Music of the Spheres

Sinatra in the Sahara

"...The kingdom of Morocco achieved independence from French and Spanish rule in..."

July 9, 1999 Music Feature by David Lynch

Doomed. Bourgeois. In Austin: The Films of Whit Stillman

Indie legend on Austin, Austen, and his landmark trilogy

"...Stillman and the name will immediately catch the ear of cineastes as the nom de plume of the master..."

Oct. 11, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Dead Climb on Top of You

Third Place winner

"...time, it had not even been a month out of the shelter, and someone was in my house. I..."

Feb. 27, 2015 Arts Feature by P. Tyson Midkiff

Two of Us

Old loves and senility craft a complex tale of coming out late in life

"...Threatening curls of smoke peel from the stove, though no one’s around..."

Feb. 5, 2021 Movie Review by Selome Hailu

More LGBTQ+ Fun to Be Had in Austin on the Unofficial Side of SXSW

Catching the South By second-weekend wind

"...Are you feeling it now, queer Chronicle readers? That burden of too many good options during South by Southwest..."

March 14, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Ladies Night Out at the Volstead

KOOP fundraiser promises plenty of girlie action

"...order up some drank and toss around a handful of sass smack-dab in the middle of a dance floor...."

Dec. 3, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Kam Franklin (The Suffers), Jackie Venson & Sailor Poon Play Festive Fest

Eleven acts fundraise for Girls Rock Austin, Sunday at Mohawk

"...Program Director drives around town delivering meals as part of the nonprofit’s offshoot program to battle local food insecurity...."

Dec. 9, 2021 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Deerhoof at Wizard Rodeo and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Austin acts El Combo Oscuro and sleep well. both host album release shows

"...the paper every Thursday. And for our complete listings of upcoming live music events around town, head to Chron..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Avenue Montaigne

A young Frenchwoman moves to Paris from with nothing but the knapsack on her back and the innocent gleam in her eye.

"...Pollack. With her lithe frame and insouciantly boyish mop of blond hair, de France is a particularly French sort..."

April 20, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

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The State of Austin's Hip-Hop Scene

"...rise in credible local talent, and a healthy selection of hip-hop-themed club nights. It's these three components of the..."

July 4, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

All Down the Line

Forget the Exile on Main St. reissue. Here's the 1972 Stones in all their cinematic glory, plus a 1981 bonus to make it a double feature.

"...didn't exactly sell out, but to a closet full of moths, the flame always draws...."

Oct. 29, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...your headliners and competition titles, with the normal array of talent and titles Now it's time to get dark,..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Thursday

Young Thug in the park, icy French experimentalism, and more

"...Southwest, there’s a point in which you see gaggles of staggering normies in goofy green clothes and realize, “Oh,..."

March 18, 2022 SXSW Post by Derek Udensi

Faster Than Sound: Empire Control Room Owners Purchase Longtime Location

Seventh Street venue takes charge of its live music destiny

"...A year ago, the fate of Seventh Street stronghold Empire Control Room & Garage hung..."

Aug. 23, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Thursday Showcases

"...7pm, Parish Hollywood's Hotel Cafe is considered one of the premier singer-songwriter venues in the United States. For..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature

Record Reviews

"...The idea that the bombast of heavy metal is ideal for transfer to the big..."

April 25, 1997 Music Review

Live Shots

"...get when you're watching a band or a bunch of bands and suddenly you get the inkling that you're..."

Dec. 6, 1996 Music Feature

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"...Unless the United Nations has recently become a division of DynCorp, former APD Assistant Chief Rudy Landeros is not..."

June 23, 2006 Column

Austin Opera's Everest

The production took audiences to the summit with powerhouse elements that made this opera grand

"...Everest tragedy, wherein an unexpected blizzard claimed the lives of eight climbers. A tale of loss and perseverance, Everest..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Arts Review by Trey Gutierrez

Katrina: The Girl Who Wanted Her Name Back

The play 'Katrina: The Girl Who Wanted Her Name Back' seeks to honor the New Orleanians affected by Hurricane Katrina, but the level of intensity in the UT staging often makes it hard to connect to

"...you share the same name as this devastating force of nature – but to be in that city when..."

Oct. 20, 2006 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Band on the Run

ACL's battle of the bands, the Sound and the Jury, represents another new paradigm of indie music exposure in the post-label era of the music industry

"...Behrens and Thomas Turner seem ill-suited for the glare of an Austin City Limits Music Festival afternoon set. Turner's..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Page Two

The manufactured debate over Kerry's war record, in light of Bush's privileged nonparticipation, is testament to Republican strategists' sound-bite brilliance

"...There are so many legitimate areas of political disagreement that by comparison highlight the more outrageous..."

May 21, 2004 Column by Louis Black

Oklahoma!

Austin Musical Theatre's Oklahoma! pulses with a rousing liveliness that makes it delightfully fresh, a territory that a joy to visit.

"...hem it in, no rider straddles its back to burden or restrain it; it belongs to itself, free to..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Arts Review by Robert Faires

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"...taxes more corporate income at higher rates than most of the world, but mere facts won't stand in the..."

June 18, 2004 Column

Cicadas

Honorable Mention

"...from the sidewalk catches your eye: it's the wing of a cicada; you see the other wing; and a..."

Jan. 31, 2003 Books Feature by Billy Cope

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"...or are Tarot cards and Miss Cleo the order of the day?..."

Oct. 25, 2002 Column