Top 10 Local Sports Moments

"...9) Rick Barnes' agent got him an extension somehow Texas went with the interesting strategy of doubling..."

Jan. 2, 2015 Sports Feature by Eric Sollenberger

Playback: Blue Friday, Blue Sunday

Grim Reaper has its way with Austin: Larry Monroe, Charlie Hatchett, Steven Fromholz, and more

"...fans. Friday, beloved local deejay Larry Monroe stopped breathing unexpectedly. Sunday, cowboy poet Steven Fromholz died in a hunting..."

Jan. 24, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Farmers Market Report: June 15-16, 2013

Watermelon, okra, plums: It’s officially summer

"...also make amazing pie and jam. This is one Texas crop you really don’t want to miss out on...."

June 14, 2013 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

Fandom: Improvised Fan Fiction in Your Favorite Worlds

This Hideout series both sincerely celebrates and lovingly pokes fun at the fantasy worlds we love

"...fictional universe debate endlessly on subjects like whether the X-Men movies or comics represent the true canon, or whether..."

Jan. 25, 2013 Arts Review by Dan Solomon

SXSW Thursday Picks & Sleepers

Thursday blurbs slim down from the Wednesday bloat

"...Selektah. In January, Termanology dropped Cameo King II, a mixtape doused in East Coast classicism, with features from Sean..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

South by Southwest ScreenBurn Arcade

Holy crap! It's free! OMG! Parking!

"...in the car while you try to not kill SXSW pedestrians...."

March 2, 2012 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Organized Chaos (in Tejas)

Q: Just how heavy and hardcore is Austin's first-half-closing festival? A: Chaos in Tejas!

"...Legal weed or foggy climate, Vancouver, British Columbia's been exporting gunky stuff. This Beerland all-nighter features two fine examples..."

June 3, 2011 Music Feature

SXSW Scrapbook 2011

Some final thoughts from the brink of March madness

"...Wednesday Rewind, here’s the best of the rest from SXSW...."

March 23, 2011 Music Post by Austin Powell

Win Tickets to Dinah!

HRC's women's dance has Gay Place spinning, plus you can win tickets!

"...at the Hummingbird House (12805 Arroyo Doble DR, Manchaca, Texas). Dance under the stars with DJ Amerykah and take..."

Sept. 9, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Greyhounds, goldfish, and much more

"...The working title of the film Blazing Saddles was Tex X in..."

May 14, 2010 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Roasting Glenn Beck, Glenn Beck Style

A satirical website challenges Glenn Beck to his own game

"...Ars Technica, as well as our fellow alt-weekly friends..."

Sept. 15, 2009 News Post by Adam Theriault

Fun Fun Fun Fest Sunday Picks

Blurbing Fun Fun Fun Fest one act at a time

"...hair and guitar, but that's not what makes Ume explosive. The local threepiece oozes the ramp-up, its slow-and-steady turning..."

Nov. 7, 2008 Music Feature

Drawing Interest

Books with graphic value

"...things are everywhere these days, as Hollywood's most recent extended fling with the cape-and-powers set continues to fill cinemas..."

July 11, 2008 Books Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

ACL Music Festival Interviews

"...and tried to hammer out some songs. We're still exactly the same – just with less hair and more..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...information that the Chronicle is not, it is our experienced opinion that Alteza fans supported them with enough votes..."

April 1, 2005 Column

Not Your Father's Musical (Or Your Kid's, For That Matter)

Three local shows show breaking into song ain't what it used to be

"...department; he's employed the services of three local composers: Vortex Repertory Company regulars Chad Salvata (The X and Y..."

Aug. 13, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...Friday PicksAll showcase times subject to change. Please check www.sxsw.com...."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...Saturday PicksAll showcase times subject to change. Please check www.sxsw.com...."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

The Whole Universe Rocks

The Harry Ransom Center's exhibition "Make It New" explores how modernism changed everything.

"...rioted at the premiere of a Debussy opera (as inexplicable now as rioting over Vivaldi), we're still struggling with..."

Dec. 12, 2003 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

Texas Titles in Toto

"...Of the estimated 3,500 songs written about Texas and Texas Places, most of the votes came from..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Music Feature

Kicking and Screaming

Sure, its slacker characters incessantly dissect every little thing in circles and circles, harping on the most miniscule details of life and making the same old lame pop-culture references. But Kicking and Screaming rises above other comedies of the mid-Nineties Gen-X genre.

"...separates Kicking and Screaming from the rest of the Gen-X genre is that it teaches its lesson well. Sure,..."

June 21, 2002 Screens Review by Henri Mazza

TV Eye

Summer fun, air-conditioned and remote-controlled: The Discovery Channel airs a triptych of roller coaster specials, and Buffy fans can get their jollies in book form.

"...of roller coaster enthusiasts. "Air time," as you might expect, is the sensation of leaving your seat. The illusion..."

May 10, 2002 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Hey Kids! Free Comics!

The folks who make and sell comic books are hoping that a promotional giveaway of 2 million comics after the release of the Spider-Man movie will rescue their ailing industry.

"...Watson from the menace of the Green Goblin. The next day, he'll try to rescue the comic book industry..."

May 3, 2002 Books Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...Thursday SleepersBOXSTEP: The lush, orchestral pop of Pittsburgh-based Boxstep approaches grandiosity..."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature

Serious Rock & Roll Anthropology

An interview with SXSW honoree Penelope Spheeris

"...form by members of seminal Los Angeles punk bands X, the Alice Bag Band, Black Flag, Catholic Discipline, Fear,..."

March 9, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

She's Gotta Have It, Pi

"...we've come to associate with the writer-director of Malcolm X and Do the Right Thing, two of the most..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Screens Review by Sarah Hepola

Chief Priest of the Shrine

The epic life story of Nigerian soul superstar Fela Kuti.

"...Kuti was all these things and more. Extremely talented, cocksure, controversial, and brutally frank, he was 100%..."

July 14, 2000 Music Feature by David Lynch

From Here to Eternity

The only punk rock band that mattered, and why they still do

"...Strummer has held up best, his snaggly dental work fixed and his pompadour still intact. The band has officially..."

May 19, 2000 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

In Between Days

Austin's Gaming Community on Where It's at and Where It's Headed

"...Chris Norden, Lead Programmer of Deus Ex, Ion Storm, Austin Personally, I'm the most excited about..."

April 28, 2000 Screens Feature by Brendan Sinclair

Speaking in Tongues

When Dan Dietz 'lets go,' he turns gibberish into art. And he proves it in the Salvage Vanguard Theater production of MacWellman's nonsense play Terminal Hip.

"...to have a sense of the material in his next project, the Salvage Vanguard Theater production of Mac Wellman's..."

March 24, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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