Dr. Ersek

Austin's media-friendly Robert Ersek is the king of pop cosmetic surgery

"...If there was ever a perfect man for a perfect moment..."

June 3, 2005 News Feature by Kevin Brass

The Luv Doc: 10 to 12 Beers

We’re smarter these days - even with that 20% covid brain loss

"...since 2019 ha ha). I went to a lot of day parties and did a lot of day drinking,..."

March 25, 2022 Column by The Luv Doc

Macbeth's Myriad of Misfortunes

The Scottish Play – still cursed after all these years

"...Having two separate productions of Macbeth running in Austin this week called to mind..."

Nov. 2, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Power of Art in Austin’s Overlooked Objects

Defining the city's personality from the moonlight towers to the railroad bridge

"...is made by its people, objects, and places. Combined, they form our city's personality, its genius and fragility, its..."

Aug. 5, 2016 Arts Feature by Sam Anderson-Ramos

Summer Fun: Kids These Days

Summer Fun continues with Nina on the Texas State Capitol

"...Back in the day, when our elementary school classes went to tour..."

May 14, 2013 Chronolog Post by Nina Hernandez

Working 'The Corner'

Neighbors and officials plan one more effort to save the neighborhood around 12th and Chicon

"...in his backyard when he heard someone walking up the gravel path toward his neighbor's house. Sherman lives on..."

July 13, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Believing the Children

In 1992, Fran and Danny Keller were convicted of multiple counts of child sexual abuse at their Oak Hill day care center and sent to prison for 48 years. It's likely they were innocent. Indeed, it's very likely that no crime ever occurred – except an absurd and overzealous prosecution

"...When the little girl on the witness stand said, "No, it..."

March 27, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Abandoning the Nest

Hurt by the state's inadequate incentives program, Texas film crews take flight

"...Filming of There Will Be Blood near Marfa was in its..."

May 23, 2008 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Josh Rosenblatt Has Seen the Future, and It Isn't Pretty

Magic eight-balling 2008, month by month

"...The Year 2008 in Film, Culture, Uprising: Speculation This week,..."

Jan. 3, 2008 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

The Life and Times of Gus Garcia

City Council Member Gus Garcia retires after more than 30 years of public service

"...President Harry Truman used to say, "There is no end to the amount of good you..."

June 2, 2000 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

A Chip off the Auld Sod

Off the Bookshelf

"...One of the nice things about freelancing as opposed to being..."

Oct. 24, 1997 Books Review

Crow Bar Reopens on the Eastside With a New Focus on Live Music

Aryn Jonathan Black and Steve Gee rebuild after 2022 arson

"...Charred relics rest on the patio of a grayish-purple warehouse on the outskirts of..."

March 27, 2025 Music Post by Angelina Liu

The 20-Year Overnight Success of Glen Powell

Hollywood’s newest A-lister – according to the directors who knew him first and best

"...Midway through Glen Powell’s induction ceremony into the Texas Film Hall of Fame, the thought comes to..."

June 7, 2024 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Bombs, Beto, and the Biggest Music Stories of 2018

“Playback” recaps the news, trends, and controversies of the year. Outrage level: high.

"...For 18 days in March, our customarily carefree city experienced a radical..."

Dec. 14, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Houses of the Holy: Zeppelin Reissues Conclude

Year-long reissue campaign ranges over the hills and far away

"...high school bus and menaced by suburban thugs, I the Rolling Stones lifer refused pledging ultimate fealty to Led..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Running the Funny

Club manager Margie Coyle has kept the laughter going for 20 years

"...Coyle, hair framing her face in a tangled hemisphere of loose brown curls, walks into Austin's Cap City Comedy..."

July 10, 2009 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

When the Sun Rises

In the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, a group of teenage filmmakers galvanize the tales of their island

"...The lobby of the Grand 1894 Opera House came to..."

June 5, 2009 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Austin's Cultural Makeover: The Next Stage

How much closer we are to getting the cultural wonderland we imagined 10 years ago

"...In the Nineties, Austin's cultural scene could afford to dream big...."

Sept. 7, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Death of Brad Will

An American reporter films his own murder in Oaxaca, and Mexican and U.S. authorities look the other way

"...Oaxaca, Mexico -- Those of us who report from the front lines of the..."

Aug. 10, 2007 News Feature by John Ross

All Over Creation: Glory Days

When is gazing back at the past looking in the wrong direction?

"...My companion and I were somewhat dismayed at the timidity of our younger colleagues...."

Sept. 5, 2014 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Clark's Oyster Bar and Sam Beam Welcome Billy Reid to the Clarksville Neighborhood

West Sixth keeps it classy with designer duds, oysters, and champagne

"...There's a refreshing air of gentility around West Sixth Street..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Events Post by Cara Tillman

My Semester on the Beat

Wherein our reporter pursues the bad guys, abhors Problem People, studies community policing, and earns a perfect attendance koozie in the APD's Citizen Police Academy

"...When you imagine a 10-hour ride-along with a cop, there's a lot of stuff you expect – sirens, squealing..."

Dec. 1, 2006 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Austin @ Large: Oversight, Out of Mind

As the city and police union move forward, what's being left behind?

"...A not-so-funny thing happened on the way to the new "meet and confer" agreement between..."

March 12, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

TV Eye

Remembering Carroll O'Connor, the man who immortalized Archie Bunker, and giving chickens their due.

"...In 1971, I told my little brother that I was saving money to send him to..."

June 29, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

The Art of Being Dagoberto Gilb

What's a successful writer like Dagoberto Gilb got against the establishment?

"...It was one of those days when Dagoberto Gilb was about to start..."

March 23, 2001 Books Feature by Clay Smith

TV Eye

Is there anything worse than that long stretch before the start of the fall season? Thank God for cable.

"...about network sweeps months, turn my nose up at the hype, refuse to be unconsciously lured to watch this..."

June 2, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

The Stink Is All Over

The BS Improv & Sketch Comedy Fest Takes Over Austin

"...in all directions until every nose has become aware of it. And nothing you throw in its path –..."

April 17, 1998 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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