Who Wants to Run A Coffeehouse in Austin, Texas?

Four local javamongers tell us what it's like

"...arguing with neighbors about possible noise violations and trying to keep even pissy customers satisfied and stopping employees from..."

Aug. 22, 2012 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Trying To Fix the World

Five-year review of APD Chief Art Acevedo

"...Austin Police Department Officer Jaime Padron, Chief Art Acevedo stopped at Starbucks with his general support officer and right-hand..."

May 25, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Was It Good for You?

The year in books

"...book of the year. Writing a detective novel (not to mention voicing your own book trailer) was an inspired..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Books Feature by James Renovitch

Hot Line to Jesus

Edison's Speaking Phonograph

"......"

Aug. 28, 1998 Music Feature by Jay Hardwig

Ticket to Ride

The Daytrippers' Filmmaker Greg Mottola

"...The word "dysfunctional" is meaningless, since it apparently pertains to almost every living human (and probably should be expelled..."

April 25, 1997 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Which Way to CodeNEXT?

A conversation with Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo and Council Member Greg Casar

"...In a few days (perhaps by the time you read this), the second draft of the CodeNEXT rewrite will..."

Sept. 15, 2017 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

The Q&A Hole: How Does Something Get "Overrated"?

With Lauren Weinstein, Tim Doyle, Pat Dean, Mark Finn, and more

"...the swirling global free-for-all of YouTube comments), how does something get overrated? We figured, for this iteration of our..."

Sept. 20, 2016 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Mr. Brown Will Come to Town

Comic-book creator Jeffrey Brown is a featured guest at this year's Staple! The Independent Media Expo

"...did you know? It's called Staple!, it's attended by creators and producers from all over the nation, and it's..."

March 6, 2009 Books Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Good Humor Man

Former 'Seinfeld' writer Pat Hazell is funny, upbeat, generous, and, oh, yeah, he lives here now

"...Just close your eyes and you will start to see..."

May 26, 2006 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

The Gospel According to Hollywood

Easter is a time for resurrectiing Hollywood's biblical epics.

"...epics are a weakness of mine. They don't have to be good so long as they're Biblically gaudy. Many's..."

April 13, 2001 Column by Michael Ventura

Too Dumb to Die

A profile of Austin's longest-running musical parody, the Uranium Savages.

"...They're not looking to get signed at South by Southwest 2000. They're too..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Hectic but Good

Profile of country / bluegrass singer-songwriter Jim Lauderdale

"...thumb in the air. Artists from the Dixie Chicks to John Mayall have picked up his songs, but his..."

Oct. 22, 1999 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Author, Poet, and Podcast Host Carrie Fountain Isn’t Trying to Trick You

The 2019 Texas Poet Laureate talks shop as she receives two Texas honors

"...they're doing with a sense of like, 'I'm going to pull a fast one on people,' or 'I have..."

April 5, 2019 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Owen Egerton’s Bloody Good Time

Writer/director’s distinctly Austin horror-comedy returns for RTX Austin

"...Ever gone to the movies and found out you're in the wrong..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Good Time to Be Lawrence Wright

With new book God Save Texas, The Looming Tower series on Hulu, and his play Cleo at the Alley, Lawrence Wright is the man of the moment

"...said across the little outdoor table. His words seemed to come not from his mouth but from the blue..."

April 13, 2018 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Banicki

These Things I've Come to Know

What times are we living in? South Austin's James McMurtry spells it out.

"...James McMurtry makes up stories and sets them to music. New album Complicated Game,..."

Feb. 13, 2015 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

The Luv Doc: Not Very Good

Is this an advice column?

"...Luv Doc, After reading your column for a while I have decided that..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Column by The Luv Doc

A Beginner's Guide to Marijuana Edibles

Forays into cannabis cookery

"...nearby sedan through my Judge Doom shades. The yin to my yang, she was visibly blissed out – seemingly..."

Jan. 6, 2017 Food Feature by Alice B. Toker

The Good Eye: Perfume Is a Country

Two local perfumers make natural magic in Austin

"...in a particularly dark one myself – and cold, too. March in Chicago bears no resemblance to March in..."

June 6, 2014 Column

Eat to the Beat

Gotta break eggs to make a musician omelet

"...beat for R&B street rockers the Bad Lovers, Sabbath-inspired stonemasons Sweat Lodge, Lone Star psych gang the Wolf, and..."

June 14, 2013 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Preaching to the Choir

Quiet Company high priest Taylor Muse still has faith all right. It's called trust.

"...how you alienate the meager fan base you've managed to develop as an independent rock band struggling to make..."

Feb. 17, 2012 Music Feature by Dan Solomon

Naked If I Want To

Magnum opus on one of rock & roll's Rosetta Stones: 1967's Moby Grape

"..."Naked, If I Want To" (Miller)..."

Jan. 8, 2010 Music Feature by Louis Black

Riding to the End of the Line

Can Cap Metro weather the recession, balance its books ... and run the buses and trains on time?

"...while raising fares is exactly what Capital Metro proposes to do. That won't be a fun sell to the..."

Sept. 18, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Starting From Something

After an eight-year break, Shane Black is back with 'Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang,' taking himself in a different direction

"...Austin Film Festival that he actually had a movie to present instead of just schmoozing and getting drunk at..."

Nov. 11, 2005 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

From the Ridiculous to the Sublime

How do you take Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist and, in less than a month, condense it into a 100-minute one-man play, with the actor playing 20 characters from the novel plus a New York City drag queen? Everett Quinton and Eureka, veterans of the fabled Ridiculous Theatre Company and creators of Twisted Olivia, explain how they did it.

"...He's an actor playing a New York drag queen playing 20 characters..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

From Script to Screen

"...Austin Heart of Film Screenwriters Conference and Festival winds to a close following eight eventful days and nights between..."

Oct. 9, 1998 Screens Feature

Homage To An Old Marquee

"...illustration by Jason Stout We take for granted now that we can rent..."

Jan. 23, 1998 Column by Michael Ventura

Missive to the Ending Year

Letters at 3AM

"...illustration by Jason Stout Dear Sir-or-Madam 1996: Like every year, you began as..."

Jan. 3, 1997 Column by Michael Ventura

Return to Chicago House

"...It all started with a mysterious fax, sent to the Chronicle and addressed to no one in particular:..."

Aug. 9, 1996 Music Column

What Happened to Our Buzz?

Riffing on a "Buzz"

"...How 'bout that as food for thought? When you stop laughing, you might want to consider that there's actually..."

Aug. 11, 1995 Music Feature

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