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The Next Austin Bust
Will it be bad? Can we be ready? Or should we not care?
SXSW Panel Recap: The Second Golden Age of Audio: Podcasts
After a wave of acquisitions, Spotify chiefs allay fears
SXSW Film Review: Tread
The ugliest, wildest zoning fight ever becomes a trip into madness
Spider House Legal Battle to Continue
Judge grants defendant’s motion to dismiss in part; denies in part
SXSW Music News: De La Soul, J Balvin, and T Bone Burnett Headlined Hump Day
Music happenings yesterday and today
SXSW Film Review: Daniel Isn’t Real
Enter the imaginary anti-friend
SXSW VR Cinema: Eleven Eleven
Are they gonna make it to the ship or, more likely, die?
SXSW Music Review: Revival Experience at Camp Lucy
Not at all the Hill Country brush Fyre Fest trolls predicted
SXSW Music Review: Army
Hardcore punk townies siege Beerland’s patio
Queering Puts a New Spin on the Coming Out Story
Leticia De Bortoli’s web series depicts two generations of LGBTQ-ness
SXSW Film Review: The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash
The Man in Black as a rainbow of emotions in this tender documentary
SXSW Music Review: Viagra Boys
Stockholm irony punks contort mass hypnosis
SXSW Music Review: The Klitz
Memphis punk pioneers endure
Inside the Amazing World of Taxidermy With Stuffed
Director Erin Derham finds beauty and lessons in animal art
SXSW Music Review: Omar Apollo
Chicano psych-soul breakout busts a move
SXSW Music Review: De La Soul/Black Pumas/Leikeli47
Stage barrier can’t contain rock star triad
SXSW Music Review: Jazz Re:Freshed Showcase
Ezra Collective grounds another all-star UK jazz convergence
SXSW Music Review: Moritz Simon Geist/Daniel Brandt
German sound scientists court and counter the rise of the bots
SXSW Music Review: Byrke Lou
German physicist scans for life and structure with digital soul
SXSW Music Review: Laura Misch
Sound bleed can’t silence South London experimentalist
SXSW VR Cinema: Mars Home Planet
In the Hall of the Martian Things
Evan Smith on the Secret of Texas Tribune’s Success
Founder and CEO on the present and future of nonprofit journalism
SXSW Panel Recap: The Future of Food Delivery
The future is here, and it’s mobile
50 Years Black & Queer at UT’s Black Studies Biennial Conference
Historical analysis of the Caribbean’s queer, black activism
SXSW Film Q&A: Robert Patrick and Amanda Crew are Tone-Deaf
How the sardonic Midnighter is a battle of (and for) the ages
SXSW Panel Recap: Alt. Proteins: Not Just Another Tech Revolution
Reducing our traditional protein consumption is no longer a luxury
SXSW Comedy: The Laugh Button Live!
Kathy Griffin ignited a late-night set full of high energy
SXSW Panel Recap: Changing the Chocolate Industry
It’s important that we consciously consume chocolate
SXSW Music News: Mitch Ballard Named Head of BMI’s New Austin Office
Texas governor welcomes performance rights organization
Frank Oz on Muppets, Disney, and Being Puppies at SXSW
The great director gets candid at the fest
SXSW Music News: Father John Misty, Jenny Lewis, and Toro y Moi Give Way to Music Week
What’s what so far at SXSW Music
SXSW Film Review: The River and the Wall
Award-winning border documentary focuses on nature over politics
Joan Jett Shreds Stubb’s at SXSW Music
I love rock & roll is here to stay
SXSW Music Review: Fontaines D.C.
Post-punk Dubliners achieve must-see, early-week greatness
SXSW Music Review: The Chills
Kiwi pop legends christen Texas for the first time in decades
SXSW Music Review: Boy Better Know Collective
London grime collective seizes Seventh Street
SXSW Music Review: Husky Loops
Pop-steady Italian trio practices law at Mansun, Moroder & Schifrin
SXSW Music Review: Vaarwell/The Fur
St. Paddy’s Day arrives early for Lisbon and Taiwan imports
SXSW Special Event: Drag Bingo with Bob the Drag Queen and Manila Luzon
Lip-syncs and glam at the Culture Trip House’s Soho in SoCo
SXSW Music Review: Mavis Staples
The freedom highway extends all the way to the Clive Bar
SXSW Music Review: KCRW Showcase
J.S. Ondara, Broken Social Scene, and Cautious Clay go goth!
