Teezo Touchdown, Arny Margret, and More Reviews From Tuesday of SXSW

Standout sets to kick off the big music week

"...Reuniting audiences on the second official day of SXSW Music certainly had plenty to chat..."

March 13, 2024 Music Post by Derek Udensi

Selena Gomez, Conan O’Brien, Sydney Sweeney Top SXSW’s Sixth Featured Speakers Announcement

Danny Brown, Nick Kroll, and Kirsten Dunst also announced

"...keynotes and featured speakers announcement – meaning a ton of celebrities, including Selena Gomez, Conan O’Brien, and Sydney Sweeney,..."

Feb. 27, 2024 SXSW Post by Carys Anderson

The First-Ever Austin Women in Jazz Festival and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Plus visiting acts from Burna Boy to Mike Dimes and Dro Kenji

"...the paper every Thursday. And for our complete listings of upcoming live music events around town, head to Chron..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Opinion: Regenerative Agriculture Can Save the Southwest

We can end drought by restoring soil and local water cycles

"...production is down about a third. Texas lost 70% of the cotton crop and half the cattle during drought-driven..."

Dec. 2, 2022 Column by Elizabeth Heilman

Memorable Moments From ACL Fest Weekend One

Some of our favorite performances that you can revisit this weekend

"...in last weekend’s ACL Fest lineup – the majority of which returns this Friday through Sunday. Find our highlights..."

Oct. 14, 2022 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

What We're Listening to Right Now

Nakia, Sun June, Norman BA$E, Good Looks, 8½ Souvenirs, and more local sounds worth seeking out

"...A special musical episode of the queer fat-positive web series Skeleton Crew, Dueling Pianos..."

Jan. 28, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Seeking Nine Holes and a Lost Austin at Butler Pitch & Putt

A million dollar renovation transforms a city landmark, but the spirit stays the same

"...My earliest memory of Butler Pitch & Putt is of mosquitoes and shame...."

May 21, 2021 Arts Feature by Ali Montag

The World to Come

Frontier romance speaks of a love that cannot speak the name it does not yet have

"...The notion of sexual identity – gay, straight, or otherwise per the..."

Feb. 12, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Go/Don't Go

Enigmatic end-of-the-world story blossoms into quiet hope

"...In "Time Enough at Last," the famous episode of The Twilight Zone, Burgess Meredith's bookworm thought he would..."

Jan. 22, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Texas Book Festival 2020: The Full Line-Up

All 150 authors announced for the 25th anniversary lit celebration

"...No. 1 – is raring to go, and the proof is in the lineup. As of today, the full..."

Sept. 16, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Khruangbin Slows It Down Houston-Style

New album continues trio’s international success

"...the trio hypnotizes listeners with a melodic, meditative amalgam of global grooves. R&B, Thai funk, dub reggae, and Middle..."

June 26, 2020 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, May 1-7

"...TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Is there an area of your life where you would like a do-over? A..."

May 1, 2020 Column by Rob Brezsny

What Goes in Your Compost Bin in Austin

Pizza boxes? OK. Liquids? No thank you.

"...The city of Austin's residential composting program collects organic material – food..."

Feb. 21, 2020 Food Feature

Travis County Primary Candidates Jockey to Champion Criminal Justice Change

A closer look at the heated District Attorney, County Attorney, and County Court at Law races

"...Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Michael King

Eight Ways to Celebrate Lunar New Year 2020 in Austin

Start over (again) with the Year of the Rat

"...and Spring Festival in mainland China) celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional Chinese calendar and..."

Jan. 23, 2020 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Fantastic Fest Catches Taika Waititi's JoJo Rabbit

Thor: Ragnarok director's film to open 2019 celebration of the strange

"...fifteenth annual Fantastic Fest – the Alamo Drafthouse's celebration of cinema unique and strange – has hopped up and..."

July 30, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Midsommar Madness

The obsessions of Ari Aster illuminated in his folk horror hit

"...His second film – after the surprise success of occult horror Hereditary – places the strained relationship of..."

July 12, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Music Review: Lonnie Holley/Mary Lattimore

Instant poetry by Holley and golden harp from Lattimore

"...truth without illusion, Lonnie Holley rendered the clear facts of the moment into instantly divine poetry on Thursday evening..."

March 15, 2019 SXSW Post by Rick Weaver

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...festival confirmed it will close with the new adaptation of Stephen King's Pet Sematary...."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Lights, Camera, Camping!

Alamo heads to the great outdoors for Sleepaway Camp

"...that impossibly white rabbit in the moon, with the leaves rustling in a perfect breeze. Capturing the flag, short-sheeting..."

May 11, 2018 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Police: Special Pay Benefits Back, Contract Negotiations Coming Soon

Council charts police union's path

"...After a confusing bit of parliamentary gymnastics, City Council last week approved a pair..."

Feb. 23, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

“Teresa Hubbard/Alexander Birchler: Giant” at the Blanton Museum of Art

The film is good at showing the fate of the film set of Giant, but it leaves open the question of what’s happened to Marfa

"...and Alexander Birchler, features an imagined 1950s Hollywood studio office juxtaposed with scenes of a decrepit movie set outside..."

Aug. 25, 2017 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...The U.S. Air Force definition of an astronaut is anyone who has flown more than..."

May 5, 2017 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Jim Caligiuri Exit Interview

Ten minutes, 20 questions, and 20-plus years of Americana chronicles

"...outside Magnolia Cafe on South Congress. A rare moment of speechlessness overcame me, since editors depend on journalists like..."

April 13, 2017 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Mayor Muses 2017 Goals

"Downtown puzzle," music initiative among his priorities

"...Like many Austinites, City Council is unofficially on holiday hiatus – the next meeting is a..."

Dec. 30, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Dear Glutton

A salad short of a picnic

"...Shakespeare in Ramsey Park, friends' birthdays, and the Fourth of July, it's starting to seem like I've spent most..."

July 15, 2016 Food Column by Emily Beyda

Mixed Metaphors

These craft cocktails are for the books

"...Hemingway was so associated with the daiquiri that hundreds of recipes carry his name. Serious writers have always endorsed..."

June 17, 2016 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

The Payback

Onetime James Brown impersonator Charles Bradley transcends

"...we walk toward our table in the quiet cafe of a Downtown Austin hotel, Charles Bradley veers left, distracted..."

April 22, 2016 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

SXSW Film Adds Midnighters and More

Horror lineup announced, plus shorts and more

"...about 150 titles. Now the Fest has announced 10 of the most eagerly awaited movies: the gory, gross, and..."

Feb. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Grand Designs of Ia Ensterä and Jason Amato

"...noted in the All Over Creation column "In Praise of Designers", two of Austin's most accomplished theatrical designers are..."

July 17, 2015 Photo Gallery

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