Indigo de Souza, Estrella Acosta, and More Crucial Concerts

A little hair of the dog for your post-SXSW listening pleasure

"...falls from Hogan’s talented tree as they celebrate a new self-titled album with Arkansas-originating Gar Hole Records. Album release..."

March 22, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Spider Sculptures, Gore Feasts, and More Arts Events

Feed your art habit with these recommended events for the week

"...his self-deprecating humor and deadpan delivery dripping with sarcasm. New stand-up show “Catch Me Inside” brings his trademark wry..."

March 22, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

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

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...closing night film next month), but there's still big news as the pan-media festival will kick off with the..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Me Nd Adam’s Keep Austin Cheer’d and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Get in the holiday spirit with Spaceflight Records or Spiritualized

"...will still dominate nevertheless. June's eighth long-player In Times New Roman...'s shuddering post-rock goth grunge pierced the dark heart..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Free Week Announces January 2024 Lineup, and More Music News

Power Trip reunited at Mohawk; Sonic Guild divvied grants at ACL Live

"...Free Week announced the first wave of performers for the 2024 edition of the festival..."

Dec. 7, 2023 Music Post by Carys Anderson

A New Chapter for Austin’s Small Bookstores

From serving neighborhoods to serving wine, how innovative local booksellers are filling the shelves

"...They can now mill about a few new bookstores...."

Nov. 10, 2023 Arts Feature by Joe Gross

Qmmunity: Call Me

Opportunities for queer artists roll in alongside oodles of queer events

"...rules Fridays at 9pm on Oilcan's stage, will soon wave farewell to cast member Channing Ate'Em. He's off to..."

May 5, 2023 Column by James Scott

Your Field Guide to 80 Essential Acts at SXSW Music

Highlighting the best and buzziest at this year's Festival

"...singer-songwriters to video directors, the 11-piece collective conjures a new genre of cacophonic chaos with sultry, intoxicating jams like..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Trusting Your Gut: Texas Film Awards Honoree Michael de Luca on a Life in Cinema

From New Line to Warners, the exec discusses his career

"...was taking an executive role, under the mentorship of New Line Cinema cofounder Robert Shaye. De Luca himself became..."

March 2, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Urban Heat, Jonathan Terrell, Dayglow, Marcia Ball, and a smattering of metal headline our recommended shows

"...dark Pacific Northwest queen Hulder dropped off the package, New England metallic hardcore breakouts Escuela Grind and international all-women..."

Dec. 2, 2022 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Basement Show Vibes in a Ballroom with Why Bonnie, Font, and On Being an Angel

Good ol' Texas indie rocks campus-area stage

"...In the low-ceilinged, disco ball-illuminated insides of the Ballroom, clusters of Dr. Martens-wearers, mullet-havers,..."

Sept. 18, 2022 Music Post by Kriss Conklin

Austin Punk Chronicles: The Shock of the New – The Violators and the Skunks Invade Raul's

14 days after the Sex Pistols break up and mainstream media declares punk dead, Austin's scene begins at a Tejano bar on the Drag in Chapter 5, Part 1 of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...to early CBGB as being the locus of Austin punk/New Wave hap'nin's," Bangs continued. "Raul's is the place where..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Angélique Kidjo Punches Until Crosseyed & Painless

West African body rocker covers Talking Heads & worships Mother Earth

"...Cultural appropriation began around the time they invented eyeballs, but its re-appropriation received a near uproarious close-up in..."

May 13, 2022 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Tuesday

A Zamrock fruit plate, apathetic Irish drone-poetics, and so much more

"...who teamed up with the band in 2017 following renewed interest after their back catalog was reissued...."

March 16, 2022 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

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

"...in the music business to the show with the new biodoc Sheryl, one of the titles in the music-centric..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Silvana Estrada, Rochelle & the Sidewinders, Loteria, Chili Cold Blood, Shemekia Copeland, and more live shows

"...& roll house band. Including members of the Motel Ball Band, Berkshire Hounds, Bad Lovers, and country act JD..."

Jan. 28, 2022 Music Column by Christina Garcia

SXSW Music Review: British Music Embassy Sings the Razor’s Edge

The two biggest trends currently importing from the UK

"...South by Southwest been in-person this year, Black Country, New Road would’ve been one of the must-see acts to..."

March 18, 2021 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Faster Than Sound: Music Venues React to Stage 5

New city recommendations halt shows at many venues ahead of New Year's Eve

"...city implemented a curfew on restaurants and bars for New Year's weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott instructed Austin restaurants to..."

Jan. 8, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

What Is Going On With Ken Paxton and Nate Paul?

What we know – and don't know – about the strange connection between the embattled Austin real estate magnate and the Texas attorney general

"...Paul and the FBI like to keep secrets. With new insights not coming easily, soon it was 2020, and..."

Jan. 8, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...of the ovens of Shelley King, Delbert McClinton, Marcia Ball, Lisa Loeb, Lavelle White, Irma Thomas, Carolyn Wonderland, and..."

Nov. 27, 2020 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Qmmunity: Hello From the Other Side

Plus, Queerbomb launches its Queer History Series

"...vice president; or 3) staring into a proverbial crystal ball clouded by post-Election Day litigation à la 2000. In..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Column by Beth Sullivan

Election Ticker: Are We There Yet?

The latest – and last! – news from the campaign trail before Election Day

"...neighborhood Randalls in Round Rock to cast her own ballot Tuesday. While there, she gave a shout-out to her..."

Oct. 30, 2020 News Feature by the News Staff

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...my brother/our manager," bassist Jack O'Brien wrote about the new vinyl platter...."

Sept. 18, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Have Austin's Magicians Vanished for Good?

With the coronavirus shutdown, it's now you see 'em, now you don't

"...We can't just wave a magic wand – hey presto! or avada kedavra!..."

April 17, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Faster Than Sound: Austin Industry Bands Together for March Music Week

Why Austin venues and musicians need you to turn out the next 10 days, and where to do it

"...through with festival-ish events of the revised, still-going, and totally-brand-new varieties. Find an up-to-the-minute tally at austinchronicle.com/unofficial. If you..."

March 13, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Hair of the 3-Legged Dog SXSW Day Party Lineup Announced

Dallas Acid, Go Fever, Being Dead, and Mike Melinoe soundtrack

"...event honors our office tripod, Hank, who oversees daily ball chasing and treat-eating duties at the Chronicle. He’s also..."

March 5, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Shelley King

"...Up Your Heels and not just any sonic shock wave, but "Levon's New Drum Set." Behind Cindy Cashdollar's slide..."

Dec. 13, 2019 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

WWC: Previewing the Group Stage Finales

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

"...wrap up Group B against a game but not-yet-ready-for-prime-time New Zealand, but die frauenschaft haven’t really impressed in attack..."

June 16, 2019 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

The Best of Asia at SXSW Music

"...walk) to Spotify and favorite this Taiwanese dream-pop trio. New wave synth pads give tunes an Eighties sleepover vibe,..."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Dan Gentile

Anime Beyond Miyazaki Arrives in Austin

Films like I Want to Eat Your Pancreas are changing American tastes for Japanese animation

"...comedy The Upside. It was Japanese animated feature Dragon Ball Super: Broly, which pulled in an impressive $7 million..."

Feb. 8, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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