Teezo Touchdown, Arny Margret, and More Reviews From Tuesday of SXSW

Standout sets to kick off the big music week

"...Reuniting audiences on the second official day of SXSW Music certainly had plenty to chat..."

March 13, 2024 Music Post by Derek Udensi

SXSW Interview: Nabihah Iqbal’s Lush London Soundscapes

Electronic act talks new analog approach and Pakistani instrumentation

"...COVID lockdown with family in Pakistan, away from most of her equipment. Reworking the LP from scratch, the artist..."

March 15, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Vanessa Pla Unpacks 10 of Her Magical Music Videos

Inside the busy director’s creations for Tele Novella, Night Beats, and more

"...filmmaker to support her favorite bands and "express the freedom and magic of cinema" all at once...."

Dec. 29, 2023 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Qmmunity: Top Five Scene Shakers

Qmmunity counts five major queer scene shake-ups in 2023

"...2023 was a year of change: From January to this very December, Austin's queer..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Column by James Scott

Rustin

Colman Domingo brings a lost mainstay of the Civil Rights Movement to life

"...half to death. Rustin, George C. Wolfe’s biopic treatment of civil rights leader Bayard Rustin, has already put Colman..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Austin's Hip-Hop Pioneers, in Their Own Words

The Austin History Center-archived rappers and industry innovators share stories

"...MP3 file to fellow KOOP 91.7FM host Ryan Blake, offering a rare recording of undigitized Eighties/Nineties Austin girl group..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Wild Child to Sir Woman, Kelsey Wilson Is Taking the High Road

The laid-back ringleader reinvents Wild Child and forges a new path with Sir Woman

"...singer wanders around the room with her strange combination of laid-back chill and commanding authority. The early April secret..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Journeyman: JaRon Marshall's Path From Black Pumas to Jazz-Hop Debut

Methodical keyboard maestro lands atmospheric LP earth sounds

"...episode showcasing the album Boleros Psicodélicos, the colorful mini-orchestra of musicians and singers provided plenty of action for the..."

April 21, 2023 Music Feature by Michael Toland

SXSW Film Review: Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

The life and impact of the jazz drumming pioneer

"...film is scheduled to air in the fall lineup of PBS’ American Masters series...."

March 13, 2023 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Your Field Guide to 80 Essential Acts at SXSW Music

Highlighting the best and buzziest at this year's Festival

"...musicians on the expansive lineup, the Chronicle music team offers 80 recommendations to discover next week. Emerging bands, innovative..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Emancipation

Will Smith's stunning Civil War drama is a B-movie in award-bait clothes

"...In the opening shots of Emancipation, the camera soars across unbroken landscapes. We are..."

Dec. 9, 2022 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Most Memorable Moments of Saturday’s ACL Fest Weekend Two

Lido Pimienta, Habibi, and Princess Nokia’s Kirby squirt gun

"...Nas X, the Chronicle music writers picked a run of new Weekend Two arrivals as the day’s standout sets...."

Oct. 16, 2022 Music Post by Kriss Conklin

Cha'keeta B Goes From Running Track to Running Tracks

Multifaceted rapper/entrepreneur looks to take names

"...coupled with black Adidas track pants into something worthy of a drip check. By many accounts, the Eastside-raised emcee..."

Sept. 16, 2022 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Back to School With Queer Austinites

Queer Austin artists and icons give their two cents on surviving ATX

"...In this week’s Back to School issue of the Chronicle, several Austin queer icons shared their advice..."

Aug. 18, 2022 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Five Things to Experience at Fusebox Festival

The return of the avant garde and experimental drama and artextravaganza

"...Austin Opera will be presenting their own full production of Beethoven's only opera, Fidelio, near the end of April;..."

April 8, 2022 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Mojo Nixon Documentary Diagnoses America's Unfettered Id

Matt Eskey brings The Mojo Manifesto: The Life and Times of Mojo Nixon to SXSW

"...gonzo roots punk musician and cultural iconoclast Mojo Nixon of The Mojo Manifesto: The Life and Times of Mojo..."

March 11, 2022 Screens Feature by Tim Stegall

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...Maxo Kream's journalistic eye remains trained upon his hometown of Houston. The rapper's half-decade of granular, street-life storytelling (with..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...for this year's film festival, but the complete list of all the movies at this year's hybrid event. The..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

In My World of Disorder, the Top 100 Austin Records of 2021

Kevin Curtin ranks his favorite local releases of the year

"...are forever cluttered with debris from creative projects, remnants of incomplete investigations, and intimidating stacks of unattended responsibilities. I've..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Review: Portrayal of Guilt

Christfucker (Run for Cover)

"...created "crossover," but how to brand a DIY liquefaction of black metal, proto-metal, death metal, grindcore, and post-industrial noise?..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Chicano Batman’s Finely-Tuned Groove Lifts Levitation’s Opening Night

“Entire indie-music-loving Latinx population of Austin was roaring”

"...L.A.-born, genre-defying rock band Chicano Batman brings the kind of performance that makes you want to shake your ass,..."

Oct. 29, 2021 Music Post by Clara Wang

The Work Matters

A look back at some of our most impactful reporting

"...elections, etc.), even as we never really let go of our leftist leanings. For most of these decades we've..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

We Have an Issue: Getting Back Out There – But There Where?

"...Everyone's experience of this pandemic is unique, of course. Front-line workers and..."

May 28, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

Beyond the Horizon with Denny Freeman

Austin lodestar offered the theories of life through a guitar

"...big box Gibson, he quested to solve the puzzle of the cosmos. Here stood a man looking for a..."

April 27, 2021 Music Post by Bill Bentley

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"..."It's been an incredibly surreal experience regarding the timing of it all," he states about the release and the..."

April 16, 2021 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...the movies, the two oldest and most defining elements of South by Southwest, find harmony in the three headlining..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Challenges of Going Back to School

Parents, teachers, and students share their anxieties over starting the fall semester while COVID-19 is still rampant

"...Teachers being used as "part of the experiment" is not a huge surprise to anyone..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Features Feature

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

Top 100 Austin Records of 2019

Kevin Curtin unveils his third annual list of local releases

"...9) Duel, Valley of Shadows (Heavy Psych Sounds)..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Qmmunity: The Queer Stories That Made 2019

Looking back, enjoying gelato, and the return of Middle School Dance Party

"...I didn't realize this year marked the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, and I certainly wasn't paying attention..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

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