In Pease Park, Patrick Dougherty Constructs a Wooden Wonder

The environmental artist sticks the landing

"...his 288th. Before 2018 is out, the North Car­o­lina artist will have added another 10 to that number, in..."

Feb. 2, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...down SXSW Film. As the festival enters its second quarter-century, A Quiet Place – the high-concept horror from John..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Five Recommended Art Events This Weekend

How can you lose with a sweet list to use before it's time to choose?

"...vile wyrm lately birthed upon the burgeoning ‘scape of Austin, Texas, where you for reasons unfathomed still deign to..."

Jan. 26, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Seen / Soon: Jan. 19

Seeing where geometry's order meets nature's chaos in Jason Middlebrook's art and listening to more of Jospeh Keckler's darkly funny arias

"...Seen..."

Jan. 19, 2018 Arts Column

FotoATX: Pics and the City

This new arts festival celebrates Austin as seen through the lenses of local photographers

"...Click! Austin's oldest veteran of the Second World War, Richard Overton,..."

Jan. 19, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Punk Weirdos Big Bill Finally Unleash Their Inner LP

Reining in the freak show while doubling down on the absurd

"...musical experience, somehow convinced a guitarist named Fiddles to start a band with him. Their final performance included the..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Music Feature by Libby Webster

Wayne Alan Brenner's Top 10 Arts-Related Things I Enjoyed in 2017

Bold takes on history and art that moved around the city spoke to a growing, changing Austin this year

"...Graham Reynolds and director Shawn Sides with Mexico City's Lagartijas Tiradas al Sol (and poet Carrie Fountain, singers Paul..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Art in Public Places' Wander

This interactive public artwork creates narrative pathways for you to travel in Downtown Austin

"...four stories bound up in Wander, an interactive public artwork that propels users through Austin streets by linking chunks..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Savannah Welch a Year Later

After losing her leg, the Trishas singer revisits the accident and her blessings

"...inspired her and eldest offspring Dustin Welch into the arts, the pair now established Austin artists following his relocation..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Music Feature by William Harries Graham

Two Shannons Take the Improv Stage to … Where?

Local stars McCormick and Stott, together at last for the first time

"...Two Austin-based improvisers who are, separately, nigh on brilliant...."

Dec. 14, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Kalu James’ Psychedelic Awakening

Nigerian folkie fully realizes cosmic blues-rock

"...For a moment, that's the totality of the Austinite's answer...."

Dec. 15, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Local Art Gifts for Discerning Geeks

Do you know about these three treasures already, Austinite?

"...Friends Word on the street says that the half-elven Austin seamstress Kristin Hogan just about sold out of her..."

Dec. 13, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Frank Mills Call It Quits After 500th Show

Why is one of the city’s top improv troupes breaking up?

"...misery experienced within the circles of camaraderie here in Austin, and now off they go to the north...."

Dec. 12, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Project ATX6

The city’s unofficial music ambassador program turns 4 thanks to the sweat equity of founder Chris Brecht

"...swearing under his breath. He has six sets from Austin musicians to get through in two hours, and the..."

Nov. 24, 2017 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Is Austin's Growing Dance Music Scene in Need of Its Own HQ?

We talk to a dozen members of ATX’s electronic music community

"...even in 2017, walking into a dance club in Austin feels cheesy. Despite a recent electronic music boom, house..."

Nov. 10, 2017 Music Feature by Dan Gentile

Five Questions for Carson McHone

Old residency, old songs redone, and the old, Deep South

"...feels like the next up to break out of Austin’s Americana playground...."

Nov. 6, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Tillie Walden: Talking Comics

"If it was torture, I’d’ve given up by now.”

"...Tillie Walden, that Ignatz-winning author of the new graphic..."

Nov. 1, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Halloween Is Serious Business

Behind the gates at Scream Hollow and the House of Torment

"...Halloween comes but once a year – but Austin's haunted house scene delivers twice the terrors, as the..."

Oct. 31, 2017 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Mr. Roosevelt

A comedian returns to Austin to care for her sick cat and confront her past

"...montage of indie comedy Mr. Roosevelt. Struggling comedian Emily Martin (Wells, Master of None) returns to Austin from L.A...."

Oct. 27, 2017 Movie Review by Danielle White

Checking Out Austin's New Central Library

Yes, the city’s “Library of the Future” still has books, but this 21st century facility is about so much more

"...If you want to know what Austin's new Central Library is about, start by setting aside..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin's New Central Library

"...The exterior of Austin's new 198,000-square-foot Central Library, as seen from the "butterfly..."

Oct. 26, 2017 Photo Gallery

The Eyeslicer Roadshow Aims to Melt Your Brain

Low-budget, lo-fi shorts celebrate radical filmmaking

"...Ever been to a film festival, seen a short film, and cursed that you'll probably never..."

Oct. 13, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

“Fool’s Romance / Books From Aeromoto” at the UT VAC

The interactivity of Aeromoto’s installation seizes the spirit of collective action seen in the response to the Mexico City earthquake

"...The "Fool's Romance/Books From Aeromoto" exhibition at UT's Visual Arts Center feels like the mixture of two kinds of..."

Oct. 6, 2017 Arts Review by Melany Jean

Seen / Soon Sept. 22

Being dazzled by Ai Weiwei’s Forever Bicycles on Austin Museum Day and adventuring with the Theorists at Zilker

"...Seen Forever Bicycles was arguably the brightest spot of many..."

Sept. 22, 2017 Arts Column

DVDanger: Buster's Mal Heart

Rami Malek's newest and strangest, plus more home releases

"...posits the impossibility of following two dreams. Buster's Mal Heart, the second feature by visionary and mystical director Sarah..."

Sept. 12, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Paging Through the "Page Two" Archive

A look back at Louis Black's long-running column now at the end of its run

"...his role at the Chronicle to include his founding partnership in SXSW and the Austin Film Society. In these..."

Sept. 7, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Saving Austin's Schools

Nobody gets everything they want, but AISD’s bond may give everybody something they really need

"...Austin ISD's bond package has something for every campus, as..."

Sept. 8, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Fills the Card

Massive list includes closing night film

"...So about those films: Just as Martin McDonagh's eagerly awaited Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri grabbed..."

Sept. 5, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gay Place

Expect a good time, safe space, and lots of fine-looking peeps at the Gender Unbound Art Festival

"...Harvey left in its wake was the cancellation of Austin Pride. As we await rescheduling, it remains to be..."

Sept. 1, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

“Teresa Hubbard/Alexander Birchler: Giant” at the Blanton Museum of Art

The film is good at showing the fate of the film set of Giant, but it leaves open the question of what’s happened to Marfa

"...Giant, a film by "Austin- and Berlin-based" artists Teresa Hubbard and Alexander Birchler, features..."

Aug. 25, 2017 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

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