The Austin Chronic: Austin Documentarian Links Up With Jimmy Kimmel for Reality Series High Hopes

New Hulu show captures organic humor among dispensary misfits

"...the RV pitchman who’d castigate himself for flubbing lines (“Why don’t I say it FUCKIN’ RIGHT!?!”) and help him..."

April 19, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

Geto Gala, Two Step Inn, and a 420 Smokeout Headline Our Crucial Concerts

From country to hip-hop to sludge metal, get some ideas for your week in live music

"...Santana frequently graces the Monks Jazz stage, which is why she’s throwing herself a birthday party alongside keyboardist Marcell..."

April 19, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

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

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

"...as Steppenwolf suggested and still be a total stay-at-home? Why, with a recreational vehicle, of course! That’s an RV,..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...Dan Winters Showrunner/Director: Pagan Danielle HarlemanProducers: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin, Anna Barnes, Gene Gallerano, Brent Kunkle, Suzanne Giordano..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: Belief Is Magic

Nobody comes to Jesus because of the rigorous scientific scrutiny of the Christian religion

"...magic and stay for the salvation. In the King Jimmy Bible – you know, the one favored by all..."

Dec. 22, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

Chasing the Story of Chop & Steele

Ben Steinbauer and Berndt Mader tell a goofy First Amendment story

"...our baby, ‘Wait, you were going to prank me? Why didn’t you tell me?’ And she said, ‘Well, I..."

May 10, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Cyrus Gray Hasn’t Been Convicted of a Crime, but He Spent Years in Jail

Now he is an advocate for the rights of the accused

"...at a trial six months earlier. He didn't explain why he is currently free. And he didn't talk about..."

March 3, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...Rivera, Tony Shalhoub, Matt Walsh, Pepe Serna, Bobby Soto, Jimmy Gonzales, Brice Gonzalez (World Premiere)..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Raul's in Overdrive: "AUSTIN IS UN-MELLOWING OUT!"

In 1978, visits from Patti Smith and Elvis Costello plus the Austin Punk Scene’s first record could mean “AUSTIN IS UN-MELLOWING OUT!”

"...So why didn't the album drop in January 1979, as Gracey..."

Dec. 30, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Raul's in Overdrive: "Have a Good Time, Get in Free, and Drink Some Beer"

Enter 1978, when Austin punk meets San Antonio’s the Next and Dallas’ the Nervebreakers

"...anthemic "My Girlfriend Is a Rock," "Hijack the Radio!" "Why Am I So Flipped?" – are raw bursts of..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Top Texas Drummer Ernie Durawa Turns 80

The Sunday Antone's celebration benefits nonprofit HOME

"...its own hall of fame nonetheless. John Belushi and Jimmy Kimmel grin from framed backstage photos, and heartfelt thanks..."

Dec. 2, 2022 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Angela Strehli's Comeback Ace of Blues Revives Antone's Records

"At Antone's down in Texas, my friends call me the queen"

"...Jimmy Reed, Otis Rush, Eddie Taylor, and more decorate the..."

Nov. 11, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Booze You Can Use: A Few Choice Local Views

Sufficient Texas tipples to topple any tedium

"...vodka” is international in scope and nonpareil in power. Why, they’re so big and bold now that they even..."

Oct. 13, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin's Airport Art Program Makes Every Flight a Trip to the Gallery

Got some time at AUS? There's many distractions in plane sight.

"...eyes on an array of large landscapes by Austin's Jimmy Jalapeeno after you've trudged through another security line with..."

Sept. 2, 2022 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Thirteen Lives

Ron Howard's breathtaking recounting of the Tham Luang cave rescue

"...It's not hard to see why Ron Howard would want to direct Thirteen Lives, the..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Easter Sunday

Jo Koy's family comedy feels more like a TV pilot than a movie

"...Koy, Tia Carrere, Lydia Gaston, Eugene Cordero, Tiffany Haddish, Jimmy O. Yang, Brandon Wardell, Eva Noblezada and Jay Chandrasekhar...."

