The Black Vault Is About to Open in Austin

Improvised horror show brings diverse new blood (and ichor)

"...The Black Vault, that ancient chamber of Stygian darkness, opens..."

Oct. 10, 2019 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Tales from the Black Vault: A Lovecraft Radio Drama Podcast

Austinites are fucking with the elder gods for the World Wide Web.

"...eldritch and cthonic and likely to have consorted, in the dim past, with a wayward Whateley relative or two...."

Nov. 18, 2014 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

No Prozac for the Wicked

The Cool Capers of Donald Westlake

"...Like God and the Devil, - - writer Donald E. Westlake has many..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

Kenjutsu: The Art of the Sword

The Hideout improvises tales of samurai battle and broken honor

"...Because comedy improv is only one flavor of the artform, and this Kenjutsu series is improv that’s not..."

March 28, 2014 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Tales From the Hood

"...Williams III. A deft, well-directed horror anthology film from the makers of last year's hilarious Fear of a Black..."

June 2, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Bank Job

When a gang of thieves break into some London safe-deposit boxes, they enter a world of police corruption, financial malfeasance, sexual degeneracy, political conspiracy, murder, torture, and upper-class salaciousness.

"...In 1971, a group of low-rent thieves dug into the vault at a Lloyds bank in central London, raided..."

March 7, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Chapter 4: The Nineties!

March 1991 -- December 2000

"...Austin: The recovery blossoms into the second boom. The first half..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

The Summer Revival Spirit

Can I Get a Witness?

"...The Paramount Theatre's Summer Film Classics features mostly double bills..."

June 12, 1998 Screens Feature

Houses of the Holy: Zeppelin Reissues Conclude

Year-long reissue campaign ranges over the hills and far away

"...high school bus and menaced by suburban thugs, I the Rolling Stones lifer refused pledging ultimate fealty to Led..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Revolting Door

The AFS Texas Documentary Tour: 'The Trials of Darryl Hunt'

"...The Trials of Darryl Hunt..."

Sept. 8, 2006 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

City of the Dead

Journeying through the graves of Austin's oldest cemetery

"...I see you standing on the other side...."

April 21, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Main Street Grill

Where to dine on I-35

"...In the Seventies, when I lived on a farm outside of..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Food Feature by MM Pack

The (Graphic) Case of Charles Dexter Ward

A classic Lovecraft story gets the comic-book treatment

"...Old Howard Phillips Lovecraft, now there's a man with a literary legacy...."

April 12, 2013 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Verde Report: Making Sense of Austin FC’s Insane Offseason

The 2025 roster is positively unrecognizable

"...Last October, as Austin FC played out the string on a failed season, playoffs long out of..."

Feb. 7, 2025 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

The Enduring Emo of Paramore Connects Past and Future at Moody Center

Hayley Williams' “dream we didn’t even know we were allowed to dream”

"...off latest album This Is Why: “Any second, feel the present/ Future and the past connecting.” Sunday at the..."

July 10, 2023 Music Post by Wayne Lim

The Verde Report: In Gut-Check Time, True Colors Shine Through

What’s the secret sauce in this turnaround squad?

"...FC rallied from 0-2 down with three goals in the final 10 minutes of play to stun D.C. United..."

April 22, 2022 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Luv Doc: Vice Without the Ad

Existentially speaking, it's probably best not to go apeshit with the featherduster

"...Happy new year, gentle reader, and welcome to the first Chronicle issue of 2017, "The Vice Issue." Being..."

Jan. 6, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

Nicolas Cage Talks The Trust

The actor on working with Elijah Wood and Jerry Lewis, and "finding the jazz"

"...One of the more intriguing features coming to SXSW this year is..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature by Kahron Spearman

A Closer Look at the Paramount Lineup

Spike Lee, Amy Heckerling to present films

"...May we direct your attention to the newly released slate for the Paramount's annual Summer Classic..."

May 15, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Mother of All Texas Honky-Tonks

A look back at the Mother of All Texas Honky-Tonks

"...Urban Cowboy, Scott Glenn is explaining to Debra Winger the intricacies of worm swallowing. "Mess-kins say eatin' the worm'll..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Darkness on the Edge of Town

Darkness on the edge of Springsteen

"..."Many a hand has scaled the grand old face of the plateau." – Meat Puppets,..."

Dec. 17, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Chapter 1: Before the Beginning

The Austin Chronicle is founded and struggles quite a bit.

"...This is the story of a group of people who got together..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...They call it a lineup drop for a reason: South..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Musicians on How Best to Employ City Funds Earmarked for the Local Scene

$3 million in HOT funds are coming. Now what?

"...of thought and consulting with musicians and people in the business, $3 million should go directly to musicians who..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Music Feature

The Verde Report: Season Reaches Pivotal Moment After Six-Goal Disaster

Can Copa Tejas turn this thing around?

"...wasn't so deflating. Austin FC goalkeeper Brad Stuver, in the final minute of the club's blowout loss to St...."

Aug. 25, 2023 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Off the Record

Seeking refuge at Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater before the return of Joe 'King' Carrasco & the Crowns

"...Funk Capital of the World..."

June 24, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Sign of the Times: Emo's partners with Antone's as the Cactus Cafe's iconic years draw to a close and Daytrotter moves to town

"...Frank Hendrix that essentially hands over daily operations at the revered blues joint to the Red River anchorman. Recalling..."

Aug. 20, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

SXSW music news and carryings on

"...a good vibe to it," surmised Daniel Lanois inside the Big Orange on Tuesday afternoon. "As soon as I..."

March 14, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Recapping 2007 one list at a time

"...State of the Union..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Can I Get a Suggestion for Something That Goes "Fhtagn"?

The Hideout Theatre exudes a mass of improvised Lovecraft

"...Why, for the love of all that's holy, would anyone with a..."

Oct. 11, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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