Dispatches From a New Decade of SXSW

Our favorite musical moments from the fest

"...the 2010's and more like the accessible Aughts. A strong middle-class of indie acts – loaded with buzzy newcomers,..."

March 25, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Patria y Vida: The Newest Rhythm Of Revolution

Panel spotlights Cuba protest song leading to rapper's imprisonment

"...Quick music history quiz; what do the songs “Yankee Doodle Dandy” and NWA’s “Fuck The Police” have..."

March 21, 2022 Music Post by Gary Lindsey

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Saturday

Ukraine's KAZKA, Fuck Money, Shawn Mendes, Beck, and more

"...The first in-person South by Southwest since 2019 came to a close..."

March 20, 2022 SXSW Post by Rachel Rascoe

Dispatches From the Center of Alt-Reality With Mark Zuckerberg at SXSW

The Meta CEO beams in to predict his future and little else

"...While the world watches in horror as Russian forces continue to pummel the unyielding Ukrainian people, billionaire Meta CEO..."

March 18, 2022 SXSW Post by Tom Cheredar

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...Triple A vantage, Maxo Kream's journalistic eye remains trained upon his hometown of Houston. The rapper's half-decade of granular,..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

Mickey: The Story of a Mouse Is a Tale of Perseverance

The mouse in everyone's house

"...Three circles – two small, perched on one large. The silhouette of Mickey Mouse is one..."

March 11, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

La Condesa’s Lucky 13; Graeme Little Goes Big; Lucy’s Loses a Leg; Pasta | Bar Opens on East Sixth; Indie Chefs Community Is On Its Way to Town; and the Hajimaleki Bros Step Up Like Champions

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

"...some of what's happening in Austin's culinary scene, as your man Brenner has wrangled it from numerous PR releases,..."

March 9, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Election Ticker: The Calm in the Eye of the Storm

Wild punches, campaign cash, and early voting insights

"...It's Take-a-Deep-Breath Weekend in the 2022 primary election cycle, so let's catch up with the news. We'll..."

Feb. 27, 2022 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Rejuvenated Austin FC Erupts for Five Goals in Record-Setting Season Opener

The Verde dominate FC Cincinnati, 5-0, at home

"...weeks make? Austin FC’s eye-popping performance in its sophomore season opener would make you wonder...."

Feb. 26, 2022 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

The Luv Doc: A Drunken Sailor

If you're looking to avoid a shark attack or a tsunami, Kansas is the place to be

"...(let's call her "Margie") has always been terrible with money. It wasn't a big problem back then because her..."

Feb. 18, 2022 Column by The Luv Doc

Sorcery and Special K: The Neuroplastic Visions of Zoë Shulman

How ketamine therapy helped the Austin artist transmute her psychedelic insights into gallery gold

"...John Dee, the demon-haunted alchemist and court astronomer to England's Queen Elizabeth I..."

Feb. 11, 2022 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

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

"...Carolyn Wonderland can make her living room sing. On the walls..."

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..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

This Changes Everything: Austin Witnesses to Sex Pistols' Chaotic Randy's Rodeo Show Go Home and Start Bands

UK instigators blow the roof off San Antonio dance hall in Chapter 4, Part 2, of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

"...Editor’s Note: You often don’t know you’re witnessing history in the moment you’re seeing..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Five Things to Do Indoors This New Year's Weekend

From unmissable books to housebound horticulture, fill up your indoor Hogmanay

"...in the streets and urban wilderness of our culture-riddled environs. Now here's that listicle's mirror twin: five diversions from..."

Dec. 31, 2021 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Spider-Man: No Way Home

The multiversal smackdown you’ve been waiting for!

"...Directed by: Jon Watts. Starring: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Marisa Tomei, Jacob Batalon..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Racist Relic Rock Removed in Lockhart

Campaign to move Confederate statue finally clicks

"...Lockhart residents are celebrating the removal of a Confederate monument that stood in front of the Caldwell County..."

Dec. 24, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, December 17-23

"...SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The coming months will be a favorable time for you to redefine..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

Top 10 Arts Stories You Cared About the Most

From racist comedy to new books, returning theatre, and new textile joy, the most read stories about the Austin arts scene in 2021

"...1) “Tony Hinchcliffe’s Stand-up Racism” by Robert Faires, May 13Podcaster, comic,..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin-Made Food Products to Satisfy Every Palate

Five savory and five sweet treats for the foodie on your gift list

"...austin.tasterstableclub.com/bakery-box-atx..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Until the End of the World

Writing is not what I live for, it’s how I live

"...Author's note: In January 2020, the poet Gail Wronsky asked me to contribute to What Falls Away Is..."

Nov. 26, 2021 Arts Feature by Michael Ventura

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, November 19-25

"...become so expert at reading between the lines they don't read the lines," wrote author Margaret Millar. That's not..."

Nov. 19, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

Pleased to Meat You

Five recommendations for a happy carnivore’s kitchen

"...Well of course and right up front we’re going to note that, if you’re looking for..."

Nov. 10, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Top 25 Austin Breweries of 2021

Our annual list of Central Texas’ top beers returns

"...Psst, hey. You hear the latest Austin Chronicle Power Rankings dropped? You’re looking right at ’em, pal...."

Oct. 12, 2021 Food Post by Eric Puga

Fantastic Fest Review: The Found Footage Phenomenon

New documentary unspools the reels of fake-real films

"...Is that a real paranormal activity in your trousers or are you just happy to mess with..."

Sept. 24, 2021 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Lydia Lunch: The War is Never Over Finds the Anti-Punk in Full Fury

Beth B blows it all up in new documentary

"..."The following film discusses assault, child abuse, and mature situations." That disclaimer opens Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never..."

Sept. 10, 2021 Screens Feature by Tim Stegall

LBJ Library at 50: An Interview With Mark Updegrove

The Library's director from 2009 to 2017 on LBJ's evolving legacy

"...the job of LBJ Presidential Library director with a vision, a vision involving nothing less than the way we..."

Aug. 26, 2021 Arts Post by Robert Faires

LBJ Library at 50: An Interview With Mark A. Lawrence

The Library's current director takes a historian's view

"...Presidential Library before COVID came calling. His first day on the job was Jan. 5, 2020, and the Library..."

Aug. 26, 2021 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Luv Doc: Awkward Subjects Like Ice Cream

A rate that rivals even the most impressively war-torn third world countries

"...me, pampers me, challenges me, and we enjoy being together. We are a great match ... Well, there is..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Column by The Luv Doc

"If These Walls Could Talk" at Cloud Tree Studios & Gallery

The artists in this Cloud Tree Studios & Gallery exhibition get the walls not only to talk but to spin some fantastic tales

"...The title of the current exhibition at Cloud Tree Studios & Gallery sets up visitors..."

Aug. 20, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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