Besame Mucho Braves the Cold for a Vibrant Latin Music Celebration

Second annual music festival packs four-dozen acts into COTA

"...Suavemente singer Elvis Crespo brought tropical merengue, contagious energy, and blaring horns..."

April 7, 2025 Music Post by Catalina Perez

SXSW Film Review: O'Dessa

Bold rock opera dazzles but doesn’t quite land its allegory

"...Euri Dervish, played by Kelvin Harrison Jr. (Baz Luhrman’s Elvis), a rock star first introduced behind a fringed mask..."

March 9, 2025 SXSW Post by Jessi Cape

Hairy Situations, Pickle Parties, and More Weekend Events

Some non-SXSW arts and culture recommendations

"...Cohn to the corner tattoo parlor. Talk about epic.   – Cat McCarrey Wild at Heart..."

March 7, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Walkabouts, Rallies, and Carnaval in This Weekend’s Recommended Events

The chilly weekend is heating up

"...the overall dismal state of women’s health in general.   – Cat McCarrey OUTsider Fest..."

Feb. 21, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

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

"...By the late 1950s the ballroom had embraced rock & roll and the youth market...."

Jan. 17, 2025 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Crucial Concerts for the Week Ahead

The Point, Wild Heaven, Chris Acker, and more

"...Under new management – the teams behind Resound Presents, Tweedy’s, Hotel Vegas, the..."

Jan. 3, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, December 13-19

"...hymn recorded by many pop stars, including Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley, and Willie Nelson. Created in 1773, it tells..."

Dec. 13, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny

Live Music Recommendations for the Week

Shoegaze, hip-hop, jazz, and three days of Wilco

"...own from West Texas. Yes: It’s her actual birthday.   – Amber Williams Gumma, Born Twins, Day Friend..."

Nov. 29, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Record Store Day, Formula 1, Dyke March, and More Event Recommendations

Your weekend is spoken for

"...chance to see the fear wranglers of the future.   – Richard Whittaker Flood of Spirits..."

Oct. 18, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Story Time With Mr. Crocket

How a scary dream inspired the new Hulu horror

"...That definitely applies to Elvis Nolasco. Best known for gritty performances in equally gritty..."

Oct. 15, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Chappell Roan Says ACL Performance Is Her Last of the Year, and More Surprises From Weekend Two

The heat lingered at sets from Vince Staples, Dua Lipa, Jeezy, and more

"...The HBCU students spanned the gamut from country to R&B before ending with a medley of Stevie Wonder’s “Superstition,”..."

Oct. 14, 2024 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Sturgill Simpson Stays Outlaw, Tyler, the Creator Gets Sentimental, and Other ACL Sunday Highlights

The fest stayed sunny on the final day of the first weekend

"...McKenna hit “Brazil” during “Sunny Jones” to a Florence & the Machine cover, the group positioned themselves squarely alongside..."

Oct. 7, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

10 Austin Restaurants Dishing Out Delicious Margaritas

Where to find salty rims and serious vibes

"...boasts the same quirky charm. From hand-carved fishes to Elvis memorabilia, Chuy’s is the place to physically (and spiritually)..."

Aug. 24, 2024 Food Post by Neha Kondaveeti

Shoegaze, Synthpop, Hip-Hop, and More Crucial Concerts

Whatever your genre, we got you

"...and more to Austin for their Anime Shibari tour.   – Cy White Alejandro Escovedo With Special Guest David..."

Aug. 16, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Sweet sheep, Lonesome Dove peeks, and more to see around the state

"...Monarchs walk. Take a short walk through the coastal..."

Aug. 1, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Austin Elders: Margaret and Pat Roach Reflect on Their 64-Year Marriage

It all started at UT-Austin

"...per semester. They reminisced about old orgs and traditions – like the Orange Jackets and Roundup – with Pat..."

Aug. 2, 2024 News Feature by Neha Kondaveeti

That's One Pricey Burrito: Chuy's Sells for $605 Million

Austin original acquired by Darden Restaurants, Inc.

"...Chuy's is the weird, cool Tex-Mex place with the Elvis shrine down on Barton Springs. The reality is that..."

July 18, 2024 Food Post by Richard Whittaker

The Bikeriders

Jeff Nichols finds poignancy in the rise and fall of a motorcycle gang

"...(Butler, on a roll from his Oscar-nominated role in Elvis and a buzzy turn this spring as Dune: Part..."

June 21, 2024 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Luv Doc: Mutually Assured Destruction

A pretty bum deal if you ask me

"...the shower. Back then I thought it was cute – well, mostly. Fast-forward 10 years and we have a..."

June 21, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

Back to Black

Amy Winehouse biopic gives you all the details you’ll recognize from the singer’s tragically short life – but not much beyond that

"...of dead musicians alongside Charlie Parker, Sid Vicious, and Elvis. The appalling paparazzi intrusion left an undeniable photographic record..."

May 17, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Austin Chronicle's Hair of the 3-Legged Dog Day Party, Vol. IX

"...R&B songstress Grace Sorensen previewed songs from her debut LP,..."

March 16, 2024 Photo Gallery

The Chronicle’s Hair of the 3-Legged Dog Party Brings Breezy Grooves to Hotel Vegas

Feat. Grace Sorensen, Nemegata, Cactus Lee, Font on the patio

"...Austin acts issued sonically diverse, though equally danceable, performances. R&B songstress Grace Sorensen opened with her version of an..."

March 16, 2024 SXSW Post by Carys Anderson

Kermit the Frog, Tyler Childers Play Willie’s Luck Reunion

Annual fest still seamlessly threads contemporary country

"...powerful voice and polished melodies, while Ogi delivered jazz-flecked R&B off debut Monologues with remarkable poise and charisma. Velasquez’s..."

March 15, 2024 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Bassist Mikki Itzigsohn Premieres First Visual Art Show

Ode to “Songwriters” at Yard Dog Art Gallery

"...in garage group Small Wigs and lounge act Mikki & Elvis, tells the Chronicle. As a teenager in Los..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

A Freight Train Ride Through Lucinda Williams’ Artistry at ACL Live

Former Austinite stands tall on the blues in soundtracked read-along

"...– due for his own ACL Live gig with Elvis Costello the next night – visited her backstage in..."

Jan. 20, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

The Eyes of Evil MoPac Are Upon You

Austin’s favorite anonymous Twitter account is the city’s newest podcast phenom

"...But when Evil MoPac – the sardonic Twitter/X account run by either a sentient..."

Nov. 24, 2023 Screens Feature by Joe Gross

Saltburn

The Talented Mr. Ripley riff adds little to the conversation

"...is quick to notice Felix Catton (Elordi, most recently Elvis in Priscilla) as he enters the courtyard. Devilishly handsome,..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Priscilla

Measured journey behind closed doors of rock & roll's most famous marriage

"...ponytail; he was the charismatic 24-year-old prince of rock & roll, whose gyrating hips shook postwar America out of..."

Nov. 3, 2023 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Book Review: A Nontraditional Look at Why Willie Mae Thornton Matters

Lynnée Denise eschews her groundbreaking subject’s “Big Mama” moniker

"...Those looking for your standard music biography à la Peter Guralnick best move on. Instead, self-describing her..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Music Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Sudan Archives, Ben Kweller, and More Highlights From Saturday at ACL Fest

Texans Angel White, Blakchyl stood out under an annular eclipse

"...Festival. Alongside Los Angeles-based Sudan Archives and Vancouver-hubbed Tegan & Sara, the Chronicle team handpicked a run of performances..."

Oct. 15, 2023 Music Post by Doug Freeman

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