Change of Venue

This year, FronteraFest is takin' it to the streets – and a chapel, a bookstore, a home ...

"...they could take the time to "play with physically unconventional vantage points" and "flesh out certain components of the..."

Jan. 10, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

'2 Awkward 2 Heavy'

Art collective Ink Tank unleashes its sequel to last summer's blockbuster 'More Awkward Than Heavy'

"...Ink Tank, the artist collective known for its encompassing, unconventional installations and performances, seeks to capture the spirit of..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Arts Feature by Caitlin Greenwood

Cloudy With a Chance of Winik

Marion Winik navigates the single life in 'Highs in the Low Fifties'

"...To many Austinites, "the joys of single living" is a complete oxymoron..."

June 21, 2013 Arts Feature by Monica Riese

The Q&A Hole

Austin chefs field questions about the weirdest thing they ever ate and the trends they want 86'ed

"...Market cooking school, and my roommate in an East Austin bungalow was Tim Graham, a Central Market wine expert..."

June 14, 2013 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Lights, Camera, Summer

Paramount film series starts with a double-barreled bang

"...For Austin cinephiles, summer doesn’t really begin until the Paramount opens..."

May 24, 2013 Screens Post by Alejandro Puyana

String Theory

Generous performances from violinist Stephanie Sant'Ambrogio and pianist Gregory Allen made this an impressive recital

"...The Austin Chamber Music Center's String Theory marked a sort of..."

April 19, 2013 Arts Review by Natalie Zeldin

Make Way for 'Leviathan'

Expressionistic fishing documentary hits Austin next week

"...Next weekend, Austinites will have a rare opportunity to screen Leviathan, a..."

April 14, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

A Veteran's Voice

Playwright Johnny Meyer returned from war to learn that theatre is essential to life

"...that Meyer's playwriting is much more than the writer's unconventional narrative. "We can trust the script. This is a..."

March 22, 2013 Arts Feature by Jillian Owens

'Beat the Rush'

Butler School of Music's new concert series connects great music with great art

"...in chamber music to participate in a range of unconventional performances that bring classical music to new audiences. Evan..."

March 15, 2013 Arts Feature by Natalie Zeldin

Making History, Part One

Playwright Robert Schenkkan on bringing LBJ to the stage in 'All the Way'

"...Austin Chronicle: Back me up to when Bill [Rauch, OSF..."

Aug. 17, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Now Now Oh Now

The Rude Mechs' latest show is a mind-blowing roll of the die

"...The Rude Mechanicals have set a high bar in Austin for work that is original and unconventional. Now Now..."

May 25, 2012 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Orchestrating Partnerships

Maestro Peter Bay likes to play with others – especially when they're outside the orchestra

"...the time, it's also an isolated one – something Austin Symphony Orchestra maestro Peter Bay knows all too well...."

May 4, 2012 Arts Feature by Adam Roberts

SXSW Scares & Shorts Revealed

Late-night fare and short film lineup announced

"...around the web recently), and the world premiere of Austin Chick’s revenge thriller Girls Against Boys. Of the Midnighters..."

Feb. 8, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Reefer Roundup: 7/4/11

Your patriotic drug news roundup

"...GOP Rep. Lamar Smith – the pride of West Austin! – is in charge of the Judiciary Committee. In..."

July 4, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

Last Shotgun Blast of SXSW Film Programming

'Hobo,' Spike's 'Scenes From the Suburbs,' and more

"...We've got the goods on the shorts lineups, too..."

Feb. 10, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

TV Eye: Crazy for Cop Shows

Cracking The Chicago Code

"...her reluctant ex-partner, Jarek Wysocki (Jason Clarke, Brotherhood). Brash, unconventional, and cocky, he nonetheless shares Teresa's thirst for justice...."

Feb. 4, 2011 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Juicebox & Soup Peddler: Story of a Collaboration

Grassroots foodies team up, form tasty Voltron

"...a vision, a new food venue, and a South Austin-style vortex of positive vibrational energy. That's what...."

Feb. 4, 2011 Food Feature by MM Pack

Press Forward

Two exhibitions capture printmaking's experimental drive

"...Twenty Years of Printmaking at Flatbed Press" at the Austin Museum of Art – Downtown, especially seeing them back-to-back...."

Jan. 14, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Year in Books

Freedom, Finkler, and Kids of America

"...you can get, was The Surf Guru (Riverhead Books), Austin author Doug Dorst's wildly whizzing and very finely written..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

Sundance Announces Competition Slate

Austinite Jeff Nichols will compete in Park City

"...Austin filmmaker Jeff Nichols – whose debut feature Shotgun Stories..."

Dec. 1, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Try To Remember

How two kids from UT changed the course of the American musical

"...success of The Fantasticks opened the door for more unconventional musicals in the Sixties and Seventies, those small of..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Cult of Personality

Insect Records head and Attack Formation commander Ben Webster has never been photographed with Red River mascot-to-be Butcher Bear

"...The collective's revolving-door policy turned Webster's North Austin headquarters, mere blocks from where he grew up, into..."

June 25, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Crafting the Autobiography of Another Man

AFS Documentary Tour: The Windmill Movie

"...Austin Chronicle: Can you talk about how this film evolved..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Cinderella/Mi Madre y Yo

Mothers danced in both Long Center venues on Mother's Day, but oh, what different moms

"...mother a letter attempting to explain her lifestyle and unconventional methods, which her mother obviously accepts and embraces. Aw...."

May 15, 2009 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

City Hall Hustle: McCracken's Downfall

What was the big idea?

"...out from the mayoral run-off, thereby making Lee Leffingwell Austin's next mayor. "His ideas the six years I've served..."

May 15, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Roof-Riding to an Uncertain Fate

First-time feature filmmaker Cary Fukunaga captures the immigrant experience in Sin Nombre

"...The Austin Chronicle spoke with Fukunaga about his unconventional casting and..."

April 17, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Black Cock

"...B-grade sci-fi version of Animal Collective. It's an extremely unconventional approach to punk rock, which yields the most unique..."

April 17, 2009 Music Review by Daniel Mee

Great Escapes

AFS Essential Cinema: Children of Abraham/Ibrahim 3: Films of the Middle East & North Africa

"...Every year the Austin Film Society, as part of its ongoing Essential Cinema..."

Feb. 13, 2009 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Esteban 'Steve' Jordan Tribute

"...was also a grand pairing of San Antonio and Austin Chicano musicians, who have virtually paved I-35 with years..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Tony Visconti Part 1

"...stamped the advances for Alejandro Escovedo’s new Real Animal, Austin’s very own Lou Reed/Iggy Pop/Mick & Keith had finally..."

June 19, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

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