Geto Gala, Two Step Inn, and a 420 Smokeout Headline Our Crucial Concerts

From country to hip-hop to sludge metal, get some ideas for your week in live music

"...Rock the Park: Geto Gala..."

April 19, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Squirrel Fest, a Bidi Bidi Birthday, and More Community Events

Plan your week with some of our recommended happenings around town

"...According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Austin metro area has..."

April 12, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Old Settler’s Music Festival Announces Last-Minute 2024 Comeback

The Spring Pickin’ Party runs May 9-12, despite property sale plans

"...on. After canceling its 2024 edition late last year, the long-running roots music event announced plans to return, May..."

April 4, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

First-Ever Appraisal District Election Is Small Battle in GOP-Dem War Over Taxation in Texas

Elected Dem- or GOP-backed candidates would have outsized power over district

"...For the first time ever, voters across Texas will be asked..."

April 5, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Ways to Watch the Total Solar Eclipse in Austin Based on Your Sun Sign

Beer, BBQ, raves, rooftop parties, and calming yoga, to name a few

"...Slapped across the face with a moon-sized shadow, the sun’s corona submits..."

March 26, 2024 Events Post by Christina Garcia

Scruff’s Barbershop Grows Out Its Roots in New South Austin Digs

The gay-owned barbershop offers inclusive, gender-affirming haircuts

"...Scruff’s owner Timothy Durant said after five years on the Eastside, he felt ready to expand farther into Austin..."

March 22, 2024 Arts Feature by Madeline Duncan

Spider Sculptures, Gore Feasts, and More Arts Events

Feed your art habit with these recommended events for the week

"...Queer Film Theory 101: Road Trips..."

March 22, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, March 22-28

"...upon everyone and everything as if encountering it for the first time. Here are other qualities I expect to..."

March 22, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny

SXSW Film & TV Festival Announces Jury & Special Awards

Bob Trevino Likes It, Grand Theft Hamlet win top prizes

"...On Wednesday evening, South by Southwest announced the 2024 Jury and Special Award winners of the 31st..."

March 14, 2024 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Panel Recap: The First CRISPR Foods Have Arrived

Ready or not, more resilient food through DNA altering is here

"...for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats, which are the tenets of a bacterial defense system that forms the..."

March 8, 2024 SXSW Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Emulating the Eighties in Dead Mail

Kyle McConaghy and Joe DeBoer synthesize tragic horror for SXSW

"...Kyle McConaghy and Joe DeBoer know their way around the guts of an analog synthesizer. Back..."

March 8, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

An Army of Women Tells the Story of a Criminal Justice Crusade in Austin

Julie Lunde Lillesæter shines a light on the women who made Austin a better place for rape survivors

"...filmmaker Julie Lunde Lillesæter when Austinites don’t know about the class action lawsuit filed, in total, by 15 rape..."

March 8, 2024 Screens Feature by Sarah Marloff

The Rodeo, a Pet Pfest, Country Dance, and More Community Events

Hit the town with these non-SXSW events

"...After two years creating a space for “making and strengthening community and creative critical action today and tomorrow in..."

March 8, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Sherine Thomas Unseats Incumbent in Family-Focused 353rd Court, Takes On Backlog

She aims to have streamlined court processes in the first six months

"...Sherine Thomas is a believer in the American dream, but she didn’t expect to become a..."

March 8, 2024 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

South by Gay-west

The official unofficial SXSW recommendations for your queer Austin experience

"...days of startup talk, and you simply can’t take another conversation about artificial intelligence that doesn’t concern how hot..."

March 8, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Six Great Breweries Off the Beaten Path

In tumultuous times for Austin beer, these undersung gems are worth seeking out

"...in a lot of hot places: El Paso; Phoenix; the damp, camel’s buttcrack that is Austin By God Texas...."

March 1, 2024 Food Feature by Eric Puga

St. Edward’s Students Protest After School Removes Pride Flag From Coffee Shop

“Bring back the flag,” they chanted

"...a private Christian high school in Houston, Indigo Lane promised they would commit to a college that accepted the..."

Feb. 28, 2024 News Post by Naina Srivastava

Austin FC Season Kickoff, Black History Month, and More Community Events

Get out and about in Austin while the weather's good

"...term for gayness that carried into less-fun phrasing like the Lavender Scare and the Lavender Menace. Enter Lavender County,..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Controversial $1M+ McKinsey Homelessness Study Canceled

Mayor doesn’t “believe anyone has been misled”

"...Update Feb. 22 9:30am: Following publication of the story below, Interim City Manager Jesús Garza sent a..."

Feb. 23, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Rodolfo Borrell’s Austin FC Renovation Puts Josh Wolff in a Tricky Spot

The rebuild is going slowly

"...compliments when you have people over, especially after all the furniture and wall decor is settled. It’s not the..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Features Feature by Eric Goodman

Lunar New Year Parties, OUTsider Fest, and More Recommended Community Events

Get out the vote and more this week

"...Thursday 15 - Sunday 18, the Vortex..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

A Boner Bizarre, Improvised Love Stories, and More Arts Events

Get some culture and love this week

"...Thursday 15 - Sunday 18, the Vortex..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Review: Nômadé Is a Tropical Dining Destination

Experience a melting pot of flavors at this Yucatán-inspired oasis

"...entering my travel era, I’ve so far only made the acquaintance of one real jungle – the tropics of..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Carnaval to Chili Cook-Off: This Week's Recommended Community Events

A kickoff for Black History Month, Mean Girls trivia, a farewell to boobies, and more

"...How long does it take to become legendary? There’s no real answer, but local kiki houses Lepore and..."

Feb. 2, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Debate Over How and Whether to Jail Kids in Austin Is Just Getting Started

Travis County proposes a new facility to hold kids accused of crimes

"...life. Wallace was arrested six weeks later, taken to the Gardner Betts Juvenile Justice Center, and held on suspicion..."

Jan. 26, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

A Note From the Associate Publisher

"...don’t know me. I’ve never had a byline in the Chronicle, never been onstage at any of our events,..."

Jan. 26, 2024 Column by Cassidy Frazier

Paper Cuts

New Austin music picks from francene rouelle, variety

"...videos from Austin artists. Listen to our playlist on the @austinchronicle Spotify...."

Jan. 26, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Recommended Austin Events

Highlights for your week in music, arts, community, and more

"...In/visible A: The Building of an Asian American Film Community..."

Jan. 26, 2024 Column

Fugitive Dreams Rides the Rails to Your Screen

Jason Neulander's American fable is available on VOD now

"...The best trips can take the longest time to make..."

Jan. 12, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Night Swim

There's something sinister lurking in the pool in the latest Blumhouse horror …

"...Do new year releases carry the same stigma they did 10 years ago? Once upon..."

Jan. 12, 2024 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

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