Playback: Austin's Music Tech Movement

Can techies solve the problems facing Austin music?

"...• OffTop: a mobile app where users record, share, and discover raps over beats...."

June 10, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Voter Empowerment?

Austin's ThinkVoting has an app for that

"...A new smartphone app hopes to change that...."

Oct. 23, 2014 News Post by Greg Harman

Local Gaming News-Bites

Supporting the scene has never been so easy

"...The first one is easy. It's an app developed by locals Fun Machine for Whole Foods called..."

June 29, 2012 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Opinion: Let’s Encourage Austin Restaurants to Switch to Reusables, Away From Single-Use Items

Austin Reuse Coalition and Plastic Reduction Project want your help rating Austin restaurants’ commitment to reducing plastic use

"...food scene by using PlasticScore, a free zero-waste rating app. When The Austin Chronicle’s Best of Austin: Restaurants list..."

March 1, 2024 Column by Brandi Clark Burton

Austin Restaurant Take-Out and Other Food Delivery Options During Coronavirus Quarantine

Support local business while maintaining your social distance

"...online orders at all locations; delivery through third party apps; free ginger cayenne wellness shots with all pick up..."

March 16, 2020 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Election Ticker: Travis Turning Out

Voter registration deadlines come and gone

"...70,000 new voters have registered, with about 1,500 new applicants a day, making it seem closer to a presidential..."

Oct. 12, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

How to Get Around at SXSW

Getting from airport to panels to parties without breaking a sweat

"...mean: Plan ahead. Know your options. Download the recommended apps. Program a few numbers in your phone...."

Feb. 28, 2018 SXSW Post

Internet Back to School Supplies

You've filled out the apps to get here – now it's time to download some

"...Here are the apps and sites you need to help you figure out..."

Aug. 22, 2017 Chronolog Post by Katarina Brown

Help Desk

Tech-savvy ways to cut expenses

"...influx has certainly made Austin pricier. But that same app-driven economy can also help us live more cheaply. One..."

June 12, 2015 Screens Column by Michael Agresta

Tyler, the Creator Returns to Austin

Odd Futurist on his Austin arrest, a new app, and ice cream

"...airport on his way out of town, the L.A. rapper was arrested for inciting a riot. On Saturday, the..."

June 3, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Online Privacy: Technical, Political, or Both?

When it comes to encryption, there's solidarity in numbers

"...During his live-streamed appearance at SXSW Interactive ("Snowden Defends Fourth Amendment," March 10),..."

March 28, 2014 News Feature by Mac McCann

Cookbooks

Gift Guide

"...The Bon Appétit Cookbook..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Food Feature by Barbara Chisholm

Transportation Options at SXSW

How to get around during the clusterfuck of festival season

"...to plan your transportation schedule daily, download the CapMetro App, which allows you to buy tickets, see bus routes..."

March 1, 2017 SXSW Post by Katarina Brown

Accountability Is Essential

"...Dear Editor, After apps like Uber and Lyft underwent scrutiny from the city,..."

April 30, 2015 Postmarks

Getting off the Road

Rail will help, roads will help – but so will your decision not to drive today

"...The quickest approach, and the solution that's already in your hands, is..."

June 27, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

What Would Poets Say About What Would I Say?

New Facebook app gets oddly lyrical in its own random ways

"...Thanks to a new Facebook app called What Would I Say?, we have a new..."

Nov. 13, 2013 Books Post by Mac McCann

You Got Your Interwebs in My Idiot Tube

Studying WWE's playbook for social TV domination

"...Once, broadcasters grappled with the menace of smartphones and the Internet, and..."

March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Local Gaming News-Bites

With Austin Wintory, Replay Games, Gl33k, and other notable game folks

"...to the bill is making the whole evening more appealing. Wintory composed the evocative soundtrack to Journey, which has..."

Dec. 13, 2012 Screens Post by James Renovitch

LeVar Burton Brings 'Reading Rainbow' to the Smaller Small Screen

On the app, the digital divide, and the future of hardcovers

"...has relaunched the literacy-building brand with the Reading Rainbow app for the iPad. Much like the show, the app..."

July 27, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Plastic-Free Payment

Austin's Tabbed Out increases their presence in the service industry

"...Tabbedout addresses all of these problems. The locally-invented phone application makes mobile payment possible at restaurants and bars, requiring..."

March 19, 2012 Food Post by Meghan Ruth Speakerman

Inching to the Finish

Bob Sabiston's winding road to Inchworm Animation

"...a rapturous reception in 2001's Waking Life; it later appeared in A Scanner Darkly as well as several shorts,..."

May 27, 2011 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Chasing the Yeses: Bluesky COO Rose Wang Heads to SXSW

How a community-first culture pervades the social media startup

"...Since opening up its initial Beta in 2023, the..."

March 7, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

See for Me

Home invasion thriller smartly updates Wait Until Dark

"...has a connection to assistance: “See for Me,” an app that connects her, via her cellphone camera, to a..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Fueling the Algorithm and Finding Community: Music Creators Thrive on Twitch, TikTok, and Instagram

On discoverable platforms, Austin musicians experience encouragement, engagement, and unexpected viral moments

"...grace of an offstage industry. Tunnel vision has largely snapped back with the reemergence of front rows and sweat..."

Nov. 26, 2021 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Hamilton Lottery Coming for Austin Performances

You can't say no to this!

"...• Download the official app for Hamilton app, now available for all iOS and..."

Nov. 16, 2021 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Overlooked, Overheard Lets Us Hear the Sound of the City's Money Being Spent

Composer and audio artist Douglas Laustsen geo-tagged sites in the Govalle and Highland neighborhoods where local government's been at work

"...At least, we can hear much of what's happened in recent history, in the name of municipal upkeep,..."

June 11, 2021 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Rude Mechs Bring a Karaoke Christmas Carol Into Your Home and You’re the Star

Local theatre savants revamp Dickens for your holiday acting pleasure

"...theatre-fomenting fiends they are, Austin’s Rude Mechs come roaring (approximately) back into the performative fray with a new show..."

Oct. 6, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Public Notice: Happy Earth Day!

"...well with Earth Chal­lenge 2020, a program and smartphone app aiming to "create a global expansion of open source..."

April 17, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

American Dreamer

Jim Gaffigan shows a flair for darkness, but this rideshare thriller stays in neutral

"...child, Cam has taken to driving for the ridesharing app Hail in order to pay his alimony and child..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Reviving Austin's Cab Industry

ATX Co-op Taxi splits the difference between traditional taxis and ridesharing

"...in the form of ATX Taxi, the co-op's ride-hail app, which hit iOS app stores last Monday. (Google rejected..."

April 28, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

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