Epiphanies for the Blind

Who's Teaching Who at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired?

"...Guadalupe is always good for a carnival-like parade of odd couples and unexplainables, the bizarre sights that cause..."

Feb. 23, 1996 Music Feature by Mindy LaBernz

Austin Elders: Meet the Unflappable 102-Year-Old Evelyn Plowman

Of Horses and Hells Angels and Herb in the Attic

"...Still, five minutes after meeting her, it’s evident one of Austin’s oldest residents lived to see Austin change dramatically...."

May 31, 2024 News Feature by Madeline Duncan

The Stars Come Out for Texas Film and Video Game Incentives

Big names in new ad to get big boost over the finish line

"...The stars at night are big and bright (clap clap..."

May 16, 2023 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Recording the Day India and Pakistan Split in Partition

When one nation became two separate countries, it reshaped world history. Now Austin podcaster Neha Aziz is telling the personal stories behind that severing.

"...have a month to pack up and move across the country. Not just that, but when you get to..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Road to Urinetown

Composer Mark Hollmann on the show's creation and success

"...They knew it was a stinker of a title. They..."

Aug. 30, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Off the Record

A personal introduction to 'The Austin Chronicle Music Anthology'

"...1,329 issues, and countless special editions. How much was left on the cutting-room floor for The Austin Chronicle Music..."

March 4, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Seasons in the Abyss

Pixies, Rush, Megadeth, and Slayer: the return of the album.

"...Like the novel, the album’s not dead. It simply hails from..."

Sept. 29, 2010 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Songs of Pain Was Not in Vain

The day a skinny young kid named Daniel Johnston came shuffling to the back door of the 'Chronicle'

"...1985: Deep into writing one Saturday afternoon at the offices of The Austin Chronicle, I heard a strange..."

March 11, 2005 Music Feature by Louis Black

Texas Coach Steve Sarkisian Should Start the Arch Manning Era Now

He’s the roster’s best chance to win at QB against Clemson

"...Let’s start with a simple fact of life. Arch Manning is a better quarterback today than..."

Dec. 20, 2024 Sports Feature by Eric Goodman

Homegrown Duo the Point Present a Feast of Talent With Berto's Banquet

When two old souls meet an Italian drummer twice their age

"...just for Austin blues, but for music collectors around the world. Walking into Antone's Record Shop, a Bukka White..."

Feb. 3, 2023 Music Feature by Gary Lindsey

What Are the Birds Telling Us About Climate Change?

Reading the signs from our friends up in the sky

"...a passionate birder is likely to be interrupted by the birds nearby. Jane Tillman, a master naturalist and one..."

Feb. 23, 2018 News Feature by Melany Jean

In the Blind

A weekend at Dai Due's Hunting School for Women

"...fishing for your dinner gives you a distinct sense of ownership and connection to your own food sources –..."

Nov. 30, 2012 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Bedside Manner: Into the Unknown (With a Slight Detour to New York)

What we're reading these days

"..."Adventure ho!" might as well be my running theme these days. It follows me from page to screen..."

Feb. 6, 2012 Books Post by Marc Savlov

The Shadow of Oslo

How politicization drives presumptions in terror coverage

"...First there were the Oslo terror attacks. Then there was the..."

Aug. 1, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Journey of a Gun

Gun traveled circuitous path to Kevin Brown's hands

"...Late Thursday night, May 31, just two days before he died, Kevin Alexander Brown got a phone..."

Oct. 5, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

TV Eye

No Emmy nominations for Buffy

"...Nowadays, I'm fairly blasé about awards shows. But when the..."

July 20, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

As a breakout film for Kathie Lee, E! Entertainment's original movie Spinning Out of Control misses the mark. Also, the upcoming Independent Spirit Awards and Oscar-related programs.

"...to be Kathie Lee Gifford. Just think about all the jokes. Jokes about her talent (or lack thereof), her..."

March 16, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Tying the Knot: A Drama

Yes, the merger of Austin's Paramount Theatre and State Theater Company is a business affair, but since theatres traffic in stories, human dramas that talk to us about life, this historic event deserves to be looked at as a story, the story of a wedding between two neighbors.

"...Forget merger. Think wedding. Yes, the union of the Paramount Theatre for the Performing Arts..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The New Moneyball in National Champions

Ric Roman Waugh calculates the human cost of NCAA profits

"...Ric Roman Waugh admits that there’s a degree of humor in calling his NCAA drama..."

Dec. 28, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Origins of Austin Punk in the Aftermath of the 13th Floor Elevators

Roky Erickson hurtles toward Doug Sahm in Chapter 1, Part 1 of the Austin Punk Chronicles

"...Levitation's three-day bacchanal honoring sounds and philosophies wrought at the Vulcan Gas Company, Congress Avenue's patchouli-soaked den of all..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Perils of Big Data

The up- and downsides of student information collection

"...There's a name that will be on a lot of..."

March 6, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Love in the Time of 'Green Darkness'

Don't judge Anya Seton's reissued biographical novels by their romance and bad covers

"...Elegantly mannered and exhaustively researched, the writing of Anya Seton has captivated readers for decades...."

Sept. 29, 2006 Books Feature by Margaret Moser

The Cocktail's Hour

Wes Marshall explains how to enjoy the resurgence of one of humanity's great inventions.

"...When we first meet Nick and Nora Charles in the opening of The Thin Man, the very debonair, if..."

June 27, 2003 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Saturday Night at the Bookstore

The Dicks' Gary Floyd 20 years after Austin's first Punk Prom at the ArmadilloWorld Headquarters

"...It was the height of spring, mid-May, and already hot. The old..."

May 12, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Genius of Love

"...It's February 1999, in the quiet, smokeless confines of the Cactus Cafe on the..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

The Macaluso Sisters

An intimate and devastating family portrait across decades

"...The spaces we inhabit become a part of our history,..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Bud Shrake's Adventures in the Film Trade

'Midnight rambling, creative gambling': Louis Black's 1985 interview with Songwriter screenwriter Bud Shrake

"...Writer Edwin "Bud" Shrake, who passed away last week after a battle with cancer, was celebrated locally..."

May 8, 2009 Screens Feature by Louis Black

The Whole Bow

Alvin Crow fiddled it his way

"...or baseball, find Alvin Crow. If you're looking for the best fiddle player in Austin, Alvin Crow's your man...."

Nov. 12, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Medallion

Furthering his American decline, Jackie Chan will wins no medallions for this stinker.

"...Claire Forlani, Julian Sands, John Rhys-Davies and Alex Bao. The idea of giving Jackie Chan superpowers is something like..."

Aug. 22, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Home Loan of Our Own

Homeowning may be the American Dream, but seems so far out of reach for so many. Bernadette Noll's story of finding and buying a house offers hope for the hapless.

"...some nine years ago, Austin was still reeling from the economic bust of the Eighties. The signs were everywhere:..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Features Feature by Bernadette Noll

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