Su-Yee Lin's "An Interlude: Pig River"

Third Place winner in the 2017 Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest

"...So the pig said, "Get on," and he did. It was..."

June 9, 2017 Arts Feature by Su-Yee Lin

The Luv Doc: Gracious Acceptance

The Luv Doc postulates on why 69 was invented

"...10-day streak before that, and five days right before then, and so on and so on. You'd think it..."

June 2, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

Spoon's Hot Thoughts Remodels the Locals' Art-Funk

Britt Daniel and Jim Eno talk about the rise of R&B in the band's sound

"...urgently. "We told people we're on at this time. They may not get to see us!"..."

June 2, 2017 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Scrubs

Finding real-life parallels in the hospital sitcom’s mentor-student relationship

"...and found out that chief of medicine Dr. Kelso, whom he thought a cuddly old uncle, is a mean-spirited,..."

June 2, 2017 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

DPS Troopers Push Undocumented Immigrants Into a Deportation Pipeline

Spike in traffic stops raises concerns about racial profiling, faulty record keeping, and the damage done to families

"...Public Safety troopers are rounding up undocumented immigrants on the state's highways and roads and pushing them into a..."

June 2, 2017 News Feature by Debbie Nathan

Laura Poitras Takes a Risk

Oscar-winning documentarian on Julian Assange and WikiLeaks

"...she contends with planned obsolescence. "I can't believe that they changed the mini-jack. It's highway robbery that they make..."

May 9, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Another Evil

Carson D. Mell on crying exorcists, plus home release update

"...If there's something strange in your neighborhood, calling a needy, dysfunctional,..."

May 6, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Guy Clark Biographer Tamara Saviano

“He shared things with me he didn’t share with other people”

"...Killed or Caught, Tamara Saviano’s biography of Guy Clark, who died last May, cemented the Texan’s legacy while exploring..."

March 30, 2017 Music Post by Doug Freeman

The Oral History of Austin Beerworks

How the local brewery became the heir to the aluminum throne

"...as plucky hometown breweries go, Austin Beerworks might be the pluckiest. From the shoestrings that budgeted the original 30-barrel..."

March 10, 2017 Food Feature by Eric Puga

35 Years of the Austin Music Awards

Living in a dream

"...Blame the Big Boys, whose scathing punk for a classed-up Austin..."

March 3, 2017 Features Feature by Doug Freeman

Bumble Offers an Alternative to Online Dating

Local dating app puts women first

"...your existing social circle. Chances are, you've already dated the people in your immediate sphere and online dating offers..."

Dec. 2, 2016 Screens Feature by felix morgan

Cece Winans, Reluctant Star

Gospel great tapes for PBS on the Sabbath

"...first album in nine years on Feb. 3, Let Them Fall in Love, the Detroit gospel star tapes Austin..."

Nov. 19, 2016 Music Post by Alejandra Ramirez

The Q&A Hole: Why Would Someone – Why Would Anyone – Vote for Trump?

With Leslie Bonnell, Arcie Cola, Lashonda Lester, Tim Doyle, and more

"...Because this is the day, right?..."

Nov. 8, 2016 News Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

With Ti West In a Valley of Violence

Director on PTSD, Westerns, and the world's greatest dog

"...The Western is a forgery. There are white hats and..."

Oct. 21, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Country Sensation Margo Price Gets Real

Nashville queen reigns over ACL's second weekend

"...at 20 from Illinois, Midwest Farmer's Daughter deserves all the success and praise it's reaping. Recorded at Memphis' historic..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Three Businesses Sprout in New Development, the Yard

Trio makes their way through Austin’s burgeoning artisan food world

"...and home decorating, but recently it has become a mantra in the food and beverage industry, where corporate Goliaths..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Food Feature by Adrienne White

Playback: Big Henry's Grooves Antone's

Antone's new vinyl annex, Scoot Inn's new look, Jackie Venson's new late-night TV fan, and new (bad) ideas for ACL Fest signage

"...The careful resurrection of Antone's was nearly complete:..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Summoning the Blair Witch

Into the woods with Simon Barrett and Adam Wingard

"...Love it or hate it, The Blair Witch Project birthed a genre, and any sequel..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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

Being Alice Cooper

Detroit legend’s six degrees of separation from all rock

"...“Actually, it’s pronounced ‘Mill-e-wah-que.’” Like the two starry-eyed protagonists of 1992 comedy Wayne’s World, I..."

Aug. 17, 2016 Music Post by Bryan Rolli

Death Watch: Executing Texas' Law of Parties

Jeff Wood never killed anybody; Robert Pruett may not have either. Why does the state want to put them both to death?

"...and right, state Court of Criminal Appeals justices questioning the constitutionality of capital punishment, and the state having a..."

Aug. 12, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Space Cowboy Steve Miller's Not Joking

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist details the pompitous of musical education

"...Steve Miller's diamond career arcs from the postwar blues of the Fifties to his induction into..."

July 22, 2016 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

Doc doesn't quite capture the spirit of the brilliant iconoclast

"...Trying to communicate the essence of musician Frank Zappa and his body of..."

July 15, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Back From the Dead

Stephen Romano cheats the grim reaper to launch Eibon Press

"..."The boat can leave now. Tell the crew."..."

July 15, 2016 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Luv Doc: Slobs!

Nobody wants a fiery taint on their first date

"...Austin men are great in many ways. They are usually intelligent, reasonably well-mannered, interesting, and..."

July 15, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

We Need to Talk About Maxwell

“I make records because I live, not because I live to make records”

"...2016 marks the 20th anniversary of Gerald Maxwell Rivera’s debut, Maxwell’s Urban..."

July 13, 2016 Music Post by Alejandra Ramirez

Page Two: After the Flood

When everything is gone, there is love, and the memory of love

"...– "After the Gold Rush," Neil Young..."

July 8, 2016 Column by Louis Black

John Carpenter, Rock Star

Filmmaker as synth-pop pioneer horrifies the Moody Theater June 23

"...of John Carpenter’s muses – ghost director of 1951’s The Thing From Another World – helped invent film repartee..."

June 15, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Ben Snakepit Releases His Manor Threat

New collection of diary comics debuts at Beerland this Saturday

"...Ben Snakepit – who draws an autobiographical comic strip every single day of..."

June 8, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Unsane Banter

Chemistry, scars, and “Slayer! Fuckin’ Slayer!”

"...Hall on Friday, joined by local cronies Honky and the Fuckemos. Austinite of two years, bassist Dave Curran runs..."

May 19, 2016 Music Post by Michael Toland

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