Unofficial Parties & Free Shows to See During South by Southwest

The Chronicle’s recommended concerts for the coming week

"...beats and scorching crescendos from new Ballad of a Junebug EP, with setup from Night Cap's swelling indie grooves..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Hot Luck Festival 2022

"...Junebug's at Hot Luck Fest 2022..."

May 31, 2022 Photo Gallery

Danny Malone

Last Texas Platters of 2014

"...he marries with his penchant for love songs in "Junebug." The local singer-songwriter doesn't rest the album on acoustic..."

Dec. 26, 2014 Music Review by Abby Johnston

Great World of Sound

David Wingo's success scoring film fuels his band Ola Podrida

"...in a tangle of branches and brambles. His dog, Junebug, an affectionate pit bull mix with a slick golden..."

May 24, 2013 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

From the Vaults: Amy Adams Rules Local Screens

This week's 'It Girl' Amy Adams first enchanted us in 'Junebug'

"...Academy Award for her role in the indie hit, Junebug. Her position as a member of acting royalty was..."

Sept. 21, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Food Events

Lounge around this week with brews (or learn how to make baby food)

"...featuring a Greek-style lamb roast prepared by pitmaster Justin "Junebug" Spencer paired with ouzo, Metaxa, and a variety of..."

July 6, 2012 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Stone

Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, Milla Jovovich, and Frances Conroy become tangled in a narrative web of deceit, religion, carnality, and incarceration.

"...solace in drink and the Bible. Screenwriter Angus MacLachlan (Junebug) takes an interesting sideways approach into examining spirituality. Religion..."

Oct. 22, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Fantastic Fest: 'Stone'

Tense and provocative piece about a parole officer

"...this is a tense and provocative piece (written by Junebug's Angus MacLachlan) that takes an interesting sideways approach into..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film

Daily reviews and interviews

"..."White Lines and the Fever: The Death of DJ Junebug." ("Quadrangle" won the Jury Award for Documentary Short and..."

March 19, 2010 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

SXSW 2010 Film Awards

Audience, jury, and special awards

"..."White Lines and the Fever: The Death of DJ Junebug" (D: Travis Senger) Animated Shorts..."

March 19, 2010 Screens Feature

SXSW Film Awards Announced

The envelope, please

"...“White Lines and the Fever: The Death of DJ Junebug” (D: Travis Senger)..."

March 16, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

Frances McDormand's Miss Pettigrew is an unemployed nanny who bluffs her way into a job as the "social secretary" for the brain-dead, proto-fashionista, Yank-on-holiday starlet Delysia Lafosse, played by Amy Adams.

"...the brain-dead, proto-fashionista, Yank-on-holiday starlet Delysia Lafosse (Adams, of Junebug and Enchanted), with appropriately hilarious results. Or maybe not..."

March 7, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Enchanted

Romance, dry satire, and musical comedy blend in this new Disney film, which stars a delightful Amy Adams.

"...Disney film Enchanted. But one thing’s for certain: Adams (Junebug) is its heart and soul. Her ability to play..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

The Other Janis

Saying goodbye to Janis Martin.

"...RCA jumped on her like a duck on a Junebug and billed her as “The Female Elvis.”..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Twin Peaks: The Second Season

Twin Peaks: The Second Season, Dog Day Afternoon HD, and Old Joy

"...growing up and apart. If you, like me, saw Junebug because you heard Will Oldham was in it, rest..."

April 13, 2007 Screens Review by Jess Sauer

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

Will Ferrell runs comic circles around NASCAR.

"...funny, but her performance is too brief, and Adams (Junebug) has no real opportunity to demonstrate her incredible talent...."

Aug. 4, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Buzz Kill

Director Kelly Reichardt's keeping quiet on the darling of Sundance and Rotterdam

"...worked previously as an actor – most recently in Junebug, and most memorably in John Sayles' Matewan – it's..."

March 10, 2006 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Riding the Range

The year in film, 2005

Jan. 6, 2006 Screens Feature

Junebug

With this film built on a host of remarkably nuanced Southern characters, first-time filmmaker Phil Morrison announces himself with assurance and uniqueness of vision.

"...ago of the Anderson boys (that’s P.T. and Wes). Junebug is a far quieter film, but its emotional range..."

Sept. 2, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

University Co-op Presents the 2005 David Mark Cohen New Works Festival

"...Surreal comedy with songs in which Junebug tries to break out of a cycle of self-destruction..."

April 8, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Full Dance Card

Back in Austin after eight days in the land of mountains and Mormons at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, it's hard to distill the experience into any one verity. The combination of dozens of movies and the oxygen-poor altitude create memories that seem more impressionistic than precise.

"...competition, two were set in North Carolina (Loggerheads and Junebug), two in Memphis (the jury award-winner Forty Shades of..."

Feb. 4, 2005 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Green Day, Thanks to NEA

Austin artists and agencies will receive a total of $891,200 in the latest round of federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts

"...Junebug Productions, which received $15,000 to support the documentation and..."

May 14, 2004 Arts Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...the recipients are Texas Folklife Resources, Pro Arts Collective, Junebug Productions, the Creative Opportunity Orchestra, Conspirare, and the Austin..."

May 14, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Articulations

The National Endowment for the Arts puts federal grants in the stockings of nine Austin arts organizations, and Ben Bentzin takes leave of Arts Center Stage.

"...Junebug Productions, which received $10,000 to support the completion, premiere,..."

Dec. 28, 2001 Arts Column by Robert Faires

2 Kool 2 Be 4gotten

"...in white chalk reads a sentiment: True Love -- Junebug v/s Hurricane 2 Kool 2 be 4gotten. That image..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Books Feature by Margaret Moser