Exploring the McNeil Crossing Strip Mall

Exceptional forays into Indian and Vietnamese cuisine, plus a short trip to Subway

"...green, pingpong table, bar, bar food, and a karaoke machine. Owner Ed Amadis is the amiable former Marine and..."

April 12, 2024 Food Feature by Taylor Holland

Visual Art Review: Stuffed Animal Rescue Foundation’s “The Still Life”

This charming exhibit rehabilitates neglected stuffies, then puts them to work creating art

"...Austin. A rescue shelter, but for stuffies – for soft, humanly fabricated creatures of all kinds – that have..."

March 22, 2024 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

TENGGER, Bar Italia, LAIR, and More Reviews From Wednesday of SXSW

Hump day’s most memorable music fest moments

"...get the sunny memo. Outside at the Coral Snake, soft-spoken crooner Dimitri Giannopoulos and company delivered the type of..."

March 14, 2024 Music Post by Dan Gentile

Teezo Touchdown, Arny Margret, and More Reviews From Tuesday of SXSW

Standout sets to kick off the big music week

"...adlibs and reverbed strums. Skittering percussion from a drum machine supplemented the feverish guitars in bossa nova-imbued tracks “Maybe..."

March 13, 2024 Music Post by Derek Udensi

Sentimental Family Band, Leti Garza, Dorian Electra, and More Crucial Concerts

Plan your week in music

"...Sinéad O’Connor fame, latest LP Look Long (2020) packs soft, twang-tinged rock that basks in the gentle glow of..."

March 1, 2024 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

The Strip Club: Lake Creek Festival Shopping Center

Sampling noodles, shoes, salsa, and silencers at the Northwest Austin strip mall

"...your hearing.” As I’m perusing their Hawaiian shirt with machine guns baked into the floral pattern, and chatting with..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Food Feature by Taylor Holland

Deerhoof at Wizard Rodeo and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Austin acts El Combo Oscuro and sleep well. both host album release shows

"...Bag's psych-scorched debut Break You, and Large Brush Collection's soft, sturdy single "Forgiveness Is a Gift We Give to..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Inside Sightseer Coffee's Roasting Operation

"...green beans into the hopper of their biggest roasting machine..."

Oct. 9, 2023 Photo Gallery

Fantastic Fest Review: River

Japanese sci fi dramedy treads lightly and charmingly

"...his use of brief glitches in time. It's the soft pleasantness and charming intimacy of his sci fi-tinged delights...."

Oct. 3, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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

Full author roster revealed for November fest

"...Life and Tragic Death of the World's Largest Flying Machine) Nathan Hale (Above the Trenches (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales..."

Sept. 13, 2023 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

Restaurant Review: Uptown Sports Club

Has Aaron Franklin's reach exceeded his grasp?

"...rolls, shipped in from Louisiana daily, were fresh and soft...."

June 23, 2023 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

As the Guardians of the Galaxy gather once more, every MCU film reviewed

"...happens? The first real Phase Four film isn't a soft reboot, but instead uses the cosmic/magic mix that the..."

May 5, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Best Things We Saw at Austin Psych Fest 2023

Toro y Moi, Automatic, and more highlight homegrown festival’s return

"...original Carson Creek iteration. Further, Automatic’s finale, a drum machine fever entitled “Suicide in Texas,” fit the Black Angels’..."

May 1, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Lemon Twigs, Trouble in the Streets, Enslaved, and more local shows worth the decibels

"...Long Island's Lemon Twigs channel Me Decade glam rock, soft rock, and power-pop into impeccably crafted, fervently performed ingots..."

April 21, 2023 Music Column by Tim Stegall

Rancho Alegre Fundraises to Save Their Conjunto Festival During AmplifyATX

Cut from city arts funding, Alegre aims to raise 35k this week

"...city] to completely restructure it this way without a soft transition … I know it's not the city's responsibility..."

Feb. 28, 2023 Music Post by Chad Swiatecki

Restaurant Review: Nori

New plant-based Japanese concept hits the spot

"...after drink as orders poured in from the ticket machine; several minutes passed before she could turn her attention..."

Jan. 27, 2023 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

The Devil Conspiracy

Nineties Catholic creature feature crap flies again!

"...scene if it should be a Hollywood blockbuster joke machine or unflinching attempt at religious horror. But each time..."

Jan. 13, 2023 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Suerte’s Patio Opens, Thanksgiving Gobbles Hard, Otoko Brands a Sake, Nido and Industry Get All Brunchy, Aviary Collabs Supercharge Sunday Nights, and More

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

"...for brunch: Get yourself some of chef Brad McDonald’s soft-shell crab roll with bacon, smoked salmon hash with all..."

Nov. 16, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Five Here-and-Now Picks to See at Levitation

Genre-blending show assembly runs next Thursday through Sunday

"...wins the festival's How Are You Not a Drum Machine? award. ImarhanThursday 27, Empire (w/ Os Mutantes, W.I.T.C.H.)..."

Oct. 21, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Fest, Eastside Kings Festival, HAAM Day, Vein.fm, Monte Warden & the Dangerous Few, and more

"...the doom and gloom? Take an introspective trip via soft rock and synth-driven melodies with Winona Forever's new single..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Can Cap City Comedy Club Reclaim Its Throne?

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

"...Pa., Cap City joins a well-oiled, respected national comedy machine that includes digital platform Helium Presents, a podcast network,..."

July 29, 2022 Arts Feature by Valerie Lopez

How Estate Services of Austin Finds New Homes for Treasures Left Behind

In the saddest times, Carl McQueary and the Estate Services team are there to help

"...Back up. How did the urbane, soft-spoken art historian end up in Perryton, pop. 8,802? In..."

July 22, 2022 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

More Than a Chance in Hell: The Casey’s New Orleans Snowballs Story

Considering the local frozen treat that helps to sweetly beat the heat

"...take cubes of ice and put them in a machine that grinds them – so what you get are..."

July 15, 2022 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin at Large: Neither Slumber Nor Sleep

We will be othered, threatened, vilified, even fired upon. We must not let it stop us.

"...major U.S. political party and its reactionary media propaganda machine. All that varies is how far members of Fox..."

May 27, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...artist supports ambient folk with atmospheric chamber-pop arrangements and soft, scruffy drums on the standout 2021 record. Fluidity across..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

9 Spots for Quality Matcha in Austin

Go green with these local tea makers

"...about splurging on an extra-large (24 oz) green caffeine machine. Dear Diary Coffeehouse..."

Jan. 31, 2022 Food Post by Dina Barrish

Shudder for Charity at Scare for a Cure

Austin's biggest fundraising haunt returns with safety in mind

"...a Cure's director, Jarrett Crippen, prides himself on the machinery of the Haunt, which unfolds an interactive plot as..."

Oct. 8, 2021 Arts Feature by Cody Song

Titane

Cannes-winning chaotic drama is a new reflection on body horror

"...to reveal metal underneath. Her body is now a machine, all body autonomy lost (she did, after all, get..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Fantastic Fest Review: Titane

Cannes-winning chaotic drama is a new reflection on body horror

"...to reveal metal underneath. Her body is now a machine, all body autonomy lost (she did, after all, get..."

Sept. 25, 2021 Screens Post by Jenny Nulf

Vaquero Taquero Opens Second Location in Downtown Austin

Saturday grand opening promises music and carne asada

"...location – continue at the new spot. After a soft opening in recent weeks, Vaquero Taquero officially celebrates at..."

Sept. 16, 2021 Food Post by Rachel Rascoe

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