From the Music Desk

On Willie, Billy, Stevie Ray, Blaze, and more highlights from four decades of covering Austin music

"...In Austin, music is politics. It's the action. It's gossip. It's history. Love stories and tragedies..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Michael Hall

What Next for the Former Alamo Ritz Location?

After the Alamo, an unclear future for the historic Downtown cinema

"...Take the Alamo out of the Ritz, and it's still the..."

July 2, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Vulcan Video Lives in the Alamo!

Not a dream! Not a what-if! Video Vortex comes to South Lamar!

"...for a few weeks, but now it's all been confirmed, just in time for International Independent Video Store Day:..."

Oct. 16, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band

All the steps before that last waltz

"...The Last Waltz, the model for the modern concert film,..."

March 6, 2020 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Lege Lines: School Finance Bill Passes House With Flying Colors

Stickland only holdout on ambitious “Texas Plan” finance bill

"...House Bill 3, the session's marquee school finance legislation, survived..."

April 12, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Future May Finally Be Brightening for Texas Film Incentives

The sequel to film rebates?

"...The Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program (TMIIIP for not..."

Jan. 4, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Playback: The Greyhounds Hoof It

Groove-mongering R&B duo the Greyhounds get mule-headed, S.S. Hangover floats Laguna Gloria, and the Austin Music Commission overlooks music hub

"...Saddled atop a mule, sporting an ivory suit emblazoned with a joint-smoking flamingo, Andrew Trube resembles an ambassador..."

April 13, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Luv Doc: Cat Corpses in Your Rearview

Keep your head on a swivel

"...life. I have a job I like, a cute house that I am slowly paying off. I take regular..."

March 30, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Playback: SXSW Again Pivots on Rap

Hip-hop sustains the Festival's star power

"...South by Southwest remains the only time of the year you'll see a rapper..."

March 16, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

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

Tovo and Casar Unfiltered on CodeNEXT

The Council members' full conversation with the Chronicle

"...If you’re here, it’s because you’ve sought out the full transcription of the Chronicle’s CodeNEXT conversation with Mayor..."

Sept. 14, 2017 News Post by Nick Barbaro

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

Lege Lines – The Texas Legislature: Not Enron

Passing a state budget when one side’s “cooking the books”

"...If the Republican Texas House Speaker from San Antonio can be..."

March 31, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Music Live: At the Drive-In

Surprise set from reunited El Pasoans steals the showcase

"...Under normal circumstances, festivalgoers who caught Mohawk’s Wednesday night House of Vans showcase would dish about the entire lineup..."

March 16, 2017 SXSW Post by Bryan Rolli

Lege Lines: A New Path for State House Dems

The promise of new Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair Chris Turner

"...When Chris Turner took to the dais in the Speaker's Press Room after Gov. Greg..."

Feb. 10, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Spirit of the City and the Letter of the Law Collide at Sekrit Theater

Beau Reichert struggles with the city over his backyard arts complex

"...A welcome sign at the end of Beau Reichert's driveway greets visitors to Sekrit..."

Sept. 2, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

The Boys Club

Female employees say gender discrimination persists at City Hall. Could a new resolution fix the broken system?

"...Mapi Vigil felt she had earned a move up the career ladder. Encouraged by her supervisors, the Austin Watershed..."

Aug. 12, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

After the Flood, Before the Flood

As the area recovers from the Memorial Day flood, El Niño looms

"...into San Marcos Sunday morning, May 24, evidence of the previous night's storm was strewn all over the highway...."

Aug. 14, 2015 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Williams Receives Last-Minute Stay of Execution

Tyler native originally set to die Thursday evening

"...Clifton Williams, the 31-year-old Tyler native set for execution this..."

July 16, 2015 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Porter Ale House Win Slips Away

Pub forgets to "dance with who brung 'em" on Best New Restaurant

"...Last week, Austin's popular new Porter Ale House & Gastropub..."

Feb. 23, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

The Weeknd, Denied

Internet sensation proves NSFW at Cedar Park Center

"...I left the Cedar Park Center Monday night believing the Weeknd..."

Sept. 25, 2013 Music Post by Austin Powell

Returning the Favor to Debbie Rombach

Benefits, fundraisers, stunts, and a closing in local news

"...Playback is devoted to SXSW's Brent Grulke, who died Monday, but before that story broke, local happenings were stacking,..."

Aug. 16, 2012 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Get Real. Get Right. Get Savage: The Return of Barrence Whitfield

Whitfield rekindles his local love affair

"...Barrence Whitfield & the Savages' visits to Austin in the Nineties are things..."

June 27, 2012 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Show Them the Need

The great GOP wave breaks on the realities of the actual cost of government

"...The Texas Legislature did not return (or rather, did not..."

June 10, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Innkeepers: You Can Check In, But You Might Not Check Out

Devilish doings in Ti West's new ghost story

"...made, and it's all good luck. But with all the coincidences surrounding The Innkeepers, well, it's downright eerie...."

March 11, 2011 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Man in the White Hat

Larry Joe Doherty rides into the battle for CD 10

"...The strategy was supposed to solidify power for Tom DeLay...."

Oct. 3, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

The 'Damaged' Cycle

The Dirty Projectors' Dave Longstreth discusses the remaking of a hardcore classic.

"...Years ago, I lived in a house in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, a two-story remnant from the..."

Sept. 13, 2007 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

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 social justice movement in Latin..."

Aug. 10, 2007 News Feature by John Ross

The Greatest Gift

An oral history unearthing one of post-punk's most seminal acts: Austin's Scratch Acid

"...The afternoon high tops 100 for the umpteenth straight day...."

Sept. 1, 2006 Music Feature by Greg Beets

This Ain't No Picnic: Minutemen on Patrol

The sinister legions of the 'Drug Cartel' have little to fear from the latest incarnation of border hysteria. As for the rest of us ...

"...On the first of October, if you wanted to contact..."

Oct. 28, 2005 News Feature by Diana Welch

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