Go/Don't Go

Enigmatic end-of-the-world story blossoms into quiet hope

"...In "Time Enough at Last," the famous episode of The Twilight Zone, Burgess Meredith's bookworm..."

Jan. 22, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Faster Than Sound: Girls Like Us Occupy Hotel Free TV

P1nkstar celebrates trans Texan artists on Hotel Vegas' virtual platform and Music Lab closes final location to make way for Tesla

"...The Hotel Vegas patio is open, but the only way..."

Jan. 22, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Andrea Ariel Dances for Democracy

On Sunday, the artist's dancing mailbox was a Capitol surprise

"...expect to attract much attention. So it was with the one at the Texas State Capitol this past Sunday...."

Jan. 20, 2021 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Rock Camp: The Movie

Music fans seek glam without the grit and grind as they play with stadium-fillers

"...Music producer David Fishof’s seasonal Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp is exactly what it sounds..."

Jan. 15, 2021 Movie Review by Selome Hailu

Faster Than Sound: Don’t DM Me, Vote in the Austin Music Poll!

The Austin Music Poll is open all month. Go vote – online!

"...Last year's Austin Music Awards, held at the Moody Theater on March 11, turned out to be..."

Jan. 15, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Breaking Surface

Underwater survival thriller scales down the disaster movie but not the tension

"...The difference between a survival horror and a survival thriller..."

Jan. 8, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: Low Libido

When the oxygen mask drops, you use it on yourself first

"...Before the pandemic, me and my girlfriend used to have sex..."

Jan. 8, 2021 Column by The Luv Doc

Public Notice: Georgia on My Mind

It was the best of days, it was the worst of days

"...we have plenty of that going on largely behind the scenes at City Hall (see last week's City Council..."

Jan. 8, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...inspirational songs," admits Casey Seymour, whose solo debut contains the unabashedly slinky pop gem "Come Together 2021" and the..."

Jan. 8, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Feeling TEA Pressure, AISD Goes Back to Campus

District would risk losing state funding if it switched to all-virtual instruction

"...Earlier this week the Austin Independent School District returned to on-campus classes as..."

Jan. 8, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Top 10 Festival Films of 2020 You Haven't Seen Yet

The best of the fests from Austin and beyond

"...Every year, Austin's film festival highlight some of the best up-and-coming filmmakers. And every year, there are still..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

AISD Weighs Keeping Campuses Open After Winter Break

Between a rock and a hard place

"...With two new trustees on the virtual dais at last week's Austin ISD Board of..."

Jan. 1, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, January 1-7

"...CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The mathematically oriented website WaitButWhy.com says that the odds of..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...2020: November's Brand New by Honey Made. Chances are the eight-foot scrim in the front window of Waterloo Records..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

12 New TV Shows to Watch in January

Plus another dozen returning shows to reacquaint yourself with

"...new year, but until your number gets called for the vaccine, you’re going to spend 2021 exactly like you..."

Dec. 29, 2020 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Soul

Pixar's jazzy trip to the afterlife mixes kid-friendly hijinks with metaphysical angst

"...The title, with its built-in weightiness ... well, it’s a..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Leon Russell & the Bob Dylan Rumor

Outlaw era deejay Woody Roberts helped produce Willie Nelson's first Fourth of July picnic in this excerpt from his new memoir Horse Racing & Rock 'N' Roll

"...Bobbie, outlaw era radio deejay Woody Roberts returns to the scene of the time with a chapter from new..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Music Feature by Woody Roberts

A Church and Its People on Austin's Eastside

The living history of David Chapel

"...Chapel Missionary Baptist Church was born, phoenixlike, out of the darkness of Austin's racial history. The congregation originated in..."

Dec. 25, 2020 News Feature by Lina Fisher

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...lends itself to hands-on community volunteerism, but even after the last four years of narcissism and division – and..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Faster Than Sound: Growing Up Margin Walker

I've only ever experienced Texas music under the independent reigns of Graham Williams. I didn't know how lucky I was.

"...such, his children annually attended Fun Fun Fun Fest, the cultish music and comedy festival held at Austin's Auditorium..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

A Handful of Holiday Events to Keep You Busy and Safe

Xmas weekend offers online and drive-in things to do

"...It's the holidays, and that baby carpenter is waiting to be..."

Dec. 22, 2020 Chron Events Post by the Chronicle Listings Crew

Top Books of 2020 That Struck a Literary or Musical Chord

A writer's fictional joyride, a rock & roll memoir, and jazz fairy tales are books that sang this year

"...What a year, huh? At least the lockdown gave me time to enjoy a few classics..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Arts Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Faster Than Sound's Musical Top 10s of 2020

Eleven lists of Austin's best releases, theme songs, livestreams, creative pivots and more.

"...No sound dominated Austin music in 2020, other than the eerie lack thereof. Gary Clark Jr.'s January..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Jenny Nulf's Top 10 Films in 2020

"2020 didn't take away my love for cinema"

"...At the beginning of 2020 I went to a Hyperreal Film..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Screens Feature by Jenny Nulf

Marjorie Baumgarten's Top 10 of 2020

"An eye toward 2020 hindsight"

"...With all due respect to the many, many movies I missed this year – hindsight..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...A Tribute to Really Red: Teaching You the Fear ... Again..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Margin Walker Owners Discuss Closure

Graham Williams and Ian Orth step back to reassess amid unknown future

"...In one of the most significant closures to hit Austin’s music industry during..."

Dec. 15, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Checking In: Los Coast Frontman Trey Privott Maintains Balance

“I’m doing my best to take care of myself and create things”

"...“The most stressful part of COVID-19 has been how it..."

Dec. 15, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Faster Than Sound: Venue Relief Pending as COVID-19 Spike Stalls Restarted Gigs

Also, sampling Flobama's beats, and remembering landmark pianist Margaret Wright

"...Following rallying by music advocates, city music offices say they're on track to begin rolling out venue relief by..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

We Have an Issue: Gold in Them Thar Hills

In this week’s issue, the story behind the quest to become the first purveyor of buffalo mozzarella in Central Texas

"...this week's cover story, Food Editor Jessi Cape tells the story behind the team of passionate folks – including..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

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