The Color of My Parachute

120mph Straight Down

"...From up about 13,500 feet, the human body descends at a rate of approximately..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

And the Award Goes to ...

The 2006-2007 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...On Monday, June 4, the Austin Critics Table handed out its annual awards for..."

June 8, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Another Round of Praise

Nominations for the 2007-2008 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...For the 16th year, an informal affiliation of local arts critics..."

May 9, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top 10 Dance and Classical Music Wonders of 2007

Chronicle Arts Editor Robert Faires recaps 2007 in dance and classical music

"...1) Waiting for the Barbarians (Austin Lyric Opera) Mounting the American premiere of..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Anatomy of a Drowning

A Flood of Bad Blood Deluges Onion Creek

"...As befits a house of worship, the Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, off the stub..."

Sept. 6, 1996 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Monkey Time

How communing with the apes inspired the artists of the Texas Monkey Project

"...It might have been the lemur that set Andy Cockrum off. As a youth,..."

Aug. 5, 2005 Arts Feature by Cindy Widner

Under the Same Moon

The film's parallel stories of a mother and son seeking each other across geographical divides is never more than one small step away from mawkishness and cliché – but as a sociological study, it’s fascinating.

"...a relative term, and Shangri-La is simply a matter of perspective. The Garden of Eden doesn’t sound like Eden..."

March 21, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

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

Wheels of a Dream

With the long-awaited Topfer Theatre, Zach races full-throttle into the future

"...Yes, that's a car on the Karen Kuykendall Stage inside Zach Theatre's new Topfer Theatre:..."

Oct. 5, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Good Eye: Service With a Style

Tip your server well – and nab some fashion tips in return

"...Among the most tragic consequences of the recent cold temperatures plaguing..."

Feb. 14, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

Keeping the Faith

Women lawmakers endure – and defy – the anti-choice wrath of the Catholic Church

"...Dawnna Dukes' great-grandmother was a French Creole. She came to Austin from..."

April 6, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Life at the Cha-Cha Palace

Stephen MacMillan Moser takes a trip down the yellow brick-laid, disco ball-lit memory lane in the world of Austin's Seventies Disco scene.

"...It was one of the most schizophrenic eras, but so typical of Austin..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Wednesday

A primo Tiger Den showcase, iLe, Hermanos Gutiérrez, and more

"...From legacy Texas songwriters to New Order’s keynote insights, the Chronicle music team’s Wednesday sightings at South by Southwest..."

March 16, 2023 SXSW Post by Julian Towers

Council Considers the True Cost of Saving a Buck

Affordability is in the details

"...Heading into spring break and "festival season," with the next regular City Council meeting not until March 23,..."

March 10, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Rating the VH1 Divas

This year’s crop prepare to lipsync for their lives

"...With the tragic passing of Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey's preoccupation..."

Dec. 14, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

"Jane! Stop This Crazy Thing!" (The Downside to Galaxy Highland Theater's New Robotic Seats)

Five Films We Don't Want to See in D-Box

"...Here in Austin, we treasure our movie-going experience like pirates treasure booty, so it's only..."

May 18, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Adjusting to the Mise-en-Scène

Nine nonfilmmakers – artists out of place – make one in 48 hours

"...The 48 Hour Film Project came storming through Austin for..."

July 13, 2007 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

20 Years of Austin Gifts

... And a slew of other local businesses celebrating significant anniversaries

"...In case you hadn't heard, The Austin Chronicle is celebrating 20 years in Austin. We've..."

Dec. 7, 2001 Features Feature by Brant Bingamon

Crying in the Chapel

The Texas Hill Country features an unexpected wonder: The Most Holy Theotokos of New Sarov sheds tears of myrrh at Christ of the Hills Monastery in Blanco

"...Residents of Texas between Austin and San Antonio have long referred..."

June 22, 2001 Features Feature by Devin Greaney

The Year That Slipped Away

The 6,000 Albums of 1995

"...I dreamt that Mick Jagger died. I was, pardon the pun, shattered. I couldn't believe it, and I spent..."

Jan. 5, 1996 Music Feature

Homegrown Duo the Point Present a Feast of Talent With Berto's Banquet

When two old souls meet an Italian drummer twice their age

"...just for Austin blues, but for music collectors around the world. Walking into Antone's Record Shop, a Bukka White..."

Feb. 3, 2023 Music Feature by Gary Lindsey

Empathy for the Devil

Discourse on Evil

"...Memnoch the Devil..."

Oct. 27, 1995 Books Feature

'There To Tell the Truth'

Seymour Hersh on journalism, politics, presidents, and war

"...During the week of March 19, legendary journalist Seymour Hersh was..."

March 30, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

On the Waterfront

As development accelerates along Town Lake, Austin faces urgent choices

"...Readers may want to reference "The Big Picture Map" to locate Town Lake Corridor development..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

The Next Wave

A comprehensive look at the emerging Rock en Español movement in the United States

"...Rosa, and Gabriel Fernandez Capello -- Gabby," lead singer of Argentina's Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, is moonwalking backstage. Joining him,..."

Nov. 12, 1999 Music Feature by Melissa Sattley

A Revolution of Spirit

Ritual jazz theatre pioneer Sharon Bridgforth premieres a new work, her last in Austin

"...Deltas are those places where rivers pour into the ocean. Light blurs, birds congregate, and things..."

Jan. 9, 2009 Arts Feature by Abe Louise Young

They Hear America Singing!

Grammy-nominated Conspirare brings together 600 voices in search of our national sound

"...how you could hear America singing, but you never bothered to name that tune. What were those "varied carols"..."

Jan. 26, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Outstanding!

Nominations for the 2006-2007 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...This is the 15th year that local critics have put their heads..."

May 18, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

What's Past Is Prologue

Recreating classic tap routines from the screen and stage opens an exciting new future for Tapestry Dance Company

"...The moves are familiar. You've seen those feet rocket around..."

March 9, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

She Got Rhythm

In the world of rhythm tap, female dancers are a minority, and women who are masters of the form, as Acia Gray is, are merely a fraction of the whole. But with the debut of the Soul to Sole Festival, Gray hopes to give women who tap their due.

"...long, it might not occur to most people that there's something radical about her. But there is, and it's..."

May 18, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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