Neko Case, the Urban Cultural Fest, and More Crucial Concerts

Live sounds for the week ahead

"...event kicks off with a Friday remembrance of Sixth Street bastion Catfish Station (in addition to food and vendors)...."

March 29, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

The Strip Club: Lake Creek Festival Shopping Center

Sampling noodles, shoes, salsa, and silencers at the Northwest Austin strip mall

"...Austin loves to fête. SXSW, ACL, Pecan Street, Hot Sauce, Food & Wine, Frontera, you name..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Food Feature by Taylor Holland

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

HAAM Day, Ron Carter, and Pecan Street Festival lead our recommended shows

"...appearance. Simply unmissable for jazz fiends.  – Michael Toland Pecan Street FestivalSixth Street, Saturday 16 – Sunday 17..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Austin Record Convention, Cinco de Mayo Extravaganza, Pecan Street Festival, and UTOPiAfest lead our recommended shows this week

"...surf rock-meets-tropical troupe El Combo Oscuro.  – Christina Garcia Pecan Street FestivalSixth Street Historic District, Saturday 6 – Sunday..."

May 5, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

We Have an Issue: Spring Treats, Fantastic Comics, and Best of Austin Finalists

In this week's issue, we celebrate Austin's comic book artists and authors, and reveal the 875 nominees up for Best of Austin Awards

"...alone, the Music staff was covering three different hometown festivals, plus an away game in California (that'd be Willie..."

May 5, 2023 Column by Kimberley Jones

Tanya Tucker Christens Lucktoberfest with Intimate Country Revue

Providing goose bumps for the new fest’s idyllic bubble

"...Panhandle country queen Tanya Tucker, 64, fit the bill..."

Oct. 30, 2022 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Austin's Best Breweries of 2022, Power-Ranked

It's Top of the Hops VII!

"...Beer Cup, and, of course, the Great American Beer Festival, among others. Buttressing the liquid merchandise, breweries have continued..."

Oct. 12, 2022 Food Post by Eric Puga

Austin’s Best Free Summer Events

From museums to live music to yoga to bats, Austin has it all

"...Keep in mind that you are not allowed to street-park in the neighborhoods near Zilker and towing will be..."

July 15, 2022 Events Post by Mazzy Oliver Smallwood

Can Dirty Sixth Be Cleaned Up?

City Hall, the bars and clubs, and now a big developer say, “Maybe?”

"...a re-tenanting. That doesn't mean running people off the street. The dance clubs, beer joints, and tattoo parlors are..."

June 17, 2022 News Feature by Chad Swiatecki

Meanwhile Brewing’s National Beer Day at Loro; C-C-Cake Club Congregates; Fojtasek Everywhere You Look, So Very Very Much Sushi, and How About That Sweet Live Fire Action, Hoss?

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

"...wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings...."

April 6, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Day Trips & Beyond: January Events Roundup

Explore Texas and beyond in 2022

"...fruit-flavored hard seltzers, alongside beers flavored with peach and pecan, sea salt and lime, strawberries, grapefruit, and even prickly..."

Jan. 6, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Stunning $67M Verdict in APD Shooting Case

Landon Nobles verdict largest sum awarded in a police excessive-force case in Austin

"...24-year-old Black man after an altercation on East Sixth Street in May 2017...."

Dec. 24, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin-Made Food Products to Satisfy Every Palate

Five savory and five sweet treats for the foodie on your gift list

"...loaf of (exquisitely moist) pumpkin bread, maple brown sugar pecan cookies, a double-chocolate brownie, and a big chocolate peanut..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Top 25 Austin Breweries of 2021

Our annual list of Central Texas’ top beers returns

"...Lager, Cascabel Cream Stout, Black IPA, and their legendary Pecan Porter...."

Oct. 12, 2021 Food Post by Eric Puga

What to Know Heading Into ACL Fest

Forecast calls for vaccine cards, clear bags, mask areas, and rain

"...awaits the in-person return of Austin City Limits Music Festival, October 1-3 and 8-10. Local ACL promoters C3 Presents,..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Sushi Bar Stays, the Field Guide Festival’s Foretold, Meanwhile Gets Dough Boys, and Who’s Gonna Win Free Breakfast For a Year?

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

"...numerous PR releases, official posts, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings...."

July 14, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

A Long Activist Legacy Survives on the Eastside

Holding on to El Barrio

"...is interviewing her elders in the shade of a pecan tree in Chicano Park. The interviewees arrive single or..."

Nov. 20, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Day Trips & Beyond: November Travel Roundup

Port A's Harvey recovery, Millican's pecan pie, and fall travel news

"...at the beach, on a hike, or picking up pecans...."

Nov. 6, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...satisfies like a full-length. Together, they're whole. – Raoul Hernandez Pecan Street Wiredwww.pecanfest.stream, Saturday 19 & Sunday 20..."

Sept. 18, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Chronicle Readers Share What They Love and Miss About Austin

Everything from restaurants to neighbors to long, stress-free walks

"...Turns out our readers have been doing the same..."

April 28, 2020 Chronolog Post

Spring's Pecan Street Festival Goes Virtual

Links to vendors, sponsors, & musicians/performers to be added

"...Organizers announced today that the Pecan Street Festival – originally slated for May 2-3 in..."

April 22, 2020 News Post by Kimberley Jones

Cultural Cancellations and Postponements: The Big List

What's not happening around Austin, arts-wise

"...Week April 15-19 – postponed until May 27-31 Fusebox Festival 4/15-19 – canceled; possible virtual versions of some events..."

March 24, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

Spring is the season for Texas travel

"...building a beauty shop on the lot across Munger Street from his home and that he had a better..."

Feb. 29, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Entertain the Family With These Thanksgiving Weekend Events Around Austin

From holiday lights to puppy yoga, there’s something for everybody

"...• Drive all over the state following the Texas Pecan Growers Association’s Holiday Trail Map until you’ve eaten enough..."

Nov. 26, 2019 Events Post by Addie Costello

Top 20 Austin Breweries

Gird your liver for our annual Central Texas brewery power rankings

"...head brewer Nate Seale, formerly known for (512)'s iconic Pecan Porter, but now hailed for skull slappers Cosmic Cowboy..."

Nov. 12, 2019 Food Post by Eric Puga

Award-Winning Restaurants Within Walking Distance of the ACL Music Festival

Step away from the music for a taste of Austin

"...– is perfect for dining outside of the ACL Festival grounds and includes South Lamar, Barton Springs Road, South..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

How a Collaboration Between Roky Erickson and Doug Sahm Became Part of the Blueprint for Punk Rock

Chapter one of the Austin Punk Chronicles concludes with two local legends setting the stage for a global music revolution

"...Smith, who witnessed a reconstituted Elevators tear up a festival bill their bands shared, remembers it differently...."

Aug. 9, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Puns Very Intended at the O. Henry Pun-Off

The annual world championship encourages groans

"...would gather behind the O. Henry Museum during the Pecan Street Festival and tell each other puns every year,..."

May 8, 2019 Events Post by Gracie Awalt

Nearly 50 Food, Music, & Arts Festivals to Keep You Busy This Spring

From barbecue to burlesque, something for every Austinite this season

"...and every weekend packed with music, food, and arts festivals, craft fairs, and all kinds of cultural experiences. We’ve..."

April 3, 2019 Events Post by Alyssa Hiarker

Chronicle Recommends: The Best of Austin

Our recommendations of the finest movies from and about the ATX

"...Long Dumb Road premiered at last week’s Austin Film Festival) 6 Years is centered in the midst of a..."

Nov. 4, 2018 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

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