Behind the Tall Tales of Lester Bangs in Texas

Lester's Last Stand

"..."Lester's Last Stand: Behind the Tall Tales of Lester Bangs in..."

March 7, 1997 Books Feature

The Year That Slipped Away

The 6,000 Albums of 1995

"...I dreamt that Mick Jagger died. I was, pardon the pun, shattered. I couldn't believe it, and I spent..."

Jan. 5, 1996 Music Feature

For the Boys

"...if anyone had any illusions about this movie. From the first frame of the first trailer, it was clear..."

Dec. 6, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Kier-La Janisse and the Ghosts of Christmas Yet to Come

Film historian conjures The Haunted Season

"...logs, eggnog, carols, Christmas trees, and scary stories – the true heart of a British Christmas. Now, film historian..."

Dec. 19, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Verde Report: How Austin FC Ended Up on the Brink of a Lost Season

The next match is a must-win

"...Austin FC's season took place in a video game, the solution would be obvious. Quit without saving, return to..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

The Summer Heat Has Been Brutal, but at Least You Can Swim for Free in These City Pools

City waives pool fees through Sept. 30

"...yesterday, and it’s going to be super hot for the next week. After that, we may get some relief..."

Aug. 10, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

On the Nightshift: Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Keep Running

At Moody "with the white-hot light of the oncoming train”

"...band that needs no introduction. Right? Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band!”..."

Feb. 17, 2023 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

AmericanaFest 2022 Brings the Roots Community Back Together

Eight emerging acts seen in Nashville, from Nora Brown to Early James

"...and open. That emphasis was on full display throughout the five days of packed programming last week in Nashville,..."

Sept. 21, 2022 Music Post by Doug Freeman

SXSW Music Spotlight: The Dream Syndicate

Longtime alternative rockers tie up the loose ends

"...The Dream Syndicate planted bountiful seeds for alternative rock with..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by Michael Toland

The Reporting Life

Oh, the places you'll go

"...Our reporting has taken us everywhere from the Supreme Court and death row to up and down..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Planting the Seed: A Cannabis Conversation

The Luck Summit starts 4/26 and wraps on Willie Nelson’s birthday, 4/29

"...After seeing the large impact and engagement from Willie's Birthday livestream last..."

April 16, 2021 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Austin at Large: The Costly Pastime of Politics

The big bucks are rolling in to local candidates and PACs. Why, and for what?

"...Voices of Austin, the political nonprofit that advocates for undoing much of what..."

Oct. 9, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Last September, Late Iron Age Sonic Architect Wade Allison Spoke About Composing a Crossover Metal Standard

Eighteen days after the death of Power Trip frontman we uncover an unseen interview with the late guitarist

"..."Iron Age are very important to the history of Texas hardcore and metal," guitarist Blake Ibanez..."

Sept. 25, 2020 Music Feature by Michael Toland

We Have an Issue: “People Really, Really Are Done With the Murders of Black People at the Hands of Police”

In this week’s issue, we look at the impact of police use of force at protests – and if any changes are going to come from it

"...this week's cover, an image of a protester at the Texas State Capitol on Sunday, at what was meant..."

June 5, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

If You Have To Leave The House, Why Not Donate Blood?

Hospitals could face critical shortages as outbreak disrupts drives

"...president of community engagement at We are Blood, told the Chronicle Monday, March 16...."

March 16, 2020 News Post by Margaret Nicklas

The Way Back

Affleck gets courtside in a tale of basketball redemption

"...In the history of Bishop Hayes High School, there has never..."

March 13, 2020 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Latest on Local Singer Chameleon Foster's Disappearance

His family requests help from the public to bring him home

"...It has been 13 days since 25-year-old Brenden "Chameleon" Foster was seen at Hippie..."

Feb. 18, 2020 News Post by Jessi Cape

Envisioning the Future of Austin State Hospital

What will it take to turn the former Texas State Lunatic Asylum into a world-class center of brain health?

"...It used to be lovely. There was a lake, with boats, and lily ponds, and..."

March 22, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

You Be the Judge

Sex, lies, and politics in the 331st District Court

"...This year's primary race for the 331st District Court has been as much about dishing..."

March 2, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Lege Lines: Elsewhere Under the Dome

20 days left of the 85th session

"...Tick, tock, tick, tock, the session is in its last 20 days, and important..."

May 12, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

Point Austin: Only a Few More Days

The campaigns last forever, and the battles never end

"...It's nearly all over but the shouting, and by this time next Wednesday, Nov. 9,..."

Nov. 4, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four

Doc chronicles a shameful chapter in San Antonio history

"...At the tail end of the last gasp of the satanic..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Playback: Doug Sahm for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame!

The Austin Music Hall gets slated for teardown, the Roost closes while looking for a cash infusion, Backyard owner Tim O'Connor gets back in the concert game, and a Kickstarter campaign to get Doug Sahm into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

"...on Lone Star mononyms Willie and Selena. "Sahm's among the most important players in the history of Texas music...."

July 10, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Tickle the Ribs

The first annual 'Austin Chronicle' Invitational BBQ Beef Rib Smackdown

"...There's something primeval about eating a barbecued beef rib. Holding..."

Jan. 17, 2014 Food Feature by Mick Vann

The Clairvoyant

Iron Maiden, Brent Grulke, Billy Joe Shaver (& Lester Bangs)

"...I lost my wallet in Poland last October – the night we returned to Krakow from..."

Aug. 17, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Page Two: Strange Days

Surfacing into the riptide of SXSW

"...The last half-year or so has easily been the strangest..."

March 2, 2012 Column by Louis Black

Scene of the Crime

Revisiting the yogurt shop murders: A cold case reconsideration of the 1991 crime points away from the prosecution's assumptions and conclusions

"...big news. Ten years after city and county officials gathered to announce that they'd found the four men responsible..."

Dec. 16, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The 'Tease That Binds

The Texas Burlesque Festival builds community among those who are hip to the strip

"...a hook – that little something unique that snags the audience. It can be a shake or a shimmy..."

April 15, 2011 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Next Three Days

Russell Crowe plays a man who improbably springs his wife from prison where she's been incarcerated for life.

"...familiar – and potentially dramatic – ingredients as jailbreaks, the wrongly accused, and femmes fatales, Haggis culls the least..."

Nov. 26, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

As the Years Go Passing By

Inner Sanctum Records and the Armadillo – rock & roll, Austin-historical-style

"...long, passed in a cubbyhole in a bookstore on the Drag with a newly Xeroxed poster that read, "Smash..."

Aug. 13, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

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