The Off Beat: Celebrating Nané Day, Two Years After Daniel Sahad’s Death

Soulful funk-rock band, with special guests, plays Empire April 7

"...City Limits Festival performance, had just enjoyed a city-designated day on April 7, 2022, when, three days later, singer..."

April 5, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

Madeleine Leigh, HONK TX, and Eclipse Mania Leads Our Crucial Concerts

Find some sounds to match the celestial sights this week

"...Thursday 4 - Sunday 7, various locations..."

April 5, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Day Trips: Mother Neff State Park, Moody

Texas’ first state park is still going strong after nearly 90 years

"...Neff gave part of her family’s farm along the Leon River for a public park in 1921. Her son,..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Last One Down the Mountain: Belated Thoughts on the Sundance Film Festival

Even virtually, the 2024 fest felt revitalized

"...online offerings were only available during the last five days of the festival and not all the films could..."

Feb. 21, 2024 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Chronicle’s Favorite Austin Albums of 2023

Ten music writers reflect on the records they loved this year

"...Ray Wylie Hubbard and Sir Woman burning Khruangbin and Leon Bridges' "Texas Sun," plus Adrian Quesada backing Spice and..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Qmmunity: A Sis With a Fist

Sister Fisters event group plans their fifth annual Halloween party with an eye toward encouraging queer talent

"...been to a Sister Fisters showcase," creator Ariel De Leon says, "you can expect to cross boundaries between subcultures..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Column by James Scott

17 Texas Artists to See at ACL Fest

Lone Star acts to catch at Zilker, from Houston breakout d4vd to Austin’s Die Spitz

"...picks for national acts playing Zilker Park here. Angel WhiteSaturday, 1:45pm, Tito’s stage..."

Oct. 6, 2023 Music Feature by Nayeli Portillo

Roxane Gay, Tim O’Brien Join Texas Book Festival Lineup

Full author roster revealed for November fest

"...The Texas State Capitol is currently playing host to..."

Sept. 13, 2023 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

Rancho Alegre Conjunto Festival Hangs On to Unmistakably Tejano Traditions

From buzzworthy family band Baraja de Oro to local mainstay Los Pinkys

"...Texas’ conjunto, look no further than the fits among Saturday and Sunday fans at Austin’s Rancho Alegre Conjunto Festival...."

May 2, 2023 Music Post by Nayeli Portillo

Willie Nelson’s 90th Birthday Tribute Convenes Keith Richards, Snoop Dogg, Norah Jones, and More at the Hollywood Bowl

Two-night song extravaganza pulled stars from across generations

"...Willie is a catalyzing force. The songwriter’s remarkable 90th birthday celebration thus called for an equally remarkable lineup...."

May 1, 2023 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Hays Co. Jailer Indicted in ER Room Killing Skips Jail

Rather than sit in the jail he once guarded, he's at home

"...On Good Friday, the sheriff's office in adjacent Hays County announced it..."

April 21, 2023 News Feature by Jordan Buckley

Willie Nelson's Luck Reunion 2023

"...Postponed a day due to the Thursday storms that rolled through Central..."

March 20, 2023 Photo Gallery

As Willie Looks to 90, Austin Stars Shine at Luck Reunion

Band of Heathens, Kelsey Wilson, Spoon made rain-delayed ranch date

"...Postponed a day due to the Thursday storms that rolled through Central..."

March 18, 2023 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Luck Reunion Reveals Performer Lineup

Willie Nelson & Family, Spoon, Sir Woman lead March fest

"...The lineup for this year’s one-day fest dropped today, featuring special tribute sets devoted to..."

Feb. 22, 2023 Music Post by Kimberley Jones

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...intrigue drama Tetris to its headliners as part of today's second round of titles...."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

This week's recommended shows include mini-fests celebrating rockin' girls, Latinx talent, and Christmas shopping

"...Palmer Events Center, Saturday 17 – Friday 23..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Watch This: Remembering Doug Sahm and the Grateful Dead’s Impromptu 1972 Thanksgiving Day Jam

New pocket-doc revisits Armadillo lore 50 years later

"...On one fateful Thanksgiving Day in 1972, lightning struck at Austin’s hallowed Armadillo World..."

