Bloody Brides, Creepy Cats, and More Arts Events for the Week

Valentine's (and anti-Valentine) fun, soundtracking a rock, etc.

"...Hey, kids – comics! You read ’em, you love ’em, and now..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Dog Toys and Puppy Sports Lead Our Recommended Community Events

Bucking broncos, drag vampires, and more highlights

"...to sign up and check out other available volunteer days.  – Kat McNevins Making Comics Workshop..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Arts Feature by Katherine McNevins

Stories, Operas, and Meet-Cutes: The Week in Arts

Brett Goldstein brings the laughs, Zach Theatre conjures a comet, and more arty events

"...dreamy-eyed arthouse film about two Portland hustlers. River Phoenix – Gen X’s James Dean, achingly vulnerable – plays a..."

Feb. 2, 2024 Arts Feature by Katherine McNevins

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

Richard Whittaker’s Top 10 Films of 2023

"...Symphonic History, a movie that combines Disney history with Stan Brakhage visuals...."

Dec. 15, 2023 Screens Feature

Austin's Hip-Hop Pioneers, in Their Own Words

The Austin History Center-archived rappers and industry innovators share stories

"...Hera hosts, Kydd Jones doles out awards, Pat G & the Justice League perform, and TJ the DJ spins...."

Sept. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Tribeca Film Review: Stan Lee

A charmingly opinionated look at the father of modern comics

"...in some people than others. So while comics legend Stan Lee undoubtedly had an ego, the myth of Stan..."

June 16, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

San Marcos’ Police Contract Battles Heat Up

New contract tosses out previously included reforms

"...SMPD Chief Stan Standridge lauded the changes in the contract, but Mano..."

May 25, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Qmmunity: Stick Together

In light of frightening futures, the queer community must stand together

"...creative, accepting, and passionate! Yet hearing this amazing qmmunity – this one that saves lives, that creates futures –..."

May 12, 2023 Column by James Scott

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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

"...by Joe Johnston. Starring Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan..."

May 5, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: Real Roxy Hours

Local queer comic and jill-of-all-trades Roxy Castillo talks her performance style and history ahead of her run on the Moontower Just for Laughs Fest

"...wrestling manager extraordinaire, and queen of silly, sexy, saucy stand-up. Her many impressive shiny facets are a perfect addition..."

April 14, 2023 Column by James Scott

San Marcos Police Get the Reckoning Advocates Have Been Waiting For

Not-so-sexy AF

"...Hays County is in a state of political flux – a blue wave struck the formerly conservative-controlled county south..."

March 31, 2023 News Feature by Jordan Buckley

Sharper

A stylishly smart and satisfying con artist drama

"...Directed by: Benjamin Caron. Starring: Julianne Moore, Sebastian Stan, Briana Middleton, Justice Smith, Phillip Johnson Richardson, John Lithgow..."

Feb. 10, 2023 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Skinamarink

Avant-garde horror strains eyes and patience

"...its residents, Skinamarink owes more to avant-garde visualists like Stan Brakhage than Sam Raimi, a mishmash of Creepypasta aesthetics..."

Jan. 13, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Review: Different Stages Theatre's Water by the Spoonful

A teaspoon of gravitas, tablespoon of heart is the perfect recipe for this Pulitzer winner

"...your attention during Different Stages' moving production of Quiara Alegría Hudes' Water by the Spoonful – that is, after..."

Nov. 25, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Four Decades of Austin Chronicle Halloween Mask Covers

"...Five years into his tenure as Austin police chief, Stan Knee enjoyed cover placement – and a blistering investigation..."

Oct. 24, 2022 Photo Gallery

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Californian Genius or Affront to ACL-goers?

Writers go pro/con on RHCP's third ACL Fest in a decade

"...appearances from the live music capital ledger. Only Zilker stand since guitarist John Frusciante's 2019 return to the fold,..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

One Woman’s Battle for Justice After a Cop’s Reckless Driving Killed Her Partner

One moment destroyed Pam Watts' life and created an activist

"...it. I remember my brother sitting by my bedside" – she pauses – "and I think I remember him..."

Sept. 16, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

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

"...a pair of hometown pop headliners. TC Superstar's deep-voiced, indie-
leaning synthwave combines with creative choreography for a display so..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

How Dean Fleischer-Camp Brought Marcel the Shell With Shoes On to Life

Inside the secret life of the stop-motion smash

"...AC: Somewhere Stan Winston just went, "Somebody say 'gross junk monster'?"..."

July 21, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

AFS Celebrates Culture-Defying Movies With Film as a Subversive Art

Revolution in the cinema

"...audiences to a whole wave of bleeding-edge filmmakers, from Agnès Varda to John Cassavetes to Stan Brakhage, Yasujir Ozu,..."

July 15, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

A Joe Bataan/Grupo Fantasma collab, Strand of Oaks, Christelle Bofale, a few festivals, and more recommended live shows

"...Spanish Harlem soul pioneer Joe Bataan one time only – ¡solamente una vez! – as curated by Paramount booker/music..."

May 27, 2022 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

The Animated Childhood of Milo Coy in Apollo 10½

The young Austin actor takes one giant leap in Richard Linklater's tale of the space race

"...Coy is living every homegrown artsy Austin kid's dream – for his first movie role, he was cast as..."

March 25, 2022 Screens Feature by Jenny Nulf

Richard Linklater's Memories of the Moon in Apollo 10½

The filmmaker's childhood in space race-era Houston recalled through Austin-made animation

"...A Scanner Darkly. Now his third animated feature, Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood, pushes the limits of character..."

March 25, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Activist/Attorney Lulu Flores Claims House Seat She Sought 20 Years Ago

And other State Representative results

"...Casteel of New Braunfels (son of a former rep) ­narrowly leads Carrie Isaac of Dripping Springs (wife of a..."

March 4, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin on Forefront of Addressing Excessive Force Used by Police During Protests

Shock and awe at mass indictment in Black Lives Matter protest shootings

"...city. On Tuesday, Feb. 22, Travis County District Attorney José Garza unsealed 20 indictments issued by a grand jury..."

Feb. 25, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Five Things to Do Online Locally Right Now

Still not risking crowds? We've got your socially distanced virtual back

"...situation, you'd think it would be Austin's improv community – and you'd be right. At least insofar as continuing..."

Jan. 21, 2022 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Mitchells vs. the Machines

Joy-filled animated family SF comedy is an explosion of fun

"...can be worse? Well, the next generation of robotic assistants turning on humanity, for starters...."

Jan. 14, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The 355

International crime-fighting with Jessica Chastain’s superspies

"...Penélope Cruz, Diane Kruger, Fan Bingbing, Édgar Ramirez, Sebastian Stan, Jason Flemyng and Leo Starr...."

Jan. 14, 2022 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Nightmare Alley

Guillermo del Toro goes into the dark of greedy souls in this noir remake

"...oculus centered on the black blindfold that sham mentalist Stanton Carlisle (a handsomely earnest Cooper) wears when scamming the..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

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