The Joys of Meanness

Scott Blackwood's initiation into the writing life

"...thought up someplace else. No trees. But it's not the city or its lack of originality that was the..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Books Feature by Robin Bradford

Ripping the Shrew

The Rude Mechanicals Tear Into Shakespeare

"...Faires Press Release: Rude Mechanicals is proud to present their 97/98 season premiere, curst & Shrewd: The Taming of..."

Aug. 15, 1997 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini

The Permanent Warning

Neglecting the Past Dooms Readers

"...summer, an envelope arrived containing an odd-sized magazine cobbled together on a photocopier. This is Austin Class War! the..."

Sept. 13, 1996 News Column by Chris Walters

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...kicking off its 2025 Film & TV Festival with The Studio, the new Apple TV+ half-hour series from Seth..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Friday

Seventies funk GOATs, queer nu metal, and so much more

"...very, very tired) music team, Friday was filled with the Chronicle’s wild day party at Hotel Vegas and witnessing..."

March 19, 2022 SXSW Post by Thomas Fawcett

The Whole Package

With Margaret Wiley, you didn’t have a one-trick pony; you had a multitude of talents and personalities in one big and big-hearted woman. Wiley’s friends and colleagues at Esther’s Follies offer their memories of this exceptional Austin comedian who died November 2.

"...Wiley, it's hard to know where to start: with the performer, that commanding presence whose drop-dead sense of timing..."

Nov. 12, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Adjusting to the Mise-en-Scène

Nine nonfilmmakers – artists out of place – make one in 48 hours

"...The 48 Hour Film Project came storming through Austin for..."

July 13, 2007 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Off the Record

Decking the halls with Kickstarter, a new holiday sampler, and Michael Nesmith's Videoranch

"...The New Way..."

Dec. 24, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Qmmunity: LGBTQ and the Search for a Wide Enough Umbrella

Plus, OUTsider Fest is here to queer up your weekend

"...Trans Kids" shirt Sunday evening and thought: "Love that." Then: I wondered what it would be like to live..."

Feb. 22, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

Movie Duos, Rude Little Pigs, and More Events for the Week Ahead

Time to reflect and project

"...[UPDATE: The MLK Day March has been canceled due to cold..."

Jan. 17, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Duchess of Palms

Remembering Texas trailblazer Nadine Eckhardt

"...a forty-six-year-old Fifties girl who had been altered by the Sixties, the Vietnam War, the women's movement, Buddhism, yoga,..."

Jan. 18, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Playback: The Austin Music Industry Awards Come of Age

Kevin Curtin reverses his “awards are bullshit” stance

"...The following is my acceptance speech for an award I..."

March 2, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Austin @ Large: The Smoke Unclears

Further adventures in symbolism – and unintended consequences – at City Hall

"...thought I would never again have to write about the smoking ordinance. But now that, finally, more than a..."

June 11, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Power up the PDA

Recommended at SXSW Interactive 2003.

"...provides plenty of things to keep any geek on the go. But all those panels and keynotes and cyber..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Take Me to the River

Rock & Roll Books

"...The Rockpile..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Books Feature by Margaret Moser

How the Red River Cultural District Was Made

Decades of off-kilter activity and music activism culminate in our current concert hub

"...Standing on the top deck at Mohawk feels like floating above the..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Features Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Good Games for Adventurous Imaginations

Away From the Computer Screen and Back to the Table

"...No one in adventure gaming likes the term "adventure gaming" much, but this has become the..."

Dec. 12, 1997 Screens Feature by Allen Varney

Onward

Pixar’s latest fantasy can’t conjure up that magic we expect

"...The newest Disney/Pixar outing is aptly and unfortunately titled. Onward..."

March 6, 2020 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Seventh Son

Fantasy film about an apprentice Spook battling Julianne Moore's evil witch.

"...pseudo-medieval CGI style to burn, but precious little in the way of anything new to add to this sort..."

Feb. 13, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Where Comedy Lives

Austin stand-ups have a complex – and it's called the Sandstone Apartments

"...In the heart, of course, that's where comedy truly lives: in..."

Nov. 25, 2011 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

One in a Crowd: Gaming Edition

Three games, all worthy of the crowd’s funds

"...games from experienced developers take to Kickstarter. Check out the pitches and donate if you’re inspired...."

Sept. 5, 2014 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Qmmunity: South by So Gay

Squeeze all the juice from these fruity events, both SXSW-adjacent and beyond

"...tech, art, music, film, and miscellaneous that happens across the most stress-inducing area of Austin. A million and one..."

March 10, 2023 Column by James Scott

Qmmunity: Cinema Queerte

Salute the sweaty sirens of the screen with these queer mega-muscle movie events

"...Phew! Is the heat also really getting to y'all? Because I am..."

July 14, 2023 Column by James Scott

Moontower Review: Austin Towers

The range of local comedy voices was on full view at the Velv

"...The Austin Towers showcase helped close this year’s Moontower Comedy..."

April 24, 2017 Arts Post by Ashley Moreno

SXSW Gaming Expo Opens Today

Free gaming extravaganza continues through weekend

"...The SXSW Gaming Expo returns to the Palmer Events Center..."

March 7, 2014 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Moontower, Day 2: She-Bang

For these women comics, the operative word was "comics"

"...I'm at She-Bang, the all-women comedy line-up at the Parish, and I'm happy..."

April 26, 2013 Arts Post by Amy Gentry

ScreenBurn Burns All

Arcade awesomeness

"...This is where all the action is. Day one at SXSW Interactive was simply..."

March 9, 2008 Screens Post by Carson Barker

SXSW Gaming at a Glance

From the Expo to the Awards, it's time to play

"...tournaments, and finally an awards show to wrap up the whole shindig will keep your eyes and ears busy...."

March 16, 2018 Screens Feature by Milo Webb

More Aziz, Please

Aziz Ansari launches comedy fest with killer set at Bass

"...The Moontower Comedy & Oddity Festival kicked off last Friday..."

April 21, 2014 Arts Post by Ashley Moreno

Pages And Pages of Free Comics

Flicking through this year's Free Comic Book Day comics

"...Imagine record store day, but for comics. Oh, and they're free. The massive annual event for the comics industry..."

May 5, 2011 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

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