Slamdance 2023 Review: The Underbug

Indian politics trap paranoia, prejudice in home-invasion thriller

"...at the 2023 Slamdance Film Festival, Shujaat Saudagar’s The Underbug follows two unnamed men – Hussain Dalal (Call My..."

Feb. 5, 2023 Screens Post by Dex Wesley Parra

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, January 6-12

"...we could follow with unfailing accuracy. That's not a bug in the system; it's a feature. And as long..."

Jan. 6, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

What We’re Listening to This Week

New, local platters from Brazos, Fuvk, Eric Hisaw Band, and Discreet

"...sludge). Against the verbiage, the band plays up the "Bug in a Jar" claustrophobia of their sound – grinding..."

Dec. 30, 2022 Music Column by Austin Powell

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, October 28 - November 3

"...of being human. It's a main feature, not a bug. Yet there are ways to tone down the inner..."

Oct. 28, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

Review: Bob Hoffnar & the Mood Illusion, Things We Wonder: An Interpretation of the Shaggs (Rock Tumbler)

Deft experimental combo reworks Worst Album of All Time contender into avant-garde jazz

"...own personal tempo as a feature rather than a bug. "That Little Sports Car" becomes avant-garde jazz rather than..."

Aug. 19, 2022 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Summer Stock Goes to the Movies With How to Musical Theatre

The youth theatre troupe's new film How to Musical Theatre brings back that MGM song-and-dance style

"...on the UT campus, but they'd got the filmmaking bug. Across last summer they made Scout, an original movie..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Twisted Family Reunited in Southern Gothic Horror What Josiah Saw

Director Vincent Grashaw discusses the versions that almost were

"...terrifying. I looked at Scott at one moment, just bug-eyed, like, "What is happening here? Is this a read?..."

Aug. 6, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Five Live Celebrations of Desire

People who need people make for one helluva compelling show

"...stable relationship. When there's a problem, she logs a bug. When there's something missing, she creates a feature request...."

July 22, 2022 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Meet Me at Waterloo Records: Playing, Shopping, and Encountering Life-Changing Moments at the Heart of Austin Music

Influential Austin characters reminice on 40 years of playing, shopping, and encountering life-changing moments at the heart of Austin music

"...to see them! And as the Austin music industry bug infected me further, I'd eventually be raised by the..."

April 8, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Review: The Lost Well: Rock for Rent Vol. 1

"...before Sabbath Crow's tombstone-tumbling rhythms fortify for the barking "Bug Out." Later, Nathan Calhoun's too-apathetic-to-sing nihilism counterintuitively conjures inspiration..."

April 1, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Public Notice: Taking Our Toll

New toll booths on I-35 will benefit transit, TxDOT, and the Chronicle

"...well, it turns out that's a feature, not a bug. Connecting With Project Connect..."

April 1, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

Spring is full of festivals and flowers

"...Mudbug season. Generally, crawfish season begins in late February and..."

March 3, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Austin at Large: Easy to Be Hard, Easy to Vote No

What did we learn from the tiny, noisy Texas primaries? A few morning-after insights

"...Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Tyler, who scratches the same partisan bug bites as Paxton but, again, not indicted. Does that..."

March 4, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...the consequences. A zero day is also a software bug that allows hackers to break into computer networks invisibly..."

Feb. 4, 2022 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

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”

"...the Pistols walked onto the stage. The singer glared bug-eyed in his green tartan suit, now putrid from days..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Five Things to Do Indoors This New Year's Weekend

From unmissable books to housebound horticulture, fill up your indoor Hogmanay

"...and engaged in gambits of phototropism? Also, that odd bug recently buzzing or crawling around your kitchen: What the..."

Dec. 31, 2021 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Bee Cave Wines, Bee Cave Dines, Bee Cave Now Shows All the Signs of … Becoming a Worthy Destination Unto Itself?

The Sonesta's great for exploring this nearby escape-from-the-city

"...[Note: Never mind Vampire Weekend, we’re more about Damaged Bug.]..."

Dec. 29, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Pleased to Meat You

Five recommendations for a happy carnivore’s kitchen

"...stashing them in our backpacks and travel kits and bug-out bags, we’ll be adding them to the Christmas stockings..."

Nov. 10, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Concourse Project Brings the Raver Spirit Back to Austin

High-capacity event space looks to diversify their sound

"...Parsons caught the raver bug even earlier. He was attending raves by the time..."

Nov. 5, 2021 Music Feature by Christina Garcia

Biology Professor Brings Field Expertise to Craft of Botanical Foraging

Molly Cummings finds the spirit of West Texas

"...species. You might say she's caught ... the juniper bug?..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

Austin Music Sucks

Michael Corcoran's infamous 1986 music column

"...talking about the Vaughans, Elys, Nelsons, or Carrascos; this bug is citywide. I recently sponsored a talent show of..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Michael Corcoran

Austin Music Sucks, the Mad Lib

Fill in the blanks to one of our more ... antagonistic music columns

"...the __________ [band name] or __________ [band name]; this bug is citywide. I recently sponsored a talent show of..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Michael Corcoran (Mad Libbed by Kevin Curtin)

The Luv Doc: The Cannon Fodder of Capitalism

No one wants to be the Michael Jordan of the cash register

"...like every service employee in Central Austin has a bug up their ass, there are plenty of notable exceptions..."

July 2, 2021 Column by The Luv Doc

Despite Disaster, Austin Leveled Up in the 2020 Census

Austin-Travis County was the only city-county pair in Texas to beat its 2010 census response rate

"...build trust with hard-to-count communities – for example, providing bug spray and bottles of water to the unhoused leading..."

June 25, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Day Trips: Bat-Watching in Texas

Six places to watch the bats

"...Watching bats emerge on their nightly bug-eating flights is one of the most beautiful spectacles of..."

June 18, 2021 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Qmmunity: Pride Month Is Here and Queer

Celebrate with Austin Black Pride, aGLIFF’s mini film-a-thon, and more

"...Rees' masterful coming-out drama. Bring your own chairs, blankets, bug spray, and snacks. Sun., June 6, 7:30pm. The Little..."

June 4, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

Two Snacks, Sweet and Savory

They’re gluten-free and ready to elevate your nomming pleasure

"...yet expanded their wares to Texas. You could also bug a manager at your favorite H-E-B about getting them,..."

May 6, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Chronicle Endorsements for the May 1 City of Austin Special Election

Our picks for the eight propositions you'll see on your ballot

"...for advocates of these ideas, this is not a bug; it is a feature...."

April 16, 2021 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

SXSW Film Review: Violation

Feminist horror stabs deep into the Jacobean Revenger

"...of Miriam in a black wig, soaked in rain, bug-eyed and staring, inwardly and outwardly changed, are given their..."

March 19, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Artist Ender Martos Celebrates His Past, Present, and Future in "Veintiuno"

The virtual exhibition marks the 21st of the 21st in the 21st ...

"...head fully covered in the mask of a green, bug-eyed extraterrestrial, albeit with a human mustache. In the present,..."

March 5, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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