The New Cold Concoction

Iced tea gets a makeover

"...come into its own. While those of us in the southern United States have known forever that nothing beats..."

Aug. 17, 2001 Food Feature by MM Pack

Tapping Into the New Old Settler’s Music Festival

Checking in with Donna the Buffalo, Billy Strings, Greensky Bluegrass, the women of I'm With Her, and more

"...Donna the BuffaloThu. 19, 7:10pm, Campground Stage; Fri. 20, 5:15pm, Original..."

April 20, 2018 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The New Rites of Spring

The Last Word in Instrumental Rock

"...It's an overly romanticized notion, the idea of every generation having some sort of defining..."

April 27, 2001 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

Bedside Manner: Into the Unknown (With a Slight Detour to New York)

What we're reading these days

"..."Adventure ho!" might as well be my running theme these days. It follows me from page to screen..."

Feb. 6, 2012 Books Post by Marc Savlov

Man of the Century

"...time. As his name implies, he's an artifact from another decade -- one that roared and had flappers and..."

Dec. 3, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Restaurant Review: Home Slice Pizza – North Loop

The classic local hot spot serves up its New York-style slices on North Loop

"...more than successfully thwarting thieves with booby traps, if there's one solid takeaway from Kevin McCallister's experiences in Home..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

The Sun Is Also a Star

Is it destiny that brings these two lovers together, or the bland demands of a YA adaptation?

"...A Gen Z spin on Before Sunrise, complicated by U.S. immigration law, The Sun Is Also..."

May 17, 2019 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Paper

The chaos, confusion, and ongoing struggle that is involved in putting out a newspaper is well-captured in Howard's movie. Despite a melodramatic storyline, the texture rings true and the rapid-fire dialogue recalls screwball comedies from the Thirties.

"...Tomei, Randy Quaid, Robert Duvall, Jason Robards, Spalding Gray, Catherine O'Hara and Clint Howard. Early every morning for years,..."

April 1, 1994 Movie Review by Louis Black

What I Learned at the Dot-Bomb Revolution

Robert Bryce recounts his short, happy career in the Internet wave

"...The offer was just too good...."

Nov. 30, 2001 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Sun City Undercover

The Spinning of Del's Webb

"...ASK ME -- I'm a resident!" So say the large-print buttons adorning the lapels of Sun City Georgetown's..."

Aug. 2, 1996 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Hightower Report

Republican Presidential Hopes; and Schumer's Wall Street Poverty Program

"...affordable housing? Uh, no. A jobs program? Uh-uh. What then?..."

Aug. 24, 2007 News Column by Jim Hightower

“No Willie, Waylon, or the Armadillo in 1977!!!” The Punk Beast Begins to Stir in Austin

A nascent scene takes shape in chapter three of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...Editor’s note: This is the third chapter in a serialized history of Austin’s punk..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Cream of the Tech-Top

The Year in Multimedia

"...3. The release of Microsoft's Windows 95, as much for the..."

Jan. 5, 1996 Screens Feature

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...journalistic eye remains trained upon his hometown of Houston. The rapper's half-decade of granular, street-life storytelling (with Kream's immediate..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

The Glam Punks of 70s Austin Get Up to Their Gypsy Tricks

The Austin Punk Chronicles, chapter two, part two: Glitter rock (1972-76) fades

"...like Ike Turner and Bobby "Blue" Bland frequented his father's barbershop next door to the 5-4 Ballroom, a prime..."

Jan. 24, 2020 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

How a Collaboration Between Roky Erickson and Doug Sahm Became Part of the Blueprint for Punk Rock

Chapter one of the Austin Punk Chronicles concludes with two local legends setting the stage for a global music revolution

"...As Roky Erickson's live solo debut loomed at the grand opening of the Ritz on October 18, 1974..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The San Francisco Sound

Celebrating the San Francisco Sound, 1965-1970, if not Rhino Records anthology thereof

"...The first music piece I ever wrote was on the..."

Dec. 7, 2007 Music Feature by Louis Black

July Is Crime Month: The Crime Blotter, Week 4

A curated guide to unlawful activities around town July 22-28

"...Since July Is Crime Month at the Chronicle, the ruffians and reprobates at this rag want..."

July 21, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Way It Is and Isn't

Ben Rubin's art installation at UT shows the gap between TV news in Cronkite's time and now

"...time – and not just because it kicked off the cocktail hour. That was the time, in the Central..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Holiday Viewing: The Shop Around the Corner

The essential Jimmy Stewart Christmas movie (no, not that one)

"...James Stewart was perfect for the part – “the antithesis of the old-time matinee idol;..."

Dec. 1, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Meet Your New City Council, Austin!

Recapping the run-offs

"...ready to concede just yet, it appears as though the new City Council is finally here, and it looks..."

Dec. 17, 2014 News Post by the News Staff

Turn Off, Tune Out, Drop Into the Unwired Place

Take a deep breath and unplug

"...I've always been fascinated by the left-field ascent of a trend, a movement, even just..."

March 7, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Year in Sports, as Pitched to the Head of a Hollywood Studio

"...hard to make it as screenwriters. Every one of them has taken a crack at writing about those golden..."

May 14, 2007 Sports Post by John Hunt

State of the Slam

The 1999 Austin Poetry Slam Team barely missed making the finals of the recent National Poetry Slam in Chicago, but after the trials and tribulations of the past few months (which continue into the present), the team was just happy to be there.

"...Nine-tenths of a point. That's how much the 1999 Austin Poetry Slam Team missed advancing to the..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Books Feature by Christopher Gray

Anthem of the Sun

Non-commercial frequency Sun Radio broadens its solar-powered Americana throughout Central Texas

"...Up on the second-story rooftop of Sun Radio, one looks east to..."

Jan. 22, 2016 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

With the Music Lineup Rolling Out, South by Southwest 2022 Finally Feels Real

Maxo Kream, Monaleo, W.I.T.C.H., and Vitreous Humor highlight drop

"...hard on viral hit “Beating Down Yo Block” – the forthcoming festival, 31 months removed from its last physical..."

Oct. 20, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Black Keys and Bootsy Collins Top Latest SXSW Music Announcement

Plus Angélica Garcia, Dende, Snõõper

"...South by Southwest brought in the big guns for its third wave of showcasing artists,..."

Jan. 24, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

SXSW Music Adds New Order, Killer Mike, Protomartyr, and Isabella Lovestory

Along with over 300 more artists headed to the Austin festival

"...How does it feel? New Order leads the pack among 320 musical names announced..."

Jan. 25, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Sun Ra Commander Marshall Allen

Intergalactic RAS Day headliners tap universal vibrations

"...is 92 years young and remains as sharp as the notes that explode from his alto saxophone. The Kentucky..."

Aug. 24, 2016 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Qmmunity: The Gay Outdoors

Get out and touch grass at Tawa Threads’ outdoorsy art exhibit. Plus: Austin drag takes a bite outta the Big Apple!

"...Boy, who doesn't love the outdoors? I'll admit I'm a little bit of an..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Column by James Scott

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