Explosions in the Sky, Kim Gordon, Dinosaur Jr., and More Reviews From Austin Psych Fest 2025

Alternative nation packs the Far Out Lounge

"...Right as rain (pun intended), Austin Blues Festival and Austin Psych Fest braved spring showers and humidity when..."

May 2, 2025 Music Feature by The Music Team

Anime, Activism, and Aerodynamics in This Weekend’s Recommended Events

Arts and culture abound!

"...with the idea of sticking chips in people’s heads and is too busy wrecking the global economy, it’s a..."

April 4, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Art, Movies, Sports, and More Recommended Events

Pack your weekend with the best happenings around town

"...this week kicks off Sake Week here in Austin and in Dallas. Apologies to those in DFW who might..."

March 21, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Waterloo Records Owner John Kunz Saves His 42-Year-Old Baby – By Selling It

With new partners in tow, the pioneering record store moves up Lamar

"...close of 2019, the northwest corner lot at Sixth and Lamar sold. Targeted for redevelopment, Waterloo Records’ literal foundation..."

Jan. 3, 2025 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

In New Production of Belle, Ballet Austin Finds Grace in Beauty and Beasts

Stephen Mills mulls better life through dance

"...Music begins, searing synth drones and discordant piano couplets from composer Graham Reynolds. A father..."

Sept. 27, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

This Week's Recommended Arts Events

On walls, on screens, and in crates, get some culture this week

"...pieces in the Met, the Whitney, Guggenheim, et al. and celeb collectors from Sharon Stone to the Kardashian clan...."

May 3, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Star Wars Producer Kathleen Kennedy to be Honored at Austin Film Festival

Legendary force in film will receive Polly Platt Award

"...Named after the boundary-breaking production designer, screenwriter, and producer, the Polly Platt Award is descrbed by the..."

March 6, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Free Week and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Catch Skourge, Magna Carda, and more at the no-cost annual fest

"...Check out the Chronicle music team’s handpicked “Crucial Concerts” below or in the paper every Thursday...."

Dec. 29, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

More Subjective Taproom Thoughts From Austin Kids

Beergardigans the Third, courtesy of local half-pints

"...The saying goes, "Many hands make light work."..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Unofficial Parties & Free Shows to See During South by Southwest

The Chronicle’s recommended concerts for the coming week

"...Our music writers recommend the best day parties and unofficial bonanzas for one-stop concert shopping during the coming..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Monday

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

"...week is typically chill in comparison to the ensuing pandemonium, but when our writers hit the clubs – and..."

March 15, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Jurassic Punk: Inside the Tempestuous Career of FX Revolutionary Steve Williams in Spaz

New documentary spotlights the maverick who added CGI to cinema magic

"...should be on that list, but Spaz, as friends and enemies call him, never found a bridge he couldn't..."

March 11, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

New Studio Brings the Technology Behind The Mandalorian to Austin

Co-Production House brings science to the set

"...put some work together in the middle of the pandemic. Now he and co-founders Kristina Smith and Keller Davis..."

March 5, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Online to Feature Stacey Abrams and N. K. Jemisin in Conversation

James Cameron, Ted Lasso team, Bill Hader also announced

"...going to fangirl over voting rights advocate Stacey Abrams and sci-fi/fantasy author N. K. Jemisin is – I suspect..."

Feb. 11, 2021 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Bandcamp, Spotify..."

Oct. 16, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

Here are the sounds we’re consuming

"...the picture book? As what passes for civilization lives and dies by the light of LED screens, can a..."

June 26, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...first announcement for film, so you've had your headliners and competition titles, with the normal array of talent and..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Tuesday Showcase Picks

"...Shoegaze melancholy and churning punk percussion meet in Philadelphia's Suburban Living, whose..."

March 10, 2017 Music Feature

Short and Sweet With Other Worlds Austin

Three micro-stories at the SF film fest

"...Mickael Coedel had already worked with director Pascal Thiebaux and producer Laurent Witz on the Oscar-winning, steampunk-influenced "Mr Hublot."..."

Dec. 3, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Kaleidoscope VR Film Festival

"...have had the chance to become acquainted with yet, and that's what the Kaleidoscope VR Film Festival hopes to..."

Oct. 9, 2015 Screens Feature by Caitlin Moore

Levitation Picks

"...he drummed for the Cordells, the first Inuit rock band. Since then, he's replaced the sticks with a guitar,..."

May 8, 2015 Music Feature

"Extremezzotints"

Slugfest Gallery's sampling of the exquisitely complicated print process called mezzotint will have you gawking

"...I'm standing in the center of Slugfest Gallery's small venue on..."

Jan. 30, 2015 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Film Festival: Science Fiction vs. Science Fact

The facts of the matter must serve the characters and story

"...holding up the Hollywood system, it’s not all lasers and aliens when it comes to making a quality sci-fi..."

Oct. 25, 2014 Screens Post by Rod Machen

Collective Strength

The 2014 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...knowledge, but there can also be inspiration in numbers. And resourcefulness. And transformational change. That's the lesson from this..."

May 23, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Industry of Light and Magic

Fx guru and key 'Star Wars' figure Tom Smith to HRC

"...With the acquisition of former Industrial Light and Magic boss Tom Smith's personal archive, the..."

April 15, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Harry Ransom Heads to a Galaxy Far, Far Away

HRC brings former ILM head Thomas G. Smith to Austin

"...boxes from Smith, who headed up George Lucas' industry-shaking Industrial Light and Magic from 1980 to 1986. He will..."

April 9, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

'One-Man Star Wars Trilogy'

How a Canadian actor's low-tech love song to Star Wars conquered the cosmos

"...Don't let Charlie Ross' four-day stand at our grand, state-of-the-art Long Center fool you into..."

June 3, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

Wednesday night SXSW handicapping

"...He's been at it for more than 20 years, and yet Dale Watson remains a renegade, making traditional country..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature

Rango

Watch out, cartoon critters: There’s a new sheriff in town, and his name is Rango.

"...out, cartoon critters: There’s a new sheriff in town, and his name is Rango. This animated Western feature continues..."

March 4, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Remembering 'Easy Rider' and 'The Last Movie'

CinemaTexas program notes

"...by Peter Fonda. Written by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Terry Southern. Director of photography: László Kovács. Film editor:..."

June 4, 2010 Screens Feature

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