March 2024 Primary Election Endorsements for Travis County Residents

Our choices for local, state, and national races

"...going to have to try to fill Lloyd Doggett’s shoes. Today is not that day. State Offices Railroad Commissioner:..."

Feb. 16, 2024 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Seismic Dance Event Shows More Than a Market for House and Techno in Texas

Macrodosing the Concourse Project’s multi-gen fest

"...Shuffle Meetup, wherein young dancers mounted a little stage platform – with sleek lighting and nitrogen fog cannons blasting..."

Nov. 15, 2022 Music Post by Christina Garcia

The Return of Hot Luck

Aaron Franklin's food and music fest is about more than just chilling with your homies

"...invited me to showcase Caribbean food on another national platform," says Blaque. "There's hundreds of islands that make up..."

May 20, 2022 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

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

"...tours, albums, and physical sales. Rather, they're utilizing online platforms to lift up their own differently shaped content whether..."

Nov. 26, 2021 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

The Most Memorable Moments of Saturday’s ACL Fest

Billie Eilish, Jack Harlow, Mongolian metal, Doja Cat, Dayglow, & more

"...– drew similarly massive attendance at that corner, secondary platform in a very different time when ACL Fest had..."

Oct. 3, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Qmmunity: Now That’s Real Magic

Guest columnist James Scott on why you can’t separate art from its problematic artist

"...support might be what's given Rowling enough of a platform to feel comfortable talking TERF. Hambone shoots back that..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Column by James Scott

The Forgotten Era of Glitter Rock in Mid-70s Austin

The Austin Punk Chronicles, chapter two, part one: glam rock (1972-76)

"...Sahm acolyte from the Panhandle. "Bell bottoms, shag haircuts, platform shoes..."..."

Jan. 17, 2020 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

Huge lineup includes new docs on St. Vincent, Ozzy, Zappa

"...One Man and His Shoes (United Kingdom) D: Yemi Bamiro One Man and His..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Faster Than Sound: Lizzo City Limits

“Truth Hurts” star’s historic audience, and other ACL Fest weekend one standouts

"...social media, fans called for swapping to a bigger platform for weekend two. At the very least, streaming on..."

Oct. 11, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Bird Boys Brings Crime to 1970s Beaumont

Lisa Sandlin's characters try to solve the mysteries of themselves

"...flat-black hair in a time-warp pompadour with sausage curls, platform shoes with a big painted toe sticking out the..."

July 19, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

ACL Review: Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats/St. Paul & the Broken Bones

Battle of the blue-eyed soul titans

"...have the chops, he shimmied around in his gold-studded shoes the whole time. Meanwhile, the band drew mostly from..."

Oct. 3, 2016 Music Post by Libby Webster

Worst Tour Stories Ever: Gina Chavez

"...route. It wasn't until the band stepped onto the platform that I noticed our black carry-on was ... still..."

July 8, 2016 Music Feature by Gina Chavez

Austin Pride: All Week Long

Austin Pride celebrates 25 years of faggotry and then some

"...FRI., AUG. 28: Gays, don your sequins, lycra, and platform shoes for a night of Disco Fever at Highland..."

July 31, 2015 Qmmunity Post by Blake McCoy

Playback: James Petralli's Constant Bop

Has White Denim become Bop English? Which festival might relocate to the new superstage at Circuit of the Americas? Is LBJ turning over in eternity over the Beatles exhibit at his library? That and other Q&As in this week's music news.

"...Well, Ryoko Minowa proved stages are superfluous, eschewing the platform to scream eye-level at the tattooed masses. As her..."

June 12, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Friday Picks & Sleepers

Obvious Picks and loads of not-so-obvious Sleepers!

"...law student proceeded to make his case against the platform with an argument as methodical as his verse on..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

Estate Sale Roundup: January 10-11

Baby, it's cold outside, but your holiday money is burning your pocket.

"...furniture include c. 1890 three-pc. mahogany parlour set (settee, platform rocker, and arm chair); c. 1890 walnut settee and..."

Jan. 9, 2015 Design Post by Anne Harris

Weird City Hip-Hop Festival: Dilated Peoples

Rakaa Iriscience: “People demand better, they’re gonna get better”

"...else. Dilated Peoples was our common ground. That’s the platform we could share and make it work...."

Sept. 25, 2014 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

The Good Eye: Kick Pleat

"...Shoes are an essential component to any outsized outfit. Kick..."

Sept. 18, 2014 Photo Gallery

Our Fair Share

Good food doesn't have to cost the Earth

"...reduces cost, increasing accessibility. They're also developing an online platform to organize food sharing, and he says the future..."

Aug. 29, 2014 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Estate Sale Roundup: August 7-August 10

From Buda to Georgetown, treasures abound this week

"...Horn 21156 traditional sewing cabinet; GE HE dryer on platform; Campbell Hausefeld compressor; camping gear; Magic Chef mini fridge;..."

Aug. 7, 2014 Design Post by Anne Harris

The Good Eye – Clothes-Minded: An Eyeful of Austin Fashion Week

Austin Fashion Week comes to a clothes

"...them were already having trouble staying upright on foot-tall platform heels, but also rather uncomfortable, given that if they..."

May 9, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

News Ticker: June 28 - SB5 Edition

All the SB5 news that's fit to blog

"...Ted Cruz learned Perry's lesson. He uses the NRLC platform to respectfully disagree with Sen. Davis. Like a president..."

June 28, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Take Two Aspirin and Ping Me in the Morning

Heath care: an oral future

"...directing you to people who have been in your shoes, and who have made those choices. You can see..."

March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

SXSW Eco: Beyond the Burlap Bag

Environmentalists ponder how to mainstream eco-culture

"...for Miller that simply means he has a better platform to allow artists to talk about issues that drive..."

Oct. 10, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Hatchett Man

Local bookers like Charlie Hatchett Jr. built this city

"...big, Charlie sent us to buy satin pants and platform shoes. You could try to compete with Stevie or..."

Sept. 30, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

In Play

Twisted Pixel's 'Splosion Man passes the torch in attention-deficit anarchy to the Ms.

"...All the Cowboys Gone?," spin like a ballerina, collect shoes, call on Girl Power, and gab on her cell..."

July 29, 2011 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

sxswi: Mad About @BettyDraper

Helen Klein Ross talks about tweeting in character

"...“For sale. Baby Shoes. Never worn.”—Ernest Hemmingway. This was reportedly the old man’s..."

March 12, 2011 Screens Post by Belinda Acosta

Austin Shorts at Sundance

David Lowery and the Zellner Bros. to do the 'Dance

"...stakes of winning grow in importance."Marcel the Shell With Shoes On" (Director: Dean Fleischer-Camp; Screenwriters: Jenny Slate and Dean..."

Dec. 6, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Media Watch: Shiver Me Timbers

Pirate radio station tells FCC to go walk a plank

"...ran for the post again in 2008 on a platform that included reducing penalties for marijuana possession. For many..."

Aug. 6, 2010 News Feature by Kevin Brass

TV Eye

TV Eye has girl crushes aplenty

"...but somehow Madsen makes Cheryl, stomping around with her platform shoes, her big hair, and her motherly barking and..."

June 25, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

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