SXSW Music Review: Tiny Desk Family Hour
Nine sanctified mini concerts debut a future SX staple
SXSW Music Review: Kokoko!
Congolese instrument recyclers amplify euphoria out of chaos
Still Austin Whiskey Opens New Food Truck Called Pairings
Try a blackberry jalapeño whiskey margarita and fried chicken sliders
Six Chill Zones Away from the SXSW Madness
From fancy to funky, these are your escape routes
SXSW Film Keynote: Olivia Wilde
The director applies her Booksmarts to making films
SXSW Film Review: We Are the Radical Monarchs
Oakland’s next generation of activists gets a place to learn
Jada Yuan’s Guide to Traveling, Journalism
SXSW Recap: Always In Motion: 1 Woman, 12 Months, 52 Places
SXSW Film Q&A: Red Dog
True stories from Oklahoma City’s most infamous bar
Texas Teachers Rally at Capitol for More Funding
Educators show qualified support for HB 3’s “Texas Plan”
Beer Bill Filed With Legislature Changes Proposed Requirements for Breweries
Billionaire beer distributors are still railing against beer-to-go
SXSW VR Cinema: Re-Animated
The last Kaua’i ‘ō’ō bird inspires an immersive work of mindwarping art
First Look at AMC’s New Supernatural Horror NOS4A2
Two-episode preview from Joe Hill’s book sets up an epic showdown
SXSW Panel Recap: The Female Gaze
Women get shit done on set
Startup Showcases Sign Language Based Artificial Intelligence at SXSW
No credentials needed for “AI for good” and coffee at Fairmont Hotel
SXSW Film Review: Apollo 11
Unseen footage takes us back to the first moon landing
Before The L Word Returns, Ilene Chaiken Looks Back
SXSW panel recap: “When Life Becomes Art”
SXSW Panel Recap: Solving the Food Desert Dilemma
McDonald’s hamburgers should not cost $1 in any universe
SXSW Comedy: Standup Downtown
The varied lineup made for an unpredictable show
SXSW Music News: Jenny Lewis Makes Surprise Appearance on Rainey Street
Netflix embed follows up Father John Misty with Rilo Kiley singer
SXSW Film Review: I’m Just F*cking With You
A race to the bottom in different flavors of toxic masculinity
SXSW VR Cinema: Cypher
You control Güvenç Özel’s interactive new flesh sculpture
SXSW Panel: Going Beyond the Gender Binary in the Workplace
A gender “tsunami” is coming: Will your business be ready?
SXSW Film Review: Museum Town
Epic art as economic development in the story of MASS MoCA
Raising Hell With the Legacy of Molly Ivins at SXSW
Texas’ beloved crusading journalist gets her documentary due
SXSW Film Review: Building the American Dream
The true human cost of construction in Texas
SXSW Film Review: For Sama
Life and death in war-torn Syria’s last hospital
SXSW Comedy: The New Negroes with Baron Vaughn and Open Mike Eagle
Music and socially conscious stand-up made for a powerful mix
SXSW Comedy: Henry Winkler Acting Workshop
The storied actor schools an audience on authenticity
Southwest Key CEO Juan Sanchez Steps Down
Embattled CEO/founder departs amid protests, investigations
Writer/Director/Actor Pamela Adlon Embraces Better Things at SXSW
The comedian and show creator talks the strength of scars
Kacey Musgraves Puts On a Slow Burn at Stubb’s in Second of Two Sold-Out Shows
Grammy-laden pop crossover keeps it all safe, chill, Zen
SXSW Music Preview: Holodeck Records Rescores Egyptian Creation Myth at AFS Cinema
Synth whisperers soundtrack Ra: Path of the Sun God
Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer Say Goodbye to Broad City at SXSW
If you’re here for spoilers, queen, we’ve got some news for you
SXSW Comedy: The Comedian’s Comedian Podcast Taping with Eugene Mirman
The interview gets to the heart of Mirman’s “warm silliness”
Ethan Hawke Shines Through the Grime as a Reformed Ex-Con in Adopt a Highway
A modest film about a good-hearted person who can’t catch a break
