Faster Than Sound: Falling Hard for Sasha & the Valentines

The Massachusetts transplants debut their dream-pop LP, Daniel Johnston's NFT dustup, and more music news

"...live band. After seeing Sasha perform during Hot Summer Nights in 2019, Cacophony Recorders owner Erik Wofford reached out..."

April 16, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Staycationer: Hotel ZaZa Austin

Your Close-to-Home Guide to Getting Away

"...tourist in your own city, if only for one night of escapist bliss. The Long & Short..."

April 14, 2021 Food Post by Veronica Meewes

The Luv Doc: An Appropriate Amount of Time

After a year of relative celibacy, everyone deserves a nice roll in the hay.

"...I really like him and trust him so Friday night after our date I brought him back to my..."

April 2, 2021 Column by The Luv Doc

SXSW Music Review: Yard Act, Do Nothing, Squid, and the Art of the British Post-Punk Soliloquy

SXSW Music’s bread-n-butter: cutting edge UK rebellion

"...Saturday night, 1am, SXSW 2015: I recall standing in the..."

March 19, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

We Have an Issue: Speeding Toward Normal

In this week's issue: How Greg Abbott's Great Unmasking puts state and local leadership at odds yet again, plus the SXSW virtual experience

"...The all-virtual 2021 SXSW Conference & Festivals continue through Saturday, March 20. Find all of the Chronicle's continuing coverage..."

March 19, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

A Genuine and Enjoyable Conversation Between Kenan Thompson & Chance the Rapper

SXSW Online summit between an Emmy Award-sharing pair

"...(1996-2000). Now 42 with nearly two decades’ tenure in Saturday Night Live as its longest-running cast member, he debuted..."

March 17, 2021 Music Post by Derek Udensi

SXSW Online: Recommended Programming

Must-catch panels, films, music showcases, and more at this year's all-virtual Fest

"...6pm: Demi Lovato: Dancing With the Devil — Film Opening night film. (ON DEMAND) (RSVP)..."

March 12, 2021 Features Feature

A Speed Dating Sampler of All 69 Virtual SXSW Music Showcases

The sun always shines on TV

"...The Legendary S.O.B.'s Latinx Night 1..."

March 12, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Faster Than Sound: Only in Austin: The 2020-2021 Austin Music Award Sweepstakes

Austin Music Poll's 40th anniversary inspires mobile sweepstakes and emotional write-ins

"...limits through virtual appearances across the presidential inauguration and late-night TV. He understood the point of jockeying awards around..."

March 5, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Buttigieg Back for SXSW, Plus Kenan Thompson and More

New speaker list adds keynotes and notables to virtual conference

"...27-year unmatchable career, including a record-setting 18 seasons as Saturday Night Live's secret weapon. Now finally truly in the..."

Feb. 24, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar

Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo find a few laughs as vacationing friends

"...succumb to the exaggerated character work of Wiig’s least-funny Saturday Night Live sketches...."

Feb. 19, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Live Comedy Clubs Are Coming Back

NYC's the Creek & the Cave moves to ATX, Cap City gets revived

"...an ailing comedy club. They also played cavalry for Goodnights Comedy Club in North Carolina and Bananas in New..."

Feb. 11, 2021 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Family of Man Killed by APD Seeks Answers

The parents of Alex Gonzales file complaint with the Office of Police Oversight

"...of her son, at a press conference held on Saturday, Jan. 30. "He was my everything ... I'm going..."

Feb. 5, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

KMFA's New Home Brings the Community Into Contact With Music

Austin's classical music radio station has a new building where people can see the sounds

"...and pianist Angela Yoffe – will be streamed Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (see schedule, at right). And a portrait..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

PG: Psycho Goreman

Splattertastic creature feature flips the evil script on Power Rangers goody-goodies

"...of weirdos and wackos who want to spend Friday night guzzling pizza and beer while watching a retro throwback..."

Jan. 22, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Ginny Kalmbach Shared A Honky-Tonk Legacy with the World at Ginny’s Little Longhorn Saloon

ATX country maverick Roger Wallace remembers Burnet Road bar “boss”

"...to shout – even over the din of a Saturday night honky-tonk band at full throttle...."

Jan. 11, 2021 Music Post by Roger Wallace

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...up soon. – Derek UdensiBallsy by Mama Duke David Garza: Nightwalker..."

Jan. 8, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

The Far Out Lounge Focuses on Food, Safety, and Austin Musicians

More than a venue

"...at the front door and take your temperature every night, and we pay somebody to ask you to stay..."

Jan. 8, 2021 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Banned Leader: The Contradiction of Frank Zappa in Zappa

Alex Winter sees the combative side of a cultural maverick

"...his opinions: the now-infamous Oct. 21, 1978 episode of Saturday Night Live that Zappa both hosted and sabotaged. “I..."

Jan. 6, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: Make the Yuletide Gay

The best way to spread queer cheer is giving thanks, supporting QTs who keep Austin queer

"...just because I wasted the better part of a Saturday night cringe-LOLing my way through A New York Christmas..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Column by Beth Sullivan

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Facebook Live, Saturday 26, 8pm..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Top Books of 2020 That Struck a Literary or Musical Chord

A writer's fictional joyride, a rock & roll memoir, and jazz fairy tales are books that sang this year

"...just love the way Ruffin deftly incorporates Louis Jordan's "Saturday Night Fish Fry," Lee Morgan's "The Sidewinder," and a..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Arts Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...this Thursday and the Brannen & Red Show on Saturday.  – Michael Toland Interference Fest: Women Making Noise 2020..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Ten Key Moments in a Year of Endless Texas Election Drama

Vote Early and Often

"...Everybody Loses, Everybody Wins. When the most anticipated election night in modern memory finally rolled around, the Texas Bluenami..."

Dec. 18, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Faster Than Sound: Venue Relief Pending as COVID-19 Spike Stalls Restarted Gigs

Also, sampling Flobama's beats, and remembering landmark pianist Margaret Wright

"...Blues Band held off on launching a much-anticipated Monday night residency at Sagebrush, rehomed from longtime spot King Bee...."

Dec. 11, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Qmmunity: Sellers Underground Shutters

Send Qmmunity your queer’d memories of the Fourth Street fixture

"...announced its permanent closure in an Instagram post last Saturday (Dec. 5), citing COVID-19 capacity restrictions making it "impossible..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Column by Beth Sullivan

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...future's-so-bright opener 'Space Invaders' are strictly big league." A Midnight Stroll alongside Ghostland Observatory's Aaron Behrens for a pair..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Sellers Underground Closes Permanently

Downtown bar is Austin's second gay bar to close because of the pandemic

"...announced its permanent closure in an Instagram post on Saturday (Dec. 5), writing “COVID-19 capacity restrictions have made it..."

Dec. 7, 2020 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

Checking In: Tara Bhattacharya Stages Interference Fest – Women Making Noise 2020

Sound artist and festival curator promotes the creative class

"...Austin started looking like a ghost town pretty much overnight...."

Dec. 4, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Gift Guide: Bobby Bare

Bobby Bare Sings Shel Silverstein Plus (Bear Family)

"...the collection is the complete recording of Great American Saturday Night, adding three tracks to the raucous 1978 live..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

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