Dust Bowl Blues and Dystopian Futures in South by Southwest Musical O’Dessa

Geremy Jaspar on his Sadie Sink post-apocalyptic Americana odyssey

"...mini-movies inside of them.” When it comes to musical theatre, it’s the reliance on traditional showtunes that leave him..."

March 7, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Punk, Noise, and Dolly in This Week’s Crucial Concerts

Shows to see this weekend and beyond

"...Thursday 16, Paramount Theatre..."

Jan. 17, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Movies, Comedians, Theatre, and More Arts Options for the Week

Get out and get art

"...Saturday 13, Vortex Theatre..."

April 12, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Lunar New Year Parties, OUTsider Fest, and More Recommended Community Events

Get out the vote and more this week

"...Johnny Cash, Sam Cooke, Bob Dylan, Ella Fitzgerald, Woody Guthrie, Jimi Hendrix, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Prince, Taylor Swift, and..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...Sat 19, TBA, Hideout Theatre..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Abhi the Nomad, Marina, Walter "Wolfman" Washington, Nick Cave + Warren Ellis, Sam Pankey, the Austin Music Awards, and more

"...tip of intensity. – Gary Lindsey Feed the Peace AwardsParamount Theatre, Sunday 6..."

March 4, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters Gets Political With the Chronicle

He should be a prime-time news analyst. Televisions would melt.

"...views, "Oh, isn't it lucky that Ledbelly or Woody Guthrie or Bob Dylan" – though he actually disavows his..."

March 20, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Four Austin Films to Watch in 2020

From cowboy horror to songs to save your life

"...the festival circuit, but they also headed up to Guthrie, Okla., to shoot their horror Western The Pale Door...."

Jan. 17, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Zach Theatre Lands Terrence McNally World Premiere

Tony-winning playwright revises Fire and Air into new drama

"...Zach Theatre was happy enough to be presenting the second-ever staging..."

March 5, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...shite. Cast: Eddie Izzard, Kate Dickie, James Cosmo, Kevin Guthrie, Jonathan Aris, Alice Lowe, Samuel Bottomley, Viraj Juneja, Rian..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Macbeth's Myriad of Misfortunes

The Scottish Play – still cursed after all these years

"...Having two separate productions of Macbeth running in Austin..."

Nov. 2, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Jimmy LaFave

"...staged a final show in Austin at the Paramount Theatre, an all-star farewell and thank you to the music..."

July 27, 2018 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Feels Like the First Time

The 36th annual Austin Music Awards mark a number of debuts

"...right. His final bow last May at the Paramount Theatre sets level to Austin legend (see "Jimmy LaFave in..."

Feb. 23, 2018 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Playback: Sunday Morning Coming Down

Last Sunday marked the death of two Austin music connectors; plus, in regards to local public policy, Mayor Steve Adler calls

"...at precisely that. In front of a sold-out Paramount Theatre, he closed his Songwriter Rendezvous with a curtain call..."

May 26, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

R.I.P. Jimmy LaFave

Songwriter passes days after legendary performance

"...goodbye with his sold-out Songwriter Rendezvous at the Paramount Theatre last Thursday, Austin songwriter Jimmy LaFave died Sunday, confirmed..."

May 22, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

I Love You, Jimmy

Nearly four-hour LaFave convergence petitions a greater good

"...As midnight neared Thursday at the every-last-seat-sold Paramount Theatre, Jimmy LaFave’s 10 minutes onstage turned the show’s refrain..."

May 19, 2017 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Jimmy LaFave in the Present Tense

Honoring the local musician’s commitment to life

"...met or heard Jimmy LaFave was at the Woody Guthrie tribute conference put on in Cleveland in 1996 to..."

May 12, 2017 Music Feature by Dave Marsh

Playback – Dead Man Walking: Jimmy LaFave

As terminal cancer ticks down Jimmy LaFave’s life, he says the show must go on

"...yielded a close relationship with the family of Woody Guthrie. Woody's daughter Nora Guthrie holds the local in the..."

April 21, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Sue's Turn

After years of thwarting the singing kids on Glee, Jane Lynch takes the stage to belt some tunes herself

"...in time to Peter, Paul, and Mary and Woody Guthrie – that's my favorite stuff. It's what I listen..."

March 6, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

DVDanger: Vanish

Bryan Bockbrader takes the sealed-bottle drama on the road

"...The sealed-room drama is as old as theatre. The road trip and cinema grew up together. So..."

Feb. 21, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The True Story of Bonnie and Clyde

Crank Collective revives Texas' most infamous outlaw couple in a short and folksy musical that mixes fact and fiction

"...The True Story of Bonnie and ClydeCity Theatre, 3824-D Airport, www.crankcollective.wordpress.com Through Feb. 14 Running Time: 1..."

Feb. 13, 2015 Arts Review

Top 5 Soundtracks and Original Scores of 2014

Awesome Mix, No. 2: Tehran punk, Cave, and Carpenter

"...Seriously, it’s time for you to upgrade your home theatre audio to those Klipsch 7.1 THX Ultra2’s you’ve been..."

Dec. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

10 Minutes with Slaid Cleaves

Woody Guthrie worship via life on the road

"...Eliza Gilkyson, and Sam Baker at the One World Theatre for two shows of Walking Woody’s Road...."

Jan. 23, 2014 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Frank's Wild Years

The back roads of Ramsay Midwood

"...he hightailed it to Chicago, where some of his theatre pals from college had gotten roles in the Steppenwolf..."

Dec. 6, 2013 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

Something Wicked This Way Comes: Lucinda Williams

New songs, new outlook, new horizons

"...singer-songwriter, who once called this town home. Her Paramount Theatre show tomorrow, Wednesday, finds her with Doug Pettibone, the..."

Jan. 15, 2013 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Antarctica

Who knew Antarctica was really made of cheese?

"...AntarcticaCity Theatre, 3823-D Airport, 569-6155 www.antarcticashow.com Through Feb. 11 Running time:..."

Feb. 10, 2012 Arts Review by Dan Solomon

Hard Listening

Reviewing Butch Hancock's winter tour of Texas.

"...and tony as Bee Caves villa/venue the One World Theatre. The difference was clientele. In recounting how he perfected..."

Jan. 18, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Letters at 3AM: Who's That Girl?

Singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom is an inimitable genius

"...the early and mid-Sixties, didn't sound folksy like Woody Guthrie. He sounded ugly, a wheedling, sly voice, bristling with..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura

Page Two: Looking Up

Along the path back to wonder

"...manhole cover after we had seen Chappaqua in a theatre on the far East Side of New York City..."

May 22, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Working Playwright

Steven Dietz just wants to get in, roll up his sleeves, and make the words better

"...writ of drama that they transcribe and deliver to theatregoing masses hungry for the word, but not Dietz. He..."

Nov. 7, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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