All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...has just added gaming and international intrigue drama Tetris to its headliners as part of today's second round of..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Virtual Brands and Pop-Ups Are Making Southeast Asian Street Food Accessible to Austin

Downloading hawker culture

"...Malaysia, and Indonesia, hawker stalls are the ultimate democratizer: Young urban professionals, government workers, schoolchildren, and apron-clad grandmas alike..."

June 3, 2022 Food Feature by Clara Wang

East Austin's Rocheli Patisserie Brings Haute Couture to French Pastry

The Garcia family weathers multiple storms to open their paean to luxury

"...lavishly French than spinning the sugary aesthetics of Marie Antoinette into the understated chic of Coco Chanel to create..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Food Feature by Jessi Devenyns

Austin Mushrooms With a View to the Future

Smallhold brings the fruits of fancy fungus to Austin

"...stunned by the sight of what sits upon the metal storage system within that illuminated and climate-controlled space: bloom..."

March 26, 2021 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

AISD's Stay-Home Stance Doesn't Extend to Sports

Come out and play!

"...largely empty as the city weathers its worst days to date of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the district's fields,..."

Jan. 22, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

A Summer of Protests to Reclaim Power From the Police

"Whose streets? Our streets."

"...Brenda Ramos wanted to talk about the loss of her son, Mike, about..."

Sept. 11, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Nancy Pelosi Brings Down the House at TribFest

Speaker talks impeachment, turning Texas blue in 2020

"...True story! When I was in college, in San Francisco, one..."

Sept. 29, 2019 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Faster Than Sound: 15 SXSW Buzz Bands to Cure Millennial Burnout

By legs, Lyft, or Lime scooter, get to the following 15 acts

"..."Millennial burnout," a new affliction just becoming known to medical science, went viral in January among twenty- and..."

March 8, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...chiller Us will be this year's opening night movie, today the festival confirmed it will close with the new..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Found Footage Festival Comes to Austin

Traveling showcase of video hilarity screens at the North Door

"...Some things are better found. Videotapes, for instance. Rather than..."

Nov. 30, 2018 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Boz Scaggs Doesn't Mean to Be Argumentative

The Texan parses blues, R&B, and rock & roll ahead of two Austin shows

"...Scaggs of Plano, Texas, born William Royce Scaggs in Canton, Ohio, warming up to the subject of his long..."

Oct. 19, 2018 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Heading Down to Rock Steady Row

Director Trevor Stevens on his post-Apocalyptic college comedy

"...quite the inferno, but it’s definitely a wasteland where you can’t trust anyone...."

July 25, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

John Doe Moves to Austin

X’s “man of the world” contemplates life in Big Boys country

"...“Oh, come on! It ain’t that cold is it?” John Doe..."

Feb. 9, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

10 Essential Acts to See at ACL Fest

Must-see visiting acts at Zilker Park, from Kendrick Lamar to Rina Sawayama

"...Austin’s leading A-list outdoor festival returns October 6-8 and 13-15. Headliners Kendrick Lamar, Foo Fighters, Alanis..."

Oct. 6, 2023 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

“VerDos” Brings the Energy at Fraction of the Price

It’s well worth a trip to see Austin FC II in action

"...at Q2 Stadium are many things. Entertaining? Sure. Loud? You bet. Affordable? Eh ... not exactly. For the tens..."

April 7, 2023 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Austin Music: What We're Listening to This Week

Abhi the Nomad, Animals on TV, Susannah Joffe, Nané, and more recommended tunes

"...Intercontinental transplant and Austin resident Abhi the Nomad brings a feel-good album for a what-the-fuck time. Rife with..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Tumble 22 Brings the Chickens and the Heat to Lake Austin Boulevard

Former Magnolia Cafe waiter noms his way through meat and memories

"...for 12 years before staggering, a couple decades ago, into the offices of the Austin Chronicle and a career..."

Nov. 9, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Community Cinema Brings the Drive-In to East Austin

Outdoor projection is nothing new to the Community First! Village

"...its expertise in hosting screenings in its outdoor amphitheater to its newest venture: a drive-in cinema...."

Aug. 24, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

All Power to the People

AFS Doc Nights brings out the Black Panthers

"...free negro. I was making up my own rules. You couldn't get in, I couldn't get out. But in..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Screens Feature by Kahron Spearman

Is the Third 'Graphic Canon' a Decent End to the Ambitious Project?

Does this collection of illustrated literary classics succeed?

"...Verdict: Russ Kick brings it on home – to the home library –..."

April 22, 2013 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

How to Keep Water in Central Texas

Long-range planning tries to cover multiple bases, but some say environment is left out

"...Every year brings more people to Central Texas, and with them more..."

Sept. 2, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

This Is You

Waterloo Records marks 20 years as Austin's premiere record retail outlet.

"...15,000 copies of his album Lonelyland out of one store alone. Care to guess which one? Hint: It's located..."

April 5, 2002 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Five Steps to a Sluttier You

Online smut shopping: a fashion emergency of the sexy kind

"...When Frederick's of Hollywood entrepreneur Frederick Mellinger opened his fantasy boutique in 1946, Victoria had no..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Screens Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Which Woody?

Live Oak Theatre Celebrates Guthrie, but Which One?

"...illustration by Roy Tompkins..."

March 28, 1997 Arts Feature by Brett Holloway-Reeves

What’s a Grand Jury, and Is It Being Manipulated to Indict Police Officers?

More cops are being indicted, but why all the secrecy?

"...Ken Ervin stood before a group of reporters this past February, fellow..."

June 24, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Families Facing Formula Shortage Turn to Local Milk Bank

Austin's milk bank has seen a 700% increase in postpartum mothers wishing to donate milk

"...shortage that began with a product recall has snowballed into a national crisis, with the Biden administration flying in..."

May 27, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Top 10 Festival Films of 2021 You Haven't Seen Yet

From retro horror to COVID survival, the best of the fests

"...(even if events like Sundance and Slamdance have had to go virtual). But that doesn't mean we're done with..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Concourse Project Brings the Raver Spirit Back to Austin

High-capacity event space looks to diversify their sound

"...Handed the limp remains of a party mecca, Kelly Gray and Andrew Parsons handed back a 2,000-capacity*..."

Nov. 5, 2021 Music Feature by Christina Garcia

Austin ISD Leans in to Win Back Families, Boost Enrollment

Every student counts

"...It is 8am, and the Joslin Elementary library is waiting, patiently, for elusive families...."

Aug. 13, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Hog Book Aims to Encourage Hunting and Eating Feral Hogs

Jesse Griffiths wants you to #EatAHogSaveTheWorld

"...of Dai Due, said of the past year. Despite some necessary pandemic adjustments, both his East Austin restaurant and..."

Aug. 6, 2021 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

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