Faster Than Sound: Sanctifying Saliyah

The electronic producer focuses inward on a striking sophomore EP

"...really reflects that devotional process," says the Dallas-raised trans musician. "I literally felt like I was being reborn, coming..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Be Filled With Dredd For Other Worlds

Judge Dredd retrospective plus new hits for SF fest

"...The law is coming to Other Worlds Film Festival: yes, the local SF festival (running Dec. 1-6) is..."

Nov. 11, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

We Have an Issue: Honoring RBG

The stakes have raised even higher for the most consequential election in a lifetime

"...ballot, Proposition B, that would fund sidewalk improvements, bikways, urban trails, and other mobility projects.) Clark-Madison also takes the..."

Sept. 25, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...So wrote late Chronicle Music godmother Margaret Moser in a 2011 cover story about..."

Sept. 18, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The 30th Anniversary of the Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival Goes Virtual

Hot sauce and silver linings

"...alt-weekly created a way to completely reconfigure our fan-favorite festival into a super fun virtual event and really celebrate..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

We Have an Issue: Staying Present, Preparing for the Future

This week’s cover story looks at how the pandemic is shaping architecture and design

"...a piece about how pandemics inform architecture, design, and urban planning, and how one Austin architectural and design firm..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

Star Parks Soundtracks I Used To Go Here

Austin's Andy Bianculli on the ups and downs of movie music

"...was referring to the canceled South by Southwest Film Festival world premiere of I Used to Go Here, the..."

July 30, 2020 Screens Post by Kevin Curtin

We Have an Issue: Meet the Interns

COVID may have robbed our summer interns of the hands-on experience of putting out a paper, but they're making the most out of their virtual internship

"...and Irielle Wesley's recent profile of East Austin farm Urban Roots' cook-at-home virtual series. It's good stuff, all of..."

July 10, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...ACL a No-Go: On Wednesday, Austin City Limits Music Festival announced it will not take place in 2020,..."

July 3, 2020 News Feature

SXSW Announces Film Award Winners

Shithouse takes top narrative honors

"...While the festival itself was canceled, the decision was made to continue..."

March 24, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

City of Austin Proclaims "Local Disaster," Cancels SXSW in Response to Coronavirus Fears

City officials emphasize preparedness, not panic

"...unofficial – that occur alongside the annual conference and festival. The sanctioned events will presumably undergo review by the..."

March 6, 2020 SXSW Post by Austin Sanders

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

Spring is the season for Texas travel

"...the next 23 years he single-handedly built a maize-like urban oasis using found objects and discarded items. His passion..."

Feb. 29, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

As Charlie Jones Exits C3, He Traces His Journey From College Station to Founding ACL Fest

Leaving the music promotions empire he helped build, Jones begins his new events company, Four Leaf

"...the hero leaves College Station and builds a global music promotions empire that he exited two weeks ago...."

Feb. 28, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Video: ATX6 Addresses “That Gun In Your Hand”

Local music ambassador project addresses school shootings

"...ATX6 is a local audiovisual project sending six homegrown musicians to three international music festivals each year. This year’s..."

Feb. 12, 2020 Music Post by Chris Brecht

How the Red River Cultural District Was Made

Decades of off-kilter activity and music activism culminate in our current concert hub

"...to a sweeping view of our city's last concentrated music corridor. It's a panorama of Red River, with a..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Features Feature by Rachel Rascoe

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 should go..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Music Feature

Video: Local Music Ambassadors Project ATX6 Prep for Reeperbahn

Or is Hamburg’s red-light district fest prepping for the ATX6?

"...Project ATX6 is an annual music and documentary project exporting six Austin acts to international..."

Jan. 8, 2020 Music Post by Chris Brecht

Entertain the Family With These Thanksgiving Weekend Events Around Austin

From holiday lights to puppy yoga, there’s something for everybody

"...at Zilker Park on Dec. 1 at 6pm. Pre-event music from the Austin Civic Wind Ensemble starts at 5:30pm...."

Nov. 26, 2019 Chron Events Post by Addie Costello

Top 20 Austin Breweries

Gird your liver for our annual Central Texas brewery power rankings

"...in Hays County instead of Hops & Grainworld in urban Austin. The good news is that they continue to..."

Nov. 12, 2019 Food Post by Eric Puga

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

"...Street Community Redevelopment Plan – better known as the Urban Renewal Plan...."

Oct. 18, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Iron Age's Seminal Album Reverberates Through Texas' Metal Scene

The Sleeping Eye turns 10 with a reissue, its creators and other Texas metal icons consider its influence

"...out onto ranches and farms. Contrast that to the urban sprawl of the Texas capital, and it's no wonder..."

Oct. 18, 2019 Music Feature by Michael Toland

The Butcher’s Ball Is a Carnivore’s Paradise

Rockin’ Star Ranch hosts the ultimate Texas meat-up on Sunday

"...butchery demonstrations, craft beer and wine and cocktails, live music, and the whole spectacle of tasty goodness revealing itself..."

Oct. 14, 2019 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Introducing the 2019 Class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

The stories behind the art transformers of this year's Hall of Fame inductees

"...Austin dancers to perform at the Irish Youth Dance Festival, and at LISTROS and APT in Berlin. And her..."

May 24, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Utopia Fest Announces 2019 Music Roster

Mikaela Davis, Brownout, and Toubab Krewe highlight lineup

"...Utopia Fest is different this year in that it’s..."

May 21, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Rancho Alegre Fights to Be the Cadillac of Conjunto Festivals

The music fest returns the native Texas genre Downtown where it once flourished

"...about missing the family's annual sojourn to see conjunto music legend Johnny Degollado. How could he get "The Montopolis..."

May 3, 2019 Music Feature by César E. López Linares

Faster Than Sound: Jackie Venson Solos

Local blues hero goes solo to cut costs, city polls on use of $12 million earmarked for the arts, and the U.S. State Dept. blocks Palestinian artist Dirar Kalash from the Fusebox Festival

"...now a DJ with a guitar, but with original music," summarizes the singer in her genuinely cheerful sarcasm. "If..."

April 12, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Music, Spirituality, and Social Justice Meet at New Story Festival

Three-day mash-up offers holistic approach to change

"...That's the theory behind the New Story Festival, a three-day mash-up of music, spirituality, art, and environmental..."

March 29, 2019 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Faster Than Sound: What Sparked Joy at SXSW Music

Marie Kondo-ing my Festival experience, with scooters and shooters in the giveaway pile

"...South by Southwest's attempts to winnow official Music Fest offerings over the past several years played out..."

March 22, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

A Guide to Getting a Beer During SXSW

Ditch the convention center and check these brewpubs

"...disruptors, spring breaking "WorldStar!" interjectors, toddler bloggers, meme stockbrokers, urban beekeeping podcasters, and one of either Alien Ant Farm..."

March 15, 2019 Food Feature by Eric Puga

SXSW Music Churns Out 8th Artist List

Ho99o9, Questlove, Nothing, and Get Up Kids join the action

"...and Midwestern emo vets the Get Up Kids. The music festival and conference, now just 25 days out, jacks..."

Feb. 14, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

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