"My Energy, How I Move": Blakchyl's Evolving Hip-Hop Embodies Austin's Eastside

The 78702 rapper on exploring beyond her comfort zone

"...Multiple records in, with some offerings only scattered across particular streaming services, committed fans of the artist's studied, tough-edged,..."

July 14, 2023 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Review: Wise Guy Theater Co.’s Dead. Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the End

Theater becomes theatre as Fallout comedy club experiments with drama

"...Taking creative risks is the name of the game..."

July 12, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Carmen

Did Bizet's classic tragic opera need a soft reboot?

"...adaptation of Carmen, but an entirely new and unique artistic endeavor.” The emphasis, for better and for worse, should..."

July 7, 2023 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Qmmunity: A Book of One’s Own

Queer book releases from this June, perfect for building a tiny Borrower house

"...If I were that little, I'd build my living quarters out of queer books like the ones released during..."

June 30, 2023 Column by James Scott

Choreographer Alison Orr's New Book Dances Across the Page

Dance Works recounts 23 years of Forklift Danceworks as a force for community change

"...Way of Water, and how cool it is that MacArthur Genius Grant-winning choreographer Liz Lerman wrote the forward to..."

June 30, 2023 Arts Feature by Shanon Weaver

What Chronicle Music Writers Are Reading This Summer

Recent musical reads on Lucinda Williams, Sinéad O'Connor, and more

"...but hard-won over years as a steadfast, true-blue rambling artist. Alongside the wealth of LP recommendations, her Texas tales..."

June 30, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

The Trans Artists Powering Austin’s Alternative Nightlife Scene

After a brutal legislative session, local underground music may “never be the same again”

"...Stories to speak on the tenuous position of trans artists living in Texas: "I think a lot of you..."

June 23, 2023 Music Feature by Genevieve Wood

The House of Lepore Brings Ballroom to the Austin Club Scene

The family that slays together …

"...competitors, fed up with mainstream drag balls' racial bias, started putting on their own events. House of Lepore continues..."

June 23, 2023 Arts Feature by James Scott

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

"...“I was 22 years old when I joined the..."

June 20, 2023 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Fuck Money, Unmasked: The Solid Core of Austin's Most Unhinged Noise Band

“We reserve the right to say no to shit”

"..."Music, for me, is not some cathartic purge. It's not about transmitting an urgent political imperative..."

June 9, 2023 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Year Two of Oblivion Access Festival Fills the Experimental Gap in Austin

How the music festival co-founders keep up the mystique June 15-18

"...a national reputation for the duo. Trained on the art-damaged intersection between extreme metal, hushed ambient, and unclassifiable experimentalism,..."

June 9, 2023 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Review: Solero Flamenco's “A Journey Through Spain”

From Andalusia to Austin, flamenco emanates expressive energy

"...Spain” emanates an infectious energy throughout the entire 60-minute performance. Before the dance and music, there was a brief..."

June 7, 2023 Arts Post by Annie Prafcke

Qmmunity: Let’s Get Physical

Move your body-ody-ody-ody at these fitness-focused queer events

"...by the National Center for Transgender Equality. Done in partnership with transgender endurance athlete Cal Dobbs, the Trot for..."

May 26, 2023 Column by James Scott

Qmmunity: Shantay, You Stay

A new season of Drag Race All Stars means watch parties aplenty

"...fellow fans? You're in luck: Austin's Drag Race watch party crop is plentiful this season. Here are a few..."

May 19, 2023 Column by James Scott

Sex, Lies, and Katie Folger

The Austin artist on her new show, Getting in Bed With the Pizza Man

"...two years of masks, lockdowns, and bubbles are all part of her new one-woman show, Getting in Bed With..."

May 11, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: Stick Together

In light of frightening futures, the queer community must stand together

"...person they view as different, including our own local artists and activists...."

May 12, 2023 Column by James Scott

Review: Getting in Bed With the Pizza Man

No delivery men were harmed in this one-woman show about sex

"...not the kind I remember when matriculating at UT, particularly when the speaker invites – no, insists – that..."

May 8, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Review: Willie Nelson, I Don't Know a Thing About Love

Waylon & Willie ride again on the Hawaiian Austinite's 157th release

"...album-mate Willie Nelson, 90, circles back to Howard's hard, heartbroke songbook. At 10 songs in 32 minutes, I Don't..."

May 5, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Sick of Myself

Norwegian satire keeps the audience a safe distance from a narcissist

"...Few stories start at the third act, but that's the initial sensation..."

April 28, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

How a Small Town Has Fared as a Microchip Factory Brings in Billions

Has Taylor, TX, become Boomtown, TX?

"...Rydell started negotiating with Samsung Electronics in January 2021 and has..."

April 28, 2023 News Feature by Abe Asher

Review: Austin Playhouse's Indecent

Passionate tribute to a landmark lesbian kiss is a warning from history

"...Broadway’s Apollo Theatre, local Orthodox rabbis complained that its warts-and-all depiction of Jewish life was fanning the flames of..."

April 24, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Crosstalk: Hi, How Are You Mural Lasts a Long Time Despite Building Demo, and More Music News

Record Store Day and an Ice Cream Factory Studio workshop

"...ACC Vice President of Brand and MarCom Strategy Gina Cowart told the Chronicle that the company "pledged to preserve..."

April 21, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Five Fusebox Shows to Get You Buzzing

The annual Austin-born arts festival returns with five days of wonder

"...to create a robust exchange of ideas across different art forms and geography, with a particular interest in the..."

April 7, 2023 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Review: Penfold Theatre's Vincent

Size matters when painting a portrait of Van Gogh

"...imagery was a sense of the angst behind the artistry of these late-19th-century masterworks...."

March 31, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

New Funding, New Era, New Stages for the Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex

East Austin fixture will be an arts hub via Cultural Trust investment

"...over fifty. “There was also a social mission, and part of that was engaging people in the community, giving..."

March 28, 2023 Arts Post by Joelle DiPaolo

Qmmunity: Board Certified

Qmmunity rounds up notices from Austin's queer community calling for music, art, and more

"...Pinned up top is an open artist call from LGBTQ youth advocates Out Youth. They need..."

March 24, 2023 Column by James Scott

SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Friday

A Margo Price keynote, Koffee's evolution, & Obongjayar's rising star

"...go-to free fest destination Hotel Vegas (read our day party recap here), amplified by an Osees set time two..."

March 18, 2023 SXSW Post by Abby Johnston

Inside

High-concept art heist flick is an arthouse dud

"...High above the city in a Manhattan penthouse, art thief Nemo (Dafoe) is tasked with stealing the priceless..."

March 17, 2023 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez

Qmmunity: House of South By

House of Lepore makes ballroom culture an official part of SXSW

"...thing themselves: The Big-Stage Ball at Cheer Up Charlies starts at 8pm with a showcase of DJs and live..."

March 17, 2023 Column by James Scott

Your Field Guide to 80 Essential Acts at SXSW Music

Highlighting the best and buzziest at this year's Festival

"...13-18. South by Southwest Music 2023 invites over 1,400 artists to play on more than 75 stages throughout the..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

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