The Handyband Collective Cleans Up the Sound of Home Maintenance

Group of musicians takes odd jobs to the next level

"...is not a performer, they are, in general, a bad person [to have in] your home,” he says...."

May 9, 2025 Music Feature by Caroline Drew

Blank Hellscape Crafts Five Years of Intricate Demos Into Hell 2

Your favorite local band’s favorite local band emerges with sophomore album

"...into, it’s not yourself you hate, it’s capitalism, it’s everything else, the death of the environment. These things are..."

April 25, 2025 Music Feature by Kyra Bruce

The Luv Doc: A Hard Lesson

You might want to spruce up that Tinder profile

"...is that he’s one those guys who knows literally everything there is to know about cunnilingus, so ... yeah..."

April 18, 2025 Column by The Luv Doc

The Verde Report: An “Ashamed” Austin FC Must Regain Competitive Spirit After 5-1 Disaster

Vancouver debacle marks pivotal point in season

"...probably does ATX some favors, all things considered. How bad was it? Whitecaps striker Brian White scored more goals..."

April 18, 2025 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Lunar Vacation, Nané Day, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

Grab the earplugs and hit the clubs

"...quintet that sweeps across country, blues, and vintage rock & roll to expand their sweet, Everly-esque connection. Last year’s..."

April 11, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

The Luv Doc: Literary Aspirations

It’s time to let her spread her wings and soar

"...writing is nearly impossible because it’s so abysmal. It’s bad enough that her chosen genre is fantasy, which I..."

April 11, 2025 Column by The Luv Doc

Sitting Down With Your Senator

Sarah Eckhardt goes deep on democracy, womanhood, and our era

"...the building, so I don’t consider political theatre a bad thing. I think you need to be sufficiently theatrical,..."

April 11, 2025 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

SXSW Film Review: Idiotka

Girls just want to Slay, Serve, and Survive

"...brother (Nerses Stamos). Her family has been dealt a bad hand, and she has put it upon herself to..."

March 13, 2025 SXSW Post by Jenny Nulf

Musician Panels, a Band of Horses Live Set, and More Reviews From Wednesday of SXSW

John Fogerty, Tom Morello, and Andrew McMahon get chatty

"...for record label backing, with nothing to lose and everything to prove. The delivery of chiming guitar and punchy..."

March 13, 2025 Music Post by Carys Anderson

J’cuuzi Takes a Guerrilla Approach to Music and Performance

Local dance punks aren’t thinking too far ahead

"...thumping bass, churning keyboards, and campy glam rock guitar. “Bad Toy,” you might guess, is about a haunted vibrator,..."

March 14, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

SXSW Film Review: The Python Hunt

How a man-made ecological disaster may be hiding a much worse sin

"...When it comes to bad PR, it's a race to the bottom for three..."

March 12, 2025 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Short and Sweet: “Neuro”

Austin-made psychotropic short explores the mutability of memory

"...What would you do to get rid of a bad memory? In retro sci-fi mindbender "Neuro" by first-time director..."

March 7, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Doc Tells the Story of Local Psych-Punk Legends Butthole Surfers

Never sacred, always profane

"...There’s a good documentary series about Willie (Willie Nelson & Family, streaming on Paramount+), and a terrific doc about..."

March 7, 2025 Screens Feature by Joe Gross

The Luv Doc: Forgetful Husband

Wherein the Luv Doc contemplates the original cause of blunt force head trauma

"...I refuse to believe that all men are this bad. Did I somehow get the worst? How do I..."

Feb. 28, 2025 Column by The Luv Doc

Volunteering, Drag, Birthdays, and More Recommended Events

Let us help you plan your weekend

"...suppressing anyone who threatens their insane heterodoxy of pseudoscience & cruelty than providing, like, support for us citizens. Yet..."

Feb. 28, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

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

The chilly weekend is heating up

"...Thursday 20 - Friday 21 & Thursday 27 - Saturday 1, Dougherty Arts Center..."

Feb. 21, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

As Captain America enters a Brave New World, every MCU film reviewed

"...of the Infinity Saga, and the idea that some baddies can truly be redeemed...."

Feb. 14, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Love Hurts

Action-comedy stars Ke Huy Quan as a real estate agent pulled back into a life of crime

"...proved that audiences will always root for the implausible badass with right on their side, and that’s true again..."

Feb. 7, 2025 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Gus Baldwin, the Sketch, and a New Era of Old School

Genre-agnostic quartet debuts with classic rock energy and brassy punk politics

"...shit,” Gus Baldwin says, sitting in his house/practice space/rock & roll hall of fame on Hollywood Ave...."

Feb. 7, 2025 Music Feature by Kyra Bruce

Caroline Rose Ditches Spotify and Live Nation for an Old-School Album Rollout

Alt-pop artist embraces a “slug mentality”

"...anything groundbreaking,” Rose says. “I’m just tired of feeling bad about the way that the music industry is going..."

Feb. 5, 2025 Music Post by Caroline Drew

The Luv Doc: Inviting the Uninviting

A dinner party disaster waiting to happen

"...that party.” I usually do invite her to nearly everything, but she has a bad habit of being really..."

Jan. 31, 2025 Column by The Luv Doc

A Winter Formal, a Yellow Brick Ball, and More Recommended Events

Arts and culture happenings for the weekend

"...the feature debut of the man once dubbed the Bad Boy of Canadian Cinema – a bizarro road trip..."

Jan. 24, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

One of Them Days

Keke Palmer and SZA star in a likable throwback comedy

"...who kinda, sorta have each others' backs. It's, well, everything. In Friday, two amiable goofs played by an established..."

Jan. 17, 2025 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

MASS Gallery Takes on “Toxic Masculinity”

Photographer David Hurles’ pornographic works and personal archives comprise new show

"...trade, you know: lots of black eyes, chipped teeth, bad tattoos.” In an interview with Hurles’ peer and “Toxic..."

Jan. 17, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Inside the Multi-Partner, “Second Chance” Takeover of 29th Street Ballroom

Tweedy’s and Resound Presents teams lead venue’s management

"...think that that left all of us with a bad taste in our mouth. So it's exciting to be..."

Jan. 3, 2025 Music Post by Carys Anderson

The Luv Doc: Girl With the Smelly Guy

Call me bitchy if you want. Just do it from a distance.

"...I overheard two of my co-workers complaining about how bad he smelled. To be perfectly honest, I had barely..."

Dec. 27, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

After Years in Jail for a Crime He Was Never Convicted of, Cyrus Gray Is Free ... for Now

Living in the free world, but the case just won't go away

"...trial. It astonished her. She felt the testimony validated everything Gray had said. Mano Amiga decided to put Gray..."

Dec. 20, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Texas Coach Steve Sarkisian Should Start the Arch Manning Era Now

He’s the roster’s best chance to win at QB against Clemson

"...optics as it pertains to recruiting ... anything and everything apart from “Ewers gives us a better chance to..."

Dec. 20, 2024 Sports Feature by Eric Goodman

The Austin Chronicle’s Top 10 Films of 2024

Critics’ lists and more thoughts on the year in film

"...I suspect how you read that last scene says everything about how you approach the day – with an..."

Dec. 13, 2024 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

The Luv Doc: A Culinary Mount Everest

You can’t expect starving people in buckle shoes to make smart choices

"...I want. Now I wonder if he just hates everything I make and is afraid I will embarrass him..."

Nov. 29, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

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