Recommended Shows for Levitation Weekend

The sounds may be scattered all over Austin, but here are a few must-see performances

"...a right turn with "Wide Awake!," title track to their forthcoming Danger Mouse-produced sixth LP. Elements of Seventies Big..."

April 27, 2018 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Council: It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over

City Council plans strategically, reappoints some judges, and cuts water rates

"...establish a "right of return" for those who've left their original neighborhoods due to rising housing prices. The vote..."

March 16, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

The Horrors of SXSW Can’t Touch Nate Southard

Local screamworthy scribe is sitting, we reckon, on a killer property

"...other one, Thomas, is pretty much in thrall to their horrifying agenda, yes, but he's also younger than his..."

March 9, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Elizabeth Crook’s The Which Way Tree

Chasing revenge on the Texas frontier in this remarkable new novel from the author of Monday, Monday

"...that Sesesh bad penny who kept turning up along their way. How Crook managed to channel the voice of..."

March 9, 2018 Books Review by Robert Faires

Public Notice: In the Name of Fairness

Times change, and so do schools

"...many places, schools and universities were where segregationists made their last stand. Austin was spared the worst of that,..."

March 2, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Playback: A Nomad in Austin

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

"...detectable accent. "They call them 'third-culture kids,' born in their home country, but living that expatriate life where they're..."

Feb. 23, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Black Panther

High drama and high action as Marvel gives Wakanda life.

"...simply to paint them, but to depict them on their own cultural terms. In the same week, Ryan Coogler..."

Feb. 16, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Merit Coffee Moves to Town

New location, new brand: San Antonio coffee staple moves north

"...town that's pursuing perfection. Merit Coffee boldly states that their goal is to serve the best coffee available anywhere,..."

Feb. 1, 2018 Food Post by Alisha McDarris

Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup

February fun in the Year of the Dog

"...patrons have voted the 32-room hotel No. 9 on their list of best bargain hotels in the U.S. www.rainbowcourts.com...."

Jan. 31, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Comedy, This Month!

Who brings laughs to Austin stages in the next few weeks?

"...do Shakespeare at the North Door while one of their company is drunk off his or her ass. Sound..."

Jan. 29, 2018 Arts Post

The State of Austin Wine

Somms Under Fire lights up Austin's wine scene this month

"...You'll find few voices more influential in their field than Master Sommeliers Craig Col­lins (ELM Restaurant Group),..."

Jan. 19, 2018 Food Feature by Tom Thornton

Day Trips & Beyond: January Events Roundup

Start 2018 with some Texas travel

"...have in common is that they are both celebrating their 300th anniversary in 2018. Each city will be commemorating..."

Jan. 5, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Five Can't-Miss Free Week Shows

American Sharks, Sailor Poon, and Peelander-Z headline a packed slate

"...Is My Dad,” respectively. Poon’s B-Sides & Rarities teases their fuming, fem-centric live madness, while Big Bill’s Stand by..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Events Post by Mark Fagan

The Austin Chronicle Top 10 Films of 2017

The year in cinema, and the Chronicle’s top 10 lists

"...year, each Austin Chronicle critic has written and rewritten their Top 10 lists this year, but their collation and..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Holiday Viewing: A Christmas Carol

In this season of giving, who is the best Scrooge?

"...Every Scrooge has their defenders, but when it comes to live-action interpretations, there..."

Dec. 24, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Happy End

Michael Haneke creates a mosaic of French bourgeois life.

"...uncomfortably long single takes, but instead are enthralling in their simplicity...."

Dec. 21, 2017 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

What’cha Watchin’?

Distribution Manager/Luv Doc Rabble-Rouser Dan Hardick is all Showtime, all the time

"...– and yes, I am including A League of Their Own...."

Dec. 15, 2017 Screens Column

Dead & Company Hold Their Own

Grateful Dead assemblage puts in four hours on Red River

"...popular guitarist John Mayer. Not only did they hold their own over a four-hour span including a 30-minute intermission,..."

Dec. 4, 2017 Music Post by Randy Reynolds

Holiday Viewing: The Dead

The shadow of Christmas past hangs long over Huston's classic

"...of the throng, but as the night goes on, their personal dramas overtake all others...."

Dec. 4, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Holiday Viewing: The Shop Around the Corner

The essential Jimmy Stewart Christmas movie (no, not that one)

"...world. No one used to care how characters made their living – if the picture was amusing. Now they..."

Dec. 1, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Council: Adventures in Secrecy

What we don't know …

"...Statesman reporters Elizabeth Findell and Phil Jankowski. Based on their reporting, the five known semifinalists are: Daniel Alfonso, Miami..."

Nov. 17, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Five Arty Things to Do This Weekend: Sept. 28-Oct. 1

The Austin Chronicle – proudly exacerbating your FOMO since 1981!

"...for Denise Prince’s "Object Lessons" show at Women & Their Work. Because that Prince is one royal pain in..."

Sept. 28, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Point Austin: As the Budget Goes, So Goes Council

Turf battles over uncommitted funds may prefigure 2018

"...the budget staff presented the proposed budget, as is their annual assignment, and told council members that by their..."

Sept. 22, 2017 News Column by Michael King

The Texas Craft Brewers Festival's Rotating Beer List

27 Texas craft brewers showcase their suds

"...you can see the full list of brews and their set times. As they say in the pencil industry:..."

Sept. 15, 2017 Food Post by Eric Puga

Playback: David Ramirez’s Lost Art

David Ramirez’s America, HAAM Benefit Day, and the reverend of Austin music

"...a quarter of HAAM's annual operating budget. Last year, their super Tuesday raked in a cool half million dollars...."

Sept. 8, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Barton Springs Mill Is Changing Austin's Relationship With Grain

Time to start thinking about where your bread came from

"...Brown has his heart set on reminding people where their bread comes from. "I think heirloom grains are sort..."

Sept. 1, 2017 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Tobe Hooper, R.I.P.

Remembering The Texas Chain Saw Massacre director

"...rare are the filmmakers that change the canon with their debut. Yet Tobe Hooper, who died Saturday at the..."

Aug. 28, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Live Music This Weekend, Aug. 25-27

Your auditory agenda for the next three days

"...David Lynch’s Eraserhead. Joined by guest drummer Tarik Aossey, their Rhodes piano-driven improvisation is girded by intuitive instrumental acumen...."

Aug. 25, 2017 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Hyde Park Theatre's The Moors

This production of Jen Silverman’s play is an engaging cocktail of Gothic mystery, modern absurdity, and stunning surprises

"...play centers around two ladies of property and distinction, their servants, a governess from London, a dog, and a..."

July 14, 2017 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

Day Trips & Beyond: Welcome to Joanna and Chip Gaines' Waco

Perky Fixer Upper hosts are the town's new star attraction

"...to Waco. I recently explored the Gaines’ Waco – their highly popular Magnolia Market and a few of the..."

July 4, 2017 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

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