Playback: Don't Fence Me In

The Fun Fun Fun Fest schedule arrives, Flesh Lights return from touring with the Hives, and Tim O'Connor lives to fight another day

"...your Fourth of July wasn't quite as notable as mine. I came home late that night to find my..."

July 13, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Off the Record

Fun Fun Fun Fest by the numbers and Asleep at the Wheel's Top 40

"...Milo Goes to Austin..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Firsthand accounts of the Warped Tour and Delaney & Bonnie from the Riverboat Gamblers' Mike Wiebe and Bobby Whitlock, respectively

"...Following the announcement here last week of the Direct Events..."

July 2, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

It has begun: Breaking down the full South by Southwest band list and learning the secret handshake at the Austin Moose Lodge No. 1735

"...The Beginning of the End..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Mohawk welcomes Red River Flats to the neighborhood, Ego's sings karaoke, and a tribute to pianist Doug Hall

"...Another Brick in the Wall, Part 1..."

April 11, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Graham Williams of Transmission Entertainment breaks down this weekend's Fun Fun Fun Fest, while Ian McLagan and the Chronicle music staff sound off on the 2008 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ballot

"...Halfway through the inaugural Fun Fun Fun Fest, held on a blisteringly..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Scaling the Wall of Sound Festival in Fort Worth, paying respect to late blues great Gary Primich, and readying for the second annual HAAM Benefit Day

"...Another Brick in the Wall..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Fanning the flames of the ACL Music Festival 2007

"...Ring of Fire..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Across the Borderline: BettySoo travels abroad with Doug Cox, Monte Wardens discovers Kevin Ahart, and Ancient VVisdom collaborates with Charles Manson

"...Kevin Ahart might be the best Austin singer you've never..."

June 17, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Scouting reports on Austin Psych Fest and Reckless Kelly's Celebrity Softball Jam

"...The Black Angels started Austin Psych Fest to link the..."

April 29, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

The State We're In

Yep, it is broke, and Turk Pipkin wants us all to fix it

"...The new advocacy documentary One Peace at a Time opens..."

Dec. 4, 2009 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Off the Record

Room 710 prepares to shut its doors, Amy Cook goes under the lens, and introducing The Austin Chronicle Music Anthology

"...Rolling Stone From Texas..."

July 31, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

The 1821 Club

Tuning in to the future of Austin's music scene today

"...The real indie bands in Austin are teen bands not..."

July 10, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Off the Record

Greezy Wheels shift their gears for a midnight ramble, Black Joe Lewis preps for the Chronicle's annual Hot Sauce Festival, American Analog Set's Andrew Kenny rewinds back to Austin, and the lineup for the 2008 Fun Fun Fun Fest is in

"...Legendary San Francisco wreckers Flipper commemorate their 30-year anniversary at the 2008 Fun Fun Fun Fest,..."

Aug. 22, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Tim O'Connor closes the Backyard, Grupo Fantasma spice things up for Latino Music Month, and Hacienda strikes a chord with the Black Keys

"...Pave Paradise, Put Up a Parking Lot..."

May 2, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Welcome to "Spazmodica," the future of Austin music

"...In the "Indie Rock Universe," as illustrated by Rolling Stone..."

Dec. 28, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Off the Record goes the distance at the Virgin Festival in Baltimore; Snake Eyes Vinyl relocates; Belaire and Tacks, the Boy Disaster ship overseas; and more

"...Snake Eyes Vinyl, East Austin's little shop of hardcore, will close its..."

Aug. 10, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

Page Two: The Best of Austin

A concept in search of an author; characters in search of a form; memory in search of meaning

"...TWO WEEKS IN ANOTHER TOWN:..."

Oct. 17, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Page Two: Personalizing the Mythic

How a former president's understated decency and the hectic birth of rock & roll electrified Toronto screens

"...The Toronto International Film Festival is simply a fantastic event,..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Column by Louis Black

Kids in Black

That innocuous-seeming crew of people listed beneath the actors in every program, who scurry around in black backstage and hover over the proceedings in the sound and light booth, may not be well-known to most theatregoers, but this silent, hidden army is all-powerful. Techies get almost no share in the glory, but they run the world, and here's how.

"..."There is a separate ballet that's going on behind the..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Arts Feature by Ada Calhoun

Off the Record

The Sword and Metallica ride the lightning at Ozzfest, while Kanye West and Hope for Heroes lend a helping hand to U.S. veterans

"...Gods of the Earth..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

'One From the Heart'

Coppola's critically, commercially, and conversationally ravaged Las Vegas romance makes a comeback

"...On the career road of director Francis Ford Coppola, One From..."

Dec. 26, 2003 Screens Feature by Louis Black

All Down the Line

Forget the Exile on Main St. reissue. Here's the 1972 Stones in all their cinematic glory, plus a 1981 bonus to make it a double feature.

"...Falling between this year's crossfire PR hurricane for 1972 Rolling..."

Oct. 29, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Cinema of the Americas

A Festival of Latino Films Showcases New Visions of an Old and Resurging Culture

"...When you look at a map of the Americas, you see the United States first. Right at..."

April 13, 2001 Screens Feature by David Garza

Wednesday Rewind

The battle for instrumental excellence

"...Two of Austin's finest instrumental acts, Explosions in the Sky and the..."

Sept. 14, 2011 Music Post by Austin Powell

Malik Baptiste’s Statement of Self and Four More Songs From Austin Artists

New music picks from Holy Wave, Explosions in the Sky, and more

"..."Paper Cuts" features new songs and music videos from Austin artists. Listen to our playlist on the @austinchronicle Spotify...."

July 28, 2023 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Wednesday Rewind

Explosions in the Sky and Bright Light Social Hour

"...Explosions in the Sky's Take Care, Take Care, Take Care..."

June 22, 2011 Music Post by Austin Powell

Austin Symphony Orchestra July Fourth Concert & Fireworks

With fireworks banned and cash tight, ASO cancels its holiday concert

"...Somebody break the news to Tchaikovsky: He won't get his cannonade across..."

July 1, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Coachella 2007

"...Traveling to the 2007 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival..."

May 1, 2007 Music Post by Austin Powell

Elysium

In the year 2154, the rabble live on the garbage dump of Earth while the elite live in the perfect Elysium in the sky; Matt Damon is a mad Max who breaks on through.

"...Directed by: Neill Blomkamp. Starring: Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley, Alice Braga, Diego..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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