Sentimental Family Band Isn’t Hung Up on the High Times

The softie ex-art-rockers arrive at Austin’s honky-tonk revival

"...In a city renowned for roots rocking, this is..."

April 12, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Short and Sweet: The Passing

Ivete Lucas and Patrick Bresnan take a tender look at a vet's work

"...The Best of Austin-winning filmmakers called Austin their home..."

March 8, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

W.C. Clark, the Godfather of Austin Blues, Has Died

The Texas Soul standard mentored Stevie Ray Vaughan and many others

"...Music historian and former Austin Chronicle columnist Michael Corcoran..."

March 2, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Cactus Lee, Nemegata, Font, Grace Sorensen Set for the Chronicle’s Hair of the 3-Legged Dog Party

Freebie springtime standby returns to Hotel Vegas March 15

"...Changing venues, delayed set times, notoriously erratic Texas weather: Almost nothing about South by Southwest is predictable...."

Feb. 29, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Election Day, STEM Day, Amplify Austin Day, and More Days to Remember This Week

Our guide to community events for the week

"...dismally low 4%. If you ever want to see Texas turn blue, it’s just a matter of showing up...."

March 1, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Less Talkin’, More Rockin’: The Austin Music Awards Touch Down at Antone’s

Jim Franklin, Rosa Madriz, Cherubs honored at 42nd Chronicle show

"...favor of performances. Over a dozen 2023-2024 Austin Music Poll nominees took the stage at first-time AMAs locale Antone’s..."

Feb. 26, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

What’s New at the 42nd Annual Austin Music Awards?

The Zev Award launches, Antone’s hosts, and winners are out of the bag

"...Sir Woman’s Uncle Roy & Spice, Magic Rockers of Texas’ Jim Campo, and pedal steel wiz Zack Wiggs. Of..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Here Are Your Winners for the 42nd Annual Austin Music Awards

Austin’s favorite albums, artists, and instrumentalists of 2023

"...of these less-stuffy, still-glitzy changes in “An Austin Music Poll FAQ,” Jan. 5.) Thanks to everyone who voted, and..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Music Feature by The Music Team

The Margaret Moser Award: Behind-the-Scenes Concert Wiz Rosa Madriz

The talent buyer and Margaret Moser Award winner discusses her career shift and influential decades in Austin music

"...Presents and Transmission Events, she’s booked gigs across Central Texas for two decades. After earning her master’s in mental..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

The Austin Music Awards, a Black Rock Maverick, and More Crucial Concerts

Our recommended shows for the week ahead

"...the public.   – Miranda Garza Bevis M. Griffin: Texas Black Rock Maverick..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Music Industry Hall of Fame: Poster Visionary Jim Franklin

The iconic artist reflects on armadillos, self-unemployment, and his influence on Austin culture

"...locally in 1967, after a childhood in La Marque, Texas, and a spell in San Francisco, Franklin’s wondrous concepts..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Act, which would require the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to connect to the nation’s major electric grids...."

Feb. 16, 2024 News Feature

March 2024 Primary Election Endorsements for Travis County Residents

Our choices for local, state, and national races

"...and important voting information, as well as a shorter, poll-friendly version of these endorsements...."

Feb. 16, 2024 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

DAIISTAR, Pussy Gillette, S.L. Houser, Walker Lukens to Play the Austin Music Awards

Tickets on sale now for the Feb. 25 concert at Antone’s

"...of these less-stuffy, still-glitzy changes in "An Austin Music Poll FAQ,” Jan. 5.)..."

Feb. 1, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Recommended Austin Events

Highlights for your week in music, arts, community, and more

"...journalism career, including past roles as publisher of the Texas Observer and Austin Monitor (and Chronicle bylines). The punk..."

Jan. 26, 2024 Column

Austin Makes 2024 List of Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker

City comes in at number four on MovieMaker list

"...filmmakers themselves, and analysis of the all-important incentives. The poll therefore takes into account not only easily quantifiable considerations..."

