SXSW Film Review: Before the Sun Explodes

A weird and crazy night in West Hollywood

"...is interested in uncomfortable spaces, and her new feature Before the Sun Explodes is lodged in one such uncertain..."

March 15, 2016 Screens Post by Michael Agresta

Days of Being Wild: ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead Reflects on Source Tags & Codes

Twenty years after its release, the band and producer look back ... while always looking forward

"...Maybe there's a reason why ecstasy is the young person's synthetic..."

March 4, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Explosions in the Sky

"...Explosions in the SkyThe Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place (Temporary..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

The Year of the Rabbit

The Origin

"...photograph by John Anderson The Chinese word "Nian" in modern Chinese language means "year,"..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Speaking of the Dead

To mark the Grateful Dead's final performances this weekend, a look back on the band's local history

"...Austin receives no such shout-out in "Truckin'," the Grateful Dead's highest-charting single of the Seventies. The psychedelic..."

July 3, 2015 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Thursday

Despite storms, we caught 03 Greedo, Sobs, Tangerine Dream, and more

"...Friday and KUTX’s planned Lady Bird Lake showcase inside the Convention Center, Thursday shifts kept coming...."

March 17, 2023 SXSW Post by Julian Towers

The Final Frontier

Space Is the Place

"...illustration by Jason Stout Proclaiming the dawning of a new musical era is as smart..."

Dec. 6, 1996 Music Feature by Greg Beets

SXSW Film Announces Features Lineup

Competitive narratives and docs unveiled, plus more

"...a half-dozen titles, SXSW Film has finally drawn back the curtain on its 2016 lineup...."

Feb. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Anna Margaret Hollyman's Directorial Debut at SXSW

Austin's own on her films, Don't Leave Home, Cleansed, and "Maude"

"...at SXSW." She was Angry Audrey in 7 Chinese Brothers, with Jason Schwartzman and Olympia Dukakis. She starred as..."

March 9, 2018 Screens Feature by Ashley Moreno

Rivers and Tides

Andy Goldsworthy's art of the ephemeral in nature is granted permanence in this feature documentary.

"...Directed by: Thomas Riedelsheimer. In theory, art should stand on its own … unless the..."

Sept. 19, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Mabuta no Ura

The Japanese rainbow spectrum of Boris' amplifier worship

"...A mask of gray smoke clouds the Mohawk stage, thickening the mid-October air. The three members..."

June 27, 2008 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Live Through This!

The Semi-Annual Rock & Roll Round-up

"...The back cover blurb from Entertainment Weekly enthuses: "Expect revelations..."

Dec. 5, 1997 Books Feature

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

Get ready for spring with travel tips and eclipse news

"...Hit the road in March to enjoy wildflower season around the..."

March 2, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Get Me Back to Austin

Five reasons to the celebrate the 2003-04 Austin Music Awards

"...It was as manifest as tearing into the label mailer that fateful day, taking out OK Computer,..."

March 12, 2004 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

An L.A. Benefit, Toni Price Tribute, and More Crucial Concerts

Recommended shows for the week ahead

"...Ted Leo and the Pharmacists..."

Jan. 24, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Fantastic Fest Announces 2024 Lineup

Love of out-there cinema brings Terrifier 3, The Wild Robot

"...Terrifying clowns, wild robots, and the sound of chainsaws echoing across Austin! Fantastic Fest, the..."

Aug. 15, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Violators Will Be Punished

"...In the beginning, there was music. And damn, it was yummy...."

Sept. 12, 1997 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Your Field Guide to 80 Essential Acts at SXSW Music

Highlighting the best and buzziest at this year's Festival

"...artists to play on more than 75 stages throughout the Texas capital. Among the international, national, and hometown musicians..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

SXSW Records

Jeff Beck

"...Fitting that the latest from über-guitarist Jeff Beck contains the cut "THX138,"..."

March 12, 1999 Music Feature

A League of Their Own

"...Bud Shrake photograph by Todd V. Wolfson Nowadays there's so much filmmaking happening in Austin that it's more..."

March 12, 1999 Screens Feature by Jesse Sublett

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Understandably hungry amid a broad reset, the grimy Beautiful Nightmares features veteran Austin MC Lil' Bully..."

Feb. 26, 2021 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Watch: Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol Die in Space

Groove metal cosmonauts animate new video

"...For example, if one’s spacesuit rips, they fall unconscious before swelling into a bloated mass in..."

Nov. 13, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Friday SXSW Sleepers

"...and displace. Daydreams of swaying bicycles and naps in the grass are dusted with subtle anxiety over missed connections..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Thursday

"...MR. LIF5:30pm, Town Lake Stage @ Auditorium Shores In these days of political conservatism, few MCs are willing to..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...THE DISCO BISCUITS: Making their music industry debut on the..."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature

A Long, Strange Trip

The long, strange trip of The Saragossa Manuscript, Jerry Garcia's favorite film.

"...Most people have seen them, but few know their name. Originating from Eastern Europe..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by David Lynch

Smoke Gets in Your Mouth

Taylor

"...Second, Taylor, 512/352-6206 Mon-Thu, 9am-8pm; Fri, 9am-5pm; Sat, 9am-'til they run outta food...."

May 21, 1999 Food Feature

SXSW Showcases

All the SXSW showcases that fit

"...Lucero's gathering enters its fourth year and its second SX, and,..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

Public Notice

KOOPerate, Dammit

"...KOOP 91.7FM membership meeting explodes this Sun, Aug 30, 2-5pm, at Unitarian Universalist, 4700..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Column by Kate X Messer

SXSW Film

Reviews and interviews

"...The name bears a helluva pedigree: Burroughs' book, Nico/Velvet Underground..."

March 20, 2009 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

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