No Beyoncé, Lots of Jelly Roll, and More Takeaways From the CMT Music Awards

Best and worst moments from the ceremony’s uneven Moody Center return

"...the stage welcomed four other collaborators from album track “Blackbiird.” Following Brittney Spencer’s earlier standout duet with Parker McCollum..."

April 8, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Crypta, Cherubs, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

Must-see shows for the weekend and beyond

"...a tribute to Charlie Robison.   – Doug Freeman Black Violin ft. Abraham Alexander..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

The Chronicle’s Favorite Austin Albums of 2023

Ten music writers reflect on the records they loved this year

"...ALEXALONE TECHNICAL RESEARCH; Being Dead, When Horses Would Run; Black Pumas, Chronicles of a Diamond; BLK ODYSSY, DIAMONDS &..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Varsity Mural Finally Complete With New Image From Slacker

Empty 13th frame now filled by the iconic Teresa Taylor

"...cinema closed, but the mural remained, outlasting both the Tower Records and Follett's Intellectual Property that took up the..."

Dec. 7, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Very Merry List of Junk to Gift to News Junkies

For loved ones in the good fight and those you’ve yet to indoctrinate

"...Press) revolves around the actions of another madman, UT Tower shooter Charles Whitman, but focuses instead on examining the..."

Dec. 8, 2023 News Feature by the News Team

Birdie’s Is Food & Wine’s Restaurant of the Year, Aviator Is Offering Free Pizza, El Alma’s Getting a Second Location, Radio Coffee & Beer Is Giving Away Topo Chico Mocktails, There’s Meewes News at Kitty Cohen’s, and More

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

"...brunch menu later this month, featuring a Brunch Tasting Tower for Two (quiche bites, smoked salmon toast, apple crumble..."

Sept. 20, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Day Trips: Old Lone Star Brewery Bridge, San Antonio

It’s not the national bridge of Texas, but it has roots with the “national beer of Texas”

"...The bridge originally connected the two towers of the Lone Star Brewery. The open-air walkway allowed..."

July 14, 2023 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Cyrus Gray Hasn’t Been Convicted of a Crime, but He Spent Years in Jail

Now he is an advocate for the rights of the accused

"...into an adjoining cell to beat a young autistic Black man who'd been attacked by a white inmate. He..."

March 3, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

How Tenant-Screening Algorithms Keep Cycles of Discrimination Going

Telling a never-ending story

"...the following year. But come Christmas, the West Campus tower's management told him that the floor plan was sold..."

Jan. 27, 2023 News Feature by Dina Barrish

Review: Vortex Repertory Co.’s Ride the Wave

All foam, no fortitude in this surfer dude play

"...chicken finger is ingested, and the lights fade to black, none of the play’s lofty but underdeveloped intentions gain..."

Jan. 18, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Ten Chronicle Music Writers on Their Favorite Austin Albums of 2022

Almost 100 albums we loved this year

"...exposure. No one capital city collection reigned (especially as Black Pumas remain on hiatus, though producer Adrian Quesada threw..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Music Feature by Kriss Conklin

The Most Memorable Moments of Levitation’s Thursday and Friday

King Gizzard, Godspeed You!, and more lengthy band names

"...Roll” is to "Hate Rock 'n' Roll." – Julian Towers Protomartyr’s Joe Casey Casts a Dissociative Spell..."

Oct. 29, 2022 Music Post by Christina Garcia

What We're Listening to This Week

Dayglow, Sunny Sweeney, Chucky Blk, Alexi 8bit, and more local sounds worth your time

"...statement of strength through emancipation. – Raoul Hernandez Chucky BlkA Tower and Thereafter (Hushpuppy)..."

Oct. 28, 2022 Music Column by Kriss Conklin

Austin Film Society Announces 2022 Filmmaker Grant Recipients

Projects from PJ Raval, Don Swaynos to financial support

"...Godfrey Peoples’ Miss Juneteenth, Annie Silverstein’s Bull, Keith Maitland’s Tower, and Iliana Sosa's SXSW-award winning What We Leave Behind,..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Big Bill, CupcakKe, Echo & the Bunnymen, Blxst, Boris, and more live shows to fill your evenings

"...must be doing something right. Exploded Drawing returns with Black Pumas keyboardist JaRon Marshall – continuing tranquil instrumental hip-hop..."

