SXSW Film Review: Dio Dreamers Never Die

Biography of the metal master reveals a quiet, gentle man

"...Fenton and Don Argott did with their latest documentary Dio Dreamers Never Die...."

March 18, 2022 SXSW Post by Robert Penson

Beside the Point: Sue Sue Sue-Dio

While City Hall slumbers, the law in its majesty marches on

July 8, 2011 News Feature by Michael King

The Hierarchy of Hell

"...Ronnie James Dio, 66, wins. And Tony Iommi, 60, with the silver..."

Aug. 27, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Metal: A Headbanger's Journey

Lots of information and finely honed arguments characterize this vicariously thrilling and joyous documentary that explores heavy metal’s many permutations and sheer endurance over the past 30-odd years.

"...yes, aces as well). Iconic names like Iron Maiden, Dio, and Alice Cooper chime in from time to time,..."

March 24, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Friday

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

"...to do is go on internet-record with an utterly idiosyncratic hot take about the music of Wet Leg. Simple...."

March 19, 2022 SXSW Post by Thomas Fawcett

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...Per Second titles that includes metal master Ronnie James Dio (DIO Dreamers Never Die), prog pioneers King Crimosn (In..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Dio

Metallurgy

"...DioFinding the Sacred Heart: Live in Philly 1986 (Eagle Vision)..."

Dec. 13, 2013 Music Review by Michael Toland

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

"...the music side, there'll be a special panel for Dio: Dreamers Never Die, the new documentary about rock god..."

March 1, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Heaven & Hell

Metallurgy

"...year at Deutschland's Wacken Open Air Festival, Ronnie James Dio raises his horns heavenward on a raw "Children of..."

Dec. 3, 2010 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

First Concert: Steve Wertheimer

Continental Club and C-Boy’s Heart & Soul owner revisits Dazed & Confused

"...and is that Elf the one with Ronnie James Dio!? C'mon dude, who can remember who's in the act..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Music Feature

First Concert: Matt Muñoz

Cactus Cafe manager Matt Muñoz revisits his first concert in El Paso: Van Halen

"...all the fun stuff at the time, from Krokus, Dio, and Ozzy to the return of Van Halen and..."

June 29, 2018 Music Feature

Critics Poll

"...RADIOHEAD (Jay Trachtenberg) Best Reissue/Box Set..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Music Feature

Metallurgy

Metallurgy

"...cut four LPs boomed by holy diver Ronnie James Dio after the band fired Ozzy Osbourne. No bonus tracks..."

Aug. 22, 2008 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

The Heavy Metal Box

Sweeeet

"...Star" – disc two starts veering into the abyss: Dio-era Black Sabbath (no Ozzy here), Mercyful Fate, and British..."

Dec. 7, 2007 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

East Austin Studio Tour, Fall 2004 Map Guide

A guide to the participating stu-dios in the fall 2004 East Austin Studio Tour

"...4. Fisterra Studio 1200 E. Second, 482-0747, www.fisterrastudio.com..."

Nov. 19, 2004 Arts Feature

El terror del sueño americano

Cómo Texas destrozó el camino a la ciudadanía de un residente de Austin

"...a orar”, dijo. “Decidí cruzar el río, gracias a Dios”...."

May 19, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Escapism and Connection: The Illustrated Life of Billy Perkins

Hustling Austin posters for 30 years, Perkins perseveres

"...Fleetwood Mac towered toward the moon, and Ronnie James Dio threw horns...."

June 17, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Faster Than Sound: Wait, How Does SXSW Music Work Again?

Breaking down the basics, and some favorites, after three years away

"...Fri., March 18. Even more docs cover Sheryl Crow, Dio, Nick Cave, King Crimson, Tanya Tucker, Jazz Fest, Cesária..."

March 11, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Sue Foley, Nat Adderley Jr., Cheap Trick, Little Mazarn and Ralph White, High Desert Queen, and the Austin Record Convention

"...scored two dozen vinyl totaling just under $400. Ancient Dio wax runs a veritable fortune these days, but vintage..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

A Giant Dog Teases Impending Concept Album

Austin punk quintet transports partygoers to “Avalonia”

"...“In Destiny,” which found Ellis singing like Ronnie James Dio over some surprising Eighties metal riffing by Cashen, fellow..."

May 24, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Vitalina Varela

Portuguese master of social observation visits migrant workers in old age

"...Manuel Tavares Almeida, Francisco Brito, Marina Alves Domingues and Imídio Monteiro...."

April 3, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Review: Otello

Austin Opera staged a victory worthy of the Lion of Venice

"...think otherwise. He fueled the villain’s “Credo in un Dio crudel” (“I believe in a cruel God”) with a..."

Nov. 20, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Friday Free Week Stoner Jam: Duel

“Free Week is a magic window of time”

"...produced our first record. This is at his lakeside studio, Red Nova Ranch, way out in the sticks. We’re..."

Jan. 6, 2017 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

10 Questions for Geezer Butler

Bassist’s questionnaire for Black Sabbath’s final U.S. concert

"...AC: What did different Black Sabbath vocalists – Dio, Gillan – bring to songs made famous by Ozzy?..."

Nov. 11, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Metal’s Beach Boys: Def Leppard

Phil Collen details UK hitmakers’ musical work ethic

"...difficult for Vivian to go from one-guitar bands like Dio and Whitesnake to a two-guitar band like Def Leppard...."

Aug. 16, 2016 Music Post by Bryan Rolli

Scorpion Child

"...long-awaited follow-up, adds colorful production and more ambitious songwriting. Studio wizard Chris "Frenchie" Smith, owner of the Bubble and..."

June 10, 2016 Music Review by Michael Toland

The Luv Doc: The Willfully Ignorant

The real danger is believing you've done the homework when you really haven't

"...Personally, I feel truly #blessed to have never talked..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Column by The Luv Doc

Don Carlo

Verdi wrote an opera lover's dream, and Austin Lyric Opera realized it with an all-star cast

"...end of the first act with their impassioned duet "Dio, Che Nell'alma Infondere Amor." The strength of this relationship..."

Nov. 29, 2013 Arts Review by Natalie Zeldin

Metallurgy

Metallurgy

"...have spent its teenage years with a pile of Dio-era Sabbath and early Metallica tapes, letting bottom-heavy licks soak..."

Nov. 16, 2012 Music Review by Michael Toland

Nasum/Church of Misery

Nasum/Church of Misery

"...gets booted from Black Sabbath, here comes Ronnie James Dio. Swedish grindcore gods Nasum dispersed when frontman Mieszko Talarczyk..."

June 8, 2012 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

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