Suffering Jukebox

A Silver Jews primer

Sept. 19, 2008 Music Feature

Beerland Handed Down

Austin Jukebox group takes over Red River punk cavity

"...to the local group that stages the popular Austin Jukebox music series, both parties confirmed Sunday afternoon...."

Dec. 17, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Review: Zach Theatre’s A Christmas Carol

Boisterous but shallow jukebox musical of the Dickens classic misses opportunities

"...out its yearly production of A Christmas Carol, a jukebox musical stage adaptation of Charles Dickens' beloved holiday classic..."

Nov. 24, 2023 Arts Feature by Jasmine Lane

Walk the Line

Joaquin Phoenix is terrific as the musician Johnny Cash, whose rise, fall, and resurrection we watch as he does the Benzedrine 12-step in order to earn the love of country-and-gospel sasspot June Carter.

"...almost homely, voice made this bad Cash worth anybody’s jukebox dime. As the son of an Arkansas sharecropper (Patrick),..."

Nov. 18, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Review: Zach Theatre's Head Over Heels

The Go-Go's get the jukebox musical treatment by way of Shakespearean bawdiness

"...entertaining Austin debut of Head Over Heels, the Go-Go's jukebox musical now playing at Zach Theatre. Musical director, former..."

Aug. 18, 2023 Arts Feature by Joe Gross

Review: Broadway in Austin’s Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations

Like any jukebox musical, it all comes down to the songs

"...Biographical jukebox musicals are, by their very nature, highly predictable and..."

March 30, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Gulf Coast Soul

The Boogie Kings continue to boogie, Port A-style

"...full musical revue that could play anything off the jukebox and then some. They sported upwards of three lead..."

Aug. 4, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Hot Line to Jesus

Edison's Speaking Phonograph

"......"

Aug. 28, 1998 Music Feature by Jay Hardwig

Bar Crawl Listings

The crawl route

"...Kitchen Window; beer & wine, full bar; live music, jukebox 4. Hops & Grain Brewery..."

Aug. 10, 2012 Food Feature

Rodeo Austin: Everything You Need to Know

Aaron Watson, Flo Rida, Carly Pearce, and more to boot (scoot)

"...Aaron Watson 100X Dance Hall, 10pm: Monte Good and Jukebox Deluxe Sunday, March 12..."

March 8, 2023 Events Post by Dex Wesley Parra

Pennies From Heaven

The new streaming economy is here, with or without royalties

"...their impact on artists (see "Pennies From the Celestial Jukebox," March 16)...."

May 18, 2012 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Parlor Game

The family that plays together makes pizza together

"...nowhere nearby to listen to music, whether on the jukebox or live, or get a beer and some food...."

Feb. 27, 2009 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Day Trips

Smitty's Juke Box Museum has amassed an impressive variety of jukeboxes from as far back as 1926

"...music box, it's hard to pick one of the jukeboxes as a favorite. They're all meticulously restored and beautiful...."

Nov. 7, 2008 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Pharcyde and Brownout’s Special Fest Collaboration and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Find Nineties alt-hip-hop pioneers and Caroline Rose at two separate benefits

"...start at $165. – Elizabeth Braaten Thelonious Love, Jonny JukeboxSwan Dive, Saturday 11..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The 2022 Gift Guide for the Music Head on Your Holiday List

Let local merch supply your holiday presents

"...Jonny Jukebox's "Level Up" Dad Hat$28 With the vintage video-game aesthetics..."

Dec. 2, 2022 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

10 of Austin's Best Bars

Looking for a new place to drink, dance, or eat? We got you.

"...Voted Best Jukebox in Austin a whopping 25 times by Chronicle readers,..."

June 25, 2022 Food Post

What We're Listening to This Week

A cross-border collaboration, Good Looks, Adrian Quesada, Skloss, and Letting Up Despite Great Faults

"...Michael TolandIV by Letting Up Despite Great Faults Jonny Jukebox’s “Dialect”..."

April 8, 2022 Music Column by Chad Swiatecki

Faster Than Sound: You Might Find Your New Favorite Artist at Hot Summer Nights – Here Are 10 Contenders

Picks to reset quarantine listening habits, free today through Sunday

"...Te Quise" ahead of her ACL Fest launch. Jonny Jukebox..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Punk Rock Patron of Austin Music Richard Lynn

Super Secret founder and Sonic Transmissions Festival underwriter expands operations

"...record labels, a nascent book/film company, concert series Austin Jukebox and performance art program Austin Cultural Exchange, and now..."

Sept. 15, 2017 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Is Lockhart the Live Music Suburb of the World?

A growing wave of musical expats heads south

"...Fox first stumbled across Lockhart in search of a jukebox. In 1990, the University of Texas graduate student and..."

Sept. 9, 2016 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

And All the Country Wept With a Loud Voice

Second-place winner

"...At the jukebox she drops 12 quarters into the slot one by..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Books Feature by Greg Koehler

Crawl No. 2

Shangri-La, Violet Crown, Rio Rita's, the Brixton, Liberty, the White Horse

"...lighting, cool air, and the Beach Boys on the jukebox, this is a perfect after-work stop that holds up..."

Aug. 10, 2012 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Crawl No. 3

East Side Show Room, Cheer Up's, Papi Tino's, Hotel Vegas, the Volstead, Gypsy Lounge, the Grackle, St. Roch's Bar

"...the very friendly staff blasting Joy Division on the jukebox made for an enjoyable reprieve. A second visit to..."

Aug. 10, 2012 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

Apocalypse Jukebox: The End of the World in American Popular Music

Like, how come American pop music is such a downer, man?

"...Apocalypse Jukebox: The End of the World in American Popular Musicby..."

July 17, 2009 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Bud Shrake's Adventures in the Film Trade

'Midnight rambling, creative gambling': Louis Black's 1985 interview with Songwriter screenwriter Bud Shrake

"...I spent some time raving about Songwriter, a neon jukebox American fable written by his friend Bud Shrake, Demme..."

May 8, 2009 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Magic Time

Oh, the sights you'll see at First Night Austin

"...no different, with promises of rockin' robots, a human jukebox, a dance with a bus, a colossal jackalope, and..."

Dec. 28, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Southern Comfort

The Chronicle food staff has scoured Austin in search of the city's best down-home eateries; they're served up within.

"...that look out onto its namesake Highway 290. A jukebox in the corner blares country tunes and the occasional..."

March 3, 2000 Food Feature by Rebecca Chastenet dé Gery

Bartenders' Pick: the Best and Worst of Austin

"...by a lousy string of songs on your favorite jukebox, consider the plight of your bartender; while you may..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Music Feature

The Littlest Lunachick

Big Emo, Mommy Emo, and Little Emo

"...but they were sitting at the bar, and the jukebox -- if no one's playing the jukebox, every 20..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Six Days on the Road

Rig Rock Deluxe Trucks Down Country Byways

"...of "Rig Rock" compilations. The previous two, Rig Rock Jukebox (1992) and Rig Rock Truckstop (1993) are excellent collections,..."

Sept. 20, 1996 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

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