Sentimental Family Band Isn’t Hung Up on the High Times

The softie ex-art-rockers arrive at Austin’s honky-tonk revival

"...originals as some potential bridge between your grandparents’ Fifties favorites and modern pedal-steel-loving pop acts like Faye Webster, as..."

April 12, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

We Have an Issue: Everything You Need to Know About The Austin Chronicle’s Best of Austin Awards

When to vote, why to vote, and how to campaign

"...In this issue we kick off another Best of Austin Awards cycle. For 34 years, we’ve been asking our..."

March 29, 2024 Column by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film Review: The Queen of My Dreams

Moving family dramedy jumps between Pakistan and Canada

"...at SXSW that will take you to more fantastical places, but the 1960s Pakistan depicted in writer-director Fawzia Mirza’s..."

March 9, 2024 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Opinion: Let’s Encourage Austin Restaurants to Switch to Reusables, Away From Single-Use Items

Austin Reuse Coalition and Plastic Reduction Project want your help rating Austin restaurants’ commitment to reducing plastic use

"...of pollution, it only takes one walk around your favorite Austin park or waterway to recognize the impact that..."

March 1, 2024 Column by Brandi Clark Burton

Six Great Breweries Off the Beaten Path

In tumultuous times for Austin beer, these undersung gems are worth seeking out

"...I have lived in a lot of hot places: El Paso; Phoenix; the damp, camel’s buttcrack that is..."

March 1, 2024 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Lydia Loveless, Helado Negro, and More Crucial Concerts

Essential Austin gigs in the coming week

"...last year’s tortured reckoning with loss, the remarkable Thin Places.   – Doug Freeman Exótico Americano Remixed: Frederico7 y..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Music Feature by Elizabeth Braaten

Dev Patel Swings Into South by Southwest With Monkey Man World Premiere

Fest gets new docs on Stormy Daniels, Alex Jones, and Jon Bon Jovi

"...own narrative, while The Truth vs. Alex Jones puts Austin's village idiot on the stand to be truly culpable..."

Feb. 7, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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.

"...Here’s some of what's happening in Austin's culinary scene – as wrangled from numerous PR releases,..."

Dec. 20, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Top 10 Festival Films of 2023 You Haven’t Seen Yet

From the Toxic Avenger to school shootings, the best of the fests

"...look at some of the movies that have played Austin's wide array of film fests (plus maybe an out-of-town..."

Dec. 19, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: Stop, Drop, and Shop

Qmmunity advises on what local places are best for gay gift shopping this year

"...the ultimate excuse to shop all day at my favorite places, because, actually, I'm being very selfless by spending..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Column by James Scott

Opinion: The HOME Act Will Help Keep Austin Affordable and the American Dream Alive

Affordable housing in great locations helped my immigrant parents thrive in America

"...My parents are not unique. Austin is full of hardworking individuals and families who aspire..."

Nov. 24, 2023 Column by Valerie Zhang

A New Chapter for Austin’s Small Bookstores

From serving neighborhoods to serving wine, how innovative local booksellers are filling the shelves

"...Austin loves to read...."

Nov. 10, 2023 Arts Feature by Joe Gross

Austin's Summer Hellscape Persists. Time to Find a Frozen Margarita.

Some of our favorite places slinging frozen margs

"...a very cold drink. Here are a handful of places slinging some of our favorite frozen margs at relatively..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Food Post by Evan Rodriguez

The Austin Chronic: Kevin Curtin Tries Out THCA

Living legally in loophole land

"...You know, I worry that when Austin eventually has legit dispensaries, they're going to be so..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Column by Kevin Curtin

More Subjective Taproom Thoughts From Austin Kids

Beergardigans the Third, courtesy of local half-pints

"...– Enzo, 11; Theo, 7; and Tallulah, 5 – Austin's half-pint brewery critics who are back for a third..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Finding Sasquatch in Summoning the Spirit

How a Texas bigfoot migrated to Oregon for new cryptid horror

"...bigfoot movies? There are so many films about everyone's favorite furry cryptid and its various global relatives – whether..."

Aug. 10, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Finish up the summer with some adventure

"...building a $3 million pink granite state Capitol in Austin for the land that encompassed all or part of..."

Aug. 2, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Qmmunity: Spirits of Sobriety

Austin's queer community offers intentional alcohol-free events for the sober and sober curious

"...into the lane of sober socializing. Cruising on through Austin, you can find places for support in your recovery..."

July 7, 2023 Column by James Scott

Owen Egerton, Austin's Man of Letters, Leaves the Community He Loves

An increasingly unwelcoming Texas leads to a big goodbye

"...support for the written world. There are thousands of Austinites who know him more as a comedian, as physically..."

June 30, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

10 Essential Showcases to See at Oblivion Access

Unpacking the unclassifiable experimental music festival, show by show

"...Austin Terror Fest evolving into avant-experimental cornucopia Oblivion Access doesn't..."

June 9, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

School’s out and June is the beginning of summer fun

"...days of segregation, the juke joints were semi-secret, backwoods places run by and catering to Black people. Johnson makes..."

June 1, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Farewell to the Danger God: Gary Kent (1933-2023)

The stunt legend who called Austin home died this week

"...fame – a mystique, a danger. Whatever it was, Austin stunt performer and filmmaker Gary Kent, who died Thursday..."

May 26, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Four Korean Pubs for Your Late Night Dining Pleasure

Pochas for late-night snacking

"...I continually find myself coming back to in North Austin aren’t what you might expect. Not at Jim’s anymore..."

May 24, 2023 Food Post by Evan Rodriguez

Where to Find Desi Pizza in Austin

A slice of South Asia

"...While Austin hasn't always been a haven for pizza lovers, these..."

May 5, 2023 Food Feature by Haris Qureshi

Killing Nazis the Finnish Way: Jalmari Helander on Hyperviolent Action-Comedy Sisu

How mud and sand made for a gritty World War II romp

"...is for Rambo: First Blood Part 2. "It's my favorite," he grins...."

April 25, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Joy of Bicycling in Austin

A one-person sociological study of springtime biking where every ride is his favorite

"...for state employees. It's a million-dollar view of Downtown Austin, free to innocent trespassers...."

April 21, 2023 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

Catch up on Texas travel news and plan some spring sightseeing

"...Garden is often mentioned on lists of the best places in America to see cherry blossoms, and the 150..."

April 2, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

We Have an Issue: Time to Vote for Your Favorite Local People and Places in The Austin Chronicle’s Best of Austin Awards

Show your appreciation for the good work folks are doing

"...deal with state officials to place state troopers on Austin streets, that story clearly trumped our annual April Fools'..."

March 31, 2023 Column by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Wednesday

A primo Tiger Den showcase, iLe, Hermanos Gutiérrez, and more

"...Ray Wylie Hubbard, it's your own damn fault. The Austin-area legend's choruses are laden with the kind of country-rock..."

March 16, 2023 SXSW Post by Julian Towers

Unofficial Parties & Free Shows to See During South by Southwest

The Chronicle’s recommended concerts for the coming week

"...Glo’s Diaspora Problems earned Pitchfork’s Best New Music status, Austin’s indie-punk stalwarts A Giant Dog never disappoint, and Pigs..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

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