South by Psychedelics

Psychoactive substance research gets a spotlight at this year’s festival

"...annual meatspace kaleidoscope of culture and commerce, art and advertising, hope and hype that the world knows as South..."

March 8, 2024 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Rooster Teeth Shutting Down

Austin studio behind Red vs. Blue winding down after 21 years

"...very dependent on patronage and direct consumer spending, and advertising."..."

March 6, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...gallery space and creative consultancy, was recently vandalized. Windows advertising their new exhibition from Black queer artist Jeremy A...."

Feb. 16, 2024 News Feature

Commission Debates Guidelines for Opening the Live Music Fund to Venues

Stressing preference that aid goes primarily to musicians

"...and fees • General liability insurance • Marketing, including advertising paid placements, design fees, project merchandise, and posters/banners/signage •..."

Feb. 7, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

From Revolution to Entertainment in We Are Fugazi From Washington, D.C.

Chronicle writer Joe Gross goes documentarian for the hardcore pioneers

"...with publications that accepted tobacco or other poisonous corporate advertising. They never exactly "broke up," per se. Playing their..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Screens Feature by Tim Stegall

Recapping Elon Musk’s Antisemitic Shitstorm

Losing his mind, or just advertisers?

"...It was one in a series of recent antisemitic..."

Nov. 27, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Neil deGrasse Tyson Is Inoculating Society Against Lies

New documentary Shot in the Arm examines the infected body politic

"...than that. It data mattered to us, then television advertising would just show bar charts of their products and..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Common Law

Do artistic murals require a City of Austin permit?

"...for decorative features of buildings that are not for advertising. Specifically, Title 25, Chapter 25-10, Article 1, subsection 4..."

Nov. 3, 2023 Column by Luke Ellis

Historic Black Church Won Federal Funds for Restoration. Why Is It Sitting Empty?

$150K to make the building usable hangs in the balance

"...tenable, they put the dilapidated building up for sale, advertising it as a teardown...."

Oct. 13, 2023 News Post by Oscar Rodriguez

Book Smart: Four Young Bookers Fueling Austin's Collegiate Music Scene

Behind the unjaded lineups of Happen Twice, Howdy Gals, Moonbby, and Beary Good

"...because of all the gaps and everything," says the advertising grad. "I was trying to figure out what I..."

Aug. 18, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Review: Hyde Park Theatre’s Radio :30

Riveting revival of a dark comedy overcomes an outmoded script

"...deconstructing the nature of what is now considered low-tech advertising, and explaining the impact of a calm and friendly..."

July 11, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

The Luv Doc: Oral

He's not that into it

"...at least it used to be until we started advertising it on T-shirts. "No … seriously … goddamn it..."

July 7, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

Remembering Teresa Taylor, Stand-Up Butthole Surfers Drummer With a Memorable Role in Slacker

The Texas percussionist and “Madonna Pap smear girl” has died at 60

"...sequence became part of the film’s iconography, appearing in advertising, posters, T-shirts, and home video boxes. Slacker’s trailer was..."

June 20, 2023 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Daniel, Kurt, and Jeremiah: Why “Hi, How Are You” Matters

Austin's most famous mural is a case study in art preservation and cultural impact

"...brings us to perhaps the biggest reason (besides free advertising for Austin) that the image persists: Kurt Cobain. "I have..."

May 26, 2023 Arts Feature by Joe Gross

Who Knows How Much Police Supporters Are Spending on This Election

Justice advocates are increasing their spending as we near election day

"...filed last week show Equity Action put $88,000 into advertising, and several thousand more went to campaign staff. It's..."

April 28, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

SXSW Panel Recap: The Biz of Being Human: Volumetric Humans at Scale

Exactly what about people are volumetrics capturing?

"...And those applications could be merely fresh gambits of advertising; or they could be in the service of less..."

March 14, 2023 SXSW Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

“Mustard Man” Bijan Robinson Dishes on the Opportunities and Dangers of NIL in College Sports

One college athlete's unique path to getting paid

"...every single week,” warns University of Texas School of Advertising and Public Relations Director Natalie Tindall. “No one knows..."

March 13, 2023 SXSW Post by Eric Goodman

SXSW Film Review: Citizen Sleuth

Doc is a dogged investigation of true-crime podcasting

"...struggles with questions like, “Is it OK to have advertising on a podcast about someone’s death?” and, “How do..."

March 12, 2023 Screens Post by Katherine McNevins

What Happens When Austin’s Daily Paper Dies

Since 2018, the corporation that owns the Statesman lost half its staff

"...Gannett, America’s largest newspaper chain, found itself under the..."

March 10, 2023 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

Live Music Illustrator Amitai Plasse Captures the Energy Onstage

The artist behind the grackle-packed 2022/23 Austin Music Awards poster

"...and drawing creative conferences centered around his work in advertising and technology. Eventually, Plasse was offered compensation for his..."

March 3, 2023 Music Feature by Katie Karp

SXSW Adds Iron Man, Captain Kirk, New Order to Speaker List

Robert Downey Jr., William Shatner, Deepak Chopra headed to Austin

"...and Commercial Officer at Unilever Conny Braams, President, Worldwide Advertising at Netflix Jeremi Gorman, founder and CEO of MediaLink..."

Feb. 14, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

AISD Picks a Search Team for New Superintendent

Picking the pickers

"...which won the $42,000 contract, will be responsible for advertising the AISD opportunity, taking community input on the profile..."

Feb. 3, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Austin at Large: Steve Adler, Scandal Machine

The ex-mayor not only can afford, but has earned, the right to swat away pesky flies

"...produce and broadcast what could be seen as political advertising (and certainly could provide material for a real 30-..."

Jan. 13, 2023 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...that Adler used ATXN staff and resources for political advertising when he endorsed Zo Qadri and José Velásquez. That's..."

Jan. 13, 2023 News Feature

NYE Draws Extremely Nigh, Granduca Becomes Viata, Snap Abets Your Healthy Resolutions, Fiore Tedesco Is All Over the City, and OMG Garrison Brothers What’s This About Water Buffalo Milk?

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

"...on the way to work last week, a billboard advertising some special at Taco Bell. Thing is, see, the..."

Dec. 28, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Music Project Blues

"...multi-page brochure a few years back, which tied hotel advertising specifically with those photos. I wonder if world-class photographers..."

Dec. 20, 2022 Postmarks

You and a Friend Could Go to Every Resound Show Next Year for $500

Austin bookers’ Sorted Pass joins growing number of ticket bundles

"...period of time, and thus reducing the cost of advertising and selling individual tickets. He compares the model to..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Music Post by Chad Swiatecki

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Urban Heat, Jonathan Terrell, Dayglow, Marcia Ball, and a smattering of metal headline our recommended shows

"...debut Fuzzybrain during his first (and only) year studying advertising at UT-Austin. As Dayglow, the one-man positivity producer returns..."

Dec. 2, 2022 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Adds Cheech Marin, Titane Director Julia Ducournau For 2023

Plus the Metaverse and student athlete NIL deals part of the program

"...Longhorns Bijan Robinson, and Director of the School of Advertising and Public Relations, Moody College of Communication at the..."

Nov. 15, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Are Chef-to-Table Meal Services the Future of Cheffing?

No restaurant? No problem.

"...her prep team, she works with marketing, design, and advertising agency Whitebox to create the Lucky Lime branding and..."

Nov. 11, 2022 Food Feature by A. Richmond

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