SXSW Conference Taps Issa Rae, Signal and Colossal Leads for Keynotes

Lineup drop also adds Kevin Bacon, Hideo Kojima, Last of Us cast & crew

"...Fiction to Science Fact: Fueled by the spirit of American ingenuity, Colossal Biosciences is rewriting the rules of what’s..."

Feb. 11, 2025 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...K. Isaac, Melinda Meeng, Allie Heng, Winter Dewitt, Safia Fredericks, Sedrick Cabrera (World Premiere)..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Little Women, Big Games, and More Recommended Weekend Events

Get in the spirit with these arts and cultural happenings

"...to Winona Ryder, Kirsten Dunst, Samantha Mathis, Susan Sarandon, Eric Stoltz, and Christian Bale as the hot, angsty boy..."

Dec. 20, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Markets, Matheson, and More Recommended Events

Fill your weekend with arts, culture, and a bit of capitalism

"...save it from getting the three-seashells treatment? Join hosts Eric Samaniego and Wright Sulek as they ask whether this..."

Nov. 22, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

La Doña, Geto Gala, the Queen of Christmas, and More Crucial Concerts

Plan your week in live music

"...old-fashioned cash donation.   – Genevieve Wood Mariah Carey’s Christmas Time..."

Nov. 15, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...SethiProducers: Renee Witt, Charlie McSpadden, Andrew Calof, Justin BaldoniScreenwriters: Eric Randall, Madhuri Shekar When Naveen brings his fiancé Jay..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Best New Year’s Eve Concerts Happening in Austin

Eleven live music options to ring in 2024, from Snail Mail to Gary Clark Jr.

"...a New Year's in Texas, and brings a belated Christmas gift with Lone Star-grown openers Narrow Head and On..."

Dec. 22, 2023 Music Column by Carys Anderson

Christmastime Yum, New Year’s Noms, Jo’s Spikes Coffee Winterwise, Hoboken Pie Ventures Beyond Pizza, and More

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

"...Christmas is coming up fast, but in these plan-ahead times..."

Dec. 20, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Steve Davis’ Top 10 Films of 2023

"...Kevin Walker (The Killer); Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach (Barbie); Eric Roth, Martin Scorsese (Killers of the Flower Moon)..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Screens Feature

After Almost Six Years in Jail, Devonte Amerson Has Been Released

Murder suspect met by family and supporters

"...Devonte Amerson will spend Christmas with his family...."

Dec. 12, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Dinosaur Jr. at Lakeline Park, Los Texmaniacs in Sunset Valley, and more recommended shows

"...his brother-in-law Graham Williams of Resound Presents procured over Christmas break in Mérida, Yucatán, Adrian Quesada revealed plans to..."

April 28, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Fogo de Chão Reopens This Weekend, Ember Kitchen Is Opening Soon, Ezov Is Opening Later, Batch Is Open Now, and Would You Believe We Have a Sweet Array of NYE Recommendations for You, O Holiday-Harried Citizen?

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

"...likely 1) already have reservations set up for your Christmas dinner, or 2) will be dining at home, maybe..."

Dec. 21, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Recipes to Reimagine Your Holiday Feast

It’s time to revamp your end-of-year celebration menus

"...Christmas looks different across the globe, but we wonder: Is..."

Dec. 9, 2022 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Lazarus Opens on Airport, J-Prime Opens Downtown, Old Thousand and JewBoy Bring the Holiday Fusion, Chanukah Gets the Haute Cuisine, and Everything Is Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

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

"...beers and strong coffee and more. (Our sudsy reporter Eric Puga is especially fond of their Prodigal Pils.)..."

Nov. 30, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

To Oblivion and Beyond: A Breakdown of the Bands at Oblivion Access

Translating the scrolls at Austin’s most interesting festival of the year

"...Chris Reifert, percussion and larynx tartare, and axe murderer Eric Cutler, these real-life White Walkers returned this century with..."

May 6, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

“Best of Austin” Winner Avery Moore Isn’t Kidding Around

"Hey man, this is for you"

"...near and dear to my heart. It's like comedy Christmas. I love the people that produce it. I love..."

April 15, 2022 Arts Feature by Rod Machen

R.I.P., John Mueller; Farewell to Contigo; Garbo’s Lobsters On; Trudy’s Says Howdy to Seafood; the Garrison Brothers Are Convivial Steak Holders

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

"...And, in further joy, there’s Christmas Day and the fact that Heidi Garbo’s new brick-and-mortar..."

Dec. 21, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

We Have an Issue: Happy Haunts

In this week’s issue, we peek behind the curtain of Austin’s scare houses

"...houses. It's fair to say that Halloween is Richard's Christmas – something he giddily plans for months in advance..."

Oct. 8, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

Penfold Theatre Gives Live Readings of Radio Plays in the Ransom Center Archives

The company has dusted off radio adaptations of Shakespeare, Fitzgerald, and Thackeray for the 21st century to hear – live

"...34th Street or It's a Wonderful Life or A Christmas Carol, with live foley work, an announcer, and commercial..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Q&A: Colin Mochrie Goes to Summer Camp in Boys vs. Girls

The Whose Line is it Anyway? star talks nerves and narwhals

"...co-ed, much to the chagrin of camp counsellors Dale (Eric Osborne) and Amber (Rachel Dagenais)...."

Jan. 12, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Breaking Surface

Underwater survival thriller scales down the disaster movie but not the tension

"...of the two, a professional diver sticking around for Christmas while her sister, Ida (Gammel), visits the family home..."

Jan. 8, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...plenty of practice off her 2019 LP of underrecognized Christmas anthems. Watch anytime before Jan. 1 for a special..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

More Closings, Some Openings, Kristen Kish, Thai Ice Creams, Texas Wines, and the Spice Must Flow

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

"...And you are aware, yes, that the Chron’s indefatigable Eric Puga has released his ranking of the Top 20..."

Nov. 18, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Fatman

Season's beatings with Gibson and Goggins in bloody Santa story

"...Mel Gibson, Walton Goggins, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Shaun Benson and Eric Woolfe...."

Nov. 13, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

We Have an Issue: Drink It In

"...you settle for some best beer? Chronicle beer columnist Eric Puga started issuing his brewery power rankings in 2017,..."

Nov. 13, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

Be Filled With Dredd For Other Worlds

Judge Dredd retrospective plus new hits for SF fest

"...Fans of the original British comic never forgave the American version for missing all the brutality and inherent political..."

Nov. 11, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Kingcast Finds the Personal Stories of Stephen King Fans

Eric Vespe and Scott Wampler make for the podcast's skeleton crew

"...fault is that massive obsession? "Stephen King's," said co-host Eric Vespe...."

Oct. 23, 2020 Features Feature by Richard Whittaker

Slabs, Screw, and Stories from the Country: Deezie Brown & EC Mayne Soundtrack Bastrop County

Candy Blue Like Screw reclaims Texas rap heritage

"...a lot for you to rise above," says rapper Eric Culberson, aka EC Mayne, who reps Bastrop so faithfully..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters Gets Political With the Chronicle

He should be a prime-time news analyst. Televisions would melt.

"...– not one of its 72 minutes shrill or hysterical...."

March 20, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Austin Music Yearbook: Can You Name These Musicians?

"...Eric Braden of Big Bill (center, with How to Sing..."

Aug. 29, 2019 Photo Gallery

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