SXSW Music: Mega Third List

L7, the Cult, Loretta Lynn and 556 more added to the Fest

"...beefs up its 2016 Music lineup this morning with the third and largest artist announcement yet. Highlights include 83-year-old..."

Jan. 12, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Lit-urday: Civil Rights Are Always Timely

Graphic novel talks Freedom Rides and a shout-out to UT

"...a good book – let's call it Lit-urday. Perhaps the release of Selma and recent celebration of Martin Luther..."

Jan. 31, 2015 Books Post by Jessi Cape

She Got Rhythm

In the world of rhythm tap, female dancers are a minority, and women who are masters of the form, as Acia Gray is, are merely a fraction of the whole. But with the debut of the Soul to Sole Festival, Gray hopes to give women who tap their due.

"...long, it might not occur to most people that there's something radical about her. But there is, and it's..."

May 18, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Never-Ending Story

Independent? Chain? The Bookstore Dilemma

"...Congress Avenue Booksellers photograph by John Anderson There's no hard data to corroborate the claim that many..."

Jan. 30, 1998 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Paramount Announces Summer Classic Film Series Lineup

See the whole schedule and get some tickets to escape the heat

"...The worst part about summer is everyone demanding that you..."

May 16, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Chris Porter’s Southern Wit and Grit

Alabama transplant teams with Centro-Matic frontman on new CD

"...he enters a room, he lights it up. Timeless Southern charm and crackling wit oozes from his pores. Porter..."

April 17, 2015 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Flying Solo

Eleanor Whitmore spreads her wings

"...Slaid Cleaves, Bruce Robison, or Kelly Willis perform in the past couple of years, you couldn’t help but notice..."

Dec. 17, 2008 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

For the Sake of the Song

For the Sake of the Song

"...from his longtime association with Shake Russell. Living for the Sunshine (White Cat), his third solo disc, offers a..."

July 6, 2007 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Austin Film Festival Gets a Vox Lux

New Natalie Portman movie announced for opening night

"...loud: Austin Film Festival has announced that Vox Lux, the new film from Natalie Portman, will be the opening..."

Oct. 3, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fuck With Sad Girls

Bonnie Whitmore’s feminist anthem

"...one really wants to fuck with sad girls,” goes the rousing chorus for Bonnie Whitmore’s latest single – emphasizing..."

Oct. 17, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Garrison Brothers Distillery Announces Semifinalists in Texas Bourbon Bartender Competition

Five of Austin’s top bartenders compete to win $10,000 prize

"...Garrison Brothers Distillery announced the 25 statewide semifinalists for their Bourbon..."

March 6, 2019 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Chronicle Recommends: Academy Award Winning Films & Performances

Treat yourself to the award-winners of years past

"...Every month, the Chronicle’s film critics select a theme and offer movie..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

Alan Will Go On

Alan Cumming brings his Sappy Songs to Austin

"...It’s Alan – Alan Cumming – and he’s coming..."

June 22, 2016 Qmmunity Post by Shaun Lee

Hillary Hits Austin

With all the trappings of a presidential campaign

"...There was no mistaking the blue love for Hillary Clinton..."

June 21, 2014 News Post by Amy Smith

Sarah Ruhl Talks Writing and Motherhood

Prize-winning playwright shares stories about her twin passions

"...Sarah Ruhl has earned a place in contemporary theatre as one of the best dramatists of our time,..."

Oct. 17, 2013 Books Post by Rod Machen

War on Women Heats Up in Washington, on Campaign Trail

Rally today on UT campus with Cecile Richards

"...D.C., couldn't possibly be any more arrogant, Republicans in the House on Thursday held a meeting on birth control..."

Feb. 17, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Art Palace

An appreciation of the great Eastside gallery as it packs up and moves to Houston

"...In the Department of You Don't Know What You've Got Till..."

Dec. 4, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Mike Wallace: Before He Was a 60-Minute Man

"...Back in the early Sixties, when TV journalist Mike Wallace and the..."

April 4, 2008 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Don't Call It a Comeback

Looking back at this year's Old Settler's Music Fest.

"...For the past couple of years, the Old Settler’s Music Festival..."

April 23, 2007 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Texas Tribune Lays Off Journalists and Entire Copy Desk

Colleagues call it “a mistake” and “incomprehensible”

"...Another legacy newsroom has joined the alarming industry-wide trend of..."

Aug. 23, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Steve Earle, Fresh Off Jerry Jeff Tribute, Deepens Songbook at Gruene Hall

Vagabond resilience & bristling resistance potently commune

"...Jeff Walker. Friday night, at a sold-out Gruene Hall, the San Antonio-raised folksinger ultimately proved his own twang the..."

June 27, 2022 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Film Review: Everything Everywhere All At Once

Daniels, Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan live up to the title

"...The opening night film of any festival should define it,..."

March 12, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

New TV and Streaming Shows to Catch in February

Plus 2020’s year-end best movies debut on streaming services

"...your media diet, returning shows to welcome back to the rotation, and the at-home debuts of a handful of..."

Feb. 2, 2021 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Checking In: Bonnie Whitmore Sticks to What She Does Best

“I’m hoping to have a lot more stories to share after all this”

"...Assesses Doug Freeman to open a lead review in the Chronicle on news stands now: “Bonnie Whitmore works musical..."

Oct. 13, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Black Pumas Cap Banner Week with ACL Taping

Lightning in a bottle

"...had, it hasn’t turned out quite as sweet as the Black Pumas’ last seven nights...."

Aug. 29, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Action Point

Johnny Knoxville takes one for the team (again)

"...Directed by: Tim Kirkby. Starring: Johnny Knoxville, Chris Pontius, Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Susan Yeagley, Johnny Pemberton, Dana Schick..."

June 8, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Austin Opera to Mount Manchurian Candidate

Kevin Puts' take on political thriller opens 2016-17 season

"...Forgive the cliche, but how better to break the news about..."

Jan. 27, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Missionary Position: Session 2

The intrepid women explorers of Glass Half Full Theatre make a welcome return, bringing bountiful laughs

"...Mr. Shakespeare, but I feel confident that after seeing the antics of Caroline Reck and Cami Alys in the..."

Sept. 18, 2015 Arts Review by Robert Faires

DVDanger Extra: 'Frequencies'

English VOD curio is the oddball that fits in

"...you when you were first put in a box? The criteria that define you? And when did you first..."

May 24, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Target Markets

Apocalypse Now: Full Disclosure

"...Thirty-one years after its initial theatrical release in August 1979 – a scant four years..."

Nov. 26, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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