TENGGER, Bar Italia, LAIR, and More Reviews From Wednesday of SXSW

Hump day’s most memorable music fest moments

"...of Central Presbyterian to the Eastside’s Revival Coffee to West Campus staple Hole in the Wall, the Chronicle music..."

March 14, 2024 Music Post by Dan Gentile

The Exquisite Torments of Ken Paxton

Why is everybody so mean to the Texas Attorney General?

"...Patrick’s explosion was only the final indication that the fix was..."

Sept. 18, 2023 News Post by Michael King

Malik Baptiste’s Statement of Self and Four More Songs From Austin Artists

New music picks from Holy Wave, Explosions in the Sky, and more

"...closing ad-lib, "Let the story begin," nods to Kanye West mentor No I.D., who releases Baptiste's music on his..."

July 28, 2023 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

Catch up on Texas travel news and plan some spring sightseeing

"...through mid-April. It is all a part of the explosion of color at the Dallas tree museum. The Dallas..."

April 2, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Fest, Eastside Kings Festival, HAAM Day, Vein.fm, Monte Warden & the Dangerous Few, and more

"...at Antone's, while afterpartying Tuesday at Justine's, the blues explosion localizes outdoors at 12th and Chicon on Saturday and..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Poser

Arthouse Single White Female is more form than concept

"...Part defanged Ingrid Goes West, part Our Band Could Be Your Life (and you..."

July 8, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Three Music Writers Descend Into the NFT Craze at SXSW

One NFT-fatigued, one NFT-Curious, and NFT-skeptical

"...that, I feel like there’s going to be an explosion of new creativity as people are going to be..."

March 18, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

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

"...a six year break from movies, SXSW regular Ti West (The Innkeepers, In a Valley of Violence, House of..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

What We’re Listening to Right Now

Blakchyl x Hyah!, Empyrrean, Homemade Bangs, the Applicators, and more sounds for your week

"...The starry-eyed underbelly of a lovesick West Campus bedroom-pop scene bestows an earnest tune for the..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

A Soccer Stadium Built in Line With Austin's Love of the Outdoors

How Gensler architecture's home for the Verde keeps it green

"...a 1950s chemical plant that was abandoned after an explosion in 1985 – quite a different proposition...."

June 18, 2021 Features Feature by Robert Faires

Beyond the Horizon with Denny Freeman

Austin lodestar offered the theories of life through a guitar

"...second half of the Seventies in Austin experienced a mini-explosion of national attention and growth. Willie Nelson world became..."

April 27, 2021 Music Post by Bill Bentley

Checking In: Young Jazz Lions Atlas Maior Double Down

Bandleader Joshua Thomson forges a pandemic soundtrack

"...fundraiser for the people affected by the Beirut, Lebanon, explosion. Of course it’s a slippery slope, and safety is..."

Dec. 8, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Westside City Council Races Go to Polarized Run-Offs

Districts 6 and 10 head to another race

"...In Northwest Austin's District 6 City Council race, incumbent Jimmy Flannigan..."

Nov. 6, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Seeing the Future of Politics in SXSW Documentary Boys State

Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine look at the state of boys

"...their town stressed to shatter point by a population explosion. Yet Texas Boys State only lasts a week, and..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Vulcan Video Closes

Multiple staff members confirm end of beloved rental store

"...undeniable. Founded in 1985, it was part of the explosion of small VHS rental stores: However, most of those..."

April 7, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

25 Restaurants to Help You Eat Your Way Around the Domain in Austin

Sips, bites, sweets, and other food options from around the globe

"...The explosion of options for sips, bites, and sweets at the..."

July 5, 2019 Food Feature by The Food Staff

Hot Luck Music Headliners Dig Into the Festival Menu

Talking turkey with Archers of Loaf, Erika Wennerstrom, Robert Ellis, Sunflower Bean, the Suffers, and PJ Morton

"...blows me away." – Doug Freeman Erika WennerstromBarracuda, Thursday 23; Western Youth opens [inset-2-right]..."

May 24, 2019 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Mercy Chefs Opens Disaster Relief Mobile Kitchen in Wimberley

Chef Jay Bachman joins ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wed., May 15

"...responded to disasters in Texas including the fertilizer plant explosion in West Texas, the Houston floods, and most recently,..."

May 15, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda

The Growing State of Downtown

Downtown Austin Alliance releases status report on development

"...I-35 on the east, and Lamar Blvd. on the west. The report is filled with statistics illustrating the region’s..."

April 30, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

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..."

March 22, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

Mardi Gras to St. Paddy's and much, much more

"...Country music and West Texas go together like oil and the Permian Basin...."

March 1, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

The Past, Present, and Future of Waller and Shoal Creeks

Finally doing right by Austin's waterways

"...and engagement on Downtown's eastern edge (and the Eastside's western edge) comes with a $246 million price tag for..."

Nov. 30, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Chronicle Endorsements: Austin ISD and Austin Community College Boards

School’s in session

"...budget, close racial achievement gaps, and bridge the district's east/west divide. His opponent LaTisha Anderson is a passionate and..."

Oct. 19, 2018 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Austin's Artspace Crisis and Microvenues

Are home art galleries and mini-performance venues the answer to the space crunch?

"...cultural hive back in the 1890s – the recent explosion of microvenues suggests a specific pushback against 21st century..."

June 22, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

After Two-Year Hiatus Levitation Hits the Clubs

Droning on with Slowdive, Electric Wizard, Ian Svenonius, and Bedouine

"...Liz Buckingham's home studio in the UK quartet's native West Country, last November's ninth LP Wizard Bloody Wizard boasts..."

April 27, 2018 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Sound on Sound Review: Japandroids

Anthem after anthem after anthem

"...From “North East South West” to “The Nights of Wine & Roses” and “No..."

Nov. 12, 2017 Music Post by Michael Toland

Page Two: Hey Hey, My My

Jonathan Demme will never die

"...cab on our way to St. Mary's Church on West 126th Street, Sandy noted that though I had been..."

May 12, 2017 Column by Louis Black

Revolutionizing Batteries With Sodium

UT professor looks to jump from the lab to the marketplace

"...by President Barack Obama. His work helped enable the explosion of wireless electronic devices we so often take for..."

April 21, 2017 Screens Feature by Ashley Moreno

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...Savoy Brown, Sarah-Eve Gazitt, Annette Toutonghi, Harry Curtis, Ronin West, Shayla Timbermoon (World Premiere)..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Gospel According to Kanye

Rapper levitates the Frank Erwin Center

"...Kanye West telegraphs when he’s about to send an arena into..."

Sept. 22, 2016 Music Post by Bryan Rolli

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