Do I Stay or Do I Go?

In her debut novel Migratory Animals, Austin author Mary Helen Specht explores the push and pull of place

"...the paths cut by love and pain as a young scientist doing research in Nigeria must return to Austin..."

Jan. 16, 2015 Arts Feature by Jessi Cape

Strong and Talented and Young

Austin's Raw Paw collective inhales life, exhales art

"...You'd think you were dealing with a bunch of shape-shifters...."

Dec. 26, 2014 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Gay Place: Stand for Our Family

How do we honor those who've fallen?

"...This is the week: the annual gathering of the tribes..."

Nov. 21, 2014 Column by Kate X Messer

Getting to Zero

Will Austin's green seif-image be realized with its "zero waste" goals?

"...of the compactors squeezing the trash into the earth, you could imagine blissfully watching the sunset here...."

Nov. 14, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Always Be Chloe-sing

Mary Lynn Rajskub on moving from 24 to stand-up

"...phrase on 24 – which was often – it meant go-time for the easily irritated, eye-rolling IT savant played..."

Nov. 12, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Smart Meters, Fluoride, and Guns

Things Laura Pressley doesn't want to talk about

"...This year, Laura Pressley is running for the District 4..."

Oct. 31, 2014 News Feature by Jo Clifton

All the Way With LBJ's Play

Bill Rauch talks staging 'All the Way' and 'The Great Society'

"...Chronicle: When we spoke back in 2012, nobody knew what was likely to happen with All the Way. Robert..."

Oct. 9, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Playback: I'm in Love! What's That Song?

Weekend one ACL Fest wrap

"..."I hope all the bands play your favorite songs," Brian Fallon of the Gaslight Anthem announced..."

Oct. 10, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Weird City Hip-Hop Festival: Jean Grae

Call her a femcee and risk ‘Fight Club’

"...Austin Chronicle: Where am I reaching you today?..."

Sept. 26, 2014 Music Post by Nina Hernandez

Letters At 3AM: Karen Holden's This Music

This Music, Karen Holden's new poetry collection, expresses the connection between the self and the world

"...believed he was as good as Cavafy. Perhaps contemplating this, Seferis wrote: "What we look for is not who..."

Sept. 5, 2014 Column by Michael Ventura

The Road to Urinetown

Composer Mark Hollmann on the show's creation and success

"...City Theatre right now – from mounting it. So what do its creators think about the show's unlikely success?..."

Aug. 30, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Kevin Gates: By Any Means Necessary

Baton Rouge rapper returns to the Scoot Inn Wednesday

"...showcase and with a new mixtape, March’s By Any Means. The 55-minute collection blends the rawness of a streetwise..."

July 11, 2014 Music Post by Nina Hernandez

Where the Sidewalks End

Austin's patchwork sidewalk system has a history – and just maybe a better future

"...If you're in Austin, and you're trying to get from point..."

July 11, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Jimmy Pardo

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

"...and live podcast taping at Cap City Comedy Club this weekend...."

June 20, 2014 Arts Feature by Russ Espinoza

Andrew Bird

Virtuosic violinist gets Handsome at the Paramount tonight

"...Fiddler Andrew Bird wants you to know two things: who the Handsome Family is,..."

June 16, 2014 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Fighting Sexual Assault

Amid growing national momentum, UT-Austin takes steps to protect incoming students

"...This stark statistic is the opening sentence of the first..."

May 16, 2014 News Feature by Jessica Luther

A Gilded Eternity: The Return of Loop

Seminal UK outfit returns to U.S. expressly for Psych Fest

"...AC: You virtually abandoned the guitar after Loop broke up. How..."

May 1, 2014 Music Post by Michael Toland

Tilda Swinton and Jim Jarmusch Go Together Like Cream

The actress dishes on ‘Only Lovers Left Alive'

"...This quality has not gone unnoticed – she won an..."

April 24, 2014 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Carl Reiner: The Interview

On 'The Dick Van Dyke Show,' Mary Tyler Moore, and Mel

"...Reiner is showing no signs of slowing down. On this Tuesday, March 18, the comedy legend is making phones..."

April 4, 2014 Screens Post by Robert Faires

Kenjutsu: The Art of the Sword

The Hideout improvises tales of samurai battle and broken honor

"...First, in case you don’t know better already, don’t be thinking of it..."

March 28, 2014 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Preview: Lee Fields & the Expressions

‘Faithful Man’ dishes the difference between gospel and soul

"...into his career, has a new album due out this summer – his third in six years – and..."

March 12, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Definitely Maeby

15 minutes with Alia Shawkat

"...Austin Chronicle: A lot of people – and you may hate this by now, I have no idea..."

March 11, 2014 SXSW Post by Russ Espinoza

SXSW Interview: Margaret Brown

We're all connected through the Great Invisible

"...The Austin Chronicle: That's hysterical. How did you figure that out? Were you just looking at the..."

March 10, 2014 SXSW Post by Kate X Messer

Just Cos

SXSW Comedy headliner Bill Cosby shares his worst gigs ever

"...If Bill Cosby has an interview agenda, it’s you. He counts on you for material, so he’s just..."

March 5, 2014 Arts Post by Raoul Hernandez

Picture This

How is our obsession with photography changing an entire industry?

"...I will snap a photo today; I bet you will, too...."

Feb. 28, 2014 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

8

Third-place winner

"...and I haven't thought of a thing to say. This becomes my single point of concern. For as long..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Books Feature by Andy Steinberg

DVDanger: 'Haunter' / 'Hellbenders'

A supernatural weekend in home releases

"...You can tell that SXSW is nearly upon us: Distribution..."

Feb. 22, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Nowhere to Play

The Cost of Art, Part I: Austin's growth and rising rent take out theatre venues, one by one

"...that's going to work out," says Moore. "If it doesn't, I don't know what I'm going to do. It's..."

Jan. 24, 2014 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Cobbe

Escamilla's Defense

Aftermath of Lehmberg removal trial leaves opponents still polarized

"...law. "Ms. Lehmberg, I want to say something to you; I'm not going to lecture you. The extent of..."

Jan. 10, 2014 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Talented Mr. Isaac

Scenes from an interview with the star of the Coen Brothers' 'Inside Llewyn Davis'

"...self-preservation (at times literally: It's set in winter). That's what Isaac was here to talk about. His press junket..."

Dec. 20, 2013 Screens Feature by Jeff Winkler

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