Plan Yourself a Hell of a Summer

Holy-moley, this is one smokin’ hot Summer Events Calendar

"...We’ve listed all kinds of summer events from musicals to burger competitions, all under our hot ol’ Texas sun,..."

May 16, 2025 Features Feature by Chronicle Staff

Qmmunity: The Optimist Weighs In

Staying positive these days is like being an 84-year-old Al Pacino trying to read names at the Oscars – a struggle!

"...I am feeling so normal lately. Life is the most normal it has ever been. Every day I..."

April 4, 2025 Column by James Scott

Qmmunity: Parton This Interruption

Qmmunity chats birthday girl Dolly Parton with Dolly of ATX, Brigitte Bandit

"...With Dolly Parton’s b-day coming up this weekend – Sunday, to be..."

Jan. 17, 2025 Column by James Scott

Witness This Weekend's Recommended Arts and Culture Events

Sarah Silverman, 80s Night, sustainable sculpting, and more

"...Bookgroup Discussion: Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto..."

Jan. 3, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Little Women, Big Games, and More Recommended Weekend Events

Get in the spirit with these arts and cultural happenings

"...Let’s not pit women against each other; we have room in our hearts to love all..."

Dec. 20, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Your Weekend Events Shopping Already Done for You!

Recommended arts and music events for your perusal

"...Who’s the big yellow bird with the giant feet, who loves..."

Sept. 20, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

K-Pop, Girl Talk, and Mario Kart Lead Our Recommended Events

Lots of stuff to do after 5

"...Monday 16, Antonelli’s South Lamar..."

Sept. 13, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Some Local Arts, Pride, and More Recommended Events

Plan your Austin weekend

"...Rachel Paxton and Will Beger..."

Aug. 9, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Verde Report: Austin FC Gives Osman Bukari SoCo Welcome, Announces CB Signing

Key signing fleshes out solid corner back roster

"...Austin FC rolled out the Verde carpet Tuesday afternoon for designated player and club-record..."

June 28, 2024 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Proms, Humps, and Queerbombs Highlight This Weekend's Events

21 ways to get out of the house

"...Through June 8, the Vortex..."

May 31, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Relays, Rides, and Rasslin' Headline This Week's Community Events

Recommended happenings around town

"...The Boyz of Austin Present: NuMetal vs. Ska..."

March 22, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Austin FC Season Kickoff, Black History Month, and More Community Events

Get out and about in Austin while the weather's good

"...In 1926, historian Carl Sandburg described President Abraham Lincoln’s male friendships as..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Qmmunity: Holigay Movie Review

Three LGBTQ holiday movies to throw on, plus one bad queer movie challenge

"...Holiday movies? Tired. Holigay movies? Wired! Your trusty editor James audited four ho-ho-homosexual movies, graded on quality and..."

Dec. 22, 2023 Column

Qmmunity: The Gay Place Rides Again

Original Chron legend Kate X Messer talks "Qmmunity"/"The Gay Place" origins

"...In the mid-Aughts, young Austin Chronicle journo Kate X Messer approached..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Column by James Scott

Fantastic Fest Gets Toxic With The Toxic Avenger

Fall of the House of Usher, The Creator added

"...Who said that you had to get rid of all the toxic people in your..."

Aug. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: Prep for Pride

Everyone loves a girlie with a plan, so make one for Austin Pride with these suggestions

"...Hi gay! Welcome to Pride part deux with hot Austin Pride events..."

Aug. 4, 2023 Column by James Scott

Sebastian Driussi Returns to Score Winning Goal for Austin FC Over Minnesota United

2-1 victory marks club’s third win in four MLS matches

"...Welcome back, Sebastián Driussi...."

June 1, 2023 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

Storming the Citadel With the Russo Brothers

How the new Prime series depends on global storytelling

"...knows what makes a good espionage thriller. First off? "The mystery. It's how the onion gets pulled apart as..."

May 5, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: Call Me

Opportunities for queer artists roll in alongside oodles of queer events

"...Boy howdy, this here phone's been ringing off the receiver with calls for queer artists. No worries to..."

May 5, 2023 Column by James Scott

Qmmunity: Celebrating Latinx Legends

Tatiana Cholula talks about refusing American assimilation in favor of celebrating Latinx culture through drag show Divina

"...Austin has no shortage of Latinx drag talent, but there wasn't always a platform for those performers to be..."

March 31, 2023 Column by James Scott

What We're Listening to This Week

Christeene, the Bad Lovers, and Churchwood in this week's worthwhile listens

"...for Black Lives Matter/ C is for cunts," growls the genre- and gender-bending Christeene in "Alphabets," leadoff from the..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Music Column by Genevieve Wood

Fantastic Fest Raises a Smile With First Announcement

The Banshees of Inisherin , V/H/S/99 , sharks, and more

"...Fantastic Fest is nearly upon us, and the cinematic celebration of all film bizarre, strange, and innovative..."

Aug. 16, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Public Notice: City Budget Season Continues

A primer on the schedule and the tax rates

"..."All attention at City Hall is on the budget," I wrote last week. And then the city's..."

July 29, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Market Forces vs. Residents – No Surprise Who's Ahead

Corporate investors, short-term rentals squeeze the market

"...Austin's housing crunch? On a very slim positive note, the Austin Business Journal reports the market "shows signs of..."

July 22, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Review: Zach Theatre’s The Sound of Music

New production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic tries to forget the Julie Andrews film, and finds new political relevance

"...Although The Sound of Music began as a 1959 Broadway production..."

July 1, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Austin FC Outlasts Minnesota United in Gritty Western Conference Clash

The Verde remain undefeated at home this season

"...The 20,000 strong Verde faithful weren’t treated to the most..."

April 11, 2022 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

Austin FC Goes Out in Style in Q2 Stadium Finale

RECAP: The Verde dominate Sporting Kansas City, 3-1

"...As the wail of bagpipes and the bite of sub-50-degree rain..."

Nov. 4, 2021 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

Black Midi Opened for Themselves as Orange Tree Boys Then Laid Subversive Musical Siege Upon Levitation

UK prog/jazz/post-punk iconoclasts entertainingly break the mold

"...Off Your Mind, called psychedelia “music that takes you to another place.” He elucidated by writing “making psychedelic art..."

Oct. 30, 2021 Music Post by Michael Toland

The Booze We Choose: Seven and Up

Liquor in the front … of your favorite cabinet, of course

"...of course we’re talking about distilled, liquid spirits here. The apotheosis of fermented plant material, painstakingly crafted. The fine..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Top 25 Austin Breweries of 2021

Our annual list of Central Texas’ top beers returns

"...Psst, hey. You hear the latest Austin Chronicle Power Rankings dropped? You’re looking right..."

Oct. 12, 2021 Food Post by Eric Puga

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