Playback: Austin Angles for BMI

Music leaders court performance rights organization, plus a requiem for Draylen Mason

"...One of the practical functions of South by Southwest is that by..."

March 30, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

A Broken Trust at the Alamo Drafthouse

After executive mismanagement of sexual harassment accusations, the movie chain reconsiders what it means to do the right thing

"...It started off as a cute phrase, purloined from the movie Antichrist. "Chaos reigns," a fox declares as it..."

March 2, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Snapshot: Raw Paw Arson Benefit

The creative community rallies around the art collective after a fire destroys their home base and catalog

"...an artist or group of artists – such as the Jan. 2 fire started by a still-at-large arsonist that..."

March 2, 2018 Arts Column by David Brendan Hall

Playback: A Nomad in Austin

Abhi the Nomad drops anchor, Whip In’s new soul, and Wilson Marks makes his mark

"...my family and my music," reveals Abhi Sridharan Vaidehi, the 23-year-old rapper/singer better known as Abhi the Nomad. "Music's..."

Feb. 23, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Eric Johnson’s Six-String Monolith

Austin native electrifies his commercial summit

"...peaked commercially with platinum-selling 1990 Grammy-winner Ah Via Musicom, the intervening decades haven’t stemmed Austin’s adulation for the homegrown..."

Feb. 16, 2018 Music Post by Michael Toland

Pairing Girl Scout Cookies With Beer?

Vince Thompson at the Brass Tap makes it seem ordinarily brilliant

"...kind of a joke, right? Or at least just another wacky gambit for publicity?..."

Feb. 14, 2018 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Ready/Set/Go!'s Backbone

Despite the title of this three-dance program, the arms may have had the most to say

"...Arms encircling the bulb of a standing lamp. An upraised arm at..."

Feb. 9, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Mega Chains H Mart and 99 Ranch Market Come to Austin

What’s at stake for local Asian markets?

"...Ask Hana World Market or Asahi Imports for their thoughts on Austin's first H Mart and 99 Ranch..."

Feb. 9, 2018 Food Feature by Beth Sullivan

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...new star-studded canine animation Isle of Dogs will be the top to its tail as closing night films, and..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Playhouse’s The Immigrant

The company delivers a powerful and timely account of foreigners making a new home in the U.S.

"...Leigh Fisher mentioned as I arrived at Austin Playhouse. "The Harelik family is in the audience tonight!" Not knowing..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

SXSW’s Big Third List

YFN Lucci, Wyclef Jean, Ought, and 572 more

"...Southwest programmers have stocked more than a quarter of the music lineup for the March mega conference. Big names..."

Jan. 10, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Austin's Disappearing Mobile Home Communities

Redeveloping a manufactured housing park isn’t the only way its new owner can turn a profit

"...is created equal. Mobile homes, or "manufactured homes," as they're called now, meet many of the criteria the city..."

Dec. 15, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

The Luv Doc: Emotional Meltdown

It's almost always the molehill

"...college roommate relocated to Austin in June with her company and, at my suggestion, moved into my apartment complex...."

Dec. 8, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

Council: Meet Your City Manager Semifinalists

Winnowing down the list

"...There's no regular City Council meeting today (Thursday, Nov. 30),..."

Dec. 1, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Austin's First Cannabis Oil Dispensary Is Ready to Grow

Compassionate Cultivation prepares to serve epilepsy patients

"...Austin mother Katie Graham plays a delicate balancing act. Her 7-year-old..."

Dec. 1, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Dangerous Toys This Holiday Season

Is that fidget spinner really a killing machine?

"...(Austin/San Antonio), devoted primarily to a joint effort with the Texas Public Interest Research Group publicizing their 32nd annual..."

Nov. 27, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Amanda & Jack Go Glamping

A couple try to reignite their marriage

"...underwater mortgage, and a dash of bitter resentment from the crushing reality that you’re not the adult your 18-year-old..."

Nov. 10, 2017 Movie Review by Danielle White

Playback: White Riot, Black Identity

Crowdfunding a black punk narrative, shuttering the Houston Press, and soundtracking Enchanted Rock

"...For all its best intentions of inclusivity, punk remains the hockey of music genres. Well-meaning Caucasians in Bad Brains..."

Nov. 10, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Is Austin's Growing Dance Music Scene in Need of Its Own HQ?

We talk to a dozen members of ATX’s electronic music community

"...music boom, house and techno sprang far afield from the Third Coast and don't have the same cultural roots..."

Nov. 10, 2017 Music Feature by Dan Gentile

AFF Interview: Here We Are

Director David Bellarosa on Austin as the velvet coffin

"...The dry but touching satire debuts at the Austin Film..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Breathe

Andrew Garfield stars in this biopic of a British responaut and advocate for the disabled

"...Andy Serkis’ directorial debut Breathe is a biopic on Robin Cavendish, a British responaut,..."

Oct. 20, 2017 Movie Review by Danielle White

Half Price Books: Where Rare Is Well Done

Does the rare books room at Austin’s North Lamar location owe its success to alchemy?

"...There's a beautiful pearl, you might say, in one of..."

Oct. 20, 2017 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

As the City Strives for Zero Waste, Where Does Food Fit In?

Bringing farm-to-table back to the farm

"...boxes of produce into his packed Ford Explorer with the finesse of a veteran Tetris player. Several bright yellow..."

Oct. 13, 2017 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

Drafthouse Eyes New Corporate Campus

Film company has eight figures, no renderings yet for AISD's Baker Center

"...The Alamo Drafthouse has offered Aus­tin ISD $10.6 million to..."

Oct. 6, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Dr. Lonnie Smith’s B-3 Love Affair

Getting existential with the organ’s greatest suitor

"...Foundation benefit stars Stax maestro Booker T. Jones. Arguably the greatest B-3 player of all, Dr. Lonnie Smith takes..."

Sept. 29, 2017 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Punk Rock Patron of Austin Music Richard Lynn

Super Secret founder and Sonic Transmissions Festival underwriter expands operations

"...poor he had to mix hot water and ketchup together to make tomato soup when he went out with..."

Sept. 15, 2017 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Page Two: Row My Boat Ashore

Louis Black bids farewell in his final “Page Two” column

"...created for you and by you as represented by the staff. It's the only thing the Chronicle has ever tried to..."

Sept. 8, 2017 Column by Louis Black

War of the Folk Fests

Driftwood Music Fest and Old Settler’s face off

"...“Putting a music festival on top of another just isn’t the Old Settler’s vibe, is it?” So..."

Sept. 5, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Gale Theatre Company's TWENTYEIGHT

In this Afrofuturist drama by Tyler English-Beckwith, blacks labor to reach a safe space in space

"...They work and work and work. Two women and two..."

Aug. 11, 2017 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Buck Dharma in the 21st Century!

Epic Q&A with Blue Öyster Cult’s “Reaper”

"...cabal Blue Öyster Cult composed art-rock unlike any of their era peers between the late Sixties and the original..."

Aug. 9, 2017 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

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