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"...Sasquatch Sunset With Nathan Zellner Q&A..."

April 12, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Theatre in Motion in Overheard on a Train

All aboard Austin's Red Line for Cheerful Secrets' interactive play

"...Rebecca Maag, the founder of immersive theatre company Cheerful Secrets. Her productions previously engaged audience members as reporters covering..."

April 5, 2024 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Immaculate

Sydney Sweeney excels in just-OK nun horror

"...full of romantic architecture and centuries-old traditions, but sinister secrets as well. When she finds herself suddenly, miraculously pregnant,..."

March 22, 2024 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, March 15-21

"...any minute now. Have you ever wondered if any secrets are being concealed from you? If so, probe gently..."

March 15, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny

SXSW Film Review: Immaculate

Nun horror delivers decent scares, but gets in its own way

"...full of romantic architecture and centuries-old traditions, but sinister secrets as well. When she finds herself suddenly, miraculously pregnant,..."

March 13, 2024 Screens Post by Alejandra Martinez

The Monstrous Bonds of Sasquatch Sunset

The Zellner bros. find actions speak louder than words in their cryptid family drama

"...and feelings, and that was part of the challenge – the idea of taking these creatures and making them..."

March 8, 2024 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Drive-Away Dolls

Ethan Coen solo effort is screwball without the comedy

"...Daniel Radcliffe – remains one of Hollywood’s best-kept comedic secrets. Meanwhile, Qualley does her best to find a real..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Review: Leti Garza, Canciones Sobre la Vida y la Muerte

Solstice-like stillness holds this bilingual meditation on mortality

"...January drop, Canciones Sobre la Vida y la Muerte – Songs About Life and Death – embodies the cruelest..."

Feb. 2, 2024 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

A Freight Train Ride Through Lucinda Williams’ Artistry at ACL Live

Former Austinite stands tall on the blues in soundtracked read-along

"...Lucinda Williams’ spring 2023 memoir Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You, the singer’s reception at ACL Live..."

Jan. 20, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Founders Day

Slasher political satire should fall on its own blade

"...but this time it's all My Bloody Valentine small-town secrets, but then further weighed down by a truly gormless..."

Jan. 19, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

El Tule’s Final Show and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Catch Lucinda Williams, Escuela Grind, or Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold

"...El Tule’s Album Release & Final Show Hotel Vegas, Saturday 20 w/ Parranderos de..."

Jan. 19, 2024 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

South by Southwest Announces Black Keys Keynote and More Featured Speakers

Jane Fonda, Dwyane Wade, Elijah Wood top latest announcement

"...• 2050: Reimagining Future Cities Without Homelessness: Executive Director of..."

Jan. 16, 2024 SXSW Post by Carys Anderson

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...new job cleaning the homes of several rich suburban families. While working, she tells one small lie that spins..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Society Announces 2023 AFS Grant for Short Films Recipients

Career-changing grants go to 16 projects from Texas filmmakers

"...return to their hometown of Houston to help their families prepare for an approaching hurricane, they must both reckon..."

Jan. 5, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, January 5-11

"...King. I reject and rebel against that perverse declaration – and encourage you to disavow it, too, in 2024...."

Jan. 5, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny

South of Austin, White Supremacist Groups Are Flourishing

Patriot Front manager identified in Hays County

"...The Hill Country around Wimberley – the picturesque village an hour southwest of Austin –..."

Dec. 29, 2023 News Feature by Jordan Buckley

The Luv Doc: A Bad Look From Any Angle

If you want to get to greener pastures, you’re going to have to slip past some barbed wire

"...that upset about it. Still, I don't like keeping secrets. Sometimes I think I should focus on finding a..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

Review: Ground Floor Theatre’s Jack & Aiden

Queer musical gets to the intimate, sexy heart of a relationship

"...My review of Jack & Aiden: a musical so nice, I saw it twice...."

Dec. 12, 2023 Arts Post by James Scott

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, November 24-30

"...20): It's the Season for Cherishing and Smoking Out Secrets. So let's talk about the subject. 1) Some secrets..."

Nov. 24, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

The Austinites Behind What Happens Later, Meg Ryan’s Return to Rom-Coms

Writers and producers share the details behind the intimate, eccentric, and nostalgic story

"...reunion story of a couple who had each other's secrets because they once had each other's hearts." An airport..."

Nov. 3, 2023 Screens Feature by Meher Qazilbash

Fantastic Fest Review: Cobweb

Song Kang-ho in the touching tragedy of a failing director

"...as a lovable loser. Yet Cobweb slowly unwinds the secrets of his directing career until only the tragedy remains...."

Oct. 9, 2023 Screens Post by Matthew Monagle

Austin Public Hits the Big Screen With Special Screening and Mixer

Cable access institution celebrates its 50th anniversary

"...Gray said, “It’s still one of Austin’s best kept secrets, which it shouldn’t be – everyone should know about..."

Oct. 4, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, September 29 - October 5

"...discerning curiosity. You will be able to dig up secrets no one else has discovered. You will have an..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time

The end of the rebuilt epic anime digs deep

Sept. 15, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Roxane Gay, Tim O’Brien Join Texas Book Festival Lineup

Full author roster revealed for November fest

"...Hypothesis, changing lanes with her young-adult romance novel Check & Mate; and Colombian author Ingrid Rojas Contreras, whose 2022..."

Sept. 13, 2023 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Tangerine Dream, Eastside Kings Fest, Magic Rockers of Texas, and more recommended shows

"...In cooler times – this past March – South by Southwest barely registered..."

Sept. 8, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Ashkal: The Tunisian Investigation

Tunisia's buried history burns in this chilling supernatural noir

"...force. Both are outsiders with their own dirty little secrets, and that combination of sliding scales of personal corruption..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Review: Georgetown Palace Theatre's The 39 Steps

An aerobic workout for the cast, a delightfully mindless experience for the audience

"...uncovers a German plot to steal vital British military secrets, gets framed for murdering a young woman, and, of..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Only Austin Earned a Warmhearted Lucinda Williams In-Store at Waterloo Records

Celebrating her new memoir and LP, as well as shop owner John Kunz

"...lived in her April memoir ​​Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You, but only her former home of..."

July 6, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

What Chronicle Music Writers Are Reading This Summer

Recent musical reads on Lucinda Williams, Sinéad O'Connor, and more

"...Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You: A Memoirby Lucinda Williams Crown, 272..."

June 30, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

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