Courtney Barnett, Kurt Vile, Lido Pimienta, and More Austin Psych Fest Reviews

Dispatches from three days at the Far Out Lounge

"...here!” We’d missed out on such onstage banter in the since-2015 gap after Austin Psych Fest rebranded to Levitation...."

April 29, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Teezo Touchdown, Arny Margret, and More Reviews From Tuesday of SXSW

Standout sets to kick off the big music week

"...Reuniting audiences on the second official day of SXSW Music certainly had plenty..."

March 13, 2024 Music Post by Derek Udensi

Oblivion Access Interview: SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE

Philly trio's sound "comes from a deep well of confusion and fear"

"...Meandering through buzzing electronics, hypnotic atmospherics, and ethereal vocals obscured..."

June 9, 2023 Music Feature by Wayne Lim

How Robert Rodriguez Saved Alita: Battle Angel From the Scrap Heap

After a decade and a half, the legendary manga's battle dreams are made real

"...touched down in Austin. It was less a homecoming and more a brief stop on the crowded publicity itinerary..."

Feb. 15, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Cult of Nick Curran Remembers His Guitar Genius

From rhythm & blues to rockabilly and punk, the late Austin shredder lived to subvert genres

"...Iggy Pop once claimed that his groundbreaking group the Stooges plied a version of the blues aimed at..."

Sept. 29, 2017 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Paging Through the "Page Two" Archive

A look back at Louis Black's long-running column now at the end of its run

"...In early August, Louis Black, this paper’s co-founder and co-owner, announced his retirement from the Chronicle. In this..."

Sept. 7, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

DVDanger: Horror for the Holidays, Part 1

Vintage re-releases for unseasonal scares

"...Let's be honest, no one is really ready for the holidays this year. It's hard to get festive when..."

Dec. 16, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Graceful Dead

Almost 50 years of Jerry Garcia worship comes full circle

"...When word of the Grateful Dead began oozing out of San Francisco in..."

June 30, 2015 Music Post by Bill Bentley

DVDanger: Drawn to the Screen

Some animated selections from beyond the House of Mouse

"...There comes a point in every film fan's life when,..."

Dec. 20, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

'The NFL Beat': Mock Draft

The 'Chronicle' gets Draft-y with a li'l help from friends

"...This is "The NFL Beat" and today I brought some friends. We..."

April 17, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Heart and Soul

Lengthy Q&A with Huey Lewis

"...Huey Lewis & the News, who play the Long Center Wednesday, might be..."

Oct. 25, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Man With Two Brains

Ghostland Observatory pulls back the curtain

"...Braids intact and trademark shades whipped off, Aaron Behrens bursts through the..."

Oct. 22, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Robots May Break Your Heart

But the Riverboat Gamblers Won’t

"...Set times for the Warped Tour are decided daily through a lottery system...."

July 1, 2010 Music Post by Austin Powell

The Collector

From the writer and director of Saw 4-6 comes this horror film about a handyman who tries to rob his employers' home but finds it rigged with a lethal maze.

"...Dunstan. Starring: Josh Stewart, Michael Reilly Burke, Madeline Zima, Andrea Roth, Juan Fernández, Daniella Alonso, Robert Wisdom and Karley..."

July 31, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Believing the Children

In 1992, Fran and Danny Keller were convicted of multiple counts of child sexual abuse at their Oak Hill day care center and sent to prison for 48 years. It's likely they were innocent. Indeed, it's very likely that no crime ever occurred – except an absurd and overzealous prosecution

"...When the little girl on the witness stand said, "No, it..."

March 27, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Page Two: Cat and Mouse

Slipping in and out of dreams, films, and comics, in which nothing is revealed

"...A brick is thrown at a head. The thrower is addicted to the throwing. The one..."

Oct. 5, 2007 Column by Louis Black

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Mighty Atom

Atomic City's Jim 'Prince' Hughes is punk rock daikaiju at a whole different level

"...was a pivotal year for America, for Austin, for the embattled world-at-large, but most of all for the Mighty..."

June 8, 2007 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

The Great Raid

The single dullest war film of the past decade from the once promising director John Dahl.

"...Bratt, James Franco, Connie Nielsen, Joseph Fiennes, Marton Csokas and Cesar Montano. War may indeed be hell, but for..."

Aug. 12, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Monkey Time

How communing with the apes inspired the artists of the Texas Monkey Project

"...It might have been the lemur that set Andy Cockrum off. As a youth,..."

Aug. 5, 2005 Arts Feature by Cindy Widner

The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra

An affectionate parody of 1950s sci-fi movies, The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra spoofs ’til it poops out.

"...Larry Blamire. Starring: Larry Blamire, Fay Masterson, Brian Howe, Andrew Parks, Susan McConnell and Jennifer Blaire. A knowing and..."

Feb. 20, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

All There in the Music

Mandy Mercier puts down her fiddle to talk about her eventful life.

"...On a mild evening in early April, Mandy Mercier sets up on the makeshift stage at the..."

May 11, 2001 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Sweet and Lowdown

"...Waters, Gretchen Mol, Anthony Lapaglia, Uma Thurman, Samantha Morton and Sean Penn. If there is any justice in the..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

The End of the Affair

"...Fiennes, Julianne Moore, Ian Hart, Stephen Rea, Jason Isaacs and Samuel Bould. For a story about an illicit sexual..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Odd Couple II

"...Matthau, Christine Baranski, Barnard Hughes, Jonathan Silverman, Jean Smart and Lisa Waltz. Thirty years later, Felix Ungar and Oscar..."

April 10, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Write Place

The Austin Heart of Film Festival

"...Every writer knows what simple joy the graceful waltz of fingers across the lettered keyboard can..."

Oct. 4, 1996 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Epiphanies for the Blind

Who's Teaching Who at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired?

"...always good for a carnival-like parade of odd couples and unexplainables, the bizarre sights that cause my occasionally visiting..."

Feb. 23, 1996 Music Feature by Mindy LaBernz

The Adventures of Sancho Panza

Guitar Techs

"...Vile, humid Houston heat permeates Fitzgeralds' cramped backstage. In the wings, Charlie Sexton's nine guitars stand sweltering at attention...."

June 23, 1995 Music Feature

Trans Rights, Comedy Nights, and More Recommended Weekend Events

Arts and culture to keep you entertained

"...Through March 6, Women & Their Work..."

Jan. 17, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Wednesday

A primo Tiger Den showcase, iLe, Hermanos Gutiérrez, and more

"...From legacy Texas songwriters to New Order’s keynote insights, the Chronicle music team’s Wednesday sightings at South by Southwest..."

March 16, 2023 SXSW Post by Julian Towers

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...indie hip-hop lineup with a major-label ringer. But old heads and backpackers grouse not! Even from a Triple A..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

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