Punk-Hop Love Letter to the Late Rapper Lil Peep Soars High
SXSW Film premieres Everybody’s Everything
Inside the Colorful and Creative World of Competitive Dog Grooming at SXSW
Well Groomed will have you rooting for the underdogs
SXSW Film Review: Booksmart
Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut is smart, funny, and wild at heart
SXSW, Tribune, CNN Present the Rest of the 2020 Presidential Pack
Six candidates in search of the voters, plus a Trump surrogate
McConaughey and Korine Make Stoned Magic With The Beach Bum
Harmony’s latest exercise in no seatbelt-style filmmaking moves fast
SXSW Comedy: Amber Ruffin and Jenny Hagel Present Late Night Trashcan
Late Night with Seth Meyers writers share jokes from the reject pile
SXSW Film Review: Long Shot
Rogen and Theron are charming in charmless political rom-com
Neil Gaiman and Cast Tease Amazon Prime’s Good Omens
Fantasy legend talks collaboration & adaptation, and brings the stars
SXSW Recap: aGLIFF’s Annual Queer Filmmakers Brunch
Lisa Donato announced as aGLIFF 2019 Breakthrough Award recipient
SXSW Film Review: Little Monsters
With these monsters and Us, Lupita Nyong’o is SXSW 2019’s horror icon
#Whathappened to Queer Media?
Is queer media held by a desire to please straight people?
SXSW Film Review: Sakawa
Documentary shows the underbelly of Ghanian internet scammers
SXSW Film Review: Pink Wall
Add another classic to the “Breakup Dramas” genre
Film Review: Villains
Relationships are hard (when you’re aging spree-killers)
Elizabeth Warren Leads “Conversations on America’s Future”
First day of SXSW/Texas Trib collab rolls out 2020-themed one-on-ones
SXSW: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the New Left
AOC: Democratic Socialism is about prioritizing people, not profits
Maeve Higgins Makes SXSW Ghost Comedy More Than Extra Ordinary
Comedian and podcaster takes on the afterlife
Film Review: The Peanut Butter Falcon
Unlikely friendship comedy-drama soars on wobbly wings
SXSW Comedy: The Daily Show Presents the Donald J. Trump Presidential Twitter Library
Capturing the President’s character in 140-character bursts
Film Review: The Wall of Mexico
Border tensions from a new perspective
Jokes Aside, Trevor Noah Actually Wants To Inform You
The Daily Show host on the 5:30pm curse and comedy in the Trump era
Film Review: Amazônia Groove
An entrancing collection of music from the rivers of northeast Brazil
SXSW Comedy: Audible Presents the Night Realm Tavern of Heads Will Roll
Get a sneak peek at Audible original at this Rainey Street activation
What Is Fake News, and How Can You Spot It?
SXSW panel instructs how to up your media literacy game
Film Review: Body at Brighton Rock
Campfire tale finds something spooky in the shadows
SXSW Short Film “Stop” Finds Fear in Being Pulled Over
Austin director Steven DeGennaro on race and roadside terror
Armadillo World Headquarters Cookbook Unearthed by SouthPop!
Micael Priest compiled the recipes; David Byrne loved the nachos
Experiential House of L Brings Global Style and International Glamor to SXSW
Art, style, music, and more is very on-brand with the fest
SXSW Film Review: Pahokee
Austin filmmakers catch the hopes and dreams of small-town Florida
SXSW Film Review: Yes, God, Yes
God, guilt, and Titanic
Weekend Wine: Former Raveonettes Manager Makes Delicious Washington Wine
Music man turned millionaire wino Charles Smith slays with ViNO Rosso
SXSW Film Q&A: John Lee Hancock on The Highwaymen
Texas director retells the Bonnie and Clyde story from the cops’ view
A Collaborative Approach to Affordable Housing at SXSW
Nonprofits consider “a better way to tackle a big problem”
Film Review: Jordan Peele’s Us
The Get Out director has seen the enemy, and it is us
SXSW Panel Asks, Will Gerrymandering Get Worse Before It Gets Better?
