GAyCL: Making Austin the Queer Music Capital of the World

The alternative showcase provides the queer answer to ACL

"...As Austinites prep for the second weekend of that music festival..."

Oct. 12, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

Austin Funk Band Extreme Heat Celebrates 50 Years With Anniversary Show

The longstanding groove-makers won't cool down

"...asks the crowd. It is the late 1970s in Austin and young funk group Extreme Heat is about to..."

Nov. 2, 2024 Music Post by Amber Williams

Watch Being Dead Re-Create the Eclipse and Envision an Austin v. Seattle Wrestling Match on KEXP

Austin goofs give a real-ish interview on Seattle radio show

"...Big news for fans of Seattle, Austin, independent radio, or the convergence of all of these..."

July 17, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Musical Youth! Summer Stock Austin Previews Its 2022 Shows

New music, In the Heights, and a love letter to MGM

"...Everyone in Austin's theatre land knows it's not summer without Summer Stock..."

July 19, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Going Down Slow

The fading numbers of Austin's African-Americans

"...My introduction to Austin night life was a 1977 Antone's performance of Junior..."

June 27, 2014 News Column by Michael King

Austin Film Society Announces 2024 Feature Grant Recipients

Local filmmakers feature heavily among 18 selected projects

"...Some of the most recognizable and distinguished names from Austin's indie filmmaking community are among the talents announced as..."

Sept. 13, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Book Festival Lineup and Schedule Goes Online and IRL

Big names for hybrid celebration of literature and literacy

"...Between the pandemic reducing in-person events, and the ongoing Texas legislative session taking over the Capitol grounds, this year's..."

Oct. 5, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Future Is in Flux for the Texas Film Incentive Program

Texas loses productions to states with bigger and better incentive programs

"...decade, the creative industries have been explaining that the Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program isn't just for cinema,..."

Jan. 27, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin at Large: Make a Run From the Border

So, when and how did Texas MAGApublicans decide to be terrified of Mexicans?

"...I wrote a bit about Beto O'Rourke's "Drive for Texas" tour finale in Lockhart, the 49th of 49 stops..."

Sept. 16, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin Film Society Announces 2015 Grants

Newcomers and established names get AFS boost

"...money for indie filmmaking is even tougher. As the Austin Film Society announces the winners of the 2015 AFS..."

Sept. 1, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Book Festival Announces Full Lineup

From R.L. Stine to Reza Aslan, 225-plus converge on the Capitol

"...Texas Book Festival authors, friends, and coordinators gathered at The..."

Sept. 10, 2013 Books Post by Monica Riese

"Juntos/Together" Ties Austin's Activist Past and Present

Shedding light on action & initiatives by local minority communities

"...police brutality against minority community members, and a changing Austin landscape in response to gentrification are familiar recent headlines...."

March 28, 2018 Arts Post by Acacia Coronado

The Great Austin Beer Scavenger Hunt

SXSW is brewing

"...shameful, really. The treacly suggestions on “How to Do Austin Like a Local during SXSW” from lifestyle media act..."

March 10, 2016 Food Post by Eric Puga

Amplify Austin Aims to Raise $12 Million

Annual day of giving benefits 750 Central Texas nonprofits

"...The eighth annual Amplify Austin Day aims to raise $12 million for Austin nonprofits,..."

March 3, 2020 News Post by Lauren Girgis

Six Ways to Have a Nostalgic Austin Summer

Travel back to a simpler time

"...Austin has developed a lot of labels over the years...."

May 23, 2017 Chronolog Post by Will McCarthy

Go Austin!

Austin among nominees for VH1's Do Something Awards

"...Austin is among the five cities nominated as a Do..."

July 16, 2010 Screens Post by Belinda Acosta

Adrian Lipscombe at Canje, Grounds & Hounds for Austin Pets Alive!, Provision Dining House Returns, Snoozing for Pride, and Here Comes the Bourbon Brawl

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Here's some of what's happening in Austin's culinary scene, as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words..."

June 8, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Other “ACL” – Austin Corn Lovers Fiesta – Hits Sagebrush on Saturday

Austin all ears for Hickoids, the Beaumonts, Hamell on Trial, the Krayolas, Kathy McCarty and more

"...Austin Corn Lovers Fiesta 2021Sagebrush, Saturday 2..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Weird Bands From Texas

"...eventually coalesce under the unfortunate banner of "alternative music." Austin was no different. In 1990, the Cannibal Club was..."

Nov. 20, 1998 Music Feature by Greg Beets

The Chronicle’s Favorite Austin Albums of 2023

Ten music writers reflect on the records they loved this year

"...our headphones, turntables, and car speakers, these are the Austin-made albums Chronicle music contributors kept coming back to. Ten..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

“No Willie, Waylon, or the Armadillo in 1977!!!” The Punk Beast Begins to Stir in Austin

A nascent scene takes shape in chapter three of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...is the third chapter in a serialized history of Austin’s punk culture, written by veteran journalist Tim Stegall. Chapter..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Faster Than Sound: Music Industry Workers Face Uncertainty Around Unemployment Benefits

Independent contractors advised: “When in doubt, go ahead and register”

"...Entering her seventh year working at South by Southwest, Austin’s Monica Skinner had planned to help oversee production at..."

March 27, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Nearly 50 Food, Music, & Arts Festivals to Keep You Busy This Spring

From barbecue to burlesque, something for every Austinite this season

"...Spring is a glorious time in Austin, a three-month stretch of perfect weather and every weekend..."

April 3, 2019 Events Post by Alyssa Hiarker

Back Home in Texas

The return of the reigning Queen of Austin Country Music

"...It sounds like the grandfather Buddha of Austin country music, big daddy Don Walser, but closer inspection..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Texas Platters

The Scabs

"...As befits their standing as Austin's most popular band, the Scabs have become something of..."

July 30, 1999 Music Feature

1999 SXSW Music Festival

"...All it took was a song, "The Way," and Austin's previously ignored power pop trio Fastball wound up generating..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

Texas Platters

"...(Killeen, Waco, Dallas, and Oklahoma City!), but by linking Austin and Minneapolis, Conspiracy Corridor is becoming Highway 61 revisited..."

July 11, 1997 Music Review

Texas Platters

"...transcends the boundaries between artistic disciplines. Formed in 1988, Austin's Deep Listening Band holds the environment in which music..."

April 11, 1997 Music Review

Crosstalk: Music Venues Get More Money, Farmer’s Wife Gets a Holiday, and the UT Press Gets a Cool New Editor

Your latest culture news platter

"...The Texas Music Incubator Rebate Program is accepting applications through Nov...."

Sept. 13, 2024 Music Column by Carys Anderson

Why Venues Are Struggling to Stay Open in the Live Music Capital of the World

As Hot Summer Nights descends, Austin’s live music epicenter campaigns for city support

"...This is the case every evening in Austin, Texas, but especially during Hot Summer Nights, the Red..."

July 12, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

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