SXSW Online Offered Lots to Look Forward To

Virtual festival forecasts incoming local debuts and tentative fall touring.

"...looped back to yearning for shows. Virtually maintaining the festival's longtime focus on discovery and international acts, SXSW Online..."

March 26, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The New-Look Songwriters Across Texas Goes Beyond the Honky-Tonk

Local music show is back on the CW with its broadest lineup yet

"...a change of pace for filmmaker Foster, who had festival success in 2017 with his Austin-shot sci-fi drama, Time..."

June 28, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Asian American Film Festival Raises Its Profile

Asian cinema is back on the calendar and AAAFF celebrates its filmmakers

"...from Vietnam to Switzerland, the Austin Asian American Film Festival celebrates the diversity of the global Asian experience. Now..."

June 14, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival: 10 Things We Learned From the Writers of Infinity War

Marvel scribes Markus and McFeely stay spoiler-free

"...their career with the massive franchise at Austin Film Festival on Saturday, they were suitably tight-lipped on even the..."

Nov. 1, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Your Guide to the Most Intriguing Films of This Year’s Austin Asian American Film Festival

AAAFF looks cool AF

"...The Austin Asian American Film Festival is back in town, but if you assume that..."

Dec. 1, 2017 Screens Feature by Michael Agresta

Luv Doc Recommends: Spike and Mike’s Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation

Alamo Drafthouse Downtown, Friday, January 26, 2007

"...to consult the man who pioneered the 12-month thong look in Austin: Leslie. He may be homeless, hairy, and..."

Jan. 26, 2007 Column by The Luv Doc

Luv Doc Recommends: Texas Barbecue Festival

Travis County Farmers Market, Saturday, October 8, 2005

"...in that voice anyway. Otto von, however, was the first chancellor of Germany. No place in the world is..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Column by The Luv Doc

Hot Sauce Festival FAQ

Everything you need to know to keep it saucy

"...The Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival is an Austin institution. What began as a small..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Food Feature

Top 10 Festival Films You Haven't Seen Yet

Vampires, hip-hop, cults, and odd romance are our unreleased faves

"...we'll be living with the legacy of its film festivals for months to come. Here's a completely arbitrary selection,..."

Jan. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

In the Blue Corner: Austin Film Festival

The festival dedicated to every part of storytelling on screen is back for its 20th anniversary

"...in any given year of the annual Austin Film Festival, but seeing as this year marks the fest's 20th..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Screens Feature by Monica Riese

Latino New Play Festival

Teatro Vivo follows its hit inaugural fest with readings of three more works by Latino writers

"...new works by Latino writers – only launched its festival devoted to such writers last year and that that..."

April 6, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Out of Bounds Comedy Festival

In its eighth year, the annual Austin comedy festival did this city proud

"...The Out of Bounds Comedy Festival has come and gone, leaving in its wake a..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Five Texas Tales at Austin Film Festival

Stories inspired by and made in the Lone Star State

"...relationship with the celestial bodies – scientific, mythological, supernatural. Look for former Texas Film Commissioner Tom Copeland's name cropping..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Rancho Alegre Conjunto Festival Hangs On to Unmistakably Tejano Traditions

From buzzworthy family band Baraja de Oro to local mainstay Los Pinkys

"...For newcomers looking to differentiate Mexico’s Norteño music from Texas’ conjunto, look..."

May 2, 2023 Music Post by Nayeli Portillo

Blues, Funk, and La Bamba: Antone’s Austin Blues Festival Returns to Waterloo Park

Home of the Blues revives its genre mosh nearly a quarter-century later

"...Lee Hooker himself headlined the 1st Annual Antone's Blues Festival at Waterloo Park in 1999. Los Lobos did the..."

April 30, 2023 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Faster Than Sound: Austin Music Video Festival Reaches 5

Local DIY videos mingle with the big leagues, Austin Music Commission forecasts 2020, and Federico Pacheco leads KOOP into its next quarter-century

"...Erickson and Jeremy Roye launched the Austin Music Video Festival as a multi-day gathering to highlight local onscreen artistry...."

Dec. 6, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Lots of Winners at the Hot Sauce Festival

The 20th annual Hot Sauce Festival judges crowned old and new winners alike

"...The 20th annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival is now one for the history books, and we're..."

Sept. 3, 2010 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival Sunday Fair

The festival concludes, as always, with the Sunday Fair, where there's something for everyone

"...As always, the Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival concludes with the Sunday Fair, firmly ensconced in its..."

April 16, 2010 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Nosferatu Festival Celebrates Count Orlok's Centennial

The other Batman comes to town

"...Our theory isn't as fantastical as it may at first sound...."

March 4, 2022 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

AI, Strikes, and Burning It Down: Highlights of the ATX TV Festival

Celebration of the small screen becomes a war room for writers

"...excepting "television" and "tacos" during last weekend's ATX TV Festival. The industry is in meltdown right now because of..."

June 9, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Five Must-See Shows at ATX TV Festival

Celebration of the small screen hits season 12 with a TV Guide's worth of screenings and panels

"...his co-creators, Glen Charles and Les Charles, as they look back at the sitcom that changed the multicamera sitcom..."

May 26, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds Film Festival Summons a Jewish Dark Spirit for The Vigil

Not your regular Hollywood demon

"...rites that it's rare to see a movie that looks beyond the Christian eschatological order of angels and devils...."

Jan. 29, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Announces First Wave of Awards

Paul Feig and Nancy Meyers recognized, plus panelists!

"...in. Yes, there are plenty of other worthwhile film festivals in this overpopulated, godforsaken town, and a great one..."

April 5, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Humana Festival of New American Plays

Local theatre artists play a major role in this year's festival of new drama

"...head en masse to Louisville. That's where the Humana Festival of New American Plays gives drama queens a chance..."

March 26, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

see.hear.speak.three: They said 'yes and' and had a festival

ColdTowne's comedy fest grew out of the fundamental improv principle of saying, 'Yes, and ...'

"...One of the events they did was a little festival called see.hear.speak. Says Jastroch: "An underlying rule of improv..."

Jan. 25, 2008 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

DQ’s Free Cones Day, Central Market’s Grillapalooza, Dripping Springs’ Brewers Festival, Hotel Viata’s First Long Dinner of 2023, El Naranjo’s Guest Chef From Mexico City, and More

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

"...the second week of March, as a certain local festival that began as a backyard music party in 1987..."

March 15, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Film Festival Review: Sam & Kate

Hoffman and Spacek in a bittersweet tale of love and family

"...in comics, but when Bill gets too infirm to look after himself he moved back, took a job at..."

Oct. 29, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

ATX TV Festival 2022: The Staircase

Showrunner Maggie Cohn on this year's true crime smash

"...to talk about the series at the ATX TV Festival and sat down with the Chronicle to talk about..."

June 10, 2022 Screens Post by Rod Machen

Around the World: Seven of the Best at Austin Asian American Film Festival

From Hawaii to Kasmir, documentaries to dramas at this year's virtual and drive-in fest

"...as a twisted version of himself in this unique look at celebrity and the teens who worship their flawed..."

June 4, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Mini Music Festival Serenades the Esperanza Community Homeless Encampment

Bands and residents soundtrack Been There event

"...The event, an unadvertised mini festival held on Tuesday evening, featured performances from local acts..."

April 23, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

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