Prevenge

Prevenge 2016, NR, 88 min. Directed by Alice Lowe, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Alice Lowe, Dan Renton Skinner, Jo Hartley. The line between comedy and drama, they always say, is a thin one. As Alice Lowe’s murderous maternal massacre Prevenge shows, there’s no line at all between dark horror and dark humor.…

by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Music Interview: Peter & Arwen Lewis

Just Like Jack spotlights a co-write by Peter Lewis and Skip Spence titled “Sailing,” written in the lost years prior to the latter’s death. All the San Francisco all-stars of the Sixties sprang from folk, blues, and country, but none crystallized Americana as succinctly as Moby Grape. My Morning Jacket’s psychedelia, Drive-By Truckers’ triple guitar…

by Raoul Hernandez

Faces of Death

Death Hymn Number 9 Wed. 15, Hotel Vegas Annex, 9:30pm L.A. noise riot is that rare band that lives up to its name. Disagree? “I Reckon You Gonna Die.” Grandpa Death Experience Thu. 16, Saxon Pub, 8pm Led by Canadian industry vet Ron Goudie (blame him for Stryper’s Christian metal), Amster­dam trio GDE plays a…

by Thomas Fawcett

SXSW Music Interview: Grandaddy

Eleven years later, Grandaddy is back with Last Place, a resurgent album Lytle and fans alike never thought would happen. When Grandaddy put out Just Like the Fambly Cat in 2006, Jason Lytle believed it would be the band’s last. “What we were doing wasn’t sustainable,” he explains from his home in Modesto, Calif. “I…

by Abby Johnston

Italy

Polaroid Fri. 17, Sidewinder Inside, 7:55pm Bologna’s Enzo Barrufaldi curates an indie rock website and weekly radio show, sharing the Polaroid name he uses when he DJs indie-pop and Northern soul. Halfalib Fri. 17, Sidewinder Inside, 8pm Milan native Halfalib shimmers through folkie electro-pop on his first album Malamocco in this live stateside debut at…

by Michael Toland

Mr. Smarty Pants

In CB radio lingo, Memphis, Tenn., is called Fort God because of Bellevue Baptist Church, a large church just outside the city. Steve Bannon once wrote a hip-hop musical set during the L.A. riots and based on the Shakespearean play Coriolanus, according to his Hollywood writing partner, Julia Jones, quoted in The Daily Beast. Oscar…

by Mr. Smarty Pants

SXSW Music Interview: The Lemon Twigs

At 17 and 19 respectively, they’re bona fide wunderkinds, but it does them a disservice to focus on that narrative. Long Island siblings Michael and Brian D’Addario have played in bands together for a decade already. At 17 and 19 respectively, they’re bona fide wunderkinds, but it does them a disservice to focus on that…

by Libby Webster

SXSW Music Interview: Mastodon

The movie that sparked Emperor of Sand: David Lean’s 1962 classic Lawrence of Arabia. Heavy music, heavier subject matter, Emperor of Sand finds Mastodon trudging into the barren desert on the Georgians’ seventh prog-metal odyssey, out March 31 on Reprise. The tale of a man sentenced to death in desolate, dry lands, it summons supernatural…

by Kevin Curtin

Culinary School

Food Court Wed. 15, Dirty Dog Bar, 8pm Spunky singles like “Slightest Brightest” were appetizers for Aussie garage punks who finally dish out their debut album this month. Nothing for Breakfast Thu. 16, Esther’s Follies, 9pm Italian prog-pop posse Nothing for Breakfast serves synth-heavy beats and harmonies leaving you hungry for more. Cookie McGee Thu.…

by Thomas Fawcett

Mexico

Borchi y Su Doble Redoble Wed. 15, Flamingo Cantina, 8pm; Thu. 16, Russian House, 9pm Mexico City producer takes the rhythms of New Orleans’ second line and Mexican street carnivals and mashes them up into irresistible dance-floor anthems on this year’s 9551 EP. De Osos Wed. 15, Friends, 8:50pm; Thu. 16, the Hideout, 9pm The…

by Michael Toland

All in the Family

The Secret Sisters Wed. 15, Cooper’s BBQ, 8:10pm; Fri. 17, Cooper’s BBQ, 9pm Alabama siblings take the stage armed with an acoustic guitar, sweet harmonies, and a songbook of country and Americana classics. Mozart’s Sister Wed. 15, Valhalla, 11:45pm; Thu. 16, Tellers Upstairs, 12mid Fresh off sophomore LP Field of Love, Montreal’s Caila Thompson-Hannant explores…

by Thomas Fawcett

Headlines

South by Southwest continues through Sunday. Commuters, find another route. No regular City Council meeting this week (next is March 23), as council members enjoy a spring break and Mayor Steve Adler plays host to fellow mayors, tech innovators, and musicians around town. See “While Council’s Away the Mayor Will Play,” March 17. Ticket to…

by Chronicle Staff

New Nashville Skyline

Canyon City Wed. 15, Stephen F’s Bar, 8pm Paul Johnson’s gentle vocals breathe in hushed tones across the mellow-picked folk of last year’s debut LP Midnight Waves. Lillie Mae Wed. 15, Bar 96, 9pm Sharp-twanged fiddle and mandolin maven from Jack White’s band gets Third Man Records debut with upcoming LP Forever and Then Some.…

