One More for Her

Dale Watson turns his grief into an album.

"...Country music and grief go hand in hand. Hank Williams set..."

July 27, 2001 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Ian McLagan: All I Wanna Do

Ian McLagan's swan song

"...Ian McLagan and I only spoke twice. Faces box set..."

Dec. 12, 2014 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Sabrina Ellis Sings National Anthem for Hurting Nation

Mass shootings on the mind at Blues on the Green performance

"...The Great Lawn of Zilker Park looked like a quilt Wednesday night, patched with..."

Aug. 8, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man

Part concert film and part fascinating biography, this deft film is a moving tribute to Leonard Cohen’s musical legacy.

"...Directed by: Lian Lunsun. Part concert film and part biography,..."

July 14, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Six Questions for Patricia Vonne

Patricia Vonne takes the bull by the horns.

"...With her third record, Firebird (Bandolera), Patricia Vonne makes good..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Fantastic Fest: <i>Starfishi> Clings to Grief

Writer/director AT White on how his own loss shaped his film

"...Every film is somewhat intimate to the filmmaker: A.T. White,..."

Sept. 26, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Road to <i>Urinetowni>

Composer Mark Hollmann on the show's creation and success

"...They knew it was a stinker of a title. They even had..."

Aug. 30, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Trading One 'Community' for Another

Dan Harmon is talking to you

"...Canceled sitcoms litter the network landscape. Fired showrunners and head writers..."

Jan. 11, 2013 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

There’s a Blue Note in Each Song That I Sing Since You’ve Been Gone

George Jones, 1931-2013

"...I have no idea if it’s the same for anyone..."

April 26, 2013 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Tweet This Mess Around: Fred Schneider Tells It Like It T-I-Is! Part 1

What's that on your head? An interview with the B-52's lead man?

"...Fred Schneider, the iconic yelp-yap-yowl of the B-52's and all-'round great..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

You Can't Go Home Again

Chronicle writer Jesse Sublett on why James Crumley, whose mystery The Final Country has recently been published, is the best writer from Texas to disown the state.

"...First, the answer is yes: James Crumley's new novel, The..."

Oct. 26, 2001 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

Checking In: Nina Diaz Ponders Playing As the <i>Titanici> Sinks

“I thought to myself, ‘Would I play ’til the ship sank?’”

"...One highlight of Vallejo’s new duets LP, Amigos Amigos, is Nina..."

Nov. 18, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

This Is PiL

Sex Pistol and PiL frontman John Lydon, by God.

"...John Lydon was born on an island. That's what defines him. Not how he spat on..."

Nov. 2, 2012 Music Feature by Richard Whittaker

'When I Was Your Age'

The full text to the Obama back-to-school speech

"...Ah! The conspiracy theorists were right! Argh! Pres. Obama wants kids to..."

Sept. 7, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

I Know Thee Not, Old Man

"...First of all, I’m not interested in canonizing anything or..."

Aug. 20, 2008 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

Jake Gyllenhaal Is An Axe Murderer

Right now through the prism of actors in music videos

"...We love remixes. Scratch that, we fucking l-o-v-e remixes. The word “remix”..."

Jan. 22, 2014 Music Post by Lexie Maravich

Somebody That I Used to Know

An interview with Australian hitmaker Gotye

"...YouTube finally hijacked the pop charts in 2012. Karmin landed..."

Oct. 13, 2012 Music Post by Austin Powell

The More You Learn About God, the Further Away from Him You Move

mewithoutYou frontman Aaron Weiss likes a good question, but finds some answers easier than others

"...Aaron Weiss is a man of God. Not because the mewithoutYou..."

June 15, 2009 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>The Deeper You Digi>

Family-made home movie is a supernatural eye-opener

"...A true statement can always bear repeating. And thus it is with microbudget supernatural drama The..."

Sept. 24, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Live Music Recommendations for the Weekend

JMBLYA, a conjunto fest, and more weekend sounds to keep you busy

"...The weather is clearing up and it's time for the great Austin..."

May 4, 2018 Music Post by The Music Staff

A Chorus for Rod Kennedy

ATX songwriters pen one for the Kerrville Folk Festival founder

"...Kerrville Folk Festival founder Rod Kennedy, 84, died of natural..."

April 17, 2014 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

What Is This Miracle Called Movie Music?

Making movie-music magic 'Infamous'

"...What would you do if asked by a well-known film director to..."

Oct. 20, 2006 Screens Feature by Mark Rubin

Turk Pipkin's Book of the Every Other Month Club

When you subscribe to this service, you get six volumes, Kenya gets three libraries

"...Turk Pipkin is not one for small projects – the actor-writer-philanthropist..."

Nov. 24, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Song for My Father

An epic and personal reminiscence of Don Walser and what he meant to Austin

"...Let me state it plainly: If you find yourself singing onstage in Austin,..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Music Feature by Mark Rubin

Asking for It

'Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic'

"...Fresh from her scene-stealing turn in the 100-plus-comics doc The Aristocrats, gutter-mouth Breck..."

Dec. 9, 2005 Screens Feature by Steve Birmingham

Singing a Musical Fairytale in <i>Teen Spiriti>

Filmmakers Max Minghella and Jamie Bell show fame's light & shadow

"...Every TV singing competition peddles a fairytale ending: sing well..."

April 18, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Princess Mans Up For a Female Sci-Fi Future

Alexis Gideon + Michael O'Neill's 'Out There' is in here on Thursday

"...Alexis Gideon and Michael O’Neill are Princess...."

April 16, 2019 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Banned Leader: The Contradiction of Frank Zappa in <i>Zappai>

Alex Winter sees the combative side of a cultural maverick

"...You never forget your first Frank Zappa album. Unless you’re..."

Jan. 6, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

I Still Want You to Want Me

Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen on Budokan, ‘Sgt. Pepper’ & Keef

"...In 1979 – 14 years old and trapped in a..."

June 25, 2013 Music Post by Tim Stegall

These Things I've Come to Know

What times are we living in? South Austin's James McMurtry spells it out.

"...James McMurtry makes up stories and sets them to music. New album Complicated Game,..."

Feb. 13, 2015 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

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