ACL Live Review: Cardi B

Year of the femcee MC saves its heavy hitter for last

"...An undeniable theme of ACL 2019 is the reign of women..."

Oct. 7, 2019 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Sunday ACL Face-Off: Mumford & Sons vs. Cardi B

L.L.Bean catalog UK folk vs. NYC adult entertainer chic

"...Photo by Gary Miller Mumford & Sons..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Welcome to the Jungle: Guns N’ Roses Will Headline ACL Fest 2019

Plus Childish Gambino, Billie Eilish, Cardi B, the Cure, and Mumford

"...Austin’s most anticipated, prognosticated, and deliberated annual festival announcement materialized this morning. Guns N’ Roses,..."

April 30, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

New Bill Would Give Most Texans 12 Weeks Parental Paid Leave

In the words of Cardi B: I got a baby. I need some money. I need cheese for my egg.

"...While the loss of the constitutional right to abortion causes all of its traumatic ripple effects, it does..."

March 10, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Is Stripchat Worth Checking Out? Find Out How This Live Cam Site Works in This Review!

A First-Hand Account of This Addictive Cam Site

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Sept. 7, 2021 Ads Post

JMBLYA Keeps Stacking Headliners

J. Cole joins Cardi B, Migos, and Kevin Gates

"...J. Cole has been added to a JMBLYA lineup already busting at the..."

Feb. 9, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Council: Because We're Happy!

Council dances, hires, and lives the Life Aquatic

"...City Council adjourned at not quite midnight last Thursday (Feb. 1) – not too shabby for an agenda bursting..."

Feb. 6, 2018 News Post by Michael King

Faster Than Sound: Lizzo City Limits

“Truth Hurts” star’s historic audience, and other ACL Fest weekend one standouts

"...moment, cultural signifier, clusterfuck; call it what you will, but Lizzo's Sunday night ACL Fest crowd proved absolutely massive...."

Oct. 11, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: ACL Fest’s Recipe for Success

Essential ingredients for a modern edition of our city’s largest music festival

"...Last year's Paul McCartney mania could have left ACL..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Best Albums of 2018 by Genre

Hip-hop, metal, pop, and more picks from our critics

"...1) Brandi Carlile, By the Way, I Forgive You (Low Country..."

Dec. 28, 2018 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Gay Place

LezzDance: gone, but not forgotten

"...Austin's monthly-ish dance party meets live music event created by Laura Votaw in 2013. Many will remember Votaw as..."

Dec. 8, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

SXSW Film Review: Joy Ride

Groundbreaking comedy doesn't break the raunchy mold

"...Adele Lim’s Joy Ride is a bawdy comedy in the vein of Girls Trip and The..."

March 19, 2023 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Lizzo, the Peoples’ Pop Diva, Dazzles Moody Center

“I want you to know I see you”

"...At this point in her career, Lizzo is a veritable icon, on par both in popularity and performance with..."

Oct. 26, 2022 Music Post by David Brendan Hall

Megan Thee Stallion Makes Everyone Feel Hot at ACL Festival Weekend Two

Houston rapper reminds us that everything’s bigger in Texas

"...Houston hottie shed her weekend one T-shirt and paid tribute to her home state with a stripper Selena outfit..."

Oct. 9, 2021 Music Post by Clara Wang

Caleb De Casper Releases New “Johnny Be Goode” Music Video

Glamour ghoul punkster rawks out to perils of falling for a closeted guy

"...When you’re an average queer Joe or shmoe whose boo ain’t out and proud like you, love can be..."

Feb. 21, 2020 Qmmunity Post by Diane Zaragoza

The Luv Doc: Fast and Furious

Tornadoes are a dime a dozen in Oklahoma

"...My boyfriend likes to have sex that goes on for a..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

ACL Music Festival 2019: Sunday, First Weekend

"...Banks..."

Oct. 7, 2019 Photo Gallery

This Week on The Austin Chronicle Show: ACL Fest Picks

Three festival veterans share recomendations for the aural onslaught

"...You've probably heard – there are about half a million people..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Music Post by Kimberley Jones

Hustlers

True crime drama gets an A-list female empowerment sheen

"...Directed by: Lorene Scafaria. Starring: Constance Wu, Jennifer Lopez, Julia Stiles,..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Luv Doc: Not Metaphorically Speaking

You can say "Cleveland Steamer" and not be accused of profanity

"...to town from Houston last week for Thanksgiving and brought her "new" (they have been together almost a year)..."

Nov. 30, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

The Bruno & Britney Show Waxes and Wanes

Vegas spectacles reiterate that the show must go on

"...Bruno Mars and Britney Spears are only three years apart..."

Oct. 22, 2018 Music Post by Clara Wang

Live Music Recommendations for the Weekend

Brrrr ... here's some tunes to warm you up this weekend

"...Asian-American super rap group 88Rising elevate ACL Live, Britney Spears and Bruno Mars headline Formula One, and Denzel..."

Oct. 19, 2018 Music Post by The Music Staff

The Luv Doc: Mostly Happy

Not only is the glass half empty, it's got a hole in the bottom and it's leaking poison

"...I have a problem. I have been living very happily in Austin since..."

June 22, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Hot Luck Review: Questlove

Roots polymath demonstrates DJ prowess

"...the godfatherly drummer/producer applied his Midas touch to the turntables...."

May 28, 2018 Music Post by Clara Wang

SXSW Music Review: Bad Gyal

Catalonian feminist anthems for lux-filled lives

"...Bad Gyal, born Alba Farelo, espouses simple pleasures – getting..."

March 14, 2018 SXSW Post by Isabella Castro-Cota

Kenny Gee Reps Austin Youth

SoundCloud rapper hustles his way into SXSW

"...rule Rainey Street, hipsters overrun the Eastside, and frat boys control West Sixth. Austin’s post-Janis Joplin punk youth culture..."

March 2, 2018 Music Post by Clara Wang

Stubborn With My Goals: Impassioned MC J Soulja Stays Focused on Creating Opportunities in Austin Rap

"There ain't no trophies for that kind of shit"

"..."God has blessed me and I say that just being here because..."

Jan. 21, 2022 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

The Most Memorable Moments of Friday’s ACL Fest

Megan, Miley, Maidza, and one really long line

"...ton of action: Here are the favorite moments witnessed by the Austin Chronicle music writers on site...."

Oct. 2, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Live Music Recommendations for the Weekend

JMBLYA, a conjunto fest, and more weekend sounds to keep you busy

"...conjunto to country to hip-hop, there's something for every brand of Austinite...."

May 4, 2018 Music Post by The Music Staff

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Mikaela Davis, Knocked Loose, Curtis McMurtry, Questlove, and more recommended shows

"...Zoi Market, Saturday 16..."

April 15, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

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