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Chatting with Ben Folds about his new box set
"...it seems a little early for a Ben Folds box set. But the North Carolina-born pianist has always been..."
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Oct. 27, 2011 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri
Austin FC Carves Up Houston Dynamo to Go Top of the League
Back at Q2 Stadium, Verde seize fourth straight win
"...Austin FC completed the season sweep of its in-state rival Houston Dynamo Tuesday..."
July 13, 2022 Sports Post by Eric Goodman
Wonder of Weird: The Residents
$100k box sets, collectibles, and four decades of anonymity
"...Tomorrow night, in what could be the most inspired booking of the year, San Francisco’s avant-garde..."
Jan. 30, 2013 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri
The Cable Channel Shell-Game Shuffle
The FCC is investigating Time Warner; African-American weekday news anchors are few and far between
"...The Federal Communications Commission is investigating Time Warner Cable and..."
Nov. 28, 2008 News Feature by Kevin Brass
DVDanger: Building The Iron Giant
Tim McCanlies talks behind-the-scenes of the animated classic
"...There are few American animated features more beloved than The..."
Sept. 7, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
A Quarrel With the Status Quo
Charlie Baird on criminal justice, equity, and the Travis County D.A.
"...Charlie Baird: Well, I'll tell you, honestly – and the reason I'm hesitant is because I think it sounds..."
Jan. 20, 2012 News Feature
How the Wolves Survived
That band from East L.A. keeps getting better
"...Few bands of Mexican-American descent have had the impact on American rock & roll as Los Lobos...."
Dec. 15, 2000 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri
Tying the Knot: A Drama
Yes, the merger of Austin's Paramount Theatre and State Theater Company is a business affair, but since theatres traffic in stories, human dramas that talk to us about life, this historic event deserves to be looked at as a story, the story of a wedding between two neighbors.
"...Forget merger. Think wedding. Yes, the union of the Paramount Theatre for the Performing Arts..."
Aug. 25, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Sharing the Dance
A new generation of Austin choreographers is expanding our concept of dance through the combination of movement styles and traditions from across the globe, and Barbejoy Ponzio talks to them about the part fusion plays in their work.
"...herself a fusion of different cultures, so why shouldn't the dances she creates be the same? "I am part..."
Jan. 21, 2000 Arts Feature by Barbejoy A. Ponzio
Election Ticker: The Ups and Downs of Watson's Ad and More
Look at the first ad of the mayoral campaign and more
"...Thumbs down: Kirk Watson's mayoral campaign has hit the airwaves with a 30-second ad that aired on cable..."
Oct. 7, 2022 News Feature by the News Staff
Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band
Out of the basement and under the tree!
"...Captain Beefheart & the Magic BandSun Zoom Spark: 1970 to 1972 (Rhino)..."
Dec. 12, 2014 Music Review by Luke Winkie
The Verde Report: Reports Indicate Tomás Pochettino Has Left Austin FC (for Now)
The 25-year-old midfielder has reportedly been loaned to River Plate in Buenos Aires
"...Last February, Austin FC completed the splash signing of sought-after Argentine midfielder Tomás Pochettino, making..."
Jan. 7, 2022 Sports Column by Eric Goodman
Good Apple Works to Get Healthy Food on the Table for East Austin Families
With a $75,000 grant from the Austin City: One Challenge, this grocery delivery service hopes its efforts address food insecurity
"...Zoe Mantarakis, a single mother living in Austin, struggled to feed her three children...."
March 13, 2020 News Feature by Neelam Bohra
Marc Hoskins Enters the Precinct 1 Race
Consultant joins Dem primary for Commissioners Court
"...For those of you counting on your fingers, there’s now officially a handful in the race for the..."
Jan. 15, 2016 News Post by Michael King
The Luv Doc: Shark vs. Peacock
You are not the bait. You are the shark.
"...(Ed. Note: During SXSW, the Luv Doc Question Box was placed at the Chronicle..."
April 10, 2015 Column by The Luv Doc
Bob Dylan & The Band
Out of the basement and under the tree!
"...Bob Dylan & The BandThe Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11..."
Dec. 12, 2014 Music Review by Scott Schinder
Ballot Box Battle
Guarding the Box
"...Ultimately, someone had to state the obvious -- that in an election this rancorous, the..."
Nov. 13, 1998 News Column by Lee Nichols
The Luv Doc: Remembering Valentine’s
Just one of the reasons Paula Hitler never opened a bakery
"...The last time my husband remembered to do something for..."
Feb. 14, 2025 Column by The Luv Doc
Review: Wise Guy Theater Co.’s Dead. Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the End
Theater becomes theatre as Fallout comedy club experiments with drama
"...Taking creative risks is the name of the game for Fallout Theater, the improv/sketch..."
July 12, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman
The Verde Report: Predictable Austin FC Isn’t Just Playing Badly. It’s Playing Boring.
Is it time to hit the panic button?
"...It has not been the start to the 2023 season that Austin FC fans..."
March 31, 2023 Sports Column by Eric Goodman
Austin FC’s First Home Game Delivered All the Feels, Just None of the Goals
RECAP: A goalless draw for the Oaks' in home opener
"......"
June 20, 2021 Sports Post by Eric Goodman
Beyond the Latke
Five alternatives to everyone’s favorite Hanukkah dish
"...Latkes are, arguably one of the best parts of the Hanukkah season, but with the..."
Dec. 6, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda
Kicked Outta Country, But Still the King
George Strait celebrates Erwin Center at 40
"...last played Austin in 2014, it was billed as the country legend’s final tour. The show’s celebratory if bittersweet..."
June 4, 2018 Music Post by Doug Freeman
The Comedian
De Niro plays an aging insult comic
"...De Palma, audacious late Sixties social satires like Greetings, The Wedding Party, and Hi Mom!. But when the Method..."
Feb. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis
The Luv Doc: Mittens and Muscleboy
Is it wrong to secretly hope that Romney wins the election?
"...cool because he is really annoying. He never flushes the toilet, he leaves crumbs on the couch all the..."
Nov. 2, 2012 Column
The 'Mack' Story
Latest sequel in the Mack Brown saga promises intrigue, uncertainty
"...As we enter the Longhorn football season of uncertainty – “Clean slate! Clean..."
Sept. 2, 2011 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell
Glee: The 3D Concert Movie
They're on TV. They're on tour. And now they're onscreen in a concert film recorded during their summer tour.
"...will probably thrill at this 3-D concert film, but the more casual viewer, drawn to the Fox TV show's..."
Aug. 19, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
The Adjustment Bureau
Based on a Philip K. Dick story, this multilayered romantic thriller stars Matt Damon and Emily Blunt.
"...most importantly, didn't Inception make a credible smash at the box office? Indeed it did, and so here is..."
March 4, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
Jeremy Piven stars in this swift-moving, cynical, equal-opportunity offender about a team of used-car liquidators.
"...title and a bottomless reserve of cynical, scattershot humor, The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard is a swift-moving, equal-opportunity..."
Aug. 14, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
The Sixth Man
"...Jones and Lorenzo Orr. Teen Wolf meets Angels in the Outfield. Hollywood's need for the basic and the obvious..."
