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Opinion: One Year Later, Local Leaders Must Be Bold Despite “Death Star” Law
A San Marcos city council member urges localities to push back on anti-democratic forces and address their communities’ urgent needs
"...Exchange Council (ALEC), the right-wing group that churns out pro-corporate bills. The Death Star law is no different –..."

July 5, 2024 Column by Alyssa Garza

Kinds of Kindness
Yorgos Lanthimos follows up Oscar winner Poor Things with a ponderous arthouse anthology film
"...and its bitter insight into our dependence on our corporate overlords feels complete if overstretched. “R.M.F. Is Flying” merely..."

June 28, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Movies, Mothers, and 4th of July Fun Highlights the Week's Events
Make your holiday weekday worth it
"...sponge SpongeBob would conclude with this mega-movie event. Unfortunately, corporate greed demanded the sponge be wrung out for everything..."

June 28, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Austin Chronic: Mobile Head Shop the Glassmith Puts Down Roots
The Glassmith graduates to brick-and-mortar
"...not to have to go out and enter the corporate world, but use their skills in their own way..."

June 28, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

Hot Summer Nights’ 2024 Lineup Has Arrived
Over 125 local acts play for free July 18-20
"...midst of an annual, temperature-induced business slowdown. Thanks to corporate sponsors and public donations, the nonprofit Red River Cultural..."

June 18, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

The Bold & the Bountiful: HAAM's Corporate Battle of the Bands Rocks for a Cause
Fifteen years in, HAAM's Corporate BOTB is bolder than ever
"...The takeaway from this year’s Corporate Battle of the Bands: These folks are bold...."

June 9, 2024 Music Post by Cy White

Jon Muq Album Release, Hole in the Wall Anniversary, and More Crucial Concerts
All manner of sounds for every ear
"...tight, steel-swaddled melodies.   – Doug Freeman HAAM 2024 Corporate Battle of the Bands..."

May 31, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

Qmmunity: Rainbows, Rainbows, and More Rainbows
Local technicolor pop star Kady Rain discusses her Pride kickoff party and the importance of supporting queer artists
"...section – which is smaller than ever, thanks to corporate cowardice! – to afford a local queer show’s cover..."

May 31, 2024 Column by James Scott

Proms, Humps, and Queerbombs Highlight This Weekend's Events
21 ways to get out of the house
"...that’s not all there is to Queerbomb, Austin’s long-running anti-corporate Pride event. Hosts Cupcake and Bobby Pudrido preside over..."

May 31, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Austin’s Q2 Stadium to Host 2025 MLS All-Star Game
MLS commish: “This club deserves to have our biggest event”
"...biggest event. The fan support, the community support, the corporate partner support, the commitment of ownership just has over-delivered..."

May 15, 2024 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed
Writer/director Joanna Arnow plays a thirtysomething New Yorker navigating various BDSM partners
"...pushy parents (played by Arnow's parents), and an unfulfilling corporate job...."

May 10, 2024 Movie Review

Writer Drew Pearce Rides a Trojan Horse Into The Fall Guy
How Saturday afternoons and Alex Garland affected the remake
"...it’s like saying, ‘Oh, it’s going to be a corporate thriller.’ Corporations exists across all genres, and AI will..."

May 9, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Remembering the Reasons for the Protests
Students call for UT to divest from weapons manufacturers
"...Some colleges are considering it. Tuesday, Brown University’s corporate board announced it would hold a vote on divestment..."

May 3, 2024 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Having a Plan for When Shit Hits the Fan: A Journey in Prepping
What disaster preparedness experts have to say about best-laid plans for worst-case scenarios
"...County, has an office that looks more like a corporate campus than a tactical gear warehouse: beautiful furniture, smart..."

April 26, 2024 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

The Luv Doc: Something Relatable
When you need a wet vac, you usually need one lickety-split
"...the Luv Doc berserking around Austin with pocketsful of corporate skrilla like Elon Musk on one of his “inspirational”..."