Changing the districting narrative from computers to communities
SXSW Short Film “Sweet Steel” Tells Heartfelt Story of Suicide
Austin filmmaker Will Goss on his new film about depression
Chefs Discuss What It’s Like to Be Women in Austin’s Kitchens
Three James Beard award nominees on International Women’s Day
BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti Wants to Save the Internet From Itself
“We have to keep fighting to make a great internet”
Austin’s Queer Residents Address Needs at City Forum
LGBTQ Commission received feedback to forecast funding
Chronicle Recommends: A History of SXSW Headliners
From time travel to baseball, some of our favorite first night films
RAICES Launches “Abolish ICE Box” Campaign at SXSW
Nonprofit decries detention conditions with -10° pod
GoFundMe Campaign and Benefit Show Set Up for Pedestrian Accident Victim
Singer/guitarist Eden Welply seeks aid after injuries at Texas State
P1nkstar and Y2K Roll Out the Queerdo Carpet for CYBERBABES
Local SXSW showcase serves queer, femme realness
Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band Say Goodbye at the Erwin Center
Final tour, sure, but “We’ve Got Tonight”
The SXSW Game of Thrones Blood Drive Is More Fun Than the Red Wedding
Bleed for the Throne jump-starts nation’s largest promo blood drive
The Image Book
Godard’s final experiment is more thesis and installation than film
The Gospel of Eureka
Restore your faith in humanity with this documentary about LGTBQ acceptance in the Ozarks
Triple Frontier
US soldiers versus the cartels, but it’s all about the benjamins
The Wandering Earth
Chinese sci-fi epic about the hunt for a new sun
Tyler Perry’s A Madea Family Funeral
The original mad black woman faces her mortality, and the end of the series
Captain Marvel
Brie Larson confidently lays the next cornerstone of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
The Kid
The tale of Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid gets a worthwhile if workmanlike retelling
CM Punk and Travis Stevens Hunt for the Girl on the Third Floor
SXSW Midnighter follows a haunting in Chicago
Why Is Austin Such a Promised Land for Food Entrepreneurs?
The land of milk and honey and consumer packaged goods
Are You Local?
Austin isn’t just a film-watching town – it’s a filmmaking hub
Robert Rodriguez Returns to His DIY Roots With Red 11
The film the Austin director shot while filming blockbuster Alita: Battle Angel debuts at SXSW
With Darlin’, Pollyanna McIntosh Is Part of the Rising Tide of Female Horror Directors
Time for a bloody change
Austin’s Queen of Soul Is Weird Made Flesh in Becoming Leslie
A personal look brings the local legend into posthumous focus
Hyde Park Theatre’s A Doll’s House, Part 2
Like its source material, this sequel from another mother entertains and inspires on its own terms
Lynn Shelton and Marc Maron Wield a Sword of Trust
A question of trust in this new comedy
Charlotte Flair, Queen of the Squared Circle
Women used to be an afterthought in professional wrestling: not anymore
Will Communal VR Be the New Cinema?
Lights, camera, headset
An Unconventional Campaign History in Running With Beto
Hop in Beto O’Rourke’s passenger seat
Street Corner Arts’ Junk
Ayad Akhtar’s drama about Eighties junk bond traders plays like a prequel to 21st century America and its financial crises
Can’t-Miss Austin Bands at SXSW
Post-punk funk!
The Next CodeNEXT Put Off for Another Day, Again
City manager Spencer Cronk to wait for more input before making tough choices
Innovating an End to Austin Street Life in Community First, A Home for the Homeless
Getting a second chance at a home
Elizabeth Chapin: “Deconstructing Nostalgia” at Wally Workman Gallery
This “type of padded cell of Southern culture” is, pardon us, insanely beautiful
Can’t-Miss Austin Bands at SXSW
ATX rap vets double down with an assist from Gary Clark Jr.
