Six Great Breweries Off the Beaten Path

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

"...totally ignore the tap wall of IPAs knurling your fragile palate from afar and still have a really good..."

March 1, 2024 Food Feature by Eric Puga

BLK ODYSSY Brings Tenpiece Band to Tiny Desk Performance

Watch the Austin-launched project premiere new song “WANT YOU”

"...River, Gina Chavez, Shakey Graves, Carrie Rodriguez, Adam Torres, Fragile Rock, Alejandro Escovedo, Gary Clark Jr., Brownout, Lucinda Williams,..."

Jan. 24, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

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

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...kids jamming in a basement in Akron, Ohio to rock ’n roll super-stardom. (World Premiere)..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Iron Claw

The triumph and the tragedy of Texas wrestling legends the Von Erichs

"...Claw, his bio-drama of the brothers who brought shaggy-haired rock star energy to the squared circle, such a smash...."

Dec. 22, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Chronicle Endorsements for 2022 Travis County Elections

Our picks for state and local races

"...most expensive, but students in Austin's aging and economically fragile outer-ring neighborhoods really will need these things. ROUND ROCK..."

Oct. 21, 2022 News Feature by the News Staff

SXSW 2023 Announces Thao, Armani White, Blondshell, and Otoboke Beaver

Among 191 acts on the festival’s first artist list

"...including Japanese “poetry rapper” Haru Nemuri, euphoric UK space rockers the Orielles, and the mononymous Thao – title of..."

Oct. 19, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Kendrick Lamar, Brandi Carlile, Red Young, Chucky Blk, and more recommended shows

"...In Utero – the standoffish swerve that emphasizes Kendrick's fragile, difficult humanity to save his unparalleled artistry. Sure, it's..."

July 15, 2022 Music Column by Julian Towers

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, July 1-7

"...Pisceans. She describes you as "transient, lissome, blooming, lovely, fragile yet memorable and recurring, in tune with nature." Lissar..."

July 1, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

Tribeca Film Review: Dreaming Walls

A resident's-eye view of life in NYC's bohemian hub

"...become synonymous with a certain flavor and era of rock & roll excess, with the Velvet Underground, Janis Joplin,..."

June 20, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: Shearwater’s The Great Awakening (Polyborus)

Austin indie institution’s latest feels like a far-off summer lightning storm: all low rumbles punctuated by occasional flashes of grandeur

"...as ever, riding far outside its familiar creative art rock lanes with loads of synths and New Wave dance..."

June 17, 2022 Music Feature by Chad Swiatecki

Diggin' Way Down Into Life With Carolyn Wonderland & A. Whitney Brown

For Valentine's Day, we bring you a snapshot of life at home with a blues musician and her comedy writer husband

"...Downtown Austin. The late Mike Nesmith, of Sixties teen rock superstars the Monkees, officiated the service – having been..."

Feb. 11, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...SXSW has strapped on the rockets with not just a few titles for this year's..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin at Large: Location, Location, Dislocation

Decent housing for all Austinites "where it's needed." Where might that be?

"...ended up with a product that's more complex and fragile than the original. We can only be so resentful..."

July 23, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Graduations Presage AISD's Return to In-Person Learning

As COVID-19 case counts drop and vaccination rates rise, the district looks to the fall

"...including Meghen Hiller, whose three children are all medically fragile and too young to be vaccinated. "We've already spent..."

June 11, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...sorcerers, strange cults, dangerous women, and elder gods of fragile sanity. Created by Wimberley singer/blacksmith Jason Tarpey essentially as..."

Nov. 20, 2020 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Excerpts From Texas Is the Reason, a Look Into Austin Music's DIY Age

Scenes from inside the weird gold mine

"...who called himself Biscuit, introduced one song as “Mutant Rock.” “When the world is blown away, and mutants are..."

April 10, 2020 Music Feature by Pat Blashill

Qmmunity: Video by Queer Latinx Artist Xandra Ibarra Pulled From San Antonio Art Exhibit

Plus Ballroom Basics, Greetings From Queer Mountain, and more

"...Fragile Rock, Pelvis Wrestley, Stretch Panic Rawk out on a..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Column by Beth Sullivan

The Zoltars

"...nothing to say." During the mild paranoia of "My Fragile Mind," a reluctant user and his dealer "stared at..."

Dec. 13, 2019 Music Review by Rick Weaver

The French View of Richard Linklater

Pompidou curator explains new tribute to the Austin filmmaker

"...every 9 years, each time focusing on a few fragile but decisive hours, is a dizzying enterprise of time..."

Dec. 8, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Music Rolls Out Second Artist List

Wire, Jucee Froot, plus 207 real acts and one Hollywood contrivance

"...U.S. scene with the wild and eclectic style of rock they call “Gaule wave.” Also coming from foreign shores..."

Nov. 13, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Photos from Day 5 of SXSW 2019

"...Fragile Rock..."

March 13, 2019 Photo Gallery

SXSW Music Review: Tiny Desk Family Hour

Nine sanctified mini concerts debut a future SX staple

"...vocals. Austinite Gina Chavez skewed emotive, while emo-meets-Avenue Q Fragile Rock hurtled through manic, puppet-led absurdity...."

March 13, 2019 SXSW Post by Libby Webster

Here Are Your 2018/19 Austin Music Award Winners

Best band, musician, song, radio station, and more Top 10s chosen by you

"...5) Charley Crockett..."

March 1, 2019 Music Feature

SXSW Music Steps Up Ninth Artist List

Japanese Breakfast, Broken Social Scene, Ambar Lucid and 154 others

"...Japanese Breakfast, Canadian troupe Broken Social Scene, and poppy roots-rock outfit Judah & the Lion...."

Feb. 21, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Central Texas Lawmakers Speak Out About the 86th Legislative Session

Interviews with the team representing 2.1 million Austin metro residents

"...So, TRS-Care [Teacher Retirement System], managed care for medically fragile children, and mental health care are the three areas..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by the News Staff

Nagavalli

"...contemporary Eastern soul fuses to secular, English-language lyrics, Latin rock, and pop; but Nagavalli eschews the Austin dialect for..."

Dec. 14, 2018 Music Review by Christina Garcia

99 Austin Acts at SXSW Music

Support the home team!

"...decadelong Austin scene veteran to fully embrace brooding indie rock, full of guitar nerd solos and power chord bursts..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

SXSW’s Big Third List

YFN Lucci, Wyclef Jean, Ought, and 572 more

"...Gaz Coombes, Korean hip-hop duo XXX, catchy Spanish garage rock quartet Hinds, and young Irish vintage rockers the Strypes...."

Jan. 10, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Gay Place

This is the summer to have fun, get wet, take a road trip, and stay fired up

"...of Rachel Dolezal to the ongoing protests at Standing Rock. On display through June 24. Carver Museum, 1165 Angelina...."

May 19, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

SXSW Monday Showcase Picks

"...composer from San Francisco, Luke Sweeney melds a classic rock vibe with a psychedelic strain of pop. Portland, Ore.,..."

March 10, 2017 Music Feature

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