Please Kill Me and other ROCK & ROLL BOOKS of 1996

"...To your average American, even if he is an aficionado, one for whom..."

Dec. 6, 1996 Books Feature

Dame Todos!

Act II: The Mayor's New Career

"...could include advising corporate clients on tax abatements and working with community groups." In the article, Todd promises compliance..."

July 19, 1996 News Feature by Alex de Marban

Progressive Populist

For Bleeding Hearts Everywhere...

"...corporations gain a tighter grip on life in America. Tax breaks and so-called fair trade agreements allow them..."

Nov. 24, 1995 News Column

Naked City

"...will help make change. I hope it will open America's eyes to see that we do have the strength..."

Oct. 13, 1995 News Feature

Ernie Cortés

Profile of a Leader

"...has been fêted as one of the saviors of American democracy. William Greider, political writer for Rolling Stone, devoted..."

July 21, 1995 News Feature

Eat to the Beat

Gotta break eggs to make a musician omelet

"..."Every restaurant in Austin has a musician working there," she points out. "To me, the restaurant and..."

June 14, 2013 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Ray Manzarek: Trying to Set the World on Fire

The late Doors keyboardist at the Garden of Eden

"...was west coast jazz, Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker working contrapuntal lines with the saxophone, baritone saxophone, and trumpet..."

May 23, 2013 Music Post by Danielle Zelisko

Who Wants to Run A Coffeehouse in Austin, Texas?

Four local javamongers tell us what it's like

"...November 1993 is when we opened up Flipnotics. Started working on it in 1992, and with our lack of..."

Aug. 22, 2012 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Page Two: An Injury to All

The universal perils of union busting

"...legislative assaults and concurrent financial retaliations. Once again, government, working hand in glove with management, has sucker punched labor...."

April 8, 2011 Column by Louis Black

After the 'Watch,' What?

Alumni of AMOA's 'New Art in Austin' talk about the exhibition's impact on their careers

"...not only in the visual-art world but on television (America's Next Top Model, American Idol, Celebrity Chef, Project Runway,..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Arts Feature by Rachel Cook

Council's Got ... Talent?

At intermission, we talk to the headliners

"...tube, and a certain midseason replacement reminds us that America's Got Talent! Yup, everyone loves a good talent show...."

July 13, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Full Body

John Irving on his job and the upcoming 'Until I Find You'

"...and science-fiction writers, but took them for granted – America's young novelists, I lionized. I had read glowing reviews..."

Feb. 25, 2005 Books Feature by Louis Black

In Between Days

Austin's Gaming Community on Where It's at and Where It's Headed

"...have been announced, and two that haven't. We've been working closely with Ion Storm Austin on the Mac port..."

April 28, 2000 Screens Feature by Brendan Sinclair

Velvet Underdog

Sterling Morrison: An Oral History With Interviews

"...the University of Texas and left the band. While working on his doctorate in medieval studies, he was a..."

March 17, 2000 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Drug Warriors

Hays County drug war is costing lives and money.

"...suspects netted in the work of that evening: a working person duped into getting a bag for someone he..."

Nov. 5, 1999 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

American Filmmaker

Chris Smith's American Movie depicts one man's passionate struggle to make a film.

"...drunk, and permanently possessed, Mark Borchardt is a distinctive American character, one who defies all obstacles (external and internal)..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Status of the Original

"...that by all accounts made it the most well-respected book-working facility in the nation...."

Feb. 12, 1999 Books Feature by Clay Smith

The House That PAC Built

"...interesting article that Jerry Young wrote [in the Austin American-Statesman] about our programming. Why aren't we doing more classical..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Beyond the Multiverse

Author Michael Moorcock

"...notes and bits and pieces, which you can call working. And I don't sleep much. I only need about..."

Sept. 19, 1997 Books Feature by Adrienne Martini

The Luv Doc: Fucking Trump Voters

That is a crime against humanity, so stop it

"...shit was fucked up. I’m sure nearly half of America is still seething with incredulity, thinking, “WHAT THE FUCK..."

Nov. 15, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

Austin's Hip-Hop Pioneers, in Their Own Words

The Austin History Center-archived rappers and industry innovators share stories

"...community. My journey with hip-hop has been expansive. From working at record labels, signing with them, running my own,..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

How One Cottage Food Purveyor Helps Launch Careers

Kimchi Rók and the Clifton Career Development School bring young chefs to the table

"...In October 2022, Beth started working with Clifton students, spending Tuesday mornings teaching them the..."

April 14, 2023 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...Screenwriter: Noah Pink Based on the true story of American video game salesman Henk Rogers (Taron Egerton) and his..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...telling a story but doing it in multiplicity. Frequently working with collaborators, Siifu builds tracks that are full of..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

la Barbecue Is Built to Last

The smoked meats mecca finds its forever home

"...Having grown up working at Louie Mueller, LeAnn Mueller hails from that famed..."

Nov. 5, 2021 Food Feature by Rod Machen

LBJ Library at 50: An Interview With Mark Updegrove

The Library's director from 2009 to 2017 on LBJ's evolving legacy

"...He spent nine years working toward that goal, and since a perceptual shift that..."

Aug. 26, 2021 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Buttigieg Back for SXSW, Plus Kenan Thompson and More

New speaker list adds keynotes and notables to virtual conference

"...his new book, Out of Many, One: Portraits of America’s Immigrants, the second collection of his art, as part..."

Feb. 24, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

OroBianco Italian Creamery Makes Magic With Water Buffalo Milk

Making mozzarella from white gold

"...reads, "Buffalo mozzarella is the Great White Whale of American cheesemaking: a dream so exotic and powerful that it..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Kathy Valentine of the Go-Go's Recalls the Moment Her Band Topped the Charts in 1981

Austin born and raised, Valentine and the girls reigned with Beauty & the Beat – as excerpted from her new memoir All I Ever Wanted

"...record and focused instead on the upcoming national Beautify America Tour. For IRS the tour was all about promoting..."

April 17, 2020 Music Feature by Kathy Valentine

Luv Doc: Lucky You

How can someone who has experienced such wealth and plenitude ever hope to live a life free of tortured conscience?

"...dream career. I, on the other hand, have been working my ass off for the last six or so..."

Feb. 15, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

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