SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...the new Apple TV+ half-hour series from Seth Rogen and just one of the over 100 features and TV..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: New Month, New Open Calls

Rounding up July open calls for onstage queerness

"...person. Take this fresh start for all it’s worth, and sign up for one of these open calls...."

July 5, 2024 Column by James Scott

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

Live sounds for the week ahead

"...Baker strikes the perfect balance between danceable pop beats and soul-baring lyrics. The wordsmith delves into all corners of..."

March 29, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

TENGGER, Bar Italia, LAIR, and More Reviews From Wednesday of SXSW

Hump day’s most memorable music fest moments

"...peaceful pews of Central Presbyterian to the Eastside’s Revival Coffee to West Campus staple Hole in the Wall, the..."

March 14, 2024 Music Post by Dan Gentile

30 Breakout Music Acts to See in Austin This Week

Your guide to SXSW's buzziest artists, both official and unofficial

"...the default stars, the Fest really shines in gathering up-and-coming, just-about-to-break-through artists. Here, the Chronicle music team offers recommendations..."

March 11, 2024 SXSW Post by Rachel Rascoe

Sound & Color: Four Visual Depictions of Austin's Musical Identity

A whole palette of music-related art happenings of late, from a new Daniel Johnston mural to Bob Dylan's depiction of the Hole in the Wall

"...Last Saturday, driving into Downtown, I passed nuns and figures in old-timey robes holding cloth banners. I saw..."

Jan. 28, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Local Married Couple Flaunts Public Comedy Habit

Chloe and Lane Ingram are ... Chlane

"...So, there’s that married comedy duo in town, Chloe and Lane Ingram, who perform together onstage as Chlane...."

June 20, 2019 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Dead Don't Die

After the vampiric bite of Only Lovers Left Alive, Jim Jarmusch shambles through this zombie flick

"...Chloë Sevigny, Eszter Balint, Rosal Colon, RZA, Danny Glover and Carol Kane...."

June 14, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hungry at Trib Fest? Here Are 14 of Our Favorite Restaurants.

A sampling of interior Mexican cuisine to dim sum in Downtown Austin

"...much deserved break from rubbing shoulders with political movers and shakers to enjoy some local Austin flavor within walking..."

Sept. 13, 2018 Events Post

Uncle Staple and Austin’s 13th Annual Independent Media Expo

The weekend of fannish revelry and indie-comics celebration returns

"...Marchesa location to release a weekend of fan-mobbed revelry and DIY merch and so much indie-comics-and-related-subcultural-goodness at Austin’s Millennium..."

Sept. 4, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Shakespeare’s Present Laughter

Lifted by wonderful performances, Austin Shakespeare's take on the Noël Coward backstage comedy is a delight to watch

"...the main job of an actor is to commit. And no one commits more fully than Garry Essendine. A..."

Nov. 25, 2016 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

Gimme Danger

Welcome to the fun house

"...Stooges remain as iconic today as they ever were, and this Jim Jarmusch documentary is a loving, loud, and..."

Nov. 11, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin Film Festival Review: Gimme Danger

A real cool time hanging in Iggy Pop’s fun house

"...Ann Arbor proto-punk godheads Iggy Pop and the Stooges remain as iconic today as they ever..."

Oct. 17, 2016 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Texas Craft Brewers Festival Debuts Beer List

The Texas-only beer celebration returns to Austin

"...With so many Texas beer choices on the market and only so much cash in my pocket, is there..."

Sept. 1, 2016 Food Post by Eric Puga

An Unusual Pastime

Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America couldn't be more timely

"...an era when racism tends to be subtle, nebulous, and invisible to its perpetrators, it's easy to forget there..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature by Nora Ankrum

When Is Austin Comedy a Sure Thing?

Maybe on a Wednesday, definitely on a Saturday

"...It’s Wednesday again in Austin, Texas. And even on a Wednesday – because you are in..."

Feb. 3, 2016 Arts Post by Spencer Beghtol

Food Issue Extra Helpings: Picking

What could possibly be the reason for the way I eat?

"...taste buds had been hindered by decades of smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol...."

Feb. 19, 2014 Food Post by Jordan Gass-Pooré

The Way We Ate

'Historic Austin Restaurants': an excerpt

"...of Austin through the lens of its iconic restaurants and dining trends. When we asked Melanie for an excerpt..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Food Feature

In the Blue Corner: Austin Film Festival

The festival dedicated to every part of storytelling on screen is back for its 20th anniversary

"...to exploring every facet of the filmmaking process – and it's ultimately about the best stories, onscreen and off...."

Oct. 25, 2013 Screens Feature by Monica Riese

The Daily Miracle of Gregory Alan Isakov

Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt if they’d done folk pop?

"...complex lyrics without booming instrumentation, filled me both solace and a peaceful happiness. Expect both Wednesday at the Parish...."

Sept. 24, 2013 Music Post by William Harries Graham

There’s a Blue Note in Each Song That I Sing Since You’ve Been Gone

George Jones, 1931-2013

"...who, no matter our class, creed, color, religious, political, and musical beliefs, or genital arrangement, were stopped dead in..."

April 26, 2013 Music Post by Tim Stegall

The Bullet Hole in the Butterfly Bar

This East Austin joint's a good story you could be part of

"...hole in the gorgeous wooden bar between the stools and the mirror-backed, bottle-stocked shelves...."

Jan. 11, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Off the Record

SXSW News and Carryings-On

"...Red, White, and Woodie..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Don't go Home Hungry: Festival Eats Not to be Missed

"...missed, but if none of them suit your needs and you want something away from the relentless foot traffic..."

March 9, 2012 Food Feature

RZA Sez: 'It's (Nearly) Your Birthday, Jim Jarmusch!'

Happy (almost) birthday to Jim Jarmusch, no stranger to paradise!

"...We watched Stranger Than Paradise over the weekend and ended up so engrossed in the John Lurie Experience..."

Jan. 17, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Casual Victim Pile II

SXSW 2011 Picks 2 Click

"...There's an uneasy urgency and earnestness to Danny Malone and his music that makes..."

March 11, 2011 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Stranger Than Paradise

Tucked up in the Catskill Mountains, All Tomorrow's Parties stages a music festival for its own

"...Albini. The Shellac frontman won't deal you a bad hand. He'll simply wait for you to tire and overplay..."

Sept. 10, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Thursday Showcases

All the SXSW showcases that fit

"...The Kids dropped a mixtape last spring, Gone Fishing, and must still be waiting for a bite since their..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

Frank

Artisan sausage debuts in Austin, all wrapped up in bacon

"...– Homer and Lisa Simpson..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Food Review by Claudia Alarcón

The Hidden Costs of Free

Is free Wi-Fi killing coffeehouse culture?

"..."Coffee. They should freeze it, you know? Fill, like, an..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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