Out of the Furnace

The writer/director of Crazy Heart returns with an all-star cast for his sophomore effort, which takes place amid the rusted-out lives of America's steel belt.

"...At first glance, the title of this film may conjure images of yet..."

Dec. 13, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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"

"...Editor’s note: This is Chapter 5, Part 1 of a serialized history of Austin punk by veteran writer..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Poison 13, Meat Purveyors, and Churchwood Guitarist Bill Anderson Loads Out of Town

If not for Austin, “I don’t know if I would have been a musician at all”

"...Ask a seasoned musician how many bands they’ve been in. Their pupils will dart up and to..."

March 29, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Culinary Ladies of the Eighties: Elaine Martin

Chef, restaurateur helped pioneer Eastside treasure

"...Lance opened a restaurant on Manor Road in 1988, they had no grand designs about becoming the anchor tenant..."

Feb. 18, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Out-of-Town Barbecue

"...We've all suffered enough. After nearly two weeks of harsh winterlike conditions, it's finally springtime in Central Texas...."

March 7, 1997 Food Feature by Pableaux Johnson

The Pale Blue Eye

Star-studded horror finds Edgar Allan Poe in a Gothic mystery of his own

"...Scott Cooper. While I have a deep and abiding soft spot for Cooper as a director – Hostiles remains..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Fantastic Fest: 'The Life and Death of a Porno Gang'

Sex and death make a bloody mess in Serbia

"...Part of the remit of Fantastic Fest is to shock: And..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Q&A: The Church

Anarchistic Aussie bush rangers siege Saturday

"...During its Eighties heyday, the Church’s hit with “Under the Milky Way.” Since then,..."

March 21, 2015 Music Post by Michael Toland

The AggreGAYtor: January 8

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...keeps it brutal, as your AggreGAYtor pops a slice of gum...."

Jan. 8, 2014 Qmmunity Post

Welcome to the Heat

The Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival

"...Welcome to the coolest party in Austin, taking place during the hottest..."

Aug. 26, 2011 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Fantastic Fest: 'Tetsuo: The Bullet Man'

Shinya Tsukamoto returns to his cyber-horror roots

"...your first Tetsuo. Director Shinya Tsukamoto's 1989 industrial classic The Iron Man was a cold, hard slap across the..."

Sept. 23, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Contemporary Austin Finds Its New Head in the Headlands

The museum's new director, sharon maidenberg, has run a renowned multidisciplinary arts center in the Bay Area for 10 years

"...Last June, at about the time that Louis Grachos left his post as..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Luv Doc: A Blinding Amount of Light

If Jeff Bezos can launch a $5.5 billion dollar penis rocket into suborbital space, he can surely put a dimmer switch on a floodlight

"...Even though your column is called "The Luv Doc," I know I have seen you respond..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

For the Love of Chocolate

The taste, the look, the feel of an obsession

"...Tom Pedersen, it becomes obvious that he's a man of insatiable curiosity. When chocolate piqued his curiosity, he immersed..."

Feb. 11, 2005 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Croy and the Boys, Warpaint, a Metal Fest, and More Crucial Concerts

Recommended shows for the week

"...Day weekend’s hottest ticket, Hot Luck 2024 promises yet another heady blend of live music and top-shelf eats. Highlights..."

May 24, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

How to Adult: Advice for New Grads, and Anyone Else Still Trying to Figure This Thing Out

100 things we know now that we wished we knew then

"...Congratulations on graduating! We got you 100 bits of unsolicited advice!..."

May 10, 2024 Features Feature by the Editorial Staff

Hot Sauce Festival Triumphs, H-E-B Launches a Debit Card, Baraghani Delights, Bento Picnic Hosts the Harvest, Masienda Makes Masa Marvelous, and OMG Here Comes Oktoberfest Again

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

"...Here's some of what's happening in Austin's culinary scene, as wrangled from..."

Sept. 14, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Time Machine: Top Hits of Every Decade for a Century

Montopolis goes multimedia and transtemporal in live concert

"...live by composer Justin Sherburn and his all-star Montopolis outfit...."

Jan. 11, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Luv Doc: Sunshine Patriot

We'll never really know if he's the Antichrist until we shave his orange toupee

"...I don't know if you've heard about this, because I like to imagine you live in..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

The Greatest Gift

An oral history unearthing one of post-punk's most seminal acts: Austin's Scratch Acid

"...The afternoon high tops 100 for the umpteenth straight day...."

Sept. 1, 2006 Music Feature by Greg Beets

The Luv Doc: The Hot, Fiery Furnace of American Stupidity

You should never trust the kind of woman who would go on a date with you

"...Been asking some ladies out lately. To my surprise, before said date occurs, I..."

May 12, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

The Luv Doc: Wishy Washy

When a guy asks you if you want to "Netflix and chill," he doesn't really give a damn about the Netflix

"...I don't know whether it's me or what, but I seem to always..."

Jan. 22, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

Ac/dc, the Poor

"...Friday 26 Once upon a time, back in my youth, I was lucky enough to score tickets to see..."

Jan. 26, 1996 Music Feature

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Slow Pulse EP release, Austin Afrobeats Fest, Border Kindness Benefit, and more recommended shows

"...Slow Pulse EP Release w/ Virtue, Instinct, Banged OutEmpire Control Room, Thursday 7..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Music Column by Julian Towers

Off the Record

Spoon stays home for a sold-out three-night stand at Stubb's, while Little Joe Washington hits the hard streets of H-Town, and White Denim finally gets proper Exposion

"...Merchants of Soul..."

July 17, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Take Out the Heat

Sure, complaining about the heat only makes it worse. A long string of 100 degree days presents an unsolvable problem but it just so happens that there's one summer problem we can solve. What to do about dinner on a day when the ambient blast furnace is stuck in the triple digits and operating any appliance hotter than a microwave is a sure sign of madness? Where to go, what to buy, how to put a tasty meal on the table without working up a sweat?

"...I know, I know, complaining about the heat only makes it worse. A long string..."

July 28, 2000 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

American Woman

Sienna Miller pulls pages from a journal of loss in small town

"...There's no wound deeper than uncertainty. Someone dies, you find..."

June 14, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Living With Dying in Our Friend

Gabriela Cowperthwaite on her film's responsibility to the truth

"...not a moment. It's not a switch being flicked off. It's a process - sometimes brief, sometimes drawn out..."

Jan. 20, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

"We'll Always Have 807 Congress"

The Raging of the Elements, or Indoor Theatre in Austin -- Al Fresco

"...There are some days when it feels like PD operates..."

June 25, 1999 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Antlers

Del Toro-endorsed creature feature is stylish but empty

"...Barring a disaster in the next few days, the oft-delayed Antlers is finally poised..."

Oct. 29, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

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