I don’t want to bore you, but I’m having the best, worst time of my life,” laughs Shakey Graves. That’s more or less the ...

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In the wake of this weekend’s tragic mass shooting on West Sixth Street, the city of Austin and the nonprofit We Are Blood are urgently asking for blood donations to treat those injured in the attack ...

Three people are dead and at least 14 more were injured in an overnight shooting after a gunman opened fire on crowds in Downtown Austin in the early hours of the morning. The gunman, not yet named, ...

The Austin Chronicle is an independent, locally owned and operated alternative newsweekly that reflects the heart and soul of Austin, Texas.

In a sunlit gallery in historically Black East Austin, larger-than-life community leaders peer through vibrant canvas windows. Masterfully captured by self-taught painter Angélique Ferrão, the Black ...

Austin FC opened its 2026 season amid all the usual hoopla Saturday night, and it didn’t take long for the football club to resume tormenting its avid supporters. Seeing what would’ve been a highly ...

Last Thursday, Feb. 19, the UT System Board of Regents unanimously voted to approve a rule that limits its students from studying “unnecessary controversial subjects.” It also directs educators to ...

Three full-length mirrors sat illuminated on the Dougherty Arts Center stage. Crowds trickled into the small venue as the once-quiet atmosphere filled with excitement, laughter, and reunion greetings.

As a fresh Major League Soccer regular season kicks off this weekend, so does a season of hope for the league’s 30 fan bases. And while the intensity of that hope may vary from market to market, the ...

What does it feel like to be home, or to want to be? In “Homeward Bound,” artists Josue Bessiake, Esther Marie Hall, and Bárbara Miñarro explore the expansive concept of the home as not just a place ...