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"...hard not to feel powerless when combating the seemingly daily attacks on marginalized people from state and national entities..."

March 7, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Sundance Film Festival Review: East of Wall

Audience Award winner draws from real-life on a Badlands ranch

"...reveals all the broken-down cars and abandoned homes that dot the area and wordlessly underscore the dashed dreams and..."

Feb. 3, 2025 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

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

"...An old friend to the festival from films like..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Does Farm-to-Table Still Matter?

What happens to a trendy movement once the buzz dies down

"...In some ways, Austin’s dining scene was primed for..."

Jan. 17, 2025 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Austin Chronic: Oat Willie’s Closes Shop After 56 Years

Austin’s first head shop will no longer go “Onward, through the fog!”

"...a scrawny nincompoop with an enormous nose wearing only polka-dot boxers and a leather helmet, riding in a giant..."

Nov. 15, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

What to See and Do When You're Visiting the University of Texas Campus

Explore the Forty Acres deep in the heart of Austin

"...always been a college town at heart. Multiple universities dot the I-35 corridor, but at the center of it..."

Aug. 5, 2024 Chronolog Post by Aaron Sullivan

David Dastmalchian Welcomes Satan to the Set of Late Night With the Devil

From Svengoolie to Carson, the hosts that made the horror

"...The star of the South by Southwest 2023 Midnighter..."

April 26, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Having a Plan for When Shit Hits the Fan: A Journey in Prepping

What disaster preparedness experts have to say about best-laid plans for worst-case scenarios

"...in more or less than they should in your daily life...."

April 26, 2024 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

The Chronicle’s Favorite Austin Albums of 2023

Ten music writers reflect on the records they loved this year

"...II: Gold Standard; Black Pumas, Chronicles of a Diamond; DotdotDotdotDotdot & Boots the Blessed, Bánh(dot)Mì; JaRon Marshall, earth sounds;..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Near Misses at Austin Airport Stem From Nationwide Issues

Controller scheduling and staffing shortages have led to trouble at AUS

"...Last week, national media turned an eye to the..."

Oct. 20, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Kendrick Lamar, Ethel Cain, and More Highlights From Friday at ACL Fest

Homegrown acts Font, We Don’t Ride Llamas debut on big stages

"...5 minutes after the set was due to start, K.Dot arrived, launching into a whirlwind tour of his 13-year..."

Oct. 14, 2023 Music Post by Doug Freeman

First Look: Cuantas Hamburguesas

Celebrated taquero Cuantos Tacos branches into the smash burger space

"...Cuantas Hamburguesas plans to roll out daily specials in October once the trailer is more established...."

Sept. 22, 2023 Food Feature by Haris Qureshi

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Arya’s Weyes Blood aftershow, celebrating SPOT, Urban Cultural Fest, and more

"...his nom de disc SPOT (entirely capitalized, with a dot in the middle of the "O" when handwritten) –..."

March 31, 2023 Music Column by Angela Lim

Austin at Large: Back (and Forth) to the Future

At some point Austin history will stop looping upon itself. Until next time …

"...I know about Austin policy and politics by the daily (really, 24/7) work of being a news reporter, so..."

March 17, 2023 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Get Ready for the 2022 B. Iden Payne Awards

The full list of nominees before Monday's award ceremony

"...Among this year's most nominated productions are Penfold Theatre's..."

Oct. 22, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: Ground Floor Theatre’s Dot

An authentic albeit imbalanced emotional journey into dementia

"...The Humans, Her Requiem, Smokefall, and Colman Domingo’s provocative Dot...."

May 19, 2022 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Thee Gay Agenda’s Big Top Queerness

Local queer variety show returns to its in-person clownery roots

"...In August 2019, Qmmunity writer Mac Irvine called then-nascent..."

April 26, 2022 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Lizzo, Beck Announced as SXSW Keynotes

Festival also adds cyberpunk pioneer Neil Stephenson

"...Joining a keynote roster that already includes Planned Parenthood..."

Feb. 15, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Power of the Dog, Pig Split Austin Film Critics Awards

Plus, which local movie gets an AFCA award screening at AFS?

"...Bloody Disgusting, But Why Tho Podcast, Certified Forgotten, Cinapse, Daily Grindhouse, the Daily Dot, the Daily Texan, Double Toasted,..."

Jan. 11, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Critics Association Announces 2021 Awards Short Lists

The Power of the Dog leads the pack with nine nominations

"...The AFCA also released its nominees for the best..."

Jan. 4, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Five Things to Enjoy on the East Austin Studio Tour

From trees to tour buses, the highlights of weekend two of the celebration of tactile creativity

"...oversized graphite renditions of ordinary objects – mark by dot by scrape by blend, nigh on obsessively – and..."

Nov. 12, 2021 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Day Trips: Three Rivers Petroglyph Site, New Mexico

Ancient rock art displays Jornada Mogollon creativity

"...in Native American art. But the meaning of the circle-and-dot motif prevalent at the Three Rivers site are not..."

Sept. 24, 2021 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Faster Than Sound: Edith Frost Returns

Austinite once again, Edith Frost offers first new songs in over a decade, plus Natalie Jane Hill's debut and Red River Cultural District requests

"...she chooses to chat via Twitter, her outlet for daily thoughts previously shared by blog in the early 2000s...."

May 22, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Now Streaming in Austin: All Together ATX Telethon

Tune in tonight for a special online fundraiser

"...FloSports, Texas Monthly, Austin PBS, DoStuff Media, KVUE, the Daily Dot, and many others. The theme of the night..."

April 14, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Now Streaming in Austin: Two Step

ATX-shot noir online for free right now

"...- first but not least being local dance instructor Dot (a blazing performance from Beth Broderick) teaching two-step classes..."

March 23, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Local, State Health Leaders Try to Keep Up with COVID-19

Six known cases in Travis County but actual number likely higher

"...The city of Austin responded to its first known..."

March 16, 2020 News Post by Margaret Nicklas

SXSW Adds Glass Animals, Girlpool & Black Lips

Artist roster expands by 162 acts

"...Veteran turntablist and Beat Junkie J.Rocc stacks with top-shelf..."

Feb. 27, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

Huge lineup includes new docs on St. Vincent, Ozzy, Zappa

"...the simple and extraordinary ways that dogs influence our daily lives. People need dogs, and perhaps they need us,..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: Lez Get Spooky

Plus commemorating Intersex Awareness Day and Halloween vibes

"...deeper than costumes. As Samantha Allen wrote for the Daily Dot's Kernel in 2014, "On Oct. 31, the curse..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

SXSW Music Rounds Up Last Wave of Talent

Bully, Khalid, Car Seat Headrest, Lizzo, and Billie Eilish join fest

"...South by Southwest dawning, their Music team now releases..."

March 7, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

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