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"...New home, same laughs. Cap City Comedy Club, the cornerstone of Austin's comedy scene for nearly four decades,..."
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July 11, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker
The Chronicle’s Complete Guide to the Minions
Your yellow pals, from Despicable Me to Rise of Gru
"...Minions! The adorable, banana-obsessed, gibberish-spouting, dungaree-wearing, too-sweet-to-be-bad comedy heart of the..."
June 30, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Review: Penfold Theatre Co.'s A War of the Worlds
All's Wells that ends Welles in this uneven but innovative reenvisioning of a radio sci-fi landmark
"...machine, this Penfold world premiere of A War of the Worlds – Jarrett King's reimagining of Orson Welles' reimagining..."
June 10, 2022 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner
Faster Than Sound: Nine Records That Inspired Austin Author Fernando A. Flores' Valleyesque
From Pauline Oliveros to Big Boys, sounds behind the surreal South Texas-rooted story collection
"...The epigraph of Austin author Fernando A. Flores' new book..."
June 3, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe
Five Things to Keep Your Arts Account in the Black
From a fresh take on War of the Worlds to pushing back against censorship
"...your panic room due to fear of critical race theory or even the suggestion that much of modern culture..."
May 27, 2022 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner
Charlotte
Calmly heartrending animated biography of artist Charlotte Salomon
"...The story of the Holocaust is, in no small part,..."
May 13, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Texas Abortion Advocates on What Happens Next
Texans once again have an unfortunate head start in having their rights stripped away
"...Advocates and court watchers are not surprised that the U.S. Supreme Court, in a draft ruling that leaked..."
May 6, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson
East Austin Residents Need Resilience Hubs Sooner Rather Than Later
City looks to fill in some of the gaps of inequity during times of crisis
"...When the power went out last year during Winter Storm Uri,..."
April 29, 2022 News Feature by Heather Stewart
Moontower Review: Marc Maron
The Cassandra of comedy enjoys the silence
"...If Marc Maron ever writes an autobiography, it should be called..."
April 23, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker
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
"...and gave me a piercing look. Queued up at the vinyl room register in Waterloo Records, I flashed back..."
April 8, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez
What We're Listening to This Week
A cross-border collaboration, Good Looks, Adrian Quesada, Skloss, and Letting Up Despite Great Faults
"...The latest project from Austin's Golden Hornet composer's lab is..."
April 8, 2022 Music Column by Chad Swiatecki
Two Promising Challenges to SB 8 Forge On, as More Abortion Funds Face Legal Threats
Abortion advocates say the fight is a social one and long from over
"...to Texas' near-total abortion ban, Senate Bill 8, in the last few weeks, there is still a fight left...."
April 1, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson
Sarah Silverman, Neil Brennan Will Bask in the Glow of Moontower Just For Laughs Austin
Plus Showtime says I Love That For You
"...Moontower Just For Laughs Austin, the new festival from Austin's Moontower Comedy and Canada's comedy..."
March 17, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker
Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW
Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest
"...journalistic eye remains trained upon his hometown of Houston. The rapper's half-decade of granular, street-life storytelling (with Kream's immediate..."
March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff
Trixie Mattel Bringing Glamor to Moontower Just For Laughs
Megasized comedy festival adds more shows, podcasts
"...13-24) is unleashing Trixie Mattel and Katya Zamo on the Paramount stage for a special recording of their podcast,..."
Feb. 25, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker
Five Things to Enjoy During Black History Month
Art, theatre, music, ballet, and more
"...as long as a millennium to even start encompassing the achievements of Black Americans, we're grabbing this theme as..."
Feb. 18, 2022 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner
Greg Casar and Eddie Rodriguez Fight for the Progressive Mantle in TX-35
The two candidates race to the left
"...For the first time in a decade, voters in Texas' 35th..."
Feb. 4, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, February 4-10
"...holiness," wrote poet Mary Oliver. "Some more rascally than others." I agree. And I'll add that in the coming..."
Feb. 4, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny
SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon
Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list
"...SXSW has strapped on the rockets with not just a few titles for this..."
Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
We Have an Issue: Getting His Due
This week's cover story spotlights rapper J Soulja
"...is it something less tangible? How do you measure the impact you have on a single listener? What about..."
Jan. 21, 2022 Column by Kimberley Jones
Marc Maron, Nikki Glaser Headlining Inaugural Moontower Just for Laughs Festival
Amped-up comedy fest adds over 100 comics and podcasts
"...inaugural festival (running across downtown Austin April 13-24), and the headliner list includes Marc Maron, queen of the roast..."
Jan. 19, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker
SXSW Adds Jason Isbell, Michael Dell and More to Speaker List
Tech scene and politics get speaker slots, plus WTF is Web3?
"...in-person return, SXSW's speaker list gets longer today with the announcement of a host of names including Pfizer Chairman..."
Jan. 18, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, January 14-20
"...plant persevered for 350 million years? While so many other species have gone extinct, why has moss had staying..."
Jan. 14, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny
The Wildcards of TV and Cinema in 2021
Highs, lows, and strange moments that caught our critics eyes
"...Every year, there's an undefinable, uncategorizable something on the screen. A trend,..."
Dec. 30, 2021 Screens Post by The Screens Staff
The Worst Films of 2021
The Chronicle critics get their chance to vent
"...In cinema as in all things, there are highs and lows. And when a filmmaker steals..."
Dec. 29, 2021 Screens Post by The Screens Staff
The Austin Chronicle Top 10 Films of 2021
Jane Campion's stunning high plains drama The Power of the Dog takes a bite out of our critics
"...Blame COVID, and blame the Oscars...."
Dec. 17, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
Marc Savlov’s Top 10 Films of 2021
"...spellbinds in this slow-boil stew of friendship, loss, and the possibility of redemption. Quoth Styx: "Babe, I love you."..."
Dec. 17, 2021 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, December 17-23
"...SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The coming months will be a favorable time for you..."
Dec. 17, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny
Five Things to Relish About the Stage Over Thanksgiving
Plan your theatrical December
"...Lousy-ass pandemic's been borking our theatre and dance scene for long enough. It's finally time..."
Nov. 26, 2021 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner
Abortion Care Providers “Heartened” After SB 8 Hearing at SCOTUS
Oral arguments focus on law’s vigilante enforcement
"...This morning (Monday, Nov. 1), the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases..."
