Dev Patel Swings Into South by Southwest With Monkey Man World Premiere

Fest gets new docs on Stormy Daniels, Alex Jones, and Jon Bon Jovi

"...Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told Director: P. Frank Williams Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told is a..."

Feb. 7, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...A House Is Not A Disco Director: Brian J. SmithProducers: Jeremy Truong, Joe Conforti What if you really did..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Mr. Texas

Lawrence Wright’s newest novel isn’t just Mr. Smith Goes to Austin

"...new novel, Mr. Texas, I couldn't help thinking of Frank Capra's 1939 film classic, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Arts Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

The Miracle Club

Cutesy Irish drama about small-town scandals and music rings a hollow tune

"...by: Thaddeus O’Sullivan. Starring: Laura Linney, Kathy Bates, Maggie Smith, Agnes O’Casey, Mark O’Halloran, Stephen Rea and Mark McKenna...."

July 14, 2023 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Frank Kozik (1962-2023), the Man Behind a Poster Revolution

How Austin shaped the punk artist behind print mania

"...When Frank Kozik passed away this week at the age of..."

May 12, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Unofficial Parties & Free Shows to See During South by Southwest

The Chronicle’s recommended concerts for the coming week

"...dance hall sound. Austin icon and armadillo purveyor Jim Franklin makes a rare onstage appearance, and Nashville guitarist Sean..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...her life. Cast: Hadley Robinson, Emily Hampshire, Brandon Mychal Smith, Kausar Mohammed (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Remembering Rod Moag, The Pickin' Singin' Professor

Jeff Moag honors his academic, musician, and KOOP radio host father

"...Rodney Frank Moag, professor emeritus at the University of Texas, longtime..."

Jan. 28, 2023 Music Post by Jeff Moag

SXSW Music Adds New Order, Killer Mike, Protomartyr, and Isabella Lovestory

Along with over 300 more artists headed to the Austin festival

"...Aguava (Chapel Hill NC) AIDA (San Francisco CA) AJ Smith (Nashville TN) Alexandra Whittingham (Manchester UK-ENGLAND) Alexia Bomtempo (Brooklyn..."

Jan. 25, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Hugh Grant, Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, Chloe Coleman, Daisy Head (Opening Night World..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Raul's in Overdrive: "AUSTIN IS UN-MELLOWING OUT!"

In 1978, visits from Patti Smith and Elvis Costello plus the Austin Punk Scene’s first record could mean “AUSTIN IS UN-MELLOWING OUT!”

"...wonder Gracey and fellow progressive country hero Bobby Earl Smith saw commercial potential in the Skunks – they were..."

Dec. 30, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Turning the Page on the Year in Books

New works by Cormac McCarthy and Sarah Bird make for a memorable year in literature

"...top Jesse Sublett's true-crime saga Last Gangster in Austin: Frank Smith, Ronnie Earle, and the End of a Junkyard..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Arts Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Fearless Texas Singer-Songwriter and Playwright Jo Carol Pierce Has Died

Known for honky-tonk manifesto Bad Girls Upset by the Truth

"...that led the Chronicle to dub her “a Patti Smith with West Texas roots” in a 2008 review...."

Dec. 5, 2022 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Texas Book Festival 2022

"...l-r: Evan Smith (The Texas Tribune) in conversation with Anand Giridharadas, author..."

Nov. 8, 2022 Photo Gallery

Has Round Rock ISD Hit Rock Bottom?

Maybe not yet

"...Video shot by Jack Smith, a parent who has become an expert at tracking..."

Nov. 4, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

The Latest News From Austin Election Campaigns

District 5 and 8 candidate forums, Beto gets around, and so do local endorsements

"...stations are delivered on time and on budget." Richard Smith is Ellis' inevitable conservative foil this time, the role..."

Sept. 16, 2022 News Feature by The 'Chronicle' News staff

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, September 2-8

"...SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Author Zadie Smith praised Sagittarian writer Joan Didion. She says, "I remain..."

Sept. 2, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

Austin Punk Chronicles: The Shock of the New – The Violators and the Skunks Invade Raul's

14 days after the Sex Pistols break up and mainstream media declares punk dead, Austin's scene begins at a Tejano bar on the Drag in Chapter 5, Part 1 of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"..."Raul's is the place where Elvis Costello and Patti Smith played and where punks can be found pogoing most..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Escapism and Connection: The Illustrated Life of Billy Perkins

Hustling Austin posters for 30 years, Perkins perseveres

"...Slayer at the Austin Music Hall), an early Jim Franklin sketch for Roky Erickson's Where the Pyramid Meets the..."

June 17, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Jesse Sublett's Latest True-Crime Book Takes on the Last Gangster in Austin

The rise and fall of the Junkyard King

"...Though his most recent book, Last Gangster in Austin: Frank Smith, Ronnie Earle, and the End of a Junkyard..."

June 10, 2022 Arts Feature by Joe Gross

Ronnie Earle, Gangbuster

Jesse Sublett revisits Austin’s criminal past in Last Gangster in Austin

"...The antagonist here is the physically imposing, sociopathic ex-felon Frank Smith, a millionaire junkyard dealer and bail bondsman with..."

June 10, 2022 Arts Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

What We’re Listening to This Week

A. Sinclair, Quin NFN, Denis O’Donnell, Alexalone, and more sounds worth your time

"...melody of "How Things Got Done" hearkens Sinclair's former Frank Smith days. Moments of somber beauty like "Taking Cues..."

May 27, 2022 Music Column by Doug Freeman

“It’s Like a Family Business, Except Rock Stars”: The Kindred Bond of We Don’t Ride Llamas

Afro rock sibling band is defiantly unconventional on new EP The Oracle

"...Ten dates opening for Willow Smith's sold-out Life tour in September; seven strikingly sophisticated tracks..."

April 29, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

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

"...wedding. Debuting at 221 S. Lamar in 1982, Austin's Smithsonian library of sound relocated seven years later. Kunz pointed..."

April 8, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Announces Audience Award Winners

Patton Oswalt's I Move My Dad takes top honors again

"...Award Winner: "Act of God" Directors/Screenwriters: Spencer Cook, Parker Smith, Producer: Matthew Harrington Read our interview with filmmakers Spencer..."

March 24, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

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

"...town. Cast List: Tasiana Shirley, Alexis Wolfe, Chelsea Prusky, Frankie Vincent-Wolfe, Nalajoss Ellsworth (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Proposed Development Would Revive Austin Opera House but Faces Neighbor Opposition

200 Academy Drive: Big hit or last call?

"...Iggy Pop, Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Eagles, Patti Smith, Muddy Waters, Lou Reed, King Crimson, Butthole Surfers, BB..."

Jan. 21, 2022 News Feature by Kevin Curtin

This Changes Everything: Austin Witnesses to Sex Pistols' Chaotic Randy's Rodeo Show Go Home and Start Bands

UK instigators blow the roof off San Antonio dance hall in Chapter 4, Part 2, of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

"...A 14-year-old San Antonian named Jeff Smith bought tickets. His older-by-a-decade brother Barry, broke and again..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

“No Willie, Waylon, or the Armadillo in 1977!!!” The Punk Beast Begins to Stir in Austin

A nascent scene takes shape in chapter three of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...half called Pere Ubu and a Stooge-ier half named Frankenstein, the latter a year away from becoming the Dead..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

What We're Listening to Right Now

Duel, Cactus Lee, Kady Rain, Sweetfeed, Startographers, and the You're Gonna Be Great 2 comp

"...in on a NWOBHM maelstrom voiced by foghorn Tom Frank. Intonation from the mount – resonant, vast – the..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

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