J.R. 'Bob' Dobbs and the Church of the Subgenius

Time to get slack once again with the bizarro Austin anti-cult

"...teeth clenching a pipe in an ear-to-ear grin worthy of Ward Cleaver. Although his face archetypically evoked white, middle-class,..."

Oct. 16, 2020 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Meet the Women of Austin R&B

Spotlighting five formidable soul vocalists

"...Lodged just beneath the national mainstream, R&B and its ever broadening spectrum enjoys..."

Sept. 22, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

The Fellowship of the Tortilla

Peña Unites Central-American Folk

"...and step inside, it could be a Saturday night. The two bleachers are filled, kids sit on the floor,..."

Oct. 20, 1995 Music Feature

The History of the LGBTQ Movement in Austin

From Stonewall to today, how Pride has progressed in our city

"...Thomas, Lisa Davis, and all those we've lost along the way...."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Letters From the Women of SAFPF

A small sample of the letters received by Austin attorney Derek Howard; transcribed and minimally edited

"...In early 2008, Jodi Stodder-Caldwell, an inmate at the Ellen Halbert SAFPF unit in Burnet County, contacted Austin..."

Dec. 12, 2008 News Feature

The Memories of the Long-Distance Runner

After surviving a holocaust, Gilbert Tuhabonye runs through life to tell his tale

"...As he lay amid the dead bodies of his schoolmates, Gilbert Tuhabonye vowed that..."

May 13, 2005 News Feature by Rita Radostitz

The Least of These

UT professor Horace Newcomb reflects on the segregation South on the release of his friend and colleague Paul Stekler's documentary George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire.

"...Sometime in the fall of 1963 a psychology professor fell into step..."

March 10, 2000 Features Feature by Horace Newcomb

Danny Roy Young Should Have Been on the Cover of the 'Chronicle'

"...Dear Louis, I've been a longtime subscriber to the Chronicle, hooking on after our first visit to Austin..."

Aug. 27, 2008 Postmarks

The Dukes of URL

Web sites have their eyes on the prize -- SXSW Interactive's Earl Awards.

"...Independent filmmakers have hundreds of festivals to choose from. Independent musicians have quite a..."

March 1, 2002 Screens Feature by Michael Connor

The Gates of the Alamo Reviewed

Mark Busby reviews Stephen Harrigan's The Gates of the Alamo.

"...The Gates of the Alamo: A Novelby Stephen Harrigan..."

March 24, 2000 Books Feature by Mark Busby

The Resurrection of Mark Weaver

Pastor Mark Weaver spent Thanksgiving at Shoal Creek Hospital

"...According to the website of the New Hope Church, Mark Weaver remains..."

Dec. 30, 2011 News Feature by Michael King

The World of Wayfinding in Austin

How we get from here to there in our ever-changing city

"...where we are. Do you?" asked my seatmate on the ACL Fest shuttle bus last fall just after we'd..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Features Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Life of a Search and Rescue Drone Pioneer

How retired Air Force medic Gene Robinson found new purpose looking for missing persons

"...longer able to fly a plane himself, Robinson designed the Spectra, an unmanned flying wing aircraft that can be..."

Nov. 23, 2018 News Feature by Cat Cardenas

Darkness in the Heart of Town

Will Sheff, one step forward, two steps back

"...His grandfather, 90, was running out of time, so Will Sheff..."

Sept. 6, 2013 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

The Science of Injustice

Capital murder case highlights Texas courts' resistance to physical evidence

"...Jan. 2, 1999, Daniel Raglind was searching a section of the Sam Houston National Forest with his son Todd..."

Aug. 19, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Mayor of Washington Boulevard

The first Beach Boys' solo album, Dennis Wilson's Pacific Ocean Blue, washes back ashore after more than three decades

"...There's a problem in paradise...."

Aug. 1, 2008 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

The Death of Rock & Roll

Top 10s: Year, Decade, Eternity

"...Like this country's forefathers, it came from England. Though it didn't originate there,..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Celebrated for the Least of Reasons

Chronicle reviewer Tom Doyal has took to writin' just like Larry L. King, the playwright behind The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (and much more, Doyal reveals, in his review of King's new book of letters).

"...and took to writin' just like him, 'cept for the money: Larry L. King is an original and authentic..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Books Feature by Tom Doyal

The Music of Our Sins -- Part II Letters at 3am

"...Richard Nixon his VP). Elizabeth II was crowned Queen. The Korean War ended. Senator McCarthy's committee was blacklisting thousands..."

Sept. 26, 1997 Column by Michael Ventura

The Best of the Rest The Summer of '95, Part 2

"...a fountain, a formula, a program, a chance meeting, the lucky fall - Providence. That is magic, pure and..."

June 9, 1995 Books Feature

The Power of Poetry

Johnston High English teacher makes poets out of school's urban immigrant youths

"...The five Johnston High School seniors met twice a week..."

June 1, 2007 News Feature by Michael May

Opinion: Los Verdes, a Fourth-Grader, and the Power of Protest

Opinion: How Austin FC helped me talk to my daughter about Uvalde

"...On June 25, moments before kickoff for Austin FC vs. FC Dallas, the supporters' group..."

July 22, 2022 Column by Miguel Fernández

The Women of Hot Luck Fest Talk Food and Music

15 chefs share kitchen tunes & exclusive bites

"...party vibe is quintessentially Austin, with its focus on the intersection of food and music and just having a..."

May 24, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

SXSW Eco and TribFest: Festivals for the Rest of Y'all

Sate your inner policy wonk at these two fall favorites

"...Some people seek music for their festival pleasures. Some crave the communal solitude of the..."

Sept. 14, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Letters at 3AM: A Prayer at the End of My Rope

The crucial element of prayer is "no alibis"

"...Actually, I have a surprising number of friends in AA...."

Feb. 11, 2011 Column by Michael Ventura

Page Two: How Your South-by High Can Last Through the Rest of the Year

A veteran festival-goer weighs in

"...by Southwest 08, I would pause as incredible amounts of enthusiasm, excitement, passion, and intelligence flowed all around to..."

March 21, 2008 Column by Kevin Smokler

The Message of Dreams

Violet Crown Winner Lisa Sandlin

"...Does it take a kind of heroism to tell stories?" I asked Beaumont native and..."

Feb. 6, 1998 Books Feature by Barbara Strickland

The Evil of Two Lessers, Part II

"...September 19th: "Our popular culture owes a duty to the fragile world of children. The market is not the..."

Oct. 25, 1996 Column by Michael Ventura

The Peril of Memory

"...My memories are dangerous. Dangerous to myself, dangerous to others. If you have a look that jibes with one..."

Sept. 13, 1996 Column by Michael Ventura

Murder, Mayhem, and the Underbelly of Life

Friends in Low Places

"...eventual killer by saying "What up, Jay?" even though the killer's actual name is Justin Thomas. Regina wasn't overly..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Books Feature

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