Nov. 24, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

The Most Memorable Moments of Levitation’s Saturday and Sunday

Die Spitz, L7, and the Pinky Rings as Fembots

"...Find our most memorable Halloweekend-closing sets below, and revisit Thursday and Friday’s recaps here...."

Oct. 31, 2022 Music Post by Kriss Conklin

Dolly de Leon Sails into the Triangle of Sadness

The Filipina actress discusses her breakout role in Ruben Östlund's Cannes award winner

"...ship's cleaner Abigail, played by Filipino actress Dolly de Leon in her first international production, who puts the pro-..."

Oct. 14, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Adrian Quesada Talks Collaborative 20-Person Austin City Limits Taping and Fest Performance

“A pretty massive undertaking in a span of a few days”

"...Instead, the workaholic sound-sculptor used the days after his back-to-back sets at ACL Fest and for..."

Oct. 12, 2022 Music Post by Chad Swiatecki

Triangle of Sadness Star Dolly De Leon Sails into Fantastic Fest

Award-season hopeful is putting Filipino cinema on the map

"...night screening tonight got a surprise visitor: Dolly De Leon, the breakout star of the Cannes Palme D’Or winning..."

Sept. 30, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

The weather’s ideal to learn about Bob Dylan or see hot air balloons

"...the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa, OK, opened. Fourteen days before his 81st birthday. Dylan wasn’t in attendance, yet..."

Sept. 30, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

“Trailheads and Transmutations” at Davis Gallery Honors the Reparative Quality of Nature

Artists Felice House & Dana Younger capture the glory in all dimensions

"...quite the longer looks we published after interviewing couples Leon & Stella Alesi, Shawn Sides & Graham Reynolds, and..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Finish out a hot summer with a cool adventure

"...year on August 15, this year it’s on a Monday, which is also the day of the Assumption of..."

Aug. 3, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Meet Me at Waterloo Records: Playing, Shopping, and Encountering Life-Changing Moments at the Heart of Austin Music

Influential Austin characters reminice on 40 years of playing, shopping, and encountering life-changing moments at the heart of Austin music

"...in Waterloo Records, I flashed back to my fourth day in Texas: Fourth of July, 1992. Crossing over through..."

April 8, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Heavy Lifting: The Hammond Organ Has a Special Place in Austin ... I Should Know

Austin's an epicenter for an instrument that stopped being manufactured 47 years ago

"...afford an organ at the time, but knew one day I wanted to have one. In my late teens..."

April 1, 2022 Music Feature by Red Young

Second SXSW Lineup Installment Adds Over 300 Acts

KT Tunstall, Shamir, Sunflower Bean, and Circuit Des Yeux highlight

"...Here’s the full list of today’s SXSW additions 4s4ki (Tokyo JAPAN) A-Wall (Dallas, TX) a/lpaca..."

Dec. 8, 2021 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Aaron Frazer’s MCU of Soul

The Indications’ drummer and soul crooner introduces himself at ACL

"...to the Park,” and “Ride or Die” – performing Friday on the T-mobile stage. The following afternoon, he’s stepping..."

Oct. 7, 2021 Music Post by Austin Powell

Three Generations of Writers Reflect on ACL Fest 2021

Personal journals from a plague-era festival

"...don’t I remember Eek-A-Mouse’s set? I do recall 10 days of swine flu and fever afterward, which also afflicted..."

Oct. 8, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

We Have an Issue: Hats Off to a Maestro

Farewell to Arts Editor Robert Faires

"...nearly 200 authors participating in its hybrid festival, a nine-day event launching Oct. 23; the expanded lineup includes Chandler..."

Sept. 24, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

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