SXSW Interview: Scowl Reinvigorates the Hardcore Punk Playbook

Vocalist Kat Moss reflects on their genre-pushing EP and pop influence

"...Often sporting fluorescent green locks and go-go boots, plus a..."

March 15, 2024 Music Feature by Miranda Garza

Review: Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 Scales Down Tolstoy’s Masterwork

War and Peace goes pop in new Zach Theatre production

"...Musicals like Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 are the reason people..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Memorable Moments in Austin Theatre

Highs and lows from Austin’s stages in their first real post-pandemic year

"...and subsequent Omicron-fueled cancellations, 2023 ushered in the production of full season lineups and the return of shows previously..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Roxane Gay, Tim O’Brien Join Texas Book Festival Lineup

Full author roster revealed for November fest

"...exalted purpose: the Texas Book Festival’s annual free celebration of all things books and bookish...."

Sept. 13, 2023 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

Day Trips: Center for Wildlife Rescue, Corpus Christi

New initiative responds to crises and educates the public

"...State Aquarium in Corpus Christi, which opened March 2, profoundly improves the response to wildlife crises, and it's open..."

April 14, 2023 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Fusebox, Alejandro Escovedo, alexalone, and the Ballinger brothers lead our recommendations

"...feat. Thelma & the Sleaze, Dorian Wood, SKLOSSVarious Locations, through Sunday 16..."

April 14, 2023 Music Column by Genevieve Wood

More Scenes From This Week at SXSW

"...Will Hodgkinson (l), Bernard Sumner, Gillian Gilbert, and Stephen Morris on the New Order Keynote during..."

March 17, 2023 Photo Gallery

SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Wednesday

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

"...Find over a dozen highlights from day three of the weeklong festival below, beginning and ending with standout..."

March 16, 2023 SXSW Post by Julian Towers

Electro-Pop Pioneers New Order’s “Blue Monday” Kicks Off SXSW Music

ACL Live show brought in former clubgoers and curious newbies alike

"...about rediscovery. For pioneering electro-pop band New Order, a high-profile appearance at the Festival’s Monday commencement – around which..."

March 14, 2023 SXSW Post by Michael Toland

SXSW Adds Iron Man, Captain Kirk, New Order to Speaker List

Robert Downey Jr., William Shatner, Deepak Chopra headed to Austin

"...South by Southwest speaker list for the conference side of this year's festival (running March 10-19) may be its..."

Feb. 14, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Ten Austin Concert Options for New Year's Eve 2022

From Cumbia to Coconut Club's Last Dance, ring in 2023 musically

"...Fourth Street's double-decked Coconut Club is the closest Austin gets to an adult playhouse. The winding complex of..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Music Feature by Laiken Neumann

Top 10 Memorable Moments in Austin Theatre

Productions and performances, from the fantastic to the unfortunate

"...we reflect back on a live theatre production, it's often one brief shining moment that we recall – an..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Review: Broadway in Austin's Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas!

Quite the fan, I am

"...I am not a big fan of the iambic verseThough Gilbert & Sullivan bother me worseBut..."

Dec. 9, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

The Lemon Twigs, Obongjayar, the Zombies, and Ambré Added in SXSW 2023’s Second Lineup Drop

With a whopping 301 musical artists

"...London-based Nigerian artist Obongjayar, riding the inquisitive Afrobeat integration of 2022 album Some Nights I Dream Of Doors. Roc..."

Dec. 7, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Get Ready for the 2022 B. Iden Payne Awards

The full list of nominees before Monday's award ceremony

"...Austin's award season starts in dramatic fashion on Monday night..."

Oct. 22, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: Gilbert & Sullivan Austin’s The McAdo

Spry rewrite of the classic operetta swaps kimonos for kilts

"...In the spirit of full disclosure, I'm an opera ignoramus and arguably the..."

June 17, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Inside the Seventies Weed Business in Wild Times in Old Austin

Dazed, confused, and profitable

"...time venturing into weightier fare, it would be dishonest of me to say I didn't genuinely enjoy this slim..."

June 10, 2022 Arts Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, May 20-26

"...I would love for you to summon her level of self-esteem and bravado in the coming weeks. According to..."

May 20, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

Lake Travis Finally Considers Adding a Second High School

Reaching a tipping point

"...Amberly Marston, the mother of a child attending elementary school in Lake Travis ISD,..."

May 13, 2022 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, May 6-12

"...in Tuscany. That area comprises less than eight percent of the country's territory. How did such a dramatic evolution..."

May 6, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

The Holy Glow of TV in Hollywood Priest

New documentary on the life and faith of producer priest Bud Keiser

"...dog collar, you'd swear it was LBJ's famous method of winning people over; but it's not. It's Father Ellwood..."

May 1, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, April 29 - May 5

"...sense is that you could really use the kind of "disguise" he's talking about. What I mean is that..."

April 29, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

Sarah Silverman: "You've Got to Always Be Writing and Always Be Changing"

The Moontower headliner on the joy of funerals, and gallows humor

"...audibly perks up when she unexpectedly hears the voice of an Englishman calling from the Austin Chronicle. "It's fun,"..."

April 21, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films of 2021 You Haven't Seen Yet

From retro horror to COVID survival, the best of the fests

"...virtual). But that doesn't mean we're done with some of the selections from 2021. Here's our guide to some..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, January 7-13

"...Capricorn-born Muhammad Ali was far more than a superb professional boxer. He was an activist, entertainer, and philanthropist who..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, October 29 - November 4

"...by law, wear a festive mask. I invite all of you Scorpios to engage in similar festivities for the..."

Oct. 29, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

Director Peter Hedges on Why Austin Film Festival Means So Much to Him

A shared rain's a-gonna fall in The Same Storm

"...writer-centered festival," says Peter Hedges, the writer and director of Austin Film Festival 2021 opening night selection The Same..."

Oct. 22, 2021 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

We Have an Issue: Welcome to the Drinks Issue

Beer rankings, women with spirit, and guys with great wives

"...with this week's cover concept. Melissa Plunkett – wife of Culture Editor Richard Whittaker, who y'all already know is..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

Austin Film Festival Crowns Spencer Closing Night Film

Princess Diana biopic headlines last round of titles

"...Get out your best royal finery: Austin Film Festival (Oct. 21-28) has announced that royal biopic..."

Oct. 6, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Unleashes The Same Storm

The French Dispatch, C’Mon C'Mon headed to fest

"...Two instant Oscar hopefuls have been added to the Austin Film Festival, with the addition today of Wes Anderson's..."

Sept. 23, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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