Voices From the Front

"...here is to tell you why you should see another documentary about AIDS, because regardless of how good I..."

June 19, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

From the Music Desk

On Willie, Billy, Stevie Ray, Blaze, and more highlights from four decades of covering Austin music

"...In Austin, music is politics. It's the action. It's gossip. It's history. Love stories and tragedies..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Michael Hall

A Summer of Protests to Reclaim Power From the Police

"Whose streets? Our streets."

"...Brenda Ramos wanted to talk about the loss of her son, Mike, about what his absence..."

Sept. 11, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Excerpt From The Lecturer's Tale

"...In The Lecturer's Tale, "mild-mannered liberal pluralist" Nelson Humboldt appears to..."

Jan. 19, 2001 Books Feature

The Nut Job

Everyone's a rat, more or less, in this animated film.

"...The Nut Job is a head-scratcher. Kudos, I guess, go..."

Jan. 17, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Incredibles

Animated take on the superhero genre overflows with wonderfully silly shenanigans and knowing insight into modern parenting.

"...leap forward in animated storytelling, this seriocomic take on the superhero genre deftly mixes Pixar Animation Studios’ justly famed..."

Nov. 5, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

How Much Reform Is Enough in the Travis County District Attorney Race?

Incumbent D.A. Margaret Moore faces challengers from the left

"...could point to her aggressive reorganization and rebuilding of the D.A.'s Office, to her dramatic reduction in prosecutions of..."

Aug. 23, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Years of the Dead

The Mexico of now, David Garza writes, is not held only within the borders of Mexico itself. It has spread northward, re-entered its old space, in a sense. For so many of the Mexicans, displaced but still infatuated with the idea of spirit and ghost, the nation itself is a ghost in the back of the head.

"...The Years With Laura Díazby Carlos Fuentes translated by Alfred..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Books Feature by David Garza

The Austin Chronicle Top 10 Films of 2017

The year in cinema, and the Chronicle’s top 10 lists

"...There's a piece of cinematic wisdom, that 1982 was the..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: A Creative Storm Front

Front Festival hits Austin with a storm of great creative showcases over Labor Day weekend

"...A storm front is moving in: a creative storm front, that is...."

Aug. 25, 2023 Column by James Scott

Warrior Voices

With a Spanish-language production of The Vagina Monologues, Austin Latinas are making themselves heard

"...(The identities and personal details of some interviewees have been..."

Feb. 16, 2007 Arts Feature by Belinda Acosta

Sister in the Spirit

Praising the Lord with one of Austin's most talented sisters

"...higher on most teenagers' priority lists than figuring out their vocational future. Not so with Claudia Williams, who was..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Music Feature by David Lynch

The Luv Doc: A Back Door Man

This is AMERICA, and we can talk about anal sex without speaking in hushed voices or using obfuscating metaphors

"...time ago, after selling my place. I park on the side of the house but have to go around..."

Oct. 10, 2014 Column by The Luv Doc

The Short Unhappy Life of Sophia King

The APD shooting death of Sophia King was a tragedy waiting to happen.

"...The short unhappy life of Sophia Chante King came to..."

Aug. 2, 2002 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Nothing Stays the Same: The Story of the Saxon Pub

How a South Austin listening room survived, and what we can learn about preserving culture

"...Nothing Stays the Same is the story of a near-miss. In 2014..."

May 31, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Salon of the West

They may not notice us every time we go to Barton Springs -- after all, they are thinking, passionate men, deep in conversation. But we sure notice them: the men at Philosophers' Rock. Who are they? And why does Austin owe them such a debt of gratitude?

"...On any given evening in the 1940s or 1950s, an old man named J. Frank..."

July 4, 2003 Books Feature by Steve Moore

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...South by Southwest audiences have seen the artier side of Ryan Gosling with films like the..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Black Pumas Backline Lauren Cervantes and Angela Miller Maintain 20 Feet From Stardom – On Purpose

Respect and admiration remains the key to their success as co-frontwomen and backup singers

"...During the 2013 press blitz for Academy Award-winning documentary 20 Feet..."

May 28, 2021 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

What the Hell Happened at Austinist?

Local site dramatically changes direction after NYC overhaul

"...that started in 2005 an “institution,” but Austinist – the scrappy group blog started that year by Ben Brown..."

June 14, 2013 Screens Post by Dan Solomon

Qmmunity: The Gay Place Rides Again

Original Chron legend Kate X Messer talks "Qmmunity"/"The Gay Place" origins

"...In the mid-Aughts, young Austin Chronicle journo Kate X Messer approached..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Column by James Scott

A New Album From That Guided By Voices Man?

Yes, and reviewed with a little hot Robert-on-Robert action.

"...it happens: A new Robert Pollard album comes into the Chronicle for consideration...."

Dec. 12, 2013 Music Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Tomorrow, the World

Craig Hella Johnson's company of voices has long been world-class; now the world is hearing it

"...to mistake Craig Hella Johnson for a mad scientist. The founder of the professional choral ensemble Conspirare and its..."

June 20, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Making a Front Porch for the City

As he was completing the final design for the Austin Museum of Art's long-awaited downtown facility, architect Richard Gluckman took time to discuss the project, his approach to architecture, and what it means to design buildings for a boomtown.

"...Just over two years ago, the Austin Museum of Art selected an architect to design..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Man With Two Brains

Ghostland Observatory pulls back the curtain

"...and trademark shades whipped off, Aaron Behrens bursts through the sturdy door of Thomas Turner's home studio, letting the..."

Oct. 22, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Running the Funny

Club manager Margie Coyle has kept the laughter going for 20 years

"..."Good morning," she says, flashing me a smile, setting the container on the box-office counter. "We're going to have..."

July 10, 2009 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The History of the LGBTQ Movement in Austin

From Stonewall to today, how Pride has progressed in our city

"...Thomas, Lisa Davis, and all those we've lost along the way...."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Tapping Into the New Old Settler’s Music Festival

Checking in with Donna the Buffalo, Billy Strings, Greensky Bluegrass, the women of I'm With Her, and more

"...Donna the BuffaloThu. 19, 7:10pm, Campground Stage; Fri. 20, 5:15pm, Original..."

April 20, 2018 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The AggreGAYtor: November 10

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...goes gay, and Rose McGowan prompts us to discard the fish, as your AggreGAYtor fills our hearts with so..."

Nov. 10, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

Keepin' Up With the Jones Family

The Jones Family Singers hear the spirit speak in Austin

"...September 2005: Hurricane Rita is threatening to postpone the fourth annual Austin City Limits Music Festival. At the..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

For the Good Times

The Life and Times of Texas country crooner, Ray Price.

"...Before he took the stage of Central Missouri State University's Hendricks Hall on..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Music Feature by David Cantwell

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