The New Rites of Spring

The Last Word in Instrumental Rock

"...It's an overly romanticized notion, the idea of every generation having some sort of defining..."

April 27, 2001 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

The Lauryn Paige Fuller Story

Eighteen-year-old Donald Scott Fuller was brutally murdered last year. Jordan Smith explores

"...weeks before Christmas, but outside it feels like spring. The sky is clear and bright, and there is a..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Features Feature by Jordan Smith

Ruling the Roost

Austin Preeminent Concert Promoter Ponders Retirement

"...If he hadn't been driving the getaway car, Tim O'Connor might have punched Willie Nelson...."

June 1, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

A Chip off the Auld Sod

Off the Bookshelf

"...One of the nice things about freelancing as opposed to being on..."

Oct. 24, 1997 Books Review

The Best Things We Saw at Austin Psych Fest 2023

Toro y Moi, Automatic, and more highlight homegrown festival’s return

"...Considering Austin’s inclement weather and the precarious state of national touring – survival..."

May 1, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Spoon's Hot Thoughts Remodels the Locals' Art-Funk

Britt Daniel and Jim Eno talk about the rise of R&B in the band's sound

"...urgently. "We told people we're on at this time. They may not get to see us!"..."

June 2, 2017 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

What's on the Slab

Texas roadhouses are far from middle-of-the-road

"...buxom gals are dancing atop a cedar picnic table. The mist from a giant cooling system washes over them...."

June 13, 2008 Features Feature by Kathy McCarty

The Ballad of Townes & Blaze

The twisted but not-so-tall tale of Van Zandt and Foley, Lonesome Dove meets Barfly

"...The jigsaw of geography in filmmaking is such that one..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Sybil Rosen

The Clairvoyant

Iron Maiden, Brent Grulke, Billy Joe Shaver (& Lester Bangs)

"...I lost my wallet in Poland last October – the night we returned to Krakow from Auschwitz. That put..."

Aug. 17, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

LBJ Library Spotlights the Little House That Motown Built

Collection stars Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Supremes & more

"...thunderstorms remind us that summer’s technically not over until the autumnal equinox on Monday. Serendipitously, one tidy little housing..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Say Goodbye at the Erwin Center

Final tour, sure, but “We’ve Got Tonight”

"...black Under Armour headband stands as a testament to the earnest exertion of a crowd-pleasing, 73-year-old rock star on..."

March 8, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Review: Until the Flood

Theatre en Bloc makes a sacred space for us to hear Ferguson

"...There is a serenity to the space, with its dozens..."

Nov. 7, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Alamo Drafthouse’s Rolling Roadshow Presents Jaws on the Water

Scary summer fun at its finest

"...The Alamo Drafthouse’s Rolling Roadshow presentation of Jaws on the..."

June 27, 2018 Events Post by Danielle White

The Carmichael Show

Pushing boundaries with NBC's sitcom

"...show on NBC. It's difficult to make sense of the calculus between network television and his penchant for deliberate..."

June 23, 2017 Screens Column by Kahron Spearman

Point Austin: The Way of the Strayhorn

Carole's for Austin. Is Austin for Carole?

"...pitch to a younger demographic) is likely to provide the most entertainment on this year's mayoral campaign trail. CKS..."

Feb. 6, 2009 News Column by Michael King

The Sunny Side to Every Situation

Defending Ethan Hawke and the virtues of John Wayne in a wet shirt

"...readership, who no doubt have been wondering why we’ve gone silent. Josh and I went on a little Film..."

Aug. 21, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Unmasking the Dread Pirate Roberts in Silk Road

Filmmaker Tiller Russell looks at the man behind the internet's black market

"...It was the arrest that changed how people looked at the internet...."

Feb. 19, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

From the Vaults: Red Dawn (1984) Reviewed

Godless commies invaded America once before

"...and released anew this week), Red Dawn was just another movie that came out that August. The summer of..."

Nov. 22, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Greatest Stories Ever Told

The 2010 Paramount Summer Film Classics

"...Falling Prey to Cruel­ty or Misfortune: 'The Last Picture Show'..."

May 21, 2010 Screens Feature by Margaret Moser

Dreaming With Elephant Gym, 9m88, and LÜCY at SXSW’s Taiwan Beats Showcase

A six-act journey from island grooves to hip-hop chaos

"...and seashore percussion, to a moving speech celebrating dreamers, the Tuesday night Taiwan Beats showcase at Elysium was a..."

March 15, 2023 SXSW Post by Wayne Lim

AmericanaFest 2022 Brings the Roots Community Back Together

Eight emerging acts seen in Nashville, from Nora Brown to Early James

"...and open. That emphasis was on full display throughout the five days of packed programming last week in Nashville,..."

Sept. 21, 2022 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Q&A: The Dicks’ Gary Floyd Talks Lifelong Creativity Ahead of Austin Art Exhibition

Maybe We'll See Butterflies opens tomorrow at Prizer Arts & Letters

"...exhibition opening, but won't stay on screen too long. The pioneering punk bandleader says that could be cheesy...."

June 10, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

James Magnuson Leaves the Michener Center

James Magnuson reflects on his 23 years as director of the Michener Center for Writers

"...James Michener wanted the best graduate writing program in the country. And he..."

May 26, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Into the West

Kelly Reichardt re-creates the hazards of the Oregon Trail in Meek's Cutoff

"...On the Oregon Trail in 1845, a wagon train of three..."

May 6, 2011 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

As the Years Go Passing By

Inner Sanctum Records and the Armadillo – rock & roll, Austin-historical-style

"...Lennon's murder on Dec. 8, 1980, reflected Austin's mood with gray skies and a chill wind. My day had..."

Aug. 13, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Cowboy Song

Thin Lizzy's 'Cowboy Song' comes alive in rodeo vet turned Red Dirt ranger Ryan Bingham

"...It's a smoldering summer night in Marfa, the kind that seems to linger all year long. The..."

June 5, 2009 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Enron's Masters of the Universe

A Conversation with Robert Bryce

"...Robert Bryce, the author of Pipe Dreams, reported for the Chronicle from..."

Oct. 4, 2002 News Feature by Michael King

The Reale Thing

The Search for New York-Style Pizza:

"...local writer named Marion who is frequently published in these pages, insisted that we call the place the same..."

Feb. 28, 1997 Food Feature by Robb Walsh

A Culture 50 Years in the Making: The Kerrville Folk Festival Experience

Life-altering and deep-listening scenes from the oldest music festival in Texas

"...If Texas is the state with the richest folk songwriting history, the Kerrville..."

May 20, 2022 Music Feature by Hank Erwin

AGLIFF Closing With Mapplethorpe

Festival adds major bio-pic, plus complete line-up

"...AGLIFF, the All Genders, Lifestyles, and Identities Film Festival, has just..."

July 26, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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