Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...system, The Texas Tribune reported. Monday, U.S. District Judge Janis Jack imposed the fines in an effort to compel..."

April 19, 2024 News Feature

Photographer Melinda Wickman Swearingen, Whose Images Defined Outlaw Country, Has Died

The Texan famously snapped Waylon, Willie, and more

"...Vulcan Gas Company, she captured artists including Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, and Marcia Ball. When it came time for..."

March 26, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Mean Girls

This isn't your mother's Mean Girls. Because it's really bad.

"...(Rice) and her social reject friends Damian (Spivey) and Janis (Cravalho) against Regina George (Rapp) and her Plastics. Yet..."

Jan. 12, 2024 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Book Review: A Nontraditional Look at Why Willie Mae Thornton Matters

Lynnée Denise eschews her groundbreaking subject’s “Big Mama” moniker

"...That, and the more positively looked upon relationship with Janis Joplin, who asked permission to record "Ball and Chain"..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Music Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Tribeca Film Review: Let the Canary Sing

Cyndi Lauper doc travels the long path to becoming herself

"...It's about how she worked out that being a Janis Joplin soundalike (Lauper pays more tribute to voice coach..."

July 1, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Best Things We Saw at Austin Psych Fest 2023

Toro y Moi, Automatic, and more highlight homegrown festival’s return

"...locals and visitors alike held down the venue’s permanent Janis stage enclosure. Hear more from Chronicle writers on the..."

May 1, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

As Willie Looks to 90, Austin Stars Shine at Luck Reunion

Band of Heathens, Kelsey Wilson, Spoon made rain-delayed ranch date

"...on “With a Little Help From My Friends,” unloading Janis Joplin-eque howls. The remembrance, led by Beau Bedford and..."

March 18, 2023 Music Post by Doug Freeman

SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Friday

A Margo Price keynote, Koffee's evolution, & Obongjayar's rising star

"...written on titanesses of music: Loretta Lynn, Patsy Cline, Janis Joplin. Could there be a second book? “Absolutely. I’m..."

March 18, 2023 SXSW Post by Abby Johnston

Faster Than Sound: A Belated Introduction From Your Incoming Music Editor

Music columnist graduates to Music editor after four years

"...& the Holding Company, specifically from when Texas icon Janis Joplin was in the band. For my first column..."

Sept. 30, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Review: Broadway in Austin’s Mean Girls

Tina Fey’s musical induces laughter, sensory overload, and acid reflux

"...she is coerced by fellow social outcasts, the goth Janis (Lindsay Heather Pearce) and Randy Rainbowesque Damian (played on..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Tribeca Film Review: Dreaming Walls

A resident's-eye view of life in NYC's bohemian hub

"...of rock & roll excess, with the Velvet Underground, Janis Joplin, and Sid Vicious. But the Chelsea was always..."

June 20, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Foster Care Catastrophe: Federal District Judge Janis Jack said this week she intends to pursue large..."

June 10, 2022 News Feature

Texas Democrats and Republicans Disagree on Cause of Sex Trafficking Scandal

Twisted priorities at DFPS-contracted Bastrop facility

"...resigned after making sexist comments about U.S. District Judge Janis Jack via text message. Jack is presiding over a..."

March 25, 2022 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

Parallel Mothers

Almodóvar and Cruz's latest pairing unearths Spain's history

"...bind the two forever in unknowable and unpredictable ways. Janis (Cruz) is a confident woman near 40 who is..."

Jan. 21, 2022 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Faster Than Sound: Headlines From a Year in Limbo

A year-in-review of Austin music news

"...Hall owner Tim O'Connor, harmonica great Paul Oscher, psychedelic visionary/Janis Joplin bandmate Powell St. John, boogie-woogie pianist Gene Taylor,..."

Dec. 31, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

True Love Cast Out All Evil

New oral history explores the head and mysteries of Austin's psych pioneer

"...a member of the Elevators. She had to be Janis Joplin. I had to be Roky Erickson." – and..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Arts Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Most Memorable Moments of Saturday’s ACL Fest

Billie Eilish, Jack Harlow, Mongolian metal, Doja Cat, Dayglow, & more

"...and MGMT’s “Electric Feel,” sung as if written by Janis Joplin. Finding calm between swapping places with her drummer..."

Oct. 3, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Most Memorable Moments of Friday’s ACL Fest

Megan, Miley, Maidza, and one really long line

"...Pulling from icons like Blondie, Janis Joplin, and Cher, the Malibu Barbie lets her voice..."

Oct. 2, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Faster Than Sound: You Might Find Your New Favorite Artist at Hot Summer Nights – Here Are 10 Contenders

Picks to reset quarantine listening habits, free today through Sunday

"...The Austin countercultural legend who played alongside a young Janis Joplin and wrote songs for the 13th Floor Elevators,..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

We Have an Issue: Why We’re Still Talking About LBJ

Reflections on the LBJ Library at 50, and a fond farewell to Food Editor Jessi Cape

"...Kevin Curtin eulogizes the late songwriter who worked with Janis Joplin and 13th Floor Elevators...."

Aug. 27, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

Powell St. John Brought Us the Message, 1940-2021

Psychedelic visionary and Janis Joplin bandmate – a "man for the ages"

"...storyteller, and visionary artist who played alongside a young Janis Joplin in the Waller Creek Boys and wrote songs..."

Aug. 23, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Faster Than Sound: The Spiritual Side of Quentin Arispe

Plans for Pride Month, Resound concert promotions, and IRL record store day

"...covering Billie Eilish and U2, a picture disc of Janis Joplin's Pearl for its 50th anniversary, and Will Sexton's..."

June 11, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Powell St. John at the Webb Gallery

Austin legend, Waxahachie show, psychedelic art

"...The visionary lyricist who gigged with and wrote for Janis Joplin – and wrote six songs for the first..."

March 4, 2021 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...slathered the barn in 12 shades of red. Brandishing Janis Joplin's "One Good Man," Thomas takes the song down..."

March 5, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program Could Be a Lifeline for the State Economy

From script to screen to jobs

"...relief from the industry, and from Dallas Film Commissioner Janis Burklund. She, like many, feared TMIIIP would be a..."

Jan. 15, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Far Out Lounge Focuses on Food, Safety, and Austin Musicians

More than a venue

"...Boys saddled up for post-heist brews, where UT student Janis Joplin played gigs long before Woodstock, and where countless..."

Jan. 8, 2021 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Thanks Raoul!

"...to see. I blacked out, I guess. I missed Janis Joplin that day, and everything, until I woke up..."

Sept. 2, 2020 Postmarks

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

The Hot Sauce Fest, a Love & Lightstream, and more sounds to check

"...Janis Joplin – Earth mother oracle. South Austin's harvested a..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

Ben Kweller hits the Continental Club stage, Threadgill's auctions some history, and more

"...the Armadillo art squad, historic framed photography, loads of Janis Joplin memorabilia, a Kenneth Threadgill gold record, and more...."

Aug. 7, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

Here are the sounds we’re consuming

"..."Home Cooking" marquee, Jim Franklin concert posters and paintings, Janis Joplin memorabilia, vintage beer promo, Burton Wilson photos, a..."

June 26, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

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