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Mining Laughs From Questions, Comments, and Concerns
Austin filmmakers get into the online act with the Web series Call Center
"...It works. Peterson's reference to Charles Schulz's comic page staple is both telling and almost metaphysically ironic: Call Center's..."

Feb. 12, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Off the Record
A closer look at the closing of the Cactus Cafe, Beerland's Casual Victim Pile, and Watchtower's Control and Release
"...will be open in time for the South Austin staple's 20-year anniversary celebration in mid-April, if not sooner. The..."

Feb. 12, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Food-o-File
Winning piemakers, new restaurant openings, and more
"...on the Lake condominiums. Town offers a selection of staple groceries, local packaged foods, fresh-brewed Kohana coffee, fresh pastries,..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Beanitos
A healthy, homegrown snack debuts in the new year
"...tried was one called chana dal that is a staple of Indian cuisine, but we were concerned that Americans..."

Jan. 8, 2010 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

DVDnds
"...• The Staple Singers, led by Pops Staples, plinking "I'll Take You..."

Dec. 25, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Off the Record
Stephen Bruton's final cut, a parting gift from At All Cost, and other holiday stocking stuffers
"...the memory of Stephen Bruton." The late South Austin staple who succumbed to cancer in May co-produced the soundtrack..."

Dec. 18, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

This Week's Waste of Time
A little cyber self-annihilation for the holidays
"...life of a cubicle jockey. Or you can viciously staple yourself in the head in an attempt to avoid..."

Dec. 17, 2009 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Off the Record
Blasts from the past courtesy of Armadillo Records, David Garza's Twang Twang Shock-a-Boom, and Jody Denberg's final broadcast
"...imprint is relaunching with a new release from 'Dillo staple and longtime label head Hank Alrich and his daughter,..."

Dec. 11, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Bad Boy Boogie
“Let There Be Rock,” pronounced AC/DC - on the silver screen, in 1980. With Bon Scott.
"...first generation of video rental stores, it shelved a staple in the music section, but still hasn’t been made..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Off the Record
Fun facts from the Festivus for the rest of us
"...releasing its second LP, Keys, which covers Scratch Acid staple "Greatest Gift," along with berserkers such as "Seasick" and..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Mothers of Reinvention
White Denim's Fits of maximum R&B
"...grit of "El Hard Attack Dcwyw," a longtime live staple, dates back to Parque Touch, while the liquid funk..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Vamping on an Old Folk Myth
Strigoi's surprising take on bloodsuckers in post-Communist Romania
"...version of the Romanian revolution. There's always that horror-film staple that you kill the monster and then everything's all..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

ACL's Food Court Keeps the Crowds Nourished and the Good Times Rolling
Take an ACL break Austin-style with local eateries and portable fine dining
"...The world-famous Hill Country barbecue staple is back with traditional fare: chopped-beef sandwiches, sausage wraps,..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Music Feature by Claudia Alarcón

ACL Music Fest Sunday Picks
The blurbing of ACL 2009
"...this town's country-blues-rock canon. Wennerstrom's voice – an ACL staple – still blows your bangs off your forehead. –..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Music Feature

Reefer Madness: The Great Capitol Hemp Heist
See what happens when you try to separate a hemp lobbyist from his inner woody hurd fibers?
"...the "evil weed" marijuana. Hemp was an American farming staple until well after World War II (when the federal..."

Sept. 4, 2009 News Column by Jordan Smith

Off the Record
Premios Texas prompts OTR's inaugural Summer Vinyl Awards
"...• Redefining wall of sound, local jazz staple Alex Coke, who serenades Romeo's with Rich Harney on..."

Aug. 21, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Max's Wine Dive
Max's offers a very affordable brunch and happy hour, but loud music is part of the package
"...on wonderful bread from the new Walton's Fancy and Staple bakery. The garlic-black truffle aioli on the sandwich and..."

July 17, 2009 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Hemp Hemp Hoorah!
Oregon poised to be ninth state legalizing hemp farming
"...the growing movement to reintroduce hemp farming, once a staple of the American agricultural landscape, so I won't go..."

July 1, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Killer Joe
It won't warm your heart, but this tour de force of dark humor ought to thrill you
"...cinematic quality, and perhaps harkens closest to a recent staple of Hyde Park Theatre, Martin McDonagh. It's a similar..."

June 12, 2009 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

Young, Thin, and Naked
What is the modern, young, thin male supposed to wear when he can't afford Prada?
"...fit, not My Little Pony T-Shirts. Don't dismiss the staple stores of business suits, such as Men's Warehouse, where..."

June 3, 2009 Design Post by Nathan England

Food-o-File
Jeffrey's revitalizes its classics, and El Chile continues to expand
"...cooking teacher Marilyn Scher and has been a menu staple at the Clarksville neighborhood eatery since 1976! We'll be..."

May 29, 2009 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Invocation of the Duke
daKAH Hip Hop Orchestra's chamber music
"...College of Music in Boston and has been a staple in schools and nightclubs across Southern California for the..."

May 27, 2009 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

"Jane! Stop This Crazy Thing!" (The Downside to Galaxy Highland Theater's New Robotic Seats)
Five Films We Don't Want to See in D-Box
"...to lure dwindling audiences into theaters have been a staple of theatrical and economic downturns at least since William..."

May 18, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

New York Dolls
"...do-over is, quite simply, a masterstroke, a surprising summer staple long overdue, just like the Dolls 36 years on...."

May 8, 2009 Music Review by Marc Savlov

New in Graphic Novels
The Chronicle Comics & Manga Team hunts down some inky delights
"...didn't have to wade through much at Austin's 2009 Staple! Indie Media Expo (read: comic con) to find this..."

May 7, 2009 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Point Austin: Madness in Many Packages
From Highland Mall to PACT, the lunatics are at large
"...World Order hysteria, which have lately also become a staple for Glenn Beck and his fellow wing nuts on..."

April 10, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Off the Record
Playing in Traffic with Los Lonely Boys, Daniel Johnston, Roky Erickson's Ice Cream Social, and Dan Auerbach
"...collaboration between the social's famed benefactor and local indie-folk staple Okkervil River that served a small taste of bigger..."

March 20, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record
Mining the vaults of Austin City Limits, navigating the SXSW grid, and hanging with Jenny Wolfe After School
"...complicated," he says from ACL's vaults, citing the PBS staple's transition to high-definition quality. Of late, ACL has also..."

Feb. 27, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record
Paying tribute to the Texas Tornado, working out at the Music Gym, and Trail of Dead's Justice for all
"...• South Austin landmark and live-music staple Artz Rib House closed briefly on Jan. 25, due..."

Feb. 20, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Old Dog, New Tricks
Turns out there's life yet in Showbiz Pizza's animatronic band of animals, the Rock-afire Explosion
"...but loyal online community set on repopularizing the previous staple of childhood pizza parties. Since the filming of the..."

Feb. 6, 2009 Screens Feature by Ashley Moreno

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