The Austin Chronicle

The Austin Chronicle is a weekly alternative newspaper that follows a tabloid format, released every Thursday in Austin, Texas, USA. It is available for free at various newsstands, particularly in local restaurants and coffee shops that attract its intended audience.

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The Verde Report: Rejuvenated Austin FC Looks to Ride Momentum Into Summer Stretch

1 day ago | austinchronicle.com | Eric Goodman

Austin FC striker Brandon Vazquez scores the winning goal in a 2-1 victory over the New York Red Bulls at Q2 Stadium Don’t look now, but Austin FC is 90 solid minutes away from the first perfect month of soccer in club history. Granted, June has been an abnormally light month with just three matches on the schedule, but after back-to-back hard-fought wins against the Colorado Rapids and New York Red Bulls, the Verde and Black are becoming reacquainted with an elusive old friend: momentum.
A Dip, a DJ, a Dogtooth, and a Duck in Our Recommended Events

1 day ago | austinchronicle.com | James Scott |Kat McNevins |James Renovitch |Levi Langley

Get your weekend sorted with these arts and culture happenings Thursday 26, the LINESplish splash: It’s the first summer bash in Future Front’s series at the LINE. Treat yourself to vacation-level escape on an at-home budget. As you walk through the lobby, admire artist Iris Kwon (aka Child Appetite)’s otherworldly installation. Then, grab snacks and drinks from Veracruz All Natural and relax resort-style while DJ Dana Scully spins three hours of genre-bending beats.
Stuver, Vazquez to Represent Hosts Austin FC in MLS All-Star Game

2 days ago | austinchronicle.com | Eric Goodman

After multiple seasons of All-Star-worthy play, Brad Stuver is finally, officially an MLS All-Star. Austin FC fans will have two of their own to cheer on during the 2025 MLS All-Star Game at Q2 Stadium on July 23, as goalkeeper Brad Stuver and striker Brandon Vazquez were both selected to the league’s All-Star squad. Stuver and Vazquez will team up with Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi, among other big names, in taking on the LIGA MX All-Stars in an exhibition match at the Austin FC home ground.
USMNT’s Berhalter Reflects on Austin FC Stint

1 week ago | austinchronicle.com | Eric Goodman

Rising star calls it “probably the most important part of my career” Sebastian Berhalter made 18 appearances for Austin FC as part of a loan spell in 2021. It wasn’t the most enthralling match ever played, and – with outrageous ticket prices curbing attendance to just over 50% capacity – certainly wasn’t the most impressive crowd ever assembled at Q2 Stadium.
The Verde Report: USMNT’s Underwhelming March to World Cup Arrives in Austin

1 week ago | austinchronicle.com | Eric Goodman

The U.S. Men’s National Team will play a match at Q2 Stadium Thursday night when the team takes on Saudi Arabia Somehow, we are already less than one year away from the United States, Mexico, and Canada hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup, long promised to be among the biggest, greatest, and most memorable global events ever held. Given that level of hype, anyone else feeling vastly underwhelmed at this point?
This Modern World

1 week ago | austinchronicle.com | Tom Tomorrow

« previous | click to enlarge | next » Find archives, merch, and more at thismodernworld.com. A note to readers: Bold and uncensored, The Austin Chronicle has been Austin’s independent news source for over 40 years, expressing the community’s political and environmental concerns and supporting its active cultural scene. Now more than ever, we need your support to continue supplying Austin with independent, free press.
We Have an Issue: Big Projects, New Faces, and a Fond Farewell

1 week ago | austinchronicle.com | Kimberley Jones

Introducing the Best of Austin issue and some staff changes Between covering Saturday’s big protest and putting the finishing touches on this week’s Best of Austin issue (a months-long, all-hands-on-deck endeavor) and gearing up for another massive project right around the corner, July 4’s Burger Issue (we’re all enjoying our “research”), we’re kinda just trying to catch our breath here at Chron HQ. But as ever, change is afoot.
Day Trips: Quan Am Statue, Sugar Land

1 week ago | austinchronicle.com | Gerald McLeod

Vietnamese statue of goddess of compassion is eighth-tallest in U.S. The Quan Am statue towers over the Vietnam Buddhist Center in Sugar Land with a sense of peace and tranquility. As one of the tallest statues in America, she looks over a pond and garden with an ornate red bridge symbolizing the path to enlightenment. Quan Am is one of the highly revered bodhisattvas, or one who seeks awakening, and is known in Vietnamese Buddhism as the goddess of compassion or mercy.
Movie Review: Jane Austen Wrecked My Life

1 week ago | austinchronicle.com | Kimberley Jones

There is a mantra posted on the property of Shakespeare & Company, the legendary indie bookshop located on Paris’ Left Bank where first-time feature writer-director Laura Piani once worked. It reads: “Open door, open books, open mind, open heart.” Yet book clerk Agathe (Rutherford, lovely) is resolutely closed off – to new experiences, new travel, new love. Cowed by a past trauma (left undisclosed for much of the film), Agathe’s world is small.
Crosstalk: City Council Moves to Support Airport Art, PBS, and Govalle

1 week ago | austinchronicle.com | Carys Anderson

This week’s culture news bites Austin City Council has approved new contracts for artwork in the airport expansion after receiving initial pushback from ACME, the Office of Arts, Culture, Music, and Entertainment, over use of non-local artists for the project. Some contracts with artists from Chicago, New York, and San Francisco have moved forward, with the caveat that these creators work with at least 10% local talent.