Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Die Spitz, Red Axes, Fiddlehead, Albert Lee, Elsa Cross, and more recommended shows

"...Die Spitz, who stated allegiance to Hole in the Chronicle's "10 Bands Under 25 That Make Me Feel..."

July 8, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Border Town Abortion: Whole Woman's Health, the largest abortion provider in Texas, shuttered its four clinics..."

July 8, 2022 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Here We Go Again: On Monday, June 13, a gunman south of Dallas stormed into a summer camp that..."

June 17, 2022 News Feature

Opinion: Mental Illness Does Not Cause Mass Shootings. Mass Shootings Cause Mental Illness.

Austin therapists lay out Governor Greg Abbott's abysmal record on supporting mental health access and education

"...professionals in Austin, we are outraged that you blamed the shooter's mental health for the massacre of 21 people...."

June 17, 2022 Column by Therapists in the Austin area

Once “Outsiders,” the Music World Is Now at BLK ODYSSY’s Fingertips

Collabs with heroes & new Earthchild Ent. label signal ascent

"...editions of records aren’t usually this exciting. Typically it’s the album you already dig, supplemented with some bonus content..."

June 8, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Austin at Large: The Big Fat Blue Lying Line

Nothing about Uvalde should surprise us in Austin about the credibility of police

"...Two years ago, the last weekend in May saw one of the worst..."

June 3, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Opinion: 19 Children Are Dead. Someone Should Do Something.

A hospital-based pediatrician explains steps we can take to prevent the next tragedy

"...I watched as the headlines read two, then 14, and now 19 children..."

June 3, 2022 Column by Lauren Gambill

Opinion: An Open Letter to Chip Roy, U.S. Representative, Member of Congress

A retired principal urges Chip Roy to reconsider his position on the free availability of military-style automatic weapons to civilians

"...use of military semi-automatic weapons, especially in light of the current situation which scares the bejesus out of every..."

June 3, 2022 Column by Gregory Swimelar

Hardcore-Nazi Austinite Wanted by the Law

After making numerous threats, local white supremacist made a mistake in threatening law enforcement

"...The Texas Department of Public Safety is searching for a..."

May 27, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Few Election Surprises as Texas Finally Finishes Its Primaries

The field is set

"...in a totally different election – to finally set the state ballot for November. Statewide, that translated to just..."

May 27, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: Neither Slumber Nor Sleep

We will be othered, threatened, vilified, even fired upon. We must not let it stop us.

"...In the 1941 Berlin telephone directory, my grandfather, a doctor, is..."

May 27, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

How the Filibuster Has Already Undermined Democracy

The recent attacks on reproductive rights reveal another reason to let the filibuster burn

"..."They can do anything we can't stop them from doing."..."

May 6, 2022 News Feature by Michael King

“It’s Like a Family Business, Except Rock Stars”: The Kindred Bond of We Don’t Ride Llamas

Afro rock sibling band is defiantly unconventional on new EP The Oracle

"...For most zoomers and younger millennials, the entrance of the video game Rock Band into our..."

April 29, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

9 Bullets

Dismal road trip crime drama with Lena Headey as a grumpy ex-stripper

"...Old stories don't go away; they just get smaller budgets. Take the old tale of..."

April 22, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Wednesday

The buzzy, the brave, the thrash-able twee-pop

"...Southwest’s first Music week since 2019 began to radiate the hype and hysteria it’s known for with Phoebe Bridgers..."

March 17, 2022 Music Post by Michael Toland

Nearly a Dozen Contested Races on the Election Docket

Judging the judges

"...local judicial races will Travis County Democrats see on their primary ballot? Twenty in all: countywide contests for half..."

Feb. 18, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Austin at Large: The Things That Slip Our Mind

One man, one gun, and the harrowing results of our leaders' moral and policy failures

"...Xavier Rodriguez used to sit on the Texas Supreme Court. He was abruptly unseated by GOP..."

Feb. 11, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...SXSW has strapped on the rockets with not just a few titles for this..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

New Study’s Staffing Model Calls for 108 New Officers

More cops, 2022 version

"...A new study funded by the Greater Austin Crime Commission, an outside private support group..."

Jan. 21, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Southeast of Austin, an Unarmed Immigrant's Killing Galvanizes a Quest for Justice

Why did Adil Dghoughi die?

"...The country flattens as you cross from Hays to Caldwell..."

Dec. 10, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Trail of Dead, Opeth, Mykfresh, Big Laugh, Rattlesnake Milk, Deezie Brown, and more recommended shows

"...Friends of the Dead Fall Fest..."

Nov. 26, 2021 Music Column by Julian Towers

The Best a Band Can Get: The Story of Pussy Gillette

A scene veteran and a bass beginner coin the best band name in Austin – and the music's good, too

"...hold your breath, 'Cause we're Pussy Gillette, and this gun's for hire!"..."

Nov. 19, 2021 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

What We're Listening to Right Now

Beats by Balto!, Hayes Carll, Kiko Villamizar, Ley Line, and Colin Clark

"...Normally creating avant-leaning jazz in the Austin-based Big Five Chord, guitarist Jon Lundbom and saxophonist..."

Nov. 12, 2021 Music Column by Michael Toland

Hiring More Police Is Not a Great Way to Prevent Murders

A closer look at Austin's growing number of homicides

"...Each of the following statements is true:..."

Oct. 15, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Luv Doc: He Doesn’t Dance

Otherwise known as reactive immobility

"...this issue never came up until now, but with the pandemic, etc., we just haven't been out a lot...."

Oct. 8, 2021 Column by The Luv Doc

ACL Fest Music Recommendations From Close-to-Home

Fresh sounds that emanate from the Lone Star State

"...Nathaniel Rateliff. Winners of Best New Act honors at the 2019 Austin Music Awards, Sir Woman's steady stream of..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Two APD Officers Indicted for Murder in 2019 Shooting of Mauris DeSilva

Death led to calls for better mental health crisis response

"...indicted two Austin police officers for first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Mauris DeSilva, who was brandishing a..."

Aug. 27, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Habit

Nuns on the run, but no fun

"...About 10 minutes into Janell Shirtcliff’s tedious shockarama, the far-from-addictive Habit, I inwardly yelled, “Yes, we get it,..."

Aug. 20, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Bigger Than Me: The Musical Journey of BLK ODYSSY

A child of funk who lost his brother to police brutality soundtracks a revolution on BLK VINTAGE

"...“Pull up like skaters, alligators on my boots at the show/ That joint ain’t funny, sweet like honey, my..."

Aug. 13, 2021 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

A Bigger View With Blindspotting

How Rafael Casal and Daveed Diggs on making the small screen bigger

"...did Rafael Casal and Daveed Diggs end up turning their movie, Blindspotting, into a TV series? Basically, they talked..."

July 17, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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