Riders Against the Storm Hit Their Stride With Flowers for the Living

Three-time winners of the Austin Music Awards' Band of the Year honors keep building community and creativity

"..."We are Austin music," repeats Jonathan "Chaka" Mahone...."

Feb. 26, 2021 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Austin Craft Brewers vs. COVID-19: Oddwood Ales and The Draught House

How local breweries are responding to the pandemic (Part 6)

"...This was supposed to be a gigantic week for all of..."

April 24, 2020 Food Post by Eric Puga

Playback: You Can’t Press Pause on Life

A musician’s life: laid off, livestreaming, and … giving birth?

"...She stood on the top rung of a ladder, trying to..."

April 24, 2020 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

How Robert Rodriguez Saved Alita: Battle Angel From the Scrap Heap

After a decade and a half, the legendary manga's battle dreams are made real

"...Robert Rodriguez had touched down in Austin. It was less a homecoming..."

Feb. 15, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Filmmakers’ Waking Nightmares

They're just making a movie. What could possibly go wrong?

"...No one but an idiot thinks making movies is easy...."

Oct. 5, 2018 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Billy Joel’s Greatest Hits Vols. I-III

San Antonio state of mind extends a 26-year ATX drought

"...Billy Joel last played Austin in 1990 on the Storm Front tour...."

Dec. 12, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Page Two: Vote Yes on Prop 1

Why the hell not?

"...I YAM WHAT I YAM AN' THA'S ALL I YAM –..."

May 20, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Believe

Moving Panoramas flicker to life in the aftermath of a home invasion

"...Leslie Sisson's house sits less than 100 yards from mine. We didn't know we were..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Music Feature by Leslie Sisson

Top 10 Festival Films You Haven't Seen Yet

Vampires, hip-hop, cults, and odd romance are our unreleased faves

"...2014 is dead, done and gone. But we'll be living with the..."

Jan. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Jaston Williams

Before 'Tuna,' he rode with 'Maid Marian in a Stolen Car'

"...Jaston Williams has stories like West Texas has sand –..."

Aug. 28, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Takeaways From Fantastic Arcade: Day 1

Life lessons learned through video games and the people who make them

"...Dominated by locals, the opening day of Fantastic Arcade proffered..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Where's Your Evidence?

Advances in forensic science have made physical evidence increasingly crucial in criminal justice – but the practice of preserving and maintaining that evidence is often underfunded, poorly managed, or just plain sloppy

"...For more than a decade, lawyers for death row inmate Hank Skinner..."

Feb. 15, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

'Benji' Directors Coodie and Chike

Change, for better and for worse

"...Through some fortuitous coincidences I was able to sit down with the..."

Oct. 23, 2012 Sports Post by Will Eidam

Ted Cruz: The New Schwarzenegger

And we don't mean that in a good way

"...There's something in the contemporary GOP's DNA that loves making political ingenues into the..."

Aug. 7, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Inside Out ... Outside In

The growing influence of fringe movements on City Hall reflects either a healthy populism or the implosion of civic engagement

"...A few months ago, the City Council's Public Health and..."

March 2, 2012 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Top Chef Texas, Week 13: Life on Two Wheels

The chefs go mobile in an homage to "Pee-wee's Big Adventure"

"...My people! My apologies for the radio silence. Would you believe that I..."

Feb. 6, 2012 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

Reviving 'The Dead'

Fantastic Fest 2010 zombie horror returns this weekend

"...The revenant have risen again! Fantastic Fest 2010 fave The Dead..."

Oct. 6, 2011 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Electric Skaterland

Austin births a Roller Derby renaissance

"...That means a skater is down and hasn't gotten back..."

Nov. 27, 2009 Sports Feature by Richard Whittaker

Sex, Thugs, and Thanatos

The mad, bad bounty of Fantastic Fest 2009

"...Let me put this plain and true, and then make of me what you..."

Sept. 25, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Home School

Austin's latest class of cinematic talent – represented by six anticipated films at SXSW – is going places, but they aren't leaving anytime soon.

"...For a few months, we all thought P.J. Raval was really..."

March 10, 2006 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

Heaven up Here

27 reason to further investigate the UK roster of bands at SXSW 2006

"...Despite frequent appearances to the contrary, the United Kingdom remains a monarchy,..."

Feb. 24, 2006 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Justice or Vengeance?

A tale of tragedy and punishment in Williamson County

"...Four seconds. A flash. A moment here and gone. In four seconds,..."

Nov. 4, 2005 News Feature by Kevin Brass

This Ain't No Picnic: Minutemen on Patrol

The sinister legions of the 'Drug Cartel' have little to fear from the latest incarnation of border hysteria. As for the rest of us ...

"...On the first of October, if you wanted to contact the Texas Minutemen..."

Oct. 28, 2005 News Feature by Diana Welch

Meet the New Neighbors

A fugitive sect of Mormon polygamists is building a home – and an end-time temple – in the West Texas town of Eldorado

"...The town of Eldorado, Texas, seat of Schleicher County, flanks State..."

July 29, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Overnight Sensation

Sword of Dracula' creator Jason Henderson is taking over the (fantasy) world

"...Listen. The only thing you'll ever really need to know about Jason Henderson is that one..."

Jan. 14, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

'The Austin Chronicle' and Richard Linklater

The beginning of a beautiful friendship

"...It's hard to remember how many times filmmaker and Austin Film..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Our Town, Our Time

Zachary Scott Theatre Center's production of The Laramie Project retells the story of Matthew Shepard's murder in a compelling, heartfelt way, but it also tells a town's story and gives us the opportunity to see our town in its reflection.

"...There is the actor directly addressing the audience, setting up the play we're..."

March 15, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Fear & Loathing on the Inaugural Trail

One man's journey to the Bush inauguration confirms more than it denies.

"...The great thing about presidents is their vulnerability. Nothing is easier..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Features Feature by Michael Bolduc

Meow Mix

Texans Are Wild About Exotic Cats, but at What Cost?

"...When David Ramirez brought Simba home, it never occurred to him..."

Aug. 4, 2000 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Telling War Stories

National Book Award winner and SWT professor Tim O'Brien is real. He's blunt. But he's also, according to Chronicle editor Sarah Hepola, responsible for her hangover.

"...This is a true story. I wake up way too early, my..."

April 28, 2000 Books Feature by Sarah Hepola

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