Confessin' the Blues

Soul Man W.C. Clark

"...the blues is an amazing feat of individual and collective fortitude. Whether it's Cassandra Wilson or Koko Taylor pouring..."

July 31, 1998 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Postmarks

Think Positive

"...and yes, it would be utterly naïve of any Austin resident not to have serious reservations about the state..."

May 8, 1998 Column

Rock This Way

The Semi-Annual, Whenever-We-Feel-Like-It Rock & Roll Books Section

"...Denueve from the film. She and her beau. That's black-and-white. You have to lean in and squint to make..."

March 20, 1998 Books Feature

Self Portraits, Carnivals, and Cannibalism in Our Recommended Events

The weekend in arts and culture

"...we determinedly misremember in the face of evidence. Former Austinite Kyle Henry started making his latest documentary, Time Passages,..."

March 28, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Pachanga!

Cinco de Mayo month Part III – the hombres: from Jovita's Mayo Pardo to Ruben Ramos' Mexican Revolution, Del Castillo, Joel Guzman, y más

"...Rather than attempt to sum up Austin's wildly varied Latino scene in a lengthy multipart series,..."

May 29, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

SXSW Music Festival

Picks & Sleepers

"...THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO AUSTIN: A faith-filled congregation of some of Austin's leading gospel..."

March 17, 2000 Music Feature

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

photograph by Todd V. Wolfson

Bruce Hughes

"...Bruce Hughes may play in two ofAustin's most popular bands, the Ugly Americans and the Scabs,..."

June 5, 1998 Music Feature by Andy Langer

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

James Cameron, Ted Lasso team, Bill Hader also announced

"...out the Chronicle’s continuing coverage of SXSW 2021 at austinchronicle.com/sxsw. Newly-announced SXSW 2021 Keynotes include:..."

Feb. 11, 2021 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film Announces Features Lineup

Competitive narratives and docs unveiled, plus more

"...After January's sneak peek of a half-dozen titles, SXSW..."

Feb. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Manifesto Destiny

Literate pop, the Elephant 6 in your Parish

"...self-contained units notwithstanding, these artists have relied upon the collective strength of their respective musical communities to propel themselves..."

July 23, 2004 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

Chapter 1: Before the Beginning

The Austin Chronicle is founded and struggles quite a bit.

"...are anchored to help steer this flood of words. "Austin" designates a section that gives some Austin history and..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...Visions category, including The Artifice Girl, the latest from Austin's Paper Street Pictures...."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Next Big Buzzes at SXSW 2018

Forecasting this year’s breakout acts

"...industry powerhouses by the time they set down in Austin, all but ensuring their commercial success. Remember when they..."

March 9, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Cult of Personality

Insect Records head and Attack Formation commander Ben Webster has never been photographed with Red River mascot-to-be Butcher Bear

"...Beneath the black mesh between the Bear's pointed teeth, the shadowy face..."

June 25, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

BAM! Performing Arts Festival: What's that sound?

Pro Arts Collective gets your attention with BAM!, a new performing arts festival bringing dancers, actors, poets, and musicians to Austin to display the surge of creativity among African-American artists

"...Francisco; Phoenix; Jackson, Miss.; Dallas; San Antonio; and, naturally, Austin, gathering here to show you firsthand the current surge..."

Sept. 22, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

ACL Music Fest Preview

"...FRIDAYBeto & the Fairlanes Noon, Austin Ventures stage..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Music Feature

Cumbia Sobre El Rio

Monterrey's Celso Piña and his 21st Century cumbia

"...his menu at an overworked bureaucrat. Two Lolitas in black spandex pants, snapping their gum in unison, lean against..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Music Feature by Melissa Sattley

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...Dural, Jr.) is the embodiment of the widely popular black, South Louisiana accordion-driven music. Dr. Zydeco has appeared on..."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature

Postmarks

Defending the death penalty, the new Gov, the schools, and all that Jazz.

"...Mr. Black:..."

Jan. 19, 2001 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...weak position? Why would the most offensive corporation in Austin be handed city sewer service and other special privileges?..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Column

Texas Platters

"...told you that they're the most underappreciated band in Austin's country scene, the "cool" bands all sing their praises,..."

Jan. 23, 1998 Music Review

Hiromi Uehara, Caroline Rose, and Fests Galore in Our Crucial Concerts

Choose your fest: Psych, Death, or Blues

"...Pacific Islander Heritage Month a few days early, local collective atxGALS rounds up a roster of women and nonbinary..."

April 26, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Friday

Seventies funk GOATs, queer nu metal, and so much more

"...With apologies to Californian deconstructionist queer nu-metal collective (deep breath) Commando – a band that, like nearly..."

March 19, 2022 SXSW Post by Thomas Fawcett

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Thursday

"...BELAIRE7:30pm, Emo's IV Everyone loves to dance and smile. Austin fourpiece Belaire is a collaboration between twin sisters Cari..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival New Orleans, April 27-May 6

"...stretch of Highway 71 45 minutes south of the Austin airport, my companion and I stared unbelieving at the..."

May 18, 2001 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Love Walks In

The first Rockrgrl Music Conference gets a blessing from Seattle's rain goddess.

"...just not parity to have one woman and one black on a panel of four or five to represent..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Record Reviews

"...Santo Amaro, and the familiar "Manha de Carnaval" from Black Orpheus. Don Caymmi contributed "Noite de Temporal," and other..."

Nov. 13, 1998 Music Review

311 Story in Error

"..."...The 311 club, which the Austin Police department says may have a lax door policy..."

Oct. 25, 1996 Column

Faster Than Sound: KindKeith Has What You Need

A dreamy alternative R&B debut and a few major venue reopenings, too

"...sage advice eventually led the Ft. Worth native to UT-Austin's jazz program, where the keyboard maven finishes his sophomore..."

May 14, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

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