Review: Hello, Dolly!

One of the last great Golden Age musicals revived with panache

"...the overture for Jerry Herman’s delectable score for Hello, Dolly!..."

Jan. 22, 2020 Arts Post by Paul Beutel

Anna Karenina

Joe Wright's bold but empty imagining of Tolstoy's classic is set mostly within the walls of a theatre.

"...Moscow to save her brother’s marriage to poor, put-upon Dolly (Macdonald). There is Dolly’s sweet sister Kitty (Vikander) rejecting..."

Nov. 30, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Carol You Don't Know

There's much more to Ms. Channing than Dolly and Lorelei

"...The much-imitated star of stage and screen, the original Dolly Levi of Hello, Dolly! and Lorelei Lee of Gentlemen..."

July 22, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Now Streaming in Austin: The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

Join us tonight for our live-tweet of the Dolly Parton classic

"...titles to watch while self-quarantining. Two words for you. Dolly. Parton. OK, four words. Dolly Parton, national treasure. OK,..."

April 30, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Food-o-File

A cupcake caper, and more sweet news

"...purchase the former Stallion Grill property from Ed and Dolly Golden this spring. The 2,400-square-foot location was developed as..."

June 20, 2014 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

VINYL Beauty Bar Puts a New Spin on the Salon Experience

Rock & roll couple’s dream isn’t just about cutting hair

"...A golden disco ball spins in the center of the ceiling...."

March 2, 2019 Design Post by Alisha McDarris

SXSW Music Festival

Picks & Sleepers

"...GOLDEN ARM TRIO: When Graham Reynolds, sole permanent member of..."

March 17, 2000 Music Feature

Live at Liberty Lunch

The Neville Brothers

"...Dolly Parton and Ray Benson photograph by John Carrico THE..."

July 23, 1999 Music Feature

Playback – Carnegie Bound: Gary Clark Jr.

Gary Clark Jr. strips down on his way to Carnegie Hall, hardcore duo Street Sects kills the lights, and Savannah Welch makes her first public appearance since losing her leg

"...Lately, some of Clark's most golden tracks have been delivered in a broken-down style. His..."

Dec. 2, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Get Ready for the 2022 B. Iden Payne Awards

The full list of nominees before Monday's award ceremony

"...Johnson), Pet Dick, Jarrott Productions Natalie D. Garcia (Dr. Dolly Henson), Pet Dick, Jarrott Productions Roy Janik (AARP*rate, Office..."

Oct. 22, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

How To Build a Girl

Booksmart's Beanie Feldstein keeps this rock critic biopic rolling

"...critic in 1990 using the nom de plume of Dolly Wilde...."

May 8, 2020 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Bombshell Incoming

'Smash' star Megan Hilty launches Zach concert series tonight

"...the national tour, and in Los Angeles – and Dollywood, or at least Dolly Parton's musical stage adaptation of..."

June 18, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

SXSW Showcases

All the SXSW showcases that fit

"...Bacteria Vacuum, another all-girl hardcore act from Osaka, released Dolly Dolly, Make a Epoch on its own Guz Guz..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

The Golden Boys

"...The Golden Boys..."

June 8, 2007 Music Review by Darcie Stevens

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..."

Aug. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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

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

"...stage at Lady Bird Lake. Thursday brings locals like Golden Dawn Arkestra and Heartless Bastards via Spaceflight, followed by..."

March 11, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Chronicle Recommends: The Worst of the Oscars

From badly timed to just plain bad: When the Academy got it wrong

"...to find movies that were nominated for the naked golden guy that, in hindsight, make us ask, “WTF, academy?”..."

Feb. 24, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 40 Vices Playlist

A walk on the wild side with songs of the seven deadly sins

"...a deluge of debauchery packed with rhymes about bestiality, golden showers, S&M, and ass-play. – Thomas Fawcett..."

Jan. 6, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Anime, Activism, and Aerodynamics in This Weekend’s Recommended Events

Arts and culture abound!

"...We’re living in a vegetarian/veganism golden era right now, reader, and even in beef country,..."

April 4, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

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

"...Beth de Araújo, Producers: Josh Peters, Saba Zerehi, Joshua Beirne-Golden, Beth de Araújo Playing out in real time, Soft..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

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

"...later inspired Jane Fonda to make a movie and Dolly Parton to write a song. This is the untold..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Thursday

"...Castle (Indierect), preps an upcoming full-length. – Darcie Stevens GOLDEN ARM TRIO8pm, Habana Calle 6 Austin composer Graham Reynolds..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature

1999 SXSW Music Festival

"...GOLDEN ARM TRIO: The avant jazz movement in Austin is..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...A basketball-playing golden retriever is befriended by a lonely boy. (August 8)..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Qmmunity: Net Nostalgia

Editor James reflects on what being on the computer used to mean

"...turned party host going wild alongside his inflatable GF, Dolly. Tix are $15 online, and $20 at the door...."

May 23, 2025 Column by James Scott

Live Music Recommendations for Post-Xmas and New Year's

Charley Crockett, DJ Paul, and more crucial concerts

"...this song – especially when sung like Whitney, not Dolly, as Fussell did – elicit in me only dread..."

Dec. 27, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Michelin Guide Delivers Stars to Austin Restaurants

Craft Omakase, Barley Swine among one-star awardees

"...Frito pie, though the smoked scalloped potatoes with a golden-brown crust and the poblano creamed corn are standouts...."

Nov. 12, 2024 Food Post by Kimberley Jones

At SXSW Austin City Limits Reflects on 50 Years

The longest-running music TV show maintains “underdog” authenticity

"...The Grammy-winners delivered a fitting start to golden anniversary celebrations for the longest-running music television show in..."

March 12, 2024 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Live and Recorded Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

Black Pistol Fire, BLXPLTN, Jazz for a cause, and more

"...big bold moon brings out Austin's Afrodelic life-marrow suckers Golden Dawn Arkestra, revisiting the interstellar overdrives of jazz, funk,..."

July 23, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Checking In: The Deer’s Grace Rowland Postponed Her Wedding – And Not by Choice

“I was in some pretty intense despair for a week or so”

"...for her to pass the days. Kacey Musgraves’ album Golden Hour is one of our favorites right now. The..."

May 13, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

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