SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...with our Opening Night TV Premiere, The Studio. This brilliantly conceived series is exquisitely cast and written, capturing the..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Jon Muq Album Release, Hole in the Wall Anniversary, and More Crucial Concerts

All manner of sounds for every ear

"...2022, in a set abridged by authorities around 2am. Ian Orth and James Jones join the bill.   –..."

May 31, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

Review: Pedal Steel Noah, Texas Madness

Insta-famous teenager pushes beyond countrified novelty on debut EP

"...Joy Division, the Cure, and Tears for Fears – Ian Curtis’ “Love Will Tear Us Apart” vocal melody, Robert..."

April 26, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

The Black Keys and Bootsy Collins Top Latest SXSW Music Announcement

Plus Angélica Garcia, Dende, Snõõper

"...On the international front, note large followings for Panamanian singer-songwriter Boza, Australian pop rockers Lime Cordiale, Indian pop..."

Jan. 24, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Wednesday

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

"...our Monday and Tuesday coverage. An Untroubled Look Into Asian Glow’s Emo Headspace..."

March 16, 2023 SXSW Post by Julian Towers

She Is Love

Dry love-triangle comedy sacrifices honesty for hollow style

"...with. A decade-and-a-half removed from his breakout role playing Ian Curtis of Joy Division in Control, Riley subverts his..."

Feb. 3, 2023 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Bayonne's Cathartic Return and Five More Songs from Austin Artists

New music picks from Superfónicos, Holy Water, and more

"...Tozzo), and keys (Evan Marley Hegarty) to the core Colombian quartet of bassist/bandleader Nicolas Sanchez, guitarists Erick Bohorquez and..."

Jan. 27, 2023 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Other Worlds Says Sorry About the Demon

Sci fi film fest announces final lineup for final outing

"...Hartmann, Sandro Klopfstein Texas Premiere Launch film In a dystopian Switzerland that has fallen under the fascist rule of..."

Nov. 15, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Monday

Cifika in a tube, Haru Nemuri thrives live, and other highlights

"...I emerged from the pews of Central Presbyterian with a slight dizzy feeling in my stomach, like..."

March 15, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Music Review: British Music Embassy Sings the Razor’s Edge

The two biggest trends currently importing from the UK

"...Brit punk, the New Wave influences here ran more Ian Curtis and Mark E. Smith...."

March 18, 2021 Music Post by Doug Freeman

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...own Komfort," as a necessary proxy for "support local musicians" notions. Detroit's late James Dewitt Yancey, Feb. 7, 1974..."

Feb. 12, 2021 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Kevin Smith), and Without Getting Killed or Caught, Tamara Saviano and Paul Whitfield's recounting of the complicated relationships between..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Foundation, which launched a fund to cover Central Texas musicians' energy bills following COVID-19. – Rachel Rascoe Katherine de Rosset:..."

Sept. 4, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Portraits of Austin Musicians With Their Pets During Stay-at-Home

"...Brian Wolff (Fair City Fire) with Captain, Henry and Tristan..."

May 7, 2020 Photo Gallery

Faster Than Sound: Austin Bands for Bernie

Bands turn out for Bernie Sanders, plus a dive into the SXSW rumor mill and an expanded lineup for the Austin Music Awards

"...on Sunday evening, Sen. Bernie Sanders first thanked the musicians...."

Feb. 28, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...audiences, with a double appearance from Steven Kostanski of Canadian splattermasters Astron-6. Not only is he bringing his newest..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Interview: Riding The Wave With Justin Long

The actor talks psychedelics, jobs, and ... rabbits?

"...American and British pronunciations of respite), to Lizzo, to Ian Curtis' suicide, the use of 'u' in the English..."

Oct. 1, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Now Streaming in Austin: Master of Dark Shadows

New documentary bites into the legacy of the Gothic soap

"...show's rise, fall, and lasting legacy is narrated by Ian McShane from a script by director David Gregory and..."

May 10, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Here Are Your 2018/19 Austin Music Award Winners

Best band, musician, song, radio station, and more Top 10s chosen by you

"...& Blk Odyssy, the Guacamole Police, the History Department Musician of the Year..."

March 1, 2019 Music Feature

Hot Luck Review: Peter Hook & the Light

A cover band with substance

"...the mostly middle-aged crowd responded to hits “Bizarre Love Triangle” and “Blue Monday" plus deep cut “Dreams Never End”..."

May 24, 2018 Music Post by Michael Toland

99 Austin Acts at SXSW Music

Support the home team!

"...to like the Black Keys. – Abby Johnston A Giant Dog..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

SXSW List No. 4

Dan Auerbach’s father and 118 other acts

"...more musically organic natives such as marimba orchestra Rattletree, Colombian funk troupe Superfónicos, and post-folk ascension from Little Marzan,..."

Jan. 18, 2018 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...kaiju comedy and Fantastic Fest smash Colossal and super-dark Croatian comedy Goran, it's going to be a busy 10..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: 35 Years of Chronicle Music Covers

We wade through the roughly 300 issues stamped with the mug of a musician

"...300 Chronicle issues stamped with the mug of a musician. In honor of the paper's 35th anniversary, "Playback" took..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Stick It! My Life of Sex, Drums, and Rock & Roll

Rod Stewart mispronounced the session basher's name, but Carmine Appice survived nonetheless

"...Osbourne and everyone else. The latter, an omnipresent session musician, endured even though he shouldn't have survived. His anecdotes..."

June 17, 2016 Music Feature by Richard Whittaker

Tuesday SXSW Showcases

First night hangs – showcases!

"...a rough trade mating of early Einstürzende Neubauten with Bauhausian six-feet-undertones. Brooklyn duo James Ardery and Joel Myers are..."

March 11, 2016 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

SXSW Music: Mega Third List

L7, the Cult, Loretta Lynn and 556 more added to the Fest

"...rapper Mick Jenkins, and British post-punks Sad Lovers & Giants, playing their first gig on American soil. SXSW’s third..."

Jan. 12, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Chapter and Verse: New Order, Joy Division and Me

Where's Hooky?

"...hangs over every page more than even JD singer Ian Curtis. This is a coldly seething riposte to Hook's..."

Dec. 11, 2015 Music Feature by Richard Whittaker

Knifight

deEP end

"...and Brit-tinged baritone far more evocative of Joy Division's Ian Curtis than a Tyler native. "Right Way out of..."

Feb. 13, 2015 Music Review by Neph Basedow

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...Time Director: Noah Hutton Ancient oceans teeming with life, Norwegian settlers, Native Americans and multinational oil corporations find intimacy..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

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