Fast Forward Austin Does Compute

New-music champions science the shit out of its upcoming concert with The Difference Engine

"...It doesn't take an IBM Deep Blue to solve this equation: (innovative local composers + musicians willing..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

How Austin's Queer Community Supports Its Own

Spotlighting the LGBTQ people and orgs looking after our health, youth, elders, and art

"...Austin's queer community shows up for one another in ways that can only be described as profound. It's Pride..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Arts Feature by Sarah Marloff

Public Notice: Old News on CodeNEXT

Scattershots, while waiting for Draft Three

"...Earlier this month, the Austin American-Statesman ran three full-page editorial pages, of council members answering a seven-item questionnaire about..."

Jan. 26, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

The Premature Death of the WHAC

How Gov. Greg Abbott killed vital oversight for women’s health

"...600 Texas women died of pregnancy-related causes at six to 52 weeks after delivery. New research published early this..."

Jan. 19, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The Revolution Will Not Go Hungry

Sustain the people's resistance with home-cooked meals

"...At this year's Texas Book Festival, Julia Turshen stood south of the state Capitol, where over 100,000 had..."

Nov. 17, 2017 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

Austin Film Society Announces 2017 Film Grants

$143,000 in cash and support awarded to 34 filmmakers

"...The Austin Film Society supports Texas filmmaking in myriad ways – workshops, work-in-progress screenings, mentorships – but perhaps its..."

Aug. 28, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Oral History of Austin Beerworks

How the local brewery became the heir to the aluminum throne

"...As far as plucky hometown breweries go, Austin Beerworks might be the pluckiest. From..."

March 10, 2017 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Five Years of No-Kill in Austin

What has the city learned about animal welfare, and how far does it have to go?

"...Eighteen years ago, long before Jo Anne Norton ever became a volunteer at Austin Pets Alive!, she..."

Dec. 23, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Fixing the Gap

Mayors tackle school finance at SXSWedu

"...around the nation, including Austin's own Steve Adler, gathered to discuss the role that city government can play in..."

March 18, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

All or Nothing

Ian McLagan: Small Face, Face, auxiliary Rolling Stone, A-list sideman, Austinite

"...continues Bragg in his thick Cockney accent. "Mac would always brush his teeth before he went on. I used..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

DJ Shadow on Afrika Bambaataa

Sampling the godfather turntablist

"...mixology, DJ Shadow, was given access by Cornell University to 40,000 records belonging to the man who introduced the..."

Sept. 11, 2014 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Council: They Just Might Dance All Night

34 member-sponsored items clog agenda

"...Maybe City Council should get Austinite Harry Knowles* to produce its spring meetings – he's the expert on..."

June 27, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

The Hip Girl's Guide to the Kitchen: A Hit-the-Ground-Running Approach to Stocking Up and Cooking Delicious, Nutritious, and Affordable Meals

Cookbooks and cultural conversation starters top our summer reading list

"...The Hip Girl's Guide to the Kitchen: A Hit-the-Ground-Running Approach to Stocking Up and..."

May 23, 2014 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Outside of Society

Does Austin have enough room for two queer film festivals?

"...International Film Festival – redubbed Polari26 (aGLIFF/Polari) – last October, and to say a lot has happened in the..."

May 2, 2014 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

His Name Was Gary Poulter

Meet the homeless man who became a movie star

"...Karmen Leech were hunting down a different strain of actor for David Gordon Green's Joe, a film adaptation of..."

April 11, 2014 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

From the Vaults: Audra McDonald Interview

Tony winner's rescheduled concert hits Dell Hall Tuesday

"...forced an 11th-hour cancellation, but the performer has managed to reschedule the visit within four months. With McDonald at..."

Feb. 24, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Safe Start

Vivogig's rebirth exemplifies a fundamental truth about the Austin start-up scene

"..."We were just starting to see the emergence of local photo-sharing, and there was..."

Jan. 10, 2014 Screens Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Keeping Austin Green

The Parks budget finally got a boost, but the real job has just begun

"...the Parks and Recreation Department's FY 2013-2014 operating budget to the tune of $7.9 million – up from $52..."

Nov. 8, 2013 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

The Boxer Rebellion Gets Yang'd But Good

Graphic Novelist Gene Luen Yang brings his newest work to Austin

"...– Little Bao and Vibiana, respectively – in this new graphic novel just out from publishing powerhouse First Second..."

Sept. 23, 2013 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Big Stars in Your Eyes

A Q&A with Big Star documentarian Drew DeNicola

"...did you become a Big Star fan? What appealed to you about the band and their story, and what..."

July 18, 2013 Screens Post by Scott Schinder

Going With the Flow

The next life of Waller Creek

"...To explore Waller Creek and environs is to live intensively..."

Jan. 11, 2013 News Feature by Ari Phillips

In Memory of Richard Dorsett

Beloved local left his mark on Austin

"...Richard Dorsett – bookseller, film buff, music fanatic, writer, collector, intellectual, Red Sox fan, shoe enthusiast, conspiracy theorist, provocateur..."

Nov. 14, 2012 Books Post by Michael Hall

Making History, Part Two

Director Bill Rauch on bringing LBJ to the stage in 'All the Way'

"...When Oregon Shakespeare Festival Artistic Director Bill Rauch began a new program in which contemporary..."

Aug. 17, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Neighborhood 3: Requisition Of Doom

Theatre proves a most relevant medium for addressing issues about video game culture

"...of Doom. This is a play about what appear to be zombies stalking a low-key subdivision, staged during the..."

July 20, 2012 Arts Review by Dan Solomon

What's Your Occupation?

Targeting July Fourth and the Capitol, Occupy Austin considers its future

"...City Hall on Feb. 3, as Austin police moved to evict the remaining Occupiers..."

June 29, 2012 News Feature by Adam Wasch

Brand Upon the Brain

Art and advertising collide in the burgeoning genre of branded documentary

"...forever-changing world, manufacturing detergents and fabric softeners ad infinitum, toiling away in its own mundane corner of the American..."

July 29, 2011 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Point Austin: A Bridge Too Far

Doggett and Castro face off in a battle imposed by the GOP

"...Like cocktail hour, it's always election season somewhere...."

July 15, 2011 News Column by Michael King

Second Life

For her new play's sophomore production, Suzan-Lori Parks turns director

"...words, come alive in space and time, building emotions, story, and drama that now can connect in a very..."

June 17, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

End of the Road for Five-Way Stop?

A proposal to close Bruning Avenue stirs neighborhood debate

"...Unlike supposedly objective news outlets, we at the Chronicle make a point to..."

May 27, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

The Thousand-String Guitar

Austin gets the world jazzed about classical guitar

"...a weekday morning in June, you expect local teens to be marking the summer break in the time-honored ways:..."

June 18, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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