Rolling Stones

"...have seen their vintage catalog used and abused to death. Reissues now play increasingly anemic after sourcing from safety..."

Dec. 6, 2019 Music Review by Tim Stegall

Chad Holt, Austin's Last Provocateur

The Total Badass left his mark on the city's underground

"...system for his role in bootlegging generously discounted South by Southwest wristbands during the 2002 conference. The picture, directed..."

Oct. 18, 2019 Screens Feature by Kevin Curtin

Fantastic Fest Catches Taika Waititi's JoJo Rabbit

Thor: Ragnarok director's film to open 2019 celebration of the strange

"...War II Germany), and that was only further fired by the release of the first trailer. Nazi satires have..."

July 30, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Last Minute Out of Bounds Comedy Festival Recommendations

Here are some recos for OOB shows to catch Thursday-Sunday

"...to school, whatever. We're talking improv, sketch, and stand-up by hundreds of mirthmakers from Austin and all across the..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Arts Feature

Bedroom Pop, Comfort for the Sad Unknown

Michael Seyer, Bane’s World & Inner Wave take back humanity

"...earn a 2016 Grammy nomination for their album Ego Death...."

July 10, 2018 Music Post by Jeremy Steinberger

Assessing This Year's Tumultuous Fantastic Fest

Notes from the subdued chaos at the Drafthouse

"...revealed that Devin Faraci (former editor of the Drafthouse's Birth.Movies.Death online arm and magazine) was quietly rehired after quitting..."

Oct. 6, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Fills the Card

Massive list includes closing night film

"...The Little Broomstick, with the English voice cast lead by Kate Winslet, Ewen Bremner, and Jim Broadbent...."

Sept. 5, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

I'm Just Dead, I'm Not Gone

"...The death of James Luther Dickinson (1941-2009) didn't quite close the..."

June 16, 2017 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

So What Is Trainspotting Anyway?

Choose life. Choose a sequel. Choose director Danny Boyle.

"...a cheery nihilism, with a soundtrack that created a musical through line of club classics from Iggy Pop to..."

March 24, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top Books to Make Our Lone Star Shine

Joe O'Connell's top reads of 2016 reveal new depths of humanitity in their Texas characters

"...hand from it. The story also sparked a Broadway musical (and buzz of a Robert Altman film just prior..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Arts Feature by Joe O'Connell

Marc Savlov’s Top 10 Films of 2016

"...The purest, most deliciously romantic musical in post-millennial memory, feet on the ground, head in..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Playback: Biggest Austin Music Stories of 2016

Looking back on the biggest Music news headlines of the year

"...Death of Fun Fun Fun, Birth of Margin Walker..."

Dec. 23, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Star Wars Prequels Strike Back

Austin-made documentary gets to the heart of the hate

"...representing Austin fandom, Vulcan Video manager Bryan Connolly) counterbalanced by prequel lovers. But Weatherholt's question is not who is..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fabio Frizzi Takes Austin to The Beyond

First word on performance of new score for grisly classic

"...Last year, he performed a perfect inversion by bringing his tribute to his longtime collaborator, Italian filmmaking..."

Aug. 24, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Adult Audio Coloring Book Sampler

A look back at illustrated album covers old and new

"...The Parliament-Funkadelic experience remains as much visual as musical, and no non-musician had as seminal an impact on..."

July 29, 2016 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Playback: Altered States

Three Austin artists that are changing their tune

"...bump at the bottom of the slope, Warden's rinky-dink deathtrap plowed into the jump with the grace of a..."

April 1, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Thursday SXSW Picks

"...sinister, this Manchester, England, noise-pop quintet proffers fuzzed-up hooks by the truckload. Touchstones like the Shangri-Las, Jesus & Mary..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature

SXSW Film Panel: Nelson George Keynote

Influential multihyphenate talks hip-hop and The Get Down

"...of genres, he published, among other works, 1988’s The Death of Rhythm & Blues, where he noted R&B’s “lack..."

March 13, 2016 Screens Post by Kahron Spearman

Public Notice: Too Tired to Be Grumpy

It's time to enjoy yourself – spring break (and SXSW) are nearly here!

"...fans, and all proceeds benefiting the excellent work done by Communities in Schools, which provides school-based social services, and..."

March 4, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Goodnight Irene

Timeless music time-travels – backward, forward

"...Balladry from "Ruby Tuesday" to "Beast of Burden" remains Richards' compositional specialty,..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Austin Film Society Announces 2015 Grants

Newcomers and established names get AFS boost

"...Established in 1996 by AFS Artistic Director Richard Linklater as the Texas Filmmakers'..."

Sept. 1, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Grand Designs of Ia Ensterä and Jason Amato

"...here is a small sampling of their designs, accompanied by the written appreciations of Chronicle Arts writers. Shown: Arcadia,..."

July 17, 2015 Photo Gallery

Saturday Picks & Sleepers

Last night blurbs – hip-hop Picks and slept-on Sleepers

"...they are in a fascinating study of vocal ambience. – Abby Johnston..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

Back to a Shadow in the Night

Collected works of Jonathan Cott takes music criticism into deep territories

"...Back to a Shadow in the Nightby Jonathan Cott Hal Leonard, 504pp., $28.95..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Music Feature by Michael Toland

SXSW Thursday Picks & Sleepers

S.H.I.T. – So Happy It's Thursday blurbs

"...Room Pivoting on jazz-grass legend Slim Richey and fronted by the breathy vocals of Sarah Sharp, Austin quartet Jitterbug..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Mandy Barnett’s Classic Country

A ‘Blue Blue Day’ for the Nashville siren tonight on SoCo

"...to have played the title role in the stage musical Always, Patsy Cline for 20 years. I was then..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Mo' Music: 20 Top Tracks of 2013, Part 2

Part 2 of Rob's year-end countdown

"...of a good groove is one of my favorite musical qualities. Factory Floor takes post-punk and Kraftwerk, dips them..."

Jan. 5, 2014 Qmmunity Post by Rob Cohen

Skydog

'Skydog' scrapes together a mother lode of Duane Allman

"...Skydog traces Allman's musical history beginning with the myriad other bands he drove..."

Aug. 16, 2013 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Gayplace: Join Our Krewe

Joy Division, Madame X, John Cameron Mitchell, Erasure, Christeene, Dan Savage, and Diana Ross make this a star-studded week in gay.

"...EXTRAORDINARY CREATURE Loghry Photography and musical artist KLoud show it. Thu., Jan. 24, 6:30-9pm. Caffe..."

Jan. 25, 2013 Column

Olivia Tremor Control Singer Bill Doss Dies

Three months after OTC's Psych Fest 5 headlining slot

"...Hearing the announcement just now of Doss' death at the age of 43 from as-yet-unknown causes, I..."

July 31, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

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