Geto Gala, Two Step Inn, and a 420 Smokeout Headline Our Crucial Concerts

From country to hip-hop to sludge metal, get some ideas for your week in live music

"...Hailing from Philadelphia, emo fivepiece Sweet Pill adds a new experimental edge..."

April 19, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

The Black Keys and Bootsy Collins Top Latest SXSW Music Announcement

Plus Angélica Garcia, Dende, Snõõper

"...On the international front, note large followings for Panamanian singer-songwriter Boza, Australian..."

Jan. 24, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

The Verde Report: Top 10 Reasons for Austin FC Optimism in 2024

In a league as fickle as MLS, a club’s fortunes are never more than one offseason away from pulling a full 180

"...would never shut up about their 18-year-old U.S. youth international midfielder who was just named a finalist for the..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

The Verde Report: Is It Time for Austin FC to Become a Selling Club?

Promising young midfielders Dani Pereira and Owen Wolff drawing interest from abroad

"...hand despite the league's notoriously strict economic constraints. The Philadelphia Union, finalists in last year's MLS Cup, pocketed a..."

June 23, 2023 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Eight April Music Festivals In and Around Austin

From Rancho Alegre to Austin Blues, April offers ample opportunities

"...Joshua stages his mind-and-body-focused sounds. In addition to the international flood, local acts like Micah Shalom and Lion Heights..."

April 7, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Your Field Guide to 80 Essential Acts at SXSW Music

Highlighting the best and buzziest at this year's Festival

"...than 75 stages throughout the Texas capital. Among the international, national, and hometown musicians on the expansive lineup, the..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Vel Nine, Sam Dimov Quintet, Rococo Disco, and more recommended shows

"...close. Pound per MF pound, extreme metal stacks far-flung international beatdowns. Nearly 40 years in, Greek black metal heretics..."

Feb. 17, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

My Policeman

Harry Styles' celebrity overshadows this bloodless period drama

"...to this film just to gawk at Styles, an international pop star, and a portent of the at-a-remove quality..."

Oct. 21, 2022 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Seven Essential ACL Fest 2022 Recommendations

Heavyweight hand-picks from the Chronicle Music team

"...belting the most intimate thoughts of every scorned woman, Philadelphia royalty Jazmine Sullivan is notoriously private. What do we..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

"Deborah Roberts: I'm" at the Contemporary Austin

In Deborah Roberts' solo exhibition at the Contemporary Austin, we learn what it is to be seen and not seen

"...and why Roberts' work has been embraced by the international art world. In her children we can see important..."

Feb. 19, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Soccer Watch

"...Elsewhere in the international break, Germany suffered their worst loss in nearly 100..."

Nov. 20, 2020 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

We Have an Issue: “People Really, Really Are Done With the Murders of Black People at the Hands of Police”

In this week’s issue, we look at the impact of police use of force at protests – and if any changes are going to come from it

"...of protests. I've been trampled by horses (Republican Convention, Philadelphia), cornered on streets in violent protest (Zapatista March, Mexico..."

June 5, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

Day Trips & Beyond: Daytripping in the Age of a Pandemic

Texas travel updates as of Memorial Day weekend

"...for the Plaza Hotel Pioneer Park, The Rittenhouse in Philadelphia, the Whitney Hotel in Boston, Parrot Key Hotel &..."

May 22, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

SXSW and Amazon Announce Virtual Festival Lineup

Feature and shorts from 2020 fest going online for 10 days

"...worry (or even think) about acquisition deals; and both international and independent documentary titles have unique distribution cycles that..."

April 21, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fusebox Festival 2020: Virtual Edition

Here's who will be charging up your screen April 24-26

"..."one part local, one part national, and one part international," the Virtual Edition will showcase artists from Austin, Las..."

April 20, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Japanese Breakfast, José Feliciano Join SXSW

118 new acts added to Music roster

"...– all backlogged here – SXSW continues to amass international talent. Welcome Israeli singer Noga Erez, Monterrey DJ Nurrydog,..."

Feb. 20, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...Biographical Documentary of the eight time Grammy Winner and international music icon, Jose Feliciano. From being blind at birth..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Music Rolls Out Second Artist List

Wire, Jucee Froot, plus 207 real acts and one Hollywood contrivance

"...Once again, these early SXSW lists stack lots of international intrigue, including: the artsy, energetic pop and hard-hitting Eastern..."

Nov. 13, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Reveals First 2020 Artist List

Music from all over the map … literally

"...early announcement pulls from all over the globe, giving international artists plenty of time to make travel plans to..."

Oct. 16, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Must-See Saturday Acts at ACL Music Festival

Including a handful of weekend-two exclusives

"...her native Norway, songwriter Sigrid Solbakk Raabe stormed the international stage with undeniable kiss-off "Don't Kill My Vibe." The..."

Oct. 11, 2019 Music Feature

12 Must-See Saturday Acts at ACL Music Festival

Key Zilker Park sets for Saturday weekend one

"...her native Norway, songwriter Sigrid Solbakk Raabe stormed the international stage with undeniable kiss-off "Don't Kill My Vibe." The..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Music Feature

Faster Than Sound: Cracking the SXSW Music Algorithm

If my phone broke and clickbait subsided, where would bring me joy at SXSW?

"...2019 Twitter brainwashed me to love terrifying meme lord/Philadelphia Flyers mascot Gritty, who helped Amplify Philly last weekend..."

March 15, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...share an impalpable connection on a single night in Philadelphia. (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

In Heartland, Playwright Gabriel Jason Dean Makes the War in Afghanistan Personal

Michener Center alumnus' latest drama turns down the volume of war

"...They revealed that in 1984 the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Central Intelligence Agency had commissioned the..."

Jan. 18, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Unveils Third Artist List

Bedouine, Priests, Mystery Lights, Kokoko!, and 297 more

"...Molly Burch, Abhi the Nomad, the Teeta – and international intrigues including Dublin song crafter Hillary Woods and progressive..."

Jan. 9, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW 2019 Reveals Initial Artist List

Amanda Palmer, Oh Sees, Laura Jane Grace, Swervedriver and 236 more

"...School Girlfriend, and London jazz breakouts Ezra Collective. Other international intrigues include Melbourne punks Amyl & the Sniffers, South..."

Oct. 17, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Tom Gimbel Takes Austin City Limits Global

Sky’s the limit for the ACL brand

"..."I grew up in Fairfield, Iowa, on the Maharishi International University Transcendental Meditation™ Commune. My stepdad was a big..."

Oct. 12, 2018 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Review: The Big Book of the Continental Op

All of the Dashiel Hammett PI's cases in one energetic volume

"...its destiny to be the tough guy on the international beat, and a handful of smart left-wingers created one..."

July 27, 2018 Arts Post by Jesse Sublett

SXSW Film Review: A Tuba to Cuba

Preservation Jazz Hall Band doc is filled with life and joy

"...The highlight of the Wednesday afternoon screening of international music documentary A Tuba to Cuba might not even..."

March 15, 2018 Screens Post by Michael King

SXSW’s Eighth Artist List

Nathaniel Rateliff, Bun B, Rob Stone, and 141 more

"...Speaking of international acts, SXSW currently seeks volunteers for its International Artist..."

Feb. 15, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

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