Earth Day, Record Store Day, and More Recommended Events

Go green in a number of ways this week

"...and other aquatic facilities, especially for people earning lower incomes.   – Austin Sanders Total DOMination x Slam Portal:..."

April 19, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Sentimental Family Band Isn’t Hung Up on the High Times

The softie ex-art-rockers arrive at Austin’s honky-tonk revival

"...packed dance floor and looky-loos line the border all around, watching the movement as much as the band. I..."

April 12, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Exploring the McNeil Crossing Strip Mall

Exceptional forays into Indian and Vietnamese cuisine, plus a short trip to Subway

"...marg. But as much as I'd love to stick around and work on my short game, I'm driven by..."

April 12, 2024 Food Feature by Taylor Holland

Soundscapes, Bat Books, and More Arts Events for the Week

Things to do when you're not staring at an interloping moon

"...long day with his contemporary, the radical Christopher Marlowe, becomes an examination of collaboration, influence, politics, desire, and the..."

April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

How Austin Transformed Danny Brown

The Detroit wild card on getting his shit together (and finding H-E-B)

"...of the day I’m 42 years old. Me sitting around smoking blunts all day, gettin’ drunk ... shit is..."

March 29, 2024 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Relays, Rides, and Rasslin' Headline This Week's Community Events

Recommended happenings around town

"...will return for its 17th annual request that people around the world turn off their lights. It’s also a..."

March 22, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

A Stoner Jam, 3-Legged Dog Day Party, and More Crucial Concerts

SXSW-adjacent lineups and other shows worth seeing

"...venues, delayed set times, notoriously erratic Texas weather: Almost nothing about South by Southwest is predictable. Right as rain,..."

March 15, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

30 Breakout Music Acts to See in Austin This Week

Your guide to SXSW's buzziest artists, both official and unofficial

"...and fuzzy guitars, the L.A.-based duo’s 2022 LP There’s Nothing but Pleasure broods over bittersweet hypotheticals in a reverbed..."

March 11, 2024 SXSW Post by Rachel Rascoe

Nothing Is Off-Limits for Comedian Gianmarco Soresi

The New Yorker isn’t afraid to make himself the punchline

"...storytelling, Soresi loves to push the envelope when it comes to who and what he can joke about. Otherwise..."

March 8, 2024 Arts Feature by Miranda Garza

Cactus Lee, Nemegata, Font, Grace Sorensen Set for the Chronicle’s Hair of the 3-Legged Dog Party

Freebie springtime standby returns to Hotel Vegas March 15

"...venues, delayed set times, notoriously erratic Texas weather: Almost nothing about South by Southwest is predictable. Right as rain,..."

Feb. 29, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Selena Gomez, Conan O’Brien, Sydney Sweeney Top SXSW’s Sixth Featured Speakers Announcement

Danny Brown, Nick Kroll, and Kirsten Dunst also announced

"...preserving the best in authentic, original music to fans around the country and world. The panel will also discuss..."

Feb. 27, 2024 SXSW Post by Carys Anderson

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, February 23-29

"...LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): If the devil card comes up for me in a divinatory tarot reading, I..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny

Night Swim

There's something sinister lurking in the pool in the latest Blumhouse horror …

"...to put down roots. But before long, the family comes to realize that their pool is home to an..."

Jan. 12, 2024 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

American Fiction

Cord Jefferson's literary comedy lets the Black middle class shine

"...out as fast as they can. Throw in squeamishness around issues of race in this country, and filmmaker Cord..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Movie Review by Rod Machen

Prisoner With Cancer Received Delayed Treatment, Little Family Visitation, Then Died, Family Says

Tony Sendejo’s last days were painful, chaotic

"...because it was just lies and giving me the runaround. And I did record everything, almost every single conversation..."

Nov. 10, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

AFF Short and Sweet: “Titty Boy”

Austin-made funny and compassionate look at body image in boys

"...few different ways of making money. I grew up around bars as a kid, so I spent a lot..."

Oct. 31, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

AFF Review: American Fiction

Uproarious erudite comedy gives the Black middle class a voice

"...Throw in squeamishness around issues of race in this country, and filmmaker Cord..."

Oct. 30, 2023 Screens Post by Rod Machen

Emerald Fennell and the Hideous Allure of Saltburn

Director’s aristocratic follow-up to Promising Young Woman opens Austin Film Festival

"...Orton. "It's impossible for me to not acknowledge what comes before," the writer/director noted, "to pretend that this exists..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin’s Sole Federal District Judge May Be the Most Overburdened in America

The case of the missing judges

"...When it comes to federal judges, Texas has been particularly neglected, and..."

Sept. 29, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Nemegata's Folkloric Futurism Boosts Austin's Budding Colombian Music Scene

Local trio powers up its magnetic roots fusion in new release Voces

"...grin broadly at each other then look up and around – as if searching for the elephantine resonance in..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Austin's Hip-Hop Pioneers, in Their Own Words

The Austin History Center-archived rappers and industry innovators share stories

"...weed. We stopped at a store, and this guy comes up and says, 'How's your father doing?' I'm like,..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

No Repeats, No Regrets: Metallica Catches Lightning in Arlington, Twice

Symmetrical nights on the M72 World Tour dug deeper into the catalog

"...menace – still powerful, just less vulgar this time around. Anselmo, in particular, seemed genuinely moved by the gravity..."

Aug. 21, 2023 Music Post by Austin Powell

Rotisserie Chicken Dinners That'll Fill Your Belly Without Breaking the Bank

Winner winner, chicken dinner

"...Here are five rotisserie chicken dinner options from around Austin. Some are more successful than others in the..."

Aug. 18, 2023 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

The Luv Doc: Hard No

It's OK that you're not into Barbies

"...bugging me about it every time a Barbie commercial comes on TV so last night I snapped and said,..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

At Adagio Salumi, Patience Is a Virtue

The butcher, the engineer, their passion, and their hog farm

"...in the genesis of salumi in the western world. Around 160BC, Cato the Elder wrote De Agri Cultura (On..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Food Feature by Evan Rodriguez

Saint Teresa: Richard Linklater and John Pierson on the Icon of Slacker

The director of Slacker and the film's sales agent discuss the creative importance of actor and musician Teresa Taylor

"...and Gibby [Haynes] might wander in for a screening. Around that time Gibby was interested in incorporating film projections..."

Aug. 4, 2023 Screens Feature

Review: Zach Theatre's Noises Off

Even after 40 years, Michael Frayn's backstage farce is fun, not funny

"...they tour in a silly British sex farce titled Nothing On. They are accompanied by the show's emotionally exhausted..."

June 23, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Opinion: If We’re Outlawing Drag, Can We Please Burn Down Hooters Next?

"...As the Texas legislative session comes to a close, I want to take this moment..."

June 9, 2023 Column by Mae Joldersma

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

School’s out and June is the beginning of summer fun

"...Popocatépetl, spewed enough smoke and ash to close airports around Mexico City. It’s not particularly unusual. Volcanic threats from..."

June 1, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Why Natural Wine Is the Biggest Drink Trend in Austin Right Now

Act natural this summer

"...have the liberty to try new techniques and play around with new taste profiles, and the possibilities are endless...."

May 26, 2023 Food Feature by Taylor Tobin

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