Letters at 3AM

Michael Ventura reflects on the gateway of Time.

"...It had rained the night before: great flashes of lightning ricocheted over Monument Valley ... watching from..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Column by Michael Ventura

Sometimes You Get What You Want

Ira Cohen was a bongo player, drummer type person who picked up gigs whenever he could, which wasn't often.

"...bongo player, drummer type person who picked up gigs whenever he could, which wasn't often. Mostly he worked as..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Features Feature by Alana Cash

In Person

Helen Ellis' serious satire Eating the Cheshire Cat resonated in some unique ways with the audience at her reading at BookPeople last week.

"...then forces more whiskey down her sweet princess' throat when it comes time for the delicate procedure. At the..."

Feb. 11, 2000 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Toast to an Artspace About Art

Pro-Jex's Tunnel of Art on Fifth Street Was More Than a Gallery, Much More

"...Nobody in Austin got too worked up when Neil Coleman's Pro-Jex Gallery and Frameshop moved from its..."

April 3, 1998 Arts Feature by John Spong

Live Shots

"...itself. And from the looks of this DiFranco performance, she's too busy preaching to the choir to wage any..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Music Feature

Standing Around on "The Corner"

My Big Role as a subUrbia Stand-in

"...green hair -- Buff, played by Steve Zahn -- finishes intoning a strange chant and snaps a bite of..."

Aug. 9, 1996 Screens Feature

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, October 28 - November 3

"...attributes of a snake. As you know, the creature sheds its old skin to let new skin emerge. That's..."

Oct. 28, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

Texas Dems Fired Up, Ready to Go in Congressional Races

Four top prospects bring Big Blue Energy to TribFest

"...and Olson in 2018 for Texas agriculture commissioner, where, she noted, she received more votes than any female Democrat..."

Sept. 28, 2019 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Nils Lofgren Gets Blue With Lou (Reed)

Songcraft: “Fictional characters with non-fictional emotion”

"...Ezrin] and I caught him at a good time when he was open to it...."

May 23, 2019 Music Post by Michael Toland

Beto O'Rourke and Ethan Hawke in Conversation

Two Texans discuss politics, fear, and the power of Willie Nelson to bring us back together

"...my way through "Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die."..."

Aug. 17, 2018 News Feature by Ethan Hawke

"Rodney McMillian: Against a Civic Death" at the Contemporary Austin

In this thought-provoking exhibition, the Suzanne Booth Deal Art Prize winner asks, “What does an architecture of power look like to you?”

"...a room full of Democratic delegates. Controversially, and correctly, she stated, "I wake up every morning in a house..."

March 16, 2018 Arts Feature by Melany Jean

Ten Good Bites of Prose

Food and its preparation spans literary genres like a rich thick gravy

"..."I woke up craving food; endive, oysters, chard, chocolate, and some..."

May 5, 2017 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

To Have and to Eat

A Chronicle food writer says goodbye to Austin

"...Needless to say it was a surprise when I learned my partner’s culinary tastes rivaled those of..."

Dec. 31, 2015 Food Post by Anna Toon

An Excerpt From Blackout

Sarah Hepola's memoir on "remembering the things I drank to forget" – an excerpt

"...I were walking across the near-empty gardens of Oktoberfest when a 70-year-old man in lederhosen approached us, and I..."

June 19, 2015 Arts Feature

The Drink/Drank/Drunk Issue: Stages of Inebriation

To drink or not to drink – for local thespians, no question

"...Drinking when you don't expect it..."

July 3, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Page Two: Slow Drift

The eternal winter of our discontent

"...finite and contained as to be knowable to us when they are actually happening. Coming to a profound personal..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Column by Louis Black

The Insider's Outsider Guide to Texas

Remembering Bud Shrake

"...do about Breakfast at Tiffany's or In Cold Blood. When Joyce Carol Oates dies, no one will be talking..."

May 15, 2009 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Drug War Blowback

Drug-raid tactics come under increasing scrutiny

"...drug paraphernalia, including scales, plastic bags, and vials; tally sheets or ledgers documenting drug transactions; and photographs or video..."

Dec. 21, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...happily missed my opportunity to see it. Instead, I woke up this morning with that image of the retarded..."

July 29, 2005 Column

Page Two

South by Southwest 2005 is upon us. Please don't tell us to relax.

"...about the first time he met actress/writer Ruth Gordon. She was just another showgirl to him, but to woo..."

March 4, 2005 Column by Louis Black

The Dead Club Crawl

Club hopping through Austin's musical past.

"..."When I walked out the door, it wasn't the outside..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

Here Comes the Nice

Small Face Ronnie Lane's tenure in Austin is preserved on Live in Austin.

"...same level of stateside fame as his friends Pete Townshend, Eric Clapton, and Jimmy Page, was no less one..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Dancing About Architecture

"...major labels are scrambling to make vital decisions about when to release new albums. Traditionally, the big guns like..."

Sept. 5, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

Closer Than You Think

"...there with any regularity) was the sweet-voiced Tish Hinojosa. She's been frequenting a bit more prestigous House of late..."

Jan. 17, 1997 Music Column

Selena Gomez, Conan O’Brien, Sydney Sweeney Top SXSW’s Sixth Featured Speakers Announcement

Danny Brown, Nick Kroll, and Kirsten Dunst also announced

"...the eyes of the journalists attempting to cover the bloodshed. Meanwhile, Austinite Danny Brown will pop up Downtown for..."

Feb. 27, 2024 SXSW Post by Carys Anderson

Adil Dghoughi’s Killer Indicted for Murder

Family, advocates' push for justice gets results

"...me and the world the honorable person he is," she said...."

Feb. 18, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

The Luv Doc: Thy Neighbor’s Landscaper

Capitalism has its shortfalls

"...the holiday spirit, but this morning my neighbor's landscapers woke me up at 7am with their leaf blowers and..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Column

SXSW Music Review: Nine Mile Records & Touring Serves Up Tacos, Lone Stars, and Roots Galore at the Continental Club

Welcome to the Virtual Live Music Capital of the World

"...keyboards, the whole shootin’ match pivoted her sound. Though she broke out through country music, that genre’s inherently relative..."

March 20, 2021 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Austin at Large: Get Out of Jail, Free

In the purple light of a new Texas, cash bail looks mighty ugly

"...a woman named Debora Lyons hanged herself with a bedsheet in a common area at the Harris County Jail..."

Jan. 25, 2019 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Two Sides to His Story

Manuel Gonzales leads the nonprofit Austin Bat Cave into uncharted territory while readying for a rapid literary ascent of his own

"...sense that Walsh is an ally, a kindred spirit. She waves hello, shrugs, and turns back to the small..."

Jan. 11, 2013 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

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