by Doug Freeman

Americana 12-Pack

Sarah Shook & the Disarmers Wed. 15, Continental Club, 8pm Hard charging Chapel Hill, N.C., quintet readies Bloodshot Records debut Sidelong behind Shook’s biting twang and big guitar roar. River Whyless Wed. 15, Maggie Mae’s Gibson Room, 10pm 2016 LP We All the Light surges with harmonies and strings, the talented Asheville, N.C., quartet tuning…

by Doug Freeman

Lima, Peru

Pooow! Wed. 15, Trinity Hall at Old School, 8pm Early-Eighties disco given a Latin twist with infectious single “Sin Dormir.” Mobivstrip Wed. 15, Trinity Hall at Old School, 11pm Evolving out of indie-pop band Takeoffs & Landings, alt-rock quintet Mobivstrip puts bombshell Naama’s vocals up front for 2015’s self-titled debut EP and single “Confession.” Mundaka…

by Michael Toland

Soccer Watch

The first legs of the CONCACAF Champ­ions League semifinals are this week: FC Dallas hosts four-time CONCACAF champion Pachuca tonight, Wednesday, March 15, at 7pm on Univision; Tigres-Vancouver was Tuesday after we went to press. The return legs will be Tue.-Wed., April 4-5. Barcelona pulled off an amazing escape last week in the European Champions…

by Nick Barbaro

SXSW Music Interview: Mick Fleetwood

“This year marks 50 years since the inception of the original fourpiece band.” Mick Fleetwood and John McVie founded one of the most successful bands of all time. While millions still worship the Buckingham-Nicks version of Fleetwood Mac that went global starting in 1975, relatively few are aware of the revolving door of lineup changes…

by Jim Caligiuri

Animal Kingdom

GoGo Penguin Wed. 15, the Main II, 9pm; Thu. 16, St. David’s Historic Sanctuary, 11pm Manchester jazz piano trio GoGo Penguin blends classical jazz elements with tasteful touches of electronica and dubstep. Mimicking electronic music on acoustic instruments, the beauty and tension of Blue Note debut Man Made Object recalls the late David Axelrod. Neon…

by Thomas Fawcett

5 DJs

Grandmaster Flash Wed. 15, Clive Bar, 11pm First DJ? Possibly. This is hip-hop history. DJ Yoda Wed. 15, Latitude 30, 1am; Fri. 17, Valhalla, 1am UK turntablist/producer boasts a résumé of collaborators from Dr. Dre to Mark Ronson. Kream Wed. 15, Kingdom, 11pm Think of the Chainsmokers with a little more taste and Euro influence.…

by Alejandra Ramirez

SXSW 2017 Film Awards

Feature Jury Awards Narrative Feature Competition Grand Jury Winner: Most Beautiful Island (D: Ana Asensio) Special Jury Recognition for Breakthrough Performance: James Freedson-Jackson, The Strange Ones Special Jury Recognition for Best Ensemble: Matt Jones, Eleanore Pienta, Will Rogers, Jonny Mars, Sam Eidson, Jennymarie Jemison, A Bad Idea Gone Wrong Documentary Feature Competition Grand Jury Winner:…

by Chronicle Staff

SXSW Music Interview: Bash & Pop

“I wanted to make more of a band record, the exact thing I was going for when the Replacements fell apart the first time.” “The only reason I called this Bash & Pop was because this new album was more of a band album,” remarks veteran rock & roll warrior Tommy Stinson, 50, who claims…

by Tim Stegall

Modern Composers/Classical

Jean-Michel Blais & CFCF Wed. 15, St. David’s Historic Sanctuary, 8pm Classical pianist Blais combines lyricism with electronic maven CFCF’s soundscapes for minimalist whimsy on new EP Cascades. Martin Kohlstedt Wed. 15, St. David’s Bethell Hall, 8pm German pianist with an electronic background plays pieces both straight and remixed from his twin albums Tag (Day)…

by Michael Toland

SXSW Music Interview: Valerie June

June’s compositions can be dreamlike at times, so it makes sense some songs originated from that state between consciousness and sleep. 2013’s Pushin’ Against a Stone, Valerie June’s much loved, Dan Auerbach-produced breakout, made the singer appear like an overnight sensation. In reality, she’d been toiling in Memphis for a decade. This month she follows…

by Jim Caligiuri

Brazil

Autoramas Wed. 15, Karma Lounge, 9pm; Sat. 18, Velveeta Room, 1am Hard garage punk from Rio de Janeiro, with a cigarette in its teeth, bad intent on its mind, and seven albums under its belt. Toti Wed. 15, Speakeasy, 8pm; Fri. 17, Friends, 8pm Electrifying both a cavaquinho (mandolin-like Brazilian guitar) and a skateboard, São…

by Michael Toland

Daily Editions and Online Guides

SXSW can feel like barely controlled chaos – so much fun, so much franticness, so much muchness. Allow us to extract a little order from that chaos. Every day at austinchronicle.com/sxsw we’ll preview the day’s events with interviews and recos; relive yesterday’s highlights via panel recaps, film and show reviews, and photo galleries; and provide…

by Chronicle Staff

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