Opinion: There Is an “Us” in USA. Let’s Act Like It.

Now is the time to speak up, to build bridges, and to come together

"...“There is an 'us’ in USA.” I heard that line while standing with 56 other Presidential Leadership Scholars..."

May 30, 2025 Column by Erblin Ribari

Restaurant Review: Cozy Digs and a Truck-Free Dining Program at Radio Rosewood

Radio Coffee and Beer’s third location gets an urban makeover

"...music and performance program – this is a space that connects the community and brightens up the little corner..."

May 30, 2025 Food Feature by Taylor Tobin

KhushFest, Kung Fu, and Clueless in Our Recommended Events

You pretty much can't avoid culture this weekend

"...limited to – Sixties housewives, the Muppets, and Squidward. That offbeat inspo base blends perfectly with opener Roxy Castillo’s..."

May 30, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Qmmunity: Net Nostalgia

Editor James reflects on what being on the computer used to mean

"...I don’t, but I remember being excited by it. All sorts of possibilities lived inside the gray box that..."

May 23, 2025 Column by James Scott

Austin Elders: Meet Mary Lou Gibson, Journalist and Austin’s Voice of Saints

A woman of hundreds of articles and few words

"...black-and-white family photos. They hang in the short front hall – “my wedding wall” – and stand up on..."

May 9, 2025 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Fashion, Heritage, Ballet, Puns, and More Weekend Events

Arts and culture to fill your days

"...Austin isn’t known as an especially fashionable city. We’re too attached to our flip-flops, tank-tops,..."

May 9, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

White Weddings, Rock & Roll, and More Crucial Concerts

Dungeon crawling, avant sax, and other amplified options for the week

"...Hark all ye rogues and wenches, the Texas Dungeon Siege is..."

May 2, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

APD Chief Lisa Davis Reorganizes Department Top Brass

Only three assistant chiefs from previous admin staying on

"...an APD spokesperson has confirmed to the Chronicle. Not all of the departing assistant chiefs wanted to leave...."

April 25, 2025 News Post by Austin Sanders

Queens of Drama

Glittercore black comedy goes all out on style

"...The film follows Langlois’ short film success with “Terror, Sisters!” and “The..."

April 25, 2025 Movie Review by James Scott

All Hustle and Grit: Inside Family Business Austinite Cannabis Co.

Owner Estella Castro on the importance of medical cannabis and minority representation in dispensaries

"...her Cesar Chavez Street shop, in a converted house that her mom owns. She’s wearing a satin baseball jacket..."

April 18, 2025 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

Movies, Theatre, Trivia, and More Recommended Events for the Week

Art and culture abound

"...gets treated as evil incarnate, which is the fate that befalls sweet local business owner Mona Stangley and her..."

April 18, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Art, Eggs, Kink, and Sleaze in This Weekend’s Art Events

Recommended happenings for your calendar consideration

"...artist Amanda Fay and painter Stephanie Mervine, this Eastside gallery showcases 10 Central Texas creatives, including sustainable yarn worker..."

April 18, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Squirrels, Girls, and Other Pearls in This Weekend’s Recommended Events

Acro-Cats, Earth Day, and all manner of arts and culture happenings

"...circus is always looking at the past? Well, maybe that’s a little true with Ventanas, a new revival of..."

April 11, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, April 11-17

"...share your resources, help, and intelligence, the more of that good stuff will flow back your way...."

April 11, 2025 Column by Rob Brezsny

New Jersey Noir: How Gazer Portrays a Forgotten Town

Ryan J. Sloan and Ariella Mastroianni on the other side of the NJT tracks

"...and then Newark.” Don’t worry, the locals aren’t upset that you haven’t dropped by the tiny Newark suburb. The..."

April 8, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Drag DJ, Ducks Ltd., and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

All kinds of sounds can be found around town

"...Friday 4, 29th Street Ballroom..."

April 4, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Anime, Activism, and Aerodynamics in This Weekend’s Recommended Events

Arts and culture abound!

"...Now that Elon Musk seems to have gotten bored with the..."

April 4, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Bob Trevino Likes It

In search of a father figure, a young woman befriends a stranger on Facebook

"...South by Southwest 2024 – Bob Trevino Likes It follows the unlikely connection forged between Lily, an adrift young..."

March 28, 2025 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Self Portraits, Carnivals, and Cannibalism in Our Recommended Events

The weekend in arts and culture

"...wah-wah soundtrack and trippy visuals, Fantastic Planet could do that job for sure – but it’s also a hell..."

March 28, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

The City of Austin Is Still Tweaking the Live Music Fund

Music Commission plans 2025 grant program, meets new ACME director

"...commission’s March meeting, staff pondered the best way to allocate funds to local musicians, promoters, and venues – and..."

March 28, 2025 Music Feature by Angelina Liu

Book Review: Austin Author’s Play, With Knives Packs in the Drama

Jeanette Horn sharpens her pen for debut novel

"...The story follows a struggling theatre troupe traveling by train during their..."

March 28, 2025 Arts Feature by Mattea Gallaway

Art, Movies, Sports, and More Recommended Events

Pack your weekend with the best happenings around town

"...kicks off Sake Week here in Austin and in Dallas. Apologies to those in DFW who might be picking..."

March 21, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Arts and Culture Events to Get You Off the Couch

It's spring break (for some of you), get out and have some fun

"...This will surprise all the Chronicle readers to know but I must say..."

March 14, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

St. Paddy’s Day, SXSnacks, Sailor Moon, and More Weekend Events

Our recommendations for the waning days of the Fest

"...awards noms from Tony to Oscar. Reilly draws upon all those experiences for a vaudeville show incorporating an all-star..."

March 14, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

SXSW Film Review: Descendent

Alien abduction drama probes trauma, parenthood

"...anxious about what’s to come. One night, while being called into his elementary school security guard job, Sean sees..."

March 12, 2025 SXSW Post by Alejandra Martinez

Finding Autistic Cool in Animation Anthology Autistic Mode

The five shorts screen with alt-fest Smash by Smash West

"...For those curious, an animatic generally serves as the step between animation storyboards and the..."

March 11, 2025 Screens Post by James Scott

SXSW Film Review: Reeling

A Hawaiian party cracks under pressure from a tragic past

"...can jumble things up even more. First-time director Yana Alliata takes elements of her own experiences and fuses them..."

March 10, 2025 SXSW Post by Rod Machen

SXSW Film Review: The Dutchman

Cerebral drama flips the script on Civil Rights era classic

"...(a hauntingly imperious femme fatale played by Kate Mara), follows Clay onto the subway, plops down next to him,..."

March 9, 2025 SXSW Post by Dex Wesley Parra

SXSW Film Review: Good Boy

It's pet vs. poltergeist in ghost story with a twist

"...It’s a moment that’s universal to all pet owners: the way an empty..."

March 9, 2025 SXSW Post by Alejandra Martinez

SXSW Film Review: Slanted

Amy Wang’s dystopian teen film is a thought-provoking debut

"...color can have a painless and quick cosmetic surgery that makes you white...."

March 9, 2025 SXSW Post by Jenny Nulf

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