SXSW Film Review: Omni Loop

Woman stuck in time reckons with life choices

"...Diagnosed with a black hole growing in her chest, Zoya Lowe has only a week..."

March 14, 2024 Screens Post by Dex Wesley Parra

Crypta, Cherubs, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

Must-see shows for the weekend and beyond

"...ATX adjusts to its size and national status – international cred secured long ago by SXSW – its cultural..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Top 10 Most Read Film Reviews of 2023

A-bombs and b-movies were what you were interested in this year

"...what the year's biggest movies were, and now we're starting to see what the year's most critically acclaimed and..."

Dec. 23, 2023 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

Eight Lineups to See at Levitation This Halloween Weekend

Our picks at the venue-based festival, from Panda Bear to Flying Lotus

"...Alongside the April relaunch of joint event Austin Psych Fest, Levitation continues to hold down..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Temple of Angels, a DJ Chicken George benefit, a Soap Creek Saloon reunion, and more recommended shows

"...Temple of Angels, Mujeres Podridas Parish, Saturday 26..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Best Things We Saw at Austin Psych Fest 2023

Toro y Moi, Automatic, and more highlight homegrown festival’s return

"...Considering Austin’s inclement weather and the precarious state of national..."

May 1, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Dinosaur Jr. at Lakeline Park, Los Texmaniacs in Sunset Valley, and more recommended shows

"...Lakeline Park Grand Opening w/ Dinosaur Jr., Soul Asylum, A..."

April 28, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Unofficial Parties & Free Shows to See During South by Southwest

The Chronicle’s recommended concerts for the coming week

"...best day parties and unofficial bonanzas for one-stop concert shopping during the coming week of Fest madness. Looking for..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Spoiler Alert

Jim Parsons gets his Love Story moment in this wonderful tearjerker

"...Directed by: Michael Showalter. Starring: Jim Parsons, Ben Aldridge, Sally Field, Bill Irwin and..."

Dec. 9, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: Scorpio Season

For the Qmmunity editor's birthday, have an extra helping of queer events with yer slice of b-day cake

"...Scorpios run in my family. Last week was my dad's and his..."

Nov. 18, 2022 Column by James Scott

Margo Price, Will Hurd Headed to Texas Book Festival

Celebration of literature, Nov. 5-6, releases full author lineup

"...Clear up your schedule and some shelf space: Award-winning country star Margo Price and former Texas Congressman Will..."

Sept. 7, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: Zach Theatre's The Inheritance, Part 1

Epic in length and ambition, this portrait of gay life in the 21st century is stunning

"...The Inheritance, Part 1 is stunning. It’s the kind of stunning..."

Aug. 26, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Escapism and Connection: The Illustrated Life of Billy Perkins

Hustling Austin posters for 30 years, Perkins perseveres

"...Engulfing Billy Perkins in living color, Paul McCartney, Bonnie Raitt,..."

June 17, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

From Stage to Page to Screen: Inside the Script of West Side Story

Tony Kushner explains the process of adapting a classic

"...through his revolutionary and epic two-part AIDS-era theatrical landmark, Angels in America, throughout his career he has repeatedly dipped..."

Jan. 31, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gift Guide for the Music Head on Your Holiday List

What a fan, finger drummer, or Austin nostalgia freak may want for Christmas

"...For Those Doomsday Prepping for the Indie Vinyl Backlog Alexalone Alexaloneworld Burgundy LP..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Aftereffects of Astroworld

Austin promoters ScoreMore fall under scrutiny after deadly concert

"...An interesting byproduct of tragedies is the semantic shift that ensues...."

Nov. 19, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

AFS Cinema Announces Reopening Date, First Lineup of Films

The arthouse mecca brings new titles, immortal classics

"...Mark your calendar: July 15. AFS Cinema, the two-screen theatre operated by Austin Film Society, will..."

June 9, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Online to Feature Stacey Abrams and N. K. Jemisin in Conversation

James Cameron, Ted Lasso team, Bill Hader also announced

"...The Venn diagram sweet spot of people who are going to fangirl over voting rights advocate Stacey Abrams and..."

Feb. 11, 2021 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

Persephone Station Recasts the Magnificent Seven as Women in Space

Austin author Stina Leicht pens a rip-roaring mix of planetary intrigue, intergalactic adventure, and righteous sisterhood

"...Austin writer Stina Leicht isn't afraid to take big leaps..."

Feb. 5, 2021 Arts Feature by Mike Berry

Jenny Nulf's Top 10 Films in 2020

"2020 didn't take away my love for cinema"

"...At the beginning of 2020 I went to a Hyperreal Film Club..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Screens Feature by Jenny Nulf

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Highway Angels... Full Moon Rain..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Atonement, in the Christian paradigm, means ponying up for your sins...."

Oct. 16, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

A Night For Austin Raises $500K for Capital Creatives

Willie: “We all need each other and we all need music”

"...Paul Simon on Wednesday night, arms outstretched to soak in silent cheers after singing “Me & Julio Down by..."

June 11, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

This Is Who We Are #6: Miró Quartet's Faces of America: The Light

A daily affirmation of Austin's creativity from the Chronicle archive

"...Our ability to experience art in person and with others is presently in lockdown, and..."

May 12, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, May 1-7

"...do-over? A chance to cancel the past and erase lingering messiness and clear a path for who-knows-what new possibility?..."

May 1, 2020 Column by Rob Brezsny

Black Pumas’ Unparalleled Four-Show Stubb’s Booking

Three consecutive sold-out shows tacked on another date and catapulted an already unprecedented local success story into another realm altogether

"...year and how fast the newly announced performance is selling, the homegrown psychedelic soul phenoms could've likely racked up..."

Jan. 31, 2020 News Feature by Kevin Curtin

A Decade in Austin Films

The city’s cinema, from indie visions to Oscar winners and international blockbusters

"...Austin is a film city, and don't let anyone tell..."

Dec. 27, 2019 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

A Political Guide to Gifting in 2019

Give the gift of hope!

"...Hope. It's the platform Obama ran on in 2008, and it worked. America danced in the streets..."

Dec. 6, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

DC Swoops Into SXSW to Kick Off Batman's 80th Anniversary

To the Bat-Bridge, Robin!

"...If you're looking to launch the global celebration of a certain Dark..."

March 15, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Personal Stories Behind Ben Is Back

Writer/director Peter Hedges on family, alcoholism, and going home

"..."I grew up in a family riddled with alcoholism. My mother was an..."

Dec. 14, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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