Colin-oscopy

Colin Meloy sings! Live!

"...the Decemberists are so not breaking up, and more. Southside of the Tracks: You’re in the studio right now?..."

April 3, 2008 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Ran the Race and live to tell the tale...

"...so those who could run faster dodged in and out of groups of people. I have to say (proudly)..."

Dec. 12, 2007 Promotions Post

The Hells Angels Hit

Anthony Benesh was shot down by a sniper – the suspects, and theories, are legion

"...9- and 11-year-old sons finished their dinner and walked out the front door of Saccone's Pizza in far Northwest..."

May 19, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Restaurant Service: A Discussion

Twelve Austin professionals come to the table in an effort to define, demystify, and defend the most controversial aspect of dining out.

"...So, what is it about service in restaurants? How many times have you heard..."

March 31, 2006 Food Feature by MM Pack

New Rival for 'Daily Texan'

'The Austin Student' aims to the right of the UT campus paper

"...Student also won't rely on news wire services, an oft-touted criticism of the Texan, she says...."

Aug. 20, 2004 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Animation Revelation

Charging toward a movie, TV, or computer screen near you: HorseBack Salad Entertainment

"...This is an interactive story about four young, interactive animators in Austin who interact in..."

Nov. 21, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

What, Me Worry? Yes.

'American Splendor' is one of the most celebrated movies of the year, and everybody loves my comic again. But … I dunno.

"...Harvey Pekar was some 15 years ago. I was working as the Chronicle's receptionist, and the caller on the..."

Sept. 5, 2003 Screens Feature by Harvey Pekar

It Takes Two

Asking local musical couples what it's like to do everything together

"...Galore, Wings, New Order, ABBA, Heart, Nashville Pussy, Sonic Youth, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Fleetwood Mac, Culture Club, and..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Postmarks

East Timor. Campaign Finance Reform. Napster. Living Wages. Little Richard.

"...Second, I have been working campaign finance reformers to draft a new law that..."

May 26, 2000 Column

Rude Awakening

Austin's Rude Mechanicals Get Inspired Training at SITI

"...Theatre training isn't a subject you hear much about in these parts. Outside of the university programs and..."

July 31, 1998 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Seven Years in Tibet

"...of those sprawling, inert, beached-whale travelogue movies à la Out of Africa. Nor is it a jerry-rigged contrivance serving..."

Oct. 10, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Every Picture Tells a Story

Lone Star Producer Maggie Renzi

"...number of them, notably Passion Fish and Eight Men Out, as well as having produced three Sayles-directed videos for..."

June 28, 1996 Screens Feature by Margaret Moser

Radical

True story of a miracle-working teacher busts misery porn cliches

"...were a bit of a golden age for films about inspirational teachers. Key texts Dead Poets Society, Stand and..."

Nov. 3, 2023 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Latest News From Austin Election Campaigns

District 5 and 8 candidate forums, Beto gets around, and so do local endorsements

"...Craig, Ellis Assemble Support in Southwest..."

Sept. 16, 2022 News Feature by The 'Chronicle' News staff

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

"...owner and founder of Estate Services of Austin is working the register at a house clearance, smiling beatifically under..."

July 22, 2022 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

ATX TV Festival 2022: Bill Lawrence on Life, Death, and Scrubs

A rewind of our 2020 interview with the series creator

"...going to lie there, but it sucks the life out of you," he joked...."

June 4, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Pandemic Production, One Year Later: Yvonne Boudreaux, Art Director, Yellowstone

"No restaurants, no bars. If you were seen out, you were considered fired."

"...one of the last episodes. Yvonne Boudreaux, who was working as the show's art director, saw the massive coordination..."

July 9, 2021 Screens Feature by Sofia Tafich

SXSW Creates XR Austin for Online Festival

Digital environment will be virtually like being there

"...Missing shouldering your way through the South by Southwest crowds? Lamenting that you won't have to..."

March 2, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Under the Skin: Brandon Cronenberg on Possessor Uncut

Behind the flesh of the bodyswap hitman horror

"...seemed like Brandon Cronenberg may have released his films out of order. After all, his 2012 debut, Antiviral, dealt..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Performing Arts and Fusebox Make Space to Create

The two organizations partner on a residency program to support Austin artists making adventurous new work

"...The "someone" was Texas Performing Arts and Fusebox Festival working in partnership, and their benevolence came in the form..."

Sept. 4, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Can Architecture Provide a Blueprint for Our Post-COVID Existence?

Forge Craft Architecture's COVID Companion is a field guide to the world of the Aftertimes

"...shorthand for the way we lived before the pandemic: without masks, without physical distancing, without barriers. Able to go..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Way Back

Affleck gets courtside in a tale of basketball redemption

"...assembled another blue-collar sports success story here. You’d be about half-right. Much of The Way Back mirrors the traditional..."

March 13, 2020 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Onward

Pixar’s latest fantasy can’t conjure up that magic we expect

"...The newest Disney/Pixar outing is aptly and unfortunately titled. Onward implies neither a..."

March 6, 2020 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Rudy Ramirez's FuturX Festival Puts Latinx Performance Center Stage

The theatrical Renaissance man moves Latinx performance out of the margins

"...lot is left unsaid. "People don't tend to think about diversity within communities of color. They don't think it's..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Arts Feature by Trey Gutierrez

A Cookbook a Day Keeps the Munchies at Bay

Texas Book Festival showcases seven food books from around the world

"...highlighting the authors' favorite vendors and markets are strewn throughout its pages, telling the reader best practices for their..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Food Feature by Emily Beyda

Joker

This joke isn't funny anymore (and wasn't to begin with)

"...one of the most talented and empathetic actors currently working in Hollywood. He has a penchant for portraying a..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Fantastic Fest Interview: Nail in the Coffin – The Fall and Rise of Vampiro

The split life of a lucha legend and a father from Canada

"...wrestler. It doesn't matter that his career in and out of the ring has stretched across four decades. It..."

Sept. 25, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Biggest Little Farm

Country life documentary may be an extended infomercial, but that can't dent its charm

"...the simple premise of “first-time farmer makes a movie about becoming a farmer.” But John Chester and his wife..."

May 17, 2019 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Science Fair

The future is as bright as these charming science kids

"...We’ve come a long way from Eighties tropes about nerds – it’s actually “cool” now! But no, really,..."

Sept. 28, 2018 Movie Review by Danielle White

Small Town Crime

John Hawkes hits the bottle and the case as a modern day detective on the trail for redemption

"...A wiry, hungover washout (Hawkes) opens his garage door, only to see his..."

Jan. 19, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

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