Aug. 5, 2022 Movie Review by Sarah Jane

How Estate Services of Austin Finds New Homes for Treasures Left Behind

In the saddest times, Carl McQueary and the Estate Services team are there to help

"...science at West Texas State University when a friend, Jimmy Reid, invited him to his grandfather's farm for a..."

July 22, 2022 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Be It Flood or Fire, Austin Is Preparing for Disasters to Come

Austin residents must be prepared for hell or high water

"...Council colleague Mackenzie Kelly owes her 2020 victory over Jimmy Flannigan to neighbors in one such community, River Place,..."

May 27, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

A Culture 50 Years in the Making: The Kerrville Folk Festival Experience

Life-altering and deep-listening scenes from the oldest music festival in Texas

"...Kerrville attendee, songwriter, and multifaceted artist Steve Brooks, who Jimmy LaFave extolled as "a wordsmith of the first order."..."

May 20, 2022 Music Feature by Hank Erwin

Heavy Lifting: The Hammond Organ Has a Special Place in Austin ... I Should Know

Austin's an epicenter for an instrument that stopped being manufactured 47 years ago

"...like the Allman Brothers, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, and Jimmy Smith. Eighteen years old and sneaking into clubs in..."

April 1, 2022 Music Feature by Red Young

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Friday

Seventies funk GOATs, queer nu metal, and so much more

"...their arm signed rather boggles the mind. Try catching Jimmy Page in such a compromising position. Yet there sat..."

March 19, 2022 SXSW Post by Thomas Fawcett

Three Music Writers Descend Into the NFT Craze at SXSW

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

"...about her own Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT on Jimmy Fallon, performd a local DJ set Wednesday night for..."

March 18, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Chef Nikki Is the Cannabis Alchemist

Celeb chef mixes science and flavor to create cannabis comfort food

"...the country – Dave [Chappelle] talked about it with Jimmy Fallon. They call it smack and cheese because if..."

March 14, 2022 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Charting an Earth-Based Trajectory Among the Stars in It's Quieter in the Twilight

All Earth’s voyagers must meet their end of days

"...South by Southwest Film Festival, tells us how and why, from the perspective of the team shepherding the vehicles..."

March 11, 2022 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Days of Being Wild: ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead Reflects on Source Tags & Codes

Twenty years after its release, the band and producer look back ... while always looking forward

"...Maybe there's a reason why ecstasy is the young person's synthetic molecule of choice...."

March 4, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

TikTok Talents, Metal Gods and Comedy Provocateurs Added as SXSW Keynotes and Speakers

With a week to go, the fest expands its speaker and podcast list

"...of The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why it Matter, and executive producer and host of The..."

March 1, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Celebrating National Margarita Day

Just – c’mon now – don’t refer to it as “wastin’ away again,” mmmkay?

"...Yes, since Austin is the city in which Jimmy Buffet wrote “Margaritaville,” of course we’re going to party..."

Feb. 21, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Lizzo, Beck Announced as SXSW Keynotes

Festival also adds cyberpunk pioneer Neil Stephenson

"...creatives, along with the Featured Speakers revealed today, exemplify why SXSW is an essential destination for global professionals.”..."

Feb. 15, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Finding More Eaze in the World of Experimental Pop

Austin composer Mari Maurice details her nonhierarchical obsessions

"...Maurice with homework. To listen to the ahead-of-its-time 1999 Jimmy Eat World album Clarity, which she says would be..."

Feb. 11, 2022 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Third Coast Grabs SRSLY, Jimmy John’s Goes Ooh-La-La, Spirited Steaks Sizzle thanks to Still Austin & Double J Ranch, and There’s Some Robot Rolling Up with Your Chicken Tikka Masala …

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...promotional stunt that’s a goddam hoot and a half: Jimmy John’s, that national fast-food chain, is staging something called..."

Feb. 9, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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