New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...End the Summertime F(or)ever aggregates into a harsh, revealing, socio-political/socioeconomic chemical peel for the world and Austin multi-instrumentalist Spencer..."

Oct. 23, 2020 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

SXSW Review: Shithouse

Remarkable debut is the anti-Say Anything

"...Anyone who has been to college knows one thing: When you got there, everything of which..."

March 20, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

ACL Live Review: Billy Strings

Acid grass virtuoso leaves the BMI stage smoking

"...Bill Monroe may not approve, but Syd Barrett’s there in the afterlife, grabbing..."

Oct. 7, 2019 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Subway Launches a Brisket Sandwich, Thanks to Austin

Locals unwittingly declare national chain’s barbecue "the real deal"

"...Last month, about 100 Austinites and self-proclaimed barbecue connoisseurs brought their refined palates to the mysterious pop-up restaurant..."

Sept. 5, 2019 Food Post by Roxy Bonafont

Nine of the Best Sno-Cone and Shaved Ice Spots in Austin

Sometimes some shaved ice and flavoring is all you need

"...Then there are the 100-plus degree days that makes sno-cones damn near a necessity. The combination of melting ice..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Food Post by Jessika Roth

Two Music-Centric Bars Add Rhythm to the Local Bar Scene

Hanging with the Long Play Lounge and Frazier's Long and Low

"...spot for his new venture, Long Play Lounge.Needing minimal renovations due to its past life as Royal Jelly, walkable..."

July 19, 2019 Food Feature by Alexandra Detmar

Religious Refusal Bill Prepped to Grant Texans License to Discriminate

"Sincerely held" nonsense at the Senate

"...Not with a toilet flush, but with a whimper, the..."

March 29, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Jesse Dayton

"...an artist unafraid to alienate red state fans with no-nonsense political social media posts, is the anti-alt-right bluegrass of..."

June 22, 2018 Music Review by Tim Stegall

Paper Chairs' The Repentance of Saint Joan

Patrick Shaw’s new play is less a tale of Joan of Arc’s life than a divine meditation on love lost

"...Elizabeth Doss (who gives us a no-nonsense, fit-for-the-fight Joan), Judd Farris (as our forlorn and lovelorn..."

April 6, 2018 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

12 Breakthrough Austin Bands at SXSW Music

After backing all kinds of rap/R&B/soul luminaries, Kydd Jones is putting his own sound on the front burner

"...Austin native Randell "Kydd" Jones is nonchalant about his success, remaining focused on his art, his..."

March 9, 2018 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Hunan Restaurant

There’s a spot at a North Lamar mini-mall serving excellent jajangmyeon

"...and wall of mirrors. Everything is clean and cheerfully no-nonsense, a reflection of their approach to Korean-style Chinese comfort..."

March 2, 2018 Food Column by Emily Beyda

Queue Queue

"...and spacey shoegaze. The ambient, amorphous "Look Out" skews hypnotic and mostly instrumental with a hushed refrain of "look..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Music Review by Libby Webster

Cheap Eats: Hut’s Hamburgers

Austin classic is still one of the best deals in town

"...For that reason, it's best to go somewhere you know you'll feel comfortable, somewhere your stunning intellect and ravishing..."

Dec. 2, 2016 Food Feature by Mary Bryce

Silent Sky at Austin Playhouse

This luminous staging of Lauren Gunderson's play brings wonder to the universe and makes it at once vast and intimate

"...pinpoint of brilliance in the theatrical firmament given a luminous staging by Austin Playhouse...."

Sept. 30, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Don't All Thank Me at Once: The Lost Pop Genius of Scott Miller

Seminal pop savant uncovered

"...a case study for the imbalance of imagination and economics. The computer programmer and hardcore music nerd led his..."

June 17, 2016 Music Feature by Michael Toland

PRO: Reclaiming Abortion Rights and The Birth of the Pill

Jonathan Eig's breezy history of the Pill is engaging, but Katha Pollitt's argument for abortion rights is indispensible

"...Reinvented Sex and Launched a Revolutionby Jonathan Eig W.W. Norton and Co., 400pp., $27.95..."

Nov. 28, 2014 Arts Feature by Michael King

The AggreGAYtor: February 3

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...and protests abound, and the French do what they're known for, as your AggreGAYtor kitty riots...."

Feb. 3, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

Bake It Like You Mean It: Gorgeous Cakes From Inside Out

An essential cookbook for novice bakers and pros

"...cheesecakes and mousses, buttery batters, and yeast cakes, giving novice bakers the time and experience to develop skills, while..."

May 31, 2013 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

spacestation1985

This theatrical riff on loneliness in space looks great, but we've seen it all before

"...Bradley Carlin, viral video funnyman Jason Newman, composer Graham Reynolds, and co-writer/director Jeff Mills – ensures that people will..."

Sept. 21, 2012 Arts Review by Dan Solomon

Kids Love the Blues Camp

"...of his guitars. He is painfully shy, and does not have a combo of other musicians with whom to..."

June 26, 2012 Postmarks

Bedside Manner: Evening Escape

Anne Harris thumbs through current bedtime reading

"...Until a few days ago, it's been cool enough most nights for late reading, and sometimes I spend..."

June 25, 2012 Books Post by Anne Harris

The Gardener and the Grill

"...to me that the recipes in many cases did not need to be made on the grill; in fact,..."

June 1, 2012 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

Accidental Death of an Anarchist

Palindrome's staging succeeds in the acting department but fails as a political statement

"...Anarchist is a newsprint tabloid featuring a page-and-a-half director's note in which O'Hearn explains his desire to tie the..."

May 25, 2012 Arts Review by Dan Solomon

Horns Look To Declaw Cougars

A preview of the BYU matchup

"...crushing 47-6 victory in Provo. History is always worth noting and reflecting on, but here it portends nothing about..."

Sept. 8, 2011 Sports Post by Russ Espinoza

TV Eye: Space Pioneers

Perfectly paired with Battlestar Galactica, Outcasts is a great intergalactic frontier drama

"...While Fox aims to premiere the big-budget, high-concept Terra Nova this fall after nixing a planned May sneak peek,..."

June 17, 2011 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Food-o-File

Saying goodbye to a home-cooking hero with some sweet news about honey and cakes

"...that longtime local restaurateur Dot Hewitt passed away on Nov. 20 at the age of 71. Dorothy "Dot" Nell..."

Dec. 3, 2010 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

World Cheese Book

"...a few attempts by cheese experts to codify their knowledge for consumers, but none of the previous books have..."

May 28, 2010 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

Bill Minutaglio on Black Texas

UT journalism prof to talk Tuesday in San Marcos

"...Houston Texans), in which Minutaglio suggests volumes about Rhodes’ no-nonsense personality by evoking the small-town racial history of his..."

April 26, 2010 Books Post by Michael King

'Chronicle' Endorsements

May 9 Municipal Election

"...the central issue would be how to survive the economic bust. Now that problem is front and center –..."

May 8, 2009 News Feature

'Chronicle' Endorsements

May 9 municipal election (early voting, April 27-May 5)

"...the central issue would be how to survive the economic bust. Now that problem is front and center –..."

April 24, 2009 News Feature

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