Madeleine Leigh, HONK TX, and Eclipse Mania Leads Our Crucial Concerts

Find some sounds to match the celestial sights this week

"...with it. Afterward, in some small room at the Convention Center, a clutch of media enjoyed private audience with..."

April 5, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...last week to protest Atlanta’s planned public safety training center. The panel was focused on how local officials have..."

March 22, 2024 News Feature

Convention Center Redevelopment Would Relocate SXSW, Other Festivals for Three Years

Construction is set to begin after SX ’25, end before SX ’29

"...of people who have been walking around the Austin Convention Center over the past week for South by Southwest..."

March 15, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Experts at SXSW Debate if AI Will Save Us ... or Destroy Us

Scads of panels ponder a rosy or bleak future

"...hundred joined Hinton in signing a declaration from the Center for AI Safety: “Mitigating the risk of extinction from..."

March 8, 2024 Arts Feature by Brant Bingamon

Austin FC Season Kickoff, Black History Month, and More Community Events

Get out and about in Austin while the weather's good

"...Thursday 22 - Sunday 25, Austin Convention Center..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

You Can Petition to Put a Measure on the Ballot; but What Does That Cost Taxpayers?

Low-turnout elections still cost money

"...on the expansion of the Neal Kocurek Memorial Austin Convention Center and the city's hotel tax rate, only about..."

Aug. 11, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: Housekeeping News

Plus trying to slow the Convention Center expansion, code changes

"...for a developer to redevelop and expand the Austin Convention Center, with demolition of the existing center to begin..."

June 2, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Austin Record Convention, Cinco de Mayo Extravaganza, Pecan Street Festival, and UTOPiAfest lead our recommended shows this week

"...The Austin Record Convention Palmer Events Center, Friday 5 – Sunday 7..."

May 5, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Friday

A Margo Price keynote, Koffee's evolution, & Obongjayar's rising star

"...Margo Price delivered the last Convention Center keynote, while Koffee closed out the final day..."

March 18, 2023 SXSW Post by Abby Johnston

SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Thursday

Despite storms, we caught 03 Greedo, Sobs, Tangerine Dream, and more

"...and KUTX’s planned Lady Bird Lake showcase inside the Convention Center, Thursday shifts kept coming...."

March 17, 2023 SXSW Post by Julian Towers

Musicians Demand Fair Compensation From SXSW at Convention Center Rally

National union pushed for increased $750 artist payout on Thursday

"...after a morning rally in front of the Austin Convention Center. District 9 Council Member Zohaib "Zo" Qadri spoke..."

March 17, 2023 Music Post by Lina Fisher

SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Wednesday

A primo Tiger Den showcase, iLe, Hermanos Gutiérrez, and more

"...pool on the fourth floor deck of the luxurious Hotel Van Zandt, I start to wonder if I’m at..."

March 16, 2023 SXSW Post by Julian Towers

Your Field Guide to 80 Essential Acts at SXSW Music

Highlighting the best and buzziest at this year's Festival

"...Wed 15, 9pm, Central Presbyterian Fri 17, 4pm, Convention Center Fri 17, 9pm, Lucille Among recording tales from..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Unofficial Parties & Free Shows to See During South by Southwest

The Chronicle’s recommended concerts for the coming week

"...beads!  – Raoul Hernandez Fiesta Destructo Sat 18, 1pm, Hotel Vegas Free..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

NYE Draws Extremely Nigh, Granduca Becomes Viata, Snap Abets Your Healthy Resolutions, Fiore Tedesco Is All Over the City, and OMG Garrison Brothers What’s This About Water Buffalo Milk?

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...looking at the restaurant’s previous site next to the Convention Center and wondering, “Where’s the Brazilian beef?”..."

Dec. 28, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

City Council Gets Some Breathing Room on the Budget

Austin bounced back from COVID with what City Manager Spencer Cronk called “spectacular economic growth.” How spectacular?

"...City of Austin employees took center stage July 15 at the Montopolis Recreation and Community..."

July 22, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Everything's Coming Up Green for City Employees in Better-Than-Expected Budget

Cronk: "We can be both lucky and good"

"...2023 budget this morning, at Montopolis Recreation and Community Center in Southeast Austin, that either eliminated positions from the..."

July 15, 2022 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Ways for Grownups to Act Like a Kid This July

Youthful diversions from kickball to video games

"...the rugrats at home!Tuesdays, 7-11pm; Saturdays, 9pm-midnight. Playland Skate Center, 8822 McCann, 512/452-1901. playlandskatecenter.net. Grown Folks Step 'n' Roll..."

June 30, 2022 Events Post by Katherine McNevins

Can Dirty Sixth Be Cleaned Up?

City Hall, the bars and clubs, and now a big developer say, “Maybe?”

"...years before that, after the Neal M. Kocurek Austin Convention Center opened its doors, to turn the blocks around..."

June 17, 2022 News Feature by Chad Swiatecki

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Friday

Seventies funk GOATs, queer nu metal, and so much more

"...was filled with the Chronicle’s wild day party at Hotel Vegas and witnessing Dolly Parton tell stories and sing..."

March 19, 2022 SXSW Post by Thomas Fawcett

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Thursday

Young Thug in the park, icy French experimentalism, and more

"...shows on deck, Half Step tonight at midnight and Hotel San Jose on Saturday. – Dan Gentile View this..."

March 18, 2022 SXSW Post by Derek Udensi

Scenes From the First Weekend of SXSW 2022

"...Heartless Bastards at Hotel Vegas..."

March 14, 2022 Photo Gallery

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...Thu 17, 1am, Hotel Vegas..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

Twitch Phenomenon Ninja Discusses Streaming in the Mainstream

Turning subscribers into fame

"...just on Twitch, I just had a role in Hotel Transylvania: Transformania and Free Guy. To some people, I..."

March 11, 2022 Features Feature by Derek Udensi

Faster Than Sound: Wait, How Does SXSW Music Work Again?

Breaking down the basics, and some favorites, after three years away

"...only mean one thing. My badge awaits at the Convention Center, but after a whopping three years since my..."

March 11, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

As Austin's I-35 Mess Gains National Attention, the City Refocuses on the Palm District

Applying an "equity lens" to reimagine the blocks alongside Austin's gnarliest highway

"...City Hall was what to do about the Austin Convention Center...."

June 4, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

We Have an Issue: Getting Into the Weeds

Celebrate 420 with our dive into Luck Presents, cannabis culture and reform, and some locally made CBD products to mellow you right out

"...Willie's 4th of July Picnic, Farm Aid, the Long Center's Good Vibes Only, and next week's cannabis convention, Luck..."

April 16, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

Faster Than Sound: White Horse and Sagebrush Regular Jordan Matthew Young Rises on The Voice

"You're just cool, man." – Nick Jonas

"...boyfriend – like seven of us. Staying in the hotel room alone was kind of incredible. It was just..."

April 9, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Teal House Triumphant, Boozy Boba, Devil May Care About Warhol, LeRoy & Lewis Go Sweet, and More

All the news that's fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Yes – Kristen Kish’s posh eatery in the LINE Hotel is now offering a four-course prix fixe menu for..."

Jan. 27, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Could a Hotel Tax Help Save Austin’s Creative Sector?

A familiar debate returns under extreme circumstances

"...argument has resurfaced: Why not use some of the hotel occupancy tax revenue visitors to Austin pay on their..."

Oct. 9, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10     NEXT ›    17 »