Austin Chronicle

01/13/2026

Regional Mexican genres, experimental acts, and rap mark festival’s second announcement.

More than 300 South by Southwest performers join the 2026 Music lineup today. Regional Mexican music, experimental takes on traditional genres, and up-and-coming rap are emerging as themes for the diverse, discovery-centered festival’s 40th year. San Francisco-based folk songstress Hannah Cohen an...

01/13/2026

Lynny’s offers excellent biscuits and embraces East 12th’s unique identity.

When it comes to Austin neighborhoods that have taken a speed run through the gentrification gauntlet, East Austin stands out as the prime example. An area once populated by residential homes and small businesses not designed to attract high-dollar spenders or visiting tourists, it now contains Mich...

01/12/2026

Multiple demonstrations took place around town following the killing of Renee Good.

Demonstrators gathered in Austin, at 11th & Congress on Friday, and at City Hall on Saturday, to protest ICE and the killing of Renee Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross. Organized by Austin Immigrant Rights Action Committee and Students for a Democratic Society, Friday’s event drew approximately 75 a...

01/12/2026

Last week to vote! ⏲✔️ The 2025-26 Austin Music Poll closes in less than a week now. Cast your ballot by Monday, Jan. 19 at 11:59p.

VOTE: vote.austinchronicle.com. 🔗

Vote for your favorite bands, venues, and more through January 19th!

01/12/2026

Is there any gray area in the funding for the massive transit plan?

Since the defeat of the property tax increase known as Proposition Q, City Council Member Krista Laine has looked with fresh eyes at the expensive infrastructure projects Austin has committed to over the last five years. These include the creation of a new convention center, which the Chronicle exam...

01/11/2026

Give your flowers to your favorites in the Austin Chronicle Music Poll! Voting ends next Monday, Jan. 19 at midnight so DON’T WAIT! 🌟🎶💐

See all of the nominations in The Austin Chronicle and submit your ballot at vote.austinchronicle.com. 🔗

01/11/2026

Gulf Coast park really shines in the winter months.

Matagorda Bay Nature Park is literally at the end of the road south of the fishing village of Matagorda. FM 2031 runs into the Gulf of Mexico at the mouth of the Colorado River making for one of most diverse parks in the Lower Colorado River Authority’s inventory of parks. Like many of LCRA’s mo...

01/11/2026

In this week's comics, Tom Tomorrow takes a look ahead at 2026, and it's ... not ideal.

Read all the Sunday funnies: https://austinchronicle.com/comics

01/11/2026

HBO Max’s smash hit returns, and it’s just as intense and addictive.

“And so it begins.” That’s how attending physician Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch (Noah Wyle) greets a new shift at the bustling Pittsburgh ER nicknamed the Pitt. I felt the same kind of starter-line anticipation at the return of HBO Max’s breakout medical drama, which won the Emmy las...

01/10/2026

Lifelong pianist opens up on funky new material.

Keith Galloway Jr.’s earliest lessons were in the rhythm of a church, their stepfather’s basslines, and the gentle insistence of family who saw music as more than just a hobby. The Fort Worth native began playing piano at 5 years old and, in sixth grade, adopted the moniker KindKeith during a cl...

01/10/2026

Take a jog, learn how to cook a hog, or boost your reading log with help from Austin-area clubs & classes.

Here’s a cold water wake-up: All those new goals you created when the clock hit 12am, January 1? You’re already almost a week late on starting them. Ay-yi-yi. Don’t fret just yet, though. Bat City’s got a great deal of local clubs, groups, and gatherings that can help you hit all those to-do...

01/09/2026

The Austin drag star discusses her recent win on the spin-off of the Boulet Brothers’ drag reality show and what’s next.

Dragula: Titans’ second season wasn’t local drag artist Evah Destruction’s first bite at the underworld-grown apple. A familiar face to anyone who appreciates alt-drag on Fourth Street – and honestly, who doesn’t – Evah got fifth place on the third season of original underground drag com...