We Have an Issue: What’s Next?

Adapting to Omicron and everything else life throws our way

"...ticket. The laugh was in trying to imagine what kind of person I was a mere 50 days ago,..."

Jan. 14, 2022 Column by Kimberley Jones

Austin Punk Chronicles: "I Don't Think the Sex Pistols Inspired Anything Other Than a Buncha More Punk Bands!"

The San Antonio shoot-out ricochets locally in Chapter 4 of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

"...Phil Tolstead, another San Antonian radio/TV/film major, answered. The duo spent the next three hours..."

Dec. 31, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

“No Willie, Waylon, or the Armadillo in 1977!!!” The Punk Beast Begins to Stir in Austin

A nascent scene takes shape in chapter three of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...art college gigs. ("Yeah, we're the opening act, mate!") Radio Birdman and the Saints played similar high-speed Stooge-rock from..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Paul Wall, Why Bonnie, Jim Keller, El Combo Oscuro, and a Punk Rock Lottery lead our recommended shows

"...authentic open-top slab – not least because a recent radio interview with 97.9 The Box revealed his lifelong distaste..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Music Column by Julian Towers

The Best Dark Beers in Austin

It's the best time of year for dark roasty ales

"...without ever dialing it back to Rock the Bells Radio. Convict Hill is the Scarface of Austin stouts. Let..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Food Feature by Eric Puga

On the Stage, On the Screen: Austin's Theatres Embrace a Virtual Future

Ahead of Austin Playfest and the All Together Now! Revue, directors and producers discuss the challenges and potential they've found online

"...there-ness of the stage. It's survived the advent of radio, television, cinema, those technological interlocutors on performance. It's even..."

Nov. 12, 2021 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Medieval Times: Being Dead in an Era of Cruelty and Despair

The story of a real band and a fake band in two acts

"...the performer working undercover in the audience. It's the kind of routine Andy Kaufman employed in the Seventies, when..."

Oct. 22, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Aaron Frazer’s MCU of Soul

The Indications’ drummer and soul crooner introduces himself at ACL

"...was so strong for that song that we all kinda realized we have two singers here. That’s really unique..."

Oct. 7, 2021 Music Post by Austin Powell

We Have an Issue: Happy Haunts

In this week’s issue, we peek behind the curtain of Austin’s scare houses

"..."I'm the kind of guy whose first stop at Disneyland is the..."

Oct. 8, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

We Have an Issue: Here’s to 40 More

It's The Austin Chronicle's 40th anniversary issue

"...much more modest affair. To be honest, the date kind of snuck up on us, which is why a..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

LBJ Library at 50: "Lady Bird Johnson: Beyond the Willdflowers"

The LBJ Library exhibit shows sides of the First Lady you may not know

"...inheritance from her mother’s estate to buy the KTBC radio station in Austin just after she turned 30. A..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Powerfully Poetic Folk and Country Songwriter Nanci Griffith Has Died at Age 68

Song-crafter’s career spanned Hole in the Wall to Carnegie Hall

"...Five and Dime” and "From a Distance.” The one-time kindergarten teacher in Austin was also an active advocate against..."

Aug. 13, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Faster Than Sound: Delta Variant Leaves Venues Between a Rock and the Governor's Orders

The latest on music hubs, festivals, and relief funding

"...that funding in jeopardy by coming out with that kind of a policy," says Reynolds. "The venues have been..."

Aug. 13, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

On the Move All Her Life, UK Songwriter Jade Bird Finds Her Speed in Austin

"Austin feels quite grounded and down-to-earth, which just sort of mimics the English mentality"

"...mentality. We really love it. I love all the radio here, and it's really nice to feel a part..."

Aug. 6, 2021 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Molly Burch on Romance Movies and New Album Romantic Images

Local singer-songwriter reveals her favorite rom-coms and rom-drams

"...Stewart, Cary Grant, and John Howard are in a kind of love triangle; all three guys are in love..."

July 30, 2021 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Live and Recorded Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

Black Pistol Fire, BLXPLTN, Jazz for a cause, and more

"..."I had kind of wondered if he was going to jump in..."

July 23, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

21 Austin Rappers to Know in ’21

A hard-cut list of MCs proving the local hip-hop scene’s legitimacy

"...Confucius Jones, co-host of KUTX's invaluable hip-hop radio show The Breaks, clarifies hip-hop existed locally long before..."

June 25, 2021 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Bands Are Practicing Again, but Does Austin Have Enough Rehearsal Space for Them?

A love letter and state-of-affairs on the practice space scene

"...Lane. Perhaps the most culturally endeared business of its kind in the city's history, Austin Rehearsal Complex closed in..."

June 18, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Faster Than Sound: Kendra Sells, Unlimited

BluMoon singer's genre-dancing solo debut, a music supervisor panel, and more music news

"...good with placing genres, especially with the EP being kind of all over the place," she says. "I had..."

May 21, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

UT Grad Helps Raya and the Last Dragon Dance on Raindrops

James Romo adds his talents to the Disney magic

"...with Sisu (Awkwafina), the sole remaining member of her kind and the unlikely last defense against the invading, malevolent,..."

May 7, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Opportunity to Reimagine Public Safety Is Here Right Now. Will Austin Take It?

“We want everything that can be done outside of the police, to be done outside of the police.”

"...Lewis sees survivors needing the same kinds of help described by other RPS working groups: immediate..."

April 30, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Beyond the Horizon with Denny Freeman

Austin lodestar offered the theories of life through a guitar

"...blues and rock & roll records oozing through the radio waves...."

April 27, 2021 Music Post by Bill Bentley

Denny Freeman, the Graceful Guitarist Who Made Everyone Sound Better, Has Died

Masterful player had a foundational presence on Austin music

"...Fair Music Hall. Blues music enraptured him from regional radio signals. He began playing guitar at age 14 and,..."

April 25, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...a chat afterward with Aaron "Fresh" Knight of KUTX radio show The Breaks...."

April 23, 2021 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Qmmunity: Sports, Balls, and Bills

"...BTW – about its lack of action and complete radio silence on these hateful bills amid the agency's (seemingly..."

April 16, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

If or When I Call: Will Johnson Discusses His Debut Novel

Long-held itch harvests the road, autobiography, and compassion

"...from Tom Petty’s Wildflowers comes on a grocery store radio, prompting Melinda to walk out because it makes her..."

April 9, 2021 Music Post by Matt White

Lawsuit Filed to Force AISD to End Chronic Special Ed Delays

No more time to wait

"...(the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act), which defines what kinds of disability make a student eligible for services. The..."

April 9, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Faster Than Sound: White Horse and Sagebrush Regular Jordan Matthew Young Rises on The Voice

"You're just cool, man." – Nick Jonas

"...of us. Staying in the hotel room alone was kind of incredible. It was just total silence, my own..."

April 9, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Qmmunity: Spring Has Sprung and So Has Austin's LGBTQmmunity

Producers of Filth drag collective pledges safety, The Little Gay Shop’s queer art market, and more

"...Speaking of the Lege, yours truly is joining KOOP Radio host Bob Dailey on "Civil Rights and Wrongs" next..."

March 26, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

SXSW Music Review: Northern Expo Perfects the Concept of a Remote Showcase With Arctic Circle Concert Film

Ozas, Oter, I See Rivers, and Heave Blood & Die rep the Arctic Circle

"...each other and look out the window on a one-of-a-kind polar view...."

March 20, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

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