Musical Top 10s of 2021

One writer's favorite Austin-sourced albums, songs, and such from the last 12 months

"...4) Jackie Venson feat. Kam Franklin & Akina Adderley, "Down by..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

In My World of Disorder, the Top 100 Austin Records of 2021

Kevin Curtin ranks his favorite local releases of the year

"...65) Jackie Venson, Love Transcends..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Kam Franklin (The Suffers), Jackie Venson & Sailor Poon Play Festive Fest

Eleven acts fundraise for Girls Rock Austin, Sunday at Mohawk

"...The momentous lineup leads with acclaimed Austin guitar great Jackie Venson, Kam Franklin of Houston place-making soul ensemble the..."

Dec. 9, 2021 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Second SXSW Lineup Installment Adds Over 300 Acts

KT Tunstall, Shamir, Sunflower Bean, and Circuit Des Yeux highlight

"...Isla De Caras (Buenos Aires ARGENTINA) Ivypaint (Orlando FL) jackie (Toronto CANADA) Jake Etheridge (Nashville TN) Jake Lloyd (Austin..."

Dec. 8, 2021 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Gift Guide for the Music Head on Your Holiday List

What a fan, finger drummer, or Austin nostalgia freak may want for Christmas

"...Time Sensuality" on the back, by artist Tarot___1000. (Not Jackie) Shirt..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...TV icon Jackie Gleason had a house built for him in Cortlandt..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

It’s Mac & Cheese Festival Time, Jester King Goes BBQ, Tso Expands, Smash Hearts the Service Industry, Eberly Does Brunch, and More

All the news that's fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Meanwhile, closer to home: Jackie Letelier and Emily Stengel’s Casero, right? That’s the local..."

Nov. 17, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Red Notice

The Rock, Ryan Reynolds, and Gal Gadot go comedy-action globe-trotting

"...them off. As in, there is a lot of Jackie Chan’s Armour of God and Nicolas Cage’s National Treasure..."

Nov. 5, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Jim Cummings and PJ McCabe Pass The Beta Test

How the indie filmmakers burned Hollywood down

"...in the lead is really fun, getting to be Jackie Chan and getting the shit kicked out of me,..."

Nov. 3, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Yves Tumor and Its Band Invokes a Fever Dream on Devil’s Night

Dark experimental grandeur highlights Levitation’s Halloweekend

"...pit wails and zig-zagged six-string sequences. Glam-rock astral heartbreaker “Jackie” spews battery-acid distortion and lush reverb all in one..."

Oct. 31, 2021 Music Post by Alejandra Ramirez

Out There in the Fresh Air With Utopia, Old Settler's, and Kerrville Folk Festival

Fall fests coax us from the metropolis

"...renewal. Kalu & the Electric Joint, Jade Bird, and Jackie Ven­son all slot hometown headlining positions, along with a..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, October 8-14

"...SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Scottish Poet Laureate Jackie Kay, born under the sign of Scorpio, writes, "It..."

Oct. 8, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

Austin Film Festival Crowns Spencer Closing Night Film

Princess Diana biopic headlines last round of titles

"...Pablo Larraín's thematic follow-up to another AFF title, 2017's Jackie, stars Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana Spencer at a..."

Oct. 6, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Don't Take the Trees

"...Island task force (many moons ago under Council member Jackie Goodman's guidance) I advised the city as to what..."

Sept. 18, 2021 Postmarks

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Marvel's master of kung fu makes a convoluted cosmic splash

"...Three Dragons of Hong Kong cinema – Yuen Biao, Jackie Chan, and Sammo Hung – rewrote the rule book..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Old Settler’s Music Festival Returns October 21-24

Roots fest brings in Jade Bird, Jamestown Revival, Ray Wylie Hubbard

"...Wonderland & Shelley King, James McMurtry, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Jackie Venson, and Tony Kamel, of OSMF favorites Wood &..."

Aug. 26, 2021 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Austin Music: What We're Listening to This Week

Hot Summer Nights 4 Mixtape, Y2, Witchcryer, Suzanne Santo, Hovvdy, and James McMurtry

"..."Operation Never Mind") and gut-punched narratives ("Canola Fields" and "Jackie"). Yet it's the simple provocative lines that always arrest,..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

CODA

Bawdy, touching and exhilarating fishing family drama takes a different look at deafness

"...less and less, while he’s perpetually horny for wife, Jackie (Matlin). Son Leo (Durant) has inherited his father’s priapic..."

Aug. 20, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Ema

Pablo Larraín fuses sex and dance in this kinetic drama

"...Ema is like a sisterly companion to Larraín’s Jackie, a film that also features an enthralling leading woman..."

Aug. 20, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Titane to Open Fantastic Fest 2021

Cannes winner heads up this year's lineup

"...Repertory Screening, 90 min At the nexus point where Jackie Chan’s star began to rise and Angela Mao’s (Enter..."

Aug. 6, 2021 Screens Post

Fully Realized Humans

Sharp-witted lo-fi comedy sees the ups and downs of trying to fix yourself

"...a couple wreck everything by trying to fix it? Jackie and Elliott seem obliviously determined to cause chaos in..."

July 30, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...The late comedian Jackie Mason once said, "80% of married men cheat in..."

July 30, 2021 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Gary Clark Jr. Spotlights Familial Austin Talent in Blues On the Green’s Return

“Everybody is listening to the guitar man”… and his friends

"...energetic, clever trap of new single “Super Smart.” Singer-guitarist Jackie Venson, ever emanating contagiously joyous vibes, hits the night’s..."

July 28, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

You Can’t Put Your Arms Around a Memory

Departing Chronicle Music Editor Raoul Hernandez passes the reigns [sic] to Kevin Curtin with 10 anecdotes from 27 years.

"...music in 2020 equal to Musician of the Year Jackie Venson: Kevin Curtin, newly minted Chronicle Music editor. Here's..."

July 23, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Blues on the Green Returns with Gary Clark Jr.’s All-Star Revue

Four free summer shows kick off next Tuesday

"...The selected assembly includes local staples Jackie Venson, Jimmie Vaughan, Blackillac, Kydd Jones, Eve Monsees, and..."

July 19, 2021 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

Pho on the coast, statuesque women in Dallas; June is time to hit the road

"...requests to move the 1930s Cenotaph. According to reporter Jackie Wang, Bexar County has committed $25 million to the..."

June 3, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...a stellar soundtrack for this peculiar pony show. Bassist/vocalist Jackie O'Brien, who directed the short, which he wrote with..."

May 21, 2021 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

Watch Bright Light Social Hour Transform Into Weed Martyr and... Horses, I Think

Austin’s cosmic conjurers rein in their sound

"...a stellar soundtrack for this peculiar pony show. Bassist/vocalist Jackie O’Brien, who directed the short, which he wrote with..."

May 17, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Paper Tigers

Adorable new look at the oldest martial art story

"...all winded. The inevitable set piece fights never seem Jackie Chan-level of cartoonish, but rather balance just the right..."

May 7, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...as well as a video directed by Burch and Jackie Lee Young. – Rachel Rascoe Pamela Hart: Happy Talk..."

May 7, 2021 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

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