What's In Store

The city's self-storage business is changing as corporate giants push mom and pop operations aside.

"...four men moved through the rows of storage with bolt cutters, lopping off padlocks as if they were clipping..."

Sept. 1, 2000 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

Stop, Thief!

Austin Among 10 worst cities for bike thefts

"...With a pair of bolt cutters or other sharp cutters, thieves can get through..."

Nov. 26, 1999 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

Drug Warriors

Hays County drug war is costing lives and money.

"...believed to be the slide action of a rifle bolt. He immediately dove off the porch and took cover..."

Nov. 5, 1999 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

A Stranger in the Kingdom

"...and imaginative characterization to engage even those who generally bolt theatres at the sight of old tractors silhouetted against..."

June 11, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Alternate Universes

"...the distance, however, the kids are the first to bolt, and Sammy has little choice but to bolt with..."

March 12, 1999 Books Feature

Love Serenade

"...his faded denim and cowboy boots arrives. They simultaneously bolt hellbent-for-romance once a possible option rears its head. It's..."

Sept. 19, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hyemeyohsts Storm's Seven Arrows & Lightningbolt

"...half-breed Northern Cheyenne Indian, continued his "spiritual autobiography" with Lightning-bolt, tracing the trail of the Zero Chiefs from the..."

Feb. 23, 1996 Books Feature

A Celebration of Black Women, a Benefit for Palestine, and Other Crucial Concerts

Hans Zimmer, Superfónicos, Lola Tried, and more recommended shows

"...never heard his 90-minute-long requiem before, you’re bound to bolt up in your seat at the thundering second movement,..."

Jan. 31, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Into the Woods With Penelope

Mark Duplass and Mel Eslyn unplug for their new Netflix show

"...a vision, and I’ve learned to trust that lightning bolt, and I’ve learned to not question it with my..."

Oct. 1, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Bill Campbell: Blues Me or Lose Me

Remembering the late, great guitarist

"...out into an audience like he was a lightning bolt. Bill Campbell had an innate ability to turn any..."

Sept. 13, 2024 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Hot Luck 2024

"...Lightning Bolt performs at the Mohawk on May 24, 2024..."

May 30, 2024 Photo Gallery

The Austin Chronic: Legit THC Seltzers Are on Shelves in Austin. How Many Should I Drink?

Sampling three Texas-made cannabis bubbly waters in one day

"...a ways away. Again, I took off like Usain Bolt, but probably looked like a lumbering sedated bear, mumbling..."

May 3, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

Neko Case, the Urban Cultural Fest, and More Crucial Concerts

Live sounds for the week ahead

"...developed lounge and Sixties pop perspective. French-American artist Sofia Bolt opens.   – Rachel Rascoe Melotheory..."

March 29, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, December 8-14

"...everyone else's freedom. With a clear vision and a bolt of willpower, you can do what it takes to..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, October 6-12

"...I hope you will be hit by a literal bolt of healing lightning, Scorpio, nor do I predict any..."

Oct. 6, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Austin Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

New films from Jeff Nichols, Alexander Payne on the schedule

"...Bolt from the Blue Writer/Director: Jack Martin World Premiere..."

Sept. 27, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Emerald Fennell's Saltburn to Open Austin Film Festival

Promising Young Woman followup leads first title drop

"...BOLT FROM THE BLUE..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Art-Punks Transy Warhol Carve the "Space to Figure Everything Out"

Quartet seeks Control in transphobic Texas on gushy, unabashed debut

"...appreciates that engineer Roky Moon, of local glam band BOLT!, "gave us the space to figure everything out."..."

May 12, 2023 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Blue Starlite Downtown Drive-In Hit by Robbers

Projection equipment stolen, sending screens dark

"...garage at Third and San Antonio. They then used bolt cutters to break into the four trailers - three..."

Jan. 20, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Five Food Gifts to Help Smash the Patriarchy

Excellent comestibles from women-owned local businesses

"...collection – with ruby red lettuce leaf and slow bolt arugula and more – along with bull's blood beets..."

Dec. 2, 2022 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Fantastic Fest Review: Something in the Dirt

Cerebral horror's greatest duo circle through cosmic conspiracies

"...the light refracted through the crystalline mass, as the bolt together whatever facts fit their latest, and increasingly wild,..."

Sept. 29, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Jo’s Helpful HAAMburgers, World Saké Day at The Yard, Suerte’s Seafood Flex, Perry’s Fall Feastables, Cory Starr Shines, No Shortage of Good Booze, and More, More, More

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

"...There’s still time to bolt some bodacious beef in support of local musicians, as..."

Sept. 28, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Faster Than Sound: Every Artist From Pitchfork Festival Headed to Austin This Year

My trip to Chicago is your summer-to-fall ticket-shopping opportunity

"...De Souza after her electric afternoon set. With a lightning-bolt-marked guitar and sky-high curls, the guitar-slinging and hopping bandleader..."

July 22, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Drop-In Music Series Returns to the Long Center Lawn

Weekly shows are free but capacity is limited

"...Austin-based Tejano soul group Nuevo kicks off the series..."

May 25, 2022 Music Post by Ali Juell

Austin at Large: SXSW, in Four Dimensions

Reporter, presenter, attendee, local: An after-action report on confab’s comeback

"...per gallon and people look at the Tesla and Bolt drivers with envy. (Until we stop driving internal-combustion vehicles,..."

March 25, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

SXSW Panel Recap: Engineering the Future With Mushrooms and Diamonds

Not your weird aunt’s future, a cool future

"...there,” said panelist Dan Widmaier, founder and CEO of Bolt Threads, a company creating Mylo, the mycelium-based leather alternative...."

March 18, 2022 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Day Trips: Pop Art Museum, San Angelo

Outdoor museum offers art in an unusual place

"...space where the Bowling Center opened in 1946. A bolt of lightning (literally) closed it in 1952. The lanes..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Luv Doc: An Unsatisfactory Level of Commitment

Wherein the Luv Doc gives mad props to Bumble

"...your paycheck on Rick the Hormone Monster against Usain Bolt in a hundred-yard dash. Mad props to Bumble for..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Column by The Luv Doc

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Bowie and Elvis tributes, Kelly Willis, Kool & the Gang, Unsane, and more live local shows

"...The two legends who employed a lightning bolt as iconography are also being fêted the previous night,..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, October 29 - November 4

"...what your costume is: a wand, a symbolic lightning bolt, an ankh, an arrow, a Shiva lingam stone or..."

Oct. 29, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

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