Behold a Pale Horse: the White Horse Turns Ten with No Signs of an Apocalypse

A look back at the early days of the “black sheep” of Austin honky-tonks

"...record and Merle Haggard never sang a ballad about the challenges of finishing a masters degree...."

Dec. 10, 2021 Music Post by Gary Lindsey

Masters of the Universe: Revelation Trailer Threatens All Life

More details on the new show from Kevin Smith and Powerhouse

"...So, it looks like the entirety of creation is ending - at least, in..."

July 2, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Why the Pandemic Couldn't Break RWBY's Heart

Kerry Shawcross and Lindsay Jones look back at making Volume 8

"...It's always darkest before the dawn. If the saying is true, then the sun..."

April 3, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Music Is on the Menu Web Series Kicks Off With Ramen Tatsu-ya Chef and DJ Jester

Kid Koala and DJ Jester play premiere show at North Door on March 9

"...The only thing that Austinites like more than a night..."

March 5, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Sex and the City

The new feature stands on its own (typically stilettoed) feet, while holding fast to the series’ singular mix of the giddily ribald and brutally confessional.

"...Willie Garson. Surely enough ink has been spilled over whether a women’s picture can own the weekend box office..."

May 30, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Next Step

They've made their films. They've done the festivals. Now, four filmmakers share stories about finding -- and losing -- distribution.

"...Now what? You blew the chance to buy into your neighbor's IPO in favor..."

April 20, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

What the Right Hand Is Doing

Magician turned sitcom star Harry Anderson returns to Austin at Palmer Auditorium this weekend, and his former partner and cohort, Austin author Turk Pipkin, looks back as he looks forward to reuniting with his old pal.

"...by Turk Pipkin, Mike Caveney, and Martin Lewis for the 20-year reunion of the Left-Handed League at Palmer Auditorium...."

Sept. 3, 1999 Features Feature by Turk Pipkin

The Luv Doc: Remembering Valentine’s

Just one of the reasons Paula Hitler never opened a bakery

"...The last time my husband remembered to do something for..."

Feb. 14, 2025 Column by The Luv Doc

The Best a Band Can Get: The Story of Pussy Gillette

A scene veteran and a bass beginner coin the best band name in Austin – and the music's good, too

"...A leather-clad Negloria – or Blackula, as she's known tonight –..."

Nov. 19, 2021 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Page Two: Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Watching the Tide Roll Away

The Chronicle at 35

"..."The present-day composer refuses to die!"..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Column by Louis Black

TV Eye: The Axe Drops

Why isn't the new fall TV season working?

"...There was disappointment when news broke last Friday that ABC..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

The First Time

Austin artists reveal the intimate details of how they got their muse on

"...Everyone remembers their first time, right? How old you were, where you..."

July 17, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Step Up 2 the Streets

Romantic sparks fly (again) among students from different backgrounds at the Maryland School of the Arts.

"...Scott and Janelle Cambridge. In case you weren’t aware, there’s an epidemic plaguing our cities. I’m not talking about..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Sentimental Family Band Isn’t Hung Up on the High Times

The softie ex-art-rockers arrive at Austin’s honky-tonk revival

"...This is what Sagebrush was made for. The South Congress honky-tonk is full to the brim. Dancers..."

April 12, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Hoping for Normalcy, Leo Rondeau’s Back in the Honky-Tonks

Ex-Austin country singer returns for a month at Sam’s Town Point

"...It’s Thursday night, halfway through the last calendar page of 2021, under the red lights..."

Jan. 14, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Navigating the Unknown: Chris Brecht Talks ATX6 Documentary

Lift Me Up premieres Friday on KLRU

"...think of PBS, I think of music and travel shows. Actually, Sesame Street as well, but that’s way beside..."

June 16, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Kathy Valentine of the Go-Go's Recalls the Moment Her Band Topped the Charts in 1981

Austin born and raised, Valentine and the girls reigned with Beauty & the Beat – as excerpted from her new memoir All I Ever Wanted

"...Beauty and the Beat was mixed, mastered, and finished. All of the..."

April 17, 2020 Music Feature by Kathy Valentine

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 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

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

The 10-Year Fight for Pride in Austin ISD

Looking at the origins

"...It was 2014, one year before the nationwide legalization of gay marriage, and then-Superintendent Paul Cruz..."

Aug. 9, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Fantastic Fest Gets Toxic With The Toxic Avenger

Fall of the House of Usher, The Creator added

"...said that you had to get rid of all the toxic people in your life? Not when they're the..."

Aug. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The LBJ Presidential Library at 50

For five decades, the LBJ Library & Museum has been not only keeping history but also making history

"...rendered on any emblematic skyline of Austin. It doesn't show up on any lists of iconic local landmarks. It..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

New Documentary Shows the Beauty of the Border, and the Perils of a Barrier

The River and the Wall captures a wilderness without divisions

"...The idea of building a border wall between the U.S...."

May 3, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Quarrel With the Status Quo

Charlie Baird on criminal justice, equity, and the Travis County D.A.

"...Charlie Baird: Well, I'll tell you, honestly – and the reason I'm hesitant is because I think it sounds..."

Jan. 20, 2012 News Feature

The Secret History of Tuna

Tuna isn't the only Texas town with which actor-writers Jaston Williams and Joe Sears can be closely identified. Austin has played a significant role in the development of their town, and in return Sears and Williams have changed the face of the capital city.

"...men and a town. That pretty much sums up the careers of Joe Sears and Jaston Williams, at least..."

April 12, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Ruling the Roost

Austin Preeminent Concert Promoter Ponders Retirement

"...If he hadn't been driving the getaway car, Tim O'Connor might have punched Willie Nelson...."

June 1, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Ben Kweller to Launch the Zev Award at the Chronicle’s Austin Music Awards

New grant for musicians under 18 honors his son, Dorian Zev Kweller

"...Alongside the Austin Music Awards’ annual Hall of Fame inductions, much-loved..."

Feb. 19, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

AI, Strikes, and Burning It Down: Highlights of the ATX TV Festival

Celebration of the small screen becomes a war room for writers

"...It started with one person clapping. Then a row of people. Then a second row. A..."

June 9, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Meet Me at Waterloo Records: Playing, Shopping, and Encountering Life-Changing Moments at the Heart of Austin Music

Influential Austin characters reminice on 40 years of playing, shopping, and encountering life-changing moments at the heart of Austin music

"...and gave me a piercing look. Queued up at the vinyl room register in Waterloo Records, I flashed back..."

April 8, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

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