A DIY Approach to Helping the Unhoused Pays Off at Camp Esperanza

No funding? No resources? No problem.

"...After the shelter, Baker worked music festivals. But he continued volunteering for the unhoused, hearing from..."

July 23, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Faster Than Sound – The Music Relief Magic Number: $20 Million

Music Makes Austin budget proposal warns full-capacity touring won't return until 2022

"...well as funding for health and wellness until the spring of 2022." In the proposal, the panel of experts..."

April 30, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Pushing Virtual Boundaries at the Austin Arthouse Film Festival

Celebration of experimentation does some experimenting of its own

"...festival in 2018 with Elizabeth Tabish. Back in the spring, filmmakers were issued prompts and guidelines, and the first..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Music at the Movies With Sound Unseen

Sound Unseen Film + Music Festival becomes a virtual tale of two cities

"...It's been a glum year for music festivals, as the pandemic lockdown closed venues and silenced speakers,..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Checking In: Rochelle & the Sidewinders Realize Something Good

Hard blues band singer + guitarist combo splits at Prince & Barney

"...the pups. It’s going well. It’s like a long Spring Break with no money!..."

Sept. 29, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Brea Grant, Modern Scream Queen

The Stylist star, 12 Hour Shift director and UT grad becomes a powerhouse of horror at Fantastic Fest

"...fest patrons. "A lot of people who can't attend festivals for a lot of reasons – financial, or where..."

Sept. 25, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

RTX at Home Rethinks the Fan Community Space

Rooster Teeth's massive annual gathering moves to online

"...fests about making the online jump. The fall film festivals have implemented the lessons learned by their spring and..."

Sept. 11, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

From Austin To Canada: The Virtual Film Fest Experience

Local filmmakers on having world premieres at Fantasia

"...Fest. Now it's one of the first major Fall festivals to go online only, and that's impacting the filmmakers..."

Aug. 31, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Faster Than Sound: Moody Amphitheater Rises Out of Waterloo Park

Delayed opening until spring, the Moody Amphitheater will be the biggest music venue in the Red River Cultural District

"...COVID-19, the opening this fall now shifts to next spring...."

Aug. 21, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Day Trips & Beyond: Mid-August Travel Updates

Foeder for thought and a beer for a good cause

"...are for the 2022 festival to return to the spring. MerleFest began in 1988 in memory of Eddy Merle..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Checking In: Pa’lante Superfónicos

Afro-Latin fusionist weighs in on the whole arepa

"...Castro: In December, my family moved out to Dripping Springs. Raising a family and purchasing a home in Austin..."

June 23, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Checking In: The Deer’s Grace Rowland Postponed Her Wedding – And Not by Choice

“I was in some pretty intense despair for a week or so”

"...them all cancelled in the next few days. Our spring and summer tours were cancelled or postponed, and so..."

May 13, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Checking In: BettySoo Invents the Corona-Gram™

Inside the beautiful mind of a reluctant livestream breakout

"...band Nobody's Girl had a busy 2020 planned, our spring chockablock with preparation for a July album release, but..."

May 8, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Chronicle Readers Share What They Love and Miss About Austin

Everything from restaurants to neighbors to long, stress-free walks

"...Turns out our readers have been doing the same..."

April 28, 2020 Chronolog Post

On the COVID-19 Front Lines, Providers Feel Exposed

Seeking protection

"...still be found on grocery shelves. Even so, with spring in the air, most people seem happy enough as..."

April 3, 2020 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

We Have an Issue: Brace for Impact

Either way, COVID-19 is coming. Let’s look out for each other.

"...staff that spent a year planning the conference and festivals, a third of whom were let go this week;..."

March 13, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

City of Austin Proclaims "Local Disaster," Cancels SXSW in Response to Coronavirus Fears

City officials emphasize preparedness, not panic

"...Last year’s conference and festivals drew participation totaling approximately 417,400, with registrants representing 106..."

March 6, 2020 SXSW Post by Austin Sanders

We Have an Issue: Wash Your Damn Hands

On SXSW, and coronavirus, and SXSW and coronavirus

"...motivated in part to start the Fest because over spring break, club owners would lose all their business, ergo..."

March 6, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

Officials Express Concern, Not Fear, as Austin Events Face Possible Spread of Coronavirus

Austin Public Health delivers update on Travis County preparedness

"...for fever. Escott said that if the conference and festivals were canceled, there was concern that people would come..."

March 4, 2020 News Post by Margaret Nicklas

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

Spring is the season for Texas travel

"...it was announced that another show might occur this spring. David Renk Jr., the grandson of the bullring’s proprietor,..."

Feb. 29, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup

Laissez les bons temps rouler

"...Mardi Gras in southern Louisiana is one huge community..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Top 20 Austin Breweries

Gird your liver for our annual Central Texas brewery power rankings

"...hard day of making dirt mountains. And this past spring, Hi Sign flexed as the title beer sponsor of..."

Nov. 12, 2019 Food Post by Eric Puga

Get to Know Austin R&B True Blue Alesia Lani

The ACL Fest performer invites listeners into her universe

"...to the Great Escape Festival in Brighton, England, next spring...."

Oct. 4, 2019 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup

Fall into fun!

"...a trip to the Hill Top Café near Cherry Spring, between Fredericksburg and Mason, is a pleasant drive with..."

Aug. 31, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: July Events Roundup

Balmorhea is back, baby!

"...Summer’s heating up with lots of festivals, music, and a horse race or two...."

June 29, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

A Guide to Austin Classical Music

The virtuosi who know the score and make beautiful music happen here

"...When Heaven Is Wedded to Earth: Franco-Flemish Music of Springtime May 2 at Westlake Hills Presbyterian Church; May 3..."

April 26, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Girls Impact the World Film Festival Is Back

Local film festival empowers young filmmakers from around the world

"...Austin is no stranger to festivals, and with spring festival season in full swing, the..."

April 12, 2019 Screens Post by Savannah J Salazar

Settling in but Never Settling at the Old Settler's Music Fest

Executive Director Jean Spivey looks back at three decades of roots music

"...and observes how much better it looks than last spring, when attendees raked out undergrowth to make room for..."

April 12, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Nearly 50 Food, Music, & Arts Festivals to Keep You Busy This Spring

From barbecue to burlesque, something for every Austinite this season

"...Spring is a glorious time in Austin, a three-month stretch..."

April 3, 2019 Events Post by Alyssa Hiarker

Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

Spring has sprung, and here's 100 ways to celebrate

"...Spring is finally here with warmer temperatures and lots of..."

April 1, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

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