A Good Time to Be Lawrence Wright

With new book God Save Texas, The Looming Tower series on Hulu, and his play Cleo at the Alley, Lawrence Wright is the man of the moment

"...I was hesitant to uproot Wright. In jeans, a dark polo shirt, and sneakers, he appeared relaxed where he..."

April 13, 2018 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Banicki

Postmarks

Think Positive

"...crowds, equipment thieves, or anyone hanging out in a dark alley at 3am. By showing little respect for citizens,..."

May 8, 1998 Column

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...Man's Ruin's demise, has now been reissued on This Dark Reign. Firmly mired in Southern mud, they still deliver..."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature

TRACE's New Chef: Ben Hightower

Louisiana Boy Heads Up the W Hotel's Signature Restaurant

"...to local and organic sourcing is right down my alley) and was lucky enough get the assignment to review...."

June 20, 2012 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

The Good Eye: The Pulse

The Good Eye says goodbye

"...barely visible reminder that in almost all of the media we watch, bodies are at stake...."

April 3, 2015 Column by Amy Gentry

Reissues

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

"..."This Room Is My Castle of Quiet" and "The Darkness Gives Me You Again," and featuring Hoffman's theremin (sometimes..."

June 25, 1999 Music Feature

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...after year, The Austin Chronicle provides what no other media outlet can provide: advance information on over two-thirds of..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Countdown to Ecstasy

A New Drug for a New Millennium

"...so, my girlfriend and I went outside to the alley across from what's now the Alamo [Drafthouse] Theatre and..."

June 9, 2000 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Depraved

A modern Frankenstein finds the sins of the fathers in war and commerce

"...The last thing that Alex (Super Dark Times' Owen Campbell) remembers is bleeding to death in..."

Sept. 27, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

Handicapping SXSW 09 Wednesday night showcasers

"...conceptual song cycle tackling the fragmented nature of modern media. Like the Who's Tommy, the project has revealed the..."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature

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

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...prolific knowledge of arcane cinema to summon up Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror, charting..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

All Wrapped Up

Holiday Film Previews

"...new James Bond caper Tomorrow Never Dies and the media-saturated vessel Titanic...."

Nov. 28, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...of them will receive the same kind of free media blitz the Star Wars phenomenon has received. Most of..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

Please Kill Me and other ROCK & ROLL BOOKS of 1996

"...to the movement's continued growth and health past its media-sanctioned death the day the Sex Pistols struck their last..."

Dec. 6, 1996 Books Feature

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...The Sleeping Eye first shone a light on this dark world, and Eternal Champion...."

Nov. 20, 2020 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

An Antone's anniversary, Lonestar Unleashed, Country Willie Edwards, Rakim, and more recommended shows

"...Eimaral Sol: "Best ever hip-hop album by an Austin..."

June 24, 2022 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Page Two

"...day of the first South by Southwest Music and Media Conference and Festival and no one has any idea..."

March 13, 1998 Column by Louis Black

Postmarks

"...is the only opportunity for a proactive access to media...."

Dec. 19, 1997 Column

Austin Music: What We're Listening to This Week

Hot Summer Nights 4 Mixtape, Y2, Witchcryer, Suzanne Santo, Hovvdy, and James McMurtry

"..."Halfway to Paradise,"– a deceptively melodic stab of back alley post punk. – Kevin CurtinHot Summer Nights 4 Mixtape by..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Die Spitz, Red Axes, Fiddlehead, Albert Lee, Elsa Cross, and more recommended shows

"...Since Die Spitz's origins as a trio in 2020,..."

July 8, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Wednesday Interviews

"...corner, as if chasing shadows down some murky, midnight alley. There's a no-wave intensity carried over from their former..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

Texas Platters

The Scabs

"...are easy and plausible, Schneider's remarkable ability to balance dark imagery and genuinely beautiful melodies hints at something more..."

July 30, 1999 Music Feature

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Friday

Seventies funk GOATs, queer nu metal, and so much more

"...a secret password. If you knew them, you were immediately part of a club of music heads who were..."

March 19, 2022 SXSW Post by Thomas Fawcett

40 Songs to Make You Feel Better (or Worse) About Drinking

A sampling of drinking songs local, south of the border, and global

"...“Alcohol,” GBH (1981)..."

July 13, 2018 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Friggin' Genius

SXSW Film announces feature film lineup

"...hometown of Hampton, Virginia to examine the 1993 bowling alley brawl that landed Allen Iverson, the nation’s top high-school..."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Chapter 2: Biweekly and Proud

September 1982-August 1988

"...after braving his or her way down the long, dark, filthy corridor that led to our 16th Street office..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Postmarks

"...music community suffers, venues, agents, acts, fans, stations, and media when these happen. Time changes everything, hopefully again... soon...."

Dec. 12, 1997 Column

Keep Calm and Party On

Everything you need to know to navigate SXSW Film

"...I prefer nugget-sized. You know you’re the reason print media is dying, right? Just kidding! We like short and..."

March 4, 2013 Screens Post

Titles That Can't Myth

"...at the incredible proliferation of Wyatt Earp's legend in media, culture, and everyday vernacular. Earp has become shorthand for..."

May 28, 1999 Books Feature

Coach's Corner

Odds and Ends:

"...From the dark depths of my calloused heart, I hope the Chicago..."

April 18, 1997 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

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