AFF Review: The Stars at Night

Texas-filmed doc laments the night sky lost to light pollution

"...In Hays County, where filmmaker Elizabeth Buckley resides, the night sky is vibrant, visible to the naked eye,..."

Oct. 30, 2023 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

My Animal

Poignant addition to the teen wolf movie pack

"...metaphorical genre. That's how Interview With a Vampire mainstreamed the idea of the monster as a proxy for queer..."

Sept. 8, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Magna Carda's Wild West Refresh and Four More Songs From Austin Artists

New music picks from Farmer's Wife, Sentimental Family Band, and more

"...videos from Austin artists. Listen to our playlist on the @austinchronicle Spotify. Magna Carda, “Cowboy”..."

July 14, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Pinthouse Pizza’s World Beer Cup Win, More Spring Menus Sprung, Texas Wine Auction Soars, It’s Kimchi-a-Go-Go Everywhere, and More

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

"...– as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings...."

May 24, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Best Things We Saw at Austin Psych Fest 2023

Toro y Moi, Automatic, and more highlight homegrown festival’s return

"...Considering Austin’s inclement weather and the precarious state of national touring – survival..."

May 1, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

John Wick: Chapter 4

Can the killer franchise give its dog-loving hero the ending he deserves?

"...action flick called John Wick to Austin for its world premiere at Fantastic Fest, and the rest is history...."

March 24, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: John Wick: Chapter 4

Baba Yaga is back in his loudest, craziest adventure yet

"...action flick called John Wick to Austin for its world premiere at Fantastic Fest, and the rest is history...."

March 13, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Your Field Guide to 80 Essential Acts at SXSW Music

Highlighting the best and buzziest at this year's Festival

"...artists to play on more than 75 stages throughout the Texas capital. Among the international, national, and hometown musicians..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Crosstalk: Plains Brings Out Hoyt Van Tanner, DIA on Día Centers Live Music Funds, and Black Pumas' Eric Burton Teases His "Own Work"

Austin music news headlines of the week

"...Crutchfield and Jess Williamson, played Scoot Inn Tuesday on their maybe-only-one-time duo tour. After Asheville's MJ Lenderman, Plains' "Abilene"..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Five Austin Filming Locations to Make You Feel Like a Star

Get your cameras out for the most memorable Austin movie moments

"...Austin's the music capital of the world, right? Well, it's no..."

Aug. 17, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Escapism and Connection: The Illustrated Life of Billy Perkins

Hustling Austin posters for 30 years, Perkins perseveres

"...this March likewise resurrected Austin's annual poster-palooza, Flatstock. When the city canceled its flagship conference March 6, 2020, in..."

June 17, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, March 25-31

"...ARIES (March 21-April 19): The Carib people from Surinam quote their mysterious Snake Spirit..."

March 25, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

SXSW Film Review: The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

There are stars, and then there is Nicolas Cage

"...If you ever wanted a moment that defined stardom, then Nicolas Cage walking into Austin's Paramount Theatre for the..."

March 23, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Friday

Seventies funk GOATs, queer nu metal, and so much more

"...very, very tired) music team, Friday was filled with the Chronicle’s wild day party at Hotel Vegas and witnessing..."

March 19, 2022 SXSW Post by Thomas Fawcett

Texas Film Awards Becomes a Toast to Texas Film

Hall of Fame cofounder Evan Smith to be honored

"...Raise a glass with the Austin Film Society: the film nonprofit has announced that..."

Feb. 23, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

You Deserve an Escape This Year, to Hotel ZaZa

Because you've totally earned this level of comfort

"...for a little escape, isn’t it? An escape from the humdrum, grind-you-down, workaday world – even when (or maybe..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

What We're Listening to Right Now

Aaron Stephens, Paul Cauthen, Drakulas, Glasshealer, Pretty Little Thieves, and more local sounds

"...continues to make soulful music while stepping away from the soul genre...."

Nov. 26, 2021 Music Column by Clara Wang

The Blazing World

Stylish fairy tale-inspired drama is an overstuffed treat

"...you’re like Carlson Young, director, co-writer, and star of The Blazing World, you call in Udo Kier. Which, you..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Movie Review by Sarah Jane

Veracruz All Natural's in L.A., Jack Allen's in Our Hearts, Otoko's Got Kaieki-Ryori, Austin Food + Wine Festival Releases Tickets, and More …

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

"...wrangled from numerous PR releases, official posts, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings...."

Sept. 1, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

This Hardcore Carnivore’s In a Class of Her Own

Jess Pryles schools meat-eaters on the how and why of the food they crave

"...Watch as Jess Pryles slides the blade of her big knife between the ribs of..."

Aug. 16, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"..."On the last Friday in February, one week before the city..."

July 9, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Fathom

A search for whale song becomes an ode to patient researchers

"...The whalesong of the humpback has an ethereal elegance that..."

June 25, 2021 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Let’s Celebrate the Fourth of July with Food and Fun

Wave that flag, raise a toast, maybe kiss a fellow American

"...Ah, yes – here comes the 2021 celebration of Independence Day in the good old..."

June 24, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, May 28 - June 3

"...Valentine Cassius reports, "A tiny old woman came into the deli where I work and ordered a 'wonderful turkey..."

May 28, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

Austin Charts New Territory With Project Connect Anti-Displacement Fund

Bringing transit home

"...When Austin voters approved financing for the Project Connect transit plan in November 2020, they created..."

May 21, 2021 News Feature by Benton Graham

Austin-Made Romantic Horror The Carnivores Questions What It Is to Lose Control

Love bites in Caleb Johnson's strange examination of relationships

"..."And they all lived happily ever after." That short phrase may..."

April 9, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Safe Set for Pandemic-Era Feature The Blazing World

Sundance film comes to AFS's drive-in

"...was that he would end up producing one of the first independent pictures to be shot during the pandemic..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Makes Moviemaker's List of Best Places for Filmmakers

But where in the rankings did it land?

"...Ask anyone in the film industry, and they'll tell you that Austin is..."

Jan. 26, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

How to Attend the Sundance Film Festival's Screenings at AFS

Indie film showcase brings this year's hottest titles to AFS's new drive-in screen

"...7pm: Son of Monarchs (D: Alexis Gambis, Narrative Feature) The cross-border migrations of the monarch butterfly flutter over this..."

Jan. 22, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

At the Ready Gets in the Uniform Boots of Texas’ High School Cops

Sundance title comes to AFS's drive-in screen

"...If you walked into a school and there were kids with fake guns running police-style room clearance..."

Jan. 22, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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