Film News

Is the Texas film scene resuscitating itself?

"...side, John Pierson will moderate a discussion with indie distribution sage Bob Berney (The Passion of the Christ, My..."

Feb. 13, 2009 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...court on Monday for an injunction hearing over the distribution of the agency's dropout recovery grant funds to two..."

Aug. 8, 2008 News Feature

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...the rising price of newsprint, ink, transportation, and other distribution costs. "I think you are going to see a..."

April 11, 2008 News Feature

Off the Record

Welcome to "Spazmodica," the future of Austin music

"...artists like Joni Mitchell and Paul McCartney gravitated toward distribution networks with built-in audiences (Starbucks' Hear Music), whereas the..."

Dec. 28, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

The renovated Austin Music Hall breaks new ground; Brown Whörnet goes digital; and Roky Erickson rocks Austin City Limits with a little help from his friends

"...weeks until its scheduled grand reopening, the Austin Music Hall is still a hard-hat-required construction site. The unveiling, scheduled..."

Nov. 16, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

Naked City

"...• The trial of Laura Hall, accused of tampering with evidence and hindering apprehension of..."

Aug. 31, 2007 News Feature

Change in the Weather

A different kind of summer for the city arts funding process

"...commited to the work, artists such as Austin Arts Hall of Famer Gina Lalli, musician Natalie Zoe, and Rude..."

Sept. 3, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Making Everyone Happy

The state's textbook adoption process focuses more on pleasing everyone than on teaching children.

"...If we are what we teach, who shall decide what is taught? Texas' recent hearings on the..."

Sept. 13, 2002 News Feature by Michael May

Budget Blitz

The City Council on Tuesday approved its $1.8 billion budget for fiscal 2003, but not before mollifying some angry citizens and mopping up some of the blood on the floor.

"...To the strains of "Stairway to Heaven" (it's an inside-City-Hall joke -- you had to be there), the City..."

Sept. 13, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Contributors

Descriptions of the contributors to The Austin Chronicle 20th anniversary issue

"...and dance critic and also served as the paper's distribution manager. He joined the Politics department, where he launched..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Old Man River

Once an outlaw, always an outlaw: The Return of Steven Fromholz

"...and I've done eight or nine. I've played Carnegie Hall with Stephen Stills. I lived through a lot. I..."

April 20, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Page Two

There are 40 blocks closed in downtown Austin due to various construction and cable-laying projects. When the Empire State Building was built in New York City, the city closed no blocks. Also, news on the upcoming SXSW festival and the Texas Film Hall of Fame.

"...are around La Zona Rosa and the Austin Music Hall, where SXSW music events are held, and the Convention..."

March 2, 2001 Column by Louis Black

Favorite Sonero

Buena Vista Social Club Cowboy Eliades Ochoa

"...Salud. This year, Omara Portuondo regaled Austin's Bass Concert Hall with songs from her enchanting self-titled debut, while 80-year-old..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Dancing About Architecture

Doug Sahm returns from beyond, MP3s shake up Austin music, Hip Hop meets R&B, and the Watermelon Saga continues...

"...show with Gang Starr Friday at the Austin Music Hall can join the local Hip Hop Mecca crew in..."

April 21, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

A Book for Bibliophiles

"...Controlling every step of authorship, printing, and distribution, Tycho thus avoided the principal problem that faced Galileo..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Books Feature

Dancing About Architecture

"...club as is ("You could have an Austin Music Hall or a La Zona Rosa in any other city..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

A Year in the Life

"...of Aleshire's friends, said she was "devastated" by Aleshire's distribution of the voice mail. As for Aleshire, he left..."

Jan. 8, 1999 News Feature

Ride This Rocket

Damon Bramblett

"...the ground running, since Watermelon has worked out a distribution deal with major label Sire, offering other Watermelon acts..."

March 6, 1998 Music Feature by Lee Nichols

Beyond the Closet Door

Gay/Lesbian Filmmakers Find New Inspiration

"...be announced at the festival's closing party at Saengerrunde Hall...."

Aug. 30, 1996 Screens Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUTD: Lasse Hallstrom; with Julia Roberts, Robert Duvall, Gena Rowlands, Kyra Sedgwick,..."

Sept. 29, 1995 News Feature

Film

Film Reviews

"...he brought to episodes of TV's Kids in the Hall, but midway through, he seems to have been overwhelmed..."

Sept. 15, 1995 News Feature

Updating the Big Eight

Austin's Torch-Bearing Indies

"...bargain what with a roster that includes Bedhead, Ed Hall, Sixteen Deluxe, The Cherubs, Pain Teens, and the Buttholes..."

Sept. 15, 1995 Music Feature

Books, Sculpture, and Weed Lead Our Recommended Arts Events

It'd be a lot cooler if you went to one of these events this week

"...French Legation. To dig deeper, head to Sid Richardson Hall earlier in the afternoon (1-4pm) to view archival material..."

April 19, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Selena Gomez, Conan O’Brien, Sydney Sweeney Top SXSW’s Sixth Featured Speakers Announcement

Danny Brown, Nick Kroll, and Kirsten Dunst also announced

"...The internet started as a platform that democratized creative distribution. You could upload your work to platforms like YouTube..."

Feb. 27, 2024 SXSW Post by Carys Anderson

17 Texas Artists to See at ACL Fest

Lone Star acts to catch at Zilker, from Houston breakout d4vd to Austin’s Die Spitz

"...Check out our interviews with Seminole, Tex.-born Country Music Hall of Famer Tanya Tucker and ATX R&B up-and-comer Grace..."

Oct. 6, 2023 Music Feature by Nayeli Portillo

Austin's Hip-Hop Pioneers, in Their Own Words

The Austin History Center-archived rappers and industry innovators share stories

"...singers, rappers, dancers, and DJs, including key Coolys Juana Marshall Esperanza, Rikeisha Ellison, and Angela Louie. The ensemble's community-minded..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Crosstalk: Lil Yachty to Make Austin City Limits Television Debut, and More Music News

Confusion over the Live Music Fund Event Program, and musical queerdo events

"...The Music Commission convened Monday night at Austin City Hall to discuss the 655 applications submitted to the Live..."

June 9, 2023 Music Column by Kriss Conklin

Glen “Spot” Lockett, In-House SST Records Producer and Former Austinite, Has Died

American punk innovator also explored Celtic and bluegrass

"...Meat Puppets, Hüsker Dü, and Misfits, reads like a hall of fame of the early days of American punk..."

March 5, 2023 Music Post by Chad Swiatecki

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, April 8-14

"...be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way around or through it. If nothing..."

April 8, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

Meet Me at Waterloo Records: Playing, Shopping, and Encountering Life-Changing Moments at the Heart of Austin Music

Influential Austin characters reminice on 40 years of playing, shopping, and encountering life-changing moments at the heart of Austin music

"...Doyle Bramhall II glanced over his shoulder and gave me a..."

April 8, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

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