Soundscapes, Bat Books, and More Arts Events for the Week

Things to do when you're not staring at an interloping moon

"...Queer TV Theory 101..."

April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Madeleine Leigh, HONK TX, and Eclipse Mania Leads Our Crucial Concerts

Find some sounds to match the celestial sights this week

"...Invited recently to the Austin Music Commission, yours truly testified about journalism and..."

April 5, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, August 11-17

"...LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Now and then, there comes a time when I acquire an uncanny..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Pride in Local Music, Brownout's 20th, the Late Joys' farewell, and more live music

"...The Austin LGBT Chamber of Commerce's Pride in Local Music..."

June 23, 2023 Music Column by Doug Freeman

A Very Jewish Horror in Attachment

Filmmaker Gabriel Bier Gislason discusses cultural authenticity

"...Catholicism has ruined the supernatural. Too many horror films in too many cultures..."

April 5, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Wednesday

The buzzy, the brave, the thrash-able twee-pop

"...Southwest’s first Music week since 2019 began to radiate the hype and hysteria it’s known for with Phoebe Bridgers..."

March 17, 2022 Music Post by Michael Toland

Celebrating National Margarita Day

Just – c’mon now – don’t refer to it as “wastin’ away again,” mmmkay?

"...Yes, since Austin is the city in which Jimmy Buffet wrote “Margaritaville,” of course..."

Feb. 21, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Writers on Chronicle Music Editor Raoul Hernandez as He Leaves His Post

The retiring editor left deep imprints on all who wrote for him

"...For the last 27 years, Raoul Hernandez has overseen The Austin..."

July 23, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"..."Omnipresence," bigass word: "the presence of God everywhere at the same time." Charlie..."

June 11, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Who’ll Shop the Grain?

When it’s the array of heirlooms ground by stone at Barton Springs Mill, more and more people will

"...Just the basics in the lead paragraph here: First, farmers plant..."

Feb. 19, 2021 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic, Austin Choirs Seek Community Through Virtual Worship

Music remains an integral part of most religions, so what happens when the choir can't meet?

"...to sing with a group of people all at the same time on Zoom, but it's horrible. It doesn't..."

July 10, 2020 Music Feature by Nataleah Small

The Late Joys Reveal Their Revolver

Austin band, live and bustin' out the Beatles’ seventh studio album

"...round-up of Austin-based graphic designers, was telling me about the influence of Klaus Voormann’s art on his own sense..."

Jan. 23, 2020 Arts Post by W. A. Brenner

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...Horror at the beginning, horror at the end: After SXSW Film (March..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Ballad of Townes & Blaze

The twisted but not-so-tall tale of Van Zandt and Foley, Lonesome Dove meets Barfly

"...The jigsaw of geography in filmmaking is such that one..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Sybil Rosen

Zilker Theatre Productions' All Shook Up

Take Elvis at his silliest, mix in Twelfth Night, stir playfully, and you have the latest Zilker Summer Musical

"...Not the early Elvis of Sun Records and not the late..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Austin Arts Hall of Fame Class of 2018

Actor/director Norman Blumensaadt, dance artists Kathy Dunn Hamrick and Anuradha Naimpally, and philanthropists Jeanne and Michael Klein join the ranks of cultural heroes

"...When you look at the vitality of the arts and culture in Austin, it..."

May 25, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...years and counting can't slow down SXSW Film. As the festival enters its second quarter-century, A Quiet Place –..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: Dancing at the Revolution With the Radio On!

Louis Black recalls the joys of driving around and falling in love with pop songs

"...In these politically dark times, writing about what brings us joy..."

June 16, 2017 Column by Louis Black

Carrie Elkin Record Review

The Penny Collector

"...2011's twangy, pure country Call It My Garden, finds the Austin singer-songwriter in a much sparser, folk-gospel-sounding space. Titled..."

April 14, 2017 Music Feature by Libby Webster

DVDanger: What to Watch This Halloween

Part I: Slugs, zombies, and one-night stands

"...Halloween is upon us. and even if the Austin weather refuses to concede that it should be..."

Oct. 30, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Unlocking the Joys of Austin’s Puzzle Rooms

Escape rooms bring the solitary diversions to life

"...solve a series of puzzles that lead you to the key that allows you to escape...."

July 29, 2016 Arts Feature by Marc Majcher

St. Marks Is Dead Is Alive & Well In Austin, Texas

Ada Calhoun brings the NYC history and the hipness back to Bevo-town.

"...and unchanging city-in-amber – you get people talking about the ATX, eventually somebody throws in the word "hipster."..."

Nov. 3, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

You Are Entering Harlan County

Justified creator Graham Yost exits Kentucky for the ATX Television Festival

"..."They had dug coal together as young men and then..."

June 5, 2015 Screens Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Down & Dirty

Lone Star guitar great Johnny Winter gets his hands dirty once again

"...III turned 70 on February 23. That didn't stop the Beaumont guitar giant from taking this year's South by..."

July 4, 2014 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Never Mind the Polar Kind, Austin Has Its Own Vortex

And that irrepressible powerhouse of theatre is about to turn 25

"...A quarter of a century of presenting more ritual-based theatre, more cyber-operas, more transgressive takes on stage classics, more..."

Jan. 9, 2014 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Skydog

'Skydog' scrapes together a mother lode of Duane Allman

"..."He was like the mother ship, right? He had this real magic about..."

Aug. 16, 2013 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Cloudy With a Chance of Winik

Marion Winik navigates the single life in 'Highs in the Low Fifties'

"...To many Austinites, "the joys of single living" is a complete oxymoron and..."

June 21, 2013 Arts Feature by Monica Riese

After a Fashion: Sample Closet

Your Style Avatar rolls out in his first Queerbomb. Sort of.

"...From the sample closet (aka my mailbox at the Chronicle): First..."

June 7, 2013 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Blazers, Brunch, and Sex Shops

These are a few of Janine Brito's favorite things

"...comic with a self-proclaimed masculine streak, she talks about the joys of not having to dress for the male..."

April 26, 2013 Arts Feature by Amy Gentry

SXSW Thursday Picks and Sleepers

"...5pm, Auditorium Shores Whatever you do, don't be late. Italian superstar Jovanotti kicks off an international all-star bill..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

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