Please Kill Me and other ROCK & ROLL BOOKS of 1996

"...sun is about to pass.) This also explains that jones for documentation, as punk rock's as much an ongoing..."

Dec. 6, 1996 Books Feature

Fantastic Fest Raises a Smile With First Announcement

The Banshees of Inisherin, V/H/S/99, sharks, and more

"...Dupieux (Rubber) goes after superhero tropes with his latest, Smoking Causes Coughing. Ruben Östlund (class of 2017 with The..."

Aug. 16, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Jesus Gonna Be Here

Johnny Toxic

"...larger crowd to see this mega-group from Mexico City making a rare appearance in Austin -- they're a class..."

March 26, 1999 Music Feature

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...Ronnie James Dio (DIO Dreamers Never Die), prog pioneers King Crimosn (In the Court of the Crimson King), a..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...protagonists. Jarod Neece, SXSW Senior Film Programmer, said, “The filmmaking teams, while particularly diverse, all seem to be using..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Lege Notes

Odds and ends (mostly odds) from the 79th

"...haggling process. The Morning News quoted committee member Sen. Jon Lindsay, R-Houston, who said he saw a copy of..."

May 20, 2005 News Column

ACL Prime Time

Blurbs to ACL Music Fest by.

"...If you're like us, your biggest crisis comes in picking which act to see when...."

Sept. 19, 2003 Music Feature

B. Iden Payne Award Nominations, 1999-2000

"...Brian Gaston, Liu, the Dragon King..."

Aug. 18, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Accountant 2

Ben Affleck's unlikely action hero is back ... but why?

"...Directed by: Gavin O'Connor. Starring: Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal, J.K. Simmons, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Daniella Pineda, Robert Morgan,..."

April 25, 2025 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Unofficial Parties & Free Shows to See During South by Southwest

The Chronicle’s recommended concerts for the coming week

"...concert shopping during the coming week of Fest madness. Looking for more? Find the Chronicle’s complete listings of all..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

100 Local SXSW Music Acts

A-Z list of 100 Austin acts showcasing at the Fest

"...stoke the fires of hard rock and heavy blues, taking a louder and dirtier approach to the radio-ready sounds..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Playback: 35 Years of Chronicle Music Covers

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

"...King Sunny Adé (4/1/83)..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

One Big Guitar

The return of the True Believers

"...Taking the stage with trademark swagger, gang leader Alejandro Escovedo..."

Feb. 22, 2013 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Thursday

"...with the Some Girls-infected Gimme Fiction (Merge). Horror-machine Stephen King counts himself a fan, and Austinites are still rooting..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature

Friday Picks

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...takes on the role In the World of Him. Taking the No Depression route, Timms spins songs by men..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

Show and Tell

Spring Previews 2000

"...much as they clog your refrigerator at home. Theatre bookings are somewhat more porous since the hits are not..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

TV Legend David E. Kelley to Receive ATX TV Festival's First Showrunner Award

Plus indie TV gets the spotlight at this year's fest

"...horror, as showrunner for the TV adaptation of Stephen King's Mr. Mercedes...."

May 9, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Theatre Review: Unveiled Takes a Rodgers and Hammerstein Approach to the Bible

SoundBeacon Entertainment's new-old musical comes to Scottish Rite

"...travel change as she's consigned into a harem for King Xerxes of Persia (Jon Reneé). Even as she becomes..."

March 28, 2025 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...a middle finger to all the people out there making shallow shitty pop music...."

Nov. 13, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Friday Picks & Sleepers

Obvious Picks and loads of not-so-obvious Sleepers!

"...9:45pm, MACC (Mexican American Cultural Center) Monterrey, Mexico, cumbia king Celso Piña twists the game even further on 2012's..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

'Daily Show & Friends'

Only in Austin: Live comedy from the satirical news show's ex-exec producer and two correspondents

"...Like individual appearances by The Daily Show With Jon Stewart correspondents Samantha Bee and John Oliver before them,..."

Nov. 8, 2013 Arts Feature by Russ Espinoza

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our..."

Aug. 13, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...gravel-voiced singer, gifted songwriter, and vicious, sometimes tender guitarist Jon Dee Graham has nearly completed his fourth New West..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

TCB

What a sampling of the Austin music scene wants for Christmas.

"...good record deal with national distribution, promotion, a good booking agent, a write-up in Rolling Stone, and a beautiful..."

Dec. 26, 2003 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Summer Film Calendar

Your month-to-month guide to summer film

"...gets doggie organ transplants, then curiously starts scratching and licking uncontrollably. Survivor's Colleen co-stars...."

May 25, 2001 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Michael King's essays on journalism and governance often entertain, no more..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Column

In Other Election News ...

Levy goes off the rails, the GOP flunks geography, Bexar County races get physical, Nader gets help from a Friend of Rick, and Kerry wins the stoner vote

"...Anybody who thinks congressional candidate Jon Porter is a flaming liberal should consider this: The..."

Oct. 22, 2004 News Feature

Southern Rock Opera

SXSW 02 Music Fest Wrap-up

"...but Austin's country princess Karen Poston and Virginia-based guitar king Bill Kirchen kicked things off with a heavy dose..."

March 22, 2002 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Best Excuse for Missing a Gig: a True Story

"...break from their long and arduous rehearsals, preparations, and tweakings of their brand-new show RASSLE, the story of a..."

April 16, 1999 Arts Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...imagine our surprise and dismay when we read Michael King's sloppy and misleading "Naked City" "exposé" of what's happening..."

May 12, 2006 Column

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