April 26, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

The Austin Chronic: Austin Documentarian Links Up With Jimmy Kimmel for Reality Series High Hopes
New Hulu show captures organic humor among dispensary misfits
"...and Slava Ashbel try to take the pot shop corporate amid the misadventures of their lovable, stoned employees. Kimmelot..."

April 19, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

Presidential Candidate Cornel West Hosts Music Industry Roundtable at Carver Museum
Sentimental talk invites Bill Callahan and Alphabet Workers Union
"...federal government’s role in protecting musicians from AI and corporate exploitation, West offered few specific answers. He did suggest..."

April 17, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...Messy Gannett News: Gannett – the Statesman’s corporate overlord – made headlines last week when CEO Mike..."

April 5, 2024 News Feature

Visual Art Review: Stuffed Animal Rescue Foundation’s “The Still Life”
This charming exhibit rehabilitates neglected stuffies, then puts them to work creating art
"...to one side that displays a (giggle-inducing and endearing) corporate cube farm tableau. This place, Wendy Mitchell’s Stuffed Animal..."

March 22, 2024 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Short and Sweet: The Rainbow Bridge
Dimitri Simakis on his new short and the state of the industry
"...and Super Deluxe were seemingly awash with money and corporate interest. Are you seeing that change in the industry,..."

March 20, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Faye Webster, Swamp Dogg, and More Reviews From Friday of SXSW
Memorable performances to close out the week
"...year. – Dan Gentile I Got Fired Fest’s Genre-Bending Corporate Apocalypse..."

March 16, 2024 Music Post by Julian Towers

TENGGER, Bar Italia, LAIR, and More Reviews From Wednesday of SXSW
Hump day’s most memorable music fest moments
"...– SXSW’s de facto newsstand periodical given both businesses’ corporate parent, Penske – glimpsed a similar horizon, yet at..."

March 14, 2024 Music Post by Dan Gentile

SXSW Interview: Subsonic Eye’s Natural Indie Rock Interplay
Singapore fivepiece brings mathy Sonic Youth influence to ATX debut
"...on the pressures of early adulthood (“J-O-B”) and endless corporate slog (“Machine”), Wahidah ultimately finds solace in her surroundings..."

March 15, 2024 Music Feature by Wayne Lim

South by Gay-west
The official unofficial SXSW recommendations for your queer Austin experience
"...talent on local soil, free from tech talk or corporate chatter. In the interest of keeping y’all informed and..."

March 15, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

SXSW Film Review: Whatever It Takes
A cyberstalking whodunit with a corporate twist
"...the dotcom past. It is both small-scale drama and corporate scandal. Like eBay itself, there’s a little something for..."

March 11, 2024 Screens Post by Rod Machen

SXSW Panels Explore What’s Next for Sustainable Food
How to transition from “eco-depressed” to “making regenerative living sexy”
"...sustainability is nuanced, and "public sentiment is already driving corporate action,” explains Fierce Whiskers Distillery co-founder Tri Vo. He..."

March 8, 2024 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

South by Gay-west
The official unofficial SXSW recommendations for your queer Austin experience
"...talent on local soil, free from tech talk or corporate chatter. In the interest of keeping y’all informed and..."

March 8, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

ColdTowne Theater: Always in Motion
The comedy venue is home to diverse audiences and performers, but needs a permanent home of its own
"...its presence to pre-pandemic levels. Yes, their classes and corporate workshops are thriving, even if the theatre isn't back..."

Jan. 5, 2024 Arts Feature by Valerie Lopez

From Revolution to Entertainment in We Are Fugazi From Washington, D.C.
Chronicle writer Joe Gross goes documentarian for the hardcore pioneers
"...interviews with publications that accepted tobacco or other poisonous corporate advertising. They never exactly "broke up," per se. Playing..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Screens Feature by Tim Stegall

Black Pumas’ Eric Burton Bets on Himself
After an abrupt break, Chronicles of a Diamond completely reinvents the band dynamic
"...Watching Burton transform an awkward corporate gig into a compelling moment of human connection, there's..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

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