Day Trips: Tyler State Park, Tyler

Appreciating the handiwork of Depression-era park built by CCC

"...over the rocks stacked by the Civilian Conservation Corps deep in the forested hills of the park. The 6-foot..."

March 18, 2022 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Monday

Cifika in a tube, Haru Nemuri thrives live, and other highlights

"...Ambient vocal experimenter Cifika led the otherworldly deep-sea exhibition, created in collaboration with lighting designer Alex Griff...."

March 15, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Lizzo at SXSW: “It’s Bad Bitch O’Clock”

With an upcoming series and album underway, Lizzo is living her dream

"...because this is a dream come true,” said Lizzo, three-time Grammy-winning megastar, beauty icon, and now executive producer of..."

March 14, 2022 SXSW Post by Vivie Behrens

March Toward the Booze, Ye Thirsty Citizens All!

These fine tipples may be precisely the slaking fortress you seek

"...newcomers joining the boozy fray every other week, it sometimes seems like. Got to keep moving – like a..."

March 14, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Film Review: Marcel The Shell With Shoes On

Jenny Slate brings this talking seashell to life

"...added dramatic and emotional heft to carry the extended runtime. Marcel is still being interviewed for a documentary, but..."

March 13, 2022 SXSW Post by Trace Sauveur

SXSW Film Review: What We Leave Behind

Love and dedication transcend all in granddaughter’s portrait

"...from the river, and ultimately, of her death. The deep wrinkles of his time-weathered face reinforce that living a..."

March 12, 2022 SXSW Post by Jessi Cape

I'll Fly Away: “Sister” Bobbie Nelson Passes on at Age 91

Soul of Willie Nelson & Family called the piano her "truest friend"

"...the 88 keys exuded a connection more beautiful and deep than that of human and instrument, was the cornerstone..."

March 10, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...a crate-digging classic of Afro-Cuban grooves, Rastafarian tranquility, and deep jazz-psych fusion that casts an unmistakable spell. Getting It..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

Faster Than Sound: Wait, How Does SXSW Music Work Again?

Breaking down the basics, and some favorites, after three years away

"...Following the shutter of longtime home Latitude 30 on Dirty Sixth, the well-funded, hype-delivering..."

March 11, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Music Spotlight: Chief Cleopatra

The expressive soul-rock singer from Corsicana grows new roots in Austin

"...There’s an expectation that all us deep East Texas natives wandering around the city automatically gravitate..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by Morgan-Taylor Thomas

SXSW Music Spotlight: Charlotte Cornfield

On Highs in the Minuses, the 33-year-old Toronto native taps into the intensity of youth

"...joke serves as framing for the 33-year-old’s album of deep introspection on growing up that charms and devastates in..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Sheryl Crow Reflects Beyond the Music in New Documentary

No one said it would be easy

"...to me and said, ‘This would be a great time for you to sit down and tell your story...."

March 11, 2022 Screens Feature by Doug Freeman

The Man Behind the Legend Revealed in Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off

Skateboarding, or the art of getting back up

"...way, it's symbolic of the beginnings of Hawk's first time on a skateboard, where he crashed while attempting to..."

March 11, 2022 Screens Feature by Jenny Nulf

Patton Oswalt Catfishes His Son in I Love My Dad

And you thought your love life was tough

"...you're going to be together forever. And all this time it's actually been your dad...."

March 11, 2022 Screens Feature by Trace Sauveur

Qmmunity: A Step Toward Reconnection

Getting back into going out with the latest Austin queer events

"...Let's you and I make this coming week a time to take one step outside our comfort zone, a..."

March 11, 2022 Column by James Scott

La Condesa’s Lucky 13; Graeme Little Goes Big; Lucy’s Loses a Leg; Pasta | Bar Opens on East Sixth; Indie Chefs Community Is On Its Way to Town; and the Hajimaleki Bros Step Up Like Champions

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...again, trying to roar back into its previous Before Times glory of international impact, flaunting the sort of ongoing..."

March 9, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Five Arty Things to Do for Women's History Month

Celebrating achievements and creativity from Austin's women artists

"...Jacqueline May and Jana Swec seek connection to something deeper, May using outright symbols, mathematics, and language, while Swec..."

March 4, 2022 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW EDU Takes on School Board Wars and Mental Health on Campus

Speakers take on top educational problems, March 7-10

"...for mental health services on campus has grown seven times faster than college enrollment. U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel..."

March 4, 2022 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

The Luv Doc: Busting Chops

An unforgivable sign of weakness

"...me in front of other people. Most of the time I let it roll off my back, but occasionally..."

March 4, 2022 Column by The Luv Doc

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Abhi the Nomad, Marina, Walter "Wolfman" Washington, Nick Cave + Warren Ellis, Sam Pankey, the Austin Music Awards, and more

"...serving as anchor for the evening, the gala hits deep into the blues with Shelley King and Carolyn Wonderland,..."

March 4, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

TikTok Talents, Metal Gods and Comedy Provocateurs Added as SXSW Keynotes and Speakers

With a week to go, the fest expands its speaker and podcast list

"...thinking about the careers and futures, so there's a timely appearance by Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, who will tackle..."

March 1, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Election Ticker: The Calm in the Eye of the Storm

Wild punches, campaign cash, and early voting insights

"...It's Take-a-Deep-Breath Weekend in the 2022 primary election cycle, so let's..."

Feb. 27, 2022 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Theo Lawrence, the Dead Coats, Doug Kershaw, Immolation, Action Bronson, Earl Sweatshirt, and Conan Gray

"...21 shows in Austin. There's not a ton of time for recovery, either. During the day, the bluesy country..."

Feb. 25, 2022 Music Column by Abby Johnston

“We Need Texas in This Fight”

Elizabeth Warren stumps for Casar, a growing progressive coalition in D.C., and affordable housing

"...out there and knock on those doors one more time and one more time,” Warren said. “But that is..."

Feb. 25, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

What We're Listening to Right Now

Medellin Collection, Kady Rain, David Ramirez, Slomo Drags, Whitmore Sisters, and User Unauthorized

"...Ezra Rodriguez, and keyboardist David Alvarez, Pure Deliverance's evolving time signatures trip through warbly psychedelic haze and anxious intensity,..."

Feb. 25, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Paying for Your Dreams in Strawberry Mansion

Kentucker Audley and Albert Birney on their new surreal film

"...Everyone has dreams. Sometimes you remember them, sometimes they fade like mist in..."

Feb. 18, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Faster Than Sound: Bevis M. Griffin Teaches Austin Youth the Evolution of the Blues

School of Rock students play two events this weekend, and Stubb's sells to C3 and Live Nation

"...Meadows School of Rock franchises. The initiative, called "The Deep Roots of Rock & Blues," teaches young students about..."

Feb. 18, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Verde Report: Austin FC Has a New Jersey and It’s an Own Goal of Ugliness

Austin FC has committed to looking like a bushel of Granny Smith apples for close to half a season

"...since the actual shade – Pantone 354 – is deep and dark) and is featured on the club's primary..."

Feb. 18, 2022 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Bringing Joy to Grief in Apple TV+'s The Sky Is Everywhere

And B. Iden Payne winner Jacques Colimon is the sun

"...really about "the celebration of life in reaction to deep grief and loss," one that's being released at the..."

Feb. 18, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Album Review: The Butts

So It Goes

"...sublime Nightmare at Area 51 EP. In the intervening time, local punk MVP Will Prewitt has replaced Nathan Holman..."

Feb. 18, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

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