30 Breakout Music Acts to See in Austin This Week

Your guide to SXSW's buzziest artists, both official and unofficial

"...Any Austin-based or Austin-headed music fan worth their salt starts encountering..."

March 11, 2024 SXSW Post by Rachel Rascoe

The Elephant 6 Recording Co.

History of the psychedelic collective that vibed through pre-millennial indie rock

"...When C.B. Stockfleth first released his documentary history of indie music collective the Elephant 6 Recording Co., he did..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Saturday

Ukraine's KAZKA, Fuck Money, Shawn Mendes, Beck, and more

"...The first in-person South by Southwest since 2019 came to..."

March 20, 2022 SXSW Post by Rachel Rascoe

Don't Look Up

Apocalyptic comedy is Adam McKay at his most Adam McKay-ish

"...Directed by: Adam McKay. Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, Rob..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

The Long Story of East 11th and 12th Streets Takes a Turn

Austin’s historically black neighborhood continues to stand at the crossroads of growth

"...Dr. Charles Urdy, at 86, can still remember the names of long-gone nightclubs along East 11th Street. He..."

Oct. 18, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

30 Restaurants to Try in Downtown Austin

Eat some good food while you’re in town

"...SXSW: Emotions are high, patience is low, and food lines are long. It's easy to give up on finding..."

March 16, 2018 Food Feature by Acacia Coronado

The Luv Doc: Sacrifice

It's always best to seize the moral high ground

"...For the last five years, my boyfriend and I have gone..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

Playback: Behold! The Austin Music Awards

Announcing the 2014/15 Austin Music Awards bill, the 13th Floor Elevators reunite for Levitation, and King Coffey recovers after being struck by a car

"...Whether you're native or migrative, stayed or strayed, here for..."

Feb. 20, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Man

Bobby “Blue” Bland (1930-2013) made me one too

"...Bobby “Blue” Bland is The Man. There’s no other way to think about the..."

June 28, 2013 Music Post by Bill Bentley

Playback: A Weekend on the Crust

Cruising Austin's Eastside with the Gospel Truth, Chumps, and Stza

"...I didn’t cross the highway into Downtown all weekend, missing the opportunity to..."

June 17, 2013 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The AggreGAYtor: March 7

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...Elton John tries out the suite life, Stephen Fry eats some phish and chips,..."

March 8, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Among the Smoldering Embers

The 17th annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival: Contest results

"...Another summer has come to an end and, with it,..."

Aug. 31, 2007 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Shades of the Past

Austin's ghosts, from pioneer times to the present

"...Maybe the souls who lived here in the distant past, even..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature

Portrait of the Artist as a Road Comic

Long Drives, Low Pay, and Drunks -- What a Life!

"...photograph by Minh Carrico..."

March 28, 1997 Arts Feature by J. C. Shakespeare

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Pride in Local Music, Brownout's 20th, the Late Joys' farewell, and more live music

"...Pride in Local Music 200 block, West Fourth, Saturday 24..."

June 23, 2023 Music Column by Doug Freeman

Guest Chefs From Norway, Off-the-Menu From Perry’s, the Dead Rabbit From NYC, Something Something Space Lord Chophouse, the Tantalizing Possibility of Free Hamburgers for a Year, and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Here’s some of what's happening in Austin's culinary scene – as wrangled from numerous..."

Jan. 11, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Musicians on How Best to Employ City Funds Earmarked for the Local Scene

$3 million in HOT funds are coming. Now what?

"...After a lot of thought and consulting with musicians and people in the business, $3 million..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Music Feature

Texas Book Festival 2019: The Full Lineup

Malcolm Gladwell, Sonia Sotomayor, John Grisham, and 300 more

"...What do the creator of the 10,000 hour rule, a Supreme Court..."

Aug. 28, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

July Is Crime Month: The Crime Blotter, Week 3

A curated guide to unlawful activities around town July 15-21

"...Since July Is Crime Month at the Chronicle, the ruffians..."

July 15, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Nosferatu Festival Celebrates the Original Cinematic Vampire

Get in on the nights of the living dead

"..."Nosferatu? Does this word not sound like the call of the death bird at midnight? You dare..."

May 31, 2019 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Recommended Live Music for the Weekend

Our picks from the usual onslaught of live music options

"...From hardcore to softcore, hip-hop to Latin ska, this weekend's musical highlights are numerous and varied...."

July 6, 2018 Events Post by The Music Staff

There Goes the Neighborhood

City split over the latest in urban living options: short-term rentals

"...Four times a year, Sheila Fabrizio travels to Austin from her home in Allentown, Penn­sylvania, with her 20-year-old..."

June 22, 2012 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Some Parts of the World Pt. 2

Every day is moving day

"...When I tell people I’m heading to Europe for a month to tour, the reaction..."

June 2, 2011 Music Post by BettySoo

Here's Blood in Your Eye

Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors eviscerates the 512

"...In 1978, I was a scrawny little proto-geek with a..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

In Aspen, an Austin-Flavored Celebration of the Chef

A weekend at the 'Food & Wine' Classic

"...This was a trip I couldn't pass up. My wife and I were invited to go to..."

July 15, 2005 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

TO: America; FROM: The BBC

Subject: FWD: 'The Office' on DVD

"...I imagine that this is what it could be like to..."

Nov. 14, 2003 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

The Cheese Stands Alone

Cheese, in all of its artisanal, aromatic glory, takes its rightful place at Austin's tables.

"...The Ptarmigan Dining Room at the Many Glacier Hotel in..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Burning Down the Sixties

They don't normally let dogs in the LBJ Library and Museum, but after Chronicle writer Jesse Sublett explained that he was talking about James Ellroy, the demon dog of American literature, they graciously made an exception.

"...They don't normally let dogs in the LBJ Library and..."

June 29, 2001 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

All the Gory Details

The Maestro of movie make-up Tom Savini talks about George Romero, the increasing popularity of CGI, and what it felt like to shoot a crotch-gun.

"...A man jumps onto the hood of a car and fires both barrels of..."

March 24, 2000 Screens Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Survival of the Fittest?

The unlikely story behind the Austin-based black comedy, Natural Selection.

"...It is, by all accounts, an unlikely story: During the 1996 Austin Heart of Film Screenwriters Conference and..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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