Off the Record

A Thanksgiving feast with Speak, A Welch Family Affair, and Ornette Coleman

"...get anywhere. Like any parent, I'd like to see them do something that was perhaps a little easier and..."

Nov. 26, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Fidencio Durán: Painting the Known World

This fall, Fidencio Durán's 20 years of painting have earned him a midcareer retrospective at Mexic-Arte Museum

"...The dream of being a full-time artist was always important..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Arts Feature by Patti Hadad

Music for the Eyes

Annie Leibovitz's portraits of American musicians reveal her true oeuvre

"...Here's Lucinda Williams on a country road outside Austin, the photograph taken during a visit to South by Southwest..."

July 8, 2005 Arts Feature by Margaret Moser

Stories from the Midway

Hot Purple Thunk

"...skin -- can't help but breed urban legends. Remember the one about the woman whose bikini top flew off..."

May 10, 2002 Features Feature by Sarah Hepola

American Hypocrisy Revealed in The Misogynists

“Self-righteous, smug and wicked.” Onur Tukel pulls no punches in this extended Q&A

"...Onur Tukel isn't pulling any punches. In the results of the 2016 election, he said, "We got..."

Jan. 24, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

People, Not the Place, Make This Festival a Utopia

UtopiaFest's triumvirate of land, music, and people takes shape

"...Smoke signals welcome me to the future site of UtopiaFest. It's early October – more..."

Nov. 15, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Hip-Hop at Home With the Armadillo

Weird City Hip-Hop takes another strike, but Austin City Limits hits a home run in landing Kendrick Lamar taping

"...can't catch a break. Saturday's unrelenting rains washed out the showcase of local rap talent midtown at Spider House...."

Oct. 30, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Then There's This: The Power of Threats

Lege's bullying tactics have winning record at City Hall

"...that our City Council has historically gone weak in the knees whenever the Legislature threatens to undo city development..."

Aug. 30, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

Aggies Amped for Entry, Descent, and Landing in the SEC

A&M preps for SEC like Curiosity was prepped for Mars

"...As the Martian science lab the size of a small car..."

Aug. 28, 2012 Sports Post by Emily Bevan

Off the Record

Heavy lifting: No Control radio expands, hardcore punks hit the Monolith Training Center, and the Stocktons celebrate 10 years at Beerland

"...has survived all seven levels of Emmis Radio purgatory. The broadcast studio engineer started off in promotions, then climbed..."

July 8, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Across the Borderline: BettySoo travels abroad with Doug Cox, Monte Wardens discovers Kevin Ahart, and Ancient VVisdom collaborates with Charles Manson

"...Kevin Ahart might be the best Austin singer you've never heard. He's a smooth..."

June 17, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Across a Wire: Okkervil River and Nakia hit prime time

"...The Lady Killer..."

May 6, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

SXSW news and carryings on

"...behind her first-ever trip to Austin for SXSW is the same as that for the reboot of the Plastic..."

March 18, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Sky's the Limit

County buys AMOA block for a new "hundred-year" courthouse

"...essentially true for Travis County, which has been using the same civil courthouse – with two modest renovations –..."

Dec. 24, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Off the Record

Good vibrations courtesy of the Roots, Distant Lights, and the Sword

"...In a matter of weeks, the Sword departs for an Australian and Japanese tour with..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Juan González answers to no one

"...Forsaking the Song, Part 10..."

May 14, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

SXSW news and carryings on

"...Southwest Music Conference was intended in part to celebrate the legacy of Big Star. The seminal Memphis power-pop band..."

March 19, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Greezy Wheels shift their gears for a midnight ramble, Black Joe Lewis preps for the Chronicle's annual Hot Sauce Festival, American Analog Set's Andrew Kenny rewinds back to Austin, and the lineup for the 2008 Fun Fun Fun Fest is in

"...Legendary San Francisco wreckers Flipper commemorate their 30-year anniversary at the 2008 Fun Fun Fun Fest,..."

Aug. 22, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Big Chill

Wild Thing Chip Taylor waxes political on 'New Songs of Freedom'

"...To truly understand the success a single song can achieve, look up songwriter..."

June 27, 2008 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Downtown Austin Plan

The city unveils its Downtown Plan in progress

"...As Downtown grows and evolves, can the city's urban heart become a great place that embodies..."

Jan. 11, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

What Happened to the No-Kill Millennium?

Austin's plan to end wholesale euthanasia at Town Lake shelter remains a distant dream

"...7-week-old kitten weighs about a pound; its veins are the size of vermicelli. So if you're administering a lethal..."

Nov. 18, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Katrina Through the Eyes of an EMT

Philipp Meyer, a fellow at the Michener Center for Writers at UT and an EMT, drove to New Orleans and spent 24 hours working with a local police department as an EMT.

"...Last Sunday, Philipp Meyer, a fellow at the Michener Center for Writers at UT and an EMT,..."

Sept. 2, 2005 News Feature by Philipp Meyer

Communing in the Air

With 'Lounge!,' Arthouse transforms itself into a space that swings

"...art or talk about art or even listen to other people talk about art, we come at it from..."

Dec. 3, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Under the Covers

All of a sudden, it's cool again to play other people's songs – not to mention fun!

"...or an original?" Elliott Smith would often ask near the end of his shows. Eager fans would roar in..."

May 14, 2004 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

Breaking Down the Barricades

Aussie songstress Kasey Chambers becomes Austin's darling.

"...America had ever heard of singer-songwriter Kasey Chambers, despite the fact she's something of a phenomenon in her homeland..."

Feb. 15, 2002 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

The Tenth Annual "Austin Chronicle' Short Story Contest Results

"...Third Place: The Warmth of Snowby Margaret Burns..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Books Feature

Angel in the Dark

The last release from pop noir princess Laura Nyro.

"...In Monterey Pop, renowned documentary filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker captured the 1967 pre-Woodstock rock festival oozing good vibrations and California..."

April 6, 2001 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Art of Eating Well

Aquarelle brings to the Austin dining scene a studied elegance and a decidedly Old World taste for unrestrained luxury, Chronicle Cuisines writer Rachel Feit writes. But it is still a young restaurant.

"...Culinary anthropology is becoming a trendy topic among academics these days. And why not? After all, food is an..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Through the Eyes of a Kid

Bringing kids to adult theatre is uncool, but what's about children's theatre, where they belong? Ada Calhoun borrows a friend's three-and-a-half-year-old son to find out and discovers that theatre ain't all magic when you're a preschooler.

"...Bringing kids to adult theatre is uncool. In May, when Salvage Vanguard Theater revived..."

July 21, 2000 Arts Feature by Ada Calhoun

Long Fringe @ the Hideout

"...FronteraFest, the oldest and largest performance festival in the Southwest, is..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Arts Feature

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