Sentimental Family Band Isn’t Hung Up on the High Times

The softie ex-art-rockers arrive at Austin’s honky-tonk revival

"...Co-owner Ramsay Midwood, a man who comes up again and again in the tales of Austin country bands,..."

April 12, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

How Staple! Is Turning the Page Toward a New Future

Austin’s indie media expo returns and it’s all because of one email

"...and less likely that the show would ever happen again. Rising prices, a lack of suitable venues, and the..."

April 12, 2024 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Exploring the McNeil Crossing Strip Mall

Exceptional forays into Indian and Vietnamese cuisine, plus a short trip to Subway

"...imagine it computing the limited upside potential of its dead-end job. But my human waiter reveals the robot has..."

April 12, 2024 Food Feature by Taylor Holland

Only God Was Above Us at Vampire Weekend’s Eclipse Show

The “Cocaine Cowboys” celebrated new album at high noon

"...across the street – knew it would never happen again, and celebrated accordingly throughout a pummeling two-hour set...."

April 9, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

La Chimera

Josh O’Connor is a grave robber in this dreamy Italian romance

"...Arthur, meanwhile, is looking for a doorway to the dead...."

April 5, 2024 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Soundscapes, Bat Books, and More Arts Events for the Week

Things to do when you're not staring at an interloping moon

"...pit freaky nasty fetish, kink, sex, and dating jokes against each other to find who’s the biggest perv in..."

April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Movies, Comedy, Books, and More Recommended Arts Events

Find an art that fits your tastes

"...a sure-to-be enthralling Q&A with the director of The Dead Next Door and Humanoids From Atlantis.   – Richard..."

March 29, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Egg Hunts, Trans Visibility, and More Community Events

Meet your fellow Austinites as these goings-on

"...crunched because baby, it’s minor league baseball time once again in Round Rock. Though this writer knows pretty much..."

March 29, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Luv Doc: What Grindr Is Not

It’s the singular artistic achievement of the Eighties band Escape

"...sure they actually exist now that my mom is dead. I forward this supposition not because of the biological..."

March 29, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

SXSW Film Review: Resynator

A daughter gets to know her late dad through his invention

"...she learns more about the Resynator, gets it working again, and learns in interviews with family and friends that..."

March 10, 2024 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

At Besame Mucho, a Latin Music Capital Por Nosotros

Inside the all-star, 84-band, Spanish-language spectacle

"...the boomer and/or collegial set. Carnaval-sized Day of the Dead decor rose equally striking all over the grounds, including..."

March 4, 2024 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Luv Doc: Office Cuck

Maybe “Remember Fellatio!” will become the new Texas battle cry

"...I told her to never do that to me again, she said I am being crazy and controlling and..."

March 1, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

The Taste of Things

Charming touching tale of love between two middle-aged chefs in 19th-century France

"...Of course, change does come, but again Trần keeps harsh or bitter tastes out of his..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Lydia Loveless, Helado Negro, and More Crucial Concerts

Essential Austin gigs in the coming week

"...Loveless’ sixth LP, Nothing’s Gonna Stand in My Way Again, reset behind its anthemic title. The 2023 album saw..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Music Feature by Elizabeth Braaten

Terry Allen, ericdoa, and More Crucial Concerts

Essential Austin gigs in the coming week

"...up to this month’s album DOA (which stands for “dead on arrival”): “sad4whattt” debuted on HBO’s Euphoria in 2022,..."

Feb. 2, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Paper Cuts

New Austin music picks from francene rouelle, variety

"...depth. By the end, Abad repeats, "I wanna try again" – not quite the song's title, but a welcome,..."

Jan. 26, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Slamdance Interview: The 23-Year Wait for Bliss

Inside the unexpected sequel to 2001's Virgil Bliss

"...Jordan’s life got in the way, too. Referencing Benjamin again, he said, “The left hand is that my father..."

Jan. 23, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Unpacking Emperor Jones’ Esoteric, Career-Launching Label Catalog

The late Craig Stewart released early works by the Mountain Goats and more

"...not personal ... or was it? My Dad Is DeadFor Richer, For Poorer (EJ-01, 1995) Everyone Wants the Honey..."

Jan. 19, 2024 Music Feature by Joe Gross

Briscoe’s Youthful Americana-Pop Gains Traction

Could this guitar-banjo-sax duo be on a Black Pumas trajectory?

"..."It just struck me again," Heintzelman recounts of the surreal September 2023 career peak..."

Jan. 19, 2024 Music Feature by Amber Williams

Ferrari

Adam Driver as the man behind the racing giant

"...and the Machine. As Enzo, Driver gets to once again tick the box to which every American actor aspires..."

Dec. 22, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Color in Sara Hickman’s An Eclectic Array of Texas Musicians

Presenting two illustrations from Sara Hickman’s new volume

"...("Texas Christmas"), Other Vessels ("Closing on Christmas Eve"), Being Dead ("Boxes on the Ground"), and Patricia Vonne ("Christmas Is..."

Dec. 22, 2023 Features Feature by Rachel Rascoe

“Dumb” Rounds to Be Manufactured Nearby, Amid Calls to Stop Sending Them to Israel

Imprecise and massive Howitzer rounds kill civilians

"...We know the vast majority of those killed in..."

Dec. 22, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Top 10 Festival Films of 2023 You Haven’t Seen Yet

From the Toxic Avenger to school shootings, the best of the fests

"...all. The thin line between the living and the dead is poignantly portrayed in a dreamlike London, captured as..."

Dec. 19, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Chronicle’s Favorite Austin Albums of 2023

Ten music writers reflect on the records they loved this year

"...of Carys' favorites, alphabetically: alexalone, ALEXALONE TECHNICAL RESEARCH; Being Dead, When Horses Would Run; Black Pumas, Chronicles of a..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Top 10 Memorable Moments in Austin Theatre

Highs and lows from Austin’s stages in their first real post-pandemic year

"...year later, under Michelle Haché's direction, the show once again took the stage. While the musical tells a tale..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

The Biggest News in Austin Food in 2023

Looking back at a year of snafus, slices, expansions, and transplants

"...be forgotten.  – T.T. What Is Old Is New Again..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Food Feature by Rod Machen

Maestro

Truly moving biopic of musical leviathan Leonard Bernstein

"...New York Philharmonic. Actor/writer/director Bradley Cooper – triple duty again following his first feature, 2018’s A Star Is Born..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Horror of Austin Shooting Spree Sparks President’s Call for Gun Reform

Shane James shot his parents and four others seemingly at random

"...criminal who must never see the light of day again. The murderer also shot two law enforcement officers in..."

Dec. 7, 2023 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Ascension Seton had their second-ever one-day strike Wednesday. And again, Ascension informed them they'd be locked out for an..."

Dec. 8, 2023 News Feature

Review: Jon Dee Graham, Only Dead for a Little While

Waitsian universality rattles and rumbles similar to his ’97 debut

"...Now that DIY digitalism rules globally, Graham's raw Only Dead for a Little While growls alternative somehow, as if..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

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