South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...the equally famous and fascinating understated master of the airwaves John Aielli is given his own visual tribute in..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Chronicle’s Favorite Austin Albums of 2023

Ten music writers reflect on the records they loved this year

"...of a Diamond; BLK ODYSSY, DIAMONDS & FREAKS; Holy Wave, Five of Cups; SEWA, Diva Pop; Single Lash, Ladida;..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Death Row Inmate Preaches to Prisoners Daily. Now the State Plans to Kill Him.

Saving body and soul

"...row of prison bars. They cluster around a large blue tub, something like an oversized kiddie pool. One points..."

Oct. 13, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Grace Sorensen, and More Highlights From Sunday at ACL Fest

From The Breeders’ sustaining cool to GloRilla’s unfazed flow

"...she did. Dressed in a casual white vest and blue jeans, the songwriter delivered her vividly blunt lyrics through..."

Oct. 9, 2023 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Emerald Fennell's Saltburn to Open Austin Film Festival

Promising Young Woman followup leads first title drop

"...That's just one of 14 titles in this first wave for the festival. The list also includes six world..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

GalaxyCon and the Pros of Cons During a Strike

Touring fan convention comes to Austin with surprising star power

"...David Marquez (Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man) and Cully Hamner (Blue Beetle). With touring conventions like this, there's always the..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Laughs and Hip-Hop With Bryson Brown

With new stand-up album Lifestyle Jokes, the comedian keeps repping his roots in Austin's rap scene

"...Skate World, Tejano Ranch, Dance Across Texas … Every wave from Austin, I kinda was there, or in the..."

July 7, 2023 Arts Feature by Haris Qureshi

Qmmunity: Call Me

Opportunities for queer artists roll in alongside oodles of queer events

"...rules Fridays at 9pm on Oilcan's stage, will soon wave farewell to cast member Channing Ate'Em. He's off to..."

May 5, 2023 Column by James Scott

The Best Music We’ve Seen So Far at SXSW 2023

An insightful Jeff Tweedy, sunshiney Armani White, and more

"...Tears for Fears’ “Head Over Heels,” transforming the New Wave love song into something that fit appropriately in between..."

March 14, 2023 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Urban Heat's Darkwave Road Map for Uncertain Times

Spaceflight-deluxified Wellness pushes beyond post-punk pastiche

"...Garden. Horstmann leans forward and taps his glossy pastel blue-painted nails across the surface of the tabletop...."

Feb. 10, 2023 Music Feature by Nayeli Portillo

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Point, Ben Buck, and some holiday options highlight this week's recommended shows

"...and Daniel Leopold, sets up intoxicatingly dark, rippling New Wave pulses from this year's Big Life EP. Easy Compadre!..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Urban Heat, Jonathan Terrell, Dayglow, Marcia Ball, and a smattering of metal headline our recommended shows

"...grins, and asking restlessly for five more minutes. The second-wave post-punk trio closes out their first national tour with..."

Dec. 2, 2022 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Booze You Can Use: A Few Choice Local Views

Sufficient Texas tipples to topple any tedium

"...on, let’s tip our battered Stetson to (and maybe wave our ancient Best of Jimmy Buffet 8-track cartridge at)..."

Oct. 13, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Behind the Wheel With Deezie Brown

After five years of fine-tuning, the perfectionist producer and rapper rolls out 5th Wheel Fairytale

"...came along with the Peterson family car club: the Blue Flame Cruisers...."

Aug. 26, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

The Basics of Texas' Statewide Elections

Tell me about this Beto MFer guy ...

"...Beto O'Rourke, and Greg Abbott, as they swamp the airwaves and digital ad space after Labor Day. Yes, Beto..."

Aug. 19, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

ATX Queer Music Fest, Ovey Fest, New Candys, Bryan Carter, and more local shows worth seeing

"...down to your skivvies and dip into a cobalt blue New Wave. Italian fourpiece New Candys imports a mad..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Music Column by Abby Johnston

Qmmunity: Cruel, Cruel Midsummer

Despite weathering many hot messes – climate and otherwise – Austin’s queer scene keeps the cool events coming

"...our discontent – the dead center of a heat wave, a resurgence of conservative crappery, and a general sense..."

July 15, 2022 Column by James Scott

Do You Really Know Your Parents if You Don’t Go Through Their Record Collection?

Who we are is what we listen to

"...on the cover, which is a red, white, and blue kaleidoscope design with a steal-your-face skull in the middle...."

June 19, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Lake by Red Bud Isle tested positive for toxic blue-green algae June 9, Austin's Watershed Protection Department sent crews..."

June 17, 2022 News Feature

We've Got Festivals, and Ramen Tatsu-ya Chilled Noodles, and Much Tasty Booze and Brunches Galore, and – um, What Happened to That Chicken Salad Shoppe?

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

"...tip our ten-gallon chapeau to that Tito Beveridge, and wave goofily across the miles to Danny Barnes at Treaty..."

May 25, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Turnstile Is Happy to Provide at Stubb’s

Big riff breakouts lead five-band testament to punk plurality

"...their audience. While the group are far from a true-blue hardcore band (somebody recently described their frisky, playful style..."

May 7, 2022 Music Post by Julian Towers

Nané Vocalist Daniel Sahad Has Passed Away

Band confirms passing of “our beautiful leader,” age 29

"...highly streamed album… lays the groundwork for a new wave of modern nostalgia focused around the band’s deep-rooted family..."

April 11, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...of the open atmosphere of post-independence Zambia to combine blues rock, funk, psych, and homegrown melodies for a regionally..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"..."Life Is A Particle Time Is A Wave" Director/Screenwriter/Producer: Daniel Zvereff A widowed watchmaker spends his remaining..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Public Notice: Giddy Optimism

Omicron will save us, Part II

"...the longer view, there's increasing evidence that the Omicron wave may recede as rapidly as it has come on,..."

Jan. 7, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Other Worlds Boards the Flight of the Navigator

Beloved '80s sci fi adventure picked as Defender of the Universe

"...The award celebrates pivotal figures and movies in the..."

Dec. 1, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Seeing “(California) Stars” at Austin City Limits’ Hall of Fame Induction

PBS perennial fêtes Alejandro Escovedo, Lucinda Williams & Wilco

"...Escovedo summed up West Coast surf-punk and CBGBs New Wave as early bookends soundtracking a life of rhythm &..."

Oct. 29, 2021 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Faster Than Sound: You Might Find Your New Favorite Artist at Hot Summer Nights – Here Are 10 Contenders

Picks to reset quarantine listening habits, free today through Sunday

"...of the teen singer-songwriter's buoyant, gorgeous vocal elegance and Blue October bassist Matt Noveskey's production hasn't missed yet. Felt..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Video Premiere: Band of Bastards Debut a Hardcore “Holy Roller”

Singer & TOD legacy Jason Reece: “These motherfuckers can play”

"...your forehead as launched from the stage at the Blue Flamingo in Nineties ATX. The equally pulsating B&W video..."

July 7, 2021 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...gets better." Flowing synths erupt into a bright, glittering wave; the repetition might work. In four tracks, Myers evokes..."

June 11, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

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