Don't Everybody Panic, but Online Sketch Troupe Backpack Picnic Has Definitely Gone What They Call 'Viral' and Is Also About to Contaminate the Alamo Drafthouse

Online sketch troupe Backpack Picnic has definitely gone viral

"...Sometimes, in order to keep yourself from obsessively contemplating the possibility of a local terrorist attack based on the..."

May 2, 2008 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The 'West' Shall Rise Again

A new generation creates its own take on the show that changed Austin theatre

"...One by one, these individuals take the stage of the Austin Community College..."

April 7, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The B-Boys of Beaumont

First place, the 12th annual 'Austin Chronicle' Short Story Contest

"...The business ward had lots of tall buildings but they..."

Feb. 13, 2004 Books Feature by Linden Dalecki

The Correspondence

Austin writer Jim Lewis on how things came together in his new novel and on his current assignment in the Congo. Roger Gathman relays.

"...Interviewing writers is usually a placid kind of business. There's the risk of hangover if your prey insists on..."

Aug. 1, 2003 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

Ruling the Roost

Austin Preeminent Concert Promoter Ponders Retirement

"...If he hadn't been driving the getaway car, Tim O'Connor might have punched Willie Nelson...."

June 1, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

For the Good Times

The Life and Times of Texas country crooner, Ray Price.

"...Before he took the stage of Central Missouri State University's Hendricks Hall on..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Music Feature by David Cantwell

Getting the Joke

Comedy isn't the funny business it was in the Eighties, what with fewer clubs and audiences burned out by comedy on cable and hack comics. Seven Austin comics discuss the current state of stand-up in a round-table discussion.

"...April is the cruelest month for the Austin comedy scene. That's the..."

June 30, 2000 Arts Feature

Mapping the Future

Seven longtime Austinites talk about Smart Growth, neighborhood planning, and the future of Central Austin in an October roundtable discussion.

"..."The whole point of this conversation is to have fun,"..."

Dec. 3, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Scene Is Gone But Not Forgotten

The Evolution of Austin's White Blues

"...used to go to Antone's every weekend but all the good bands are gone."..."

Aug. 9, 1996 Music Feature

The Virtues of Flexibility

Re-Imagining the Production Process

"...It was unlike any theatre I had ever seen, a temple to possibility, its..."

Aug. 11, 1995 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Strip Club: Spending Time With Gino, Tinos, and Lord Purrington at Plaza 183

Exploring the far northwest strip mall for good eats and more

"...Welcome to The Strip Club, highlighting Austin’s destination strip malls. Where else..."

Sept. 20, 2024 Food Feature by Taylor Holland

BBQ Ramen Tatsu-ya Is Closing; Bureau de Poste Is Opening (Later This Summer); Father’s Day Draws Extremely Nigh; Mandola’s Knows What’s Right and Real; Banger’s Sausage House Goes Way Old(e) School; and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...– as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings...."

June 14, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Interview: The Winters Go Live in the Deadstream

Husband-and-wife horror duo bring back the 80s spook show

"...this year’s SXSW Midnighters, is a creative take on the found footage genre...."

March 11, 2022 Screens Post by Robert Penson

Days of Being Wild: ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead Reflects on Source Tags & Codes

Twenty years after its release, the band and producer look back ... while always looking forward

"...We were bold and life was great..."

March 4, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

The Most Dangerous Man in Austin?

Cody Wilson's day-to-day life is pretty routine. But the product he's selling threatens to make gun control laws obsolete.

"...There's no sign on the walls outside of Cody Wilson's..."

Nov. 20, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Fables of the Reconstruction Part II

Todos Santos, Mexico, rebuilds as its music fest grows

"...There are still remnants of destruction from Hurricane Odile when..."

Feb. 4, 2015 Music Post by Doug Freeman

The Society Pages

Reading the next chapter of the Austin Film Society's playbook

"...There aren't many superstar film programmers. So even though he'd..."

June 21, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Ray Manzarek: Trying to Set the World on Fire

The late Doors keyboardist at the Garden of Eden

"...received an assignment that required I interview a person older than 65. As an out-of-state student in my first..."

May 23, 2013 Music Post by Danielle Zelisko

'The NFL Beat': Week Two

Back to the grind

"...There is no time for lengthy introductions or the exchange..."

Sept. 15, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

The First Time

Austin artists reveal the intimate details of how they got their muse on

"...Everyone remembers their first time, right? How old you were, where you..."

July 17, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Marvelous Jew

Larry Harlow talks salsa consciousness

"...of Cuban bandleader Arsenio Rodriguez, he was one of the first musicians signed to New York’s mighty Fania Records...."

Oct. 7, 2008 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

My Semester on the Beat

Wherein our reporter pursues the bad guys, abhors Problem People, studies community policing, and earns a perfect attendance koozie in the APD's Citizen Police Academy

"...When you imagine a 10-hour ride-along with a cop, there's a lot of stuff you expect – sirens, squealing..."

Dec. 1, 2006 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

The ARA Faces the Music

For the Austin Revitalization Authority, Eastside renewal proves to be a long, slow dance

"...Back when she was a liberal Democrat and the mayor of Austin, Carole Keeton McClellan (now the conservative..."

Aug. 29, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Dancing the Christmas Spirit

An eight-year-old fan of The Nutcracker has her dream come true when she gets to talk to a choreographer and ballerina -- Ballet Austin's Stephen Mills and Gina Patterson -- about the ballet that helps Christmas feel like Christmas.

"...As a Christmas tradition, my family goes to see the ballet of The Nutcracker. It helps Christmas feel like..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Mueller: The Art of the Deal

Will the City Give Away Mueller Airport to Save Barton Springs?

"...for it. That you'll get to -- someday. And then let's say your neighbor has big plans for a..."

Dec. 1, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Road to Rail

Can light rail in Austin work well with Smart Growth?

"...Wanna do something about the horrible traffic on the highways? Light rail ain't it...."

July 21, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Little Fleshlets, On the Run

"...In my back-pocket black notebook I wrote the date numerically without punctuation: 111999..."

July 23, 1999 Column by Michael Ventura

Trust Is the Vibe at Fallout Theater

The Downtown comedy club celebrates its fifth anniversary by looking to the future

"...A small theatre is much more than the sum of its nightly..."

Jan. 27, 2023 Arts Feature by Valerie Lopez

The Verde Report: Austin FC Is the Wake-Up Call Its Texas Rivals Needed

FC Dallas and the Houston Dynamo open their checkbooks to sweeten their rosters

"...splashy entrance into Major League Soccer last year as the league's 27th franchise and its third in the state..."

Jan. 21, 2022 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

From Light Rail to a Downtown Tunnel: The Parts of Project Connect

Diving into the plan

"...The Project Connect system plan and "initial investment" – the..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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