Silverada’s Solid Country Gold

Mike & the Moonpies rebrands and reloads

"...versatile engine that has been declared one of the best live bands in country music from publications ranging from..."

June 28, 2024 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Recommended Austin Events

Highlights for your week in music, arts, community, and more

"...The son of a Senegalese fisherman who became a bestselling novelist in France, his films and books critiqued the..."

Jan. 26, 2024 Column

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...melodies. Opener "A Little Bit Broken" could sit among Brent Cobb's best as Patrick Lyons' mandolin and banjo licks..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

Here's what we're listening to

"...thrilling horns, T. Jarrod Bonta's sophisticated piano, Wagoneers alum Brent Wilson's thumping bass, and the steady touch of Mas..."

June 19, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

SXSW Film Adds Midnighters and More

Horror lineup announced, plus shorts and more

"...Camino de Santiago in Spain. He does the next best thing: he builds a Camino behind his house and..."

Feb. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

CodeNEXT Prepares to Rewrite Austin

Sound Check, a week of city development code-related events, kicks off Nov. 16

"...future land use code would take into consideration to best account for needs and goals that you, and others..."

Nov. 13, 2015 News Feature by Katie Matlack

DVDanger: The Story of Cinema, Part One

Four documentaries examine four film legacies

"...story is mostly told by those that know him best: his wife and museum director Carmen, his first wife..."

Sept. 2, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Lovers Rock

Announcing the Austin Music Awards and more Valentine's Day mash notes

"...partnership? It's been about two and a half years now! Best 2.5 years ever...."

Feb. 14, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Hornucopia

Goodwin shakes the 'Obama curse' in big win over Ole Miss

"...bed and Ok and Coat couldn't find their wallets. Best sack of the night, however, came from backup Reggie..."

Sept. 21, 2012 Sports Column by Michael Corcoran

Life in Prison for Hemp

José Peña brought some roadside weeds home from Kansas. Cops decided it was reefer, and a Texas court sentenced him to life in prison – without the evidence. It took a decade for Peña to get back some of the pieces of his life.

"...The destruction of evidence made it difficult, at best, to mount a defense – and Peña's trial attorney,..."

March 16, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

SXSW Scares & Shorts Revealed

Late-night fare and short film lineup announced

"...African migrant worker who seeks to reunite with his best friend in the wake of the most significant race..."

Feb. 8, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Big Ups From Abroad for Bruning, 'Chronicle'

"...the amazing, surprising, and positive story from the 2000 "Best of Austin" Critics Picks for Arts & Entertainment about..."

Jan. 17, 2012 Postmarks

Off the Record

Paying tribute to Tony Campise and rolling out the red carpet for the Kashmere Stage Band and SXSW Film

"...5, 2009) and T Bone Burnett, who took home Best Original Song at the Academy Awards on Sunday for..."

March 12, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Casting the annual ballot for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and paying tribute to poster artist extraordinaire Bill Narum

"...elements of Texas into rock & roll mythology. Though best known for the bold imagery that branded ZZ Top,..."

Nov. 27, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Marcia Ball turns 60 in style, Bill Baird finds himself in song, and more confirmations for the Austin Music Awards and SXSW 09

"...that evening, and South by Southwest Music Creative Director Brent Grulke expects both venues to be fully operational by..."

Feb. 13, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Austin Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

AFF's finalized lineup

"...“Crazy” (USA, 105 min.) Writers: Brent Boyd, Jason Ehlers, Rick Bieber Director: Rick Bieber Cast:..."

Sept. 24, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Off the Record

SXSW unveils the full band list. What more could you ask for?

"...By VH1's standards, Austin music is having the Best Week Ever. Last Thursday, City Council unanimously passed a..."

Feb. 8, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Word Up, Showdown

Austin's teen poets unfurl their flag in Silicon Valley

"...Sterling (18), Ruby Willmann (17), Shay Harris (16), and Brent Caballero (18) are currently fundraising around Austin and, in..."

July 13, 2007 Books Feature by Stacy Alexander Evans

Naked City

"...Weird benefit concert is scheduled for Saturday, 2-7pm, at Brentwood Tavern, 6701 Burnet Rd. That same day, local businesses..."

Feb. 9, 2007 News Feature

Top 10 Most Memorable Locally Produced Live Performance Offerings That I Chanced to See in 2006 (A Hierarchical List)

"...ode to cookware and relationships was hands down the best production I saw last year. Directed by Christina J...."

Jan. 5, 2007 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

TCB

Hair metal sneaks into ACL 2005, under a blanket of dust

"...Martin told KGSR's Kevin Connor Arcade Fire was "the best band in the world." True to his word, he..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Market Study

With the opening of the new Whole Foods, the grocery business in Austin and elsewhere is at its apex

"...Meanwhile, outside on the upstairs plaza, Grupo Fantasma, Austin's best local party band, were whipping up a crowd of..."

March 25, 2005 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...4 Chronicle. You state that "[t]he people are the best part [of SXSW]. ... People from around the world..."

March 18, 2005 Column

Cinematic Convergence

Oct. 14-21: The 11th annual Austin Film Festival

"...9:40 Second Best..."

Oct. 15, 2004 Screens Feature

Letters at 3AM

The White House is intent on totalitarian measures and war; it employs incoherence because it cannot speak plainly of its machinations.

"...Stocks plunged again. His father's most trusted advisers -- Brent Scowcroft, James Baker, and others -- began a chorus..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Column by Michael Ventura

Aquatica: Electronic Sounds from the Silicon Hills

Texas Platters

"...Aquatica: Electronic Sounds from the Silicon Hills Aquatica co-founder Brent Bruning fêted the release of this 13-track Texas comp..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Music Review by Marc Savlov

Express Success

Sometimes a Round Rock Express game resembles a combination county fair and amusement park : with the baseball game as background more than a sporting event.

"...won the first half of the season with the best win-loss record in the Texas League (43-27) and could..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Sports Feature by Mike Butts

Dancing About Architecture

The Mercury enters a new orbit, how to build your own music festival, the Continental Club get's a new big brother, plus more food for thought about buildings and songs

"...with no doubt that the Mercury/Jazz teaming is "the best of both worlds."..."

Feb. 11, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

George Jones comes to Austin and everyone gets arrested in the melee. Meanwhile, Matthew McConaughey gets naked and busted, and Austin's answer to Santana, Vallejo, signs with Gloria Estefan's Sony imprint. Maybe K-NACK, a local alt.rock station from earlier this decade, can play them online as the station returns -- on the Internet.

"...a new deal, this time with a company not best known for issuing the themes from Falcon Crest and..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...have convinced board members that keeping mum is the best strategy (apparently superintendent candidates get scared off pretty easily),..."

June 11, 1999 News Feature

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