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SXSW Thursday Picks and Sleepers
"...third season.) The band's glam debut was produced by Ghostland Observatory beatsmith Thomas Turner. – Austin Powell MIKAL CRONIN..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

Season of the Witch
Nicolas Cage and Ron Perlman play 14th century knights commanded to transport a witch believed to be the source of the Black Plague.
"...terrifically awful career moves. Season of the Witch isn't Ghost Rider, quite, and it does have two excellent reasons..."

Jan. 14, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Devil and Daniel Johnston
The literal and figurative institutionalization of Austin music and art legend Daniel Johnston is analyzed from many angles in this perceptive film profile.
"...Johnston fluttering soundlessly in his Wal-Mart-issue Casper the Friendly Ghost costume borders on the supernatural. The all-too-brief animation of..."

May 5, 2006 Movie Review by Raoul Hernandez

May I Have the Envelope, Please?
The 2004-2005 Austin Critics Table Awards
"...Death of a Cat/Cherrywood/Genghis KhanLighting Design Jason Amato, Cabaret (Zach)/Ghost From a Perfect Place/Where Nothing Falls II/Omnium-Gatherum/Crowns/St. Enid and..."

June 10, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

September 11
Compelling but uneven omnibus film showcases 11 films by 11 international directors.
"...story and concludes, "There is no such thing as holy war." The segment by Mira Nair from India is..."

Oct. 17, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Megafauna
"...the lead single of largely the same title from Ghost Coast. After the unabashed Larger Than Human (2010), experimental..."

June 28, 2019 Music Review by Alejandra Ramirez

Texas Top 10s
"...10) The Devil Bat, Lingers Like a Ghost (Sister Skull) JIM CALIGIURI..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Music Feature

Eve of Destruction
Lawrence Wright on 'The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9 / 11'
"...friends now, although we're competitors. Steve Coll that wrote Ghost Wars, who is now a colleague of mine at..."

Aug. 11, 2006 Books Feature by Taylor Holland

A Christmas Carol
Zach Theatre's musical version abounds in great voices, but it may drown out Dickens with songs
"...it off. There's the raspy powerhouse Mary Bridget Davies (Ghost of Christmas Present/Mrs. Gilchrist), bringing us to church like..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Arts Review by Laura Jones

Saturday Picks & Sleepers
Last night blurbs – hip-hop Picks and slept-on Sleepers
"...a fetish for late-night B-horror flicks, and meeting the ghost of glam rock. Guitar wizard Danny B. Harvey, Jyrki69..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

Their Satanic Majesties
Dark knowledge and Jäger shots with Austin’s Ancient VVisdom
"...want to seek you out and speak to you, holy crap, it takes a lot. And then you have..."

July 25, 2013 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW 2013 Round Two: More Bands Announced
Big year for Bogota bands with a heavy playlist from Colombia
"...Dignan (MCalifllen, Texas) Dirt Nasty (Beverly Hills, Calif.) Dirty Ghosts (San Francisco, Calif.) Marianne Dissard (Tucson AZ) DJ Abrantee..."

Dec. 5, 2012 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Fire in the Night, Music in Bone-Deep Bassnote Throbs
Reveling among the multiform delights of Art Outside
"...up the night with giant wheeled butterflies and a ghost-pale, many-ridered rattlesnake that stretches almost a city block; about..."

Oct. 29, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Record Reviews
"...it's a mournful or giddy singer. People expect Dewey's ghost from this band, now they get it...."

Oct. 9, 1998 Music Review

Qmmunity: The Puzzle of Pride
Putting together all the pieces of queer history with Pride Month events
"...Erica's First Holy Shit Wide Release Party To celebrate the wide release..."

June 2, 2023 Column by James Scott

Jeanne Thornton’s Summer Fun Will Help You Fall into Winter’s Icy Bed of Thorns
Life’s a beach, and then you scry
"...Turns out: Holy shit...."

Oct. 5, 2021 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Faster Than Sound: 10 Fresh Finds at Hot Summer Nights
Ten sunspots on Hot Summer Nights’ triple-digit lineup
"...Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Peelander-Z, Holy Wave, Mobley, Mélat, and Magna Carda, but as Mohawk..."

July 26, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

"Secrets of Earth" at Raw Paw Gallery
Serigraphic alchemist Chris Dock invites you to look through his rose-colored lenses
"...the other adornments he often wears emit a distinct Holy Mountain sort of vibe; those glasses with the round,..."

July 19, 2019 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

ACL Aftershows
"...The Eastern Sea, Roadkill Ghost Choir, Walker Lukens, Holy Mountain..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Music Feature by Nina Hernandez

Chronolog Radio (May 2)
Psych Fest radio with a touch of Austin Derbyfest and more!
"...Think No Think, Octopus Project, Pure X, Mirror Travel, Holy Wave, and festival organizers the Black Angels. We also..."

May 2, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

ACL Aftershows, October 11-13
"...Roadkill Ghost Choir, Lamberts..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Music Feature

Austin City Limits Music Festival Aftershows Announced
More ACL means more aftershows – in four different cities
"...FIDLAR, the Orwells (Holy Mountain)..."

Aug. 20, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Austin Psych Fest: Rain Parade
Q&A with headliner/bandleader Matt Piucci
"...Rail Power Trip, summoned fresh underground angst from the ghost sounds of Pink Floyd’s UFO Club and the Byrds’..."

April 25, 2013 Music Post by Greg Beets

Playback: Halloween
No one plays dress-up like Austin musicians
"...White Ghost Shivers celebrate the impending doomsday with Apocaliptico Día de los..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Stranger Than Paradise
Tucked up in the Catskill Mountains, All Tomorrow's Parties stages a music festival for its own
"...at the Austin Music Hall (Sept. 21-22) and Sleep's Holy Mountain pilgrimage on Friday (Sept. 10) at Mohawk began..."

Sept. 10, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Texas Platters
"...Brethren, parishioners, it's time our good and holy brother Jim Heath saw the light. Beg him to..."

April 17, 1998 Music Review

Film Reviews
Recommended
"...HOLY WEAPOND: Wong Jing; with Michelle Yeoh Chi-king, Damian Lau,..."

Sept. 1, 1995 News Feature

The Chronicle’s Favorite Austin Albums of 2023
Ten music writers reflect on the records they loved this year
"...Chronicles of a Diamond; BLK ODYSSY, DIAMONDS & FREAKS; Holy Wave, Five of Cups; SEWA, Diva Pop; Single Lash,..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Zach Theatre's A Christmas Carol
This slick and polished musical adaptation of the Dickens classic serves up holiday cheer in abundance
"...than a few of which stand out. As the Ghost of Jacob Marley, Roderick Sanford delivers a soulful, dirgelike..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

DVDanger: Don't Knock Twice
Home release horror, plus J-horror streaming news and more
"...teen does, and invokes the wrath of a neighborhood ghost. Seeking refuge from the vengeful spirit, she heads to..."

July 9, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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