The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Friday

Seventies funk GOATs, queer nu metal, and so much more

"...very, very tired) music team, Friday was filled with the Chronicle’s wild day party at Hotel Vegas and witnessing..."

March 19, 2022 SXSW Post by Thomas Fawcett

Greg Casar and Eddie Rodriguez Fight for the Progressive Mantle in TX-35

The two candidates race to the left

"...For the first time in a decade, voters in Texas' 35th..."

Feb. 4, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Fantasia Review: Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist

An overdue tribute to one of the greats of animation

"...If Hideo Miyazaki used animation to create impossible worlds, then Satoshi Kon took the medium and pushed it to..."

Aug. 2, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Cinema Comes to Pinballz Kingdom

Arcade opening its first drive-in this weekend

"...If you think of Pinballz, you'll probably think of the zap of video games and the cling-cling-ping of ball..."

Aug. 26, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

AGLIFF Presses Play on The Capote Tapes

LGBTQIA+ film festival announces online lineup for 2020

"...The All Genders, Lifestyles, and Identities Film Festival (aGLIFF) may..."

July 8, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Transition Areas & Zones of the Land Development Code Revision

The debate over density and gentrification continues

"...One of the most highly anticipated components of the LDC revision involves..."

Dec. 13, 2019 News Feature

Rub a Duck at Blue Genie

These are the kinds of movements that will make everyone moist

"...I just saw – no, I just experienced – the physical-theatre spectacle called Rub a Duck by the Frank..."

June 21, 2019 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Central Texas Lawmakers Speak Out About the 86th Legislative Session

Interviews with the team representing 2.1 million Austin metro residents

"...It's hard to imagine the 86th Texas Legislature being any crazier than the last..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by the News Staff

Fantastic Fest Interview: Jeremy Saulnier and Macon Blair on Hold the Dark

Blood and snow in one of Netflix's rare theatrical releases

"...to Alaska, but of course when Jeremy Saulnier made the long trip for his new film Hold the Dark,..."

Sept. 28, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: The Annotated Big Sleep

Everything you need to know about Raymond Chandler's classic

"...Chicago in 1888, raised mostly in London, fought in the trenches in World War I, dogged by failure, identity..."

July 27, 2018 Arts Post by Jesse Sublett

How Austin Became the Cold Brew Capital of the World

No need to give up coffee during the sweltering season

"...No matter how much you love hot coffee, there comes a point in the summer where it becomes..."

April 7, 2017 Food Feature by Dan Gentile

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

One of the better offerings from Marvel’s growing multimedia omniverse, this film gives fans plenty to chew on.

"...”Captain America: now more than ever” is what the tagline for this second (or third, if you count..."

April 4, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The New Traditional

Damian Mandola has the restaurant business in his blood

"...it is possible for a profession to be in the blood, then this certainly is the case with Damian..."

Dec. 18, 2009 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

The Next Fun Fearless Female Rock Star

Austin's now generation comes of age in Suzanna Choffel

"...Striding across the full parking lot of Central Market near Ben White..."

Nov. 28, 2008 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Choice Is Yours

Rubber Repertory's Casket of Passing Fancy makes you 500 offers you can't reuse

"..."Most of the women were bleeding from their anuses after two days,..."

Oct. 10, 2008 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Man in the White Hat

Larry Joe Doherty rides into the battle for CD 10

"...The strategy was supposed to solidify power for Tom DeLay...."

Oct. 3, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Cue the Lights; Cue the Music

Scripted? The DNC? Naaaaaaah.

"...settings, and music. I wonder who lucked out as the contractor for the 2008 DNC? It had to have..."

Aug. 28, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Steve Rivas

George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead

Every generation gets the George A. Romero socio-political zombie opus they deserve. We must be living right, because this new film cuts right to the heart.

"...Lalonde, Joe Dinicol and Philip Riccio. Every generation gets the George A. Romero socio-political zombie opus they deserve. 2005's..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hammer of the Gods

Scandinavia brings the lobster tail to SXSW 07

"...The Romans and Greeks were the first to write about..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

10 Pounds of Blue Horseshoes in an 8-Pound Game, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Start Loving 'the Best of You'

"...A fist full of blood thinners, a gallon of bluegrass bourbon, and a room full of physicians is how..."

Feb. 11, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

The Dead Girl

The filmmaker and an all-star cast create this somber murder mystery that has little mystery but is filled with a deep foreboding about the anguish that dominates some women's lives.

"...you; please don’t take my sunshine away.” So goes the refrain from the popular song that can be heard..."

Feb. 9, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Departed

Watching this new film by Scorsese is tantamount to falling in love with the director all over again.

"...Scorsese is tantamount to falling in love again with the brash, cinematic bad boy from New York City, the..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Buried Alive in the Blues

The night Austin's Godfather of the blues granted Ed Ward a favor he'll never forget

"...The chubby guy with the unkempt, slightly greasy hair fixed..."

May 26, 2006 Music Feature by Ed Ward

The Last Real Texas Blues Man

Doug Sahm drinks from the jazz wellspring

"...savory ingredient in a zesty musical gumbo that nourished the souls of his devoted fans. It came as a..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Music Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Dune 2 Cinematographer Greig Fraser Makes the Desert a Home

Oscar-winner discusses the challenges of balancing projects

"...can lead to a packed calendar. Take Greig Fraser, the Oscar-winning cinematographer behind the look of The Batman, Zero..."

March 6, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

And the Award Goes to ...

The 2006-2007 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...On Monday, June 4, the Austin Critics Table handed out its annual awards for..."

June 8, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Spirits of Mexico Brings Tequila and Mezcal to Austin

Chefs create culinary pairings for agave-based spirits competition

"...The Spirits of Mexico competition is coming to Austin this..."

Oct. 10, 2017 Food Post by Reanna Zuniga

Burlesque the Hallowed Dead Days

Shopping for Halloween and Dia de los Muertos with Shelby Mine

"...Halloween, hands-down the best holiday. It's a month-long excuse to eat candy,..."

Oct. 31, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Down on the Farm

A wild night at the annual Red, White & Blue Ball

"...No signs marked the way out to this farm. Driving 30 minutes east..."

July 1, 2013 Music Post by Doug Freeman

FF2011: 'The House by the Cemetery'

Horror icon William Lustig gets maniacal about the Fulci classic

"...You never know who you might bump into at Fantastic Fest, but there was a full-blown holy..."

Sept. 23, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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