Aug. 19, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Pro-Choice Demonstrators Turn Out by the Thousands

Protests at schools, the Texas Capitol continue after leaked Supreme Court decision

"...Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights protest formed at Buford Tower near Austin City Hall. Activists were back at the..."

May 20, 2022 News Feature by Hannah Uebele

Sound & Color: Four Visual Depictions of Austin's Musical Identity

A whole palette of music-related art happenings of late, from a new Daniel Johnston mural to Bob Dylan's depiction of the Hole in the Wall

"...wall, the artist swapped his own image for a black-and-white Elvis in his painting. Renowned local muralist Federico Archuleta,..."

Jan. 28, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

This Changes Everything: Austin Witnesses to Sex Pistols' Chaotic Randy's Rodeo Show Go Home and Start Bands

UK instigators blow the roof off San Antonio dance hall in Chapter 4, Part 2, of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

"...Sid Vicious sneered and shot the finger, in filthy black jeans and ratty "God Save the Queen" T-shirt, bearing..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

True Love Cast Out All Evil

New oral history explores the head and mysteries of Austin's psych pioneer

"...Interpreter" stacks more than 50 respondents in erecting an anti-Tower of Babel documenting a singular language: Buddy Holly-lined spook..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Arts Feature by Raoul Hernandez

"Cops Off Campus" Activists Keep Pressure on UT

Student org continues call to remove UTPD following West Campus shooting

"...For years, and especially since the Black Lives Matter protests during summer 2020, justice advocates in..."

Nov. 12, 2021 News Feature by Skye Seipp

"We Know Who We Are. We Know What We Want."

In this inaugural exhibition at W&TW's new permanent home, nine artists provide an inquiry of breadth and depth

"...summoned. Lauren Cross brings forward from her grandmother's time Black women – specifically religious Black women – who provided..."

Sept. 10, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

AFS Announces 2021 Feature Grant Recipients

Ten projects reflect talent and diversity in Texas film

"...Peoples’ Miss Juneteenth, Annie Silverstein’s Bull, and Keith Maitland’s Tower. Filmmakers David Lowery (The Green Knight, Pete’s Dragon) and..."

Sept. 7, 2021 Screens Post by Katherine McNevins

City Agrees to $2.25 Million Settlement in Fatal APD Shooting

Jason Roque killed during mental health crisis in 2017

"...was shot and killed in a Downtown Austin condo tower in 2019. It also follows an April ruling against..."

Sept. 5, 2021 News Post by Brant Bingamon

10 Great Birds to Peep in Austin

Austin’s birds are as eclectic as the city itself

"...cardinal-sized cedar waxwing is easy to identify with its black mask, smooth crest, milk chocolate coloration, yellow-dipped tail feathers,..."

Aug. 6, 2021 Chronolog Post by Ramón Rodriguez

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Adventures abound all the way up to Albuquerque

"...The first floor of the tower houses the Museum of History with an array of..."

Aug. 6, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Learning to Love Austin FC's Roster Through Their Native Cuisines

International players' kitchen

"...dish gallo pinto is a concoction of rice and black beans made remarkable by the dearly beloved salsa lizano,..."

June 18, 2021 Features Feature by Adam Wood

Sixth Street Shooting: One Dead, Two In Custody, Lots of Statements

UPDATE: Second suspect, aged 17, reportedly arrested Monday

"...a single shooting incident in Austin since the Texas Tower massacre in 1966 - appear to all have been..."

June 14, 2021 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...before slipping it onto the turntable, the disc appears black as oil. Hoist it up to eye level to..."

April 30, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Brody, Keith Maitland's follow-up to his SXSW 2015 award-sweeping Tower, makes its local premiere after debuting at the Tribeca..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Kevin Curtin's Top 100 Austin Albums of 2020

Why stop at 10 when 10 times that still only scratches the surface of year-topping ATX releases?

"...26) JaRon Marshall, The Black Power Tape (Cascade)..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

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