La Doña, Wet Leg, Wolf Eyes, and Chris Patrick Added to SXSW’s 2022 Music Ranks

… along with 302 other acts from around the world

"...Jenkins, NYC pop ensemble Laundry Day, and versatile rapper Chris Patrick...."

Jan. 26, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Down From the Mountain

"...Directed by: D.A. Pennebaker, Chris Hegedus and Nick Doob. Starring: Holly Hunter, David Rawlings,..."

Aug. 24, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Dancing About Architecture

"...17-19. MTV personalities Kennedy (the Republican one) and Peter King (the surfer-dude one) will host the festivities, which will..."

Aug. 22, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Postmarks

Blacks & whites & various Blues

"...Chris Thomas-King, an extremely talented singer-songwriter from Austin's glorious past,..."

Aug. 31, 2001 Column

New Roky Erickson Tribute Books A Waterloo Records Release Party

Black Angels, Eve Monsees, Charlie Sexton, and more sign vinyl July 18

"...Wait ’til you hear Ty Segall taking on “Night of the Vampire” and Neko Case handling..."

June 28, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Austin Film Festival Review: Two Trains Runnin'

Freedom Summer and the blues align in this informative doc

"...who had disappeared for all intents and purposes after making some recordings in the Thirties. Some music fans from..."

Oct. 19, 2016 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

O Brother

How a bluegrass soundtrack turned out to be the biggest music business success story since Guns N' Roses' Appetite for Destruction.

"...it transforms a proud, rich, defiant tradition into an arena-packing, profit-reaping enterprise, might a more appropriate analogy be this..."

July 19, 2002 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

In this Depression-era Coen brothers film, a trio of chain-gang escapees seek a (possibly mythical) treasure while on the lam from a diabolical sheriff.

"...John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, John Goodman, Holly Hunter, Chris Thomas King, Charles Durning, Michael Badalucco and Stephen Root...."

Jan. 12, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

Huge lineup includes new docs on St. Vincent, Ozzy, Zappa

"...no exception as the festival has just announced The King of Staten Island as one of its Headliner titles...."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Book Festival 2016: The Full List

TBF hosts Don DeLillo, Thomas Dolby, Emma Cline, 277 more

"...280 authors on board – among them Don DeLillo, Thomas Dolby, Emma Cline, Jane Alexander, and Nick Offerman –..."

Sept. 15, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...it will close with the new adaptation of Stephen King's Pet Sematary...."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Friday Sleepers

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...Sunset Strip sleaze; last year's eponymous debut has been making waves on regional radio. – Christopher GrayFIRES WERE SHOT8pm,..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

Oh Me, Oh My, Oh iZombie

Writer Diane Ruggiero-Wright on the walking, talking undead

"...often unexpected. When TV writer/producer Diane Ruggiero-Wright started adapting Chris Roberson and Mike Allred's comic iZombie for TV, they..."

April 14, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: 35 Years of Chronicle Music Covers

We wade through the roughly 300 issues stamped with the mug of a musician

"...Gary Floyd, Melissa Cobb, Randy Turner, Chris Wing, Karla Epler (8/6/82)..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Austin Punk Chronicles: "I Don't Think the Sex Pistols Inspired Anything Other Than a Buncha More Punk Bands!"

The San Antonio shoot-out ricochets locally in Chapter 4 of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

"...fun. You're supposed to enjoy it. It's not about taking a million fucking years to learn a million fucking..."

Dec. 31, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

How People More Important Than You Are Voting

McCracken, Leffingwell list prominent prog, small biz supporters

"...The celebrity endorsement game, which my boss Michael King touched on in his last column, went into overtime..."

April 8, 2009 News Post by Wells Dunbar

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

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

"...Ronnie James Dio (DIO Dreamers Never Die), prog pioneers King Crimosn (In the Court of the Crimson King), a..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Roll 'Em

March

"...D: Bob Clark; with Kathleen Turner, Christopher Lloyd, Kim Cattrall, Peter MacNichol, Ruby Dee...."

Feb. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fall Film Previews

September

"...D: John Waters; with Edward Furlong, Martha Plimpton, Christina Ricci, Brendan Sexton III, Lili Taylor, Mary Kay Place,..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Screens Feature

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

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...including Clerk (following the seemingly perpetual rise of indie filmmaking rogue Kevin Smith), and Without Getting Killed or Caught,..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Summer Sneaks

Apocalypse Whenever: Movies in the Season of Armageddon

"...toe of Godzilla has finally set down - officially kicking off the summer movie season. After months of teasers,..."

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...to be a good time for releasing their more thought-provoking products. New works to look for by European auteurs..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

All Wrapped Up

From biopics to end-of-day thrillers, a look at the films you'll be standing in line for this Christmas.

"...boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter in Hurricane; Boogie Nights' Paul Thomas Anderson returns with another ensemble work, Magnolia; Milos Forman,..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Texas Book Festival 2019: The Full Lineup

Malcolm Gladwell, Sonia Sotomayor, John Grisham, and 300 more

"...Among the marquee guests are the king of the reigning lord of legal thrillers, John Grisham,..."

Aug. 28, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Election Night Live

Up-to-the-minute midterm coverage

"...12:37am: It's looking like we won't know until tomorrow which two District..."

Nov. 5, 2014 News Post by the News Staff

Film

Film Reviews

"...George C. Scott, Kathy Bates, Rita Moreno, Ariana Richards, Chris Owen, Lawrence Pressman. If you are one of those..."

Sept. 22, 1995 News Feature

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...I Am Everything, which just played at Sundance. Also making the trip from Park City are the remarkable STILL:..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...protagonists. Jarod Neece, SXSW Senior Film Programmer, said, “The filmmaking teams, while particularly diverse, all seem to be using..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Film

Film Reviews

"...or low-level street dealer. While Victor spends his days working two jobs and saving every penny to try to..."

Sept. 15, 1995 News Feature

Postmarks

The Clark-Madison brouhaha continues amidst tributes to Mambo John and more.

"...I learned a while ago not to expect hard-hitting, muckraking journalism from Clark-Madison. But he should know by now..."

Sept. 14, 2001 Column

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