High Court Turns Back Open Meetings Act
Rules that snared City Council thrown out
“Troubling Data” From APD on ICE
Austin police assisted or cooperated with immigration officials nearly 600 times between January and December 2018
Austin Institution Saxon Pub Survives in SXSW Documentary
A glimmer of hope amid Austin development in Nothing Stays the Same: The Story of the Saxon Pub
Day Trips: Intrinsic Smokehouse & Brewery
Barbecue and beer come together in Garland
Can’t-Miss Austin Bands at SXSW
Welcome to the ATX shoegaze revival
Senate Delivers First Blow to Paid Sick Leave
SB 15, the boy who cried “voter fraud!” advance, and other Lege news
Sexual Assault Suit Bombshell Lands in D.A.’s Office
Mindy Montford, the First Assistant District Attorney at the Travis County D.A.’s Office, has been accused of “possible defamation” in a petition filed Monday, March 4, in Nueces County District Court. Petitioner Emily Borchardt – a plaintiff in a sexual assault class action lawsuit against Austin, Travis County, local law enforcement, and the D.A.’s Office…
Into Darkness
Screams and laughs balance out on the supernatural side of life
Soccer Watch
The Austin Bold kick off their inaugural season in the USL Championship this Saturday, March 9, in Las Vegas, pointing toward the home opener against San Antonio on March 30. FiveThirtyEight.com rates the Bold at a 64% chance of making the playoffs in their first year. With a lot of intriguing talent and some likable…
Can’t-Miss Austin Bands at SXSW
From the Indigo Girls to a celestial, Cocteau Twins-infused shoegaze comer
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmers’ markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of March 7, 2019
Nancy Pelosi Touts Voting Rights in Eastside Swing
U.S. House speaker stops in Austin to promote new anti-corruption legislation
Meet the New Bloodsuckers in FX’s What We Do in the Shadows
Prepare for the return of the vampire
Nightmare Scenarios for Austin’s Possible End
Some of the ways that our beloved town could become no more
Can’t-Miss Austin Bands at SXSW
Bedroom Zhu goes global
House Rolls Out School Finance Bill
Republican leaders in the Texas House of Representatives rolled out that chamber’s long-awaited school finance bill, House Bill 3, at a press conference on Tuesday, March 5, proposing $9 billion in funding for public schools over the next two years, on top of $2 billion that’s already been set aside to account for enrollment growth.…
Why So Serious?
From fake religions to Civil War silliness, there’s always something to laugh about
UT Professors Discuss the “Fourth Agricultural Revolution” at SXSW
Predicting the future of food
Can’t-Miss Austin Bands at SXSW
Songsmiths join forces in Band and Petty land
The SXSW Keynote by Elon Musk Is James Adomian’s Future Shtick
A satirical look at what lies ahead for humanity, as the SpaceX founder might envision it
Quote of the Week
“We are a city that is just trying to do better by our people. This bill before you is giving up on working Texans.” – Council Member Greg Casar testifying before the Senate Committee on State Affairs against Senate Bill 15, which would nullify Austin’s paid sick leave
Bow Down and Pay Up for J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and the Church of the SubGenius
The power of slack compels you in this SXSW documentary
Five Food-Centric Panels Coming to SXSW
People are hungry for information about policy, sustainability, and curbing a global food catastrophe. And wine.
Can’t-Miss Austin Bands at SXSW
Local punk supergroup gets all Dickies
Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer Preview Broad City‘s Finale at SXSW
The creators of the Comedy Central series also get back to their comedy roots with Upright Citizens Brigade
Headlines
Look Who’s Back! No, you’re not hallucinating the fall of Rome; those lanyarded eager hordes are just this year’s recurrent wave of South by Southwest pilgrims, arriving for orgies of panels, films, performances, podcasts, “brand activations,” and more. Austin’s premier spring Festival runs March 8-17, snarling traffic and sensibilities with the latest in everything pop,…
Eugene Mirman Gets Intimate in It Started as a Joke
Documenting the 10-year run of an underground comedy revolution
Stacey Abrams, Without Concessions
Now and for her whole life, the rising star finds her own path to victory
Can’t-Miss Austin Bands at SXSW
Thievery Corporation siren calls to the fireflies
The New Negroes Showcases the Full Range of African-American Comedy at SXSW
At the stand-up show hosted by Baron Vaughn and Open Mike Eagle, black laughs matter
Public Notice: CodeCRONK and the Corridors
How to fix land use and transportation
Cheaper by the Dozen
Twelve homegrown Picks 2 Click at SXSW 2019
Women Empowered: Five SXSW Panel Picks
Between the #MeToo movement, an unprecedented number of female candidates this election year, and women of color rightfully starting to be recognized in politics, activism, and tech, it’s an empowering time to be a woman, our Cheeto-colored, sexist president be damned. Get inspired with our top five picks that prove women have unlimited power and…
Can’t-Miss Austin Bands at SXSW
Explosive rock troupe gets Big Star(s) in its eyes
Trump’s Twitter Library, a Ferris Wheel of Cheese, and More From the Wide, Weird World of SXSW
Festival-adjacent events abound!
