The No. 3 Bus Pub Crawl

On 2008's tour, we drank too much, missed a couple of buses, were much too loud, and finally stopped when we were cut off. This year was the same concept, but a better-paced, thoroughly enjoyable drinking experience.

"...night, and I'm heading north on Burnet Road. As the vehicle rambles back toward my neighborhood, there's no denying..."

Aug. 21, 2009 Food Feature by Lee Nichols

Off the Record

Daniel Johnston-inspired rock opera Speeding Motorcycle rolls into town with Kathy McCarty riding shotgun, Transmission Entertainment gains another foothold on Red River, and the Black & White Years get Real! In Color! with the Talking Heads' Jerry Harrison

"...Considering the rising Red River Flats condominiums and the booking battle..."

Jan. 25, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

13th Floor Elevators to Reunite at Levitation Festival

Consciousness-raising pioneers headline ATX psych gathering

"...The all-seeing eye atop the pyramid has finally awoken. Fifty..."

Feb. 12, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

New Roky Erickson Tribute Books A Waterloo Records Release Party

Black Angels, Eve Monsees, Charlie Sexton, and more sign vinyl July 18

"...In 1990, Where the Pyramid Meets the Eye reintroduced the world to Texan..."

June 28, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

All That I Need

Movies this bad don’t often get released anymore, a circumstance that instantly raises the curiosity factor of All That I Need.

"...often get released anymore, a circumstance that instantly raises the curiosity factor of All That I Need. Although the..."

Dec. 2, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

“Nick Schnitzer: Inevitable Reckoning” at Dimension Gallery

Structures degraded by time and other materials provide a pointed view of dramatic change at work in the world

"...sculptures in his solo show "Inevitable Reckoning": a limestone pyramid with a base of not quite two square feet,..."

April 20, 2018 Arts Review by Melany Jean

Team Players

Guilds take the lonesome gamer out of seclusion ... kind of

"...Throughout the Eighties and Nineties, gamers would take a game system..."

July 28, 2006 Screens Feature by Carson Barker

Recommended Shows Worth Your Musical Bandwidth This Week

Lomelda, Katy Kirby, and Christine Renner lead the live pack

"...Album Release Signing: May the Circle Remain Unbroken – A Tribute to Roky Erickson..."

July 16, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Record Store Day Unearths a Roky Erickson Rarity

Reanimating one of the great Austin tributes

"...Life sometimes offers the best surprises. Where the Pyramid Meets the Eye, the..."

April 21, 2017 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

High Baptismal Flow

In search of rock & roll's psychedelic pioneers, Austin's 13th Floor Elevators

"...The words floated into my dreamworld, twisting and sliding throughout..."

Aug. 13, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Sea Cruise

Sailing into the sunset on Delbert McClinton's Blues Crusie.

"...dancing audience into a frenzy that all but raises the roof off the place, the Frankie Ford classic working..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Back Door Man

A profile of Bill Bentley, former Austin Sun writer, current music industry impresario, and producer of tribute albums of Roky Erickson and Skip Spence

"...Bill Bentley having a quick bite to eat at the Hole in the Wall. The flesh-and-blood Bill Bentley was..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Reliving Roky Erickson: July 15, 1947-May 31, 2019

Creature with the Atom Brain

"...Born in Dallas, he rooted in the Texas state capital beginning in 1965, when the teenager..."

June 7, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Red Temple Prayer (Two Headed Dog)

A Valentine's Day mix for KOOP

"...Today marks 19 years for me at the Chronicle, my hire date Feb. 14, 1993. When Matthew..."

Feb. 14, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Point Austin: Hard Choices

City Hall embarks on the bumpy road to social services

"...One of the most inspiring and distressing rituals at City Hall is..."

May 20, 2011 News Column by Michael King

City Hall Hustle: Trimming Tax Breaks and Tweaking Services

Council follows the money – what little there is

"...With the excitement of City Council elections peaking, providing the maximum..."

May 13, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Livin' On

Up on the 13th Floor, the 10-CD Sign of the 3 Eyed Men lives on and on and on

"..."Believe me," warned Benny Thurman, the 13th Floor Elevators' original bassist, back in 2004. "Nobody..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Cyber Swindle

Beware the Net Racket

"...illustration by Roy Tompkins The scam works something like this: Innocent consumer is tempted,..."

Jan. 24, 1997 Screens Feature

TDH: 6/23/11

City Council meets today

"...how much actually gets decided today is anybody's guess. The Hustle will do his best to tweet the proceedings...."

June 23, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

If You Have Ghosts

Erickson acolytes sound off on ‘True Love Cast Out All Evil’

"...There are countless unsung heroes in the resurrection saga of..."

April 16, 2010 Music Post by Austin Powell

High Baptismal Flow: Part 2

The 13th Floor Elevators' ground floors: Where are they now?

"...Recorded: The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators, "She Lives..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Playback: Can Austin Be a Jazz City?

Two venues usher in a new era in Austin jazz. Plus music scholar Bill Bentley brings the Smithsonian Institution to bear at BookPeople.

"...Austin ain't a jazz town – not in the way the city holds identity in blues, psychedelic music,..."

Feb. 16, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Why Record Store Day Is Great …

And why it sucks (a shopping guide)

"...Talk to the owners of any of Austin’s participating records stores and..."

April 21, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

ColdTowne Theater's Been Repainted For Your Viewing Pleasure

(They say there's good stuff going on inside, too.)

"...Ah, ColdTowne! That powerhouse of comedy along the Airport Boulevard corridor, as they call it...."

Oct. 23, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

TDH: 5/23/11

Conflicting council views of social service process?

"...There's been lots of talk about the city's long-simmering realignment..."

May 23, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

TDH: 5/10/11

On Council agenda: Historic tax abatements, Holly decommission & more

"...Election or not, there's still city business to attend to. This Thursday's City..."

May 10, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

High Baptismal Flow: Part 2

The 13th Floor Elevators' ground floors: Where are they now?

"...Recorded: The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators, "She Lives..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Bill Ham Had My Back

ZZ Top’s onetime manager made rock & roll history

"...As an 18-year-old from Houston, I’d been running on the edges of the music business but couldn’t fathom any..."

June 24, 2016 Music Post by Bill Bentley

Fun Fun Fun Fest Interview: Jello Biafra

Dead Kennedys mouthpiece and his (out)spoken word

"...Biafra will always be frozen in most minds as the frenetic frontman for San Francisco’s Dead Kennedys (1978-1986). Sarcastic,..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Steady As He Goes

From cosmic cowboys and Americana to punk rock and legacy acts, Freddie Steady Krc keeps the beat

"...with "perch" – was a 9-year-old growing up in the Gulf Coast town of La Porte, listening to records..."

Nov. 30, 2012 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

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