Understanding the Science Behind the Total Solar Eclipse

Front-row seat to a celestial show

"...explains that she’s going to see “a hole in the sky with fire shooting out of it.”..."

April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by Robyn Ross

Greg Casar Enters the National Spotlight, and Brings His Grassroots Coalition With Him

New year, new rep

"...meeting on February 3 was a subdued affair. Icy weather forced 10 of the Council members to attend the..."

Dec. 30, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

David and Nathan Zellner Deconstruct the Cowboy Myth in Damsel

Two of Austin’s most quirky filmmakers venture west

"...Zellner were to remake a Western, it should be They Call Me Trinity, the 1971 spaghetti comedy about two..."

June 22, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film: The Whole Enchilada

Red-hot and really long list of all the titles to date

"...We've already teased some of the highlights of the just-announced SXSW Film 2011 lineup –..."

Feb. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Walker Lukens’ The Last Walt and More Crucial Concerts This Week

From Explosions in the Sky to CAPYAC’s Far Out Fest

"...Looking for the best shows happening in Austin this week? Check out..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Austin Record Convention, Cinco de Mayo Extravaganza, Pecan Street Festival, and UTOPiAfest lead our recommended shows this week

"...The Austin Record Convention Palmer Events Center, Friday 5 –..."

May 5, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Fear The Walking Dead Drops Season 6 Trailer

Austin-made horror coming back ... but when?

"...down. AMC and production company Skybound just announced in their virtual panel at San Diego Comic-Con that Fear the..."

July 24, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: Trump Derangement Syndrome

This woman is hot AF

"...Me and my lady friend were watching the news last Sunday, and I casually pointed out that..."

June 26, 2020 Column by The Luv Doc

Point Austin: On the Endorsement Carousel

The Chronicle begins its endorsements process

"...referred to as "silly season" – more or less the political equivalent of cedar fever – although in recent..."

Jan. 29, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Before the Lights Go Out

One last local look

"...The Nortons and Friends Hip Replacement (Pipebomb Records)..."

Dec. 19, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

The Only All-Woman-Owned-and-Brewed Beer in Austin Takes Root

Lass Haüs Ales is all woman

"...a brew day in June, Kris Carpenter was on the floor. She was a human ruler in pink rain..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Food Feature by Christina Garcia

“It’s Like a Family Business, Except Rock Stars”: The Kindred Bond of We Don’t Ride Llamas

Afro rock sibling band is defiantly unconventional on new EP The Oracle

"...For most zoomers and younger millennials, the entrance of the video game Rock Band into our..."

April 29, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

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

The Concourse Project Brings the Raver Spirit Back to Austin

High-capacity event space looks to diversify their sound

"...Handed the limp remains of a party mecca, Kelly Gray and..."

Nov. 5, 2021 Music Feature by Christina Garcia

Jordan Levin on the Future of Rooster Teeth

Post-pandemic, the studio's general manager looks at the next steps

"...Burnie Burns once called Rooster Teeth - the Austin-based online content leviathan he cofounded - the biggest..."

July 31, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback – Austin Record Convention: The Greatest Record Store on Earth

ARC of the covenant, good Reputations, and Blind Sight

"...kickstarting my summer of love with a visit to the Bay Area, I scooped LPs at Berkeley's Mad Monk..."

May 5, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Q&A Hole: Considering All the Different Gods Available to Humanity, How Do You Choose Which One to Believe In?

With Russell Glasser, Cristine H. Legare, David Wheeler, and more.

"...chaplain was addressing a particular god – one of the currently famous ones, one of the several you can..."

Oct. 25, 2016 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Year in Movies, and in Moments

What didn’t make my Top 10

"...finger at a worst film. But what about, well, the weirder stuff?..."

Dec. 31, 2014 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Eat to the Beat

Gotta break eggs to make a musician omelet

"...There's this old joke: "How do you get a drummer..."

June 14, 2013 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

The Road Against Hate

The Hurtado murders measure the distance Austin and Texas must travel

"...The doorbell rang just before 7pm on April 18...."

May 6, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Symphony of the Star (Wars)

Long ago in an Erwin Center far, far away

"...If the clipped, formal and very English voice wasn't a clue,..."

June 9, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

City Hall Hustle: The Smartest Guy in the Room

Professor Spelman breaks down the cost of WTP4

"...At what was for all intents and purposes the conclusion of the decades-long Water Treatment Plant No. 4..."

Oct. 30, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

On the Lege

It turns out that the State Board of Education knows more about science than real scientists!

"...All you students aspiring to become biologists, recognized at the heights of academia, and possibly winners of the Nobel..."

Jan. 30, 2009 News Column by Lee Nichols

The Total Package

The Decoder Ring's Christian Helms provides everything you could want in a design – or a designer

"...Helms comes at you with everything firing. In fact, the energetic designer is a refreshing surprise. Far from the..."

June 13, 2008 Arts Feature by Sergio Burns

Off the Record

An all-star tribute for a Red Headed Stranger, Girl in a Coma awakens with help from Joan Jett, and Tia Carrera constructs its Electric Ladyland

"...its addition to iTunes. Of course it helps that the album is backed by Joan Jett, whom the San..."

May 9, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Constable Races: Part 2

The relatively tame contests at play in precincts 1,3, and 4

"...Anyone who's ever pondered the mystery of why constable races are so insanely and..."

Feb. 29, 2008 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Queen of Truth

With two beautifully crafted memoirs under her belt, a third book of poetry out, tenure at Syracuse University, a teenage son, and a blissful romance, Mary Karr is definitely hardworking and real. And if her soul isn't entirely pure, well, readers of Cherry will be grateful it isn't.

"...The Decade of Truth -- that's what readers and people..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Books Feature by Robin Bradford

The Watson Way

Mayor Kirk Watson talks about challenges for austin during his next term.

"...Though he officially has three opponents in the May City Council election, Mayor Kirk Watson already has..."

March 31, 2000 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

Head of the Class

With Senioritis, the conclusion to his quartet of plays set at a Catholic high school in Houston, solo performer Rob Nash is all set to graduate -- to Off-Broadway, says Robi Polgar.

"...Once there was a kid who attended Catholic high school in..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

The Other Side of Prison

Inmate Population Swells

"...As the state's inmate population grows, so, too, does the number..."

April 30, 1999 News Feature by Mike Butts

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