Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

The life and times of the Golden Age of Cinema's favorite pimp

"...from flattering, many of them drenched in racial stereotypes and abuse. Affable retiree Scotty Bowers as the center of..."

Aug. 24, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Friday Picks and Sleepers

"...count Ice Cube (in town this year as well), and the riot that was the Strokes as attendance kings...."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

Lazarus Opens on Airport, J-Prime Opens Downtown, Old Thousand and JewBoy Bring the Holiday Fusion, Chanukah Gets the Haute Cuisine, and Everything Is Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

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

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

Nov. 30, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Film Adds Midnighters and More

Horror lineup announced, plus shorts and more

"...SXSW Film Festival staff received about 1,500 narrative features and 1,000 documentaries, and narrowed that down to about 150..."

Feb. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Special Event: Drag Bingo with Bob the Drag Queen and Manila Luzon

Lip-syncs and glam at the Culture Trip House's Soho in SoCo

"...Bob the Drag Queen and Manila Luzon, long may they reign. The former, the..."

March 13, 2019 SXSW Post by Rosalind Faires

Movies, Comedians, Theatre, and More Arts Options for the Week

Get out and get art

"...newest film from Austin’s Zellner brothers, about the tragic and touching lives of a family of Bigfoots, is getting..."

April 12, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Most Memorable Moments of Levitation’s Thursday and Friday

King Gizzard, Godspeed You!, and more lengthy band names

"...much to love downtown under liquid lights. Read our standouts so far below, and stay tuned for Saturday and..."

Oct. 29, 2022 Music Post by Christina Garcia

Children’s Authors Jarrett and Jerome Pumphrey on Finding Hope While Taking Things Slow

Wondering how to talk to kids? Try pictures.

"...a wealth of picture book authors, including brothers Jarrett and Jerome Pumphrey...."

Aug. 7, 2020 Arts Feature by Selome Hailu

Art From the Streets: Taste the rainbow of flavors

What makes the annual "Art From the Streets" exhibition and sale interesting is the way it shows not how different homeless people are from us, but how much we all have in common

"...directly to the two-day "Art From the Streets" exhibition and sale put on by Austin Resource Center for the..."

Nov. 10, 2006 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

Miguel and the Miracles

Why Austin's most revered restaurant, Fonda San Miguel, is still in business against all odds.

"...was talking about the mole with blackberries, a sweet and sour, intensely colored, rich sauce invented by Roberto Santibañez,..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Food Feature by Clay Smith

The End of the Double Rainbow

Does it take a pot of gold now to go viral?

"...For every Charlie who bites his brother's finger and becomes an international sensation (417 million views!), the Internet..."

March 2, 2012 Screens Feature by Dan Solomon

West Side Horns

Texas Platters

"...Within the first few bars of "Rainbow Riot," the opening track of the West Side Horns'..."

Sept. 13, 2002 Music Review by Joe Nick Patoski

Books, Sculpture, and Weed Lead Our Recommended Arts Events

It'd be a lot cooler if you went to one of these events this week

"...Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum’s 25th Annual Garden Party..."

April 19, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Qmmunity: Stop, Drop, and Shop

Qmmunity advises on what local places are best for gay gift shopping this year

"...don't know where to go. As a seasoned shopaholic and guy-about-town, your faithful editor is here to save the..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Column by James Scott

Catastrophe and the Cure

Behind the scenes of Explosions in the Sky's most challenging and personal album

"...Each member of Explosions in the Sky is branded with the same emblem: the black outline of an..."

July 1, 2011 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Bill Adler and the Drug Underworld Innocence and Savagery

"...As I watch him I realize this remarkably tenacious and brave man possesses a quality I had observed only..."

Jan. 26, 1996 Books Feature

Karen Mason

'Sweetest of Nights' isn't just the title of Karen Mason's new CD, it's what you can expect from the musical sensation's Austin Cabaret Theatre appearance

"...the cabaret spectrum from Berlin ("Let's Face the Music and Dance") to Aladdin (Menken and Rice's "A Whole New..."

Jan. 27, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Smells Like Teen Spirit

Austin's bands of tomorrow are already here, they're just U18

"...Despite the local proliferation of music schools, teen bands are considered a novelty. True, native sons We Go..."

Oct. 24, 2008 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Austin Cabaret Theatre

For its ninth season, the cabaret company moves into a new home at the Long Center

"...Mary Moody Northen Theatre, Chez Zee, the Driskill Hotel, and the Mansion on Judges' Hill, where it's had a..."

Sept. 18, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Pride Ride

New-ish blogger Dacia weighs in on riding in the Austin Pride Parade.

"...The pilgrimage to all things rainbow began with a screaming sign that Messer was close..."

June 19, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Dacia Saenz

Hairspray

The musical delights again, thanks to Zilker Theatre Productions' stellar cast and quality staging

"...As rainbow flags are raised and stars and bars are lowered,..."

July 17, 2015 Arts Review by Elissa Russell

Adult Audio Coloring Book Sampler

A look back at illustrated album covers old and new

"...The Parliament-Funkadelic experience remains as much visual as musical, and no non-musician had as seminal an impact on the..."

July 29, 2016 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Zupan on Impact

'Murderball' and the making of a celebrity

"...the world's greatest rugby players is in a wheelchair, and even if he's currently slumped in a booth at..."

July 22, 2005 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

Box Sets

Herbie Hancock

"...first big pop hit was 1974's fusion blockbuster "Chameleon," and not since Madonna recorded "Material Girl" has an artist..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Music Feature

Not in Kansas Anymore

"...shallow the `Hollywood high' was, by talking to different stars on talk shows and seeing the fickle way the..."

Oct. 10, 1997 Books Feature

Dialogues With Madwomen

"...by: Allie Light. Part testimonial document, part preventive talisman, and part social indictment, Dialogues with Madwomen gives voice to..."

May 13, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ocean's Twelve

Like Soderbergh’s Ocean’s Eleven and 1960’s Rat-Packing original, Ocean's Twelve is an elaborate and delightful excuse to get the screen’s biggest and most gorgeous stars in the same film.

"...Damon, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Julia Roberts, Bernie Mac, Don Cheadle, Andy Garcia, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Carl Reiner, Elliott Gould,..."

Dec. 10, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pinocchio

"...Carlo Giuffrè, Mino Bellei, Kim Rossi Stuart, Max Cavallari and Peppe Barra. Rarely have I so longed for fondue..."

Jan. 3, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Adds Speakers, Films

Buzz Aldrin, Kesha, Cory Booker, Cecile Richards, and more

"...From moon explorers to tech investors, musicians to Muppets, and from the joint chiefs of staff to the wrestling..."

Feb. 7, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trippin'

More day parties than you can shake an iPhone at

"...edition of this week's Chronicle for additional day parties and in-stores. IN-STORES Backspin Records WEDNESDAY: Dr. Delay (2pm), Percee..."

March 11, 2008 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

1   2   3   4   5   6     NEXT ›    6 »