Off the Record

Seaholm Power Plant reboots, reuses, recycles

"...Amy Cook, Shawn Colvin, Heartless Bastards' Erika Wennerstrom, and Friday Night Lights' Dana Wheeler – performing Patty Griffin's stunning..."

May 13, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

He's Not a Lawyer, But He Plays One on TV

Austin actor Mehcad Brooks on his circuitous path from star athlete to Southern vampires and L.A. law on an Irving soundstage

"...to shoot a high school football film tentatively titled Friday Night Heroes with Terrence Malick producing. Linklater "was in..."

Jan. 15, 2010 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Off the Record

James White goes on location at the Broken Spoke, Marky Ramone defends his namesake and Phil Spector's innocence, and the Summer Wardrobe gives Roky Erickson a makeover

"...says. "I don't think he's guilty at all." On Friday, Ramone barks out the 1-2-3-4 at Emo's with help..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

Explosions in the Sky

Record review

"...is see-through. Each track is selfishly self-exploratory, "Snow and Lights" drifting for seven minutes until its muffled explosions. "Magic..."

Nov. 11, 2005 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Explosions in the Sky Debuts in Bangkok

Thailand’s capital is not a cold dead place

"...it went: Banish from your mind all memories of Friday Night Lights and everything else you thought you knew..."

May 6, 2014 Music Post by Marc Savlov

Film News

Reporting from the starting line of the SXSW marathon

"...of the market from midrange on up," he says.Saturday Night Lights We have our first star announcement for the..."

Feb. 24, 2006 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Off the Record

Sad Days, Lonely Nights: Visiting the Sahara Lounge and The Jon Dee & Friend Show

"...Sad Days, Lonely Nights..."

Aug. 12, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Katy Perry's Licking Stick

The teen dream diva gives tween sexploitation a peppermint twist.

"...cotton candy for sale, with twitching french tickler rainbow lights in them. And a giant French boudoir curtain...."

Aug. 3, 2011 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Off the Record

South by Southwest turns 25, the Austin Music Awards score a Bubble Puppy coup, and Ted Nugent leaves his hat on

"...officially, both as a panelist (What Would Gaga Do? Friday, March 18, 12:30pm, Room 18ABC) and the host of..."

March 18, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Toros Running Wild Over D-League

"...Ian Mahinmi first to a bevy of fouls on Friday, and then a lower-back injury on Saturday night. That’s..."

March 6, 2008 Sports Post by Matt Moore

Film News

Local production heats up, and a UT professor makes it to the Oscar doc short list

"...in the works that most certainly is the announced Friday the 13th remake and most likely will be shooting..."

Nov. 30, 2007 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Slabs, Screw, and Stories from the Country: Deezie Brown & EC Mayne Soundtrack Bastrop County

Candy Blue Like Screw reclaims Texas rap heritage

"...of the Austin metro area's 2 million-plus population. Barbecue, Friday night lights, and Bible Belt values typecast the community..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Morrissey and Interpol Go Classic Post-Punk on the Erwin Center

Weekend’s double headliner doesn’t disappoint

"...jokes to his takeover of the Erwin Center on Friday night. The English-born Irishman and former frontman for second..."

Sept. 23, 2019 Music Post by Alyssa Quiles

Chronicle Recommends: Crime and No Punishment

For Crime Month, our favorite films about getting away with it

"...locally best known as starring in two Austin-shot series: Friday Night Lights' Shelby Saracen, and now Fear the Walking..."

July 9, 2018 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

DVDanger: Beyond the Gates

Throwback horror resurrects the VHS board-game phenomenon

"...awkward evening, they and Gordon's girlfriend Margot (Brea Grant, Friday Night Lights' Jean Binnel) start playing a video board..."

May 21, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Bonnie Bishop on Who She Is and Isn't

The singer’s new album and how she almost walked away from music

"...Threadgill's outdoor stage to a rapt audience later that night in support of a career album from May sounded..."

Dec. 2, 2016 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

SXSW Film Pro Tips

What to see, where to be, and how to relax

"...Toomey) One of our city’s great performance art venues moonlights as a film venue throughout the fest. It’s a..."

March 4, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

DVDanger: Dark Skies

Keri Russell is a modern suburban scream queen

"...here. Cinematographer David Boyd was a regular DP on Friday Night Lights, while executive producer Brian Kavanaugh-Jones produced another..."

June 3, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Film Flam

NW Austin gets a new theatre, Alamo adopts reserved seating

"...entertainment destination" – will throw open the doors on Friday, Nov. 9 to its new 11-screen venue. It promises..."

Oct. 3, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

ATX Television: Judy Greer Finds Her Voice

The star of 'Archer' and 'Love Monkey' hits the ATX Television Festival

"...new character in TBS' Royal Pains at the Stateside tonight, Saturday she'll be taking part in a Love Monkey..."

June 1, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Luv Doc Recommends: 'Texas High School Football: More Than the Game'

Bullock Texas State History Museum, Saturday, August 6, 2011

"...Whatever the reason, in Texas, football is an unrivaled Friday night ritual. Yes, we could have chosen karaoke …..."

Aug. 5, 2011 Column by The Luv Doc

Off the Record

Sifting through the Austin sound ordinance, paying final respects to Pinetop Perkins, and catching up with Explosions in the Sky

"...funeral of his dear friend Clifford Antone. On Monday night, a lone candle and rose adorned the keyboard he..."

April 1, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Film News

The Texas Motion Picture Alliance pushes an ambitious new incentives bill, to be sponsored by Rep. Dawnna Dukes

"...'Lights' Out, but TXMPA Reignites Incentives Candle..."

Nov. 28, 2008 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Developing Stories: Concord – At Last

Up from the muck at Concordia

"...Instead of subsidizing Friday Night Lights, perhaps the city of Austin should underwrite..."

March 30, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Film News Top 10 of 2006

The top Texas stories of 2006

"...Dallas as a locale for its second season, while Friday Night Lights likes Austin. Despite lackluster ratings, NBC stuck..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Short Cuts

File under: cleaning up after somebody else's mess

"...'em, Neil... The 2004 Texas Film Hall of Awards (Friday, March 12, at Austin Studios) is looking for volunteers..."

Feb. 20, 2004 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

If I Had My Way

Guitar hero Evan Johns lives!

"...56, who sat in with the country singer that night to a huge response. "I still got it, man."..."

Sept. 28, 2012 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

Austin V-Day: Victory over violence with the 'Vagina' and its author, Eve

Eve Ensler joins Austin in the fight to stop violence against women and girls

"...the fortunate cities. For the local V-Day event this Friday, March 14, she will not only speak about the..."

March 14, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

TV Eye

Walls come tumbling down

"...values for Jericho or any other low-rated series (like Friday Night Lights) could decline, potentially eroding viewers and turning..."

July 13, 2007 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Top 10 Pickathon Highlights

Celebrating 15 years of Portland, Oregon’s woodland festival

"...trees, where the faint sound of bluegrass caps the night and the mainstage soundcheck greets the morning...."

Aug. 7, 2013 Music Post by Austin Powell

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