TENGGER, Bar Italia, LAIR, and More Reviews From Wednesday of SXSW

Hump day’s most memorable music fest moments

"...in a field of ponies. Her supersonic rhymes, take-no-prisoners politics, and light-speed stage banter danced like a hummingbird and..."

March 14, 2024 Music Post by Dan Gentile

The Eugenic Circus Comes to Town

A Downtown hotel is hosting a natalist, eugenics-aligned conference in December. Why Austin?

"...In reality, nationalists on the internet, and those willing to fraternize with them, have already..."

Nov. 3, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

We Have an Issue: Time to Vote for Your Favorite Local People and Places in The Austin Chronicle’s Best of Austin Awards

Show your appreciation for the good work folks are doing

"...seven categories (Arts & Entertainment, Kids & Family, Nightlife, Politics & Media, Shopping, Services, and Sports & Recreation)...."

March 31, 2023 Column by Kimberley Jones

Thomas Kinkade Was the World's Biggest Selling Painter. Art for Everybody Asks Why.

Shedding light on the superstar of schmaltz

"...American homes in the early Nineties. This was the pre-internet cable TV heyday, and Kinkade was a superstar artist/entrepreneur..."

March 10, 2023 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

Different Court and State, Same Alex Jones

Jones keeps lying in court and getting caught

"...Alex Jones may have made Maya Guerra Gamble briefly internet-famous, but the Travis County district judge is a rookie..."

Sept. 23, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Philly's Soul Glo Comes to Oblivion Access and Brings Its Diaspora Problems With It

We talk with the hardcore outfit behind one of the year's best albums

"..."We all have the internet. I don't think anybody in 2022 just listens to..."

May 6, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

“It’s Like a Family Business, Except Rock Stars”: The Kindred Bond of We Don’t Ride Llamas

Afro rock sibling band is defiantly unconventional on new EP The Oracle

"...For those without internet access: "Venus and Mars" pivots from Max's smoky, Ella..."

April 29, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Knock Their Socks Loose

Hardcore’s leading lights bring Emo’s to its knees

"...birthed what to this day remains the most enduring internet meme in hardcore. Should you be unenlightened at this..."

April 16, 2022 Music Post by Julian Towers

MSNBC Gets Behind the Story of Diamond Hands: The Legend of WallStreetBets

New documentary talks to the people who bought Gamestop shares

"...Canepari set out to encapsulate the feel of the internet communities where this story took place, as seen through..."

April 8, 2022 Screens Post by Ikram Mohamed

TikTok Talents, Metal Gods and Comedy Provocateurs Added as SXSW Keynotes and Speakers

With a week to go, the fest expands its speaker and podcast list

"...such as how is decentralized community formed on the internet, what do people see in something like Birds Aren’t..."

March 1, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Jim Cummings and PJ McCabe Pass The Beta Test

How the indie filmmakers burned Hollywood down

"...that rips through his personal and professional lives. "The internet connects people, and it's great for small business, and..."

Nov. 3, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Planned Parenthood CEO to Headline SXSW 2022 Conference

Lucasfilm, Patreon, WWE all sending speakers for 2022

"...draws from the worlds of entertainment, tech, futurism, and politics. SXSW Chief Programming Officer Hugh Forrest said, "At the..."

Oct. 19, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

This Job Will Change Your Life

Former staff reflect on the zigs and zags of life post-Chronicle

"...that one resides in the scrap heap of the pre-internet era.) 2. The "Ass-Backwards April Fools' Day" cover drawn..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Jesse Sublett

Us Kids

Portrait of the Parkland shooting survivors never comes into focus

"...sometimes find the sentiment shared in corners of the internet – especially in those who represent the old guard..."

June 11, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Lege Finds Even More Funds for Anti-Choice Grifters

Alternatives to Abortion program gets $100M in House budget

"...During a marathon hearing on Thursday, April 22, the..."

April 23, 2021 News Post by Mary Tuma

This Is Your Brain on Conspiracies As Duncan Hits Panic Fest

John Valley's comedy warns about ignoring conspiracy theorists

"...raised online as the Google Alerts start pinging. The internet is notoriously no place for subtlety, as Valley found..."

April 8, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Oil Painter, Former President George W. Bush Still Bullish on Democracy

SXSW chat touches on immigration, Jan. 6 attack, and MLB’s misstep

"...proof of the “vibrancy of democracy.” Misinformation on the internet poses a challenge to the country, he said, but..."

March 18, 2021 SXSW Post by Benton Graham

Buttigieg Back for SXSW, Plus Kenan Thompson and More

New speaker list adds keynotes and notables to virtual conference

"...they’ll discuss how the Comedy Central late-night franchise tackles politics, race and social issues on the show—all during a..."

Feb. 24, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Online to Feature Stacey Abrams and N. K. Jemisin in Conversation

James Cameron, Ted Lasso team, Bill Hader also announced

"...a digital age, based on the microchip, computer, and internet, Isaacson argues we are now on the cusp of..."

Feb. 11, 2021 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

Austin at Large: New Voters for a New Texas?

Kirk Watson says it’s possible: “Two million more people are now paying attention”

"...talk to someone who's been around Austin and Texas politics for a while, who understands how elections work, but..."

Nov. 13, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: Which CAMP Are You In?

Privatizers launch new strategy for school board elections

"...focused on deepening community members' understanding of Austin education politics, while equipping participants with the necessary skills to support..."

Sept. 11, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

The Luv Doc: Big, Dumb & Inexplicably Lucky

How about some empathy for the simpletons?

"...each of them that friendship is more important than politics, and they sometimes listen and make up, but they..."

July 17, 2020 Column by The Luv Doc

Crime Pays at ATX Television With Perry Mason

HBO, Showtime, Hulu, and the Peacock all add shows to the fest

"...cast will reach out across the void (well, the internet) to discuss the cult comedy and their new special,..."

May 22, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Democrats Stay Organized Amidst the Pandemic

Get this party started

"...to conduct meetings, and even deliveries from H-E-B. But politics have not been left at the virtual door, as..."

April 17, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Point Austin: So Long, It’s Been Good to Know Ya

After a couple of decades … bidding farewell

"...– now amplified by the 24-hour hunger of the internet. But with the editors’ indulgence, my byline shouldn’t entirely..."

March 27, 2020 News Column by Michael King

Five Days Worth of David Ramirez Love Begins Livestreaming Today

Acerbic ATX balladeer hosts a daily show all week to benefit HAAM

"...and most of them are talking about society and politics or whatever. Now, of course, we’re going through this..."

March 23, 2020 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters Gets Political With the Chronicle

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

"...contains NO music. Every word, 7,900 or so, concerns politics. And not by some wonk...."

March 20, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Two Warring Rabbits Defy the Odds to Love Each Other, and So Should We All

Rabbits (finally) at rest

"...that can become quite clear if you follow certain internet avenues of politics, or even celebrity worship. (What else..."

Feb. 14, 2020 Features Feature by Josh Kupecki

Now Speaking at SXSW: Ozzy Osbourne, Trent Reznor, Janelle Monae

Plus: St. Vincent, Carrie Brownstein, Judd Apatow, Desus & Mero

"...source of American government data Steve Ballmer (Government & Politics)..."

Feb. 11, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

Huge lineup includes new docs on St. Vincent, Ozzy, Zappa

"...explores the clash between the external power of gender politics and the equally powerful imperative of female sexual desire...."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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