Here Are Your Winners for the 42nd Annual Austin Music Awards

Austin’s favorite albums, artists, and instrumentalists of 2023

"...Cactus Lee..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Music Feature by The Music Team

Dev Patel Swings Into South by Southwest With Monkey Man World Premiere

Fest gets new docs on Stormy Daniels, Alex Jones, and Jon Bon Jovi

"...Immaculate Director: Michael Mohan Producers: David Bernad, Sydney Sweeney, Jonathan Davino, Teddy Schwarzman, Michael Heimler,..."

Feb. 7, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...the update of the show, Gosling takes over from Lee Majors as Colt Seavers, a stuntman who finds himself..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

From Country to Blues, Check Out These Austin-Area April Music Festival Lineups

Peruse new 2024 plans from Eclipse Utopia, Two Step Inn, and more

"...annular. Topped with performances from Texas heavyweights Ghostland Observatory, David Ramirez, and The Texas Gentlemen, as well as soul-pop..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Fantastic Fest Gets Toxic With The Toxic Avenger

Fall of the House of Usher, The Creator added

"...THE ALL GOLDEN D: Nate Wilson Canada, 2023, World Premiere, 64 min In veteran Fantastic..."

Aug. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

2022/2023 Austin Music Awards Winners

You voted – here's Austin's favorite artists, albums, and more

"...Nominees: Deezie Brown Kelsey Wilson (Sir Woman) Kiko Villamizar Ruthie Foster Songwriter of the..."

Feb. 26, 2023 Music Post by James Renovitch

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Eddie Taylor's 100th birthday, Dry Cleaning, and Terry Allen highlight our recommended shows

"...all the great Jimmy Reed records, all the John Lee Hooker records, and all the Eddie Taylor records," gushes..."

Jan. 27, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...at SXSW). The new version, directed by Irish filmmaker Lee Cronin (The Hole in the Ground), seems to continue..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...Wed 16, 8pm, St. David’s Bethell Hall..."

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

"...Black, Zachary Levi, Glen Powell, Josh Wiggins, Milo Coy, Lee Eddy, Bill Wise, Natalie L'Amoreaux, Jessica Brynn Cohen, Sam..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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”

"...the collection of instruments they'd pilfered from heroes like David Bowie and Ronnie Wood. An accomplished bassist fond of..."

Dec. 31, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

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

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...incredible tale of crime and cryptozoology as investigative reporter David Holthouse tries to solve a cold case triple homicide..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...performance, singer Chris Wright (aka Skunk Manhattan) expertly crossing David Lee Roth with a latter day Elvis, while Katie..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Kevin Curtin's Top 100 Austin Albums of 2020

Why stop at 10 when 10 times that still only scratches the surface of year-topping ATX releases?

"...1) David Ramirez, My Love Is a Hurricane (Sweetworld/Thirty Tigers)..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Other Worlds Goes to Infinity ... Well, Next Sunday

Fest adds a whole week for virtual screenings, plus awards

"...until Sunday to catch films like revisionist vampire tale Bleed With Me, or Lapsis, with its subtle look at..."

Dec. 9, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...in the 24 Beats Per Second strand, eagerly-anticipated Bruce Lee cultural biography Be Water, and Freak Power, Robert Kennedy..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

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

"...The semi-autobiographical comedy starring SNL's Pete Davidson and directed by Judd Apatow kicks off today's lineup..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...Booksmart; Texas Film Hall of Fame 2019 inductee John Lee Hancock's period crime drama The Highwaymen; and Kathy Griffin:..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...of her feature directorial debut Booksmart, while Americana legend David Crosby (who will be in town for a conversation..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Top 10 Austin News Milestones of 2018

Days like these

"...Central Austin. After being threatened with having their entire fleet confiscated, the two operators backed off and allowed the..."

Dec. 28, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

99 Austin Acts at SXSW Music

Support the home team!

"...and Sassafras." Reunited by guitarist/vocalist Rod Prince and drummer David Fore, the quintet's 2017 LP Certified Badass scorches remakes..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...He's not the only recognizable name. From Spike Lee to Daryl Hannah, Kate McKinnon to John Cena, plus..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW’s Fifth Artist List

Todd Rundgren, Starcrawler and 110 more

"...notable veterans, rock virtuoso Todd Rundgren and Sugar bassist David Barbe’s latest outfit the Inward Dream Ebb, today’s announcement..."

Jan. 25, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Texas Book Festival 2017: The Full List

Dan Rather, Jeffrey Eugenides, the Bush sisters, and 291 more

"...Jeffrey Eugenides, Jennifer Egan, Dan Rather, and Min Jin Lee...."

Sept. 12, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Eddie Stout Is a One-Man Historical Blues Society

On the eve of his Eastside Kings Festival the Dialtone Records founder remains doggedly preservationist

"...school, he picked up guitar from a friend named David Murray. The two rode motorcycles and met up with..."

Sept. 8, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Austin Film Festival Teases Lineup

AFF releases first titles scheduled for 2017 fest

"...the season finale of HBO’s The Deuce, created by David Simon and George Pelecanos, who will be in attendance...."

Aug. 22, 2017 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Paramount Announces Summer Classic Film Series Lineup

See the whole schedule and get some tickets to escape the heat

"...116min/color, DCP) Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin, Vincent D’Onofrio, and Lee Ermey. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. 30 years after Paths..."

May 16, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Armadillo Tales

A review of the best book on Austin’s 1970s music scene since The Improbable Rise of Redneck Rock

"...reading material: Armadillo World Headquarters, a memoir by Eddie Wilson...."

April 7, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Adds Speakers, Films

Buzz Aldrin, Kesha, Cory Booker, Cecile Richards, and more

"...Having already announced speakers, including Lee Daniels and the Game of Thrones team, plus 125..."

Feb. 7, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Macon Blair Wins Sundance 2017

Grand Jury prize-winner tops the list of locals done good – and bad – at Park City

"...the talents of sometime Austinite Wood as well as Lee Eddy, Blair's wife and a longtime fixture of the..."

Feb. 3, 2017 Screens Feature by Michael Agresta

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