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"...photographer Pooneh Ghana. Everyone has the ability to create something exceptional, this Bolm Arts project assures us.   –..."

May 16, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

City Eyes $400 Million “Caps” to Build Parks Over the New I-35

Some Council members think they’ve found funding for it

"...for the caps is a dollar that can’t be borrowed for affordable housing, parks, libraries, mitigation against climate disaster..."

May 16, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Right-Wingification of UT

Texas targets liberal enemies within one of the top U.S. schools

"...in a dark suit, with a trimmed beard, appearing something like a tech bro, relaxed, faintly sneering. It was..."

Nov. 22, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

The Austin Chronic: On Joint Rolling, Wonderment, and Turning 40

“Am I feeling anything yet?”

"...I awkwardly twisted up the doobie once again and borrowed a piece of tape off the packaging from the..."

July 12, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

Mini Music Fests Abound in This Week's Crucial Concerts

Country, hip-hop, pop, and more shows worth the cover

"...  – Brant Bingamon Austin Symphonic Band’s Old, New, Borrowed, Blue..."

April 12, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

The Luv Doc: Smells Like Gold Bond

Wear something extra sexy ... with a plunging neckline

"...tabula rasa. Sorry if I owe you money or borrowed your lawnmower. On the bright side, I am mercifully..."

March 8, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

Doomed. Bourgeois. In Austin: The Films of Whit Stillman

Indie legend on Austin, Austen, and his landmark trilogy

"...indie filmmakers, and Metropolitan was made with friends and borrowed locations. "I'm glad that all the tricks to make..."

Oct. 11, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Jesus and Mary Chain's Jim Reid Talks Rock Cycles and Roky Erickson Ahead of Levitation Return

For "anybody that wants to make a bit of a strange noise"

"...like a cycle – and everything is kind of borrowed," 60-year-old Reid told the Chronicle via trusty WhatsApp connection...."

Oct. 21, 2022 Music Feature by Chad Swiatecki

Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes

There's something creepy in this Eurosleaze castle

"...of a Rollin classic - a small cast, a borrowed mansion house, something vaguely unnerving happening in the background,..."

July 8, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

BoomBaptist and the Art of Crafty Self Promotion Schemes

Instrumental hip-hop mastermind sells us his world

"...CEO doubled down with smarmy salesman charm: "There is something in those donuts ... the love we put in."..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Music Feature by Julian Towers

The Most Memorable Moments of Saturday’s ACL Fest

Billie Eilish, Jack Harlow, Mongolian metal, Doja Cat, Dayglow, & more

"...“Not too many years ago, I uploaded something onto SoundCloud while I was in my dorm room..."

Oct. 3, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Eighth Street Survivors Still Wait for Resolution From the City and APD

Sixteen months later, civil and criminal cases move slowly

"...chatting in American Sign Language. Without warning, Talley felt something hit his ear. A bean bag round had been..."

Sept. 29, 2021 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Pressure Grows for Austin to Settle With Protesters Injured by APD

Nearly a dozen of those most seriously injured last summer are suing the city

"...rows of police guarding APD Headquarters when he felt something hit his ear. A lead-pellet round had been fired..."

Sept. 24, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Zola

Incisive drama explores the story behind the infamous tweetstorm

"...got tricked into a Tampa road trip that became something bigger than she’d bargained for. The thread went viral..."

July 2, 2021 Movie Review by Selome Hailu

The Water Man

Tale of tales finds strength in fantasy as a young boy goes questing

"...while Gunner flees with his streetwise guide and a borrowed sword on a classical hero's quest...."

May 7, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...through the rest of the work through reprises and borrowed guitar licks that resurface and invert themselves, each time..."

May 7, 2021 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, March 26 - April 1

"...money, better parties, and prettier girls." But Johnny wants something different. What is it? He says, "I'm not even..."

March 26, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

SXSW Short and Sweet: “Sisters”

Jess Brunetto on her story of sibling rivalry and bonding

"...to the sisters’ dynamic with each other. I also borrowed concrete details of my oldest sister’s life, who provided..."

March 17, 2021 Screens Post by Shane Pfender

Faster Than Sound: Growing Up Margin Walker

I've only ever experienced Texas music under the independent reigns of Graham Williams. I didn't know how lucky I was.

"...Madriz headed talent buying at Margin Walker, its moniker borrowed from a Fugazi EP. Their new event, Sound on..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

It's Real and It's Spectacular: Seinfeld Stars To Raise Funds for Texas Dems

Any-size donation gets you in the (virtual) door Friday

"...Nineties show about nothing plan to fundraise about … something, right here in Texas...."

Oct. 21, 2020 News Post by Mary Tuma

All the Neighborhood's a Stage in the Drive-Through Vortex Odyssey

The Vortex keeps things safe, sacred, and mythically provocative in their newest stage spectacle

"...from earlier Vortex and Ethos shows, and whisper generators borrowed and rented to supply power to locations that don't..."

Sept. 25, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...– contemporary unearthing of prehistoric manna – and perhaps something more twisting in the wind (Skip Spence). Blowing in..."

Sept. 4, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Keep Date Night Alive With Our Al Fresco Dining Checklist

You have the time, why not make it special?

"...outside – whether it's in your front yard, a borrowed green space, or a nearby city park. Maybe it's..."

May 29, 2020 Food Feature by Alex Detmar

Austin Craft Brewers vs. COVID-19: Hi Sign and St. Elmo Brewing

How local breweries are responding to the pandemic (Part 5)

"...Twitter is its rampant fecklessness, but I did read something pretty amusing on that platform the other night, micro-authored..."

April 20, 2020 Food Post by Eric Puga

Sen. Cory Booker Tells Austin to Embrace the “Moral Moment” We’re In

Presidential candidate spoke Wednesday at Cheer Up Charlies

"...the soul of our country. Because I worry that something is happening now that really just makes me, I..."

Aug. 29, 2019 News Post by Roxy Bonafont

What Happened to Bonnie and Clyde's Missing Gun?

In which we hear the report of a gun and a secret is revealed

"...– I was a professor of art there for 20-something years – and Ed Pinkston was also at Louisiana..."

July 5, 2019 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Day Trips: Best of Day Trips

Five best things about daytrippin’ in 2018

"...3) Best new Texas travel slogan: The Norwegians have borrowed the word "Texas" as slang for "crazy." The word..."

Nov. 2, 2018 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Ballad of Townes & Blaze

The twisted but not-so-tall tale of Van Zandt and Foley, Lonesome Dove meets Barfly

"...up with him or he broke up with me, something like that. His memory pursued me nonetheless, popping up..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Sybil Rosen

The Darkest Minds

Earth's last children hunted by their parents

"...universe, the juxtaposition of family and tragedy might’ve produced something unique; instead, it feels like a pastiche of borrowed..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Recommended Live Music for the Weekend

August rolls in with a fresh batch of tunes to keep you busy this weekend

"...rising newcomers like brash 10-piece rap group Pnthn, there's something for everyone this weekend...."

Aug. 3, 2018 Music Post by The Music Staff

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