Day Trips: Surf Ballroom and Museum, Clear Lake, Iowa

We know it’s more than a day trip, but the Surf Ballroom is worth the pilgrimage

"...ever find yourself in northern Iowa between Minneapolis and Des Moines, preferably in the summer months, the museum and..."

Jan. 17, 2025 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Kings of Comedy: Austin's Josh Frank Brings R.E.M. and Buster Keaton Together for Silents Synced

New soundtrack for Sherlock Jr. follows Nosferatu/Radiohead

"...version of F.W. Murnau's original Nosferatu – Eine Symphonie des Grauens set to the music of Radiohead...."

Jan. 10, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Nosferatu

A symphony of horrors is revived once more

"...W. Murnau’s seminal expressionist horror Nosferatu – Eine Symphonie des Grauens – remembers in every frame that Count Orlok..."

Dec. 27, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival Judges

Meet the arbiters of taste for the 2024 competition

"...certified cheese professional, inducted member of the Guilde Internationale des Fromagers, and intro sommelier who enjoys guiding tasting experiences..."

Sept. 6, 2024 Food Feature

How to Protest Like a Pro in Austin

Amid rightward turn in higher ed we still have free speech

"...a landmark 1969 Supreme Court decision in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District. Ahead of a planned..."

Aug. 23, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...a symposium about the Habsburg Empire that included family descendants to promote a campaign to make Emperor Karl I..."

May 17, 2024 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

A young ape dares to question if maybe humans aren't the enemy after all

"...Rod Serling took French author Pierre Boulle’s La Planète des singes (with its subtext of “intelligence: use it or..."

May 10, 2024 Movie Review 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

"...“X W X” saw the singer’s previously pensive crowd descend into a thrashing mosh pit. By the set’s end,..."

Oct. 28, 2023 Music Post by Genevieve Wood

Memorable Moments From ACL Fest Weekend One

For you to rewind this weekend at Zilker Park

"...all black with gravity-defying hair and elongated fingernails ("Comme des Garçons [Like the Boys]"). Despite choreography throughout, the songwriter's..."

Oct. 13, 2023 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

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

"...all black with gravity-defying hair and elongated fingernails (“Comme Des Garçons [Like the Boys]”). Despite choreography throughout, the songwriter’s..."

Oct. 8, 2023 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

10 Essential Acts to See at ACL Fest

Must-see visiting acts at Zilker Park, from Kendrick Lamar to Rina Sawayama

"...Fighters, Alanis Morissette, Mumford & Sons, the Lumineers, and ODESZA claim the big fonts, while Shania Twain (Weekend One..."

Oct. 6, 2023 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Qmmunity: Transing Pride

ATX Trans Pride puts the spotlight on the transgender community during Austin Pride

"...years of Edwards not being booked for Austin Pride despite being a longstanding Bat City trans DJ icon. Making..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Column by James Scott

The Luv Doc: America’s 40th-Best City

Because Ted Cruz is the Rat King

"...Report. I have to admit that being ranked below Des Moines, Rochester, and Fort Wayne stings a little, but..."

July 28, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

Where to Find Desi Pizza in Austin

A slice of South Asia

"...hasn't gotten as much attention is that of the Desi pizza ("Des" means "country" or "land" in Sanskrit, so..."

May 5, 2023 Food Feature by Haris Qureshi

Howie Mandel: "Everything I've Done, I've Fallen Into"

The Moontower Just For Laughs headliner on his accidental career

"...go, 'I don't know,' and she give me these sides and I read the sides, and she goes, 'That's..."

April 19, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Last Week in Live Music: Taylor Swift, Depeche Mode, and More

"...Des Rocs at Vibes Event Center in San Antonio on..."

April 3, 2023 Photo Gallery

Review: Broadway in Austin’s Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations

Like any jukebox musical, it all comes down to the songs

"...Binkley (lighting), and Peter Nigrini’s (projection) constantly shifting kinetic design. Paul Tazewell’s costumes are perfectly period, and director Des..."

March 30, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

The House That Built DJ Shani Hébert

Decades in the making, The Groove Temple arrives on KUTX

"...Creole family in maternal lineage, holds a bit of destiny. For example, by no accident, the Windy City birthed..."

March 3, 2023 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Day Trips & Beyond: Love Lock Bridges in Texas

A guide to "love locks" (and rocks) across the state

"...world. The most famous love lock bridge is Pont des Arts in Paris where the weight of thousands of..."

Feb. 9, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Love Locks in Texas

Where to continue the love lock tradition for Valentine’s Day

"...world. The most famous love lock bridge is Pont des Arts in Paris, where the weight of the locks..."

Feb. 10, 2023 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Review: Austin Opera’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Sharp Sondheim staging could benefit from some musical raggedness

"...Sweeney Todd revolves around a despondent barber (bass Kevin Burdette) out to avenge his wrongful..."

Feb. 1, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Japan’s 8mm Revolution

Hachimiri Madness exposes the new radicals of the punk era

"...series, like Nobuhiro Suwa (Paris, Je T’Aime segment “Place des Victoires”) and his first feature, Hanasareru Gang, whose French..."

Feb. 1, 2023 Screens Post by Jenny Nulf

Mid-Century

Ghostly goings-on in this short-term rental shocker

"...architecture? In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, design and space stopped being restricted to the absurdly wealthy,..."

June 17, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Weekend Wine: Rosé Day!

Have you had your daily pink?

"...call for a French version like Gerard Bertrand Cote Des Roses Rosé or Domaine Tempier. But when we just..."

May 27, 2022 Food Post by Wes Marshall

Audrey Diwan Recounts a History of Abortion in Happening

The French director explains why these stories are important

"...school when she realizes that she is pregnant, and decides to have an abortion (as she tells one medical..."

May 17, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: Broadway in Austin’s Summer: The Donna Summer Musical

Now is the Summer of our discontent after this flat jukebox

"...nearly enough gravity in Colman Domingo, Robert Cary, and Des McAnuff’s emaciated one-act script to provide the necessary connective..."

May 7, 2022 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Patti Smith: “I don’t claim to be a progenitor of any particular movement – I just did my work”

Ever-evolving singer, writer, & artist communes at ACL Live Saturday

"...humanities prizes, including the French Ministry of Culture “Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres.” The 2007 Rock and Roll..."

May 2, 2022 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...Cifika brings her mesmerizing new multimedia collaboration with lighting designer Alex Griff, HYDROVOX 2.0, to church for SXSW. Dark,..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

The Austin Historical Weapons Guild Brings Historical Swordplay to Life

Cut, thrust, parry, fun

"...sword in hand? To face their enemies and cross blades with a foe? Who hasn't wanted to jump into..."

Feb. 25, 2022 Arts Feature by Robert Penson

Finding More Eaze in the World of Experimental Pop

Austin composer Mari Maurice details her nonhierarchical obsessions

"...creation while studying at San Antonio's Trinity University. Suddenly desperate to escape her hometown, the artist applied to graduate..."

Feb. 11, 2022 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

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