Sudan Archives, Ben Kweller, and More Highlights From Saturday at ACL Fest

Texans Angel White, Blakchyl stood out under an annular eclipse

"...Alongside the typical drinks sponsors and wristband scalpers, enterprising vendors..."

Oct. 15, 2023 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Roxane Gay, Tim O’Brien Join Texas Book Festival Lineup

Full author roster revealed for November fest

"...The Texas State Capitol is currently playing host to an..."

Sept. 13, 2023 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

The Best Things We Saw at Oblivion Access 2023: Earth, BEAK>, GEL, and More

Highlights from year two of the underground Austin music festival

"...Not just setting local temperature records for the month of June, this year’s Oblivion Access marked a..."

June 19, 2023 Music Post by Wayne Lim

Unofficial Parties & Free Shows to See During South by Southwest

The Chronicle’s recommended concerts for the coming week

"...Our music writers recommend the best day parties and unofficial bonanzas for one-stop concert..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Kids vs. Aliens

Gory romp that does exactly what the title says

"...Directed by: Jason Eisener. Starring: Dominic Mariche, Phoebe Rex, Calem MacDonald, Asher Grayson Percival..."

Jan. 20, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Ten Austin Concert Options for New Year's Eve 2022

From Cumbia to Coconut Club's Last Dance, ring in 2023 musically

"...NYE 2023: The Last Dance..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Music Feature by Laiken Neumann

Recipes to Reimagine Your Holiday Feast

It’s time to revamp your end-of-year celebration menus

"...'Tis the season for good company and great eats. Before preparing..."

Dec. 9, 2022 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Comfortable Carnage at Pallbearer Press

Horror experts Pallbearer Press make gore fashionable

"...In an old dark house, deep in South Austin, something sinister lurks. Pallbearer..."

Oct. 28, 2022 Arts Feature by Robert Penson

Fantastic Fest Interview: Jason Eisener on Kids vs. Aliens

The director of the teen-friendly horror discusses his influences

"...There's a Venn diagram: the circles say, "weird gore," "wrestling,"..."

Sept. 22, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Do You Really Know Your Parents if You Don’t Go Through Their Record Collection?

Who we are is what we listen to

"...a 4 ft wide, 7 ft long landing strip of vinyl records on the living room floor. They range..."

June 19, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Meet Me at Waterloo Records: Playing, Shopping, and Encountering Life-Changing Moments at the Heart of Austin Music

Influential Austin characters reminice on 40 years of playing, shopping, and encountering life-changing moments at the heart of Austin music

"...and gave me a piercing look. Queued up at the vinyl room register in Waterloo Records, I flashed back..."

April 8, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...SXSW has strapped on the rockets with not just a few titles for this..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Learning to Love Austin FC's Roster Through Their Native Cuisines

International players' kitchen

"...been written, rewritten, and belted out in preparation for their official debut. At long last, after years of half-hearted..."

June 18, 2021 Features Feature by Adam Wood

Austin Film Festival Adds Nine Days and Welcomes the WWE's Brothers of Destruction

New Winston Duke/Zazie Beets movie as opening night film

"...Austin Film Festival is only a week away, but they've just added nine days - or rather, Nine Days,..."

Oct. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

How I Won the War Against Stress With A Little Help From Vinyl & Tequila

Giving praise before the altar of the turntable

"...Newly ambulatory, Lazlo leveled up to the turntable – perfectly positioned for someone two-and-a-half feet tall...."

Oct. 2, 2020 Features Feature by Raoul Hernandez

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

Music we’re playing

"...Safe haven? Maybe only between the earbuds some days. Loulou Ghelichkhani and John Michael Schoepf..."

June 12, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters Gets Political With the Chronicle

He should be a prime-time news analyst. Televisions would melt.

"...Interviewed by phone Feb. 19 in London on the occasion of a keynote appearance at the subsequently canceled..."

March 20, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

As Charlie Jones Exits C3, He Traces His Journey From College Station to Founding ACL Fest

Leaving the music promotions empire he helped build, Jones begins his new events company, Four Leaf

"...storytelling devices civilization funnels down to, a quest – The Odyssey – tallies the most adventure. Here, then, unscrolls..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

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

"...Get ready for the raunch. SXSW has established itself as the Spring festival..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Wrestling Legend Dustin Rhodes Keeps Steppin'

The Austin native continues a family legacy with a new TV show and a revived career

"...In professional wrestling, they call it the crimson mask. Dustin Rhodes,..."

Jan. 3, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Uncovering the Mysteries of Austin’s Speakeasies and Secret Bars

A guide to some of the hidden (and not-so-hidden) bars around town

"...not only to provide tasty bevs, but also to offer an atmosphere more, shall we say, elevated than your..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Food Feature by Lina Fisher

Slamming With Damien Abraham For Viceland's The Wrestlers

The hardcore singer grabs hold of the global pro-wrestling explosion

"...Damian Abraham knows how to spend a birthday: In the Democratic Republic of Congo, watching a witch cut a..."

June 19, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Now Streaming in Austin: Dark Side of the Ring

Evan Husney grapples with wrestling's hidden history for Viceland

"...Professional wrestling is an art of two aspects: There're good..."

April 19, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...film. Now Wes Anderson's new star-studded canine animation Isle of Dogs will be the top to its tail as..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

25 Bars That Define Austin

Dives, lounges, and saloons that are raising the bar

"...It's difficult to think of a city more defined by its bars than Austin,..."

July 21, 2017 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

SXSW Adds Speakers, Films

Buzz Aldrin, Kesha, Cory Booker, Cecile Richards, and more

"...explorers to tech investors, musicians to Muppets, and from the joint chiefs of staff to the wrestling ring: SXSW..."

Feb. 7, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Snags Arrival

The Handmaiden, Sadako vs. Kayako in wave two

"...Fantastic Fest, the Alamo Drafthouse's celebration of the most bizarre and coolest..."

Aug. 25, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: Call the Movers

All you need to do is find that one magical key

"...were going to be married by now, but for the last few years, I would settle for him just..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

Wars of Heaven: Smackdown!

This Trouble Puppet Theater production takes the philosophic battle between good and evil into the pro-wrestling ring

"..."student over traditional age," I was more interested in the history of philosophy, but found it fascinating to see..."

May 6, 2016 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

DVDanger: RWBY Volume III

Team Rooster Teeth takes anime back to Japan

"...The Red Wedding. The parting of the Fellowship of the..."

May 3, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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