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Aug. 12, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny
Can Cap City Comedy Club Reclaim Its Throne?
The Austin comedy institution is back, but it returns to a radically changed stand-up scene
"...about the end of Cap City Comedy Club, I will smile for all of the memories that you gave me." Almost..."
July 29, 2022 Arts Feature by Valerie Lopez
How Estate Services of Austin Finds New Homes for Treasures Left Behind
In the saddest times, Carl McQueary and the Estate Services team are there to help
"...sits behind the sales table, there's a specific warm smile that spreads when someone brings up an item that..."
July 22, 2022 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker
What Makes This Cocktail Party So Different?
What sets this spirited shindig aside from so many others?
"...state and give a glassful of ice something to smile about...."
July 18, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
Five Galleries With Weird Creatures Inside
Fantastic beasts, you might say, and where to find them
"...from the vaults of Kidrobot or UglyDolls or Good Smile or, hell, who knows what embodiment of eldritch energy..."
July 15, 2022 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner
More Than a Chance in Hell: The Casey’s New Orleans Snowballs Story
Considering the local frozen treat that helps to sweetly beat the heat
"...It snowballed, says the thirtysomething man with the earnest smile and an entrepreneurial twinkle in his eye. He remembers..."
July 15, 2022 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner
Lost Illusions
Balzac's media satire is still bracingly, scathingly topical
"...wild financial success should elicit something sterner than a half-smile. There’s not much use resisting the exuberant attitude of..."
July 8, 2022 Movie Review by Steve Davis
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Bigg Robb, Weedeater, the return of Lou Ann Barton, Mike Sailor's Good Time Orchestra, and more
"...Morris Day & the Time – that'll make you smile and sweat. Brotherly Bastrop guitar & bass wrecking crew..."
July 1, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin
Ethan Hawke Teams Up With Local Writer for The Black Phone
The team behind Sinister creates the summer's scariest film
"...would have two devil masks, one painted with a smile, the other frowning, "but I knew I had to..."
June 24, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol Stays Hungry
A serious band with a silly name and an all-in mentality
"...lyrics are pretty serious," elucidates Lydon with a half smile. "They're pretty metal."..."
June 24, 2022 Music Feature by Robert Penson
Father’s Day Dining Recos
Celebrate fathers worth celebrating, with some of the best noms around
"...all the confectionary goodness to make a family man smile. Mon.-Thu., June 13-16. The Cupcake Bar, 7801 N. Lamar,..."
June 10, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
A Journey Through Austin’s Knafeh Offerings With My Arab Father
A taste of home, connection, and knafeh
"...that sweet coffee goes best with sweet desserts. His smile when he saw three plates of knafeh before him..."
June 10, 2022 Food Feature by Yasmin Diallo Turk
We Have an Issue: Maybe Youth Isn’t Wasted on the Young
On this week's cover: "10 Bands Under 25 That Make Me Feel Alive"
"...25 – a suggestion that made all us olds smile – but damned if her instincts weren't dead on...."
June 10, 2022 Column by Kimberley Jones
The First Annual Texas Wine Auction
A fun and classy start to a new tradition
"...and good food, this report’s probably gonna make you smile.]..."
May 24, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
Sun Up to Sun Down: Thou Crushed Double-Shift at Oblivion Access
A great, lumbering beast from the bayou treads into Valhalla
"...Added to that, founding bassist Mitch Wells’ almost constant smile – and head nods of approval to grooves that..."
May 14, 2022 Music Post by Robert Penson
Turnstile Is Happy to Provide at Stubb’s
Big riff breakouts lead five-band testament to punk plurality
"...opening blitz medley also encompassing “Real Thing” and “Big Smile,” I was ricocheted from the front row on a..."
May 7, 2022 Music Post by Julian Towers
The Duke
Jim Broadbent is charming in this socially minded true-crime comedy
"...benefit established in 2000 that would have made Bunton smile). Meaning that Bunton – at more than one point..."
May 6, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Is ‘Sushi By Scratch Restaurants: Cedar Creek’ Worth Your Driving Time & Money?
The answer is in the pines, in the pines
"...guy, the itamae, and he greets us with a smile. The Christopher on the end is the beverage man...."
April 28, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
Moontower Review: Deon Cole
Black-ish star delivered the set the audience wanted
"...said. “The job is to perform, to make people smile and feel happy, even when they themselves are dealing..."
April 26, 2022 Arts Post by Dina Barrish
Meet Me at Waterloo Records: Playing, Shopping, and Encountering Life-Changing Moments at the Heart of Austin Music
Influential Austin characters reminice on 40 years of playing, shopping, and encountering life-changing moments at the heart of Austin music
"...He shows up out of nowhere with that warm smile of his and waves at me like he's just..."
April 8, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez
Buffalo Nichols: Beyond the Blues
Confronting harsh realities with hard truths, singer/guitarist offers an invitation to reset musical preconceptions
"...I just didn't feel like putting on a fake smile," he offers of the show a few weeks later,..."
March 25, 2022 Music Feature by Doug Freeman
The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Saturday
Ukraine's KAZKA, Fuck Money, Shawn Mendes, Beck, and more
"...The Toronto native maintains high-octane energy and an infectious smile throughout the performance. Heartbreak anthems “If I Can’t Have..."
March 20, 2022 SXSW Post by Rachel Rascoe
Dog Days: The Chronicle’s Hair of the Three-Legged Dog Day Party Reminds Us That Music is Mankind’s Best Friend
Yard Act, Surfbort, and hometown vibes at Hotel Vegas
"...perfectly awkward singer, Dani Miller, has a wonderfully nervous smile that’s really contagious. It makes you want to have..."
March 19, 2022 SXSW Post by Gary Lindsey
The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Friday
Seventies funk GOATs, queer nu metal, and so much more
"...setlist perennials “That’s What You Always Say,” When You Smile,” and “Tell Me When It’s Over” got proper readings,..."
March 19, 2022 SXSW Post by Thomas Fawcett
I’m Sorry, Ms. Jackson (But at Least You Are For Real?)
Paris Jackson comes off as a work-in-progress at SXSW
"...pull a Lenny Kravitz ATX,” she said with a smile...."
March 18, 2022 SXSW Post by Clara Wang
SXSW Film Review: Sheryl
An intimate look at how Sheryl Crow survived becoming a legacy
"...guilt, much of it misplaced. There's that signature smirky smile, but there's no ignoring the years of haunted eyes...."
March 12, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Jurassic Punk: Inside the Tempestuous Career of FX Revolutionary Steve Williams in Spaz
New documentary spotlights the maverick who added CGI to cinema magic
"...digital effects, you talked about Williams. Who made water smile in The Abyss? Williams. Turned Robert Patrick into molten..."
March 11, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
The Luv Doc: In Memoriam
Sweet Neil is gone but not forgotten
"...right, a few feet from the door. His warm smile and beautiful melodies earned him the name "Sweet Neil"..."
March 11, 2022 Column by The Luv Doc
Residential Address: The Mellows Bring Sixties Pop to Sagebrush
With a focus on good hooks, the band makes falling in love danceable again
"...about heartache, the dance floor is a swirl of smiles...."
March 4, 2022 Music Column by Gary Lindsey
Lizzo, Beck Announced as SXSW Keynotes
Festival also adds cyberpunk pioneer Neil Stephenson
"...with the ethnic Avengers and do it with a smile on your face...."
