Sunday ACL Fest Interview: Songhoy Blues

Malian guitar combine reaches Western soars via rock and blues

"...Like its predecessor, Résistance retains traditional Songhai “desert blues” culture while channeling more familiar styles like high-voltage..."

Oct. 13, 2017 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

Campus Hacks: University of Texas

Surprisingly, hook 'em isn't the only thing you need to know

"...UT Health Services. Even better, you can explore Longhorn culture through worthwhile sights...."

Aug. 23, 2017 Chronolog Post by Maria Mendez

Your Weekend in Film

Ingrid Goes West, Logan Lucky open in Austin

"...worldview becomes scrutinized by others. Farmers’ market jokes and “desert vibes” hashtags aside, Ingrid Goes West cuts to the..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

Friday Free Week Stoner Jam: Duel

“Free Week is a magic window of time”

"...Nineties or New York in the late Seventies. That’s culture!..."

Jan. 6, 2017 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

District 2: The Battle for Southeast Austin

Former firefighter Delia Garza faces two unlikely challengers

"...city. His four primary missions – leveraging Austin's tech culture, increasing diversity and density in affordable housing, solving transportation..."

Aug. 26, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Playback – Omnibus: Destination Unknown

Vetting City Hall's recommendations to Mayor Adler's arts Omnibus and unveiling Sound on Sound Fest's Renaissance location and debut lineup

"...is our city to realize how important the creative culture is to our quality of life and invest heavily..."

July 1, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Film Adds Midnighters and More

Horror lineup announced, plus shorts and more

"...and flee with their hostage deep into the California desert, where they find themselves in a harrowing fight for..."

Feb. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Remembering Steve Anderson

Craft brewing pioneer dead at 53

"...owner Billy Forrester that would change Texas craft beer culture forever...."

Dec. 1, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Fantastic Fest Unleashes Final Wave

New films from Charlie Kaufman and Owen Egerton join fest

"...as the “Satanic Panic” made its way through every pop-culture pathway in the Eighties. Relive the era with the..."

Sept. 9, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Early Music Project's Convivencia Re-Envisioned

Spanish Christian music, Sephardic Jewish song, and al-Andalus melodies meld in this special concert

"...sections that capture the universality of human experiences across cultures, such as prayer and words of love. Helping TEMP..."

Sept. 4, 2015 Arts Feature by Natalie Zeldin

DVDanger: Wild Boys

The Boy and other examinations of the pre-teen male mind

"...Cub, a forest-shaded Belgian kin to The Boy's sun-blistered desert...."

Aug. 26, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Glorious Renewal

The Contemporary Austin gives new life to the place where it all began, Laguna Gloria

"...He found himself immersed in the city's dynamic creative culture. Soon after, Grachos moved to San Francisco, taking a..."

March 27, 2015 Arts Feature by Caitlin Greenwood

Wednesday Showcases

"...showcase is sponsored by the Islamabad-based Foundation for Arts Culture and Education (FACE), a U.S. State Department-funded organization countering..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

Unfinished Business

The 23rd annual Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest

"...people passing magical objects through a fence at a desert border crossing, or Medusa – yes, that Medusa –..."

Feb. 27, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

DVDanger: Retro Redemption

Nerd out with The Stream, Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie

"...nerd comedy and broad jokes, plus some hardened pop culture references (the Caddyshack gopher, that Star Trek rock in..."

Sept. 6, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Local Author Tim O'Brien Wins Lifetime Achievement Award

'The Things They Carried' author on life, fiction, and truth

"...of a dead-end casino in the middle of the desert somewhere on a New Year’s Eve, but it’s in..."

Nov. 14, 2013 Books Post by R.U. Steinberg

Texas Book Festival Announces Full Lineup

From R.L. Stine to Reza Aslan, 225-plus converge on the Capitol

"...of Texas Jessica Grogan, Encountering America: Humanistic Psychology, Sixties Culture, and the Shaping of the Modern Self Jeff Guinn,..."

Sept. 10, 2013 Books Post by Monica Riese

Queens of the Stone Age

"...Josh Homme's desert rock powerhouse just debuted at No. 1 on the..."

July 5, 2013 Music Review by Tim Stegall

Full of Fire

Taking a Knife to sexism

"...Maybe it was a bad peyote trip in the desert that led to their catastrophic decision, but last week..."

April 25, 2013 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Thanks for the Memories

'Chronicle' staff past and present on 20 years of covering SXSW Film

"...one of the 50 most influential people in "girl culture." (The film's soundtrack – featuring everyone from Mudhoney to..."

March 1, 2013 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

Deeper Water

Best albums locally, nationally, and critical poll dancing

"..."I am no vulture. This is my culture!"..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Eco: Beyond the Burlap Bag

Environmentalists ponder how to mainstream eco-culture

"...from builders who have created localized engineering solutions. When desert dwelling nations made houses with small windows, it was..."

Oct. 10, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

'The NFL Beat': Maslow's Hierarchy

True NFL team needs

"...like a guy in the movies: stranded in the desert. Drinking water out of a cactus. Very little time..."

July 20, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

To the Max

The Alamo Drafthouse portals to the summer of '82

"...Carlson, that year marked "the apex of our entertainment culture." It may be the only year when, weekend after..."

May 18, 2012 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

In Play

Thatgamecompany puts out another experimental release that dazzles the eyes and the mind

"...by Southwest Interactive panel, Jamin Warren, editor of gaming culture mag Kill Screen, described developer Thatgamecompany as making art..."

March 30, 2012 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

SXSW Saturday Picks & Sleepers

Saturday blurbs rally!

"...too-clever lyrics: "My homey carry two nines in the desert/like Gretzky in the sand." – Michael Bertin The Black..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

Pilobolus

Weird as it may seem, after 40 years, the fungus is still among us

"...and gone as quickly as a dandelion in the desert. But it's weird how culture works. There's a process..."

Feb. 17, 2012 Arts Feature by John Job

Trading Grass for Cash

When it comes to water, Augustine is no saint

"...start planting new stuff, we hope to see a culture change in Austin in terms of what kinds of..."

Sept. 23, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Anonymity: Never Gonna Give You Up

Is 4chan Internet freedom's best hope?

"...people should be able to be," says Austin-based Internet culture expert (and sometime Chronicle contributor) Jon Lebkowsky. "Is it..."

March 4, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Post-Production

Anish Savjani on where he's been and where he thinks the industry is going next

"...amid the eerie, parched landscape of the Oregon High Desert and starring Michelle Williams, Shirley Henderson, and Paul Dano,..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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