Kermit the Frog, Tyler Childers Play Willie’s Luck Reunion

Annual fest still seamlessly threads contemporary country

"...Lukens welcomed Uncle Roy and Spice (“Say My Name”), Sarah Jaffe (“Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground”), David..."

March 15, 2024 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Emerald Fennell's Saltburn to Open Austin Film Festival

Promising Young Woman followup leads first title drop

"...Walsh) jeopardizes the program's delicate balance.Starring: Ciara Bravo, Cleopatra Coleman, Haley Joel Osment, Alexi Pappas, Matt Walsh & RZA..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: The Gay Place Rides Again

Original Chron legend Kate X Messer talks "Qmmunity"/"The Gay Place" origins

"...all the best queer comics in Austin. Hosted by Sarah Spear. Sat., Sept. 2, 10pm. ColdTowne Theater, 1700 E...."

Sept. 1, 2023 Column by James Scott

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Cast: Claudia Restrepo, Derrick DeBlasis, Ben Coleman, Fred Melamed, Stephanie Courtney, Will Neff, Caroline Kwan, Ron..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...Hugh Grant, Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, Chloe Coleman, Daisy Head (Opening Night World Premiere)..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Marry Me

She’s a pop sensation! He’s a math teacher! Crazy!

"...by: Kat Coiro. Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson, Chloe Coleman, Sarah Silverman and Maluma...."

Feb. 18, 2022 Movie Review by Sarah Jane

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...Bodies Bodies Bodies Director: Halina Reijn, Screenwriters: Kristen Roupenian, Sarah Delappe, Chloe Okuno, Joshua Sharp, Aaron Jackson, Producers: David..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Texas Book Festival Unveils Its List of Participating Authors

In-person and virtual panels and discussions abound

"...Ellen Riojas Clark Ann Cleeves May Cobb Paul Coggins Sarah Coleman Chrsitina Conklin Rodrigo Corral Marisol Cortez Adrianna Cuevas..."

Sept. 22, 2021 Arts Post by Adrienne Hunter

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Mordecai hosting Monday's jam. Tuesday brings back samba vet Sarah Sharp, followed by the Daniel DuFOUR-tet, led by the..."

June 25, 2021 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

The Retreat

Revisionist lesbians-versus-hillbillies horror isn't that big a step forward

"...Directed by: Pat Mills. Starring: Tommie-Amber Pirie, Sarah Allen, Aaron Ashmore, Munro Chambers, Joey Coleman and Celina..."

May 28, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...to move on without moving out. Cast List: Ben Coleman, Ali Vingiano, Derrick DeBlasis, Gadiel Del Orbe, Kate Peterman,..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Black Bear

Tricksy relationship drama explores the cruelty in creativity

"...by: Lawrence Michael Levine. Starring: Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Abbott, Sarah Gadon, Grantham Coleman, Lindsay Burdge and Paola Lázaro...."

Dec. 4, 2020 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Texas Sees Its First Hemp Harvest in 80 Years

Entrepreneurial farmers navigate state regulations and unsteady market, but still sees a bright future

"...it's the largest fiber producing state for cotton," says Coleman Hemphill, president of the Texas Hemp Industries Association. "A..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Food Feature by Kevin Curtin

Texas Book Festival 2020: The Full Line-Up

All 150 authors announced for the 25th anniversary lit celebration

"...to Vote • David Chang, Eat a Peach • Sarah Chayes, On Corruption in America: And What Is at..."

Sept. 16, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

New Study Says a Nondiscrimination Law Could Bring Big Business to Texas

Texas Competes report: LGBTQIA protections could generate $738 million in state revenue

"...next session, with the bipartisan support of state Reps. Sarah Davis (R-West University Place) and Todd Hunter (R-Corpus Christi),..."

July 24, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Extra Ordinary

Irish supernatural comedy is a cracker

"...Loughman. Starring: Maeve Higgins, Barry Ward, Will Forte, Emma Coleman, Claudia O’Doherty, Risteárd Cooper, Carrie Crowley, Terri Chandler and..."

March 6, 2020 Movie Review by Steve Davis

13 Jazz Acts to Help You Keep Cool at SXSW

"...Sarah TandyWed. 13, the Main II, 11pm; Fri. 15, Elephant..."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Election Notes: New Names for AISD, Council

News from the campaign trails

"...to run a "very crunchy granola grassroots campaign." – Sarah Marloff..."

Aug. 3, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Recommended Live Music for the Weekend

Psych, pop, and punk this weekend? Yes, please.

"...FRIDAY Brother JT..."

June 29, 2018 Events Post by The Music Staff

It Comes at Night

A lean, mean descent into primitive tribalism

"...literally), and instead focuses on spouses Paul (Edgerton) and Sarah (Ejogo), who along with son Travis (Harrison Jr.), have..."

June 9, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Critics Table Tops at 25

The nominees for the 2016-17 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...drama Clybourne Park and Vortex Repertory Company’s premiere of Sarah Saltwick's A Perfect Robot...."

May 22, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Bill of the Week: Combating Postpartum Depression

Between 2011 and 2012, nearly 200 Texas mothers died within a year of giving birth

"...HB 2466, Rep. Sarah Davis, R-Houston..."

April 21, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Lege Lines: Same Old “Sanctuary”

House version of SB 4? Still terrible.

April 21, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The 85th’s State Something

Taking stock at the Lege's midway point

"...• HB 97 by Rep. Sarah Davis, R-West Uni­ver­sity Place: allowing children to consent to..."

March 17, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Music Awards Hall of Fame Inductees 1983-2016

Never before published list of all Austin Music Awards Hall of Fame inductees

"...Sarah Brown (10)..."

March 3, 2017 Features Feature

Playback: 35 Years of Chronicle Music Covers

We wade through the roughly 300 issues stamped with the mug of a musician

"...Sarah Brown (11/5/93)..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Austin Film Festival Announces First Wave of Titles

Lineup drops the latest from Todd Haynes and a Hank Williams biopic

"...in 1950s New York. Starring Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Sarah Paulson, Kyle Chandler, Jake Lacy and Cory Michael Smith...."

Aug. 19, 2015 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Gay Place: Find Your Qummunity

Events for every stripe of the rainbow, especially Qumbia Queers and Going Grrls

"...The Only Knowledge Worth Possessing Art smarties Sarah Bancroft and (the Gay Place's own) Andy Campbell curate..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Lege Lines: Kill Bill(s)

Abbott vetoes more than 40 bills

"...HB 2068 by Garnet Coleman, D-Houston: Changing hospital district deferred compensation plans from "opt-in"..."

June 26, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Club 'Stacking' = Democratic Drama

Fairness of endorsement process in dispute

"...county races – the slugfest between Andy Brown and Sarah Eckhardt for Travis County Judge, and the three-way contest..."

Feb. 7, 2014 News Feature by Christopher Hooks

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