Plan Yourself a Hell of a Summer

Holy-moley, this is one smokin’ hot Summer Events Calendar

"...the preceding Friday, with RSVPs then opening to the general public on Monday. thelongcenter.org/thedropin. Austin Sketch Fest..."

May 16, 2025 Features Feature by Chronicle Staff

First Look: 1972 Pub

New women’s sports bar sets up shop in central ATX

"...They also credit Jenny Nguyen’s The Sports Bra in Portland, the first women’s sports bar in the United States,..."

May 2, 2025 Food Post by Haris Qureshi

Austin Gets Compared to a Lot of Cities. But Is Life Better There?

Shopping for home

"...calls. The program mirrors similar efforts in cities like Portland and Minneapolis to have trained mental health professionals respond..."

Feb. 21, 2025 News Feature by Abe Asher

999 Eyes Freakshow & Surreal Sideshow Invites You to Step Inside an American Tradition

The beauty of the bizarre

"...and evolving as it was when P.T. Barnum made General Tom Thumb a household name, or when Ward Hall's..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin’s Best Breweries of 2023, Power-Ranked

Top of the Hops VIII, baby!

"...lot of Icy Boys I’m tossing back, friends!), but generally becoming known as a fridge-beer brewery for midweek imbibers..."

Oct. 10, 2023 Food Post by Eric Puga

How Austin Drag Icon Brigitte Bandit Became a Political Powerhouse

It’s Brigitte, bitch

"...later described in an Instagram post how Assistant Attorney General Johnathan Stone responded by throwing his head back in..."

Sept. 22, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...the struggling musician and messy millennial goes home to Portland to win her girlfriend back, she realizes it’s much..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

A tribute to tattoo legend Shanghai Kate, Hi How Are You Day, and Karima Walker highlight our recommended shows

"...of him pondering the Beatles, Abbey Road Lonely. The Portland folkie touches down on South Lamar for two nights..."

Jan. 20, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

The Verde Report: What You Need to Know About the MLS Cup Playoffs in Austin

When and how to watch Austin FC in their first-ever playoff match

"...rest of the season shakes out. According to FiveThirtyEight, Portland, Minnesota, and LA Galaxy are the three likeliest candidates..."

Sept. 23, 2022 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Can Cap City Comedy Club Reclaim Its Throne?

The Austin comedy institution is back, but it returns to a radically changed stand-up scene

"...Comedy Club network and its eight locations spanning from Portland, Ore., to Philadelphia, Pa., Cap City joins a well-oiled,..."

July 29, 2022 Arts Feature by Valerie Lopez

Austin at Large: Storms Along the Waterfront

How much should the city invest in the Statesman PUD? Zero, or $400 million?

"...Back in 2020, the city paid ECONorth­west, a Portland firm with a good reputation in affordable housing circles,..."

July 29, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Thursday

Young Thug in the park, icy French experimentalism, and more

"...as he watched on. A bold move for a general admission show priced at a premium, but one can..."

March 18, 2022 SXSW Post by Derek Udensi

Year Two for Austin FC Will Determine the Future of Local Sports Culture

A preview of the players, strategies, and songs for a new season

"...The town known nationwide for live music, college football, general weirdness, and being just a bit too close to..."

Feb. 25, 2022 Features Feature by Eric Goodman

Faster Than Sound: Is the Broken Spoke Too Broken?

Allegations of intolerant behavior at the honky-tonk arise following Queer Eye feature

"...Another group of women, visiting from Portland, also shared negative memories of visiting the Spoke in..."

Jan. 14, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Austin FC Enlists Black Joe Lewis to Announce 2022 Schedule

Tickets go on sale Friday

"...Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday (12/17), 10am. According to Austin FC,..."

Dec. 15, 2021 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Out There in the Fresh Air With Utopia, Old Settler's, and Kerrville Folk Festival

Fall fests coax us from the metropolis

"...music, a BYOB policy, free car camping, and a general lack of lines and chain-link fences – also includes..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Teas for Drinking, Teas for Thinking

Sometimes even a java fiend needs a vacation from coffee

"...just disregarding a few contrary details for the more general reality, and acknowledging the power of the whole “coffee..."

Nov. 27, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Trial of the Chicago 7

The famous anti-protestor show trial recounted

"...as un-American. That's the old game that U.S. Attorney General John Mitchell (Doman) pulled when he decided to stitch..."

Oct. 9, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The First Rule of Dinner Club Is ... Well, Let’s Talk About It

Austin’s array of subscription-based nomfests will please your palate, expand your experience, and maybe even comfort your budget

"...to provide something of the same experience for the general public. So Matt and I were going out to..."

Sept. 27, 2019 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

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

From barbecue to burlesque, something for every Austinite this season

"...maestro Aaron Franklin, Mohawk owner James Moody, and Feast Portland cofounder Mike Thelin, Hot Luck combines Austin’s love for..."

April 3, 2019 Events Post by Alyssa Hiarker

SXSW Music Rounds Up Last Wave of Talent

Bully, Khalid, Car Seat Headrest, Lizzo, and Billie Eilish join fest

"...DJ General Mealz (Atlanta, GA.)..."

March 7, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Releases Final Artist List

Ryan Adams, Lil Yachty, Neko Case, and 184 more

"...DJ General Mealz (Atlanta, GA.)..."

March 4, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Why I Left Austin

Alejandro Escovedo's first-person account of leaving Austin last year after 35 years

"...one small pocket of town. That's South Austin in general, especially around the Continental Club...."

Oct. 28, 2016 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Austin as Tech Hub: Myth or Reality?

Start-ups abound here in Bat City, but they rarely stick around

"...Hills in North Austin? How about Silicon Forest in Portland, Oregon, Silicon Alley in NYC or, my own personal..."

Oct. 28, 2016 Screens Feature by Johnny Holden

Pre-Eminent Local Producer Danny Reisch Moves South to Lockhart

The challenge as he moves is to maintain the same creative space and energy

"...mentality that we all have, and seeps into a general feeling of constant noise, construction, people coming and going...."

Aug. 12, 2016 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Boogarins é Foda

Brazilian psych-pop foursome takes up residency at Hotel Vegas

"...their country. They answered questions via e-mail driving from Portland to Anchorage...."

June 30, 2016 Music Post by Michael Toland

Point Austin: How Smart Are We?

Council ponders a bond that voters will swallow

"...is an informal deadline for that decision, as Council generally abjures formal meetings in July and staff would need..."

June 24, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Ben Snakepit Releases His Manor Threat

New collection of diary comics debuts at Beerland this Saturday

"...a new book of the things coming out from Portland’s Microcosm Publishing...."

June 8, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Outsmarting Traffic

Austin prepares for the final round of the Smart City Challenge

"...(The others are San Francisco, Denver, Pitts­burgh, Kansas City, Portland, Oregon, and Columbus, Ohio) Foxx told a roundtable at..."

May 20, 2016 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Jim's Still Frank

Underground comic Jim Norton has changed the way he looks but not the way he speaks his mind

"...changed both your current act and your comedy in general, if at all?..."

April 22, 2016 Arts Feature by Sean L. Malin

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