Steep

The glories of extreme skiing are proclaimed from international mountaintops.

"...Simpsons based an episode around Bart's "extreme" personality and skateboard prowess. So Obenhaus' documentary on extreme, "big mountain" skiing..."

March 7, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Photos from Art on Deck Opening!

"...will host “Art on Deck,” an exhibit of selected skateboards on loan from local private collector Warren McKinney. “This..."

Feb. 12, 2008 Events Post

First Descent

This vertiginous documentary about snowboarding talks with the sport's greats and shows them in action, rocketing down crag-encrusted, virgin slopes like buckshot fired from God’s own 20-gauge.

"...stuck, though, since I ended up glued to a skateboard from for a solid decade beginning in 1984.) This..."

Dec. 2, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

True Today

Randy 'Biscuit' Turner's final interview

"...AC: How did the whole Big Boys/skateboarding thing come along?..."

Aug. 26, 2005 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Freewheelin’

"...and Z-Boys get you all revved up about the skateboard craze? Then tune in to this back-in-the-day relic that..."

June 18, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Page Two

An exhilarating account of how the Zephyr Skating team changed skateboarding forever, Dogtown and Z-Boys finally opens at Dobie on Friday; in a summer of some truly great movies, it's a ripping piece of street storytelling not to be missed, even if you don't care about the sport.

"...and Venice where the Zephyr Team came together, changing skateboarding forever. Adapting surfing techniques and style to skateboarding, this..."

May 31, 2002 Column by Louis Black

Max Keeble's Big Move

"...same cult cachet (its cameo appearances top out with skateboarder Tony Hawk and pint-sized rapper Lil' Romeo), so its..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Postmarks

"...I applaud your efforts to promote the sport of skateboarding ["SK8 Baby SK8," April 7]. Even more positive is..."

April 14, 2000 Column

The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love

"...rock music; Evie prefers classical. Randy gets around by skateboard; Evie drives her own Range Rover. And, oh yeah,..."

July 28, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ben Kweller to Launch the Zev Award at the Chronicle’s Austin Music Awards

New grant for musicians under 18 honors his son, Dorian Zev Kweller

"...501(c)(3) organization Zev United to support young musicians and skateboarders, reflecting Dorian’s two biggest passions. At the Austin Chronicle’s..."

Feb. 19, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

The Luv Doc: Maiden Name

Unlike real kids, Sour Patch Kids don’t disappoint.

"...name of a guy who used to own a skateboard with tiny wheels, rode a BMX bike, maybe had..."

Feb. 2, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

The Riverboat Gamblers' Something to Crow About Turns 20

The album that made Austin's apex punks earns anniversary vinyl remaster

"...the Gamblers' first LP under their new contract with skateboard manufacturer Volcom's short-lived record label. That July, they were..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

We Asked Writers to Review Bands They'd Never Seen Before at Hot Summer Nights

Fresh looks at Grace Sorensen, Witches Exist, Vermin the Villain, Ariel & the Culture

"...know that one video of the cholo riding his skateboard to this next song?" asked Sorensen, referring to TikToker..."

July 28, 2023 Music Feature by Nayeli Portillo

Return of the Revenge of the Final Girl in Scare Package 2: Rad Chad's Revenge

Zoe Graham and the new rules of horror in Scare Package 2: Rad Chad's Revenge

"...getting pulled slowly across the floor on a padded skateboard. "Legs here, bent this way, arms that way. …..."

Dec. 30, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Raul's in Overdrive: "Have a Good Time, Get in Free, and Drink Some Beer"

Enter 1978, when Austin punk meets San Antonio’s the Next and Dallas’ the Nervebreakers

"...future Big Boy Randy "Biscuit" Turner, via various local skateboard sessions. Biscuit may have been proudly out, but Mr...."

Dec. 23, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

What We're Listening To: The Pinky Rings

S/T

"...during a house party jam sesh and bonded by skateboard culture, this local five-girl punk act displays fan favorites..."

Sept. 30, 2022 Music Feature by Kriss Conklin

The Verde Report – Next Chapter for Austin FC’s Brand: Less Soccer, More Austin

With a new collaboration with local skate shop No-Comply, ATXFC looks to expand its fanbase

"...and Black. They found one in Bailey Lewis, a skateboarder from Temple, who rolled up to Austin FC's National..."

June 24, 2022 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

SXSW Film Review: Skate Dreams

Sweet, badass documentary redefines "skate like a girl"

"...The sport of skateboarding has drastically changed now. As seen in the opening..."

March 12, 2022 Screens Post by Jenny Nulf

AFS Announces 2021 Short Film Grant Recipients

Ten projects get an important boost from the filmmaker fund

"...skate in a city that is not designed for skateboard wheels nor their bodies or dreams...."

Dec. 20, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...overlooked realities of Western life: a kid on a skateboard, smiling mariachis. For Callahan, "It's all one river." – Abby..."

April 9, 2021 Music Feature by Annie Lyons

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Screenwriters: Joe Buffalo, Amar Chebib Joe Buffalo, an Indigenous skateboard legend and Indian Residential School survivor, must face his..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Now Streaming in Austin: "Street Flame"

Death and community explored in this skateboard short

"...she left behind — her graffiti, her pictures, her skateboard, her shoes, and friends — these things all attest..."

May 20, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Checking In: The Well’s Ian Graham Skateboards Through the Storm

“Only time we leave is to visit the store and we wear a mask and gloves”

"...wear a mask and gloves to do that. We skateboard daily in the street out front, work on little..."

April 13, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Unbounded Agency Launches Weekly IGTV Series for Creative Entrepreneurs

Creative Capital fosters skill sharing, connection during COVID-19

"...Obasi says she finds peace through cooking, meditation, her skateboard, and “rewatching the entire True Blood series :D.”..."

April 9, 2020 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

The Luv Doc: Cabin Fever

Maybe we should backpedal a bit from the materialism-will-save-us rhetoric

"...the house next door to me have been practicing skateboard tricks in the street nonstop for what seems like..."

March 27, 2020 Column by The Luv Doc

Whurley, Physics, and the Strange Work of Quantum Computing in Austin

Is the world ready to take a quantum leap?

"...rolled offstage at his TEDx Talk on a mind-controlled skateboard. But beyond the quirky headlines and the office filled..."

April 19, 2019 Screens Feature by Tom Cheredar

The Luv Doc’s Holiday Gift Guide

What you need is enough morphine to send you sweetly into that good night

"...never let me down. Tastes like: FREEDOM. 4) Electric Skateboard..."

Dec. 7, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Playback: This Is Not Traditional

Tim Kerr and Jerry Hagins remain unconventional in Up Around the Sun, plus an update on World Class Capital Group

"...paintings of athletes, musicians, and civil rights heroes on skateboard decks and canvases. The unconventional approach to Saturday's proceedings..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Gold n' George's For a Limited Time Only

In this lighthearted show, Natalie George, Heloise Gold, and their collaborators reacted to current events by exploring, inventing, playing

"...crossed the stage in a leggy groove, on a skateboard, and leading an ugly-cute wrinkly dog, billed under the..."

June 22, 2018 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

True Life, Unfiltered

New mini-fest AFS Doc Days scours the globe for fresh viewpoints

"...of those experiences may be revelatory – like revisionist skateboard ride Minding the Gap, or glorious fashionista explosion The..."

May 11, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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