Five Things to Enjoy During Black History Month

Art, theatre, music, ballet, and more

"...While acknowledging that a month would have to be as long..."

Feb. 18, 2022 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin FC Suffers Worst Home Loss In Club History to Minnesota United

Head coach offers head-scratching defense of 3-0 loss

"...Things might be beginning to unravel for Austin FC. The..."

May 4, 2025 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

Sen. Cory Booker Tells Austin to Embrace the “Moral Moment” We’re In

Presidential candidate spoke Wednesday at Cheer Up Charlies

"...gun violence, civil rights, and the urgency of love in front of a packed crowd Wednesday night, Aug. 28...."

Aug. 29, 2019 News Post by Roxy Bonafont

Unmasking the Dread Pirate Roberts in Silk Road

Filmmaker Tiller Russell looks at the man behind the internet's black market

"...the arrest that changed how people looked at the internet. On Oct. 1, 2013, 29-year-old Austin native Ross Ulbricht..."

Feb. 19, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin FC Shut Out in Copa Tejas Opener

Shorthanded squad falls to Houston Dynamo, 2-0

"...For the second consecutive road match, Austin FC suffered a multi-goal defeat, this time in a..."

April 27, 2025 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

Page Two: In the Moment, Part 2

A fascinating lesson in history

"...This is the second of what will likely turn out..."

July 29, 2011 Column by Louis Black

This Changes Everything: Austin Witnesses to Sex Pistols' Chaotic Randy's Rodeo Show Go Home and Start Bands

UK instigators blow the roof off San Antonio dance hall in Chapter 4, Part 2, of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

"...Editor’s Note: You often don’t know you’re witnessing history in the moment you’re seeing it, but there’s..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Grim History

Author traces Texas prison system from its roots in plantation slavery

"...Earlier this year, historian Robert Perkinson published Texas Tough: The Rise..."

Aug. 20, 2010 News Feature by Michael King

The Austin Music Awards, a Black Rock Maverick, and More Crucial Concerts

Our recommended shows for the week ahead

"...A week after debuting at Coachella, Bratty bandleader Jenny Juárez brought her dreamy-then-spiky..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America

An unmissable lesson in this county's tortured history

"...The simplest thing to say about Who We Are is that it..."

Feb. 4, 2022 Movie Review by Michael King

The History of the LGBTQ Movement in Austin

From Stonewall to today, how Pride has progressed in our city

"...$1,500 was a lot of money in 1990. When the city of Austin required liability insurance..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

"Witness: Art and Civil Rights in the Sixties"

"Witness" brings the Civil Rights Movement to the Blanton Museum of Art

"...Brown and Eric Garner at the hands of policemen in Ferguson, Mo., and NYC, respectively, a movement overtook the..."

April 10, 2015 Arts Review by Caitlin Greenwood

Austin FC Finds “Turning Point” Moment With Upset Win in Seattle

Finlay, Zardes goals break winless streak

"...Austin FC snapped its 8-game MLS winless streak against the..."

May 18, 2023 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

How The Last Black Man in San Francisco Traded Righteous Rage For Gentleness

Director Joe Talbot on the poignant side of gentrification

"...to make that film right now. For The Last Black Man in San Francisco, director Joe Talbot said, "'Right..."

June 13, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Art, Eggs, Kink, and Sleaze in This Weekend’s Art Events

Recommended happenings for your calendar consideration

"...Indeed a reference to Aldous Huxley’s renowned 1931 dystopian novel,..."

April 18, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

This Is Who We Are #13: Pro Arts Collective's Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992

A daily affirmation of Austin's creativity from the Chronicle archive

"...Our ability to experience art in person and with others is presently in lockdown, and..."

June 1, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Austin FC Stunned By USL’s San Antonio FC in Open Cup Defeat

Coach Wolff: “We’ll have to lick our wounds quick”

"...In its very first U.S. Open Cup match ever, Austin..."

April 21, 2022 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

Got the Dog in Me

David Kimbrough, Jr., in the name of the father

"...cut his Fat Possum debut I Got the Dog in Me under the alias of David Malone to avoid..."

July 29, 2010 Music Post by Austin Powell

Point Austin: See You in Court

This week the Supremes consider the curious habits of Texas politicians

"...No doubt you're sitting around idly, looking for something to do between this..."

Feb. 24, 2006 News Column by Michael King

“No Willie, Waylon, or the Armadillo in 1977!!!” The Punk Beast Begins to Stir in Austin

A nascent scene takes shape in chapter three of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...Editor’s note: This is the third chapter in a serialized history of..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Christy Hays' Watershed Moment

One foot in Austin, one in Montana, the singer-songwriter jumps in with both on breakout River Swimmer

"...Montana spring, cold and wet, finally gave way to summer. In..."

July 20, 2018 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

From the Watergate Break-in to a Broken News Media

Key players in All the President's Men reflect on what 35 years have wrought

"...This month marks the 35th anniversary of the release of..."

April 15, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

They're History

The Blue Genie boys -- those whimsical artists responsible for the armadillo-festooned entrance to Threadgill's World Headquarters, the guitar gal atop Fran's Hamburgers, and other mini-landmarks around Austin -- have been fun for the people who see them and fun for the people who made them. Making giant panels for the new Texas State History Museum, though, was a bit more than just that.

"...There are six enormous panels of reinforced concrete more than halfway up the front face of..."

April 27, 2001 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Your Weekend in Film

What major releases and one-off screenings are worth your theatre time

"...In the mood for Nineties nostalgia? A docudrama retelling of..."

Aug. 4, 2017 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

Texas-Set Drama Bull Gets in the Chute With Black Rodeo Riders

Austin-based director Annie Silverstein premieres her SXSW selected feature

"...Annie Silverstein had never sat on a bull before. Yet the..."

April 17, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

In Memory

"..."You know the one thing we did right...."

Jan. 1, 1999 Screens Feature by Paul Stekler

Art, Movies, Sober Partying, and a Majestic Ball in This Weekend’s Recommended Events

Get out and get arty

"...through July 7, Link & Pin Gallery..."

June 21, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Top 10 Memorable Moments in Austin Theatre

Highs and lows from Austin’s stages in their first real post-pandemic year

"...After theatres shuttered in 2020 due to the pandemic and attempts at reopening..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Linklater/Hawke/Black: The Complete Transcript

"...I guess I'd been a train"..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature

kYmberly Keeton Wants Your Stories for the Black COVID-19 Index

And at the Austin African American Book Festival 2020, she’ll tell you why

"...That may seem a secondary consideration in these days when lives are literally on the line..."

June 26, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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