Record Reviews: Reissues

"...And didn't every last one ring equally false in their hairspray metal days, too? Opportunism will always reign supreme..."

Dec. 8, 1995 Music Review

Dismay and Disbelief

"...that does not welcome them and in fact dismisses their work as unimportant? The rest of the world knows..."

Feb. 20, 2025 Postmarks

Restaurant Review: Ramen Del Barrio

In North Austin, Mexico meets the Land of the Rising Sun

"...far apart after all, at least as far as their foodways are concerned. The carnitas tonkotsu is the physical..."

Sept. 22, 2023 Food Feature by Rod Machen

And Flights of Rum Sing Thee to Tiki Tatsu-ya

Austin’s tikiculture treasure reveals the ’cane in all its craft

"...entire room. “But this place has kept going at their opening level, and they keep adding more. I mean,..."

May 15, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

On the Nightshift: Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Keep Running

At Moody "with the white-hot light of the oncoming train”

"...album’s producers – Bruce and Little Stevie – indulged their soul and R&B jones. When Jersey’s most famous son..."

Feb. 17, 2023 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Five Arts Events for Wannabe Time Travelers

Journey into the past (and to one nightmarish future) with these dazzlers

"...rags on and join the Austin Swing Syndicate for their silver plate anniversary, why don'tcha? Get a delighted eyeful..."

July 29, 2022 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Review: Haunter’s Discarnate Ails

A three-song behemoth from Central Texas death metal unit debut on Profound Lore

"...upheaval at its finest. Rizk separates the instruments into their own sonic bubbles, in which all elements stand alone..."

May 20, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Austin Campuses Still Closed, But Not (Yet) for Sale

What to do with Austin's closed elementary schools?

"...facilities for AISD to reach an equitable decision about their use...."

Dec. 17, 2021 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

Chocolate, Cheese, Waffles, and Caramels

Well, yes, those are some of our favorite things, too

"...waffles are … we mean, just the memory of their sweet, just-crunchy-enough-on-the-surface, just-soft-enough-inside, ineffable waffle-y goodness … just the..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Mixtape of Austin Bevs for a Virtual SXSW

Songs with suds

"...and Pinthouse’s Training Bines IPA appear goose-feather soft with their effortless harmonies and hazy expositions, but underneath lie heavily..."

March 12, 2021 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Robert Faires' Top 10 Works That Spoke to Me About 2020

Throughout 2020, performances and books seemed to contain messages about the year – its trials, its traumas, and its echoes in history

"...and Abraham Lincoln in tandem, historian H.W. Brands reframed their complicated passions and flawed efforts to free enslaved Black..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

We Have an Issue: “The Light That’s Leaving”

On Bill Callahan’s likably melancholy new record, and another month of painful closures of Austin fixtures

"...Richard Whittaker reports on Rooster Teeth's online version of their annual gathering, including the latest news on Red vs...."

Sept. 18, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

Fantasia Review: Monster Seafood Wars

C'mon, who hasn't wondered what Godzilla tastes like?

"...kaiju films as evil geniuses cackling when they reveal their sinister plan - which, of course, happens here. Director..."

Sept. 2, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Learn to Make the Omni's Salted Watermelon Spritz Recipe

And three other fruity spritzes for summer (hotel not included)

"...Spa. They've sent along four spritz recipes, adapted from their new Summer of Spritz menu, that you can make..."

July 6, 2020 Food Post

We Have an Issue: Ready to Roll?

The film industry prepares to reopen during a pandemic. Plus: How to be a true patriot this Fourth of July.

"...Streets frontwoman Nnedi Agbaroji and drummer Bobby Slangen about their West Texas shoot for the Mad Max-esque video "Mad..."

July 3, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

Introducing Chronicle Cooking, Our New Recipe Hub

Check out our growing list of dishes, drinks, and techniques

"...food desires – and we'll absolutely keep reporting on their tremendous work – but now that we all have..."

April 3, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

A Successful Fifth Year for Austin International Drag Festival

Inclusivity, respect, and fabulousness are the rules of AIDF

"...from the crowd. Soju even got the audience on their feet to dance alongside her performance...."

Nov. 20, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Saskia Henn

John Merriman and Steve Collins Admit I've Got Issues

But hey, who doesn't?

"...movie is about these sensitive, tenderhearted misfits, locked in their own isolation. So to have something that, structurally, seems..."

Oct. 24, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

"Kate Breakey: Ornithology" at Stephen L. Clark Gallery

Where late the sweet birds sang, where now resides the egg and eye

"...realizing that considering all these nests and eggs without their birds instills a welcome sense of aloneness, of serenity...."

Sept. 6, 2019 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

How a Collaboration Between Roky Erickson and Doug Sahm Became Part of the Blueprint for Punk Rock

Chapter one of the Austin Punk Chronicles concludes with two local legends setting the stage for a global music revolution

"...witnessed a reconstituted Elevators tear up a festival bill their bands shared, remembers it differently...."

Aug. 9, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Qmmunity: The Science of Queers

Plus events to make and celebrate queer history

"...science right there." The team went on to win their fourth World Cup on Sunday, July 7. I'm not..."

July 12, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

Nosferatu Festival Celebrates the Original Cinematic Vampire

Get in on the nights of the living dead

"...Tap Brewing Co-op, who are going to be making their beer as bloodred as possible, and we'll be putting..."

May 31, 2019 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Hacking Whiskey at Treaty Oak Distillery

What’s a brief moment of Brooklyn in a Hill Country paradise?

"...suspects of mixology and that’s the cutting edge of their ‘lab,’ what a bunch of pretentious bullshit,” right? Wrong,..."

Feb. 14, 2019 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Magic Lantern Shines a Light on British Christmas Ghost Stories

Hang with the spirits of Christmas past

"...were later adapted by the BBC as part of their A Ghost Story for Christmas strand – a series..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Trumpet Colossus Kenny Dorham Towers Alongside the Jazz Gods

The Austin musician stands alone in showing up Miles Davis in his autobiography

"...Both Heath and Owens agree that their friend knew his fate. Many things had not cut..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup

February fun in the Year of the Dog

"...patrons have voted the 32-room hotel No. 9 on their list of best bargain hotels in the U.S. www.rainbowcourts.com...."

Jan. 31, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: January Events Roundup

Start 2018 with some Texas travel

"...have in common is that they are both celebrating their 300th anniversary in 2018. Each city will be commemorating..."

Jan. 5, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

What’cha Watchin’?

Distribution Manager/Luv Doc Rabble-Rouser Dan Hardick is all Showtime, all the time

"...– and yes, I am including A League of Their Own...."

Dec. 15, 2017 Screens Column

Holiday Viewing: The Dead

The shadow of Christmas past hangs long over Huston's classic

"...of the throng, but as the night goes on, their personal dramas overtake all others...."

Dec. 4, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Council: Adventures in Secrecy

What we don't know …

"...Statesman reporters Elizabeth Findell and Phil Jankowski. Based on their reporting, the five known semifinalists are: Daniel Alfonso, Miami..."

Nov. 17, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

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