New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

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"...and synths on the effervescent Jackie Venson-assisted "Dreams" for Austin Boogie Crew Records. "We knew she would add something..."

April 2, 2021 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Austin Hip-Hop Pioneer Tee Double Perseveres

Holding the vision through institutional racism, isolation, and a double transplant

"...definitive light. The prolific 47-year-old "Kid from Kealing" remains Austin's most appropriate ambassador of a rich and burgeoning hip-hop..."

Feb. 12, 2021 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Three songs over 34 minutes, the third album by Austin power grid Craig Clouse (guitar), Nate Cross (bass), and..."

Feb. 5, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...of the Texas capital's storied music scene. The Northeast Austin native impactfully employed her voice to curate an all-Black..."

Nov. 27, 2020 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...2020 marks 25 years blowing up Austin rock for brothers AJ, Alex, and Omar Vallejo. Decades..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Core to the indie Austin singer-songwriter is her steel-eyed stare into the vortex of..."

Oct. 9, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...emerges. Archival Neil Young releases come to mind – contemporary unearthing of prehistoric manna – and perhaps something more..."

Sept. 4, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

The Hot Sauce Fest, a Love & Lightstream, and more sounds to check

"...30th Annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Qmmunity: The Best Little Gay Shop in Austin

Sometimes you want to shop where everything’s made by queers

"...his new book, Bound Together: Leather, Sex, Archives, and Contemporary Art, about the intersections of art and leather kink..."

July 31, 2020 Column by Beth Sullivan

Austin Symphony Orchestra Keeps Playing From Beyond the Stage

For the second time in its 109-year history, the ASO weathers a global pandemic

"...As Sixth Street venues remain boarded up and contemporary music acts explore alternative avenues to engage with their..."

June 19, 2020 Arts Feature by David Sotelo

Austin at Large: People, Get Ready

We can all be responsible Austinites – now that we know what that requires

"...workhorse that is right-wing nihilism and narcissism is forcing Austin to reopen, before we should or want to, during..."

May 1, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin Craft Brewers vs COVID-19: Vista Brewing and Hops & Grain

How local breweries are responding to the pandemic (Part 2)

"...In Part 2 of Austin Craft Brewers vs. COVID 19 (read Part 1 here),..."

March 31, 2020 Food Post by Eric Puga

Another Sea Change Year at the Austin Music Awards

So much so that even we don't know what to expect!

"...the first time in its illustrious 38-year history, the Austin Music Awards booked funny emcees...."

March 6, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Austin Symphony Orchestra Heads Bach to the Clubs

Round Two of ASO's collaboration between a string quartet and local DJs resulted in a sold-out show at the North Door

"...That was the case last Friday night when the Austin Symphony Orchestra served up the second edition of its..."

March 6, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin’s Steady Strides Toward Climate Sustainability

How are we doing and how effective can local policies be at mitigating a worldwide crisis?

"...outcry is undeniable. The worldwide scientific consensus confirms that contemporary civilization – indeed, life on Earth – is seriously..."

Nov. 1, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

The Graphic Details Behind Marketing Austin's Craft Beers

How to grow from a brew to a brand

"...old normcore IPA homebrew and package it in a contemporary stovepipe can that opens 360 degrees at the top...."

Oct. 18, 2019 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Get to Know Austin R&B True Blue Alesia Lani

The ACL Fest performer invites listeners into her universe

"...I first met Missouri-born and Austin-bred Alesia Buchanan at Cafe Java, a coffee-and-eggs spot corner-situated..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Austin’s Mexican-Style Lagers Are Coming in Hot

Livin' la vida lager

"...is why damn near every lager being produced in Austin right now is seemingly of the Mexican variety...."

July 12, 2019 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Rooster Teeth Pumps up the Volume With New Podcasts at RTX Austin

The media giant adds some fodder for your headphones

"...band of friends drunkenly playing video games in an Austin bedroom has mutated into a multimillion-dollar digital media giant...."

July 5, 2019 Screens Feature by Katelyn Landry

The Satire's Still Timely in Gilbert & Sullivan Austin's Iolanthe

And the topsy-turvy team's show delivers a fanciful fairy tale, to boot

"...Gilbert & Sullivan Austin, which has been serving up its own tributes to..."

June 21, 2019 Arts Feature by M. Brianna Stallings

6 Austin-Based Podcasts You Should Be Listening To

These homegrown podcasts are original, diverse, and sure to entertain

"...taking yet another winding construction-related detour, listen to these Austin-based podcasts to keep your sanity intact and your reservoir..."

June 17, 2019 Screens Post by Katelyn Landry

A Guide to Austin Classical Music

The virtuosi who know the score and make beautiful music happen here

"...throw you. In the context of classical music in Austin, it doesn't mean formal. It doesn't mean stodgy. It..."

April 26, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Five Essential Acts to Check Out at the Austin Reggae Festival

"...honors reggae women pioneers while giving classic dancehall a contemporary makeover...."

April 19, 2019 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

How The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 Helped Shape Austin Filmmaking

The saw remains the same for Mike Blizzard

"...It's been said that there would be no Austin filmmaking scene without The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. The..."

Feb. 22, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Documentary Uses Virtual Reality to Explore East Austin Gentrification

Technology and social justice come together in Latinitas' film

"...It's no secret that Austin is a city undergoing a large amount of change..."

May 25, 2018 Screens Feature by Mae Hamilton

A New World Opens Up for Austin's Soul Priestess Mélat

The daughter of Ethiopian émigrés finds a voice with Move Me II

"...and wine. It's a ho-hum experience that positions the Austin native as a normal 29-year-old enjoying the simple comforts..."

May 4, 2018 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

Austin Playhouse's Shakespeare in Love

The Oscar-winning film makes a successful transition to the stage through Don Toner's marvelous production

"...Most established theatre companies in Austin have a distinctive "voice" to their work, and Austin..."

March 30, 2018 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Point Austin: In Search of a Plan, Not a Master Plan

Council divisions taking shape on CodeNEXT

"...meeting. In itself, it was a historical acknowledgment of Austin's racist past, the formal enactment of racial segregation. But..."

March 23, 2018 News Column by Michael King

The Four Pillars of Austin Food During SXSW

We get by with tacos, pizza, barbecue, and burgers

"...these standouts, and check out our expanded lists at austinchronicle.com/daily/food...."

March 9, 2018 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Austin Opera’s Ariadne auf Naxos

Dude ranch antics make this reimagining of Strauss too busy, but when the music takes center stage, it’s gorgeous

"...Mozart's Così Fan Tutte (set in the world of contemporary high finance) was such a bold reimagining. Austin Opera's..."

Feb. 2, 2018 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

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