Opinion: Another Unfair Burden Put on Texas’ Public Schools

Greg Abbott and Mike Morath have put Texas schools in an impossible decision: shift to online learning, which is not as effective, or put students and families at risk by returning in the fall.

"...and time again, Texas officials have shown us that they do not care about the students they serve...."

July 3, 2020 Column by Alyssa Potasznik

Effy Gibbes Is Making Wrestling Gayer

The queer athlete dishes on his upcoming Austin match

"...bringing a unique color and style to spin into the full fabric of a live event. A smart performer..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Arturo Sandoval Sounds His Horn

Cuban trumpet great on Eastwood, Gillespie, and God

"...10 Grammys, Arturo Sandoval’s legend speaks for itself. Cuban-born, the 70-year-old trumpeter recently scored Clint Eastwood’s film The Mule..."

Jan. 24, 2019 Music Post by Jeremy Steinberger

Ground Floor Theatre’s Gibberish Mostly

This production of Max Langert’s brave play breaks the silence about autism and the stigma and shame surrounding it

"...love very much, and maybe that child steals your heart. You grow together. You bond. She's the ideal infant...."

Sept. 29, 2017 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

I Like to Watch: Looking Past HBO’s Looking

“LGBT visibility” is a strange thread to pull

"...even today. While Simon Pegg often opens his mouth, rather than keeping it shut, his input earlier this month..."

July 22, 2016 Screens Column by Jacob Clifton

Jenny Zigrino, History Channeler

Among Moontower comics, Jenny Zigrino is the Ren fairest of them all

"...costumes. I didn't really care about boys or whatever normal high school people did. For my prom, I wore..."

April 22, 2016 Arts Feature by Ashley Moreno

Hollywood, Motherhood, and a Dash of Glamour

Two burlesque shows, two very different concepts

"...DeLure are two busy ladies. As a cofounder of the Jigglewatts Burlesque, Joule balances their Maggie Mae's residency with..."

Nov. 15, 2014 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Jimmie Vaughan: 50 Years Performing

Blues master crowds the Continental through the end of 2013

"...Vaughan celebrates 50 years making music on Tuesdays at the Continental Club, hosting a residency that runs through New..."

Nov. 25, 2013 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

FF2012: 'Dredd 3D'

It took until 2012 to get 2000 AD right

"...brutally, and crowd-pleasingly violent as this skin-tight adaptation of the long-running British comic character, who since 1977 has been..."

Sept. 21, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Born Free

Dissecting delectably devious Dexter

"...albeit grisly black light last year by Showtime – the Miami PD blood-splatter “lab geek” turned vigilante descends from..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

La Cabana Mexican Grill

Chronicle Food writer Wes Marshall explains why, even in an area as rich with wonderful Mexican restaurants as Central Texas, La Cabana Grill merits a trip.

"...Cabana Mexican Grill is recently drawing some crowds from the big city. It's a pretty place, very traditional in..."

March 29, 2002 Food Review by Wes Marshall

Lucy Dacus, a Gary Floyd Retrospective, an EXTC, and More Crucial Concerts

Sounds all over town and all over the musical spectrum

"...Thursday 8 - Friday 9, Moody Amphitheater..."

May 9, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Austin at Large: We Knew This Was Trouble

Institutional Democrats fail their parenting tests at the dawn of the Dobbs era

"...I grew up an hour outside Los Angeles in the Reagan era, so I don't know how this went..."

July 1, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Meghan Shogan Carves a Career Path Through Solid Rock

With hammer, chisels, and steel brushes in hand, the Austin artist is on a trajectory in stone

"...more than half marble, more than half limestone, and there's Shogan in the middle – working in her East..."

Sept. 17, 2021 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Unpacks Longest Lineup List

Soccer Mommy, Caroline Rose, Alyona Alyona, and 351 more

"...keynote speaker announcement that included Stephen Colbert, Diplo, and the NSA’s Director of Cybersecurity, SXSW diversifies its music lineup..."

Jan. 14, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Fantastic Fest Interview: Living After Midnight With Jeremy Gardner and Christian Stella

Monstrous fantasy coincides with relationship drama (and karaoke)

"...approach to storytelling. "I always want to care about the characters first, and then drop them into a world..."

Sept. 19, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films You Haven't Seen Yet

From charming zombies to pompous actors, 10 films to seek in 2019

"...etc.), we still have a few movies that did the circuit last year that are heading your way soon..."

Jan. 11, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Film Depicts Militias With a Hair Trigger

When rugged individualism goes wrong in The Standoff at Sparrow Creek

"...For most filmmakers, completing their first film is a time for elation. But when..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Old Settler’s Circle Remains Unbroken

Amidst a challenging year, OSMF’s community remains strong

"...One could argue that the single most important aspect of the Old Settler’s Music..."

April 23, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Wim Wenders Talks About Submergence

The self-avowed German romantic on his new film

"...slow many creatives down. Not Wim Wenders. At 72, the director of indie canon constant The Wings of Desire..."

April 13, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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

Savannah Welch a Year Later

After losing her leg, the Trishas singer revisits the accident and her blessings

"...in person and as a performer, she's always in the moment...."

Dec. 22, 2017 Music Feature by William Harries Graham

Guy Clark Biographer Tamara Saviano

“He shared things with me he didn’t share with other people”

"...biography of Guy Clark, who died last May, cemented the Texan’s legacy while exploring the intimate triangle of the..."

March 30, 2017 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Biographer Tamara Saviano’s Guy Clark Revelations

The dean of Texas songwriters’ final days, the forthcoming documentary on him, and more

"...into a Terry Allen sculpture. So at midnight after the songwriter's wake in Nashville, his biographer and longtime publicist..."

March 31, 2017 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

DVDanger: Lace Crater

Ghostly romance reinvented, plus more DVD and VOD releases

"...a road tripping group start discussing what one of them calls "dark and obscure sexuality." Their low-water mark is..."

Aug. 15, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Major Artist Bebel Gilberto

“Brazilians are intense. We are not full of shit.”

"...Carlos Jobim, and two years later performed with her mother and saxophone great Stan Getz at Carnegie Hall. The..."

May 12, 2016 Music Post by Alejandra Ramirez

Madeleine De Pree's "Glass Lemon"

Third Place winner

"...The day after it happened, my mother took me to..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Arts Feature by Madeleine De Pree

Nowhere to Go

The struggles of homeless teenagers and young adults often go overlooked in Austin

"...and get back on track to Lubbock. Employees at the station were also unsure of what to do, so..."

Nov. 6, 2015 News Feature by Makeda Easter

Five Nights With Monsters

ATX Halloween week: Witches, werewolves, and haints, oh my!

"...In the town that loves to dress up and get its..."

Oct. 22, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Food-o-File: Weekend Lagniappe

A little extra Austin food news

"...Sometimes there is too much Austin food news to squeeze into..."

May 30, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

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