Jan. 20, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

How Zach Bryan’s Surprise Set at Sagebrush Came to Be

South Congress honky-tonk to be featured in star-studded music video

"...playin’ a 40 minute set at Sagebrush in Austin, Texas. First 100 people to show up; first come, first..."

Jan. 10, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Three Years After the January 6 Insurrection, What’s Changed in Central Texas?

Locals have pleaded guilty, but conspiracy theories still reign

"...A CNN poll in August found that 69% of Republicans believe President..."

Jan. 6, 2024 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

An Austin Music Poll FAQ: Attempting Answers on the 43-Year Tradition

Winner announcements move to print; the party moves to Antone’s

"...as a brand-new baby publication, the first Austin Music Poll ran in the paper on Dec. 18, 1981. (My..."

Jan. 5, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

We Have an Issue: Diving Into a High-Stakes Election Year

Contemplating a March primary, a November election, and the Austin Music Poll Ballot – vote now!

"...Voting in our annual Austin Music Poll starts today. For newbies: This is the Chronicle's long-running..."

Jan. 5, 2024 Column by Kimberley Jones

Free Week’s Big Weekend and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Plus back-to-back gigs from Cactus Lee, Runner and Bobby

"...you're thumbing through a scrapbook found at a rural Texas estate sale. His folk project has always been prolific..."

Jan. 5, 2024 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Iconic Pink Palace Co-op for Sale After 30 Years

Future is uncertain for Black and brown artists in residence

"...After existing for nearly 30 years as a cooperative..."

Jan. 5, 2024 News Feature by Carys Anderson

Opinion: City Council Must Call for a Cease-Fire

Raising our voice in Austin is the minimum moral action we can take

"...marched on the Capitol demanding a cease-fire, a recent poll for U.S. Rep. Greg Casar found overwhelming support for..."

Dec. 29, 2023 Column by Garrigan Stafford

Travis County Democratic and Republican Parties Narrowly Avoid Litigation Over Primary Voting

TCRP will hand-count all Republican ballots, but shared voting locations are intact

"...election procedures such as testing voting machines, training volunteer poll workers, and mailing out ballots to overseas voters. Last..."

Dec. 22, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

A New Women’s Pro Volleyball League Is Launching in Austin in 2024

Austin is one of six markets tapped for LOVB league

"...already being played in Austin – you’ll recall the Texas Longhorns won the 2022 NCAA championship, their third national..."

Dec. 11, 2023 Sports Post by Kimberley Jones

We Have an Issue: “Free Wrapping Paper Since 1981”

"..."Texas, the nation's second largest state with 30 million residents,..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Column by Kimberley Jones

Meet “Lone Star Governance,” the Model Austin ISD Must Now Operate Under

Testing, testing, testing

"...understand the agreement that Austin ISD struck with the Texas Education Agency in September know that it puts the..."

Nov. 24, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Austin’s Best Breweries of 2023, Power-Ranked

Top of the Hops VIII, baby!

"...of beer. Lagers. They brewed more lagers. And our Texas brewers absolutely crushed it. A Mich Ultra? Hell no...."

Oct. 10, 2023 Food Post by Eric Puga

Circle Brewing Co. Closes; épicerie and Franklin Barbecue Bring the Brisketed Croissanty Brilliance; There’s a Coffee Festival and a Craft Brewers Festival and a Mediterranean Festival and – So Much Going On!

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

"...the finalists in our Best of Austin: Restaurants Readers Poll, so you might wanna make your opinion known before..."

Sept. 27, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

We Have an Issue: Politics as Performance, Political Activism as Performance Art

In this week's issue: postmortem on the Ken Paxton impeachment trial, a profile of drag powerhouse Brigitte Bandit, and finalists revealed in the Best of Austin: Restaurants Readers Poll (get voting, y'all!)

"...in these pages many times over, the most recent Texas legislative session was an exercise in "how low can..."

Sept. 22, 2023 Column by Kimberley Jones

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