Wrecking Mansions and Perfecting Accents With Abigail’s Directors

Tyler Gillett and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin take a bite out of vampires

"...If you missed vampires that fear stakes and sunlight, then Abigail is the movie for you. Director Tyler Gillett..."

April 20, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Austin Chronic: Austin Documentarian Links Up With Jimmy Kimmel for Reality Series High Hopes

New Hulu show captures organic humor among dispensary misfits

"...funny position to take, given that he served as the showrunner and co-producer of a reality series that comes..."

April 19, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

ACLU Sues Demanding Attorneys Be Present at Initial Bail Hearings

Travis County blocks defenders; ACLU says that's unconstitutional

"...soon find yourself before a judge. In that hearing, the judge will decide whether there was enough reason to..."

April 11, 2024 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

Sentimental Family Band Isn’t Hung Up on the High Times

The softie ex-art-rockers arrive at Austin’s honky-tonk revival

"...This is what Sagebrush was made for. The South Congress honky-tonk is full to the brim. Dancers..."

April 12, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Austin Blues Festival Announces Set Times for Jimmie Vaughan, Brittany Howard, Robert Glasper

And warns of a ticket price increase this Friday

"...you plan your April 27-28 itinerary. Daily schedules for the event, returning to Moody Amphitheater later this month, are..."

April 9, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

No Beyoncé, Lots of Jelly Roll, and More Takeaways From the CMT Music Awards

Best and worst moments from the ceremony’s uneven Moody Center return

"...Toby Keith. A Phil Collins song was covered by the members of Little Big Town and Sugarland. Keith Urban..."

April 8, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

After DEI Cuts, This Sixth-Gen Austinite Is Losing Access to UT

“It feels like Jim Crow”

"...Nyeka Arnold is a sixth-generation Austinite. Before they came to Austin,..."

April 5, 2024 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

Madeleine Leigh, HONK TX, and Eclipse Mania Leads Our Crucial Concerts

Find some sounds to match the celestial sights this week

"...Invited recently to the Austin Music Commission, yours truly testified about journalism and..."

April 5, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

How The First Omen Broke the Curse of Legacy Sequels

Arkasha Stevenson and Tim Smith on creating a horror they believe in

"...There are scenes in The First Omen that will restore..."

April 3, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Lousy Carter

A charismatic David Krumholtz plays the titular lit professor

"...miserable bastards as Austin-based filmmaker Bob Byington. He is the bard of the gleeful underachiever. Those that do not..."

March 29, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus

The legendary composer delivers his final performance in a stirring concert documentary

"...knew how his music made me feel. As an eight-year-old watching Bernardo Bertolucci’s The Last Emperor (too young), I..."

March 29, 2024 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Luv Doc: What Grindr Is Not

It’s the singular artistic achievement of the Eighties band Escape

"...as my left. When I was in my 20s, “the bar” was the thing, or a bookstore (don’t ask),..."

March 29, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

The Austin Chronic: Cheech and Chong and Toking With a Troll

Stoner icons materialize for surprise C-boy’s appearance

"...did on a recent Monday night. I was on the back deck of C-Boy’s – getting in the right..."

March 29, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

Neko Case, the Urban Cultural Fest, and More Crucial Concerts

Live sounds for the week ahead

"...After Chelsea Cutler’s headline, keep the feelings-fueled melodies going with Austin act Madison Baker’s indoor..."

March 29, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

How Austin Transformed Danny Brown

The Detroit wild card on getting his shit together (and finding H-E-B)

"...Back in 2011, Danny Brown was a 30-year-old, not very famous yet, Detroit rapper who’d released his..."

March 29, 2024 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

The Luv Doc: AI Casanova

Maybe you’re not the Cyrano de Bergerac that reeled them in

"...got into a fight (argument) with my roommate about whether it is wrong for me to use AI to..."

March 22, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

Austin Cyclist Becomes First Openly Gay Man to Bike Around the World

Along the way, he raised money for the Trevor Project

"...bicycling odyssey, spanning 27,461 miles across 37 different countries. The 32-year-old is the first openly gay man to officially..."

March 22, 2024 News Feature by Hannah Uebele

Faye Webster, Swamp Dogg, and More Reviews From Friday of SXSW

Memorable performances to close out the week

"...What a week. Friday delivered the finale of major multi-day showcases like Resound’s Marshall Funhouse..."

March 16, 2024 Music Post by Julian Towers

Dinosaur Jr., Flo Milli, Estevie, and More Reviews From Thursday of SXSW

Standout sets from the clusterfest

"...always create a downtown muddle, Thursday felt particularly active. Open-to-the-public offerings of headliners the Black Keys and Dinosaur Jr...."

March 15, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Teezo Touchdown, Arny Margret, and More Reviews From Tuesday of SXSW

Standout sets to kick off the big music week

"...Reuniting audiences on the second official day of SXSW Music certainly had plenty..."

March 13, 2024 Music Post by Derek Udensi

SXSW Film Review: The Uninvited

A Hollywood garden party unearths certain truths

"...Writer/director Nadia Conners earns a seat at the table with her first narrative feature, which tells the..."

March 12, 2024 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Review: Faders Up: The John Aielli Experience

Longtime host of Eklektikos, first-time documentary

"...Austin’s local community showed up in droves to celebrate the extraordinary life and career of a (mostly) cherished hometown..."

March 11, 2024 Screens Post by Jessi Cape

SXSW Film Review: Stormy

Doc explores life in the eye of Hurricane Trump

"...documentary about her world premiering at South by Southwest, the only label that truly upsets her is “liar.”..."

March 9, 2024 Screens Post by Katherine McNevins

Accidental Texan

Familiar but heartwarming story of a city slicker who gets stuck in a small town

"...Ever been clothes shopping, slipped on a shirt or some boots, and..."

March 8, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Perils of Immortal Passion in Timestalker

Alice Lowe finds the fool in her comedic take on time-crossed lovers

"...actor Alice Lowe, it was a fascinating artifact in the National Museum of Scotland. It’s a mask made for..."

March 8, 2024 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Falling for The Fall Guy and the Joy of Practical Stunts

Powerhouse moviemaking couple David Leitch and Kelly McCormick team up with Ryan Gosling

"...The greatest magic of the movies is making you think..."

March 8, 2024 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Documentary Goes Inside the Eclectic World of John Aielli

The spirit of radio lives in Faders Up: The John Aielli Experience

"...There was never another DJ like John Aielli. The host..."

March 8, 2024 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Monstrous Bonds of Sasquatch Sunset

The Zellner bros. find actions speak louder than words in their cryptid family drama

"...Family inevitably pervades the films of David and Nathan Zellner simply by virtue..."

March 8, 2024 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips: Pecan Grove Store, Fredericksburg

Belly up to the bar for a Dino Burger

"...Pecan Grove Store, in the rolling hills outside of Fredericksburg, defies the touristy trappings..."

March 8, 2024 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Qmmunity: Self Care by Southwest

Is taking care of yourself the latest development in human technologies?

"...Were I more budget-conscious, I might have gone for the grocery store big boys that taste more of cake..."

March 8, 2024 Column by James Scott

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