New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

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"...in 2020 – Austin recognizes a musical milestone. Meal program and publication from Jazz Mills, Carrie Fussell Bickley, and..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

For His Dance (Re)current Unrest, Charles O. Anderson Keeps Moving

Through the pandemic and other obstacles, the choreographer and UT teacher continues to adapt

"...scores of others, have driven the nation into the streets to protest the killing of Black Amer­i­cans by police..."

Oct. 16, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Many Worlds of Author Marshall Ryan Maresca

The Austin-based maestro of Maradaine writes and sells at a steady and impressive pace

"...protect Maradaine from crimes both magic and mundane; the Streets, with exploits perpetrated by a ragtag gang of thieves;..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

In We Are Here! Living the Legacy of Dr. Givens, Remembering East Austin’s Past and Fighting for Its Future

Eastside advocates and participants in Forklift Danceworks' Givens Swims shared their thoughts about their community

"...we can link up with ancestors who have done great work, then we can find out "how their past..."

July 31, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

AISD Hears Loud and Clear: No Cops in Schools

Austinites call for schools to defund its police, too

"...Over the past month, protesters nationwide have rallied for..."

July 3, 2020 News Feature by Aaricka Washington

Faster Than Sound: Islands in the (Live)stream

Crossing over from 3D to the pixelated world of livestreams

"...Can tiny telethons, grand reunions, and great new singles drive the moment's concert alternative?..."

May 1, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth

What we’re spending time with

"...wanted to do the live audition, we had a great reaction to the call for video submissions from areas..."

May 1, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters Gets Political With the Chronicle

He should be a prime-time news analyst. Televisions would melt.

"...That is what I hope will eventually cause the great eruption in this country. Those people will finally recognize..."

March 20, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Bill Paxton’s Lost Film Ties Together UT, Bob Fosse, and William S. Burroughs

Cut up, chopped and screwed: The long path to Taking Tiger Mountain Revisited

"...List great character actors, and Fort Worth native and Texas Film..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Introducing the 2019 Class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

The stories behind the art transformers of this year's Hall of Fame inductees

"...Ballet Austin Academy, developed BA's Dance in the Classroom program, collaborated with numerous theatre groups from Austin Shakespeare to..."

May 24, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...show from 2017-2018, which is widely regarded as the greatest live electronic concert created. Recorded in an empty and..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin's House Music Scene Clings to the African-American Community That Birthed It

House music rose to prominence from Chicago’s black music community and hangs on here in its original form

"...2010 from a city that's 32% black and where streets are named after house music legends, she was shocked..."

Feb. 1, 2019 Music Feature by Dan Gentile

Playback: That’s the Breaks

In studio with Confucius and Fresh, hosts of KUTX’s first ever hip-hop specialty show

"...the kind of conversations happening in barbershops, in the streets, and on Twitter," explains Confucius. "We understood going in..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Austin's Next Shot at Ending Homelessness

Thanks to an infusion of philanthropic cash, the city and its iTeam embark on a new effort

"...who has spent the last six years on the streets and in treatment and briefly in supportive housing, at..."

Aug. 24, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Restaurant Review: Home Slice Pizza – North Loop

The classic local hot spot serves up its New York-style slices on North Loop

"...here there's a small parking lot, but the surrounding streets have been swallowing the overflow, which may prove tricky..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Council: Come Get Loopy

Life on the dais, for quite a while

"...create eviction counseling for residential tenants, adopt the Corridor Program Office's implementation plan, and approve new judicial nominees to..."

May 4, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

The Problem With K2, Downtown Austin’s Most Dangerous Drug

APD cannot depend on big busts alone to solve the problem

"...because we were hearing from the staff on the streets, 'What can we do?' said EMS Division Chief Eric..."

March 16, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

FotoATX: Pics and the City

This new arts festival celebrates Austin as seen through the lenses of local photographers

"...archival images that cover a time when the city's streets were filled with more horses than autos and a..."

Jan. 19, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

CodeNEXTension

CodeNEXT timeline punted back three months

"...– significantly, with a third draft not hitting the streets until possibly the next calendar year – to let..."

Nov. 17, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

aGLIFF's 2017 Lineup Announced

Celebrating 30 years of queer entertainment with films for everyone

"...In preparation for the fest, aGLIFF Program Director Jim Brunzell told the Chronicle they had to..."

Aug. 1, 2017 Screens Post by Iman Shah

Paramount Announces Summer Classic Film Series Lineup

See the whole schedule and get some tickets to escape the heat

"...Lovers, just one of a broad selection of special programming that makes up the schedule at the Paramount and..."

May 16, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Undocumented, Unafraid

Balancing fear and power in the wake of ICE arrests

"...self-preservation, others have felt empowered to take to the streets and speak up. The raids ignited daily protests at..."

March 10, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Public Notice: The EV/AV Club

Thinking big about planning and mobility

"..."added significantly to vehicular travel and mileage on city streets," as transit ridership fell. He concluded that "a continuation..."

March 10, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Sanctuary Cities and the Ways We Fight for Human Rights

When community matters more than the law

"...protect its vulnerable residents, immigrants among them. "There is great power in cities united," he added...."

Feb. 10, 2017 News Feature by Victoria Rossi

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...Brown, plus the 24 Beats Per Second and Global programming, and an Alien retrospective. Plus with a chance to..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds Austin Adds Owen Egerton's Latest

Plus sci-fi fest's closing night title, and shorts

"...IFC Midnight, the film springboards from one of America's great unsolved mass murders, the brutal axe slaying of eight..."

Nov. 28, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

What Would $720 Million for Transportation Buy?

City Council mulls the "Go Big" bond in preparation for the November ballot

"...– under the city of Austin Corridor Mobility Development Program. The Austin Transportation Department developed four plans, all completed..."

Aug. 5, 2016 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

Playback: The Return of the Austin Smoking Ban

A decade after the initial smoking ban, local health group hopes to stomp out smoking patios

"...where you can still smoke in bars. Megan Cermak, program manager of Central Health's Equity Policy Council, the group..."

July 22, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The New Republic

The Downtown square will get a face-lift and new management

"...capita, the kind of dollars that cities that have great parks spend."..."

May 27, 2016 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Day Trips & Beyond: Six Baseballs for Cuba

Capt. Day Trips makes friends in Cuba by handing out new baseballs

"...consumer goods. Sometimes the simplest things to us have great value to them. They love baseball.”..."

March 16, 2016 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

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