The Africa Cookbook: Tastes of a Continent

"...Most ethnic cookbooks deserve critical consideration when they arrive on the scene. They supply historical facts and..."

Feb. 19, 1999 Food Feature

Sticking it to the Fat, Lazy Americans

International Acts at SXSW

"...Death Metal Symphony in Deep C. It's just what the name implies - a full metal symphony - and..."

March 13, 1998 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

The Greening of VH1

"...Anyone out there remember VH1 in its first incarnation? Yes, I can..."

Oct. 10, 1997 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

The Pope of Avant Garde

Remembering William S. Burroughs

"...Just got the word that Burroughs died. A fine fellow, despite his..."

Aug. 15, 1997 Books Feature

The Big Films of Summer: Picking the Winners

"...THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK: This one hits this weekend..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature

Portrait of the Artist as a Road Comic

Long Drives, Low Pay, and Drunks -- What a Life!

"...Road comics are the gypsies of the modern age, wandering far and..."

March 28, 1997 Arts Feature by J. C. Shakespeare

Sitting Around on "The Corner"

Drive, They Said

"...I was surrounded by people desperate for their 15 minutes of fame, and all I wanted was..."

Aug. 9, 1996 Screens Feature by Andy Langer

"Fire"-man Arthur Brown The God of Hellfire

"...For better or worse, when The Crazy World of Arthur Brown released "Fire" in 1968..."

Aug. 25, 1995 Music Feature

How Estate Services of Austin Finds New Homes for Treasures Left Behind

In the saddest times, Carl McQueary and the Estate Services team are there to help

"...this. It's worthless. Ten dollars from a vendor in the street. But I take it, I bury it in..."

July 22, 2022 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

She Lives

Clementine Hall was the 13th Floor Elevators' hip, maternal Wendy, providing food and security for the band's tribe of Lost Boys

"...In the mid-Sixties, the Rock Wife didn't really exist. There were..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

More McCanlies, Texas

The full interview with the director of 'Secondhand Lions'

"...script almost since it was written. During most of the past decade it has been regarded as one of..."

Sept. 19, 2003 Screens Feature by Louis Black

L. Shapley Bassen's "Portrait of a Giant Squid"

First Place winner

"...to be his first cousin Donna's heir. In his mother's photo albums from the postwar 1940s, Ray appeared as..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Arts Feature by l. Shapley Bassen

The Damn Times

"...a whole seam of Scan­di­navian bands materialized – Turbonegro, the Hellacopters, Backyard Babies – who didn't see much difference..."

Feb. 8, 2019 Music Review by Tim Stegall

Fiddles, Not Violins

The Secret to Ray Price and San Antonio Rose

"...and Clara Bradley Price, has just looked up from the glass of sippin' whiskey and accompanying glass of orange..."

Aug. 23, 1996 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Trouble Men

The post-SRV trials and tribulations of Texas' most famous rhythm section

"...black. That's how Double Trouble bassist Tommy Shannon remembers the months after Stevie Ray Vaughan was killed in a..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

25 Years of Shakespeare in Central Texas

The Days of Winedale and Roses

"...The title of the course is "The Play Through Performance."..."

July 28, 1995 Arts Feature

The Damn Times

"...Imagine the MC5 high on meth instead of revolution or AC/DC..."

Nov. 20, 2015 Music Review by Kevin Curtin

Who’s Open for Private Parties?

Because the dining-out crowd is less madding when it’s just your peops

"...Part of the appeal of going out to eat is the community..."

May 22, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Townes Without Pity

The battle for Townes Van Zandt's legacy

"...is far too eloquent a wordsmith to hang up the phone with a simple "No comment." Instead, he hung..."

June 14, 2002 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Capitol Chronicle

Texans leap to the defense of Governor and President Bush

"...Despite the Dow's revival over the last few days, it's not..."

Aug. 2, 2002 News Column by Michael King

Scanlines

The Bicycle Thief

"...No witty cutline repartee this week. This frame from The Bicycle Thief beautifully illustrates its moving cinematography. Antonio Ricci..."

July 25, 1997 Screens Feature

As Charlie Jones Exits C3, He Traces His Journey From College Station to Founding ACL Fest

Leaving the music promotions empire he helped build, Jones begins his new events company, Four Leaf

"...storytelling devices civilization funnels down to, a quest – The Odyssey – tallies the most adventure. Here, then, unscrolls..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Page Two: Once in a Lifetime

Obama and Clinton are the future – a real future that is better than any fabricated past

"...always get what you want, But if you try sometimes, you just might find, You just might find, You..."

Jan. 11, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Migrating North

As the Texas and national film industry feels the burn of runaway production, many agree with one directive: Blame Canada.

"...infrastructure that increasingly is being dismantled and sought on the cheap in other countries?..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Capitol Chronicle

Liberals blame Ralph Nader for Al Gore's defeat; media frenzy at the Governor's Mansion

"...As of this writing, the U.S. government still has no figurehead -- er, president-elect...."

Nov. 24, 2000 News Column by Michael King

2011: Bring It On

Celebrities dish up their New Year's resolutions

"...In 1988, The Austin Chronicle asked some high-profile Austinites – musicians, artists,..."

Dec. 28, 2010 Chronolog Post by R.U. Steinberg

Summer Solace

More From the May Bookshelf

"...Don't let the pastoral view fool you, the Creole Trail in Louisiana's..."

May 23, 1997 Books Feature

Letters at 3AM

Cry over the election if you must, but don't let the bastards sap your vitality. American progressives started seriously mass-scale organizing only about a year ago, and in just one year we came within reach of victory.

"...organizer executed on trumped-up charges in Utah in 1915. The night before his murder he telegrammed his comrades: "Don't..."

Nov. 12, 2004 Column by Michael Ventura

Top 40 Vices Playlist

A walk on the wild side with songs of the seven deadly sins

"...Johnny Rotten to Madness, Ian Dury's influence made him the UK's street poet laureate with this 1977 corruption of..."

Jan. 6, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Leaping Wizards

'Star Trek: The Next Generation' reunited cast, CM Punk, and 'Walking Dead' fresh kills gather at Wizard World Austin Comic Con

"...Break out the phasers, pack your favorite zombie skull crusher, and grapple..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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