Books, Sculpture, and Weed Lead Our Recommended Arts Events

It'd be a lot cooler if you went to one of these events this week

"...gallery. For more bookworm content, check out a talk by author Eric Heisner, a Western-loving screenwriter, actor, and filmmaker..."

April 19, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Geto Gala, Two Step Inn, and a 420 Smokeout Headline Our Crucial Concerts

From country to hip-hop to sludge metal, get some ideas for your week in live music

"...mainstay of the ATX theatre scene, performing in any musical worth its salt. On her own, Santana frequently graces..."

April 19, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

The Off Beat: Celebrating Nané Day, Two Years After Daniel Sahad’s Death

Soulful funk-rock band, with special guests, plays Empire April 7

"...at an Empire Garage memorial concert, led on vocals by Sahad’s close friend and collaborator, Quentin Arispe of the..."

April 5, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

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

Find some sounds to match the celestial sights this week

"...for its 19th annual celebration of Tejano and Tex-Mex musical stylings. After losing city funding and almost facing cancellation..."

April 5, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Film Review: Road House

Eighties classic gets a rock ’em, sock ’em remake

"...brawling classic was the opening night film at South by Southwest, and a packed Paramount Theatre was rocked and..."

March 9, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Parks, Gardens, Pisces, and More Arts Events for the Week

Get out and get arty, away from the SXSW crowds

"...Toledo’s Vera – a fictionalized biopic of Anderson described by Purchell as “a critically acclaimed, yet sadly underseen, piece..."

March 8, 2024 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Opera Fights, Puppet Plays, and More Arty Events

Get an arts fix this week

"...galore. Boggle your brain with the burly-q brilliance of Ruby Joule, Something Blue, Alexander the Great, and Selma Bawdy,..."

March 1, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Austin Music Awards, a Black Rock Maverick, and More Crucial Concerts

Our recommended shows for the week ahead

"...Agent.” Subdued electric currents flow throughout the record, jolted by a tag team of rumbling bass notes and grounding..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Ben Kweller to Launch the Zev Award at the Chronicle’s Austin Music Awards

New grant for musicians under 18 honors his son, Dorian Zev Kweller

"...Alongside the Austin Music Awards’ annual Hall of Fame..."

Feb. 19, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Crypta, Cherubs, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

Must-see shows for the weekend and beyond

"...and national status – international cred secured long ago by SXSW – its cultural history suddenly churns into visions..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Review: Broadway in Austin’s Beetlejuice

There's a lot of life in this show about death

"...Musical versions of successful films are often less like gilding..."

Feb. 7, 2024 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Dev Patel Swings Into South by Southwest With Monkey Man World Premiere

Fest gets new docs on Stormy Daniels, Alex Jones, and Jon Bon Jovi

"...South by Southwest 2024's Film & TV Festival schedule is packed..."

Feb. 7, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: Leti Garza, Canciones Sobre la Vida y la Muerte

Solstice-like stillness holds this bilingual meditation on mortality

"...A winter solstice by virtue of its January drop, Canciones Sobre la Vida..."

Feb. 2, 2024 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...South by Southwest audiences have seen the artier side of Ryan..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Church, yeule, Codeine, and More Highlights From Levitation’s Thursday and Friday

Standout sets from the multi-venue Austin festival’s opening dates

"...feedback-infused Thursday set at the Concourse Project. Equally inspired by cyberfeminist theory and Nintendo DS nostalgia, the 25-year-old Singapore..."

Oct. 28, 2023 Music Post by Genevieve Wood

Sound Unseen Brings Fugazi, Cyndi Lauper Docs to Austin

Minneapolis-based film fest spotlights local links for Austin leg

"...and previously unseen footage of the post-hardcore innovators, overseen by music video director Joseph Pattisall, Jeff Krulik (director of..."

Oct. 19, 2023 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

999 Eyes Freakshow & Surreal Sideshow Invites You to Step Inside an American Tradition

The beauty of the bizarre

"..."This show has always had magic," says founder and Musical Director Samantha X, "and it's not just, 'Let's do..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: Rain on Me

A new era at the classic Fourth Street bar starts with Show Director Basüra

"...lineup of lightning-in-a-bottle shows at Rain on 4th. Curated by recently crowned Show Director Basüra, Rain's stage now boasts..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Column by James Scott

Foo Fighters, Alanis Morissette, BigXthaPlug, and More Highlights From Saturday at ACL Fest

From Rina Sawayama's avant-pop to Die Spitz's morning mosh

"...Brooklyn singer-songwriter Yaya Bey, who was unexpectedly escorted offstage by medics after her second song. Find our standout moments..."

Oct. 8, 2023 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...its commitment to transition completely to renewable energy sources by 2030. Summer's high temperatures have placed added pressure on..."

Sept. 29, 2023 News Feature

Review: Zach Theatre's Hershey Felder as George Gershwin Alone

A masterful tribute to the father of the Great American Songbook

"...child of Eastern European Jewish immigrants, to his untimely death from an inoperable brain tumor at the staggeringly young..."

Sept. 22, 2023 Arts Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Crosstalk: Jason Dick Rejoins the 101X Morning Show, and More Music News

The Devils reunite at Giddy Ups, and Wizard Rodeo snags Deerhoof

"...moved to the afternoon CJ Morgan Show. First hired by the alternative rock station in 2000, Dick gained popularity..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Music Column by Genevieve Wood

Wild Child to Sir Woman, Kelsey Wilson Is Taking the High Road

The laid-back ringleader reinvents Wild Child and forges a new path with Sir Woman

"..."I've been singing by her side for so many years, but she has..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Fantastic Fest Gets Toxic With The Toxic Avenger

Fall of the House of Usher, The Creator added

"...Studios cult classic, as this reinvention has been directed by Austin's own Macon Blair. This reinvention features Game of..."

Aug. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: The Bright Light Social Hour, Emergency Leisure

Fifth platter grooves another uncannily transportive audio experience

"...updates it with a Studio 54 disco makeover – musically as well as visually, aesthetically. Fifth album since 2010's..."

Aug. 4, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Review: Doctuh Mistuh’s Lizzie: The Musical

America’s most infamous axe murderer gets a riot grrrl makeover

"...case are plain. On Aug. 4, 1892, Andrew and Abby Borden were brutally murdered in their home in Fall..."

July 18, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

What Chronicle Music Writers Are Reading This Summer

Recent musical reads on Lucinda Williams, Sinéad O'Connor, and more

"...Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You: A Memoirby Lucinda Williams Crown, 272 pp., $28.99..."

June 30, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

The Trans Artists Powering Austin’s Alternative Nightlife Scene

After a brutal legislative session, local underground music may “never be the same again”

"...lineups across town as one-third of underground booking collective Death of Affect. They frequently curate at Fourth Street after-hours..."

June 23, 2023 Music Feature by Genevieve Wood

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

Highlights from year two of the underground Austin music festival

"...experimental roundup of cross-generational rarities, while difficult to summarize by genre, generated easy-to-see community pockets – from the underage..."

June 19, 2023 Music Post by Wayne Lim

10 Essential Showcases to See at Oblivion Access

Unpacking the unclassifiable experimental music festival, show by show

"...through buzzing electronics, hypnotic atmospherics, and ethereal vocals obscured by grating distortion, piecing together a multihyphenated subgenre proves pointless..."

June 9, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

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