First Trailer: Brian Taylor's Hellboy: The Crooked Man

Austin filmmaker brings the demon hunter back to big screen

"...greatest creation, Hellboy, back to screens with Hellboy: The Crooked Man, and the first trailer is here...."

July 2, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Chronicle’s 2017 Holiday Political Survival Guide

Borscht in a Bag, a male chastity belt, and more gifts to get you through the rut

"...7) "2016 Emotional Baggage" Tote Bag Crooked Media swag made especially for the friend who likes..."

Dec. 8, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

TikTok Talents, Metal Gods and Comedy Provocateurs Added as SXSW Keynotes and Speakers

With a week to go, the fest expands its speaker and podcast list

"...• Founder and CEO of MediaLink Michael E. Kassan and founder and co-CEO of Candle..."

March 1, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten

One of the most compelling documentary portraits of a musician yet made, Julien Temple's film about the former Clash musician acknowledges the legend while uncovering the truth.

"..."disappear" by manager Bernie Rhodes, who believed that the media attention generated by the MIA punk rocker would constitute..."

Dec. 7, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Election Ticker: Early Voting Begins Monday

Victory for voting rights, political parties (the fun kind), the latest endorsements

"...partners' streaming platforms on Saturday morning. For more info: www.crooked.com/events......"

Oct. 19, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Austin at Large: Asymmetrical Info Warfare

Scorched-earth polarization makes us see our foes’ weaknesses as strengths

"...This week, I also got tipped off (via Crooked Media) to a draft research paper from scholars in..."

May 13, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: Blue Blood, From a Turnip

In voting-averse Texas, how can the “election integrity” juice be worth the squeeze?

"...of the national #Resistance, on MSNBC or Twitter or Crooked Media or wherever, and find outrage over looming right-wing..."

March 19, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Hillary Clinton, Anthony Fauci Headline This Year's 100% Virtual Texas Tribune Festival

Programming includes Ted Cruz and Lincoln Project mischiefmakers

"...Ana Marie Cox for a live taping of her Crooked Media podcast With Friends Like These todiscuss their efforts..."

Aug. 11, 2020 News Post by Kimberley Jones

Senators Elizabeth Warren, Amy Klobuchar Top SXSW Candidate Cavalcade

“Conversations About America’s Future” collab with Texas Tribune

"...Ben Smith (Hickenlooper), Huffington Post’s Lydia Polgreen (Castro), and Crooked Media’s Ana Marie Cox (Buttigieg). “There is no better..."

Feb. 25, 2019 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

This Is Not for You

The Politics of Promos

"...and you hear an acoustic version of Alejandro Escovedo's "Crooked Frame." You're an Escovedo fan too, so you turn..."

Oct. 4, 1996 Music Feature

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Pride in Local Music, Brownout's 20th, the Late Joys' farewell, and more live music

"...The Austin LGBT Chamber of Commerce's Pride in Local..."

June 23, 2023 Music Column by Doug Freeman

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Pleasure Venom's latest turns out one of Audrey Campbell's..."

Jan. 22, 2021 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Colony Park's D'Wazauhn Washington screeches into the new year..."

Jan. 15, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...founder begins his three-minute onslaught by taking aim at crooked authorities ("Can't let up off they neck/ Like the..."

Feb. 5, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Music Steps Up Ninth Artist List

Japanese Breakfast, Broken Social Scene, Ambar Lucid and 154 others

"...Also on deck for the 32nd annual media conference: Philly mood folk act Strand of Oaks, busy..."

Feb. 21, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Can a Working Musician Find a Decent Job in This Town?

Musicians looking to subsidize their poverty-level passion already have one strike against them

"...first interview was for a part-time, partly remote social media/photo job at a company that makes bongs. I thought..."

Jan. 27, 2017 Music Feature by Leslie Sisson

SXSW Film Adds Midnighters and More

Horror lineup announced, plus shorts and more

"...Jay Rondot A homespun cocaine dealer takes to social media to expand his operation, but things don't go as..."

Feb. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Video Reviews

"...this is an existential turn on the hoary old crooked-cop genre...."

July 21, 2000 Screens Review by Jerry Renshaw

Dancing About Architecture

"..."were the first people [to make an offer] when Crooked Mile was initially released, [but we] had to look..."

Feb. 19, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

The Luv Doc: Resolve

No one is satisfied with just being better

"...Fleshlight®, that's not a ringing endorsement. And what about Crooked Ken the Attorney Gen? Are you telling me a..."

Jan. 5, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Quin Nfn expressed momentary dissatisfaction with label home 10K..."

May 14, 2021 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

SXSW Music: Must-See Hip-Hop

Rap royalty and rising stars

"...with rapper Termanology (as the duo 1982) and KXNG Crooked (2016's Statik KXNG collaboration)...."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

"This Is a Statement of Hard Facts"

Mark A. Norwood's letter from behind bars

"...has to fabricate a case to convict someone, that's crooked justice in my book. How about your book?..."

Sept. 9, 2016 News Feature by Mark Alan Norwood

Call an UberCop©

"...Eagle's Nest, Uber's mountaintop headquarters), to blitz Austin social media and take control of the political high ground. (The..."

April 1, 2016 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

Tuesday SXSW 2015 Showcases

"...Riot Act Media 7pm, Cheer Up Charlies Footings in Brooklyn, Athens, and..."

March 13, 2015 Music Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Media jokes about CFIDS are as old and tired as..."

Aug. 5, 2005 Column

Look a Little Closer

"...generation marched against a bad war and threw a crooked president out of office in the 1970s. Today, we..."

May 20, 2005 Postmarks

TCB

SXSW 2005 plows a furrow of beer cans, cocaine, and music through downtown Austin

"...Daara J, Iain Archer, M.I.A., the Frames, the Paybacks, Crooked Fingers, Neural, the Tyrades, and the Observers...."

March 25, 2005 Music Column by Christopher Gray

E Is for Everything

Actor / director / novelist Ethan Hawke is Richard Linklater's No. 1 fan.

"...For Hawke -- whose film Training Day, a big-budget crooked cop drama with Denzel Washington, is still playing well..."

Nov. 16, 2001 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

The Long and the Short of It

The expansive Cinematexas short film festival

"...Saturday night at the Mercury. Opening will be local crooked rockers Rhythm of Black Lines and Denton dub squad..."

Sept. 14, 2001 Screens Feature by Michael Chamy

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