Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...Amy Seimetz against things that are better off left dead. The 1989 version is beloved by horror fans, but..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Chronicle Recommends: Seasons Beatings

Our top picks for holiday movies with a twist

"...little weird – the kid is mouthy and into dead birds and ballet, and she keeps trying to push..."

Dec. 6, 2018 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

The Found Footage Festival Comes to Austin

Traveling showcase of video hilarity screens at the North Door

"...wacky, right? But most of it's wacky because it's dead-on serious and yet as absurd as Normal American Life..."

Nov. 30, 2018 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Second SXSW 2019 Band List

Black Midi, Jealous of the Birds, Deerhunter, and 247 others

"...siren Naomi Hamilton, who performs as Jealous of the Birds, and the Comet Is Coming, a London trio whose..."

Nov. 28, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...were made from the rendered gunk of the Egyptian dead. In addition to being used as paint, ingested mummy..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Playback: Everyone Keeps Asking Me for ACL Fest Passes

Here's why ...

"...delivery, who puts every cell into performance. The group's Dead Oceans-issued Songs of Praise, a platter of engaging post-punk..."

Oct. 5, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Recommended Live Music for the Weekend

Not going to Float Fest? Stay dry with these show picks.

"...year’s powerhouse The Dusk in Us, while French trio Birds in Row explores similar sounds on We Already Lost..."

July 19, 2018 Events Post by The Music Staff

Heartland Theatre Collective’s Little Bird

The vulnerability of small things is at the heart of Nicole Oglesby’s drama of girls and ghosts in East Texas bayou country

"...tiny body. The girl had never heard that mama birds reject babies that had been touched by a human...."

June 15, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

SXSW’s Eighth Artist List

Nathaniel Rateliff, Bun B, Rob Stone, and 141 more

"......And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Ghostland Observatory, Bright Light Social Hour, and recent Austin..."

Feb. 15, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Fear & Loathing

Travis County says goodbye to a coyote-killing machine

"...and on. The majority of animals killed were red-winged blackbirds and invasive European starlings. WS also disperses millions of..."

Dec. 22, 2017 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Future Imperfect: Our Favorite Dystopian Films

VOTE: Deadly roller derby, sad clones, and a Road Warrior duke it out

"...the rules of the game to make it increasingly deadly in order to get rid of Jonathan. It doesn’t..."

Sept. 28, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

“Pio Pulido: The Last Exhibit of the 20th Century” at the MACC

This retrospective is like visiting an artist’s crowded studio and yet provides just a glimpse of this visionary’s output

"...a barren plain, surrounded by rotting corn and a dead fish, look collaged. A bright pink worm writhes in..."

Sept. 1, 2017 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

The Paramount Summer Classic Film Series, Song to Song

As heard in the movies

"...It's as regular as dead moms and wiseacre sidekicks in the Disney film canon..."

May 19, 2017 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

The Luv Doc: Buy the Snake

They say it's a sin to kill a mockingbird

"...children. I am going to kill that bird so dead that birds themselves will become extinct." Then I stopped..."

April 14, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

SXSW Adds Speakers, Films

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

"...Birdlime D: Evan DeRushie A birds-eye-view of the exotic bird trade industry. (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 7, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Gay Place

Community leaders hosts forum to discuss new city commission to focus on LGBTQ quality of life

"...Bitter Birds, Summer Swells, the Dizzease, Ruby Fray, Haenyeo A Monday..."

Jan. 13, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

SXSW Music List No. 3

Dead Meadow, Sad13, Cindy Wilson, Lizzo, Boogarins, and 494 others

"...new batch of 498 acts includes psychedelic stoner trio Dead Meadow, rising Minneapolis singer/rapper Lizzo, B-52’s singer Cindy Wilson,..."

Jan. 10, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Top 10 National Albums of 2016

Our favorite picks from across the country

"...4) Kid Congo & the Pink Monkey Birds, La Araña Es la Vida (In the Red)..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Music Feature by Neph Basedow

The Rebirth of Doyle Bramhall II

For his first solo LP in 15 years, Eric Clapton’s top lieutenant may have put out the blues album of 2016

"...journeyman's path as a rhythm stringer for the Fabulous Thunderbirds at the age of 18. Soon thereafter, in 1992,..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

The Q&A Hole: Can Money Buy Happiness?

With Edmo, Carina Magyar, and … Gloria Steinem? Yes, and more.

"...one of the great minds of our time. “You're dead for a real long time; you just can't prevent..."

Oct. 18, 2016 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Katherine Catmull at the Texas Teen Book Festival

Like a fairy in her YA novel The Radiant Road, Katherine Catmull keeps transforming the mundane into lovely art

"...the blank page and the A/C fan and the birds outside and the snoring cat and maybe I should..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Playback: David Yow Meets the Jazzus Lizard

David Yow fronts the Jazzus Lizard, Cherubs knock off 22 years of rust, Preston Hubbard dies, and Blind Lemon Jefferson gets kicked off Texas license plates

"...to Texas to replace Keith Ferguson in the Fabulous Thunderbirds in 1984. The "Guero Loco," known as "Pinky" to..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

DVDanger: The Hallow

There’s something evil in the woods

"...the Black Lagoon and a house coat with origami birds on it because you know, art...."

April 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Lust for Life

The 2015/16 Austin Music Awards' bedrock mania

"...the Big Boys shared the bill with the Fabulous Thunderbirds at the second-ever Austin prom – Thursday, March 8,..."

March 11, 2016 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Rooster Re-Coop

Animal Services rehabs fighting roosters

"...roosters were recovered, though several of those were already dead and more would have to be euthanized because their..."

March 6, 2016 News Post by Nina Hernandez

Final SXSW List: No. 10

Nas, Vince Staples, Lucius, and 198 more

"...locals: Black Books, Bavu Blakes, the Boxing Lesson, Capyac, Dead Earth Politics, the Diamond Center, DJ D-Lite, DJ Grip,..."

March 4, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Film Announces Features Lineup

Competitive narratives and docs unveiled, plus more

"...the trials and tribulations of those who breed exotic birds in the world of competitive poultry. (World Premiere) *..."

Feb. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

SXSW Music: Mega Third List

L7, the Cult, Loretta Lynn and 556 more added to the Fest

"...Dead! (London, England)..."

Jan. 12, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Playback – Antone's New Booker: Zach Ernst

Did Clifford Antone know he was grooming his nightclub's future booker when he mentored Zach Ernst?

"...10th track "The Society for the Preservation of Rare Birds" that would lead one to believe the electronic guitar..."

Nov. 20, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Take Me to a Party

Sweet Spirit pops big

"...and says, 'I've got it! It's done! It's about birds!'..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

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