A CelebrASIA, Taste of Mexico, and Lesbian Wedding Highlight Our Community Events

Fests, gatherings, classes, and more

"...new decade in Cowboy Carter style: Come out in Western wear from 10pm to 2am to dance to a..."

May 17, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Fake News!

"...Our University will not be occupied,' the president added." Western Journal, April 25, 2024 Which is why I read..."

April 26, 2024 Postmarks

Challengers

Luca Guadagnino’s silly romance may turn you off sex and tennis both

"...(less a film, more a Gucci ad riffing on Western vampire classic Near Dark), he rolls into the courtside..."

April 26, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Verde Report: Behind the Numbers of Austin FC’s Latest Hot Streak

The Verde and Black are still surprising us

"...the club was making its improbable run to the Western Conference’s No. 2 seed and a conference finals appearance,..."

April 26, 2024 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

A commando unit takes on the Nazis in this hyperviolent Guy Ritchie action-comedy

"...jangling like spurs, in concert with Christopher Benstead’s spaghetti western flavored score. The audio cue is amusingly on-the-nose: Gus..."

April 19, 2024 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Bill Would Connect ERCOT to U.S. Electric Grids

Environmental and labor groups support cost-saving bill

"...The bill would connect the Texas grid to the Western Interconnection grid, which includes New Mexico, California, Arizona, and..."

Feb. 22, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

Back in Austin, the Ameripolitan Awards Define a Musical Spirit

Show's 10th anniversary return uplifts largely outsider roots sounds

"...expanded to embrace a broad sweep loosely umbrellaed by Western swing, rockabilly, and outlaw. Although the category sometimes leads..."

Feb. 19, 2024 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Out of Darkness

Stone Age survival horror echoes through history

"...coastal wilds and pine forests near Gairloch on the western coast of Scotland serving as the ancient north, Out..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Ameripolitan Awards Return to Austin for Ceremony’s 10th Anniversary

Ray Benson, Augie Meyers, and Flaco Jiménez will be honored Feb. 18

"...event in 2014 to recognize the best contemporary honky-tonk, Western swing, rockabilly, and outlaw artists. Taking place at ACL..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Day Trips & Beyond: November Events Roundup

Learn something new and explore what's out there this fall

"...exhibit of costumes from Taylor Sheridan’s 1883 production, plus Western art and artifacts. The real stars of the show..."

Nov. 2, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Review: “If the Sky Were Orange”

Journalist Jeff Goodell curates the Blanton’s call to action on climate change

"...the works within history, politics, and science. John Gerrard's Western Flag, a digital simulation of a black smoke flag..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Arts Feature by Lina Fisher

Sudan Archives, Ben Kweller, and More Highlights From Saturday at ACL Fest

Texans Angel White, Blakchyl stood out under an annular eclipse

"...soul singer, provocative electro fiddler, commanding emcee, the 29-year-old Midwestern prodigy turned Tinseltown operative literally prowled the elevated platform...."

Oct. 15, 2023 Music Post by Doug Freeman

The Verde Report: How Austin FC Ended Up on the Brink of a Lost Season

The next match is a must-win

"...and vaulted itself as high as fifth in the Western Conference standings. Jon Gallagher had just been nominated to..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Fremont

Eccentric dramedy about an Afghan immigrant who works in a fortune cookie company

"...Mo, each exploring the culture of displaced communities in Western countries. In both cases, the pain of exile is..."

Sept. 8, 2023 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Verde Report: Rodolfo Borrell Delivers Sobering Assessment of Austin FC's Future

Sporting director braces fans for a roster remodel

"...the only team to finish above them in the Western Conference. Despite that loss, ATXFC entered the offseason with..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

At Adagio Salumi, Patience Is a Virtue

The butcher, the engineer, their passion, and their hog farm

"...is steeped in the genesis of salumi in the western world. Around 160BC, Cato the Elder wrote De Agri..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Food Feature by Evan Rodriguez

SH 45 Gap Project Moves Ahead Despite Dubious Regional Cooperation

Out of the loop

"...the works since the 1980s, would effectively create a western loop, which proponents – mostly Hays County Commissioner Walt..."

June 23, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Kandahar

Tense exploration of Afghanistan's chaos camouflaged as an action flick

"...LaFortune presents an undeniably Western perspective on modern Islam's existential crisis between traditionalists, modernizers,..."

May 26, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Best Things We Saw at Austin Psych Fest 2023

Toro y Moi, Automatic, and more highlight homegrown festival’s return

"...and an American bassist, Touré deftly swirled flavors of Western blues and psychedelia into his 21st century take on..."

May 1, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Nine Essential Albums From Willie Nelson’s 90 Years

Wishing the Texas outlaw icon a Willie nice birthday

"...of Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel’s mission unstoppable: Western Swing. Pioneered by Lone Star statesmen Milton Brown and..."

April 28, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

The Verde Report: Predictable Austin FC Isn’t Just Playing Badly. It’s Playing Boring.

Is it time to hit the panic button?

"...On the one hand, a glance at the Western Conference standings offers little cause for panic. Austin FC..."

March 31, 2023 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Unofficial Parties & Free Shows to See During South by Southwest

The Chronicle’s recommended concerts for the coming week

"...healing, spiritual ethos, and Brennen Leigh rolls her traditional Western ballads and honky-tonk-infused country back to town from Nashville...."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Jesus Revolution

Tedious retelling of the era of the Jesus freaks preaches to the choir

"...and rock & roll in Jesus Revolution resembles the Western world’s visual conception of Christianity’s most emblematic figure: shoulder-length..."

Feb. 24, 2023 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Sundance 2023 Review: Iron Butterflies

Experimental doc unfurls Russian lies about the downing of Flight MH17

"...a fighter, that it was a bomb planted by Western intelligence, that MH17 was taken by aliens, that up..."

Jan. 30, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Pale Blue Eye

Star-studded horror finds Edgar Allan Poe in a Gothic mystery of his own

"...director – Hostiles remains one of my favorite modern Westerns – his mid-career pivot to horror continues to be..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

World Cup Watch: On Top of the World

Well, how about that Argentina?

"...with Qatar's obvious desire to gain public acceptance in Western media and culture? Will they continue to bend toward..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Sports Feature by Nick Barbaro

Marjorie Baumgarten's Top 10 Films of 2022

"...7) All Quiet on the Western Front An invented subplot not in the novel or..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Screens Feature

What About Us?

"...even mentioned. TXHD 19 is a new district covering Western Travis County, the county where Austin is located, but..."

Oct. 21, 2022 Postmarks

The Verde Report: MVP or Not, Sebastián Driussi Is Something Better for Austin FC

Wolff: “When it’s crunch time, the guy delivers”

"...FC takes on in-state rivals FC Dallas in a Western Conference Semifinal, 7pm Sunday at Q2 Stadium, after the..."

Oct. 21, 2022 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

The Verde Report: Austin FC’s Playoff Debut Is a Moment Five Years in the Making

The Verde and Black take on Real Salt Lake Sunday afternoon at Q2 Stadium

"...season by cruising to a top-two seed in the Western Conference, and with it comes the opportunity to play..."

Oct. 14, 2022 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

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