Wednesday Picks

"...Copa Austin's foremost Middle Eastern band has been providing the soundtrack to Persian nights in Austin for more than..."

March 7, 2008 Music Feature

We Asked Writers to Review Bands They'd Never Seen Before at Hot Summer Nights

Fresh looks at Grace Sorensen, Witches Exist, Vermin the Villain, Ariel & the Culture

"...at Seventh and Red River, fans happily circulated among the wealth of gigs on the Red River Cultural District..."

July 28, 2023 Music Feature by Nayeli Portillo

Elliott Naishtat Retiring, Dems Brace for Primary

Update: six candidates already filed to replace veteran rep

"...just rumbled through Austin politics: Democrat Rep. Elliott Naishtat, the dean of the Travis County House delegation, has announced..."

Dec. 10, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Meet Me There

Southern Gothic is no laughing matter

"...If local horror-drama Meet Me There has a moral, it's that road trips can be..."

June 23, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Most Embarrassing Moments in Texas Politics

2013: The year Texas sent in the clowns

"...California may have the Groundlings, but Texas has no shortage of improv talent...."

Jan. 8, 2014 News Post by Brandon Watson

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

Lucinda Williams, Ray Prim, and Curved Light lead the pack

"...Gone, gone, gone is the impish folkie on the cover of 1980's sophomore full-length..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Playback: Austin Record Convention's United Nations

Forget Record Store Day, the Austin Record Convention remains the biggest vinyl swap in the USA

"...nerds, audiophiles, hipsters, hoarders, wheelers, dealers, and phonographic fetishists. The USA's largest sale of recorded music, featuring hundreds of..."

June 17, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Diving Right In

The new 10-1 Council begins to re-invent Austin government

"...Hall this month, optimism, ambition, transparency, and earnestness are the watchwords and order of the day. Led by fledgling..."

Jan. 30, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Iris

In one of his final films, doc legend Albert Maysles profiles fashion maven Iris Apfel

"...doesn’t require a camera crew to move her from the private to public historical ledger; she’s already a semi-deified..."

May 15, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Game Night

Monopoly was never this brutal before this crime-com.

"...During the opening scene of Game Night, co-directors John Francis Daley..."

Feb. 23, 2018 Movie Review by Danielle White

Judas Priest Axe Grinder Glenn Tipton

Q&A with metal mainstay to preview Cedar Park Center siege

"...dwell on yesterday mirrors Judas Priest’s relentless march across the decades. Joining the UK metallurgists in 1974, the guitarist’s..."

May 14, 2015 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Events to Celebrate and Honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy This MLK Day

An in-car rally, service opportunities, and more events this weekend

"...In lieu of the Austin Area Heritage Council’s annual march and day of..."

Jan. 15, 2021 News Post by Lilli Hime

Checking In: Young Jazz Lions Atlas Maior Double Down

Bandleader Joshua Thomson forges a pandemic soundtrack

"...Maior,” wrote Chronicle jazz writer Michael Toland last year. “The Austin quartet seemingly dreamed about a nexus between Middle..."

Dec. 8, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Levitation Announces 2019 Fall Lineup

John Cale, Angel Olsen, and Kurt Vile highlight fall fest

"...and world music, Levitation today begins building anticipation for the traditional spring festival’s jump to the fall calendar...."

April 24, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Spatula City Limits

Austin music journeys to the desert – and you're not invited

"...There's a secret tradition amongst a certain sect of Austin..."

April 6, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Shoot to Thrill

Sara Paxton on all the awkward and awesome moving parts behind E.L. Katz's 'Cheap Thrills'

"...ask Sara Paxton, who had to get hot and heavy with her co-star Pat Healy for new morality play..."

March 21, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Cradle Will Rock

Tim Robbins' historical drama mixes true events and characters from Roosevelt's New Deal pet, the Federal Theatre Project, and intersperses them with fictionalized elements with mixed results.

"...In the 1930s, Roosevelt's New Deal put its weight behind the..."

July 27, 2001 Screens Review by Jerry Renshaw

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...The Teeta World Exhibit..."

April 23, 2021 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

What Is Going On With Ken Paxton and Nate Paul?

What we know – and don't know – about the strange connection between the embattled Austin real estate magnate and the Texas attorney general

"...The two of us asked each other this question back..."

Jan. 8, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...so you've had your headliners and competition titles, with the normal array of talent and titles Now it's time..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Point and Shoot

Without looking Matt knows the deer is dead.

"...Without looking Matt knows the deer is dead. The involuntary jerking muscles, the settling..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Features Feature by Bonnie West

Texas Platters

The Scabs

"...Songs Sung and Played on Guitar at the Same Time (Shockorama)..."

July 30, 1999 Music Feature

Whisks Up

The Way To Cook

"...my life and cooking for years, I'm always on the lookout for good "beginner's" cookbooks. Part of the attraction..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Food Feature

Headdress

"...The latest from local drone duo Headdress yields more direction..."

July 31, 2009 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Austin Psych Fest Live: Acid Mothers Temple

‘Dark Stars in the Dazzling Sky’

"...The insanely prolific Japanese ensemble Acid Mothers Temple built a..."

April 27, 2013 Music Post by Michael Toland

Throws Like a Girl: Catching Gretchen Phillips

Season four of Throws Like a Girl – the Rude Mechanicals' annual series celebrating women performers – rocks, literally, and Gretchen Phillips explains why

"...Phillips remembers a time when Austin had a lesbian theatre company, and she's worried that theatre by gay women..."

Feb. 9, 2007 Arts Feature by Patti Hadad

This Week's Waste of Time

One man, many free online games to play

"...Having played the addictive Solipskier until my mousepad begged for mercy, I..."

Sept. 9, 2010 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Old Settler’s Music Festival Announces Last-Minute 2024 Comeback

The Spring Pickin’ Party runs May 9-12, despite property sale plans

"...on. After canceling its 2024 edition late last year, the long-running roots music event announced plans to return, May..."

April 4, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Ben Kweller Plays First Show Following His Son’s Death

Noise Company SXSW showcase became a moving Zev memorial

"...his set Friday before pausing to address what loomed heavy over the night. "I was really on the fence..."

March 18, 2023 SXSW Post by Abby Johnston

Seeking Stress Relief at Austin’s Center for Music Therapy

What the opposite of anxiety sounds like

"..."It's been essential to the survival of humanity," says Young, founder and president of..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Features Feature by Kevin Curtin

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