Janis Joplin, Texas, and the Big Beat

How East Texas Shaped Rock's First Female Superstar

"..."I'll tell you 'bout Texas Radio and the Big Beat...I'll tell you 'bout the..."

Jan. 12, 1996 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Shannon & the Clams, Lola Kirke, and More Crucial Concerts

Recommended shows for the week ahead

"...It’s difficult to overstate the influence of NGDB’s 1972 triple-platter LP Will the Circle..."

March 28, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Short and Sweet: The Rainbow Bridge

Dimitri Simakis on his new short and the state of the industry

"...Unexpected themes can crop up at festivals. At this year's South..."

March 20, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: The Baker Hotel, Mineral Wells

There’s something in the water: The Baker Hotel rises again

"...The Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells was once one of..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

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

Elise Hu Unpacks the K-Beauty Industry in Her New Book, Flawless

The former KVUE reporter and NPR bureau chief explores how algorithms are shaping South Korean society

"...structure – be it ecological, institutional, social – and the same conclusion inevitably presents itself. Journalist and podcaster Elise..."

June 30, 2023 Arts Feature by Jasmine Lane

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Gap Band at Juneteenth, Feels So Gay, and more recommended shows

"...State and national politics remind us on the daily that human rights remain endangered at all points..."

June 16, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Austin Critics Announce the Five Best Austin Films of 2022

Linklater and mountain lions, the pandemic, the legacy of slavery, and the fight for abortion rights all part of this year’s AFCA Austin Film Award short list

"...center of filmmaking, and 2022 proved no exception as the short list for the Austin Film Critics Association's Austin..."

Jan. 6, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Faster Than Sound: KUT/KUTX in Discussion With UT Over the Future of the Cactus Cafe

KUTX Director says it's "50-50" whether the station will continue managing the venue

"...In 2010, UT announced plans to close the Cactus Cafe, a 150-capacity listening room located in the..."

May 7, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Austin at Large: Carnival of the MAGAnimals

Baroque, sugar-soaked fantasies, fueled by copaganda, litter our streets

"...The last time I felt genuinely unsafe walking in the..."

Dec. 25, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Let's Go Hide in the Delightful Designer Forts of Fortlandia

The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center brings back its fancy forts right when we need them

"...If the wildflowers can still spring up in a year like..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Texas Book Festival 2019:
Modern Royalty in Romance

Casey McQuiston and Jasmine Guillory reign over rom-coms

"...could never accuse royal fans of being hothouse flowers. They scrounge behind-the-scenes details from all corners of the internet,..."

Oct. 28, 2019 Arts Post by Rosalind Faires

July Is Crime Month: The Crime Blotter, Week 3

A curated guide to unlawful activities around town July 15-21

"...Since July Is Crime Month at the Chronicle, the ruffians and reprobates at this rag want..."

July 15, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Zach Theatre's Hedwig and the Angry Inch

This revival gives the trans singer's identity crisis a punk lullaby with rockin' style

"..."Spectacular" is the word that springs to mind at the first glimpse..."

Feb. 22, 2019 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Texas Book Festival 2018: War Reporting: The Fighters on the Ground

C.J. Chivers on capturing the lives of American soldiers now

"...Hours after news broke of yet another horrific mass shooting in America, this time at a..."

Oct. 29, 2018 Arts Post by Elizabeth Banicki

Eurythmics' Annie Lennox Encountered a Friendly Ghost at The Driskill Hotel

Concrete Blonde's Johnette Napolitano wrote a song about it

"...Look, theoretically we all like to keep things a little spooky..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

The Night He Came to Fantastic Fest

Genre fest announces Halloween for opening night

"...is coming early to Austin this year – or rather, Halloween is. Fantastic Fest has announced that the revamp..."

Aug. 22, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

As Austin Grows, So Does the Risk of Flood

Forget the 100-year storms. City flooding happens all the time, often right in your backyard.

"...Austinites remember the big floods – the expanding, treacherous storms that ransack..."

April 21, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Save the World With Bill Nye

SXSW Eco closing speaker thinks we're not a lost cause

"...If there was one takeaway from Bill Nye's closing keynote speech..."

Oct. 18, 2016 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The 24th Annual Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest

The lowdown on the 2015 submissions, judges, 10 finalists, and the prize-winning stories

"...You've heard them, right? The voices you can't get out of your..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Big New Photobook Puts You in the Heart of Antarctica

Your coffeetable will never be cooler without this

"...The good people of teNeues want to bring a whole..."

March 4, 2015 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Road to Urinetown

Composer Mark Hollmann on the show's creation and success

"...They knew it was a stinker of a title. They..."

Aug. 30, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Three for the Road

Dream team scions Warren Hood and Emily Gimble add up 58 years of Austin roots

"...Warren Hood grins as bright as the summer sun. The bounce in his step carries him..."

July 12, 2013 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Beside the Point: 'Mission of Affordability'

AE brings a half-baked rate increase to City Council

"...Now would probably be a good time for the City Council to grow a pair and reject Austin..."

Jan. 13, 2012 News Feature by Amy Smith

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Reckless Kelly swings for the fences

"...In lieu of batting practice, OTR reached out to the Reckless Kelly's Braun brothers for their personal scouting reports..."

April 28, 2011 Music Post by Austin Powell

The Rocky Road to Victory

Notes, photos from the WFTDA championship

"...Back in 2006, the Rocky Mountain Rollergirls were one of the first teams..."

Nov. 10, 2010 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

The New Traditional

Damian Mandola has the restaurant business in his blood

"...it is possible for a profession to be in the blood, then this certainly is the case with Damian..."

Dec. 18, 2009 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

March of the Flower Children

The last interview with Seeds frontman and oh-so-brief psychedelic Austinite Sky Sunlight Saxon

"...his living room. Unpacked boxes surround him, only heightening the sense of physical disconnect permeating the rustic, South Austin..."

July 24, 2009 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Beyond the Bourbon Legend

The bottle didn't let Jason Boland down, and neither did his workingman's honky-tonk

"...Dancehall, 70,000 brightly lit square feet rising out of the construction-plagued crux of I-35 and Loop 410 in San..."

April 10, 2009 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Keepers of the Flame Part 2

RIP Gary Kurfirst

"...“I have a new band, the Eurythmics."..."

Jan. 15, 2009 Music Post by Margaret Moser

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