The Church Cuts Loose

Aussie jangle-pop legacy encores SXSW 2015

"...The Church last appeared in Austin two years ago for..."

Sept. 19, 2017 Music Post by Michael Toland

The Carmichael Show

Pushing boundaries with NBC's sitcom

"...show on NBC. It's difficult to make sense of the calculus between network television and his penchant for deliberate..."

June 23, 2017 Screens Column by Kahron Spearman

The Flatlanders’ Centennial

Whole Hogg with the Lubbock trio’s “Borderless Love”

"...good I might be right where I belong.” During their 90-minute hootenanny Friday at Hogg Auditorium, the Flatlanders revisited..."

June 27, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Summer Fun: A Cheeseburger at the Blue Hole

An extra pair of tickets for Jimmy Buffett in Austin May 31

"...Barton Springs: Love the lawn, fear the water. Wimberley’s Blue Hole, there I’m..."

May 16, 2014 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Cracks in the Ceiling

An extended Q&A with Ann Richards biographer Jan Reid

"...Last week the Chronicle sat down for a conversation with..."

Oct. 25, 2012 Arts Post by Michael King

Off the Record

OTR goes country with Mike & the Moonpies and Fire Relief: The Concert for Central Texas

"...Fire Relief: The Concert for Central Texas at the Frank Erwin Center..."

Oct. 21, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Hurd Is the Word

Cornell Hurd, Austin's most prolific C&W songwriter? It's no joke.

"...some of you are gonna dance. Holy mackerel, it's the Cornell Hurd Band!"..."

Nov. 3, 2006 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Off Beat: ACL Weekend One Was Hot, Dusty, and Gay as Hell

Notes from the ground at Zilker, plus tips for weekend two

"...My weather app only read 89 degrees Friday afternoon, but Weekend..."

Oct. 11, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

Six Decades of The Nutcracker at Ballet Austin

Stephen Mills sprinkles seasonal magic on a beloved Christmas institution

"...There are traditions, and then there are traditions within traditions...."

Dec. 1, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Checking In: Conjunto Los Pinkys Readies for the New Normal

“Conjunto has survived [here] for decades and will continue to do so”

"...of conjunto lifers skipping rhythms across time and stage. The Conjunto Los Pinkys cabal leader provides an epic glimpse..."

Aug. 31, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Off The Bookshelf

Short reviews of recently published books

"...The Things We Do to Make It Home..."

April 16, 1999 Books Feature

Texas in the Title

"...Chart Position: none This tightly packed amalgam of blues, Southern soul, and funk finds Gilmer, Texas-born guitar great Freddie..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Last Stand's SMaSH IPA

Less is more with this single malt, single hop beer

"...Whoa hey, we get it. India pale ales are the Morrisseys of craft beer: scorchingly bitter, with hints of..."

Oct. 21, 2016 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Emily Wells, Dwight Yoakam, Sir Woman, Tony Kamel, Jake Lloyd, and more recommended shows

"...Regards to the End was stirred up by an existential prompt: What..."

June 3, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Fourth Festivities Return: After a year off due to the pandemic, Independence Day celebrations rev back up again this..."

July 2, 2021 News Feature

A Way Out of the Desert?

Sanchez and Morales hustle for the AFL-CIO.

"...Tatcho Mindiola, the venerable director of the Center for Mexican Studies at..."

Jan. 18, 2002 News Feature by Michael King

Page Two: The Good Songs We Need to Sing Together and Loud

Celebrating love and resistance at Terry and Jo Harvey Allen's 55th wedding anniversary

"...Thirty years of the stress and the strains..."

July 14, 2017 Column by Louis Black

1, 2, Tres, Cuatro: Waltz Across Texas

San Antonio rock & roll posters and Central Texas dance halls – preserve them.

"...The notion was fueled by blind faith: Would San Antonio's..."

April 6, 2012 Music Column by Margaret Moser

Looks Like a Straus Waltz to House Speaker

With the help of House Democrats, San Antonio Republican locks up votes for speaker

"...With the 81st Legislature starting on Jan. 13, everyone expected the..."

Jan. 9, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Miller's Tale

Swinging across the century with Ernie Mae Miller, 'a little blues, a little bawdy'

"...holds in one small hand a framed photograph from the Forties. It's a band photo of the Prairie View..."

July 6, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Soul of Nathaniel Rateliff

Sold-out Austin City Limits warmup prompts a dance sprawl

"...Some say soul music comes from the catharsis of pain. No question why the genre rose..."

Nov. 20, 2015 Music Post by Alejandra Ramirez

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Vel Nine, Sam Dimov Quintet, Rococo Disco, and more recommended shows

"...Austin's Ben Buck first invited Southern California's Vel Nine for a Texas Two-Step tour in..."

Feb. 17, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Barkers

Barking at the Moon, except not with Ozzy

"...Stitching together every musical square of red, white, and blue fabric..."

March 3, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Neil Young: Heart of Gold

Jonathan Demme dreams us back to the golden age of performance films, in which Neil Young unfolds his latest album Prairie Wind in concert at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.

"...junction music tell-alls, Jonathan Demme dreams us back to the golden age of performance films. Like Martin Scorsese, another..."

March 17, 2006 Movie Review by Raoul Hernandez

Bruce Robison & Kelly Willis Step Into Their Third Act

Chronicle Hot Sauce headliners look ahead to the next waltz

"...Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis enter the Pershing to a backslapping barrage of greetings. The couple..."

Aug. 23, 2019 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Company Business

"...Starring: Gene Hackman, Mikhail Baryshnikov and Kurtwood Smith. So, the Cold War has de-escalated into a Big Chill. The..."

Oct. 25, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Shine a Light

The Rolling Stones gather no moss in this Martin Scorsese-directed concert film that's playing on both IMAX and conventional screens.

"...Scorsese. Long after Jean-Luc Godard (One Plus One/Sympathy for the Devil) and Albert Maysles (Gimme Shelter), one of the..."

April 4, 2008 Movie Review by Raoul Hernandez

Casino

Stone jumps into the deep end with Scorsese made guys, De Niro and Pesci, as the action moves from New York to Vegas, with uneven results.

"...and L.Q. Jones. That Martin Scorsese is one of the modern masters of cinema is a fact that is..."

Nov. 22, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Nina on Netflix

Simone leads a chorus of music docs streaming online

"...Cable television of the new millennium – Netflix – could finally offset its..."

July 29, 2015 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Collective Wisdom

The Tonewheel Collective spins off Austin's indie scene of tomorrow

"...unlikely master of ceremonies. Humble and soft-spoken even onstage, the 25-year-old songwriter grins almost apologetically to the intimate Beerland..."

May 11, 2007 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

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