Who the Hell Wants to Watch Cat Videos in a Theatre?
Everyone, when they’re curated by CatVideoFest
Qmmunity: SXSW Gets Queer’d
Whether or not you’re carrying a badge, we’ve got the q’d events for you
SXSW Panel Explores the Rising Number of Journalists Killed on the Job
Free press under fire
Can’t-Miss Austin Bands at SXSW
Nigerian rapper’s gonna break
Party With Chrondog Hank!
And other ways to connect with the Chronicle at SXSW
This Woman’s Work
Female filmmakers take the forefront of SXSW this year
Luv Doc: The Definition of a Double Standard
There’s no difference other than the equipment
Saint Frances Takes a Charming and Honest Look at Pregnancy
Millennial comedy and the things women don’t want to talk about
Can’t-Miss Austin Bands at SXSW
Neil Lord, putting the bam in ambient
Our Favorite Spots to Eat and Drink at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
ABIA serves up live music, craft cocktails, and beloved local restaurant fare
The Garden Left Behind Bears Witness to Anti-Trans Violence
A new paradise lost from filmmaker Flavio Alves
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
If you consider that a standard candle will burn for five hours per ounce of wax, then consider that Thomas Jefferson’s annual order of 200 lbs. of candles would provide him with 15,000 hours of single-candle illumination. Those 200 pounds of candles would have cost Jefferson about a dollar a pound, so figure total lighting…
Tackling Inherited Trauma in SXSW Film Mickey and the Bear
Writer/director Annabelle Attanasio on when bloodlines become scars
Can’t-Miss Austin Bands at SXSW
After the Bastrop fires, Deezie Brown pursues happiness over Lamborghinis
Elisabeth Moss Might Just Be Her Own Character
The actor headlines SXSW in opening night film Us, and probes the cost of fame in Her Smell
This Is Why You Have No Friends
Stories of outsiders, and the in-crowd that hates them
Faster Than Sound: 15 SXSW Buzz Bands to Cure Millennial Burnout
By legs, Lyft, or Lime scooter, get to the following 15 acts
Going on the Offensive With The Art of Self-Defense
Jesse Eisenberg navigates the hierarchy of martial arts
How Local Opera Company LOLA Made the Play Lardo Weeping Sing
Peter Stopschinski’s 17-year journey to bring Terry Galloway’s outsized, outspoken agoraphobe to the stage
VR/AR @ SXSW
What you see (and immersively interact with) is what you get
Bob Byington and Kaley Wheless Go to Nebraska in Frances Ferguson
Small-town sins follow an unlikeable person in this likable film
ATX Film News: Good News for Texas’ Film and Game Incentives
Shhh, don’t jinx it, but things are looking up in the Texas Legislature for the Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program, better (if incorrectly) known as the film incentives. The program – which actually covers TV, film, commercials, industrial training videos, and computer games – has been the victim of budget-slashing and anti-Hollywood sentiment in…
Michelle Obama, and All Who Love Her
Becoming tour brings first lady’s grace to her Austin fans
37th Annual Austin Music Awards Kick Open Some Back Doors
Generations old and new nab honors and rock the Moody
Senators Elizabeth Warren, Amy Klobuchar Top SXSW Candidate Cavalcade
“Conversations About America’s Future” collab with Texas Tribune
