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Doc explores the unknowable comic genius Andy Kaufman

"...laugh, but not because he was funny. He wanted them to laugh because it’s the noise that emerges from..."

March 28, 2025 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

St. Paddy’s Day, SXSnacks, Sailor Moon, and More Weekend Events

Our recommendations for the waning days of the Fest

"...Friday 14, Paramount Theatre..."

March 14, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Walkabouts, Rallies, and Carnaval in This Weekend’s Recommended Events

The chilly weekend is heating up

"...Through March 22, Hyde Park Theatre..."

Feb. 21, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Golden Girls on Stage, Xmas Parties Galore, Satangeddon, and More Events

Your recommended arts events for the weekend

"...Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue..."

Dec. 13, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Art, Theatre, Film, and More Events for the Weekend

Take a peek at our recommended events

"...from ancient Rome” whose name makes up two-thirds of the show’s title, this capsule collection utilizes both video work..."

Nov. 29, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Austin’s Best Breweries of 2024, Power Ranked!

Welcome to Top of the Hops IX

"...Click here to jump straight to the brewery rankings...."

Oct. 17, 2024 Food Post by Eric Puga

Dua Lipa, Reneé Rapp, and More From Saturday at ACL

Hump day brought more heat and fiery kiss-offs

"...12:50pm, and Idris Ennolandy Vicuña, aka Eyedress, moved from the 2 o’clock hour to the folk trio’s vacant 4:20pm..."

Oct. 6, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

The Off Beat: Beo Lerman’s Queer Werewolf Rom-Com

Women and queer creative showcase the Front Festival returns Labor Day weekend

"...The Front Festival, Future Front Texas’ annual Labor Day weekend..."

Aug. 30, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

Theatre Review: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Musical: The Aerial Show

Sky Candy brings Buffy the Musical to the skies

"...Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Musical: The Aerial Show. “The title..."

July 12, 2024 Arts Feature by Aaron Sullivan

Megan Thee Stallion Was More Than a Hot Girl at Moody Center

It's the summer, so we had to get hot with the stage titan

"...In the sultry early evening of a mid-June Thursday, ladies and..."

June 14, 2024 Music Post by Cy White

The Luv Doc: Moby Dick McConaughey

People have been spinning tall tales about celebrities in Austin for years

"...she heard that Taylor Kitsch used to live near there. I haven’t found any evidence that’s even true, but..."

May 17, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

Courtney Barnett, Kurt Vile, Lido Pimienta, and More Austin Psych Fest Reviews

Dispatches from three days at the Far Out Lounge

"...here!” We’d missed out on such onstage banter in the since-2015 gap after Austin Psych Fest rebranded to Levitation...."

April 29, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Only God Was Above Us at Vampire Weekend’s Eclipse Show

The “Cocaine Cowboys” celebrated new album at high noon

"...within a solar eclipse’s path of totality, and that the NYC-launched, Beverly Hills-based band Vampire Weekend would perform here..."

April 9, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Understanding the Science Behind the Total Solar Eclipse

Front-row seat to a celestial show

"...explains that she’s going to see “a hole in the sky with fire shooting out of it.”..."

April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by Robyn Ross

A Drag Tribute, Eclipse Events Galore, and More Local Happenings

Get your glasses and find your totality

"...I’ve analyzed the projections and looked at all the research: My conclusion..."

April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus

The legendary composer delivers his final performance in a stirring concert documentary

"...how his music made me feel. As an eight-year-old watching Bernardo Bertolucci’s The Last Emperor (too young), I had..."

March 29, 2024 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Amyl & the Sniffers, Beach Fossils, the Veldt, and More Reviews From Levitation’s Saturday and Sunday

Standout sets to wrap the Halloweekend music festival

"...From packing into the dusty Stubb’s mosh pit to rain sheltering under the..."

Oct. 30, 2023 Music Post by Genevieve Wood

The Church, yeule, Codeine, and More Highlights From Levitation’s Thursday and Friday

Standout sets from the multi-venue Austin festival’s opening dates

"...Call it a curse or just seasonality, the almost-annual presence of storms during Levitation luckily narrowly avoided..."

Oct. 28, 2023 Music Post by Genevieve Wood

Watch This: The Hushabyes Debut on Lindsey Verrill’s New New Sincerity Label

The Jenny Carson-led band premieres an ominous video for “Sleep”

"...The Hushabyes may be the most aptly named band in..."

Oct. 19, 2023 Music Post by Doug Freeman

A Very Special Frasier at We Luv Video

130 animators come together for a tribute to the sitcom

"...– a gigantic, collaborative project recreating an episode of the beloved sitcom Frasier through animation – she had no..."

Oct. 6, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Unknown Country

Lily Gladstone takes a road trip through small, meaningful stories

"...Hybrid docu-drama The Unknown Country is a contemplative film. Following the journey..."

Aug. 4, 2023 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Review: The Stage Austin's The Real Inspector Hound

The director, not the dead guy, is the victim in Tom Stoppard's vicious critique of critics

"...doubt laid awake at night formulating passive-aggressive revenge on the reviewer...."

July 28, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, July 21-27

"...CANCER (June 21-July 22): The sometimes overly clever author Oscar Wilde said, "When the..."

July 21, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

The Luv Doc: Fake Dude

A cowboy hat is always appropriate attire

"...fake. Whenever me and my boyfriend go out with them as a couple he is always just a little..."

June 9, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

Calibrate Wellness Offers Radical Relief With Cannabis Edibles

Go green with these chef-created edibles designed for everyone

"...of self-love," as Calibrate Wellness puts it. More specifically, these are gourmet (legal) Delta-8 bites, each containing fewer than..."

March 31, 2023 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

The Most Memorable Moments of Levitation’s Thursday and Friday

King Gizzard, Godspeed You!, and more lengthy band names

"...During the first two nights of Halloweekend’s Levitation, the Chronicle music..."

Oct. 29, 2022 Music Post by Christina Garcia

The Most Memorable Moments of Sunday’s ACL Fest

Spoon, Buffalo Nichols, and Paramore’s devotional nostalgia

"...into an excellent afternoon. Texas-launched and beyond, here are the Chronicle music writers’ highlights from day three at Zilker..."

Oct. 10, 2022 Music Post by Christina Garcia

Luna Luna Moves From Dallas Origins to Riverside Headquarters to ACL Fest Debut

Indie-pop quartet makes “Commitment" to very-much-online Latinx audiences

"...cons. Trends pass, interest wanes, or in some cases, the music begins to fade into the background as it..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Music Feature by Nayeli Portillo

A Walk Through the Wildflower Center's Field of Light

Acclaimed artist Bruce Munro basks in the evening glow with his new installation

"...A rare blossom is flowering at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. It is not indigenous..."

Sept. 16, 2022 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Playhouse Opens New Venue with Lowell Bartholomee’s Previews of Departing Attractions

You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll … possibly think of Walter Matthau?

"...been making people remember what it’s like – if they ever, for a second, forgot – to feel sorrow..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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