Cast Your Ballot Now in the 35th Annual Best of Austin Readers Poll

Find out who made the finalist round

"...eight sections – Arts & Entertainment, Kids & Family, Nightlife, Politics & Media, Shopping, Services, Sports & Recreation, and..."

May 9, 2025 Features Feature by Kimberley Jones

What’s New With This Year’s Best of Austin Poll

When to vote, how to campaign, and more questions answered

"...(Arts & Entertainment, Food & Drink, Kids & Family, Nightlife, Politics & Media, Shopping, Services, and Sports & Recreation)...."

March 28, 2025 Features Feature by Kimberley Jones

The Transformation of Dirty Sixth Has Begun

Cars at night and customers during the day

"...decades, Austin’s historic Sixth Street has offered a consistent nightlife experience – lined with shot bars and dance clubs,..."

March 14, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

First Look: Black Gold

Mems Davila brings elevated South Texas barbecue to North Austin

"...that he wanted to combine his love of music, nightlife, and barbecue into a bar that serves barbecue (or..."

Dec. 4, 2024 Food Post by Haris Qureshi

The Rise, Fall, and Rise of Rawdawg

Inside the controversial run club like none other in Austin

"...lively club scene in Downtown Austin. But this isn’t nightlife. This is one of Austin’s most popular run clubs,..."

Nov. 29, 2024 News Feature by Lauren Peck

Viva México, Mooncakes, and Motorbikes in Our Recommended Events

Lots to celebrate this weekend

"...you want to keep them.” A depressing reality of nightlife entertainment, yet the show goes on! For the next..."

Sept. 13, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Taking Austin’s LGBTQ Temperature

Getting the hot and cold scoop from local LGBTQ community members on queer Austin

"...like Netflix’s documentary Who We Become and Austin-area queer nightlife doc I Need Space...."

Aug. 9, 2024 Features Feature by James Scott

DIY Dance Venue Club Eternal Announces “Indefinite Hiatus”

Events wrap Friday at 207 W. Fourth

"...Fourth Street after-hours dance venue Club Eternal will take..."

July 31, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Qmmunity: Spinning Right Round

Queer Vinyl Collective rules the record roost with new vinyl livestream the Studio

"...Created by nightlife mental-health nonprofit Night Owl Therapy, this here’s an open..."

July 12, 2024 Column by James Scott

Giddy Ups to Close in August Due to Lease Change

Menchaca honky-tonk is open to relocating

"...Giddy Ups, the Menchaca Road honky-tonk that’s hosted blues..."

June 24, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

First Look: La Seareinita

Latest from Gabriela’s Group zeroes in on seafood

"...large Mexican community in 78741 and provide a new nightlife experience for folks who live south of Riverside. The..."

June 24, 2024 Food Post by Haris Qureshi

Opinion: The Right Wing Is Attacking Queer & Trans Americans to Distract From Their Bigger Agenda

Congressman Greg Casar on taking the fight for LGBTQIA+ Texans to the national level

"...common. They both have stellar drag entertainers and queer nightlife, but they’re also home to the worst drag shows..."

June 21, 2024 Column by Greg Casar

Qmmunity: There Will Be Voguing

Photographer and DJ Manuel Frayre captures Central Texas ballroom in new show “Bring It From the Back”

"...on June 21 and on view through September 1, nightlife photographer Manuel Frayre – aka DJ Scam Likely –..."

June 21, 2024 Column by James Scott

Best of Austin 2024

The best in local Arts & Entertainment, Kids & Family, Nightlife, Politics & Media, Services, Shopping, Sports & Recreation, according to Austin Chronicle readers and staff

June 21, 2024 Features Feature

Crosstalk: Music Returns to Cosmic Coffee, the Golden Horn Replaces Burger Tex, and More Culture News

And we say goodbye to a former Chronicle art director

"...The Golden Horn, a new bar, opens this week..."

April 26, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

First Look: Busty’s Bar & Jukebox

Elevated retro truck stop vibes arrive on Cameron Road

"...the place opened and, in a neighborhood starved for nightlife options, there’s no reason to expect the crowd to..."

April 24, 2024 Food Post by Haris Qureshi

Sentimental Family Band Isn’t Hung Up on the High Times

The softie ex-art-rockers arrive at Austin’s honky-tonk revival

"...In a city renowned for roots rocking, this is..."

April 12, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

We Have an Issue: Everything You Need to Know About The Austin Chronicle’s Best of Austin Awards

When to vote, why to vote, and how to campaign

"...the worlds of Arts & Entertainment, Kids & Family, Nightlife, Politics & Media, Services, Shopping, and Sports & Recreation...."

March 29, 2024 Column by Kimberley Jones

South by Gay-west

The official unofficial SXSW recommendations for your queer Austin experience

"...include I Need Space, a docu- series on Austin queer nightlife p1nkstar..."

March 8, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

W.C. Clark, the Godfather of Austin Blues, Has Died

The Texas Soul standard mentored Stevie Ray Vaughan and many others

"...Music historian and former Austin Chronicle columnist Michael Corcoran..."

March 2, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

First Look: The Guest House

Sceney Northshore spot off to a promising (if chaotic) start

"...warmth and friendliness that one rarely associates with Vegas nightlife...."

Feb. 19, 2024 Food Post by Taylor Tobin

Qmmunity: News of the Queer Austin World

Updates and new creative opportunities in Austin’s queer scene

"...post about the new venture, pointing to early queer nightlife experiences in SATX. “I’m very lucky and feel privileged..."

Feb. 2, 2024 Column by James Scott

Giddy Ups Owner Nancy M. Morgan Welcomed All, and Didn’t Put Up With Disrespect

Three-day celebration remembers the beloved honky-tonk owner

"...Things were different then. It sold beer, wine and..."

Jan. 24, 2024 Music Post by Patrick Beach

How Zach Bryan’s Surprise Set at Sagebrush Came to Be

South Congress honky-tonk to be featured in star-studded music video

"...The surprise concert, which attracted a line down the..."

Jan. 10, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

The Chronicle’s Favorite Austin Albums of 2023

Ten music writers reflect on the records they loved this year

"...Here's coffee shop intimacy in gentle drum 'n' bass,..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Qmmunity: Starry, Starry Night

The Jigglewatts Burlesque Revue invites Austin to celebrate the nighttime at their Starry Soirée

"...a powerful time for self-reflection, especially for those in nightlife work like co-producer Ruby Lamb. "Working night gigs, constellations..."

Nov. 24, 2023 Column by James Scott

Day Trips: Elsewhere Garden Bar and Kitchen, San Antonio

When in the Alamo City, go Elsewhere to find the city’s best beer garden

"...Readers of the San Antonio Current have chosen the..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

First Look: Clandestino

Not your abuela’s tacos

"...and night, corn and flour, family time and a nightlife. Clandestino, a new food trailer from Alejandro Macias and..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Food Feature by Evan Rodriguez

Austin Film Society Announces Recipients for Feature Film Grants

$110,000 distributed to 15 Texas projects

"...surge of Texas anti-LGBTQ legislation and the demolition of nightlife venues, I Need Space chronicles three queer performance artists..."

Sept. 12, 2023 Screens Post by Mae Lackey

Watch This: Paige Plaisance Swampy-Tonks Her Blues Away on “Good Time Girl”

The new video features a slew of Austin creatives at Sam’s Town Point

"...single “Good Time Girl” dishes an anthem of Austin nightlife, fuelled by good music, good friends, and maybe a..."

Sept. 6, 2023 Music Post by Doug Freeman

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