Fairness, Consistency, Safety

Rosemary Lehmberg defends her record

"...under the Water Code. So there are some jurisdictions, particularly down along the coast, who don't seem to want..."

Jan. 20, 2012 News Feature

Culture Flash!

An artist turns editor, a play tours Oz, and calls for new work

"...• Artist Eric Zimmerman departed Austin for New York City a..."

Aug. 12, 2011 Arts Column by Robert Faires

You're a Woman, I'm a Machine

That frazzled local who looks like he just stepped out of American Pie is actually one of the hottest DJs and producers going

"...Two surveillance cameras guard Wolfgang Gartner's white stone abode in suburban South Austin. The first..."

May 13, 2011 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Gizmometry

Riding the circuit with Austin's mutant noisemakers

"...encouraged to bring in whatever mutant you've created, swap parts, or ask questions. Look around, and you'll see no..."

July 9, 2010 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

SXSW Showcases

All the SXSW showcases that fit

"...campfire with Thin Lizzy. As for Deer Tick, the quartet left SXSW last year with Rolling Stone's David Fricke..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

Hooping

Eighty-eight keys are too heavy, too melancholy, says computer-key stroker Laura Scarborough

"..."Electronic stuff, that style with the laptop and heavy synthesizer,..."

July 3, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Off the Record

Paying tribute to the Texas Tornado, working out at the Music Gym, and Trail of Dead's Justice for all

"...TOD steamrolled through new standouts such as "Far Pavilions." Part of this new sense of Self comes via the..."

Feb. 20, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Spaceman:Dada:Robot

A song cycle with its head in the stars and a sense of wonder makes space cool again

"...with its head in the stars, created by the Electronic Planet Ensemble. The four members of this multidisciplinary band..."

Jan. 23, 2009 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Thursday Showcases

"...slots and offers a wide variety of sound from electronic to folk rock. Highlights include the decidedly modern blues-rock..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature

Inevitable Influx

Asia, Africa, and everything after

"...Africa contributes only a small contingent of artists to South by Southwest this year, but most impressive..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Silver Lining

The Octopus Project's Avalanche instrumentalism

"...human percussion with the impossibly perfect sonic waves of electronic machines," explains Miranda. "We tend to trade a lot..."

Oct. 5, 2007 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Thursday Showcase Picks

SXSW Music Fest preview guide

"...showcase to beat if you're a fan of the artsier side of pop. Astralwerks' A&R folks have a sharp..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature

The Hightower Report

The Workplace Body Snatchers; and Rummy Won't Go Away

"...million from the city's meager treasury to buy a state-of-the-art electronic system to track the comings and goings of..."

Feb. 16, 2007 News Column by Jim Hightower

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...five districts, as few as possible consistent with conscientious partisan neutrality, is not the product of aggressive remediation. Rather,..."

Aug. 11, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...state of Texas violated its constitutional obligation to govern impartially." – Justice John Paul Stevens' dissenting opinion. The majority..."

July 7, 2006 News Feature

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Thursday

"...road less traveled. Gift of Gab and Chief Xcel unearth curious takes on traditional hip-hop as their latest, The..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature

Nordic Noise

Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland – 26 inches of SXSW over four days and nights

"...SXSW 2006 by sending over a whopping 35 showcasing artists. Just as some scholars disagree on what the term..."

Feb. 24, 2006 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...world's most notorious spammers. Now that's a cause all parties can support. See "Get a Rope."..."

Jan. 21, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

"...debut, All Around, that's more pop-oriented than their earlier art-punk. Pretty Girls Make Graves is a hypercaffeinated punk troupe..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

"...DAVIS McLARTY AGENCY PRESENTS: ... three Austin acts the former Ely..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...much like a Libertarian. There is no other political party that adheres so strongly to a root philosophy or..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Column

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...look for the teenagers in these local bands to start grabbing headline slots and press attention. Way too young..."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature

Heyd in Plain Sight

Austin painter Heyd Fontenot exposes more than himself in his new exhibition.

"...and wearing -- nothing at all. They're friends of artist Heyd Fontenot, these people, and even though, okay, they're..."

Dec. 14, 2001 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

20 Years of Austin Gifts

... And a slew of other local businesses celebrating significant anniversaries

"...colorists and stylists to their luxurious spa treatments, Avant, part of the Aveda Concept team of salons, rules the..."

Dec. 7, 2001 Features Feature by Brant Bingamon

Contributors

Descriptions of the contributors to The Austin Chronicle 20th anniversary issue

"...Suzy Banks started writing for the Chronicle in 1991 and sent in..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

From Here to Eternity

The only punk rock band that mattered, and why they still do

"...a time clock somewhere. Topper Headon's appearance is downright startling; he's shriveled like an old man or someone who..."

May 19, 2000 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Wendy Carlos Switched-On Boxed Set (East Side Digital)

Box Sets

"...Wendy Carlos has been standing on the avant-garde of electronic music for a long time. In 1968, the composer..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Texas Platters

The Scabs

"...sellers and Waterloo Records/Shiner Bock Texas Top Ten List chart hogs. The live souvenir business has been good to..."

July 30, 1999 Music Feature

Record Reviews

Barbarito Torres

"...older. Naming the all-star endeavor after one of Havana's long-departed nightspots and recording a series of timeless releases for..."

July 9, 1999 Music Review

Exhibitionism

My Children! My Africa!: Schoolbells in the Revolution

"...Africans to which he belonged and the world of apartheid-hammered black South Africans. This period of renewed assault against..."

June 11, 1999 Arts Review

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