No Beyoncé, Lots of Jelly Roll, and More Takeaways From the CMT Music Awards

Best and worst moments from the ceremony’s uneven Moody Center return

"...Toby Keith. A Phil Collins song was covered by the members of Little Big Town and Sugarland. Keith Urban..."

April 8, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Six Great Breweries Off the Beaten Path

In tumultuous times for Austin beer, these undersung gems are worth seeking out

"...in a lot of hot places: El Paso; Phoenix; the damp, camel’s buttcrack that is Austin By God Texas...."

March 1, 2024 Food Feature by Eric Puga

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

Our guide to community events for the week

"...2 – one day after rent is due! For the broke community and broke allies, Los Mentirosos and Bobby..."

March 1, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

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

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

"...Though the details wiggle around annually, the meat-and-potatoes mission of the..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Music Feature by The Music Team

Bob Marley: One Love

Jamaican reggae pioneer gets the biopic treatment

"...Directed by: Reinaldo Marcus Green. Starring: Kingsley Ben-Adir, Lashana Lynch, James Norton, Tosin Cole, Umi Myers..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Movie Review by Carys Anderson

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

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

"...capital's genre melt. Ponty Bone, Rosie Flores, Alejandro Escovedo, Beto y Los Fairlanes, and Tomás Ramirez flourished, but with..."

Jan. 19, 2024 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Black Pumas’ Eric Burton Bets on Himself

After an abrupt break, Chronicles of a Diamond completely reinvents the band dynamic

"...help support his mom through health issues. It was then, in 2014, that he wrote the most serene track..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Austin-Made Comedy Home Free Is Taking Homelessness Seriously

How a chance encounter in 1997 keeps changing lives

"...A lot of filmmakers say their film was truly conceived in Austin, but not all..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Eight Lineups to See at Levitation This Halloween Weekend

Our picks at the venue-based festival, from Panda Bear to Flying Lotus

"...Alongside the April relaunch of joint event Austin Psych Fest, Levitation..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Memorable Moments From ACL Fest Weekend One

For you to rewind this weekend at Zilker Park

"...After a few early switcheroos – namely, the last-minute dropout of Kali Uchis from both weekends and..."

Oct. 13, 2023 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Austin’s Best Breweries of 2023, Power-Ranked

Top of the Hops VIII, baby!

"...Click here to jump straight to the brewery rankings...."

Oct. 10, 2023 Food Post by Eric Puga

17 Texas Artists to See at ACL Fest

Lone Star acts to catch at Zilker, from Houston breakout d4vd to Austin’s Die Spitz

"...Alongside the requisite Asleep at the Wheel kickoff performance, this year's..."

Oct. 6, 2023 Music Feature by Nayeli Portillo

Review: Broadway in Austin's Six

Flash over formidability defines this pop historical fiction

"...and dynamic staging. An original score cleverly grounded in the bravado and styling of contemporary artists. These are just..."

Oct. 4, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Aubrey Hays, Rod Gator, and the Bright Light Social Hour headline our recommended shows

"...a torrential cloudburst in 2021 single "Statue," backed by the screams of guttural guitars and a trumpet, before nestling..."

Sept. 22, 2023 Music Column by Angela Lim

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, August 11-17

"...LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Now and then, there comes a time when I acquire an uncanny..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Saint Teresa: Richard Linklater and John Pierson on the Icon of Slacker

The director of Slacker and the film's sales agent discuss the creative importance of actor and musician Teresa Taylor

"...Linklater: Teresa Taylor, ICON. It was amazing to see The New York Times and be like, "Wow, there she..."

Aug. 4, 2023 Screens Feature

Celebrating Clementine Hall, the Unsung “Sixth Elevator”

Freddie Steady Krc and Eve Monsees team up on 7-inch tribute

"...In the annals of Austin music history, few acts parallel the..."

July 14, 2023 Music Feature by Genevieve Wood

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

King Louie, Killah Priest, and indie classical lead our recommended shows

"...Crashing in With King Louie’s 10th Anniversary Volstead Lounge, Friday 26..."

May 26, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Homegrown Duo the Point Present a Feast of Talent With Berto's Banquet

When two old souls meet an Italian drummer twice their age

"...red cursive sign has declared 2928 Guadalupe St. to be a subcultural ground zero, not just for Austin blues,..."

Feb. 3, 2023 Music Feature by Gary Lindsey

Raul's in Overdrive: "AUSTIN IS UN-MELLOWING OUT!"

In 1978, visits from Patti Smith and Elvis Costello plus the Austin Punk Scene’s first record could mean “AUSTIN IS UN-MELLOWING OUT!”

"...musician Tim Stegall. You can read past installments of the “Austin Punk Chronicles” here. Boycott Bogus Skunks LP..."

Dec. 30, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Angela Strehli's Comeback Ace of Blues Revives Antone's Records

"At Antone's down in Texas, my friends call me the queen"

"...Crack open the gatefold sleeve to Angela Strehli's brand-new Ace of Blues,..."

Nov. 11, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Most Memorable Moments of Levitation’s Thursday and Friday

King Gizzard, Godspeed You!, and more lengthy band names

"...During the first two nights of Halloweekend’s Levitation, the Chronicle music..."

Oct. 29, 2022 Music Post by Christina Garcia

Austin's Best Breweries of 2022, Power-Ranked

It's Top of the Hops VII!

"...Craft beer has begun its redemption arc. Out are the big..."

Oct. 12, 2022 Food Post by Eric Puga

Elvis Costello Heads Up Benefit Show for the Musician Treatment Foundation in Austin

With T Bone Burnett & Charlie Sexton, he’ll revisit King of America

"...Famer Elvis Costello is coming to ACL Live at the Moody Theater in December to fundraise for the Musician..."

Aug. 22, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Austin Punk Chronicles: The Shock of the New – The Violators and the Skunks Invade Raul's

14 days after the Sex Pistols break up and mainstream media declares punk dead, Austin's scene begins at a Tejano bar on the Drag in Chapter 5, Part 1 of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...musician Tim Stegall. You can read past installments of the “Austin Punk Chronicles” here...."

Aug. 5, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

George Clinton, Caramelo Haze, Hulder, RippleFest, and more local shows worth seeing

"...Haute Spot, Saturday 23 The Motet, Soul Rebels, and Pimps of Joytime open..."

July 22, 2022 Music Column by Julian Towers

George Kinney, Who Helmed the Golden Dawn’s Early Psych Rock Treasure Power Plant, Has Died

Homegrown psychedelic trailblazer passes at 75

"...George Kinney – singer, guitarist, and lyricist for the Austin-based psychedelic rock act the Golden Dawn, whose 1968..."

July 18, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Review: Shearwater’s The Great Awakening (Polyborus)

Austin indie institution’s latest feels like a far-off summer lightning storm: all low rumbles punctuated by occasional flashes of grandeur

"...pulsing personal-political manifesto so urgent it practically demanded to be scrawled in Technicolor blood on highway overpasses throughout every..."

June 17, 2022 Music Feature by Chad Swiatecki

Father’s Day Dining Recos

Celebrate fathers worth celebrating, with some of the best noms around

"...Right? Sometimes, luck of the draw, you get a paternal parent who is so..."

June 10, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Review: Trouble Puppet Theater Co.’s Undark: A Radioactive Puppet Play

Henson-backed world premiere recounts a workers' rights fight

"...Sutton. Hidden Figures’ Mary Jackson. North Country’s Lois Jenson. These groundbreaking women and their inspiring David vs. Goliath battles..."

May 31, 2022 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

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