Wrecking Mansions and Perfecting Accents With Abigail’s Directors

Tyler Gillett and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin take a bite out of vampires

"...tweaked. I think that's a testament to the great writing, that there's these archetypes and they have room to..."

April 20, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Book Review: Truckload of Art: The Life and Work of Terry Allen

New authorized biography vividly exhumes the artist’s West Texas world

"...has his entire oeuvre – including films, plays, and writings – reconciled as interdisciplinary elements of a whole, even..."

April 19, 2024 Arts Feature by Doug Freeman

Books, Sculpture, and Weed Lead Our Recommended Arts Events

It'd be a lot cooler if you went to one of these events this week

"...of workshops on things like sound healing and somatic writing (these do require pre-registration, so plan ahead). Outside: open..."

April 19, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...news of the layoffs in an early morning email, writing, “There is nothing I hate more, but it must..."

April 19, 2024 News Feature

Outside Law Firm Investigating APD Second-in-Command Over Texts

D.A. believes messages were attempt to gather dirt on his office

"...off a chain of events that led to Garza writing to Austin’s interim Police Chief Robin Henderson in a..."

April 19, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Long Game

True-life story of Mexican-American teens who make a run at the 1957 state golf championship

"...director Julio Quintana holds this story dear. Aside from co-writing a wonderful script, Quintana cast a behind-the-scenes trust circle..."

April 12, 2024 Movie Review by Jessi Cape

Legislators, NAACP, and Professors Condemn UT’s Mass Layoffs

At least 66 people have lost their jobs, and counting

"...joint letter to Hartzell April 4 condemning the firings, writing that most who have come forward have been women..."

April 11, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

Theatre Review: Born With Teeth

Marlowe’s mad and Shakespeare’s sad in Austin Playhouse production

"...Born With Teeth. It shows the pair as partners writing the Henriad (the series of plays including Henry IV..."

April 12, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Sentimental Family Band Isn’t Hung Up on the High Times

The softie ex-art-rockers arrive at Austin’s honky-tonk revival

"...up and down the ramp behind her head. Imitating writing on a notepad, she says they studied the tempos..."

April 12, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Movies, Comedians, Theatre, and More Arts Options for the Week

Get out and get art

"...essential element for Edgmon in his work. “In his writing and his daily life,” the author bio states, “H.E...."

April 12, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Squirrel Fest, a Bidi Bidi Birthday, and More Community Events

Plan your week with some of our recommended happenings around town

"...essential element for Edgmon in his work. “In his writing and his daily life,” the author bio states, “H.E...."

April 12, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

As Statesman Reporters Were on Strike, Gannett Posted Their Jobs

And published anonymously written stories

"...Gannett claims it’s bargaining in good faith, writing, “We know many of you have been wanting to..."

April 12, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

The Off Beat: Celebrating Nané Day, Two Years After Daniel Sahad’s Death

Soulful funk-rock band, with special guests, plays Empire April 7

"...Sahad, Green, and Chris Collier before the duo began writing Nané’s soulful funk-rock originals...."

April 5, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

A Drag Tribute, Eclipse Events Galore, and More Local Happenings

Get your glasses and find your totality

"...law students. With the way our state government keeps writing unconstitutional bills, we’re gonna need all the kickass LGBTQ..."

April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

How The First Omen Broke the Curse of Legacy Sequels

Arkasha Stevenson and Tim Smith on creating a horror they believe in

"...as a director for Stevenson, and also the first writing credit for her creative partner and cowriter, Tim Smith...."

April 3, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sci-Fi Legend Ronald D. Moore to be Honored at Austin Film Festival

Battlestar Galactica reviver wins top writing award

"...more sense when you consider Moore’s filmography. His first writing gig was on Star Trek: The Next Generation, and..."

April 3, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Third-Party Report Finds Police Academy Hasn’t Implemented Crucial Reforms

Council stresses need for internal audit process

"...2023, the report notes “APD had yet to begin writing processes for over half of the items.”..."

March 28, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

Review: Stephen Mills’ POE / A Tale of Madness Is Pitch Perfect

Ballet Austin brings the master of the macabre to life (before killing him again)

"...creative furor, Sissy (Deuitch) prowls over and beneath his writing desk like a caged cat. Poe’s imagined characters from..."

March 29, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Opinion: Incarcerated Women in Texas Need to Be Heard

A writer in her eighth year of solitary confinement laments widespread neglect of the experiences of women in prison

"...owner, and expat, now incarcerated journalist and a Haymarket Writing Freedom Fellow. She brings experiences from each profession to..."

March 29, 2024 Column by Kwaneta Harris

Review: Alejandro Escovedo, Echo Dancing

Rechanneling 14 catalog selections’ romantic existentialism

"...73, plies his familial trade longer than that, with writing credits stretching back to the Seventies. Across at least..."

March 29, 2024 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

We Have an Issue: Everything You Need to Know About The Austin Chronicle’s Best of Austin Awards

When to vote, why to vote, and how to campaign

"...arts, culture, and food in these pages: compiling listings; writing reviews, columns, and features; punning up a storm; and..."

March 29, 2024 Column by Kimberley Jones

Movies, Comedy, Books, and More Recommended Arts Events

Find an art that fits your tastes

"...nonprofit org dedicated to publishing, promoting, and supporting creative writing from Black women Torch Literary Arts hosts a reading..."

March 29, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Neko Case, the Urban Cultural Fest, and More Crucial Concerts

Live sounds for the week ahead

"...her time outside indie rock collective the New Pornographers writing brooding Americana (“I Wish I Was the Moon”) and,..."

March 29, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

The Austin Chronic: Cheech and Chong and Toking With a Troll

Stoner icons materialize for surprise C-boy’s appearance

"...In Next Movie, Chong says he was writing another song while Cheech was singing “Mexican Americans” and..."

March 29, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

Court of Appeals Sides With SXSW in Insurance Lawsuit

Reverses previous decision in insurance company's favor

"...Western District of Texas ruled in favor of FIC, writing that because the ticket holders claimed breach of contract..."

March 26, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Closing the COVID Gap at AISD

Post-pandemic, not enough students can read well. How do we get out of this ditch?

"...'Okay, we’re practicing these letters today. Here’s how you’re writing your letters. And now you try it. And now,..."

March 22, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

The Luv Doc: AI Casanova

Maybe you’re not the Cyrano de Bergerac that reeled them in

"...is deceptive because what people are seeing is AI’s writing and not my own. What do you think? Is..."

March 22, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

One Life

True-life drama about efforts to transport refugee children to safety ahead of Nazi invaders

"...“Save one life, save the world”: Taken from Talmudic writing, it’s the animating idea behind this historical drama and..."

March 15, 2024 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Queer Comedy, a Goth Market, and More Community Events

Recommended happenings for your calendar's approval

"...you have to exercise it.” If your craft is writing, consider Write Club your gym sesh. At this monthly..."

March 15, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

An Outdoor Screening, Bluey Live, and More Lead Our Recommended Arts Events

Get out and art this week!

"...Houston-born artist’s tale created from over 20 years of writing – including journals, failed plays, and a School of..."

March 15, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

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