Squirrels, Girls, and Other Pearls in This Weekend’s Recommended Events

Acro-Cats, Earth Day, and all manner of arts and culture happenings

"...always looking at the past? Well, maybe that’s a little true with Ventanas, a new revival of contemporary circus..."

April 11, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Arts and Culture Events for the Week Ahead

Get up to something good

"...artist Jiab Prachakul’s first solo museum show. Born in Thailand, living in France, and with a solid film background..."

Jan. 31, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Sunflower Bean, Holy Fuck, Jack’s Mannequin, and Hundreds More Added to SXSW

The third 2025 music festival announcement has landed

"...Dred, J Rich Tha Don, J Soulja, Larry Seaman, Little Mazarn, lluvii, Los Desechos, Molecular Steve, Murdocks, Night Drive,..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Music Post by Carys Anderson

The Artificial Eye: Oren Soffer on Filming The Creator

Behind the camera of Gareth Edward's revolutionary sci fi blockbuster

"...seen one or two of his movies,” Soffer said, “little indies like The Batman or something like that.” Edwards..."

Dec. 13, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: “The Dog Show”

Hiromi Stringer curates a fictitious, dog-obsessed museum in her current solo show

"...Siberian Husky dog on a busy street in Bangkok, Thailand," she begins in the show's notes. "It was when..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Arts Feature by Meher Qazilbash

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, November 3-9

"...play the drums really well? On a trip to Thailand, Scorpio musician Dave Soldier discovered that if given sticks..."

Nov. 3, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

This Thanksgiving, Consider Native American-Inspired Dishes

Cooking with Indigenous ingredients

"...to supporting our local Austin food scene, get a little adventurous online and still shop small...."

Nov. 18, 2022 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Some of the Best Food Trucks Austin Has to Offer

Two dozen of the finest moveable feasts in town

"...A little bit of Juárez comes to South Austin in Churro..."

June 11, 2022 Food Post

Chef Nikki Is the Cannabis Alchemist

Celeb chef mixes science and flavor to create cannabis comfort food

"...awards, some with Michelin stars; an extended stay in Thailand; and positions up and down the line. “That was..."

March 14, 2022 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Suerte x la Barbecue, Blurred Vines’ Assured Wines, Kiin Di at Corner Bar, Paperboy’s Bourbon Library, and We <3 Little Ola’s …

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...is called, and it “embraces original cooking techniques from Thailand combined with Austin culture to create unique Thai dishes.”..."

Nov. 3, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Faster Than Sound: Love Wheel Records Rolls In

Austin music mainstay Mike Nicolai retails vinyl and Indoor Creature parties at the Ballroom

"...Landing on the right little lease, the couple made a leap of faith in..."

June 18, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Navigating the Unknown: Chris Brecht Talks ATX6 Documentary

Lift Me Up premieres Friday on KLRU

"...scenes, the group’s sound-checking at the Jai Thep festival Thailand and a perplexing, undiagnosable ghost-in-the-machine renders St. Clair’s extensive..."

June 16, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...radio shoe-in that he wrote back in 2018 in Thailand, an opportunity affording him an objective lens to critique..."

Feb. 26, 2021 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Faster Than Sound: Mobley vs. the Occident Supreme

Virtual tour of new EP caps Mobley's movie-sized year

"...Dying emerged during the electronically inclined soloist's vacation to Thailand in 2018. Intending to take time off from songwriting,..."

Feb. 19, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...and ornate wigs, on which they sometimes placed a little three-cornered hat. Macaroni meant fashionable, as in, "Those peacock..."

Oct. 9, 2020 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Let Us Intro-Juice Ourselves

Five liquid suitors who want to be your next main squeeze

"...or via the internet, or right there in funky little pop-ups and bricks-and-mortar perma-sites throughout your favorite city...."

Oct. 5, 2020 Food Post

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re playing

"...my mind. So there are songs that dive a little bit into that end of the pool, but for..."

May 22, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters Gets Political With the Chronicle

He should be a prime-time news analyst. Televisions would melt.

"...and have witnessed it, I get to understand a little bit more as each day goes by...."

March 20, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

ATX6 Makes It to Asia and Back All in One Piece

Local music ambassadors “made it in and out just in time”

"...hours before going directly to play a show in Thailand on 48 hours of no sleep...."

March 11, 2020 Music Post by Leslie Sisson

17 of the Best Ice Cream Shops in Austin

From East Austin to Downtown, here are our favorite cold, creamy treats

"...In a country as hot as Thailand, it figures that they’d have their frozen treat game..."

Aug. 10, 2019 Food Post by Jessika Roth

WWC: Previewing the Group Stage Finales

Four more days of group stage games climax with U.S.-Sweden on Thursday

"...New Zealand has been overrun, and just seen very little of the ball in either of their losses to..."

June 16, 2019 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

The Game is Afoot!

The Women's World Cup gets underway in Paris

"...produce some goals; this Brazil team is perhaps a little past its prime (Formiga is playing in her record..."

June 7, 2019 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

Hot Luck Music Headliners Dig Into the Festival Menu

Talking turkey with Archers of Loaf, Erika Wennerstrom, Robert Ellis, Sunflower Bean, the Suffers, and PJ Morton

"...eat Thai food every day of my life and Thailand is definitely on my bucket list of places I..."

May 24, 2019 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

SXSW Unveils Third Artist List

Bedouine, Priests, Mystery Lights, Kokoko!, and 297 more

"...Grubby Little Hands (Philadelphia, Pa.)..."

Jan. 9, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...a troubled young British boxer sent to one of Thailand's most notorious jails. Cast: Joe Cole, Vithaya Pansringar, Panya..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

All I See Is You

A blind woman who regains her sight starts to see things differently

"...more subtle and, well … real. While living in Thailand, Gina (Lively) undergoes surgery to restore her eyesight, which..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Movie Review by Danielle White

Fantastic Fest Fills the Card

Massive list includes closing night film

"...Witch's Flower, adapted from British author Mary Stewart's The Little Broomstick, with the English voice cast lead by Kate..."

Sept. 5, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

aGLIFF's 2017 Lineup Announced

Celebrating 30 years of queer entertainment with films for everyone

"...told the Chronicle they had to “happily dig a little deeper to create some special moments for everyone –..."

Aug. 1, 2017 Screens Post by Iman Shah

Nicolas Cage Takes Over the Alamo

Watch the mega-acting star perform Edgar Allan Poe

"...personal connection: Bangkok Dangerous, because his girlfriend is from Thailand; Joe because it was shot around Austin (plus, he..."

Jan. 31, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: The Dwarves Must Be Crazy

Thai horror and comedy collide: butt-licking, bug-eating ensues

"...presumably in the provinces well away from cosmopolitan Bangkok. Thailand has always been mad for the movies, but the..."

Sept. 25, 2016 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

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