Psych, Blues, and Conjunto Festivals Headline Our Crucial Concerts

This week's recommended live offerings

"...25 - Sunday 27, Central Machine Works & Doris Miller Auditorium..."

April 25, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Self Portraits, Carnivals, and Cannibalism in Our Recommended Events

The weekend in arts and culture

"...a specific tweet from the period after a certain Matt Damon sound bite circulated, in which said tweet’s author..."

March 28, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

South by Southwest Announces 2025 Audience Awards

The Accountant 2, Luv Ya, Bum! take home prizes

"...Presented by Kickstarter Audience Award Winner: Fantasy Life Director/Screenwriter: Matthew Shear, Producers: Charlie Alderman, Chris Dodds, Phil Keefe, Amanda..."

March 17, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

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

"...Ash Director: Flying Lotus, Producers: Nate Bolotin, Matthew Metcalfe, Screenwriter: Jonni Remmler A woman wakes up on..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Moontower Comedy Festival Gets Therapy With Dr. Phil Live

First look at the lineup for next year’s comedy fest

"...Lindhome Appearing Aaron Weber Al Madrigal Alfred Robles Amy Miller Andrew Murphy Andrew Wagner Ashima Franklin Ashley Sharma Brett..."

Oct. 24, 2024 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Saturday Night

The legend is burnished of the first ever broadcast of SNL

"...Lamorne Morris, Cory Michael Smith, Dylan O'Brien, Finn Wolfhard, Matt Wood, Ella Hunt, Emily Fairn, Kim Matula, Willem Dafoe,..."

Oct. 11, 2024 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Hot Sauce Fest, Bat Fest, and More Crucial Concerts

Mitski, Childish Gambino, Lucinda Williams, and others worth hearing

"...nodding, and heart pounding with his badass current quintet: Matt Muehling on guitar, Ryan Hagler on bass, Charles Reid..."

Sept. 6, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

Parker Woodland, Good Looks, and More Crucial Concerts

Album releases, artist departures, and more recommended shows

"...26 years on: “Without that record,” concludes managing butcher Matt Harvey, “I wouldn’t have been able to go on..."

June 7, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

Young the Giant, Shakey Graves to Headline New Landlock Festival in Waco

Pro surfing competition supplements the unusual event

"...the Inkcaps, Jupiter & Okwess, LA LOM, Lily Meola, Matthew Logan Vasquez, the McCharmlys, the Nude Party, Pachyman, S.G...."

Jan. 30, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...We're All Gonna Die Directors/Screenwriters: Freddie Wong, Matthew Arnold, Producer: Adam Maffei A struggling beekeeper is forced..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Critics Association Announces 2023 Award Nominees

Killers of the Flower Moon, Oppenheimer lead field

"...Leonardo DiCaprio, Killers of the Flower Moon Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer Andrew Scott, All of..."

Jan. 3, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

JuiceLand Expands, Wax Myrtle’s Prepares to Close, the Museum of Ice Cream Goes Pink, Oseyo Debuts a Fantastic Brunch, Garbo’s Welcomes Santa Claus, and More

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

"...close friends live in South Austin,” said JuiceLand founder Matt Shook, “so it feels right to make their drinks..."

Dec. 13, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Tackles AI in 2024 Speaker List

Rosario Dawson, ChatGPT head appearing next year

"...• A Conversation with Alex Cooper and Matt Kaplan: Call Her Daddy podcast host Alex Cooper and..."

Aug. 29, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

BlackBerry Retro-Engineers the Rise and Fall of the Original Smartphone

Matt Johnson's tells the tale of a very Canadian tech crunch

"...Matt Johnson is inviting you to notice that he is..."

March 10, 2023 Screens Feature by Julian Towers

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...Tetris Director: Jon S. Baird, Producers: Matthew Vaughn, Gillian Berrie, Claudia Vaughn, Len Blavatnik, Gregor Cameron,..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...Garcia, Annie Gonzalez, Dennis Haysbert, Emilio Rivera, Tony Shalhoub, Matt Walsh, Pepe Serna, Bobby Soto, Jimmy Gonzales, Brice Gonzalez..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Greatest Kaiju Return to Guzu With Strange Beasts VII

Wall-to-wall Godzilla in the new show, opening tonight

"...The Ghost Killian Glenn Half-Human Craig Holloway JTA Stacey Miller Tessa Morrison Billy Perkins Chet Phillips Plägue Hälen Francisco..."

Sept. 30, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

A couple of mini-festivals, Progger, Blk Ops, Mama Duke, and more live music to see

"...tunes of local saxophone monster Brian Donohoe and guitarist Matt Muehling. With the band having not released an album..."

April 1, 2022 Music Column by Chad Swiatecki

The 2021-22 Austin Music Industry Awards Winners

"...Gary Miller..."

March 4, 2022 Music Feature

March Primary Election Coverage Live Blog

Texas primary first out the starting gate

"...Despite establishment GOP waging a hard campaign against him, @MillerForTexas looking pretty safe for Ag Commissioner. Winner will face..."

March 1, 2022 News Post by the News Staff

Chronicle Endorsements for the March Primary Election

Here are the local, state, and national Dems we picked to represent us

"...attracted a risible vanity challenge from Bush-era talking head Matthew Dowd, then a less risible but still issue-free challenge..."

Feb. 11, 2022 News Feature

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...in the Twilight Director: Billy Miossi, Producers: Alissa Shapiro, Matt Reynolds In an unremarkable office space, a select group..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Election 2022: We Got Ourselves Some Contests!

Filing has now concluded for the March 1 primaries

"...Brailey entered the lieutenant governor race – and pushed Matthew Dowd out of it – to bring some Blackness..."

Dec. 17, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Sue Foley, Nat Adderley Jr., Cheap Trick, Little Mazarn and Ralph White, High Desert Queen, and the Austin Record Convention

"...with driving downbeats from Phil Hook, heavy bass from Matt Metzger, invigorating chords from Rusty Miller, and spellbinding words..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

True to the Blues: Eastside Kings Festival Returns

"It's not three chords, it's the heart and soul of a nation!" – Birdlegg

"...and Bobby "Blue" Bland at the Doris (pronounced "Dori") Miller Auditor­ium and playing at Charlie's Playhouse, Victory Grill, and..."

Sept. 10, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Austin FC’s Injury Woes Compound in Minnesota Loss

RECAP: A Gen Z-heavy squad stumbles on the road

"...training session cost the Verde its two veteran leaders. Matt Besler, Austin’s World Cup starting center back, pulled out..."

June 24, 2021 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

For Black Families, AISD's Special Ed Chaos Is Not New

Special, yet unequal

"...Helen Mil­ler. More than a decade ago, in 2008, Miller, who is Black, filed a complaint against AISD for..."

May 21, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

The Verde Report: The Only Game in Town

"...Center-back Matt Besler was absent from Saturday's game, too, but for..."

April 30, 2021 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Historic Night of Firsts as Austin FC Prevails in Colorado

RECAP: The Verde defeats Colorado Rapids in comeback fashion

"...kickoff. Two of the team’s core starters, center back Matt Besler and midfielder Tomás Pochettino, were conspicuous by their..."

April 25, 2021 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

Solar-Powered Suds

Texas breweries reducing beer's carbon footprint

"...outside. "I think back in the day before Bud, Miller, and Coors, you know, took over the Amer­i­can beer..."

April 23, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

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