Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted

A soulful look at a singular artist

"...There are very few artists quite like Swamp Dogg, and..."

May 30, 2025 Movie Review by Joe Gross

Into The Long Long Night at ATX TV Festival

Mark Duplass and Barret O'Brien test their friendship for indie TV

"...comedy series about two men failing to commit suicide? The Long Long Night isn’t exactly the next How I..."

May 29, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

THC Ban Imminent as Texas House Approves Prohibition Amendment

Fearmongering prevails over pro-business posture and rights of Texans

"...As the final gavels bang on the 89th Texas legislative session,..."

May 30, 2025 Column by Kevin Curtin

Austin FC Outplays League Leaders Vancouver, Settles for Draw

Osman Bukari shines, despite club remaining scoreless

"...After a 5-1 drubbing at the hands of the Vancouver Whitecaps last month derailed Austin..."

May 18, 2025 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

Affordable Art, Cine Las Americas, Adult Books, and More Weekend Events

Recommended happenings for your calendar's enjoyment

"...private jet? That’s where you may be wrong, as the Affordable Art Fair may be the way to get..."

May 16, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Austin FC Suffers Worst Home Loss In Club History to Minnesota United

Head coach offers head-scratching defense of 3-0 loss

"...Things might be beginning to unravel for Austin FC. The Verde and Black lost for the third time in..."

May 4, 2025 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

Art Prom, Pup Crawl, Eeyore’s Birthday, and More Recommended Events

A smattering of ways to fill your weekend

"...Girls be grilling, as the saying I just made up goes. Few places will..."

April 25, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

BLM Protester Shot In Face With Beanbag Round in 2020 Loses Eye in Surgery

Sam Kirsch was one of many injured by police in May 2020

"...Kirsch was one of many protesters badly hurt during the Black Lives Matter demonstrations that shut down I-35 in..."

April 25, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

The Luv Doc: A Hard Lesson

You might want to spruce up that Tinder profile

"...me on relationships/commitment. I probably haven’t treated her as good as I should have, but I never wanted her..."

April 18, 2025 Column by The Luv Doc

Movies, Theatre, Trivia, and More Recommended Events for the Week

Art and culture abound

"...The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas..."

April 18, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

A Candid Conversation With a Weed Plug

A black-market business owner talks pricing and how underground cannabis retail has evolved in Austin

"...In modern discussions about cannabis legality, we often hear the term “black market” used as a pejorative, but I..."

April 18, 2025 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

A Drag DJ, Ducks Ltd., and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

All kinds of sounds can be found around town

"...Ducks Ltd. and the Bug Club..."

April 4, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Rolling Stone Launches Musicians on Musicians Tour With Charley Crockett and Noeline Hofmann

Country crooners perform, talk covers and collaboration in Austin

"...Rolling Stone brought its Musicians on Musicians series from the page to the stage Monday night, launching a tour..."

March 25, 2025 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Qmmunity: Double Scorpio Goes Offline

FDA performs search-and-seizure of beloved VHS cleaner brand

"...Guys, girls, and gender nonconformists: They are coming for our..."

March 21, 2025 Column by James Scott

SXSW Film Review: Luv Ya, Bum!

How Houston Oilers coach Bum Phillips led with kindness

"...a postgrad at UT Austin, I was hired as the TA for the sports journalism program. My first thought..."

March 14, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ivan Cornejo, Steve Wynn, Cardinals, and More Reviews From Thursday of SXSW

Sonic dispatches from Ireland, Mexico, and the Afro Diaspora

"...flora and fauna, and London Afro-punks Steam Down slung the sounds of the Diaspora, from funk to soul to..."

March 14, 2025 Music Post by Kyra Bruce

The Best of “Best of Austin”

Chronicle readers on the best places to see and be seen in Austin

"...don’t want to go home without sampling some of the places and things that make Austin so special...."

March 14, 2025 Arts Feature

SXSW Film Review: The Spies Among Us

A historian investigates the Stasi’s legacy of brutality

"...As the depressingly relevant documentary The Spies Among Us chronicles, when..."

March 8, 2025 SXSW Post by Joe Gross

SXSW Doc Tells the Story of Local Psych-Punk Legends Butthole Surfers

Never sacred, always profane

"...There’s a photo you’ve seen before...."

March 7, 2025 Screens Feature by Joe Gross

35 Recommended SXSW Music Acts

From rock to new age to Irish traditional, these are the incoming artists to see

"...Over a thousand musical acts from across the globe descend on Austin this week to perform for..."

March 7, 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

Hairy Situations, Pickle Parties, and More Weekend Events

Some non-SXSW arts and culture recommendations

"...There’s nothing quite like the myth of the Old West...."

March 7, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Austin Gets Compared to a Lot of Cities. But Is Life Better There?

Shopping for home

"...There are plenty of reasons to love Austin and the..."

Feb. 21, 2025 News Feature by Abe Asher

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...America’s Existential Crisis of the Week: As of February 1, Elon Musk has been..."

Feb. 7, 2025 News Feature

Indie Rockers Souls Extolled Have a Whole Lotta Love

Singer-guitarist Zach Black talks new LP soulsex and finding the light in moments of darkness

"...After a few too many misreadings of their band name as “Soul Sex Told,” Aughts-indebted Austin trio..."

Jan. 31, 2025 Music Feature by Miranda Garza

The Austin Chronic: Finding Balance at Bullfrog Botanicals

Paul Oveisi opens a connoisseur-quality cannabis dispensary inside his Cosmic garden

"...On one end of the beer garden, there’s a nondescript teardrop trailer that’s catching..."

Jan. 24, 2025 Column by Kevin Curtin

After Years in Jail for a Crime He Was Never Convicted of, Cyrus Gray Is Free ... for Now

Living in the free world, but the case just won't go away

"...over to a gas station, thinking it would be the safest place for what was about to happen. Police..."

Dec. 20, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Round Rock Resilient: The good guys won their races for Round Rock ISD’s..."

Nov. 8, 2024 News Feature

A Dictator, a Weird Wednesday, and an Election in This Week's Events

We're not stressed about the week ahead at all!

"...The Great Dictator..."

Nov. 1, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Food & Wine Fest, Día de los Muertos, Celtic Fest, and More Recommended Events

Wake the dead, toss some cabers, and much more

"...list – weird but okay – you might try the Jo’s on 41st and Red River, whose La Colombe..."

Nov. 1, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

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