Only God Was Above Us at Vampire Weekend’s Eclipse Show

The “Cocaine Cowboys” celebrated new album at high noon

"...within a solar eclipse’s path of totality, and that the NYC-launched, Beverly Hills-based band Vampire Weekend would perform here..."

April 9, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

La Chimera

Josh O’Connor is a grave robber in this dreamy Italian romance

"...“The Englishman.” Appropriately folkloric, that’s what a troubadour in 1980s..."

April 5, 2024 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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

Elizabeth Morris: 100 Years of Memories in Austin

Of back porches, corrupt politicians, and fireworks at Zilker Park

"...driving at age 99, soon after selling her house. These days, you can find her keeping up with the..."

April 5, 2024 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

SXSW Film & TV Festival Announces Jury & Special Awards

Bob Trevino Likes It, Grand Theft Hamlet win top prizes

"...On Wednesday evening, South by Southwest announced the 2024 Jury and Special Award winners of the 31st..."

March 14, 2024 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

30 Breakout Music Acts to See in Austin This Week

Your guide to SXSW's buzziest artists, both official and unofficial

"...Any Austin-based or Austin-headed music fan worth their salt starts encountering the same line of questioning come..."

March 11, 2024 SXSW 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. Right..."

Feb. 29, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Point Austin: The Never-Ending Story

Millions of guns, and countless murders

"...mass shooting into U.S. national headlines, it helps if the massacre coincides with a football championship celebration. If you..."

Feb. 20, 2024 News Post by Michael King

Lisa Frankenstein

Diablo Cody and Zelda Williams show their Tim Burton love with charm but not enough visual style

"...Frankenstein feels like a film that was written for the studio system back in the late 2000s: when Eighties..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Review: Broadway in Austin’s Beetlejuice

There's a lot of life in this show about death

"...versions of successful films are often less like gilding the lily than sewing wings on a donkey. But for..."

Feb. 7, 2024 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Terry Allen, ericdoa, and More Crucial Concerts

Essential Austin gigs in the coming week

"...Angsty, glitchy, brash bastion of the Spotify-encouraged hyperpop genre, a teenage ericdoa signed to Interscope..."

Feb. 2, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Founders Day

Slasher political satire should fall on its own blade

"...Like many film buffs, the Star Wars films often cross my mind so, in..."

Jan. 19, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...South by Southwest audiences have seen the artier side of Ryan Gosling with films like the..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Future Gladiators and Fantastical Stories Mark the Literary Year in Review

Pulled from the shelves

"...in vogue of late, here's one that really hits the mark. Chain-Gang All-Stars (Vintage, 432 pp., $18), the debut..."

Dec. 29, 2023 Arts Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

The Chronicle’s Favorite Austin Albums of 2023

Ten music writers reflect on the records they loved this year

"...Through our headphones, turntables, and car speakers, these are the Austin-made albums Chronicle music contributors kept coming..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Top 10 Memorable Moments in Austin Theatre

Highs and lows from Austin’s stages in their first real post-pandemic year

"...After theatres shuttered in 2020 due to the pandemic and attempts..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Six Decades of The Nutcracker at Ballet Austin

Stephen Mills sprinkles seasonal magic on a beloved Christmas institution

"...There are traditions, and then there are traditions within traditions...."

Dec. 1, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Wish

We just wish that this animated feature for Disney's 100th anniversary was better

"...years of Disney animation, a film designed to appreciate the century of the longest-running animation studio in the world...."

Nov. 24, 2023 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Qmmunity: A Sis With a Fist

Sister Fisters event group plans their fifth annual Halloween party with an eye toward encouraging queer talent

"...year's Oct. 31 event at Cheer Up Charlies marks their fifth ritual rock-out, boasting legendary SF alums like Honey..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Column by James Scott

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

Qmmunity: Rain on Me

A new era at the classic Fourth Street bar starts with Show Director Basüra

"...Here's one storm you'll want to get caught in: the new lineup of lightning-in-a-bottle shows at Rain on 4th...."

Oct. 20, 2023 Column by James Scott

Halloween at the Movies

Your ultimate guide to spooky season screenings in Austin

"...Halloween and horror movies go together like eyes of newt and toes of frog, and..."

Oct. 13, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Dry Cleaning, Hinds, Rawayana Announced in SXSW 2024’s First Artist List

The first wave of 149 showcasing acts headed to Austin

"...South by Southwest 2024, the music festival portion of which takes place March 11-16,..."

Oct. 11, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Qmmunity: Fund-Raising Hell

This month’s edition of Austin International Drag Foundation’s drag competition fundraiser digs into Halloween nostalgia for its theme

"...Don’t raise the dead this October; help Austin International Drag Foundation raise..."

Oct. 6, 2023 Column by James Scott

Beyoncé Delivers an Epic, Inspiring Show for Hometown Crowd

First of two H-Town stops urges a renaissance for all of us

"...There’s no place like home...."

Sept. 24, 2023 Music Post by David Brendan Hall

Austin's Hip-Hop Pioneers, in Their Own Words

The Austin History Center-archived rappers and industry innovators share stories

"...Blake, offering a rare recording of undigitized Eighties/Nineties Austin girl group Cooly Girls. Alongside taking over Manners' longtime Hip..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Roxane Gay, Tim O’Brien Join Texas Book Festival Lineup

Full author roster revealed for November fest

"...The Texas State Capitol is currently playing host to an..."

Sept. 13, 2023 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Temple of Angels, a DJ Chicken George benefit, a Soap Creek Saloon reunion, and more recommended shows

"...Angels record gushy, you might assume I mean in the abrasive lyrics and disgusting album art way. Rather, it's..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Fantastic Fest Gets Toxic With The Toxic Avenger

Fall of the House of Usher, The Creator added

"...said that you had to get rid of all the toxic people in your life? Not when they're the..."

Aug. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Remembering Teresa Taylor, Stand-Up Butthole Surfers Drummer With a Memorable Role in Slacker

The Texas percussionist and “Madonna Pap smear girl” has died at 60

"...Teresa Taylor, one of the “twin drummers” in what many consider Texas acid punks..."

June 20, 2023 Music Post by Tim Stegall

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