Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets

Intimate, semi-improvised last night at a dive bar sees delight in the dregs

"...Lowell, first seen ambling into the bar, apparently at dawn, as Buck Owens' “Big in Vegas” plays over the..."

July 24, 2020 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

We Regret to Inform You Central Texans May Now Add “West Nile Virus” to the Worry Jar

Another reason to stay inside this summer

"...• Dusk through dawn: Although different species of mosquitoes are..."

July 16, 2020 News Post by Kimberley Jones

Pandemic Production: Meredith Johns, FX Artist

“Grab what you need from the trailer, we don’t know when we’re coming back”

"...Credits include: Machete, Grindhouse, El Rey's From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series..."

July 3, 2020 Screens Feature by Sofia Tafich

Nursing-Home Families Want Answers as COVID Comes Back

Still seeking safety as the data remains unclear

"...still have no reliable data about COVID-19 deaths at River­side or elsewhere. Brooke Ladner, spokesperson for Regency Integrated Health..."

July 3, 2020 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

Longtime Austin Collaborators Patrice Pike and Wayne Sutton Finally Duo Up

At the heart of so many essential acts beats a duo, so it is with the Little Sister / Sister 7 legends

"...out fear and uncertainty remain familiar bedfellows for Pike & Sutton, both personally and professionally...."

May 1, 2020 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters Gets Political With the Chronicle

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

"...Every emphasis equals an accent note on the recording – not one of its 72 minutes shrill or hysterical...."

March 20, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Assistant

The film industry’s quiet complicity in #MeToo crimes placed in stark context

"...routine carried out by the titular subject. In the pre-dawn hours, a car picks her up at her home..."

Feb. 14, 2020 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin’s Sexual Assault Controversies Roil the District Attorney’s Race

Margaret Moore's controversial handling of rape cases brings opponents to the race

"...Martinson's fellow challenger José Garza agrees that a root cause for the "current..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Chronicle Critics Choose Their Top 10 Local Albums

10 lists by 10 of our music writers

"...6) Croy & the Boys, Howdy High-Rise (Spaceflight Records)..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Travis County District Attorney Moore and Her First Assistant Sued

Sexual assault survivor alleges the D.A.'s Office lied to undermine her

"...the public," in an effort to undermine the survivor – Emily Borchardt, one of eight plaintiffs in the class..."

Sept. 20, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Q&A Hole: Music for First Contact

What song would you play for a lost tribe?

"...be important. We explore that theme on this week’s Q&A Hole. I surprised five Austin musicians – Jackie Venson,..."

Aug. 14, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

State Board of Education Brings a New Anti-Sex Circus to Town

Anti-choice, anti-LGBTQ, and creationism advocates to help revise Texas public schools’ sex education

"...advocate who considers comprehensive sex education a failure. And Dawn Riley heads an crisis pregnancy center in Amarillo that..."

July 5, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

"Likesness" at Northern-Southern

In this group exhibition, people who depict people are the luckiest people in the world

"...Niemeyer's Northern-Southern, a show of nothing but figurative work – evocations of the human form and features – will..."

June 7, 2019 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Celebrate Community and Connection in Austin During Ramadan

Soujouk, samosas, and dinner with Rep. Ilhan Omar and Mayor Steve Adler

"...a period of abstaining from food or water between dawn and dusk. Those who celebrate Ramadan use the period..."

May 3, 2019 Food Feature by Emily Beyda

Sunset

Period drama keeps the techniques of Oscar winner Son of Saul but loses the emotional weight

"...technical skills. Sunset hopefully gives rise to a new dawn for Nemes...."

April 26, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Seeing the Fusebox Festival Without Reservations

Tickets to some shows have been snapped up, but there’s still plenty of electric Fusebox action available

"...mural and Las Vegas artist Justin Favela creates the piñata-inspired ¿Quihúbole? on the Hub's exterior...."

April 12, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Kid

The tale of Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid gets a worthwhile if workmanlike retelling

"...with anticipation rather than tired jeers. Since practically the dawn of movies, re-creations of the chase between these two..."

March 8, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sexual Assault Suit Bombshell Lands in D.A.’s Office

ADA Mindy Montford accused of "possible defamation," revealed in secretly taped phone call

"...In May 2018, Austin police informed Borchardt that Mont­ford refused to proceed because the alleged rapists claimed the..."

March 8, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Lege Lines: A Win for Brewers, a Scam for Paxtons, and More

This bill's for you

"...victory over industry inertia and Texas' insane alcohol code – we are the only state that prohibits beer-to-go –..."

Feb. 22, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Lege Lines: Senate Still Hasn’t Confirmed Texas Secretary of State David Whitley

Architect of recent “voter fraud” fiasco shifts blame to DPS

"...on "trusting" data from the Department of Public Safety – which, he admitted, he did not review at all..."

Feb. 15, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...Blair, and Nathan Zellner; and Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins, giving the Texas hellraising journalist..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Battle of Small Beer vs. Big Distributors Rages on With Texas Beer-To-Go Bill

Another chippy round of political beer pong

"...Those pieces of legislation legalized everyday, normal beer-culture shit – like brewpubs selling to distributors and retailers (with a..."

Feb. 1, 2019 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Melany Jean’s Top 10 Fine Art Moments of 2018

Unforgettably textured sculptures, unsettling exhibitions, and unusual spaces made for a memorable year in art

"...promise of a rainbow and left you thoroughly unsettled – no pot of gold, only black, black, black...."

Dec. 28, 2018 Arts Feature by Melany Jean

Playback: My Top 100 Austin Records of 2018

Kevin Curtin picks his favorite local sounds of the year

"...last 12 months, and most of them are edible – if not outright delicious...."

Dec. 21, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Snapshot: Saturnalia Festival

At this psychedelic music fest, it’s all about community

"...wide the possibility for discoveries. One of those, EB & the Gang, features the fest's two property hosts: Eileen..."

Nov. 23, 2018 Arts Column by David Brendan Hall

How to Jail the Poor

Travis County tries to fix its Driving While License Invalid issue

"...2016 the court system added only 94 new cases – one in 21,808 – and the following year saw..."

Sept. 21, 2018 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

White Boy Rick

A true-life tale of coke, corruption, and betrayal

"...before the start of the movie, and his sister Dawn (Powley, in a hard-edged turn from her breakout role..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

"Crit Group 2018" at grayDUCK Gallery

The body of work by artists in the Contemporary Austin's current critique group often engages the body in some way

"...In Dawn Okoro's paintings and video installation, bodies draped in metallic..."

Aug. 24, 2018 Arts Review by Tatiana Ryckman

Snapshot: Hot Summer Nights Band Portraits

Favorites from the summer season’s Free Week

"...life's chaos and organization," said Rose McGarrigle of Golden Dawn Arkestra, who headlined Stubb's Friday night in celebration of..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Arts Column by David Brendan Hall

Teen Titans Go! To the Movies

Forget that horrible live-action trailer – here's your real Teen Titans

July 27, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

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