The Opera, a Laboratorio, and One Wild Nothing in This Week’s Crucial Concerts

Shoegaze, black metal, jazz, punk, and more

"...Tatum is like suntan lotion. Though he emerged in the Aughts as Wild Nothing, his Eighties-washed indie synth-pop goes..."

May 16, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 1984, 35% of..."

May 9, 2025 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Don’t Drink That Water: The deadly algae is back! Scientists from the city’s Watershed..."

April 25, 2025 News Feature

Crow Bar Reopens on the Eastside With a New Focus on Live Music

Aryn Jonathan Black and Steve Gee rebuild after 2022 arson

"...Charred relics rest on the patio of a grayish-purple warehouse on the outskirts of..."

March 27, 2025 Music Post by Angelina Liu

Self Portraits, Carnivals, and Cannibalism in Our Recommended Events

The weekend in arts and culture

"...made by a largely female team – rare at the time – at the Jiří Trnka Studio in Prague,..."

March 28, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Crucial Concerts to Enjoy as SXSW Wanes

Embrace the anarchy or wait for the masses to depart

"...third (and biggest) Lamar location this spring. To celebrate the upgrade, the shop hosts its final SXSW day parties..."

March 14, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

No Badge Necessary at These Live Music Recommendations

Crucial concerts for the week ahead

"...of Chess Club during South by Southwest 2022 that they only hesitantly confirmed it to the Chronicle. Three years..."

March 7, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Soccer Mommy Is Always Changing

Singer-songwriter talks Evergreen before Saturday Austin set

"...Take latest effort Evergreen, released in October as the follow-up to 2022’s Sometimes, Forever. Electronic producer Oneohtrix Point..."

Feb. 20, 2025 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Nickel Boys

Experimental adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s 2019 Pulitzer winner

"...The violence committed against boys – especially Black boys –..."

Jan. 10, 2025 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Live Music Recommendations for Post-Xmas and New Year's

Charley Crockett, DJ Paul, and more crucial concerts

"...At Walker Lukens’ The Last Walt on Dec. 6, Carrie Fussell, wearing a..."

Dec. 27, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

The Right-Wingification of UT

Texas targets liberal enemies within one of the top U.S. schools

"...Chris Rufo stood before an audience of 50 at the University of Texas in a dark suit, with a..."

Nov. 22, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Inside the Eastside Family Funeral Home Running Since Jim Crow

The Villaseñor family: A life’s work in death

"...With heavy hearts and faces concealed behind masks, dozens gathered at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Church to celebrate..."

Oct. 11, 2024 Features Feature by Neha Kondaveeti

The Crow

Comic book reboot about a musician who is murdered, resurrected, and ready to seek all kinds of revenge

Aug. 23, 2024 Movie Review

What to See and Do When You're Visiting the University of Texas Campus

Explore the Forty Acres deep in the heart of Austin

"...been a college town at heart. Multiple universities dot the I-35 corridor, but at the center of it all..."

Aug. 5, 2024 Chronolog Post by Aaron Sullivan

Opinion: With Elections Looming, Texas Should Expand the Right to Vote

The laws that deny voting rights to people due to a felony conviction have no place in modern America

"...As we look ahead to the 2024 elections, Texas residents should know that our state..."

July 26, 2024 Column by Robert Lilly

Art, Movies, Sober Partying, and a Majestic Ball in This Weekend’s Recommended Events

Get out and get arty

"...In Link & Pin’s Summer Exposure series, they’re presenting three artists for two weeks each. Kicking it..."

June 21, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Of Montreal, Pixies, Kinky Curly Coily Fest, and More Crucial Concerts

Recommended live music for your week

"...response to this year’s South by Southwest, which invited the U.S. Army and various Israel-supplying defense contractors to speak..."

June 21, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...daily local news podcasts, officially launched in Austin Tuesday. The first episode is a 20-minute conversation with Mayor Kirk..."

June 14, 2024 News Feature

Plantations to Prison Farms: How Far Have We Come?

Texas’ tradition of forced labor lives on

"...On a 90-degree June day at Memorial Unit in Southeast Texas, the humidity makes the heat cling to your..."

June 14, 2024 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Making Connections

"...Dear Editor, RE: "Can the Austin Airport Speed Up Its Sorely Needed Expansion?" [News,..."

May 31, 2024 Postmarks

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, May 31 - June 6

"...enjoy phases I call “Freedom from Cosmic Compulsion.” During these times, the Fates have a reduced power to shape..."

May 31, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny

Ethan Hawke and the Inner Life of Flannery O’Connor in Wildcat

Finding the drama of an author who laughed at her own biography

"...Who says there’s no such thing as nepotism in Hollywood? After all,..."

May 29, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Elders: Meet Guitarist and Defense Attorney Bobby Earl Smith

From professional musician to professional defender of musicians

"...Springs, and getting his hide tanned for playing on the fire escape of the World War II military housing..."

May 24, 2024 News Feature by Oscar Rodriguez

The Parlor Might Be Closing at the End of April

As building goes up for sale, pizza joint/music venue fundraises

"...years, beloved North Austin pizza joint and music venue the Parlor might be closing at the end of April...."

April 25, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Legislators, NAACP, and Professors Condemn UT’s Mass Layoffs

At least 66 people have lost their jobs, and counting

"...At the Texas AFL-CIO headquarters Wednesday evening, legislators, the NAACP, and..."

April 11, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

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

After DEI Cuts, This Sixth-Gen Austinite Is Losing Access to UT

“It feels like Jim Crow”

"...Nyeka Arnold is a sixth-generation Austinite. Before they came to Austin, her family was enslaved just a..."

April 5, 2024 News Post by Maggie Quinlan

Soundscapes, Bat Books, and More Arts Events for the Week

Things to do when you're not staring at an interloping moon

"...Queer TV Theory 101..."

April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Spider Sculptures, Gore Feasts, and More Arts Events

Feed your art habit with these recommended events for the week

"...Queer Film Theory 101: Road Trips..."

March 22, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Relays, Rides, and Rasslin' Headline This Week's Community Events

Recommended happenings around town

"...The Boyz of Austin Present: NuMetal vs. Ska..."

March 22, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

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