The Austin Chronic: Former Ag Commissioner Candidate Susan Hays Is Building a Hempcrete House

It’s the first privately owned residence in Austin made of the eco-friendly material

"...In a serene South Austin neighborhood, where the houses are so small compared to the sprawling oak..."

April 12, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

Bloody Brides, Creepy Cats, and More Arts Events for the Week

Valentine's (and anti-Valentine) fun, soundtracking a rock, etc.

"...Austin Public Library. Local comics creator Adam Kobetich (of The Shadow Under the Leaf fame) will show you how..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

What We're Listening To: The Pinky Rings

S/T

"...Thrashing, fierce, and bristling with razor-sharp hooks, the Pinky Rings' self-titled debut achieves what mosh pit dreams..."

Sept. 30, 2022 Music Feature by Kriss Conklin

Qmmunity: Season of Queer Love

Celebrate Valentine's Day with Austin's queer events

"...Happy Valentine's Day, bbs. Whether you're a Cupid believer or believe February 14th is..."

Feb. 11, 2022 Column by Beth Sullivan

The Twentieth Century

Suitably bonkers Canadian surrealist comedy rewrites history

"...Directed by: Matthew Rankin. Starring: Dan Beirne, Sarianne Cormier, Catherine St-Laurent, Mikhaïl..."

Nov. 27, 2020 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Announces Film Award Winners

Shithouse takes top narrative honors

"...Shithouse and sensitive grief counselling documentary An Elephant in the Room have taken the top awards at the SXSW..."

March 24, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Cats

You can’t teach old Cats new tricks

"...Walking into Cats, all I could think about was the episode in the Nickelodeon Nineties TV show Hey Arnold!..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Movie Review by Beth Sullivan

Getting Gleefully Inappropriate in Call Me Brother

Christina Parrish stars in the locally produced, subversive rom-com

"...scriptwriter, Austin comedian Parrish plays Lisa, a teenager feeling the first pangs of ... if not love, then definitely..."

Feb. 15, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Luv Doc: A Very Simple Formula

Your right to smell like ass extends right up to where someone else's nose begins

"...to cut his fingernails or use Q-tips on his dirty, waxy ears. Sometimes his morning breath is so bad..."

Feb. 8, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

Playback: The Indestructible Mr. Lewis

The trials and tribulations of Mr. Lewis & the Funeral 5, plus a UtopiaFest report, and the passing of Seth Gibbs

"...Lewis and James Sheeran's friendship goes back three decades. Their teenage band, Blind Addiction, played Lewis' high school graduation..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback – Kinky Friedman: Between the Lines

Kinky Friedman's first album of original songs in 35 years: "How hard could it be?"

"...Echo Hill Ranch in Medina. "Though I read at the 75-year-old level."..."

June 29, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Gay Place

Long live the long weekend

"...Adulting is hard. Gone are the days of summer vacation (for most of us, anyway)...."

May 25, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Your Queer Guide to SXSW

Keeping things kweer in 2018

"...a plethora of queer talent. In fact, this year, the fest took it one step further by (finally) creating..."

March 2, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Queer Events to Come

A guide to Austin's poppin' parties, fests, and art shows

"...Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog with a knack for predicting spring’s arrival, has..."

Feb. 12, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Self-Care for Queers, by Queers

A queer's guide to gifting and weathering the next three years

"...Oh what a year to be queer. As the holiday season moves full-steam ahead and we make our..."

Dec. 7, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

Gay Place

Celebrating queer resilience

"...and his team of goons have declared war on the LGBTQ community – from his Twitter declaration banning trans..."

Aug. 4, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

25 Bars That Define Austin

Dives, lounges, and saloons that are raising the bar

"...bars than Austin, but choosing just which bars define the city sure ain't easy. We are a city of..."

July 21, 2017 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Live Music to See This Weekend

Unpacking Christmas in July

"...Over the next three days, more than 100 acts – most..."

July 14, 2017 Music Post by The Music Staff

The Wonderful World of Frank Oz

It’s time to meet the folks behind Muppet Guys Talking

"...Muppets. They taught us to count, the value of diversity, and..."

March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Modern Asian Eateries

Tastes from the East in Austin

"...Undoubtedly the most legitimate izakaya to ever hit Austin, Fukumoto takes..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Food Feature by Melody Fury

Lou Reed Box Set Tells Tale of Early Solo Career

The RCA & Arista Album Collection's 17 discs document the Seventies and Eighties

"...box appeared on my desk. Lou Reed had completed the remastering of his first 16 solo albums during the..."

Dec. 16, 2016 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

The French Connection

Golden moments at Austin Week in Angers, France

"...Angers, 200 miles southwest, is the laid-back French city you dream about, where you walk..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Gay Place

Let's make this the greatest, gayest, most glittery Pride yet

"...You better werrrkkk. Though next weekend is the peak of Pride, the official celebrations kick off Saturday..."

Aug. 19, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Dear Glutton

Have you no heart?

"...What's the best restaurant in Austin for a breakup?..."

July 1, 2016 Food Column by Emily Beyda

Do Me Baby! Austin Does Prince

Only Bowie may have prompted era peer the following year

"...best James Brown impression atop a grand piano at the Frank Erwin Center in 1997 remains only slightly less..."

April 27, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Friday SXSW Sleepers

"...and displace. Daydreams of swaying bicycles and naps in the grass are dusted with subtle anxiety over missed connections..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature

The Gay Place Guide to a Kweer SX

LGBTQIA SXSW and why queering SXSW is a big f-ing deal

"...both local and out-of-towners – will be plunged into the black hole that is the 10-day long festival...."

March 9, 2016 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Gypsy Son

Former Zeros front punk and True Believers co-captain Javier Escovedo circles back to Austin

"..."When I was a teenager, the band I loved was the New York Dolls."..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Gay Place

Love is in the air

"...Love is in the air this holiday weekend – and it's not just..."

Feb. 12, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Author Mo Daviau Debuts Every Anxious Wave at BookPeople

A love-wracked tale of time travel and bands to spin you right ‘round

"...Because wouldn’t it be great if there was some way to go back in time and..."

Feb. 9, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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