Geto Gala, Two Step Inn, and a 420 Smokeout Headline Our Crucial Concerts

From country to hip-hop to sludge metal, get some ideas for your week in live music

"...Sunday night with the Legendary Wailers featuring Marley guitarist Junior Marvin and one of reggae’s greatest bands ever, the..."

April 19, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Sentimental Family Band Isn’t Hung Up on the High Times

The softie ex-art-rockers arrive at Austin’s honky-tonk revival

"...the title is actually an insult lobbed by Uncle Junior on The Sopranos: “He’s a goddamn hothouse flower!”..."

April 12, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Egg Hunts, Trans Visibility, and More Community Events

Meet your fellow Austinites as these goings-on

"...other hues and shades at this vibrant morning for junior color enthusiasts aged 3 and under. Kiddos and caregivers..."

March 29, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Black Keys Turn Back the Clock With a Set of Raw Hill Country Blues at Mohawk

Thursday’s underplay proved more than a play-through of Delta Kream

"...was rarely uttered without mention of R.L. Burnside and Junior Kimbrough...."

March 15, 2024 SXSW Post by Kevin Curtin

St. Edward’s Students Protest After School Removes Pride Flag From Coffee Shop

“Bring back the flag,” they chanted

"...Lane, now a junior at St. Edward’s, said they always felt supported by..."

Feb. 28, 2024 News Post by Naina Srivastava

Back in Austin, the Ameripolitan Awards Define a Musical Spirit

Show's 10th anniversary return uplifts largely outsider roots sounds

"...upcoming debut of their supergroup, Wonder Women of Country. Junior Brown countered with “Too Many Nights in a Roadhouse,”..."

Feb. 19, 2024 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Crypta, Cherubs, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

Must-see shows for the weekend and beyond

"...performances from legends and nominees including Reverend Horton Heat, Junior Brown, Brennen Leigh, Kelly Willis, Rick Trevino, Summer Dean,..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

The Debate Over How and Whether to Jail Kids in Austin Is Just Getting Started

Travis County proposes a new facility to hold kids accused of crimes

"...the offense, that he had been in the National Junior Honor Society, had played football in school, and had..."

Jan. 26, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

The Boys in the Boat

Classic sporting underdog story of the 1936 Olympic rowing team

"...2013 nonfiction novel, recounts the journey of the Washington junior rowing team under risk-taking coach Al Ulbrickson (Edgerton) and..."

Dec. 22, 2023 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez

The Ameripolitan Awards Return to Austin for Ceremony’s 10th Anniversary

Ray Benson, Augie Meyers, and Flaco Jiménez will be honored Feb. 18

"...between accolades, the organization promises appearances by certified twangers Junior Brown, Reverend Horton Heat, Big Sandy, Deke Dickerson, Summer..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Point Austin: Ken Paxton’s Top 10 Follies This Year

How was Ken’s year? Just impeachy.

"...his staff balked at doing Paul’s bidding, Paxton hired junior Houston attorney Brandon Cammack to take direction from Paul,..."

Dec. 14, 2023 News Post by Michael King

Austin Filmmaker Brings Her Rap Drama Back Home

Katherine Propper finds family in Lost Soulz at Sound Unseen Film + Music Festival

"...only had Propper stayed with friends during her own junior year, but in 2018 her younger brother moved in..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Foe

Sci-fi eco thriller is just an exercise in infuriating mystery

"...the American Midwest. Still, married couple Hen (Ronan) and Junior (Mescal) cling to the patch of dead farmland that’s..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Fair Play

Office romance and intrigue intersect for tension with little weight

"...Emily and Luke are junior stock traders eager to make their names and their..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Clare Hollingworth, a junior war correspondent at The Daily Telegraph, was the first..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

The Exquisite Torments of Ken Paxton

Why is everybody so mean to the Texas Attorney General?

"...and frustrated suspense. The embarrassment mostly belonged to a junior attorney recruited to play Spy vs. Spy by Paxton..."

Sept. 18, 2023 News Post by Michael King

Austin's Hip-Hop Pioneers, in Their Own Words

The Austin History Center-archived rappers and industry innovators share stories

"...Tee Double, practiced freestyling in the courtyard of Kealing Junior High in the mid-Eighties. A 2021 Chronicle cover story..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

The Austin Food & Wine Festival Returns!

Annual celebration of succulence and slaking will fête you this fall

"...featuring Tatsu Aikawa (Tatsu-ya), Nicola Blaque (The Jerk Shack), Junior Borges (Meridian), Anne Burrell (Food Network personality), Jo Chan..."

Aug. 17, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Ted Cruz, Katie Couric, Paxton Prosecution Team to Speak at Texas Tribune Festival

Annual celebration of all-things-politics takes place Sept. 21-23

"...• Ted Cruz, the polarizing junior senator from Texas, noted Cancun enthusiast (who incidentally declared..."

Aug. 8, 2023 News Post by Kimberley Jones

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Finish up the summer with some adventure

"...Belle married Jim July, a man 15 years her junior...."

Aug. 2, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Spy Kids: Armageddon Starts Its Mission This September

Fifth film in Robert Rodriguez's series heads to Netflix

"...by Alexa Vega and Daryl Sabara – to become junior espionage agents...."

Aug. 2, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...State Sen. Roland Gutierrez on why he’s challenging the junior senator from Texas in 2024..."

July 14, 2023 News Feature

Qmmunity: A Book of One’s Own

Queer book releases from this June, perfect for building a tiny Borrower house

"...the titular Riley Weaver, a gay femme high school junior with a podcast, desperate for membership in the Gaybutante..."

June 30, 2023 Column by James Scott

Asteroid City

Wes Anderson is at his most enigmatic in a UFO tale within a tale

"...the American West, circa 1955, five gifted and talented “junior stargazers” have arrived for Asteroid Day. Then an alien..."

June 23, 2023 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Verde Report: Jon Gallagher Builds an All-Star Case

The Austin FC defender is close to fulfilling a career goal he set back at Notre Dame

"...one to shy away from lofty goals. During his junior year at Notre Dame, the Fighting Irishman put pen..."

June 9, 2023 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

UT Fumble

"...to destroy the historic building that was the University Junior High, is in the National Register of Historic places,..."

May 11, 2023 Postmarks

Opinion: UT Shouldn’t Prioritize Football Over Historic Preservation

The university needs to preserve its cultural heritage, not prioritize another football facility

"...its names inscribed above the building's main entrance, University Junior High School (UJH), but currently houses the Steve Hicks..."

May 12, 2023 Column by Edwin Bautista

Secret Origins: Austin’s Comic Creators

For Free Comic Book Day, we head into the studios and writing rooms of our local sequential art talents

"...Junior’s Comics2110 W. Slaughter #147, 512/282-1302..."

May 5, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Raccoons On the Loose at McCallum High

But wait, there's also mold at AISD’s second-oldest high school

"...school in AISD. Katie Malinski, the parent of a junior at McCallum, told us the raccoons are only one..."

May 5, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Journeyman: JaRon Marshall's Path From Black Pumas to Jazz-Hop Debut

Methodical keyboard maestro lands atmospheric LP earth sounds

"...church's band. He learned the fundamentals of music in junior high before acquiring a MIDI keyboard and a freeware..."

April 21, 2023 Music Feature by Michael Toland

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