'Why Jimmy'

Second-Place Winner

"...Off the record, Grandmother brought Jimmy to our house because his goodfornothing mother was hooked..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Books Feature by Erin Pringle

'Why Jimmy'

16th annual Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest second-place winner

June 12, 2009 Books Feature

Jimmy Buffett Surfs Stubb’s

Energized Parrothead king kicks out the jams

"...May keeps coming up roses for Jimmy Buffett nuts. For the fourth consecutive year, the pride..."

May 27, 2015 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Review: Jimmy Pardo

Beware getting in the line of fire of this crowd-work master

"...hard enough going through life as a moron, but why oh why place yourself front-row-center – and therefore in..."

June 25, 2014 Arts Post by Russ Espinoza

Monday Comes to Austin for Jimmy Buffett

Deep cuts and musical tributes, but no pink Crustacean

"...May yielded a first at the Moody Theater Monday: Jimmy Buffett wore a blazer...."

May 24, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Jimmy LaFave in the Present Tense

Honoring the local musician’s commitment to life

"..."Don't want to get out of this car," sings Jimmy LaFave at the beginning of "Blue Nightfall." Then he..."

May 12, 2017 Music Feature by Dave Marsh

Jimmy Pardo

How does this stand-up comic make working the crowd look so easy?

"...the comic who can quip with the zippiness of Jimmy Pardo. Because of his easy facility with gab and..."

June 20, 2014 Arts Feature by Russ Espinoza

Third Coast Grabs SRSLY, Jimmy John’s Goes Ooh-La-La, Spirited Steaks Sizzle thanks to Still Austin & Double J Ranch, and There’s Some Robot Rolling Up with Your Chicken Tikka Masala …

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...promotional stunt that’s a goddam hoot and a half: Jimmy John’s, that national fast-food chain, is staging something called..."

Feb. 9, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Why Should Anyone Care Now?

"...testament to the local music phenomenon, which is perhaps why Doctors' Mob reunited recently to celebrate the release of..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Music Feature by Kent H. Benjamin

The Austin Chronic: Austin Documentarian Links Up With Jimmy Kimmel for Reality Series High Hopes

New Hulu show captures organic humor among dispensary misfits

"...the RV pitchman who’d castigate himself for flubbing lines (“Why don’t I say it FUCKIN’ RIGHT!?!”) and help him..."

April 19, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

Austin FC Reveals Stadium Noms, Your New Neighbors Are Coffee & Dogs, Jimmy Eat Sandwich at Old Thousand, Salt & Time on Seventh Respawns, and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...and this is exciting even beyond the canine possibilities. Why? Because, when Neighbors opens at 5609 South Congress on..."

March 31, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Why He Fought

New AFS series considers Frank Capra's pre-World War II films

"...Signal Corps, where he masterminded the seven-film propaganda series Why We Fight. But why was this particular man, a..."

May 29, 2015 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Council Member Jimmy Flannigan Harassed by Opponent’s Biker Friends

Confrontation between D6 CM and Wind Therapy Freedom Riders CEO caught on tape

"...As City Council Member Jimmy Flanni­gan entered his car to leave a campaign event..."

Nov. 27, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Playback: Gourds Co-Leader Jimmy Smith Heads to Montana

Jimmy Smith heads for higher ground, Pete Mitchell reaches a higher plane, and Izzy Cox would like to remain upright on terra firma

"..."No," says Jimmy Smith, letting out a jackhammer laugh as he stares..."

July 29, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Why a Duck?

What You Didn't See at AMOA's Art Guys Exhibition

"...Austin artist Jimmy Jalapeeno finds the museum's actions very unusual. "The Austin..."

Jan. 31, 1997 Arts Feature by Lindsey Lane

How and Why the City and County Chose to Cancel SXSW

Striking precarious, if unachievable, balance between protecting public health and avoiding economic calamity

"...this year's race from April 3-5 to Nov. 13-15, why then are other mass gatherings around the city such..."

March 13, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Jimmy Leets World

Graffiti Research Lab's James Powderly takes technology to the street

"...lose his Hong Kong residency status – which is why he won't make it to South by Southwest. We've..."

March 6, 2009 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Ribbon on the Highway

Here comes Jimmy LaFave

"...Here comes Jimmy LaFave. Maybe he's walking onstage to sing or slipping..."

May 6, 2005 Music Feature by Dave Marsh

16th Annual 'Austin Chronicle' Short Story Contest

The drama, the deliberations, and one winning story: Greg Koehler's 'Black as Your Lungs, Black as Pitch'

"...not-just-top vote-getters but also the most polarizing: Second-place winner "Why Jimmy" netted a 1 – the lowest score –..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

Sugar on the Asphalt

How Jimmy Eat World bleeds teen angst tunefully, responsibly

"...Through no fault of the band, Mesa, Ariz., four-piece Jimmy Eat World, this latest album nearly went nowhere as..."

Sept. 6, 2002 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Motherless Child

Obscure monument to balladry finally sees the light of day

"...glorious afro halo back-lit over bare shoulders, but when Jimmy Scott's tortured ache of voice -- that wounded cry..."

July 6, 2001 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Laws of Gravity

"...So, early on in this movie when small-time thieves Jimmy (Greene) and Jonny (Trese) meet up with a cache..."

Dec. 11, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Little Boy Blue

"...keeps his waitress wife Kate (Kinski), their teenage son Jimmy (Phillipe), and their two young boys Mikey and Mark..."

June 26, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Price of Glory

"...Maria Del Mar, Clifton Collins Jr., Jon Seda and Jimmy Smits. Less talk, more fisticuffs, por favor. The sweet..."

March 31, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Letters at 3AM: The Curious Case of the Missing Quotation

Jimmy Carter says the U.S. has no functioning democracy at present, and the press goes silent

"...Former President Jimmy Carter expressed that judgment on the night of July..."

Sept. 6, 2013 Column by Michael Ventura

AGLCC Post-Pride Shitstorm

AGLCC president resigns! No, wait! He was dumped! WTF?!??

"...self respecting group in charge of the festivities do? Why lop off the top of their leadership, of course...."

June 10, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Meru

Doc recounts efforts of American mountain climbers to ascend Meru Peak

"...Directed by: Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi...."

Sept. 4, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Comedy, Just in Time, For Other Worlds' James Vs. His Future Self

Catch a Zoom Q&A with director Jeremy LaLonde

"...up, would you? Maybe, maybe not, but if you're Jimmy, the time-traveling protagonist of James Vs. His Future Self,..."

May 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Damned in the USA

"...Directed by: Paul Yule. Starring: Jimmy Tingle, Rev. Donald Wildmon, Jesse Helms, Alphonse D'Amato, Andres..."

Jan. 15, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fish or Gay Bait

Response to D6 candidate Matt Stillwell's least-common-Dem politics

"...Stillwell's recent direct mail flyer asserting details about opponent Jimmy Flannigan has triggered statements from the Austin Gay and..."

Nov. 3, 2014 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

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