SXSW Music Review: From the Hills With Love

Israel Nash’s answer to Luck Reunion and Revival Experience

"...announced Israel Nash before launching into “Lucky Ones” in the headlining slot of his fourth annual From the Hills..."

March 18, 2019 Music Post by Doug Freeman

The Capital Grille Steaks Its Claim on Fourth Street

And, boy howdy, does it come through with flavors flying

"...Yes: The Capital Grille, in the heart of Downtown, right where..."

April 30, 2014 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Ink & Paper & the Dark Ambience of Demdike Stare

Because one thing leads to another until we’re all, you know, dead

"...I’ve been listening to the intense, tenebral noisefests of Demdike Stare for about a..."

Sept. 18, 2017 Design Post by Memory Harker

Aliens in the Attic

A group of kids save their vacation home from extraterrestrials while keeping their clueless elders out of the loop.

"...television series or Eighties-era sci-fi/horror semiclassics still arrive in theatres looking and feeling like remakes. That's certainly the déjà..."

Aug. 7, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Next Generation of Austin Hip-Hop

Young rappers reinvent the most streamed genre in America

"...Ultimate democratizer, the internet leads you to a mostly black and brown..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Music Feature by Clara Wang

UT Students Break Into E-Sports Through Longhorn Gaming

The university's independent organization gains notoriety in the competitive gaming world

"...There's a hue of gray in the world of digital..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Screens Feature by Derek Udensi

The Future of Food Is Now

From drones to cricket flour to apps designed to make food deserts extinct, social justice is at the intersection of food and technology

"...us are getting fat off of what emerges from the imaginations of our favorite chefs, we are increasingly outnumbered..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

Review: The Lion King Roars Strong

The Disney theatrical adaptation is a Bass hit

"...The imminent release of Robert Eggers' bloody Viking epic The..."

April 12, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Going Underground at the Vortex

Lisa B. Thompson's new drama digs deep into politics past and present, and asks us all: What are you gonna do?

"...Mason and Kyle sipping cognac while seated on a leather sofa in Mason's extensively renovated 19th-century brownstone, is to..."

March 24, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Kaci and the Wagakkiband: A SXSW Interview

Rock + traditional Japanese instruments = 俊英!

"...those well-dressed forces of nature that comprise Wagakkiband rocked the adoring crowd at SXSW's Des Moines Embassy last week,..."

March 23, 2016 Arts Post by Kaci Beeler

Skull & Cakebones Is Back, Lee’s Kitchen Opens Grandly, Austin Proper Takes It Streetside, Juliet Brings the Wild Boar, and Here Comes a French Bistro with a Moody Tongue

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

"...– as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings..."

Aug. 9, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

World Series for the Ages Commemorated in Box Set

Game 6 and all

"...uninterrupted glory, complete with ecstatically impartial postgame coverage from the MLB Network – is enough to justify the sticker..."

Dec. 20, 2011 Sports Post by Shawn Badgley

Feeling the Heat

A profile of the new Texas ACLU and Executive Director Will Harrell

"...For an organization that limped through the Nineties with virtually no presence at the Legislature, the..."

April 27, 2001 News Feature by Michael Erard

WWC: Previewing the Group Stage Finales

Four more days of group stage games climax with U.S.-Sweden on Thursday

"...With the U.S. win over Chile on Sunday, all 24 teams..."

June 16, 2019 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

Hey Babe, It's the Fourth of July!

You know you want to eat snacks and watch fireworks.

"...No matter where you identify on the political spectrum, we can all agree it's been a..."

July 3, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

The New Evolution

Is technology providing the ladder to the next stage of human consciousness?

"...If you happen to be roaming the halls of the Austin Convention Center during South by..."

March 4, 2011 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

W.C. Clark, the Godfather of Austin Blues, Has Died

The Texas Soul standard mentored Stevie Ray Vaughan and many others

"...Austin musician W.C. Clark, known as “the Godfather of Austin Blues” and a mentor to Stevie..."

March 2, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...SXSW has strapped on the rockets with not just a few titles for this..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

What Are the Birds Telling Us About Climate Change?

Reading the signs from our friends up in the sky

"...a passionate birder is likely to be interrupted by the birds nearby. Jane Tillman, a master naturalist and one..."

Feb. 23, 2018 News Feature by Melany Jean

The Damage Done by SB 4

Court records reveal impact of the "show me your papers" bill on immigrant lives

"...ensure ICE hadn't snatched up any of his family members. In the weeks following February's U.S. Immigration and Customs..."

July 21, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Austin Gets the Geek Stamp of Approval

Wizard World Comic Con brings Lando, Lee, and the Centipede three to town

"...So Batman and Robin, Lando Calrissian and Chewbacca, and all three parts of the Human Centipede walk..."

Nov. 12, 2010 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Li'l Green Aggravation Society

Rock & Roll's Cain & Abel: The Kinks' Davies Brothers

"...Everything you've ever heard about the Kinks is true. Everything you've ever heard about the..."

Nov. 15, 1996 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

“No Willie, Waylon, or the Armadillo in 1977!!!” The Punk Beast Begins to Stir in Austin

A nascent scene takes shape in chapter three of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...Editor’s note: This is the third chapter in a serialized history of Austin’s punk..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Chairman of the Board

Antone's Blue Monday boss Derek O'Brien keeps the music alive and blue

"...Austin music history: Guitarist Johnny Copeland lived here in the early Seventies. The Louisiana native spent formative years of..."

April 25, 2014 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

From the Vaults: When Shirley Clarke Met Roger Corman

Shirley Clarke was to direct "Crazy Mama"

"...I wrote a piece this week in the Chronicle about filmmaker Shirley Clarke and her 1985 movie..."

Oct. 12, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Linda Lindas, Momma, Caramelo Haze, JaRon Marshall, and more highlight our recommended shows

"...The Linda Lindas & Momma Free Shows..."

Jan. 13, 2023 Music Column by Alejandra Ramirez

Central Market’s $500 Gingerbread Contest, Le Politique’s Sad Denoument, One Dovetail’s a Pizza and the Other Is a Pommeau, and OMG Watertrade What Kind of Genius Dessert Is That?

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

"...scene, as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings...."

Dec. 14, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Meet Me at Waterloo Records: Playing, Shopping, and Encountering Life-Changing Moments at the Heart of Austin Music

Influential Austin characters reminice on 40 years of playing, shopping, and encountering life-changing moments at the heart of Austin music

"...and gave me a piercing look. Queued up at the vinyl room register in Waterloo Records, I flashed back..."

April 8, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Playback – Austin Record Convention: The Greatest Record Store on Earth

ARC of the covenant, good Reputations, and Blind Sight

"...kickstarting my summer of love with a visit to the Bay Area, I scooped LPs at Berkeley's Mad Monk..."

May 5, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Unlocking the Joys of Austin’s Puzzle Rooms

Escape rooms bring the solitary diversions to life

"...solve a series of puzzles that lead you to the key that allows you to escape...."

July 29, 2016 Arts Feature by Marc Majcher

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