Counting the Dead

Nevada journalist tries to do what the government won't

"...Review Editor D. Brian Burghart first became interested in the number of law enforcement-involved deaths in 2012. While reading..."

Feb. 27, 2015 News Feature by Amy Kamp

The Natural

"...across a picnic table from Rob Bernard, guitarist for the Damnations TX and Prescott Curlywolf, conversing over a cold..."

July 30, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Chapter 4: The Nineties!

March 1991 -- December 2000

"...Austin: The recovery blossoms into the second boom. The first half..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

The Big Cheese

South by Southwest 1997

"...The phrase "shit-hot," cribbed from some international band's bio, comes..."

March 21, 1997 Music Feature

Record Reviews

"...The following are albums by artists playing the 1997 South..."

March 7, 1997 Music Review

'Never the Same Again'

Jesse Sublett's 'Rock 'n' Roll Gothic': an excerpt

"...is a contributing writer for and a friend of The Austin Chronicle; Lois Richwine, his wife, is a senior..."

May 7, 2004 Books Feature

Record Reviews

"...would not be as gripping. It's sad to report, then, that with Middlesence, Rigby seems to have hit the..."

Oct. 9, 1998 Music Review

Searching for New Heights at Film Fests Reel Rock 14 and Reel Plastic

Two rock-climbing film fest come to Austin

"...With sport climbing's debut at the 2020 Olympic Games a little more than half a..."

Nov. 15, 2019 Screens Feature by Beth Sullivan

Nature's Treasures or Trail Mix

Banff Mountain Film Festival descends on the Paramount

"...The combination of extreme physical pursuits and breathtaking natural landscapes..."

Feb. 26, 2016 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

Rock and a Hard Place

Exploring the elusiveness of fame and the ethics of the mash-up in 24 Beats per Second

"...To the list of great and enduring mysteries of the world,..."

March 13, 2009 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Throwback Throwdown

Can the next-gen and old-school coexist?

"...Oblivion – the realm of forgetfulness..."

June 16, 2006 Screens Feature by Carson Barker

Texas Platters

"...Monument Records, a Nashville label that has been out of business..."

April 17, 1998 Music Review

Immaculate Perception

Author and Visionary Bruce Sterling

"...Perhaps more than any other writer these days, Bruce Sterling takes the abstract ideas..."

April 18, 1997 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Five O'Clock Land

Closing Encore Records is no walk in the park for Chuck Lokey

"...A third of the way into Charles "Chuck" Eldon Lokey's 300-page screenplay Carlisle..."

Jan. 13, 2012 Music Feature by Adam Schragin

Brigid Shea: 'A Proven Leader'

Brigid Shea sits down for a Q&A on a wide range of city topics

"...I am very experienced, both from my time on the council and my work on city projects. I've actually..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature by Amy Smith

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...current or former members of Ministry, Scratch Acid, and the Butthole Surfers sharing the same stage. Add Pong's Jason..."

March 8, 2002 Music Feature

John Dwyer’s Oh Sees Ethic

Nonstop cottage industry doesn’t blame Austin

"...Providence-born California transplant, John Dwyer set the gold standard for a constant stream of pummeling output...."

Aug. 30, 2017 Music Post by Libby Webster

Dancing About Architecture

"...Rumors are on the fly about the potential fate of Antone's Records' hard..."

July 21, 1995 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Java Amping

Austin's Coffeehouse Circuit

"...is my god, my goddess, my Buddha and every other deity graven or otherwise ever raised from man's collective..."

Oct. 20, 1995 Music Feature

Sxsw

"...Okay, take a deep breath. Hold it. Exhale. Again. There. Feel better? Look, just calm down. So what if..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

Letters at 3AM

Stanley Crawford's new book, The River in Winter: New and Selected Essays, reminds us that we must all do our part.

"...What is sanity? The Oxford definition has gotta be tongue-in-cheek: "state of being..."

June 27, 2003 Column by Michael Ventura

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Our readers talk back.

"...Bunch a Griffith Backer," Feb. 15]. His letter leaves the impression that they don't support protecting Barton Springs and..."

Feb. 22, 2002 Column

I Wanna Take You Higher

"...Robert Christgau Harvard University Press, $29.95 hard Pop culture aesthete/connoisseur and senior music critic for the Village Voice, Robert..."

Dec. 4, 1998 Books Feature by Simon Reynolds

Playback: Triple Crown Ends Historic Streak

San Marcos' Triple Crown ends its live music streak, White Ghost Shivers lose a founder, and Twine Time host Paul Ray hospitalized

"...On Saturday night, the Triple Crown – lovingly labeled "the live music capital..."

Dec. 18, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

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Turner Is Worthy

"...he know about Ms. Turner besides that she threatens the fragile sense of white manhood he has constructed for..."

Sept. 25, 1998 Column

Reckless & Romantic

Two bands joined at the lips – Sabrina Ellis

"...Negotiating a 1am traffic jam of denim and leather in a packed Hotel Vegas proves no easy task...."

Feb. 15, 2013 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

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Our readers talk back.

"...Thanks for the recent and informative article "Let's 'Rumbo'! Right Now!" [News,..."

March 11, 2005 Column

She's One of Us

Mike Clark-Madison Profiles New City Manager Toby Futrell

"...She's ready for the hardest job in town, but Toby Futrell is not..."

June 7, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Shopping

"...Gibson girl or flower child, this shop has the "something old" part covered. When Vera Wang doesn't quite..."

Sept. 15, 2000 Best of Austin Feature

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The Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival is not sexist; the city/Bradley settlement bodes poorly for Barton Springs; golf courses pay their way; and more reader mail.

"...To respond to your accusation of sexism by the board of directors for the Texas Hill Country Wine..."

March 24, 2000 Column